Diet Splendor

stress is bad

2009-10-21T14:23:00.002-04:00

so, up until last Friday, I was doing pretty good with working out 4 or 5 times a week. But so far this week, I have not worked out. We had a majorly bad family situation to deal with, and we have no idea how bad it will be or when it will be over, so I am still pretty stressed. I am going to go walk with my mom today though.

Eating has been not great either, but I haven't gone crazy.

I should probably face facts and weigh myself. I can't remember the last time I did.

at least workouts are consistent

2009-10-09T16:44:00.003-04:00

I finished day 5 this week of working out at least 40 minutes a day. M-W-F I did 40-45 at the gym with my brother, and T-R I walked almost 4 miles with my mom. We've cut it a little shorter than we used to because of the heat, but hopefully we can pick it up soon, if it ever gets back under 90.

Yesterday I made the mistake of weighing and saw a 1lb gain which really pissed me off. I know I had chocolate chips and some unnecessary stuff and I didn't expect much of a loss, but with all the workouts, I definitely think it was unfair to see a gain. So, needless to say, I ate too much last night again. Ugh. So sick of this cycle. I really can't seem to learn to stay away from the scale and just do my best no matter what it says. So far, today has been fine, but we're going out to a chinese buffet tonight, so I will have to make sure to stop eating before I'm full. Luckily, I'm not even that crazy about Chinese.. but they do have ice cream and coconut macaroons I like a little too much.

Hopefully I can get in another workout tomorrow morning, but I'm not sure I'm going to be motivated. The past 2 days, I've just felt really drained and my legs are pretty tired. But I pushed through it. So I'm hoping to push through it tomorrow too. Maybe I will try to swim laps for a change.

Well, off to start the weekend! GO GATORS!!!

no more chocolate chips

2009-10-07T12:58:00.003-04:00

but only because I finished off the last of the bag last night after dinner.

well, today's a new day and I'm determined to do well. No bad snackies or desserts today. Will get in a strong workout. Will keep it up for the rest of the week. Yup, that's what I gotta do.

Biggest challenge will be NOT making cookie dough just because I like to bring cookies to gator game watching parties. My friend usually brings brownies anyway (which is better for me since I can much more easily resist a second brownie than a cookie), so cookies are not necessary.. and especially all the cookie dough leftover that taunts me in the freezer until I eat it all. So, I'm trying very hard not to make any sweets for the weekend, even though we're going to 2 parties. In fact, I'm going to bring gum to these parties to help prevent me from mindless snacking. And I will work out on Saturday too!

here's to staying strong...

Still really tired

2009-10-06T22:10:00.002-04:00

and struggling a bit. I ate too much last night. Seconds at dinner and then followed up with 2 cookies cuz I felt crummy. ugh.

Today wasn't much better. I didn't do as bad at dinner, but I had another bigger than needed lunch and I snacked on some chocolate chips after my walk. I am fighting back the urge to make something sweet, even though I just tried to settle that with some shaved ice and sugar free syrup. It didn't really help.

I hate when I get all moody like this and just don't want to care about eating too much. I always always want to sabotage myself whenever I have one bad meal or something, what the heck. And the feelings last more than just the rest of the day most of the time. It's just so much harder to stay on track when I'm still so much farther back than the progress I HAD made, so losing is not as exciting because I'm only a pound or so closer to where I was just a few months ago instead of making new progress.

Anyway, I think writing in here helps a little, at least I'm trying to hold myself accountable. I'm not giving up. This too shall pass.

yawn

2009-10-05T18:28:00.004-04:00

so, it's officially been 2 weeks since my latest restarting attempt. I decided to weigh again, just to have a better record of progress. Of course, 2 mondays ago when I got on the scale, I was really annoyed, and I didn't actually record what I saw, but it was definitely 171.something. Today was 169 even, so I've lost at least 2 lbs, maybe a little more. I just want to keep it up now (and never see 170 again). I really miss the 150s, but hopefully I will be there by the end of the year at the very least.

I worked out 45 minutes today and was able to jog 10 minutes without stopping, which is more than I've attempted in many months. It wasn't even that hard, and I wasn't listening to music. Somehow not having the music seemed to help, which is weird.

I had a bit of a large lunch today since I was finishing up last night's dinner, but I didn't have any snacks and breakfast was fine, so I think I'm ok.

I am really tired at the moment though.

Weekend's coming to an end

2009-10-04T19:36:00.003-04:00

and I feel like I did pretty good, considering I hardly ate at home all weekend. Friday night we ate at home, and it was a pretty low calorie meal. I even managed to do some sets with my weights after dinner (and did 45 minutes total cardio on the treadmill and bike).

I weighed again on Saturday (ugh, just can't stay away) and was a little bit less than Thursday, yay. And I woke up early and got in a 35 minute workout. I had a serving of canned peaches before heading off to the bridal shower. The bridal shower had only salad (3 kinds) so there wasn't much temptation. I had some salad, one slice of bread, and a cupcake. I was still pretty hungry after that, but I resisted a snack at the mall (my friend had a pretzel). Then we went out to eat at a nice restaurant with friends, and I passed up appetizers, they didn't give us a bread basket (although I was really sad abou that), so all I had was my entree.. which I did eat all of, but it was not a huge portion, and was not too unhealthy (meditteranean chicken, grilled veggies, and mashed potatoes). The only cheat part of the day was after going bowling, we did have mcdonalds caramel sundaes. But I don't feel bad about that and it was SO good.

Today I am sore from the weights and bowling, lol. My right arm and leg hurt when I do certain movements, but hopefully I'll still be able to do a good workout tomorrow. We had french bread pizza for lunch and then went to eat again tonight, but instead of eating until full, I took half my meal home, so I'll call it a success. I don't expect to have lost anything over the weekend, but I am ok with losing 1lb during the week and maintaining over the weekend. I'm really hoping to keep up that trend.

I tried on some of my dresses on Saturday and was really sad at how badly some of them fit (or rather, don't fit). It's definitely a wakeup call. I can't believe how much of a difference 15 lbs makes on me, and I can't wait to get rid of it. I have to keep thinking of that as my motivation.

for once, being gone doesn't mean off the wagon

2009-10-01T23:37:00.002-04:00

Yup, I'm still working at this getting healthier thing. It's slowly getting better. Honestly, I did weigh last Saturday (which is still amazing for me to go 5 days without weighing when I'm trying to lose weight), and I was very annoyed that I weighed exactly the same as I did the Monday before. And needless to say, my eating over the weekend was ridiculous, and I didn't even get in a workout.. or any normal activity that might come close to counting as exercise. Lame.

But Monday I got in a good workout. I ate better than I did over the weekend. And I can say I did those 2 things all week so far. I weighed today and I was down one pound. That would normally be a disappointment for me, to lose only 1 pound in a week and a half. But I am ok with that. Sure, I'd love to lose more, but if I'm honest with myself, I know I am not doing well enough to deserve more than that.

And this really should be all about learning to live better for the rest of my life. I need to get back to being almost addicted to exercise. Ok, I've never been addicted, but I miss the days when I "had" to get in at least a 30 minute workout 5-6 times a week. It was so much easier when it was that habit, I made sure to do it, even if it was late at night. I am working towards that again, and I feel like another month or so I will be back to that place, if I keep up what I'm doing.

I'm also really hoping to complete the Thanksgiving 10k race that I did 2 years ago. I do need to work up to that again, but I really want to do it, even if I have to walk most of it. Hopefully, I can at least get back to jogging some soon, and then in November, up my mileage.

The eating, however, is always my biggest downfall. I wish so much that I didn't think about food when I'm depressed or bored or celebrating or whatever excuse I have at the moment.

TGIF.. I guess

2009-09-25T18:33:00.002-04:00

Well I am really glad it's Friday just because I am ready to have a break.. BUT, Friday means a weekend of temptation is coming of course.

Honestly, the last 2 days I was losing motivation big time. It didn't help that dinner consisted of 2 of my favorite, not-so-healthy meals: tacos and lasagna. So I definitely ate too much at both of those meals. Yesterday my mom couldn't walk with me, and I couldn't get myself to do more than 10 minutes of exercise. Pathetic!! And I followed the measley 10 minutes up with a white chocolate and bailey's drink! BAD! What's wrong with me? Ugh.

So, today I continued in my slump and ate a way big lunch of more lasagna. I felt like a total pig. I tried to see if mom could walk today instead, but her car troubles kept her from it, and it looked like it was going to storm anyway, so I stayed home. But I did get in a good 50 minute sweaty workout in my office, so I feel like I made up for yesterday in terms of exercise. I certainly didn't make up for all the eating though. Tonight I'm hoping to just make a salad instead of a big dinner, since I didn't have an actual dinner planned anyway. Husband will be annoyed, but he can deal on his own. I want a slightly fresh start for the weekend.

Tomorrow night is gator football and we're just going to a friend's house (which probably means ordering pizza), then we are going to a restaurant that looks really yummy with a bunch of friends to watch the bucs on Sunday. So that will be a challenge. But that should be the only times we're going out at least, and I'm hoping to get in a good outside walk/jog tomorrow afternoon. Then I am going to try to make a super healthy and interesting meal plan for next week. I have hope that I am going to get used to this again, and if I can just make each week a little better than the week before, eventually I will start getting rid of this weight and at least feeling better. I'm tired of being depressed with myself.

checking in

2009-09-23T18:18:00.002-04:00

I feel kind of free since I am not checking the scale or obsessing over my food right now. I don't know if it's actually doing me any good, but for now, I am happy with things. I did get my exercise all 3 days this week so far, at least 30 minutes per day, so that goal is going well. And I've upped my fruits and veggies intake considerably from what it had slacked down to over the last 6 weeks. I am not cutting out sweets or snacks completely, but I'm managing them. So, I'll call it progress! Now to keep it up... and hopefully lose at least 20 pounds in the process. ;-)

One day done

2009-09-22T12:23:00.002-04:00

So far so good. Well, not great, but I accomplished what I wanted, which was to make better eating choices (not great ones) and work out. I only did 30 minutes, but it's a start. And, I didn't even weigh myself today. I feel good right now.. I just have to keep holding on to that and not worry too much!

No more denial

2009-09-21T11:47:00.003-04:00

I weighed myself this morning, expecting the worst, and pretty much got it. But at least I have another starting point. It's the highest I've been since sometime in 2007 when I was on the way down to losing 67 pounds. I can't let the rest pack back on, it's time to at least end the gaining, even if losing it is extemely slow. This is ridiculous.

I'm going to try to stay away from the scale though, and not get all obsessed. I always say that, and it never works. I get obsessed for a couple of weeks, then I break and gain it back plus a few more, and the cycle starts over again. Ugh. I really really need a consistent workout schedule. I think that is the key to keeping remotely on track for me. If I'm working out almost every day, I don't eat as much junk, it just happens that way. I still eat some crap of course, but not enough to gain. So... I am working out today. And trying to eat better... and NOT weighing again for a while. I'm going by my clothes, most of which do not fit that great (I had to buy a new pair of shorts this weekend because I had one pair left that fit - hopefully these new ones will be loose soon).

I'm also on the hunt for some interesting, yet healthier meal ideas because I get sooo bored with the same thing all the time, and most of our "regular" options are not exactly healthy, especially when we like them so much we go back for more.

2009-09-15T13:32:00.002-04:00

needless to say, you haven't heard from me, which means I have self-destructed again. And I'm not even really ready to quit doing that. Where the heck is the motivation? It just escapes me. I'm trying to go through the hundreds of posts backlogged in google reader to get motivated again, but it's just hard. Maybe I'll try really hard for a clean restart Monday. I always have to pick Monday, but especially this week because we went out to dinner last night, are going to a big tasting event tonight, and have a bachelorette/bachelor party weekend coming up. So, Monday.. I WILL work out, and eat BETTER (although I'm sure it won't be perfect). And we'll see...

definitely a failed weekend

2009-08-10T13:37:00.003-04:00

I take full responsibility for my bad bad eating habits this weekend. But I'm not weighing myself to face the consequences for now.

My downfall came when a friend invited us over for a little cookout on Saturday. So Friday night, I decided I should make some homemade chocolate chip cookies. I was tired of the toll house recipe, so I looked around and found a new one to try. Alton Brown's "The Chewy". I happened to have bread flour I wanted to use up anyway, so it was worth a shot. OMG. Those cookies are amazing. I luckily got rid of a lot of them at the cookout (people were still looking for more after they were gone), but I probably ate 8 or 9 of them over the weekend. Bad bad bad. Oh well. Other than the cookies, too many cashews on Friday, and dinner out on Saturday night, I didn't do SO bad. But that's not much of a comfort.

I did get a good workout at pool volleyball, I can't believe how sore my arms/hands were from that. And yesterday we walked a bit around a park, although it was slow walking. We saw a baby gator while on the boardwalk, so cute.

My cold is unfortunately STILL hanging in there. Not nearly as bad, but I am still coughing and having to blow my nose quite a bit.

I am trying to get back on track with eating, at least, and hopefully will pull off at least a small workout today. But I don't really want to weigh myself for a while. I don't need the disappointment.

sickness leads to failure

2009-08-07T13:51:00.003-04:00

I am still feeling like crap. yesterday I ate like crap, too. I was just moody all day and I snacked on a ton of cashews and ate too much ice cream. And I just finished the banana bread almost all by myself in like 4 days. Crazy. Oh well. Needless to say, I did not weight today. I am trying to get over this bad mood and eating habit backslide, but I doubt I'm going to really be back on track until this cold is over.

Last night was awful. I kept waking up with a super dry throat and having coughing fits. I finally got up to get a little cough syrup and fell asleep with a cough drop. There was actually still some of that cough drop in my mouth 3 hours later when I woke up again. That really shocked me. I am really tired of the coughing fits.

I hope I get better quick, because I'm supposed to be having a cookout with a few friends tomorrow afternoon, and I really don't want to get anyone sick.

Hopefully on Monday I'll get to report that I'm fully well and back to my workout and healthy eating schedule...

rainy days

2009-08-05T12:40:00.002-04:00

well, I weighed the same today as last Wednesday, exactly, so at least I haven't done much damage. I did a 4 mile walk yesterday, but today I feel much worse, so I am not sure I should be doing any exercise right now. It probably doesn't make a difference either way, but man, I am tired of being sick. ugh.

yesterday I made a banana nut bread since I had some bananas that were overripe. I made it a little healthier with lite butter and ff yogurt replacing the full fat and some sugar free syrup in place of a bit of the sugar, but I always eat too much when I have bread or muffins sitting around. I like it too much. I think I had 3 slices yesterday, and it was all snacks, not in place of a meal. Today I had a slice with fruit for breakfast, so I'm hoping I won't want to snack much on more of it.

I hate that I am still eating too much, when I am too sick to even taste things very well. but I still just eat, as if it makes me feel better. Husband is still not over the cold either and he's had it a week longer than me. I really hope mine is done soon. :(

cough cough

2009-08-04T11:07:00.003-04:00

still hanging in there. I am still weighing myself just so I can keep an eye on things, and since yesterday I've been at 163. This is annoying, but whatever. I am still watching my portions as well as I can without going nuts. I didn't work out yesterday, but I did go swimming for a while, so it was something. Today I'm going to try to walk with my mom, since we missed all of last week.

tired of colds

2009-08-03T13:10:00.003-04:00

So it's Monday, and I am sick again. Ugh. My husband has been sick since early last week, so it was only a matter of time, but it finally hit me late on Friday night and I am sooooo congested right now, it's crazy. Not to dwell into TMI too much, but man, I have had so much nasty yellow snot in my life. I keep getting rid of it, but it's just an endless supply.

So needless to say, my weight loss is not doing so great at the moment. The weekend was not a good one, and although I didn't stuff myself silly or anything, I did not eat very healthy. Most of Saturday we were at a friend's housewarming party, so that involved way too much snacking and sweets, and yesterday, we had ice cream AND pizza. Horrible. But I really felt like I needed it, and I don't feel guilty. I did work out on Saturday, at least.

So I'm hanging in there, and this week, I'm just aiming to get better, and not gain back any more weight. I will still try to get in some workouts, but I don't want to make myself worse, so I'm playing it by ear. Maybe I'm settling into being ok with taking this slow like I said I wanted to?

surprise! no scale today

2009-07-31T17:29:00.002-04:00

I decided to skip weighing, for selfish reasons. We made fajitas last night, and I did eat more than I wanted. Not tooo bad, but I just wasn't in the mood to weigh, especially after I just had a nice drop, so there's no way it could have been good. I did get in a decent at home workout yesterday though (mom was still in too much back pain to walk) and did some resistance training. I really need to work on upping that to twice a week.

Today has been ok, but haven't worked out yet because I just finished a stressful workday. I'm glad it's the weekend, even though that means more temptations. I haven't decided if I want to brave jogging outside. The weather looks pretty crummy. I definitely need to work out tonight though, and tomorrow before my friend's housewarming party, which I can hopefully avoid eating/drinking toooo much at.

For lunch I made a chicken mango quesadilla. It was really good for a change. I used to make these much more often, but it's been a while. Actually, I think I posted the basic recipe on here a long time ago, but I don't feel like looking for it.

I really hope I can stick with this really well so I can at least get back under 160. I really hate the 160s. Ugh.

happier day today

2009-07-30T11:04:00.003-04:00

Yay, the scale was much nicer to me today, 161.6, which means I pretty much made my goal, just one day late. I am really relieved (and this should teach me not to get all pouty if the scale randomly showed a high weight when I don't think I deserved it, but I'll never learn that lesson). Not sure why I was hanging on to those pounds and suddenly dropped 2.4 in 2 days, but weird things happen sometimes. I'm sure it was just water weight and glad it's gone. :)

Yesterday was another decent eating day, except for my pudding dessert, but I really don't feel guilty having that if I've done ok otherwise. Sometimes I just need a little chocolate to keep me going. I made a chilled soup for the first time to go with dinner, and it was pretty decent. Husband loved all the chilled soups we got on the Carnival cruise we went on last year, so I wanted to try it out. I made it out of saturn peaches because those were on sale. Next time I might make a cherry one while those are still decently priced.

I moped around not really wanting to work out for a long time yesterday and finally got myself outdoors where I would be forced to finish my workout. I went a little farther this time, but not any faster. Even though I had more water with me, I still ended up walking most of the second half. It's just ridiculously hot, and even though I went a little later (starting at 6pm instead of 5), it was pretty much the same. Still, I always feel so great after getting out there for a few miles. Somehow being completely hot and drenched with sweat makes me feel like I worked out harder, even though I probably would have been mostly dry if I'd done the same walk/jog on a treadmill in A/C. Anyways, I am so glad I went.

Today I'm going to try to get in some resistance training and hopefully walk with my mom if she's up for it and it's not raining.

just another wednesday

2009-07-29T10:42:00.003-04:00

Ok, so Wednesday was supposed to be my goal day, I weighed again. 162.6. At least it is less than last Wednesday instead of a gain like it would have been with yesterday's weight. Yuck. So I lost like 0.8 I think this week, and missed my goal by 1 pound. Oh well, I'll hope that means the next week will be a good one. I should be relieved, since I really haven't had a good workout since Friday. Monday I only did a measley 20 minutes on my stair stepper while reading a book, and yesterday I managed absolutely nothing because my mom cancelled our walk on me, and I thought I was going to help my brother move, but ended up not doing much of that either and then I was depressed and just wanted to keep reading my book instead. So, today I am going to get out there and moooove my butt, no matter what.

My eating has still been alright, but not fabulous. My lunch yesterday was less than light, I had some of the leftover chili my mom sent home with me, a couple crackers, and 1/2 a bun with light butter and some cheese. Then I had a pretty light dinner of 2 chicken tenderloins (tequila lime marinated and grilled on my indoor grill), a small serving of mashed potatoes made with ff milk and a little light butter, and some asparagus. I made up for it by having some sf ff chocolate pudding with some chocolate chips and a little peanut butter, and later a serving of frozen grapes. At least I didn't go crazy with the snacks like I felt like doing when I was thinking about that scale number.

I'm still very much hoping to break out of the 160s as soon as possible, so I'm going to try really hard to do that over the next however many days.

Ticked Off

2009-07-28T11:05:00.002-04:00

Alright, I am just ticked off now. 164. WTF? I felt like I did so well yesterday, and here I am gaining even more. This does not make any sense at all, and really really annoys me. I've never had problems losing at least a pound a week for 6+ weeks before hitting plateaus.

I'm trying hard not to let it get me down because that will only make me eat junk I shouldn't eat, but it's hard not to whine about it this week, when I didn't even have a single meal out and felt so good about my eating. :(

here's to hoping the rest of the week will be better.

restaurant free weekend

2009-07-27T11:36:00.002-04:00

Well, I got through another weekend. This time, no eating out at all! We did sort of make up for that with an unhealthy meal last night though - popcorn chicken, cheese fries, and some mixed veggies so it wasn't a total loss. LOL. I tried to eat a reasonable serving and didn't get seconds or anything, but my downfall was the muffins I made just before dinner. I made lime mini muffins, but made 4 variations, so of course, by the end of the night I had eaten 4 mini muffins (which is basically 2 regular muffins). It could have been worse, but I definitely didn't need those muffins, especially with a dinner like we had. I didn't feel that bad though, since I was really good the rest of the weekend. I didn't have a single snack or dessert that I thought I shouldn't have had (until last night).

Unfortunately, I did not work out at all the whole weekend, but I really think my legs needed the rest. They are STILL a little bit sore from Friday's jog. Anyway, I will get back into it today, although it is raining, so I may just do an inside workout.

I have been watching the scale, and sadly it has been bouncing around at 163.something ever since Wednesday. I do not think I'm going to come close to making 161.5 in 2 days like I was hoping. At this point, I just want to see anything that starts with less than 163. This is annoying because I feel like I definitely ate under my calories overall and should have lost at least a little. I'm staying strong though, and maybe I'll hit one of those mysterious sudden 2lb drops soon.

workout? check

2009-07-24T17:52:00.003-04:00

ok, 2 posts in a day is really feeling obsessive, but I just had to say I feel soo good (and hot and exhausted) right now, and like I really earned the mexican I will eat in about an hour and a half. I just went out to my old jogging path which is actually the closest one to me, but I haven't been since I usually walk with my mom at a path between the 2 of us.

Anyway, I love this path because it doesn't cross any streets, it's extra wide, and it runs along Tampa Bay. The bad part of being on the water though is that there are no trees = no shade (since no one wants to block their view of the water). But, I got out there and did it, and although I didn't go as far or as fast as I used to, I am really happy I went. I probably did slightly over 3 miles and I think it was about 43 minutes, but the second half I had to do more walking than I wanted because I had run out of water and the stupid fountain I was planning on stopping at was out of order. Figures, the one time I skip carrying my bag with 2nd water bottle. So I slowed down to avoid passing out in the 91 degree weather in direct sun. But I really sweated it out and it was nice to pick up the pace from my usual walk. So I'm ready to start the weekend! :)

TGIF? ermm, not so much

2009-07-24T13:29:00.005-04:00

Fridays always make me nervous when I'm trying to lose weight. Weekends are so much harder to get through while making healthy choices for me, mostly because they always involve other people and usually being around food with those people. I'm not even sure what to expect this weekend, so that kind of makes it worse.

Tonight, we've decided to make mexican again because our "planned" meals for the week have run out and we've also had so many veggies this week, I think husband just wanted a "normal" meal. So I consented, with the hopes that I can stop with just one trip to put food on my plate. That's my goal anyway. We'll see if I can pull it off. I'm trying to think of it as a good thing to have Mexican more often instead of less, because maybe if I have it more often, I'll want less of it at a time.. maybe?

I'm also preparing as usual, by keeping a close eye on my eating until then, and am going to try a longer workout or maybe even some jogging. I probably should actually go to the gym for the first time in months and have a good go at the elliptical, but I really don't like going since they added blinds that are always closed, so I can't tell if anyone is in there. Since the gym is so tiny, I'd much rather be there alone (or with someone I know). oh well. I like being out in the sun anyway, even if it is over 90 every day.

So far so good, but I am feeling pretty hungry already and still an hour till our normal lunch time (we are on a weird schedule that's later than most people). I had about 200 calories for breakfast (a 150 cal eggo swirl thing and some cherries) and had 1/2 a grapefruit to keep me happy until lunch, but it apparently didn't work too well, since that was only about 45 minutes ago and I am hungry already. blah.

Scale said 163 even today, so I'll take the slight improvement from Wednesday. Setting an ambitious mini goal of 161.5 for Wednesday, mostly because I am hoping to hit the 10 lb mark for the month, and that's what I'd need to be on track. But if I don't make it, I am not going to do anything stupid.

I'm excited to plan some new recipes for next week though. Should be fun. :)

Staying strong

2009-07-23T18:35:00.002-04:00

I'm hanging in there well so far, but the weekend is looming, and I'm hoping I can pull off another guilt free one. I weighed again today and it was about the same as yesterday, maybe a little less.

Yesterday was good again, eating wise (cereal with blueberries, salad, unbreaded caribbean fish sandwich with pineapple, some turnip fries and homemade low fat coleslaw, and 1/2 lite and fit yogurt with cherries and coconut), and I did another 35 minute workout at home, including some resistance training which I am feeling today. Today has been just as good (egg sandwich thin, fresh veggies and hummus, and mango, pineapple, coconut and grapes w 1/2 yogurt so far), and I did my 4 mile walk with my mom for our second time this week. I hope we can keep it a Tuesday/Thursday tradition. I really like that I've kept up a large intake of fresh fruit and veggies. Not sure what I'm making for dinner tonight, but I've got plenty more veggies to put in it, whatever it will be. Maybe just some pesto pasta with squash, zucchini, carrots, and peppers, and a salad.

Limes are super cheap at Publix this week (8 for $1), so I'm trying to think of things to make with that next week. I'm thinking some tequila lime chicken, and maybe some lime muffins, although I love muffins, so I'll have to be careful with that and freeze a lot of them. I can't think of anything else really to make with limes though, will have to look up some more recipes, I think it would be fun to use a lot though. And I bought a jicama at the cheap produce place we stop at during our walk today, so I'll have to come up with something creative to do with that, hmmm. :)