DAY 27

Not feeling inspirational today. Way too much going on, and on top of it all my oldest son is having issues. I feel like I am losing control as a mother. A lot of stress, and worse not knowing what to do. 

20 min on the elliptical. I am trying to work myself up to "run" a little longer everyday. I did 25 stomach exercises. 20 jumping jacks. 50 (on each arm) arm exercises with a 5 lb weight in each hand. 10 squats. 10 jump switch lunges (I think that is what it is called).

BREAKFAST

hot oatbran cereal

LUNCH

tuna salad stuff deviled eggs

(one packet of water packed tuna, 1tbs of dill relish, 1tsp of ff miracle whip, 1 tbs of dijon, 2 hard boiled eggs)

SNACK

turkey bites

DINNER

ground turkey soup

(ground turkey, 1/2 red onion, 1 zucchini, 1 can of green beans, 1 can tomato paste, 1 can of diced tomatoes, 1 can reduced sodium chicken broth~brown ground turkey with chili powder, garlic salt, onion salt, add onion (cook until translucent), add zucchini (cook until 1/2 way soft), then add rest of the ingredients. I cooked it for an hour on medium heat

DESSERT

1/2 c yogurt

DAY 26

I think I may be getting sick. Woke up this morning with a heck of a headache, and really tired. Some of it may have been eating something off the diet plan yesterday....or could be be catching whatever the boys have had. ugh.

I realllllly didn't want to workout at all today. I had to force myself. I got 20 min in on the elliptical (pushing myself faster every 5 minutes, and getting at a harder resistance) 20 stomach crunches, 40 arm exercises...I am determined to not have flaps. Mom came over around 1, and we went for a nice 20 min walk. I wish I could say I felt better afterwards, but no such luck. Glad I did it though, since I am having a helluva time with this diet this past week.

Note to anyone thinking about having a baby at the same time as having a teenager: It is way harder than you think. Dealing with hormones, and drama PLUS a needy crying baby is not an easy task. You would think that a teenager would be more independent and need you less at this point, but that is oh so wrong. If anything they need you just as much if not more. I wouldn't trade either of them, but good lord....I have to pray at LEAST 5 times a day to give my strength to not lose it. I just remind myself that one day I will actually miss all of this. 

How is this and the diet related? I want a damn cheeseburger and fries! I didn't want to cook. Or clean dishes. And I want the comfort of a juicy greasy hamburger patty, warm melted velvety cheese, and a toasted buttery bun. *sigh* I resisted, and ate cucumber instead. I know I know...my body will thank me for it.

BREAKFAST

2 scrambled eggs

3 pcs of low fat bacon

LUNCH

1 turkey hotdog

1 light string cheese

SNACK

turkey jerky

DINNER

3 slices of deli ham

1 slice of ff american cheese

1/4 cucumber

1 tbs of ff ranch dip

DESSERT

1 no sugar chocolate ice cream bar

4 peanut butter crackers =X

Day 25

I found some great turkey jerky. It is called perky jerky. It is very moist. I will keep this around for my snacky craving.

 

Date night was fun, and definitely worth deviating from the diet. I could have done so much worth. I went in with a plan and stuck with it (well except for the dessert). We went and shot pool afterwards, so at least we didn't just sit around. I also drank 2 beers there =(. But I drank a TON of water throughout the whole evening. Hopefully that helped.

I got 15 min in on the elliptical and 40 arm exercises in before I had to drive the boys to colorado springs. I was tempted to stop and get breakfast and coffee...but I didn't. Not stress eating is hard.

BREAKFAST

hot oat bran cereal

LUNCH

turkey jerkey 

light string cheese

DINNER

~Saltgrass Steakhouse~

3 slices of bread

1 glass of Shiraz (so yummy)

house salad no croutons with basalmic vinegarette

6oz top sirloin (supposedly low in fat) steak <it had butter on it =X>

seasonal veggies

3 bites of chocolate cake (omg goodness)

1 bite of vanilla ice cream

Day 24

There is a lot of stressful things going on in my life right now. My oldest 2's grandmother (on their dad's side) is very sick and in the hospital right now. The have found cancer cells, but not too sure on where it is all coming from. Not only am I trying to console the boys, I have to deal with my ex. Which if you know my life, you know that isn't an easy task. 

I also have my brother going in for surgery on Tuesday. He is having some stuff repaired in his esophogus. It isn't a life threatening surgery, but still nerve racking. We will be at the hospital all day, so I will just have to make the best choices possible as far as food goes. (no vending machines, and try to hit the cafeteria) Get my workout in early.

 I only did 10 mins on the elliptical today =(. I had planned on meeting my brother at his house for coffee and talk. So I didn't have much time between getting faith ready, eating breakfast, and getting myself ready. I did get in my 20 crunches, and 40 arm exercises. AND I hit that 10 minutes harder than I normally do. (faster)

BREAKFAST

oat bran hot cereal

2 slices of canadian bacon with 1 slice of ff american cheese (melted)

LUNCH

cup of left over hamburger soup

SNACK

turkey bites

1 baby bell cheese

DINNER

turkey lettuce tacos

DESSERT

1 sugar free ice cream bar

Day 23

Short entry tonight, because I am tired and want to get to bed early...

 

Why is it so easy to put the weight on than it is to get it off!! You would think this diet would be easy by now....but it's almost harder. I don't know if it is because I am faced with more temptations than I was in the beginning, or I am just getting bored. I need to find ways to make it more exciting! (im a little bit of a debbie downer today.)

15 min on elliptical.  30 jumping jacks, 10 push ups, 10 lunges, 10 squats and 40 arm exercises. Then I did another 10 min on the elliptical after dinner. I am contemplating doing p90x. A friend of mine brought it up on facebook and got me looking it up. I am not that confident on if I can do it or not, physically.

BREAKFAST

2 scrambled eggs

4 pcs of low fat bacon

LUNCH

hot oat bran cereal

SNACK

light baby bell cheese

turkey bites

DINNER

cabbage rolls without rice

(cabbage leaf stuffed with roasted chicken, ff cream cheese, & salsa. Smothered in last nights hamburger soup) 

DESSERT

1 ice cream bar ~ blue bunny no sugar added

2 bites of chocolate cupcake. =X So glad that was the last one. NO MORE IN THE HOUSE!

Day 22

I weighed today. Check it out on the Wednesday weigh in page. I also took my measurements, which I think would have been better had I not been bloated. A loss is a loss, and I am happy about it. Nothing I can change.

Really ready for this weekend. My husband has been working for the past 3 weeks straight, and we are going to dinner Saturday night for a much needed date. My point? I need to prepare. So I looked up their menu online. I can have a salad for appetizer, top sirloin steak and steamed veggies for dinner. BUT I am also going to have a glass of red wine. AND maybe one piece of their famous bread. What's life if you can't enjoy it a little? Question is how to I gear myself up for it. I think I will step up my exercising the next couple of days, and on Sunday. Try and push myself a little more. Just do it. right?

20 min on the elliptical this morning, and 10 min after dinner.

BREAKFAST

IHOP =X

fit egg and turkey bacon omelet with swiss cheese. I wanted pancakes but i was a good girl

LUNCH

2 turkey hotdogs with a slice of ff american cheese

SNACK

oat bran muffin

DINNER

hamburger soup

(lean hamburger meat, tomato paste, can of diced tomatoes, can of low sodium beef broth, can of green beans)

1 tbs of ff shredded mozzarella

DESSERT

1/2 sm chocolate cupcake =( so wrong but tasted so damn good.

Day 21! 3 weeks in!

I changed the name of the blog. I am reminding myself how much happier I am when I feel more confident about myself. You really are more beautiful when you THINK that you are beautiful. I am not conceited by any means, but I definitely am starting to walk with a little more swag. (LOL, yes I said swag) Not that I go a whole lot of places. 

25 min on the elliptical. 30 stomach exercises. 40 on each arm lifts with an 8 pound weight. 

I am starting to doubt if this is the right diet for me. I thought the cravings would die down...but they are just making me a bat sh*t crazy person. Yesterday was one of those days. I am contemplating on calorie counting with a low carb. For now though I am sticking it out as best I can.

Tomorrow is weigh in day. I hope I see a loss in the scale or inches or both. Im a little concerned just because its not the best time of the month to weigh =X We shall see.

BREAKFAST

2 eggs over medium

3 slices of low fat bacon

SNACK

hot oat bran cereal

LUNCH

2 hamrolls

1 light baby bell cheese

1 sugar free jello gelatin

DINNER

turkey hotdog smothered in ground turkey chili (omg it was HOT)

1 tbs of ff mozerella

1 tbs ff sour cream

DESSERT

5 mini nutter butters!!! ugh only 70 calories but it was 10 grams of carbs total (crap)

Day 20

I really believe that the workouts are helping more than the diet. I mean I know that eating less calories, carbs, and sugar are a part of it....but I think the exercising is the bigger part. I did 30 min total on the elliptical. 20 at one time, then I jumped on again while watching tv later on for 10. I also did 30 stomach exercises and 30 arm (with a weight) lifts. I also did laundry, so I went up and down the stairs about 7 times today.

My mom made her first 10 pounds lost!!!!! So proud of her. She has been on the diet for 22 days.You can tell that she has more energy, and just feels overall better. Congrats MOM!

 

BREAKFAST

2 slices of canadian bacon

2 scrambled eggs

SNACK

turkey hotdog 

pickles

LUNCH

makeshift ham sandwich

SNACK

turkey bites

1 string cheese (light)

DINNER

2 chicken tenderloins (not breaded) with buffalo sauce

1 tbs of mac and cheese

DESSERT

1 brownie bite

Still just trucking along. I am going to change the name of this blog page from dukan diet journey. Only because I have modified it a little to fit my needs and cravings in order for me to stay on track. I am not going to stray too far from it, but I am not going to be right on either.

Tomorrow is the weekly weigh in!!

Day 19

 Mother Nature must hate women...or she just thought we were the stronger of the two. =) These last two days have been hell as far as cravings go. I fight it as much as possible, but at the end I just had to do it to get it out of my mind! SOO I had 5 of those mini chocolate chips ahoy cookies. You know, the kind that comes in those little containers? I just took out 5 and the youngest son ate the rest. I feel so guilty.  I have to say when I did weight watchers a few years back, it was nice to have a few "treats" as long as I had been good all day.

20 min on the elliptical this morning. I was going to do my stomach workout but I am soooo sore from the last time. It hurts to even sneeze! =X

We also did a big Walmart run today, so that counts. Got my meat for the week. I really need to remember to bring snacks, because of my light lunch I thought I was going to pass out in Walmart which turned into a migraine for the afternoon and night!! I'm not on veggie days again until Tuesday, I will have to go back for that list to Kings.

It will be interesting to see if my few cheats will affect the scale on Wednesday, or if my workouts will help balance it out.

Side note:

Mom is .5 pounds away from her first 10 lost!! I am so proud of her. 

BREAKFAST

oat bran hot ceral

LUNCH

2 scrambled eggs with 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese

SNACK

turkey bite and a lite baby bell cheese

DINNER

steak strips with red onion

DESSERT

5 mini chocolate chip cookies =(

Day 18

I didn't really have time to hit the elliptical before I left this morning. I did happen to get some lunges and weight workout on my arms in while I was doing breakfast. (no excuses kinda thing)

If shopping counts, then I got an hour of walking in. It was really nice to get out of the house...and I controlled my spending. (barely) If we are in a recession, I don't think all of those ladies at the mall know it.

Going to the mall was a good motivation. Seeing all of the clothes I would love to fit into, and all of the fit people that I would love to have a healthy body like theirs.

I do have to say, it was hard resisting those cookies and pretzels. (my mall ritual, esp when I was preggo with the sweet pea).

This diet has been challenging the last couple of days. Especially when it's close to that time. I want chocolate, and to punch people. (Really need the hubby to have time off to help with the punching bag.)

BREAKFAST

makeshift ham sandwich. 

LUNCH

~CHEESECAKE FACTORY~

1 chicken lettuce wrap. I am pretty sure the sauce wasn't dukan friendly. (I looked this up, this was probably the worse choice possible...so glad i only ate one. eh. live and learn)

1 tbs of quacamole. damn i miss mexican food

1 hamburger patty (no bun, no cheese) with pickles

side salad~basically dark lettuce and a low fat dressing

I resisted temptation of cheesecake!!!

DINNER

steak strips with red onion & zucchini sauteed in 1 tsp of vegetable oil

DESSERT
sf homemade hot chocolate

I am ready for spring/summer. I want to be outside and go hiking. This wind can suck it!

Day 17-first cheat

oh geez. I went to chilis tonight. I did really good until the 10 year old got the molten lava cake. I ate three bites. I couldn't resist. I am so weak. =(

Eating right is much harder than quitting smoking. I can be around smokers and not smoke. But you put chocolate cake in front of me and I am like superman and kryptonite. Weak.

I knew there would be moments like this. Especially once I didn't feel tight in my pants anymore. All I can do is move forward. I can't dwell on it. And honestly it isn't like I ate the whole cake...I stopped. Thank God. 

I am going out to lunch with my brother tomorrow, not sure how that is going to go. I will just try to make the best choices possible. I know it is life, and I am not going to be OCD about it. I will just do 2 pure protein days in a row (Sunday and Monday) , and maybe throw in some more time working out.

 

I did 30 mins on the elliptical today, and about 30 stomach exercizes. Talk about a kick in the gut. I found them here:
http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/10-moves-flat-stomach?page=3 

 BREAKFAST

2 scrambled eggs

diced red onion, tomato, jalepeno

3 deli slices of low fat ham

LUNCH

left over turkey chili

brussel sprouts

SNACK

2 ham rolls

DINNER

chili's
house salad~no croutons, cheese, or carrots. Balsamic dressing on the side

sweet and spicy chicken

steamed broccoli

(didn't eat the rice)

3 bites of molten lave cake

"I frequently-regularly-often trip while reaching for my high ideals.  Then I giggle, or cry, and get back up."

~Erika Harri