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