Special Occasions wreck a diet plan!

Wow.  Days like today are really hard to record on a blog. Tomorrow’s Super Bowl celebration will wreak havoc too!

Breakfast (easy)-  One piece of toast, one scrambled egg, one piece of bacon, and two cups of coffee.

No real morning snack or lunch because I grazed like a cow at the snack table at our Super Saturday at the gym; I sampled my breakfast cookies, Jessica’s black bean brownies, her No-Bake energy bites, and her frozen strawberries with vanilla yogurt.  I also sampled the baked potato stix in two different flavors.

I did ALL of the Zumba portion of our Saturday Sampler at Jasper Fitness’ Grand Opening, part of the Core and Caboose class, part of the cardio class, and all of the Zumba sampler and the Yoga sampler.

Supper tonight- Barry and I went to Longhorn’s and I had a TINY, I mean TINY sirloin steak with Parmesan  shrimp with steamed fresh vegetables, a salad with Balsamic dressing, and YES, I ate about half of the bread brought to our table.

I’m going to HAVE to be better tomorrow!

BACON vs. WILLPOWER…an epic battle…

This morning, I won the battle, but it was close!  Had I not snatched up those two smoky, savory, delicious slices of leftover bacon and thrown them quickly to my dog, I would have been defeated!  Alas, a dog IS man’s (or woman’s) best friend!

Breakfast- one Thomas’ Whole-Wheat Bagel Thin with low-fat cream cheese and a big handful of delicious blueberries and a cup of coffee.  After I got to school, I drank a bottle of diet citrus green tea.

Morning snack- Quaker Oatmeal Squares and walnuts and a carton of skim milk

Lunch-  This was an unexpected treat!  Pork Tenderloin with mushrooms and rice pilaf  (thank you to my student who is on the Culinary Arts team at PHS) and a Fuji apple with a bottle of water

Afternoon snack- Quaker Oatmeal Squares and walnuts and a bottle of water

Didn’t get in any exercise this afternoon, but I enjoyed watching the track team play capture the flag!

Supper- Two brothers BBQ with slaw and stew.  Of course, I’ll have to taste the breakfast cookies I’m making for the gym tomorrow.

Ole!

Woke up this morning and for juuuuuuuust a moment, I thought it was Friday.  Imagine my disappointment when I figured out I was wrong.  Oh, well.

Breakfast- one whole-wheat Thomas’ Bagel-Thin with low-fat cream cheese and a handful of ripe, sweet, delicious blueberries and two cups coffee

Morning snack- a small sample of tenderloin and rice pilaf from one of my students who is on the Culinary team for the school.  Delicious!  (Thanks Thomas!)  I drank a bottle of water too.

Lunch- Chobani Strawberry Greek yogurt, a peanut butter FiberOne bar, a Gala apple, and a bottle of diet citrus green tea

Afternoon snack- Cheerios and walnuts and another bottle of water

I only ran a mile at track practice and then walked close to another one.  I had fun watching the distance runners doing their hill sprints too!

I had a taste for Mexican flavors tonight, so I made homemade tacos.

Supper- one fish taco with diced avocado, tomatoes, green onions, jalapenos, and a squeeze of lime juice and one beef and bean taco with all the toppings and a small side of Mexican rice.  I had a fruity diet Fuze drink, tropical fruit flavor and I’ll probably have at least one more glass of ice water before bed.  Looking forward to an exciting weekend.  It’s Super Saturday at the gym and we’ll be sampling ALL of our group fitness classes!   YAY!

See-saw! See-saw!

Darn scales keep going up and down and up and down…they’re confused.  They think they are actually a see-saw!  Oh well, since starting this blog, I’m down at least four pounds total anyway.

Breakfast- 1/4 cup Hodgson Mill Multi-Grain hot cereal, a banana, walnuts, and honey with a cup of coffee.

Morning snack- Quaker Oatmeal Squares and walnuts and a bottle of water

Lunch- Chobani Black Cherry Greek yogurt and an apple with a carton of skim milk

Afternoon snack- Quaker Oatmeal Squares and walnuts and another bottle of water

Taught Zumba at 4:15, then had to make a run to Canton to pick up a few things and didn’t have supper until after 7:30 again.  Had to drive all the way home from Canton smelling the Chic-fil-a sandwiches I got for Barry and Tyler, but I didn’t give in to temptation!

Supper- tossed green salad with diced avocado and a dozen little shrimp (and two bites of the chicken filet left in Barry’s sandwich!)  washed down with a cold glass of skim milk.

I might have to snack on something before bed tonight; I’m pretty hungry.  If I do, it will be a little peanut butter on four or five Ritz crackers.  At least I did better hydrating today!

Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate!

Today at track practice, I ran just one and 1/4 miles, then I did most of the circuit training with them at the end of their long runs and stretched with them too.  After that, I got in probably half an hour of Zumba and a good long yoga session.  I realize that I really, really need to hydrate more during the day when I’m going to have a cardio workout in the evening.  The problem is that when I drink too much water at school, I have to leave the room to potty too often!  I can really tell when I’m running though if I haven’t drunk enough during the day.  I’ll work on that!

Breakfast- 1/4 cup Hodgson Mill Multi-Grain hot cereal with a banana, walnuts, cinnamon, and honey with two cups coffee

Morning snack- Quaker Oatmeal Squares with walnuts

Lunch- Chobani Pineapple Greek yogurt with granola on top, an apple, and a bottle of water

Afternoon snack- Quaker Oatmeal Squares with walnuts

I was at the gym after track practice from 5:30 until almost 7:30.  That means I had a late supper again.

Supper- a big bowl of my son’s homemade venison chili and a cold glass of skim milk.

Teaching my first full Zumba class at the new facility tomorrow afternoon.  Gotta get my playlist together now!

Going in the right direction, however slowly.

Well, this morning, the weight was down a pound from last Monday.  Hope it continues to go in the appropriate direction.

Breakfast- 1/4 cup Hodgson Mill Multi-Grain Hot Cereal with a banana, walnuts, and a squirt of honey with two cups of coffee

Morning snack- Quaker Oatmeal Squares and walnuts

Lunch- Apple Cinnamon flavor Chobani Greek yogurt, granola, and a fresh, juicy, crispy Gala apple with a bottle of water

Afternoon snack- more Quaker Oatmeal Squares and walnuts

After track practice, where I didn’t run today, I went to the gym and practiced for Super Saturday’s sampler classes.  Did five pump tracks then four Core and Caboose tracks. (Ouch!)

Supper- blackeye peas with ham and just a bite of cornbread with a glass of skim milk

Since I was SO bad on Saturday night, I had to be good on Sunday!

Hey, what are you thinking?  I’m talking about FOOD here!!!  I’m glad this was such a beautiful morning, especially since I didn’t get in bed until after 1:30 last night…uh…this morning.  Our singing lasted longer than expected at church.  And YES, I had dessert (a key lime cupcake and some sinful chocolate, caramel, whipped cream concoction) coffee and potato soup and pizza dip while I was there!  So, I tried to make up for that today.

Breakfast- a bowl of cheese grits and two cups coffee

NO snack this morning!

Lunch- a peanut butter and banana sandwich with a cup of skim milk

Got in 5.36 miles on the treadmill this afternoon, running four of those miles and walking the rest, then drank a whole liter of water.

NO snack this afternoon!  Well, I did have a cup of hot peppermint tea with about a teaspoon of honey, but I don’t count that as a snack since I didn’t actually chew it.

Supper- small salad with Ken’s light olive oil vinaigrette, a serving of green beans, and eleven little sauteed shrimp (There were an even dozen of them, but Tyler wanted one 🙂  I also had a glass of sweet tea.

I’m thinking I might be hungry before I make it to bed tonight, so I may have a couple of graham crackers and skim milk or a handful of cereal and walnuts later.

I’ve started keeping a chart of my weight, so I’ll see in the morning if this Monday’s weight is actually below last Monday’s weight.  I sure hope so!

Sushi for lunch? YES, please!

I got up this morning ready to go!

Breakfast (very early)- one biscuit with honey and two cups of coffee

Got in an hour of BodyPump then an hour of Pilates, then went down and up the stairs multiple times moving gym equipment from Main Street to Jasper Fitness.  Then we had to unload the equipment and get it in the new place.  That was a workout alone!

Lunch (not until about 2:30)- one cup of Miso soup and a plate of delicious sushi and some hot tea at Ably Asian!  I only ate about half of the fried wontons with my soup.  I considered asking the waitress not to even leave them on the table because I know they are just fried dough, but I was so HUNGRY!  The sushi lunch special A was exactly what I was craving.

Late afternoon snack- five Ritz crackers with Sabra roasted red pepper hummus

I have not had supper yet, since I plan to eat at church tonight.  We are having a singing and we’re providing refreshments downstairs.  Here is my plan though:  a bowl of homemade soup, some fresh veggies and dip, and I KNOW I will have to try a small helping of at least one dessert.  (These ARE old-fashioned southern church ladies cooking, you know!  I already licked the beaters after I made the cooked fudge icing to go on my chocolate buttermilk cake!)  I’ll let you know tomorrow how that plan worked.

TGIF!

I like Fridays.  I take it easy on the exercise on Fridays because I’ve usually hit it pretty hard the rest of the week and I know I get a good workout on Saturday mornings.  Today was no exception.  I just walked a little at track practice and did a few lunges and some squat-walking with the runners.  Then Barry and I went to Dos Margaritas in town and had dinner.  Friday night dinner I’m not as smart about my eating as I try to be the rest of the week.

Breakfast- a whole-wheat bagel thin with peanut butter, a squirt of honey, a banana, and two cups of coffee

Morning snack- a mozzarella string cheese snack

Lunch- Chobani Raspberry Greek yogurt, Peanut Butter FiberOne bar, an apple, and a carton of skim milk

Afternoon snack-Cheerios and walnuts

Supper- Chips with salsa and cheese dip and three fish tacos with two TALL glasses of ice-water

Tomorrow morning, because of the big supper and the lack of a thorough cardio workout today, I know the scales will be up slightly.  However, my body will be rested and my plantar fasciitis won’t be yelling at me for running too much.

Fun day!

Fun with teenagers…that’s how I would describe my day today.  I enjoyed a little cross-curricular activity teaching Zumba during my planning period to the dance class and the girls’ weight-training class.  I sweated so much, it looked like someone poured a bucket of water over my head!  Then after school, we moved track practice inside because of the inclement weather.  I ran a mile and then led the group in some core exercises and good yoga stretches.  Well, I think they are good stretches, and judging from the number of grunts and groans I heard this afternoon, maybe they agree!  That bunch always makes me smile!

Breakfast today- 1/4 cup Hodgson Mill Multi-Grain hot cereal with a banana, walnuts, and a squirt of honey plus a cup of coffee

Morning snack- Cheerios and walnuts

Lunch- Chobani Greek yogurt, peach flavor, a peanut butter Fiber-One bar, an apple and a bunch of water

Afternoon snack-Cheerios and walnuts

Supper- Taco salad with lean ground sirloin, black beans, diced avocado, green onions, extra-sharp cheddar, a dab of sour cream, and a TON of salsa!  Has anyone else noticed lately that the Pace Picante sauce, medium, is considerably hotter than it used to be?