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)