You may think during this, the month o' Halloween, that the title of this blog has something to do with ghosts or goblins. Unfortunately, no. It has to do with yesterday's weigh-in. Plus 3 lbs. Ugh!
I was somewhat prepared for this - in the general sense that no one goes through a process like this without some setbacks, and in the realization that I was in Lincoln last weekend for a family wedding, back in town for a nap, and then off to my parents' for Dad's birthday dinner.
I tried to be smart and pack some food for last weekend's trek to Lincoln, but the cooler I had it in didn't exactly keep things cool. When you're dealing with eggs, that's a deal-breaker! So my good intentions for some meals were foiled by that. My good intentions with other meals...well...they might not have existed in the first place. I did try in the sense that I knew I was going to be out of town eating out, and at a wedding buffet, but I didn't try in that when said buffet had roasted fried chicken on it, I went for it! And man did it taste good! As did the wedding cake...and the prime rib at Dad's birthday dinner. And did I mention Dad's birthday cake?!
I think you're probably getting it at this point - yesterday's weigh-in was no big surprise. On the upside, my prayer as I stepped on the scale was "please God, less than 5 pounds gain...please!" So if I look at it from that angle, success! And overall I have still lost 7 pounds in 3 weeks. I've lost the advantage of that's first week's launch to success, but I'm still on track.
Now the tricky part. Tomorrow we are leaving for Nashville for 5 days. Another wedding, more eating out, more challenges. I have done some smart stuff in preparation - I bought lots of 100 and 200 calorie snacks and am prepping them to go with us. I've planned the snacks for every day so that even if I am eating my main meals out, I'm in control of the snacks. And, given last week's set back, I am more focused on being good. And I'm taking a better cooler!
The workouts will also be a challenge since there's no good way to pack my TV, DVDs, wave, weights, etc. So I have planned on treadmill or elipitical time each day we're on the road to keep me moving.
Wish me luck! This is going to be tricky!
XO ~
ColeyCook
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Ready for the Weekend
Greetings! This week has gone pretty well, not bad by most measures. I haven't missed any workouts - although this morning I did Rock It Off Express instead of Rock It Off, Express Cardio - and with the exception of the frozen salad the other day, I have stuck to my food plan.
I have this lovely Friday off, but I did my morning workout and ate a cottage cheese parfait for breakfast (one of my favorites!) and I'm getting ready to head out of town for the weekend. Tonight we head to Lincoln for Tyler's cousin's wedding tomorrow (congrats Erin & Mike!) and will return to Omaha on Sunday just in time for Tyler to teach bass lessons, then we'll head to Audubon to celebrate my Dad's birthday. ...then back home for work on Monday. Phew! This is going to be a busy one!
But the real challenge is eating smart this weekend. I have a good start - when selecting what we want at tonight's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago, I chose the sirloin and salad instead of the rainbow chicken (delicious chicken smothered in cheese). And I'm packing healthy snacks and nutrition bars to try to have smart foods along the way. The meals themselves could be tricky, but I have to learn how to do this as best as I can. Especially considering we will be spending next weekend at a wedding in Nashville and the following weekend on vacation in Branson! Man! This could get tricky! But I'm up for it!
Happy Friday, all! Enjoy the snow! (EEK!)
XO ~
ColeyCook
I have this lovely Friday off, but I did my morning workout and ate a cottage cheese parfait for breakfast (one of my favorites!) and I'm getting ready to head out of town for the weekend. Tonight we head to Lincoln for Tyler's cousin's wedding tomorrow (congrats Erin & Mike!) and will return to Omaha on Sunday just in time for Tyler to teach bass lessons, then we'll head to Audubon to celebrate my Dad's birthday. ...then back home for work on Monday. Phew! This is going to be a busy one!
But the real challenge is eating smart this weekend. I have a good start - when selecting what we want at tonight's rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago, I chose the sirloin and salad instead of the rainbow chicken (delicious chicken smothered in cheese). And I'm packing healthy snacks and nutrition bars to try to have smart foods along the way. The meals themselves could be tricky, but I have to learn how to do this as best as I can. Especially considering we will be spending next weekend at a wedding in Nashville and the following weekend on vacation in Branson! Man! This could get tricky! But I'm up for it!
Happy Friday, all! Enjoy the snow! (EEK!)
XO ~
ColeyCook
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Pumpkin Squash Ravioli
FYI: JImmy John's does not have healthy meals unless you don't eat the bread and the mayo which are, in case you didn't know, the best part of Jimmy John's.
Good thing I had a frozen lunch in the freezer - Pumpkin Squash Ravioli. It has 300 calories, and I sliced up the tomato that was supposed to go on my now frozen salad, so I'm still on target calorie wise. However, now I've had pasta today, and I really wasn't planning on that as one of my carbs. Grr...I don't like when outside forces mess with my plans.
Also, this day is going faster than I would like it to. I don't normally say that, but I have a lot to get done, and time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin...into the future! (name that tune!)
Alright - no more whining! Back to my regularly scheduled plan! I get 1/2 an apple and peanut butter in a couple hours - that will make me feel better!
Good thing I had a frozen lunch in the freezer - Pumpkin Squash Ravioli. It has 300 calories, and I sliced up the tomato that was supposed to go on my now frozen salad, so I'm still on target calorie wise. However, now I've had pasta today, and I really wasn't planning on that as one of my carbs. Grr...I don't like when outside forces mess with my plans.
Also, this day is going faster than I would like it to. I don't normally say that, but I have a lot to get done, and time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin...into the future! (name that tune!)
Alright - no more whining! Back to my regularly scheduled plan! I get 1/2 an apple and peanut butter in a couple hours - that will make me feel better!
Grrr...
I brought a lovely, healthy lunch yesterday but then gave in to Panda House temptation. Today I planned on the afore mentioned lunch, but my plans were foiled by an overactive refrigerator that froze my salad and garbonzo beans! Grrr....
I'm off to see if I have a frozen lunch in the depths of the freezer. If not, I am about to learn what kind of healthy options Jimmy John's has.
I'm off to see if I have a frozen lunch in the depths of the freezer. If not, I am about to learn what kind of healthy options Jimmy John's has.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Even Keel
It has been a few days since my last update, but in reality, it's been a few days since I've been a part of the 'real world'. This weekend was our annual Reunion Weekend, which means 12 - 16 hour days. It also creates a real challenge when it comes to any sort of eating and workout regimen! But, I'm proud to report at yesterday's weigh-in, I was at the exact same weight I was the week before! Still down 10 pounds! Given the diet I had in the few days before, I think that's pretty damn good! Here's a recap of the last few days:
Thursday: I started the day with a good workout, and food went well, except I had my first major give-in to cravings. At lunch, my boss ordered pizza from Sgt. Peffer's for us. I didn't do too bad. I ate the salad that was supposed to go with my wrap for lunch, and then indulged on a half a slice of 5 cheese pizza. It tasted so good! But afterward, I could definitely tell that my stomach had not had anything that greasy in it for a while!
Friday: This is where it all begins...I started the day really well. Good workout, smart breakfast and morning snack, I even ate lunch before going to a lunch meeting so I knew what I was putting in my mouth. I ate my snack (hummus and pita) while driving from building to building running Reunion Weekend errands. I had brought a nutrition bar as my 5th meal, but as my coworker and I got in my car to run to another building (at 5:30 p.m.) she mentioned she had not had anything to eat since 10 that morning. So I gave her my nutrition bar to tide her over for a couple hours. So, dinner that night ended up being spanakopita, chicken satay in peanut sauce and artichoke dip with crostini...all snacks from the party I was working.
Saturday: Ugh...Saturday. I woke up with a headache and was looking at a really long day, so I went back to sleep instead of working out. But I ate a good breakfast and morning snack. That was pretty much the end of the smart foods for the day. For lunch, I had fried rice, hot and sour soup and crab rangoon. Leftovers of lunch made up my afternoon snack. Dinner? Oh, dinner! Nachos and 2 chicken fingers with a vodka/cranberry and 3 beers. Oh, dinner. Such are the pitfalls of Reunion Weekend! The only upside to this day was that I hiked the length of the campus a few times, so I feel like I still had more activity than had I skipped a workout and sat in the office fr the day.
Sunday: Time to get back on track! This was supposed to be my day of rest, but I skipped the resting and did Saturday's workout. Then I had a good breakfast, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack. We had a good friend from out of town over for dinner that night - Tyler made turkey, pesto meatballs in red sauce with whole wheat pasta. I made a salad to go with that. I didn't do too bad with dinner - sensible portions, and only 1 piece of garlic bread. The 2 cookies afterward might have killed me a bit, but c'est la vie!
Monday: Weigh-in. Oh, how I was dreading this. I knew that given my last few days of eating, there was a better than average chance that I had gained. But, much to my pleasant surprise, I was even with the week before!
My workout went well, and the food for the day went exceedingly well, considering I had the day off and was around lots of good food all day that I could have easily snitched. But I didn't - not even once!
Today: eh. It's a gray Tuesday here in Omaha. I woke up in a funky mood, and could hardly get my feet to not trip over each other during the workout. Foodwise, I had one of my favorite breakfasts from the plan - blueberry cheesecake (ricotta cheese, blueberries, vanilla extract, almonds and a packet of splenda) - and had a favorite morning snack - hummus and pita. I also packed a delicious lunch - a 200 calorie pizza (DiGiornio now individually wraps 200 cal slices...how nice!) and a salad with garbonzo beans - a total favorite of mine! Unfortunately, I left the pizza at home. And then two of my coworkers were running errands and offered to bring Panda House takeout back to the office. Panda House may be the pitfall of this whole thing if it doesn't work!
But even at that, I tried to do smart portions. Half the steamed rice, half the garlic chicken (chicken, carrots and celery in a brown sauce) and 1 cup of the hot and sour soup. I also tried to order smart - the garlic chicken is a spicy item, which is a hint from Body-for-Life for Women. You naturally eat less of spicy foods because of the heat. So all-in-all not too bad. Could have been worse.
Tonight I am having lemon baked tilapia with steamed green beans and 1/2 a sweet potato - yum! And I'm about to go grab my afternoon snack - a 100 calorie yogurt! The best part of the yogurt? It's a Breyer's (aka, the ice cream people) product, and it comes with chocolate cookie crumbles! But it's just 100 calories!
Until next time!
XO ~
ColeyCook
Thursday: I started the day with a good workout, and food went well, except I had my first major give-in to cravings. At lunch, my boss ordered pizza from Sgt. Peffer's for us. I didn't do too bad. I ate the salad that was supposed to go with my wrap for lunch, and then indulged on a half a slice of 5 cheese pizza. It tasted so good! But afterward, I could definitely tell that my stomach had not had anything that greasy in it for a while!
Friday: This is where it all begins...I started the day really well. Good workout, smart breakfast and morning snack, I even ate lunch before going to a lunch meeting so I knew what I was putting in my mouth. I ate my snack (hummus and pita) while driving from building to building running Reunion Weekend errands. I had brought a nutrition bar as my 5th meal, but as my coworker and I got in my car to run to another building (at 5:30 p.m.) she mentioned she had not had anything to eat since 10 that morning. So I gave her my nutrition bar to tide her over for a couple hours. So, dinner that night ended up being spanakopita, chicken satay in peanut sauce and artichoke dip with crostini...all snacks from the party I was working.
Saturday: Ugh...Saturday. I woke up with a headache and was looking at a really long day, so I went back to sleep instead of working out. But I ate a good breakfast and morning snack. That was pretty much the end of the smart foods for the day. For lunch, I had fried rice, hot and sour soup and crab rangoon. Leftovers of lunch made up my afternoon snack. Dinner? Oh, dinner! Nachos and 2 chicken fingers with a vodka/cranberry and 3 beers. Oh, dinner. Such are the pitfalls of Reunion Weekend! The only upside to this day was that I hiked the length of the campus a few times, so I feel like I still had more activity than had I skipped a workout and sat in the office fr the day.
Sunday: Time to get back on track! This was supposed to be my day of rest, but I skipped the resting and did Saturday's workout. Then I had a good breakfast, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack. We had a good friend from out of town over for dinner that night - Tyler made turkey, pesto meatballs in red sauce with whole wheat pasta. I made a salad to go with that. I didn't do too bad with dinner - sensible portions, and only 1 piece of garlic bread. The 2 cookies afterward might have killed me a bit, but c'est la vie!
Monday: Weigh-in. Oh, how I was dreading this. I knew that given my last few days of eating, there was a better than average chance that I had gained. But, much to my pleasant surprise, I was even with the week before!
My workout went well, and the food for the day went exceedingly well, considering I had the day off and was around lots of good food all day that I could have easily snitched. But I didn't - not even once!
Today: eh. It's a gray Tuesday here in Omaha. I woke up in a funky mood, and could hardly get my feet to not trip over each other during the workout. Foodwise, I had one of my favorite breakfasts from the plan - blueberry cheesecake (ricotta cheese, blueberries, vanilla extract, almonds and a packet of splenda) - and had a favorite morning snack - hummus and pita. I also packed a delicious lunch - a 200 calorie pizza (DiGiornio now individually wraps 200 cal slices...how nice!) and a salad with garbonzo beans - a total favorite of mine! Unfortunately, I left the pizza at home. And then two of my coworkers were running errands and offered to bring Panda House takeout back to the office. Panda House may be the pitfall of this whole thing if it doesn't work!
But even at that, I tried to do smart portions. Half the steamed rice, half the garlic chicken (chicken, carrots and celery in a brown sauce) and 1 cup of the hot and sour soup. I also tried to order smart - the garlic chicken is a spicy item, which is a hint from Body-for-Life for Women. You naturally eat less of spicy foods because of the heat. So all-in-all not too bad. Could have been worse.
Tonight I am having lemon baked tilapia with steamed green beans and 1/2 a sweet potato - yum! And I'm about to go grab my afternoon snack - a 100 calorie yogurt! The best part of the yogurt? It's a Breyer's (aka, the ice cream people) product, and it comes with chocolate cookie crumbles! But it's just 100 calories!
Until next time!
XO ~
ColeyCook
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Who's laughing now?!
I have decided my favorite snack is any one that involves reduced fat Laughing Cow cheese! I'm enjoying it right now with a tart, green apple - yum! It even makes rice cakes edible!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Lemon Baked Tilapia
By the way - I had a great meal again last night! Lemon baked tilapia - it was totally simple, but really yummy! Fish, lemon, olive oil, bread crumbs - how can you go wrong?! And to top it off, I had a 1/2 a baked sweet potato with it. My first taste of starch in a week...yum...
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