I can't believe it's my birthday, already! My TOM is making it really hard to stay OP this week. I have tracked EVERYTHING...and with my full belly right now, I am about 25 P+ in the red for the week. I'm still counting myself as OP for this cycle, because I am tracking. I need to be more stringent next cycle around. I need to work on staying out of the red again - I don't expect to lose this week at all....
And yes, I KNOW I have been saying that for weeks, but my mid-week peek yesterday showed me as UP, and I usually have 3 runs in before WI...I'll only have two, unless I can get one today, and one tomorrow, which is unlikely.
I've also had a BUTTLOAD of sodium this week.
Oh, and cake tonight. P+ friendly-ish (made with diet sprite), but still, was already 11 points in the red when the day began - and I definitely ate too much garlic bread - I was in control with everything else!
At least I hit ALMOST all of my GHG's today - the only one I was missing is ONE healthy oil, which isn't bad, considering that Dad made dinner (since my request for my birthday was to stay low-key, NOT eat out, and NOT wash dishes).
Honestly, I know I have done MUCH worse damage on my birthday. I am planning to get on the home treadmill @ about 9:30, and at LEAST get in 2 miles, even if I have to walk them. It's less APs, but every little bit matters. Right now, I am drinking as MUCH water as possible.
Going for a massage tomorrow AM thanks to BFF & her sis, I took a personal day. I am SO looking forward to it. I deserve it! I'm hoping I can still get in a run in the evening, and it will not make me lethargic....
Hope everyone's having a good week! Mine's been fantastic!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
I survived the wedding!!!
So, I drank conservatively, ate conservatively, and danced my ass off! It was a gorgeous wedding and I had a FABULOUS time! Unfortunately, though I was staying at the castle, I did not bring flip flops - but I did have my converse sneakers to dance in when the heels got old - which were a HIT with the other guests when I put them on, and now I think I am going to be wearing blue Chuck Taylors under my wedding dress one day, should I ever get married!
The night ended with me drinking beers in the bathtub...and using, about 50 P+ for the day, leaving me with 10 WPA to get me to Saturday.
But I tracked, and I drank water, and I barely even ate dessert!
The biggest success is that today - I just got right back on track like nothing happened - starting with a BIG plate of fruit at the castle breakfast!
Also, this week, my new "recipe" is gonna be this on Thursday for my birthday cake:
http://www.omnomicon.com/rainbowcake
But, I'm just going to make it the "diet soda" ww way, without pudding. White cake, vanilla icing...delicious!
Anyway, 13 days OP.....
The night ended with me drinking beers in the bathtub...and using, about 50 P+ for the day, leaving me with 10 WPA to get me to Saturday.
But I tracked, and I drank water, and I barely even ate dessert!
The biggest success is that today - I just got right back on track like nothing happened - starting with a BIG plate of fruit at the castle breakfast!
Also, this week, my new "recipe" is gonna be this on Thursday for my birthday cake:
http://www.omnomicon.com/rainbowcake
But, I'm just going to make it the "diet soda" ww way, without pudding. White cake, vanilla icing...delicious!
Anyway, 13 days OP.....
Saturday, January 15, 2011
11th Day OP/WI Results/Wedding Guest
If you follow me on the boards, you know I peeked at my results last night on my Wii, and it was showing that I was up 4.2 lbs! I always WI Saturday AMs, so, I drank TONS of water, and took an Excedrin Menstrual (PMS has been a b*tch to me this week! Migraines Galore!)....and literally floated myself to sleep! I even got up at 7 to pee for the first time, which is unusual for me...
Anyhow, I was down another .4! I'm so psyched for anything. I'm equally psyched that I have lost EVERY SINGLE WI since P+ began! Who knew! I attribute my weight loss this week to the fact that I have been active 6/7 days, despite feeling lousy! I still have to run 2.4 miles today to make my 12 mile goal for the week. If I'm feeling good, I will go ahead and make it a full three miles, but I won't know until I am IN it.
My WI tradition is:
-no breakfast before WI
-bring water
-stop off from a Medium NF Latte w splenda
-bring fruit
When I arrive home from WI/errands, I eat my FAVORITE weekend meal (which served as lunch today):
9 P+
egg sandwich:
1 Seven-Grain Deli Flat (7-grain is the ONLY one that is 2 P+, all others are 3)
3 egg whites, cooked in
1 tsp canola oil
1 slice American Cheese (full fat, .5oz)
and
3 Banquet Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links
1 clementine
with a sprinkle of Sea Salt over my egg sandwich
bottle of water...yummm
I'm debating on what dinner will be tonight, there will be a snack in between there somewhere, but I have a wedding tomorrow, and other than the sausage, I want to keep the rest of my day SUPER low sodium, as to not be bloated in my dress.
ALSO, I am hanging out with P (from OKcupid) again later tonight...I'm kinda hoping he doesn't want to eat things, and that we can come up with something else fun to do, bc I am trying to keep the sodium down...I think he *may* be interested in me, and I'm a bit interested in him. He texted me yesterday to tell me:
"If you end up with no plans on your last weekend of being 27, I'll hang out after work one day"
I think that
a) It's sweet that he remembered my birth date, we've been talking since November, but I only mentioned my birthday once or twice.
b) We already have plans Monday, can he stomach my quirkiness for TWO days
c) If he's interested, he should just kiss me. Cause I'd let him
Going to a BIG wedding at a castle tomorrow, and going to do my BEST to stay OP.
Planning for:
1)Super-filling, protein-y breakfast and lunch
2)Eating as many fruits/veggies I can find at cocktail hour
3) Alternating alcoholic drinks/water (though it will prolly be 2/1 rather than 1/1...I like my booze!)
4) Dancing my booty off!
5) Possible Wii Yoga before I go, just to get focused and relaxed
6) Eating HALF of my entree - the protein and veggies portion
7) No rolls!
Honestly, if it WASN'T my birthday Thursday, I wouldn't be so concerned about all of this. I would just drink what I wanted, not eat much, and call it a was of my AP/49 WPA...BUT
If I want to eat out on my birthday, I hope to have a few P+ for "play" room. Thank goodness I'm not celebrating my birthday with friends till the following weekend - Saturday night, right after my WI. THAT will definitely be called a WASH of my AP/WPA...lol
Anyhow, I was down another .4! I'm so psyched for anything. I'm equally psyched that I have lost EVERY SINGLE WI since P+ began! Who knew! I attribute my weight loss this week to the fact that I have been active 6/7 days, despite feeling lousy! I still have to run 2.4 miles today to make my 12 mile goal for the week. If I'm feeling good, I will go ahead and make it a full three miles, but I won't know until I am IN it.
My WI tradition is:
-no breakfast before WI
-bring water
-stop off from a Medium NF Latte w splenda
-bring fruit
When I arrive home from WI/errands, I eat my FAVORITE weekend meal (which served as lunch today):
9 P+
egg sandwich:
1 Seven-Grain Deli Flat (7-grain is the ONLY one that is 2 P+, all others are 3)
3 egg whites, cooked in
1 tsp canola oil
1 slice American Cheese (full fat, .5oz)
and
3 Banquet Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links
1 clementine
with a sprinkle of Sea Salt over my egg sandwich
bottle of water...yummm
I'm debating on what dinner will be tonight, there will be a snack in between there somewhere, but I have a wedding tomorrow, and other than the sausage, I want to keep the rest of my day SUPER low sodium, as to not be bloated in my dress.
ALSO, I am hanging out with P (from OKcupid) again later tonight...I'm kinda hoping he doesn't want to eat things, and that we can come up with something else fun to do, bc I am trying to keep the sodium down...I think he *may* be interested in me, and I'm a bit interested in him. He texted me yesterday to tell me:
"If you end up with no plans on your last weekend of being 27, I'll hang out after work one day"
I think that
a) It's sweet that he remembered my birth date, we've been talking since November, but I only mentioned my birthday once or twice.
b) We already have plans Monday, can he stomach my quirkiness for TWO days
c) If he's interested, he should just kiss me. Cause I'd let him
Going to a BIG wedding at a castle tomorrow, and going to do my BEST to stay OP.
Planning for:
1)Super-filling, protein-y breakfast and lunch
2)Eating as many fruits/veggies I can find at cocktail hour
3) Alternating alcoholic drinks/water (though it will prolly be 2/1 rather than 1/1...I like my booze!)
4) Dancing my booty off!
5) Possible Wii Yoga before I go, just to get focused and relaxed
6) Eating HALF of my entree - the protein and veggies portion
7) No rolls!
Honestly, if it WASN'T my birthday Thursday, I wouldn't be so concerned about all of this. I would just drink what I wanted, not eat much, and call it a was of my AP/49 WPA...BUT
If I want to eat out on my birthday, I hope to have a few P+ for "play" room. Thank goodness I'm not celebrating my birthday with friends till the following weekend - Saturday night, right after my WI. THAT will definitely be called a WASH of my AP/WPA...lol
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Day 7 OP
So, I ended up going into the red last night...swapped some AP's, so I'm 7 in the red. If I can keep my eating/activity together (2 more runs before WI, 1 day of cross training aka "XT")I will be able to break even. The problem this week has been PMS - lots of cravings for salty, nasty food. I've tracked everything, and I'm moving forward. Didn't want to HAVE to swap APs this week, but I will now. I'm being forgiving of myself on program and moving forward. (The 7 points in the red yesterday were in Cheez-its, in case you wondered).
I originally said I would NOT continue to call myself "OP" for the week if I went into the red, but I've been working SO hard and tracking everything - I need to remember that I am not perfect. That said, with PMS/TOM coming this weekend, I expect my first gain on P+. Hopefully, if I keep flushing myself with water, I will NOT be bloated for the wedding I am attending on Sunday...
I "peeked" today bc I have a snow day and am home, and am UP about a pound, but I *did* have frozen pizza for dinner last night -> SODIUM!
Tomorrow, I will post today's menu, as I want to make sure I stay as OP as possible with it. I'm dying to bake cookies cause the PMS monster wants sweet, but I'm going to try to stay with fruit, as it would be a better usage of my P+. I think *maybe* tonight though, I may have to have 1/3 c of vanilla ice cream with a banana, to satisfy the MONSTER.
I originally said I would NOT continue to call myself "OP" for the week if I went into the red, but I've been working SO hard and tracking everything - I need to remember that I am not perfect. That said, with PMS/TOM coming this weekend, I expect my first gain on P+. Hopefully, if I keep flushing myself with water, I will NOT be bloated for the wedding I am attending on Sunday...
I "peeked" today bc I have a snow day and am home, and am UP about a pound, but I *did* have frozen pizza for dinner last night -> SODIUM!
Tomorrow, I will post today's menu, as I want to make sure I stay as OP as possible with it. I'm dying to bake cookies cause the PMS monster wants sweet, but I'm going to try to stay with fruit, as it would be a better usage of my P+. I think *maybe* tonight though, I may have to have 1/3 c of vanilla ice cream with a banana, to satisfy the MONSTER.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Tuesday's Menu (While tomorrow's breakfast cooks)
I should mention that since P+, I have pretty much been the QUEEN of planning...
So here goes..
AM: (8)
(2) Coffee w 2tbs creamer (ALWAYS flavored. always)
egg white sandwich
(2) One 7-Grain Deli Flat
(1) 3 egg whites cooked in
(1) tsp EVOO spray
(2) 1 slice of REAL American cheese
(0) Sprinkle of sea salt
(0) Clementine
Lunch: (10)
(5) 1 serving of leftover chili (Monday's)
(1) 2 tbs RF shredded cheddar
(3) 2 pieces Hershey's Minis
(0) apple
PM Snack: (0) on the way to dentist...
(0) 1 c raw carrots
Dinner: (11)
(1) 2 tbs garlic lover's hummus with
(1) 1 tsp evoo mixed in and
(0) 1 c celery for dipping
(8) 1/3 of Freschetta Thin Crust Spinach Pizza w
(1) 1 tsp evoo for dipping crust
I have 1 point left here for "play" room, and I generally eat at LEAST all of my DPT a day, so I am sure I will find somewhere to "spend" it...though it may just be a decaf coffee w HH & Splenda @ night...I'll have Wed menu on Wed!
So here goes..
AM: (8)
(2) Coffee w 2tbs creamer (ALWAYS flavored. always)
egg white sandwich
(2) One 7-Grain Deli Flat
(1) 3 egg whites cooked in
(1) tsp EVOO spray
(2) 1 slice of REAL American cheese
(0) Sprinkle of sea salt
(0) Clementine
Lunch: (10)
(5) 1 serving of leftover chili (Monday's)
(1) 2 tbs RF shredded cheddar
(3) 2 pieces Hershey's Minis
(0) apple
PM Snack: (0) on the way to dentist...
(0) 1 c raw carrots
Dinner: (11)
(1) 2 tbs garlic lover's hummus with
(1) 1 tsp evoo mixed in and
(0) 1 c celery for dipping
(8) 1/3 of Freschetta Thin Crust Spinach Pizza w
(1) 1 tsp evoo for dipping crust
I have 1 point left here for "play" room, and I generally eat at LEAST all of my DPT a day, so I am sure I will find somewhere to "spend" it...though it may just be a decaf coffee w HH & Splenda @ night...I'll have Wed menu on Wed!
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