My Journey: O dear...lets try again

My Journey: O dear...lets try again: So today didnt start off that bad....but at some point I started finishing the chocolate...I had a bit of a chocolate bar left in my purse, ...

O dear...lets try again

So today didnt start off that bad....but at some point I started finishing the chocolate...I had a bit of a chocolate bar left in my purse, a bit left in my freezer and then then at least 3 or 4 of those delicious chocolate balls!!!....So ya...today wasnt the beg of my diet....lol! But now I can start my house is cleaned out of the stuff that I love...the rest I could resist. 
Ill start blogging food again on sunday!!! 
xoxo Have a wonderful new years!!! and a restful Shabbat (weekend!)

Chanuka O Chanuka...goodbye!

So 8 wonderful nights of Chanuka have come and gone!!!!! My wonderful husband bought me 5 gorgeous glass candlesticks!!!!

my kids loved every candle lighting! every gift! every trip!!!

and now its time to get back to reality and diet!!! Yes I fressed the WHOLE 8 days!!! But...I did work out almost EVERY day sometimes twice a day...put it this way...im not weighing myself till monday!

Starting to write my food down again tom!!!

so apropos for this time of year

A new week a new beginning

Today I am grateful for new weeks...new beginnings! Today I am grateful for my boys sleeping late! Today I am grateful for my husband who made me a fabulous dinner last night! Today I am grateful that yesterday we spent with the kids!

Breakfast:
fruit smoothie
lots of coffee

Lunch:
baby spinach
mushrooms
tomato
about 2 oz crumbled feta
splash of tamari
splash of balsamic
splash of vinegar
orange
2 rice cakes with a tiny bit of just fruit-jelly

Snack:
mushroom barley soup

Dinner:
garbanzo beans and brown rice stuffed peppers

Tonight I teach a class so I will eat a fruit after I work out to keep off the munchies later in the evening.

Have a great week!!!

;(

'Be easy on yourself. The world needs you for peace, growth, justice and love. You have the power to create change through your thoughts and words. Begin with changing the way think of yourself.


' I read this quote on facebook today and was trying to think maybe it applies to me.
My weight is back up to 199.6 its so damn frustrating!!! I know I haven't been perfect food wise but I have been working out ALOT. I even did 40 min last night after shabbos on my stationary bike.
As of Shabbos I stopped the vegetarian thing...I haven't lost on it. But...I do plan to eat more like that...because it def helps in the bathroom department and I am pretty sure I have had MUCH less headaches since I have changed my eating. 


Well my plans for today are...go to the gym!! (find parking....argh)
and hopefully plan out or possibly make some good healthy low fat etc etc food for the week.

Workout....but tooo much food....

So this past week I havnt been that great about food. I eat a healthy good breakfast...a great lunch....and then I get home and all goes to _______. But...on the flip side I have workout out 6/7 days of the week and very often twice a day. For example yesterday I did half hour on the bike in the morning, I gave a 40 min class in the evening and then went on the bike for an hour. I also have been pushing myself to work harder on the bike!!!

So I guess I am grateful for the stamina to workout. Now I need to get the food sitch under control. I know what I am doing wrong....so why don't I fix it?!?!

Todays food:

Breakfast:
1/2 cup of oatmeal
Heaping tsp of peanut butter
Too much coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
Salad with falafel crumble (my falafel balls didnt come out right last night)
apple

Snack:
Fresh fruit or veggies....I need to go shopping!!!

Dinner:
I am making whole wheat pasta for my kids so I am going to try to eat 1 cup of pasta with LOADS of sauteed veggies.

Dec 12

I am grateful that my iron levels were great despite the lack of meat in my diet! GO GREEN!! I went to give blood yesterday and I was so worried they would send me away because of my iron levels...but they were 14.8 and you need about a 12.4 (I believe...or something around that)

I am grateful that the scale said 196.7
I am grateful that my children have slept passed 7 for 3 mornings in a row!!

I need to make this short...because I want to do 24 min on my stationary bike before I leave to school.

Breakfast:
1/2 cup old fashion oats
TBSP natural peanut butter
1/2 tsp blue agave
2 cups coffee with low fat milk

Snack:
fruit salad (mango, kiwi, banana)

Lunch:
toss salad with heaping tblsp of Hummos
apple

Snack:
maybe a toss salad with last night's left over grilled veggies

Dinner:
tofu stirfry
sweet pot

Snack:
popcorn

Tonight I am giving a 45 mn full body workout...so I am hoping to get in good exercise today!
Have a great week my friends! ;)

tooo funny

Day 7

Soooo I weighed myself AGAIN this morning and now I am 198.1 so I am not sure whats going on...whatever it is....its driving me mad!!! But deep breaths and lots of exercise will get me thru it!
Today I am grateful for cinnamon...lol I know that sounds lame but when I want something sweet sometimes just adding cinnamon to it will do the trick.
Confession time: Last night I eat a bunch of pistachios AGAIN...instead of getting my tuchass to the kitchen and getting some cut up veggies...I know that pistachios could really be ruining my weight loss....this ends now!!!

Breakfast:
1/2 cup quinoa
3/4 cup almond milk
cinnamon of course
tsp blue agave nectar
coffee with low fat milk
1/2 cup of frozen cherries

Lunch:
quinoa/black bean/corn thing I made last night 1 cup of it
Asian pear

Snack:
banana
strawberries
coconut milk
(smoothie)

Dinner:
I am hoping to make a tofu stir fry and finish my mushroom barley soup

I am giving a 45 min class tonight and I hope to do at least 20 min on the stationary bike
Have a great day!

Day 6

I am so damn frustrated me weight is back up to 199.5 what did I do wrong? Yesterday I eat exactly what I wrote besides about 1/2 cup of pistachio...could that have done it? I know it was a bad thing to eat...I honestly didnt realize how many I was eating till I looked at the shells...arghhhhh
Well let me try and be grateful for a new day a new start!

Breakfast:
1/2 cup quinoa
1/2 cup of almond milk (35 calories2.5grams fat per cup)
tsp of agave nectar
cinnamon
TBSP of walnuts
6 sliced strawberries
coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
Broccoli slaw
balsamic vinegar
tamari
s&p
garlic
1/4 cup chickpeas
1/2 cup tabouli
banana

Snack:
sliced celery
baby carrots
red pepper

Dinner:
Something with black beans...maybe a chilli I'm not sure

day 5

Yesterday wasnt a perfect day I had some whole wheat crackers throughout the day probably about 15 in total (small crackers) and I had some dark chocolate...which if I just had 1 small square would be fine...but I didnt! I had mushroom barley soup for dinner with multi grain bread which again if I just had 1 piece would have been fine...but I didnt. On the flip side I did an hour on my stationary bike and 15 min of weights even though I was so not motivated...I wanted to go to the gym and couldnt find parking...so instead of moping I came home and worked out! That made me proud!
Today I am grateful for a new day.

Breakfast:
1/2 cup of oatmeal
sliced banana
cin
coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
baby spinach
5 walnuts crumbled
tsp of raisins
kiwi
balsamic vinegar

2 sliced celery
8 baby carrots
small cucumber sliced
TBSP of Hummos

apple (might have it for snack if I am full)

Snack:
fruit smoothie

Dinner:
I soaked black beans overnight to make chili but I think Ill do it for tom dinner and tonight I will have mushroom barley soup, salad and fake turkey on rice cakes with mustard relish and slices of tom.

I am giving a 45 min class tonight and hope to do 24 min on the bike as well.

Just a good thought

Its hard to get past that number on the scale but we need to focus on health and happiness! And that number will change if we do the right things!  Its so easy to think this when I lose but now I need to keep it in mind when I don't lose..;)

Day 5

I am grateful today and super happy!!! I weigh 197.3lbs!!! I had to reweigh myself 4x to make sure its true. I am liking this diet!! I know weight loss like this wont cont but for now I am a super happy lady!.
Today I have big organizing plans I need to go through all the kids toys and throw out/give away a bunch!!!
I want to go through Rachelle's clothing and only keep what she wears....I am in an organizing mood this type of mood does NOT come often so I better get moving...but only after I go to the gym...it is Sunday and that means I get to go to the gym! Hooray!!!

Breakfast:
1/2 cup of oatmeal
blueberries
cinnamon
coffee with low fat milk (the almond/coconut milk just doenst cut it)

Snack:
fruit smoothie made with frozen fruit and coconut/almond milk

Lunch:
broccoli slaw
balsamic vinegar/soy sauce/salt/pepper
TBSP of raisins
3 walnuts crushed
2 TBSP Hummos
baby carrots
sliced cucumber
sliced celery

snack:
Popcorn with spices NO OIL

Dinner:
4 slices of veggie turkey
sliced tomato
lettuce
onions
2 slices whole wheat bread
mustard
relish
toss salad

Have a super week!

Stir fry

I'm making a stir fry for dinner. I sauteed onions, garlic and ginger in a freshly squeezed orange. Then I added in the tofu and a splash of soy sauce. I then steamed broccoli and mixed it all together...it smells soooo good!

I don't have brown rice so I made tabouli to eat it with. 

salad for tonight....baby spinach with a sliced mango, a spinkle of non sweetened coconut flakes, balsamic vinegar and garlic. 

Have a super enjoyable shabbos!

Day 4

I am grateful that I made myself that yummy salad last night...I am really looking fwd to eating it during lunch. I am grateful for my husband who has been super helpful around the house this week. It is friday and my house doesn't look like a tornado hit!! I am grateful for the smell of coffee it puts a smile on my face!!

Breakfast:
Smoothie
mango
pineapple
strawberries
unsweetened almond milk
vanilla
cinnamon

Lunch:
my delicious salad
(see posted pic yesterday)
apple

Snack:
carrots and homemade Hummos (I had some yesterday with carrots it was delicious!!)

Dinner:
Tofu stirfry
broccoli
onions
brown rice

That's the plan! For now I will be vegetarian over Shabbos but I think after a month I will start eating low fat protein on shabbos (chicken breast, tilapia)

Lunch for tom

I had to post this pic! I just made my salad for lunch tom!!! Boy does it look yummy! Its a bed of romaine lettuce, 1/2 cup of chickpeas, 7 green olives, 1/2 roasted red pepper, curry, garlic powder, salt and pepper. I plan to eat this and an apple!!!

Day 3

I am grateful to be back under 200 I am 199.5... I thought I would never see 200 again and yet I did....hmph all I can do is keep trying.

Breakfast:
1/2 cup oatmeal
tsp peanut butter
apple
coffee with lowfat milk

snack:
coffee with low fat milk

lunch:
steamed broccoli
sweet potato

snack:
strawberries
soft toffu
and milk
smushed up into a smoothie

Dinner:
2 slices of whole wheat bread
2 portabella mushrooms grilled
onions grilled
zuchinni grilled
sliced tomato
mustard
relish
toss salad
corn/carrot soup

Soooo apropo

Day 2

Today I am grateful for my ancient stationary bike that I got for free on craigslist...I honestly didnt want to work out last night I was zonked! But I got my big oversized tuchass on the bike and did 24 min...I def broke a good sweat and really was happy that I did it!
Yesterday was great besides...instead of popping popcorn I ate pistachios and too many of them. But all in all I ate great yesterday.
Today I will be eating...

Breakfast:
3/4 cup old fashion oats
chopped apple
splash of cin
2 cups of coffee with a splash of low fat milk

Lunch:
Spaghetti squash
steamed broccoli
1/4 cup of chickpeas (made from dry beans)

Snack:
baby carrots
apple
Popcorn (not pistachios...lol)

Dinner:
I hope to make a veggie chilli

I will be giving a 45 min workout and I plan to jump onto the bike for at least 48 min as well!

note: I ate 2 oranges for snack and eat the apple for lunch not snack. I had 2 bowls of corn/carrot soup for dinner. I still havnt made the veggie chilli but I plan to as soon as I get to the store! lol I am having a strawberry date smoothie for snack after my workout. (strawberries, water and 2 dates)

Day 1

I decided to go vegetarian but gradually do vegan. I am scared to just drop the milk in my coffee to quickly but I will get there by testing diff coconut, almond, soy, rice milks and see which one will work for me.

Breakfast:
3/4 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
splash of cin
cup of coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
apple
small baggie of baby carrots
2 TBSP of Hummos (store bought I will make home made tonight iyh)
1/2 can sliced beets
1/2 can low sodium corn
soy sauce
garlic powder

snack:
6 whole wheat crackers and lft over hummos from lunch
berry smoothie made with water
If I need another snack later it will be popcorn with no oil just spices

Dinner:
I am making whole wheat pasta for the fam so I will take out 1 cup of pasta
I will sautee onions and carrots, steam broccoli and spice the whole thing up and eat it!!!
I plan to make enough steamed broccoli so I have some for lunch tom.

note: I used spaghetti squash for my dinner instead of the whole wheat pasta it looks so pretty I will post a pic shortly and I made a salad of sauteed cabbage with 5 cracked walnuts

Vegan here I come...

So I decided I really need a change in my diet. A friend suggested a couple of books and a DVD. I got reading…it was terrific…they are vegetarian based eating plans. I realized I have been eating lots of animal proteins. I eat meat, chicken, fish, eggs, milk, yogurt,  cheese…I need a change. Its not that I don’t believe that we should be eating these things…its just the amount that I consume that I don’t think is good. Another realization is that I avoid whole grains because I have been avoiding grains. SO….long story short I am going vegan for 28 days (Engine 2 diet) and then I plan to use it to help me regulate my eating. I am also hoping that because of the change I will lose weight!!!!

I will try to post my recipes along with what I eat to give everyone an idea of what I am eating. If you have some good ideas for me please feel free to share.

I will be avoiding refined sugars and refine grains as well. I will get my protein from nuts, tofu and beans. 

Id really like a punching bag!!!

I weighed in at 200 AGAIN today!!! I don't know how this is possible. I know I had a few days that weren't good but they weren't a 3.1lb gain worthy. I work out for approx 1hr 5x a week. I eat a very low cal, low fat, high fiber diet.....I feel like screaming and giving up. Instead I am going to suck it in and try to forget this
I need to remember I am not only doing this to lose weight but to stay healthy.
Yesterday I was so good I wanted chocolate so badly instead I had some celery and bell peppers. Then later on I wanted to eat after my workout but I already had dinner so I had a cheese stick and an apple.

Today:
Breakfast:
1 cup of high fiber cereal
1 cup of  low fat milk
2 cups of coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
orange
1 egg
sliced veggies
1 6oz plain fat free yogurt

Snack:
unknown

Dinner:
Chicken
grilled veggies

Im going to assume there will be another coffee thrown in at some point today
I will do 48 min on my stationary bike and 20 min of abdominal exercises and weights

Deep breathing....

So I just put three slices of pizza in the toaster for my kids..and boy do I want a slice but...instead of consuming 420 calories and 15grams of fat with a slice of pizza I am going to make myself eggs, sliced veggies with hummos and warm up some cabbage soup (if its still good) I need to constantly remind myself...I am worth it! I can do it! I dont need that crap! ETC

I did 48 min on my stationary bike this morning with 15 min of weight lifting, squats and lunges.

Today I ate 1/2 cup of oatmeal with a heaping tsp of peanut butter, 2 large cups of coffee and a smoothie made of cup of plain yogurt, blueberries, strawberries, vanilla, cinnamon and approx 1/3 cup of low fat milk. I ad about 10 baby carrots and about 10 almonds.

I see such small progress weekly that its hard to keep motivated...but after falling off the wagon for a few days I am petrified to go on a scale....I have till Tuesday and then I will face reality! Till then I plan to do my best...cuz after all thats all we could do!

fell off the wagon...boo

Boy did I fall off the wagon...but now is a new moment and I am restarting my journey!

Mediteranean! Lets try

Breakfast: 1 egg with 3 whites sunny side up style

1/3 cup of fat free cottage cheese

iceberg lettuce mix

1/3 of a tomato

tsp olive oil

spices galore

3 cups of coffee with low fat milk (I know I know its alot)

Lunch: iceberg lettuce mix

2/3 tomato

heaping tsp of Hummos

sliced peppers

8 baby carrots

small apple

Snack:

Cabbage soup

Dinner:

Sauted mushrooms and onions 

sauted ground veal mixed with ground meat

1/2 sweet potato

salad

splash of olive oil

spices

Definitely going to work out! Either giving a 45 min class or will work out on my own. Aiming for an hour tonight.

Note: I had my beauty mark removed today...argh...its sad but now it wont cause me cancer...but now I cant really eat my soup so I am going to make a smoothie with a banana milk and peanut butter

Hip Hip Hooray

196.9 and yes that I am grateful for...7 yrs ago I would have laughed at being excited to be this weight but....now I am...and Im on my journey to looserville!
I am also grateful for my husband letting me sleep in and taking the kids to school!
Today I went to the dermatologist (check up) while, sitting in my birthday suit (almost) the doctor says to me 'You look like you really work out! you look really healthy and strong' WOW I was floored my flubber bubber stomach and the doc thought I looked good....boy o boy was that a good compliment!!!! and for that I am grateful!

Breakfast:
egg and 3 egg whites
cup of yogurt
cup of berries
coffee with low fat milk x2

Lunch:
sliced veggies
6 corn thin sandwhiches with peanut butter and a tiny bit of jelly
orange

Snack:
2 string cheeses
sliced veggies

Dinner:
Home made whole wheat pizza I will go easy....

Good morning!!

Today I am grateful for my fabulous husband! He took my kids to school so that I had a few minutes to myself this morning!!!!
Yesterday I had a tough morning...I read to many things on facebook and other websites I visit that were sooo filled with judgement it made me sick..then I wanted to take Zumba but the time was changed to a time I couldnt do, so I figured I'd go workout in the gym...after fighting for parking spots...and getting frustrated I finally got in and my membership expired..after speaking to membership and telling them I renewed I have no idea whats going on...I was told they will call me tom. So...I went home did 72 min on my bike and 20 min of weights, lunges, squats etc. After that I took the kids to the park and enjoyed good friends company and good weather! My day BH ended well!
Today I am having a wonderful morning!!! ;)
I did 30 min on my bike while watching the biggest looser  and then did a good stretch! Tonight I will hopefully be teaching an hour class so Ill get in a little more workout!!!

Breakfast:
cup of bran flakes
cup of skim milk
coffee with low fat milk (ran out of skim)

Snack:
Berries
low fat plain yogurt 1 cup

Lunch:
cut up peppers
baby carrots
3 corn thins
left over corn salad

Snack:
bowl of cabbage soup

Dinner:
now thats a good question!

Dont Judge

I have read a few things on facebook etc that are making my blood boil so I feel this is important to share because this is how I am feeling now!

When You Know A Fellow by Edgar A. Guest (1881-1959)

When you get to know a fellow, know his joys and know his cares,
When you’ve come to understand him and the burdens that he bears,
When you’ve learned the fight he’s making and the troubles in his way,
Then you find that he is different than you thought him yesterday.
You find his faults are trivial and there’s not so much to blame
In the brother that you jeered at when you only knew his name.

You are quick to see the blemish in the distant neighbor’s style,
You can point to all his errrors and may sneer at him the while,
And your prejudices fatten and your hates more violent grow
As you talk about the failures of the man you do not know,
But when drawn a little closer, and your hands and shoulders touch,
You find the traits you hated really don’t amount to much.

When you get to know a fellow, know his every mood and whim,
You being to find the texture of the splendid side of him;
You begin to understand him, and you cease to scoff and sneer;
For with understanding always prejudices disappear.
You begin to find his virtues and his faults you cease to tell,
For you seldom hate a fellow when you know him very well.

When next you start in sneering and your phrases turn to blame,
Know more of him you censure than his business and his name;
For it’s likely that acquaintance would your prejudice dispel
And you’d really come to like him if you know him very well.
When you get to know a fellow and you understand his ways,
Then his faults won’t really matter, for you’ll find a lot to praise.

A new week a fresh start

This morning I weighed in at 197.1lbs!!! Now the trick is for me, not to weigh in every day, like I obsessively do.
Today I am grateful that I did not eat my homemade chocolate cake this over shabbos and I stopped eating when I was full.
Today I plan to cut up veggies and boil some eggs, for the week. I already have a good cabbage soup ready for me.

Breakfast:
A nice BIG HOT coffee with skim milk
Cup of bran flakes
sliced banana
Cup of skim milk

Lunch:
Omelet
2 rice cakes
salad

Snack:
Fruit smoothie with plain yogurt

Dinner:
Chicken
Brussel sprouts

I have Zumba at 11 and Plan to go on my bike for 1/2 hour as well!

Every Morning

I want to write this on my wall

A fresh start!

This morning I was thinking I need something new to motivate me....hmmmm. Then this evening I got a call from the women in charge of admissions to Shadyside Nursing school. She said she can't give me the results over the phone but...'I am going to want to come in ASAP to pick it up AND I should start getting my stuff in order!!!'
Now this may be a confusing motivation...so I will explain. When you think of a nurse what does she look like?
Well I have an image of a well rounded very warm and friendly looking person. Why is that?!?! Because I have met sooo many nurses who are overweight. Maybe thats part of why they look so nice and friendly (I have been told overweight people look friendlier)...I don't know...alll I know is I don't want to be like that...yes I do want to be warm and friendly but not round.

I made myself a salad for tomorrow, I cut up peppers in 2 baggies and I made a cabbage soup....This is a good start!!!

weighed in and not happy

So this morning I weigh in at 199.1. I know this week wasnt perfect but I def got some exercise in (I went to the gym 2x, played basketball for an hour, used my bike for 24 min one night and 18 min another) and I ate ok...had some not good moments but I shouldnt have gained......I am taking deep breaths, doing a few deep squats, drinking a strong coffee, getting my kids out the door and going to the gym( ill have 40 min)

But I am still grateful for a wonderful family and a wonderful life....

Food:
1/2 cup oatmeal
sliced banana
cin
coffe with lowfat milk

After workout shake:
1/2 cup plain yogurt
strawberries
blueberries
banana

lunch:
lettuce
1/2 pepper
1/4 cucumber
can of tuna
tbsp of hummos
4 corn thins

I cant think past that...i come back and edit later...

Its a new day

Today is a new day, a new week and a new chance to do this right. I always feel this surge of energy sunday mornings. Usually its my time to go to the gym! Today with so much to do (birthday party, soccer games, pizza outing, basketball game) I am letting my husband get some extra zzzz's and I'll go to the gym before I play basketball. With all that said...Today I am grateful for new days and for 2nd chances!

Breakfast:
too much coffee with low fat milk
bran flakes
low fat milk
sliced banana



Lunch:
omelet that nachy made me with 3 rice cakes

Snack:
salad from milky way

Snack pre basketball:
fruit smoothie

note: i had 6 cheesey spicy french fries from milky way yum

ALL SMILES :):):):)

Today I am all smiles! I am so grateful that Rachelli slept till 630! I am so grateful that she loves Dora! I am so grateful my husband turned Dora on for her! I am grateful that Shmulik slept till 730! I am grateful that Menchie is stilll asleep (its 807) I am grateful that I wigh 197.3lbs this morning!!! I am grateful!!!!!

So with big smiles on my face I need to plan my food:
Breakfast:
yogurt
1/2 cup oatmeal
banana
coffee with lowfat milk

Lunch:
Cup up veggies
2 eggs
2tsp hummos
4 corn thins

Snack:
Cheese stick (I need to buy more from costco today)
Apple

Dinner:
Chicken
Veggies
Salad
glass of wine

I screwed up

Yesterday I woke up very ungrateful...I worked so dang hard and ended up gaining so I did the most stereotypical thing....I ATE! I ate a lot of crap.
Today is a new day and I started off by waking up snuggled with my yummy 4 yr old son (this isn't a reg occurance her doesn't usually hop into our bed.) So I smiled and said to myself 'Today will be a fabulous day!'

Today I am grateful for my snuggly boy Menchie!!!

Breakfast:
1/2 cup oatmeal
splash of cinamin
tsp of ground walnuts
6 oz yogurt
banana

Lunch:
can of albacore tuna
2 tsp hummos
cut up veggies

Snack:
6corn thins
Fruit shake made with milk and frozen fruit

Dinner:
Chicken
Grilled veggies
(I am going to try to make a soup today as well)

Oy Vey

Today I am grateful for the inner strength I have not to just chuck this all out the window! I weighed myself this morning 198.9. Its infuriating...I know all the excuses...its muscle, its water, constipation..I know them all because I have said them all...Now I am saying I need to work harder. Start doing weights again...double and triple check what I put in my mouth.....

I was able to get to the gym for a bit and did 40 min on the cybex/crosstrainer! Definitely something I am grateful for!

Breakfast:
2 cups coffee with skim
1/2 cup oatmeal
heaping tsp peanut butter

Post workout:
2 cups coffee with skim
cup of frozen peaches
cup of coconut milk
blended with cin

Lunch:
4 egg whites
2 corn thins
sliced veggies (def grateful that I did this yesterday)
2 Tbsp Hummos

Snack:
2 california sushi rolls

Dinner:


Weigh in to Weigh less is tonight so I will be doing a 1/2 hour workout!

Balaboostas

Good Morning!

This morning I am grateful for being able to go to the gym!!! Finally!!!

Starting tomorrow I am giving advice for a women weight loss group on the Balaboostas website. Its a Jewish womens forum. I'll be answering questions and giving food/exercise advice and I am really excited!!!

I learnt a lesson today (and its ony 915)!!! And for that I am definitely  grateful. My 6 yr old's bus didn't show up today, so I had to drop him off at school which cut into my workout time. Yet, I smiled and gave him an extra kiss as he left the car, I dropped the two little ones off and then sat in the car for a moment. I was left with only 20-30 min to workout because I would still need to shower and dress before I headed out to work. Was it worth it?!?! I thought about and decided 20-30 min is way better then 0...and I went. I did 20 min on the cybex/cross trainer and boy did I make them count and then spent 2 min cooling down. My lesson...even if it means only 20 min to workout its worth it!!!!

Breakfast:

Coffee Coffee Coffee....

ummm now for the food part...I really just dont know.

I plan to stop at the grocery on the way to the gym to pick up some yogurts and cottage cheese.

So I guess this morning will be the oatmeal with peanut butter and then a fat free/sugar free yogurt in a bit.

Lunch:

Cut up veggies (I made 4 baggies yesterday)\

2 tbsp hummos

1 egg

3 egg whites

2 corn thins

I cant think any further today sorry...Ill keep you posted

Note: I am blessed! My wonderful husband made the most amazing greek omelet for me when I came home from school and then I got to go back to the gym and did an hour on the elliptical (an hour and 4 min to be exact)

Good Morning!

Today I woke up very ungrateful for my son waking his siblings BEFORE 6am!! But then as I lazily rolled down my stairs and plopped myself on my couch I thought...yes, these kids could be extremely tiresome at 6am but aren't I blessed that my children wake up?!?! Aren't I blessed that they have energy?!?! Aren't I blessed that my children can play for hours on their own?!? I concluded I am blessed but still annoyed at my adorable four year old son for waking the others! 2 cups of really strong coffee cured my annoyance!!!!!! So this morning I am super deduper grateful for coffee! God bless my coffee pot!!! ;)

My day:
Zumba 11am!!!
Basketball tonight!!!
100 crunches (min) starting tonight will be a nightly ritual along with 30 push ups (will increase) and 30 lunges (will increase) and 24 min on my stationary bike!

Breakfast:
1 1/2 cups of cheerios
1 banana
1 cup skim milk
2 cups coffee with skim milk
tsp ground nuts

Before my workout:
Smoothie: Coconut milk with a banana and a Tbsp of Peanut butter

After workout:
Lunch:
1 egg 3 egg whites
1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
4 corn thins
baby carrots
sliced cucumbers
sliced pepper

Snack:


Dinner:
Chicken
Steamed veggies
1/2 sweet potato

Note: Post workout I had 6 almonds and a pear. For lunch I dont have time to make an omelet so im shmushing 2 bananas with skim milk and having a shake. Ill cut up the veggies to go!

I figured it out!!!! ;)

So you know how the nutritional people in our world are always saying EAT A BIG BREAKFAST!!! So, I figured I was! But, this morning I had 1/2 cup of oatmeal with heaping tsp of peanut butter (no sugar added type) and a sliced banana...ok I know nothing different...O but thats were it gets interesting today I also had a fat free sugar free 4oz yogurt and I stayed full untill now!!! And did I mention its 1pm!!!!!
(I did drink a small carrot juice in between)
So my dear friends EAT A BIG BREAKFAST!!!! It really works!
Have a great Shabbos!

The truth

I'm grateful for a new day! I say this because last night I went to bad feeling lousy about myself...I mindlessly eat 2 cookies yes TWO cookies. I barely noticed I did it. It was after I ate 2 sunnyside up eggs that my kids didnt eat and an apple they didnt finish. I know the eggs and apple arent that awful but its the cleaning my kids plates that is. I AM NOT A GARBAGE DISPOSAL!!!!

So now that its a new day I am grateful to start it!
My coffee is brewing and smells wonderful!

Today my plan is to fill up on fruits and veggies as much as I can. I need to do some grocery shopping to restock the things that are good for me! Peppers, celery, carrots, bok choy, berries, hmmmmmmm

Breakfast:
Coffee with low fat milk (I am buying skim milk today)
1/2 cup of oatmeal
heaping tsp peanut butter
banana

Lunch:
Sauted onion and spinach
1 egg
3 egg whites
1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese

Snack:
Asian pear
14 almonds

Snack:
cut up veggies
2 Tbsp Hummos (need to buy today)

Dinner:
glass of wine
meatloaf
steamed veggies
fresh salad

Thats the plan!!! Ill keep you posted! :)

The day after!

Yesterday was a hard food day-not because I ate badly but because I wanted to!!! I woke up with a migraine, I had my nursing school entrance exam test, and it was muggy out!
Yet, today is a new day!!! My test is done (no clue how I did), the weather is still yucky but who cares?!?!? Life is good! BH!!!
Today I am grateful for having taken the test YESTERDAY!!!! Even though there is always the chance that I'll have to retake it...Today I don't have to worry about it! I need to add I am soooo grateful that Shabbos is tomorrow night!!! This will be the first Shabbos in over a month that I will get to read something other then exam prep information!! Today I am also grateful for a small loss on the scale I now weigh 197.5.

Breakfast:
1 egg
3 egg whites
1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
1 Dr Preagers Spinach pancake
2 corn thins
2 cups coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
lettuce
handful of cherry tom
Tbsp of green olives
1 oz feta cheese
tamari sauce
garlic powder
Asian pear

Snack:
14 almonds
pear

Snack post soccer practice (while kids eat dinner)
Cut up cucumbers
baby carrots
 2 Tbsp tnuva cheese stuff

Dinner:
Hopefully a fish dish with veggies and brown rice...I will keep you posted!!

Over and Out for now my friends!

note: I had 1 1/2 small apples didnt have the tnuva cheese stuff and im making a cabbage soup with chop meat for dinner

Weigh in to Weigh less

Tonight was our first of 6 weeks of 'Weigh in to Weigh less.' Even though I am not part of the competition I feel like I need to succeed as well! I want to lose 10lbs over the next 6 weeks. So I need to change things up a bit...I need to workout more...
Starting tonight everyday I need to do a min of 30 min of exercise. And I will!!!!

Tomorrow's food:
Breakfast:
Coffee with low fat milk
1 egg 3 egg whites
1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
4 corn thins
pear

Lunch: (To go I'll be studying)
Cut up veggies
2 cheese sticks
Asian pear

Snack: (before my test)
14 almonds
banana

Dinner:
Chicken
1/2 sweet potato
grilled veggies

ooops

I had some chocolate (sugar free but nonetheless fattening) and a cookie (not sugar free)
Im blogging this so I can now start again!

October 25

Today I am grateful for my car. I know that sounds silly but I was thinking about how lucky I am to have a running car this morning.....long thought process but it went something like this 'taking kids to school, stopping at murray kosher, training client, going back to school, training client, home, studying...thank god I have a reliable car'


My food...well thats another story....not well thought out but im doing what I can today...I must buy more non dairy low fat proteins...ideas are always welcomed!

Breakfast:
2 cups of coffee
cup of blueberries
handful of raspberries
sprinkle of fiber one
sprinkle of cin
3 heaping tsp quark cheese spread
tsp crushed walnuts
Lunch:
Lettuce
sliced beets
1/3 cup corn
tsp olive oil
spices

acorn and butternut squash with cin
(bought cottage cheese to go with but its spoiled)
Asian pear

Snack:
baby carrots
2 cheese sticks

Dinner:
Chicken
salad
steamed veggies

Note:
Instead of chicken salad and steamed veggies for dinner I steamed cauliflower, and plan to eat it with 1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese and I'll make a smoothie with coconut milk and berries.

Monday October 24

I woke up grateful for my life!

Breakfast:
2 cups coffee with low fat milk
1/2 cup oatmeal
tsp of peanut butter
egg
cinnamon

Studying:
2 Cups coffee with skim milk

Snack:
plum
2 cheese sticks

Lunch:
Lettuce with sliced beets and some corn
applesauce,blueberries and pineapple all without sugar added

Snack:
Asian pear

Studying:
2 cups of coffee with skim milk

Dinner:
Chicken thigh
grilled veggies (Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes)

Wow I drank way to much coffee today!!!!!!
But I def got studying done! Test is only 2 days away....ahhhhhhhhhhhh

The men in my life

I know I already made a post today but a friend told me to share this...My husband jokes there are so many men in my life...Jim, Joe, and occasionally John and Jack...Can you figure it out?

Lets get started!!!!

Today I am grateful for my inner strength.
 At times over this wonderful Yom Tov I felt like just taking a bite, just having a nibble, just enjoying my Yom Tov...after all you don't gain weight from eating on Shabbos and Yom Tov....ha ha ha.
Well this morning I stepped on the scale hoping for a big number but all I got was minus .7 I am now 198.2. I wanted bigger! I felt all the times I said no should add up...but I took a deep breath and acknowledged a loss is a loss no matter how small! Today I will start gyming again and I hope the weight will go away a tid bit faster!!!
My plan for the day is to go to the gym for an hour, go to zumba for an hour, take my boys to soccer, make a food plan for the week, and STUDY!!! I need to do major studying over the next few days!!!
So for now I am peculating my coffee, I plan to drink a large, dark, hot coffee..

Breakfast:
2cups coffee with low fat milk
1/2 cup oatmeal
heaping tsp peanut butter
splash cinnamon
small apple

Post workout snack:
blueberries blended with coconut milk splash of vanilla and cin
2 eggs

Lunch:(to go)
Cut up veggies
2 cheese sticks
4 corn thins
fruit

Snack:
I hope to make a big soup for the week

Dinner:
Chicken
baked Potato
brussel sprouts and broccoli

Drink lots of water (hot tea at night is my thing!!!)
I will try to do 24 min on the stationary bike tonight as well!!!
Have a fabulous day!!!

Note: zumba was canceled so I didn 1 1/2 hrs on the arc trainer (according to the machine I burnt 1000 calories) For lunch I didnt eat the corn thins, I didnt make soup but i had some dried mango (without sugar) and dinner was mixed lettuce with sliced beets and a little bit of corn, butternut squash and chicken

Post Chag

Wow what a fabulous holiday!!! It was soooo fabulous!!!! And I don't mean just food wise (which it was!)
I hope you all had as great of a holiday as I did!
Our new Shul is just terrific so child friendly, so warm and so accepting! It was so awesome having my In-laws here. I was able to keep on track by avoiding challah and dessert. I am actually looking forward to stepping on the scale tomorrow morning.

Erev Yom Tov...again

Today Im grateful for my beautiful family! My children are sitting at the table (as we speak) coloring on balloons, they got at the school carnival yesterday. They are so creative and imaginative I love to listen to them.

Food for my day will be complicated cuz...well lets be honest its Erev Yom Tov.
But my game plan is to eat a good breakfast
eat fruit and veggies throughout the day and then enjoy dinner with a glass of wine.

Breakfast:
Cup of cheerios
Cup of milk
Small banana
2 cups Coffee with low fat milk

Dinner:
Stuffed cabbage
salad
glass of wine!!!!

So whats ur plan for yom tov?

A new day

Today I am grateful for Gilads return home. I think I cried for 10 min straight this morning....I can't imagine the pain his family has gone through...
I didn't have time to write my food out before the day began but I was pretty good.

Breakfast:
1cup cheerios, 1small banana, 1 cup milk
2 cups coffee with skim milk

Studying:
Plum
Coffee with skim milk

Lunch:
2 bell peppers cut up
Tnuva cheese 2 Tbsp
4 corn thins

Snack:
cup blueberries
2Tbsp Tnuva Quark
cinamin
2Tbsp walnuts

Dinner:
chicken wings (i know fattening)
meatloaf and potatoes (my mother in law brought it)

I walked a bit today too....
Tomorrows another day! :)

Day 8 ( i think)

Sorry guys that Ive been MIA for so long. It was only because I was lucky enough to go to NY for my new nephews bris!! (pics on facebook!!)The bris was amazing it was outside, the weather was perfect, my nephew is gorgeous (good job rochii and zal!!!) and everyone looked soo happy!
This trip made me feel so blessed and so grateful. From the moment we arrived (4am sun morn) till the moment we left (5pm sun) we had uncles, aunts and friends meeting us to hug and kiss the kids.  I feel so honored to be apart of this amazing family (friends included!!.)

To continue on my weight loss journey I was AMAZING over Chag! I didnt wash so I couldnt eat challah aimlessly. The only dessert I had was a taste of a brownie. The taste was about the size of half a dime! But that was enough to make me feel good! I eat lots of veggies, low fat protein and even went for a few walks!
Before we left to NY I popped my self popcorn (no oil)  and that is what I snacked on. On the way back I ate lots of cut up veggies, some cut up fruit and chickpeas. I did this while my hubby ate cookies, chips and pretzels and I have to admit...it didnt bother me one bit! I am so determined to lose the weight that the cookies are not even tempting!!
My reward....I went on the scale and it says 198.9!!!! Good bye 200's and Hello 100's...I never want to see that ugly awful 2 in the beg again!!!

Food for today:
Breakfast:
Coffee with low fat milk
1/2 cup of oatmeal
1 tbsp crunchy (no sugar added) peanut butter
small apple

Studying snack:
Coffee
cut up veggies (carrots, celery and bell peppers)

Lunch:
Omelet made with sauteed veggies and a sprinkle of cheese
cut up veggies

From here on for the rest of the day i will keep u posted Ill come back to edit this post!

Day 4

Today I am grateful for the energy I had to do an extra 10 min on my stationary bike yesterday. Today I stepped on the scale 201.5. I need to add I am grateful to my brother Zalmy and his wife Rochii, and sister Esther F and her husband Eli, for giving birth to beautiful little boys. When I stop for a moment and think of the joy they are experiencing as first time parents I break out into a smile!!! Can't wait to meet the little dudes!

Breakfast:
1 cup of cheerios
1/4 cup fiber one
1 banana
1 cup skim milk
2 cups of perfectly delightful coffee with skim milk

Snack:
Ill be studying in starbucks for two hours so I'll have a coffee
Ill bring with me a mozzarella cheese stick and a fruit

Lunch:
sauted veggies
1 egg
3 egg whites
salad
tsp olive oil
spices

snack:
veg soup

dinner:
glass of wine
turkey soup (same as chicken soup)
chicken
steamed veggies


I hope to get on the bike for at least 20 min today as well...Ill keep you posted!

Over yom tov my strategy is to skip Challah (i have no self control with it), eat lots of veggies and low fat proteins. Have fruit for dessert when needed and enjoy a glass a wine with my night meals!

Day 3

This morning I am grateful for my children who didnt wake me up at 615 when they got up to play but let me sleep (sort of i could hear them but i didnt get out of bed) till my alarm went off at 630! I am grateful for my dear children who dressed themselves this morning down to the shoes!!!!
I am grateful to have a coffee peculator with good coffee!

Breakfast:
1/2 cup oatmeal
Tbsp of walnuts
banana
cinnamon
2 cups of delightful coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
salad with approx 2oz feta cheese
5 black olives
tamari sauce
garlic powder
peach

Snack:
15 baby carrots
2 Tbsp hummos
Mozzarella cheese stick

Snack while feeding dinner to children:
Veggie soup

Dinner:
Chicken
baked veggies

I should add that I drink lots of fluid throughout the day...at night I love nana tea and could drink 2-3 cups (each cup is around 16 oz)
I drink seltzer (approx bottle a day)
and drink at least 4 cups of good ole H20 daily
I do drink diet dr pepper but I am trying to minimize  it to max 2 cans a day

My plan for exercise is the same as last night...Ill keep you posted on how I do!
Have a great day!!! :)

Day 2

Good Morning Friends,
Last night I was watching 'Extreme Home Makeover' and this amazing women, (who has a son that has 2 blood disorders, shes living in her parents basement with her two children and she is a single mom.) inspired me to start my day with what I am grateful for. She has such a tough life yet, every night she writes in a book and encourages her children to do the same, what she is grateful for. So I am going to start my daily blog with the same. (between her and my blogging friend tova, who also looks for the good and trys to point out all she is grateful for I am convinced! This is the way to looking at life!!!)

Today I am grateful for a husband who works longs hours after a hard day at school so he could provide for us. I am grateful for my children and all their energy because quiet laid back children wouldn't keep these big smiles on my face. I am grateful for good coffee that starts my day off right!

My food for today:
Breakfast:
1/2 cup old fashion oats
1 Tbsp peanut butter
sprinkle of cinnamon (good for digestion)
2 cups coffee with low fat milk

Lunch:
Fresh veggies chopped up into a salad (i cut up some red onions into it as well because I read that it can really help with weight loss who knows?!?!? but its worth a try!)
can of tuna in water
Tbsp olive oil
tamari sauce
garlic powder
Clementine
small apple



Dinner:
Chop salad
1tsp olive oil
balsamic vinegar
s&p
pc of salmon
veg soup
Steamed veggies

Day 1

This past monday I stepped on the scale and it read in big black ugly numbers 205.7 I moved the scale a dozen times to get a better reading but the truth just spit back at me! Now I know I should weigh 165 so that means 40lbs to go...OMG I was flipping out so instead of screaming and yelling and breaking my scaled (although tempting) I vowed for this to be the last time I see that number. Today Sunday Oct 9 I weigh 202.1 phew...
I will start blogging my food and exercise and Id love some imput some ideas some suggestions good and bad!
I did 1 hr on the cybex today burning 565 calories (according to the machine). When I get my kidddos to sleep Ill do push ups/crunches/lunges/squats/weights etc....for now I gotta take my kids out to enjoy this amazing weather!
My food for today:
breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 TBSP (heaping) peanut butter
2 cups coffee with low fat milk
Lunch: 2 eggs with 2 whites a sprinkle of cheese
broccoli slaw with about TBSP of cashews, TBSP olive oil, balsamic vinegar and garlic
Cup of coffee
Snack: (havnt had it yet but will later)
Banana
Mozzarella cheese stick
Diet Dr Pepper
Dinner: (TBD)