Day 1
7:00 am
oatmeal, I T oat bran, 2 T milled flax, 1 T wheat germ, 2 t bee pollen, plenty of cinnamon to try to dull the flavor or the bee pollen, yeah not my favorite! 6 hard boiled egg whites, green tea, 16 oz water.
*Note* I have been drinking lots of black tea with honey cinnamon & milk. This is a hard habit to break for me during these chilly months because it is so good but I've been using more & more honey lately & it is like dessert. So I'm going to…
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Added by Erica on December 11, 2009 at 3:01pm —
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I only have a minute because I have to go get in the shower & get ready to volunteer at Olivia's school. Every Friday I go & help with reading workshop for 1 hour & then I read the the kids.
Maren so kindly invited me to join her in Tosca's challenge cooler plan 1 of 2 weeks. I'm starting today although I know that I'll have a little glitch on Saturday the I'll try really hard to get through without screwing up too royally! Saturday is breakfast with Santa at Flatbread! They will ha…
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Added by Erica on December 11, 2009 at 8:11am —
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My weight has crept up yet again. I'm ready to take full action and turn this around! I'm not wanting to have to repeat this whole entire process. This is such a hard time of year, which is why I need to get going in the right direction! I'm sitting here doing Cyber Monday shopping & I'm looking at nike+ and an ipod to help motivate me. I should be at the gym right now I promised myself that I'd do go today!!! Why I'm having such a hard time getting there is beyond me! I'll keep you posted a…
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Added by Erica on November 30, 2009 at 9:30am —
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My weight stayed the same this week as I guess it should have. I began the week off all pumped up & ready to conquer the world. But as the days unfolded I didn't do as much as I could have.
These were my goals
1. Take vitamins twice a day, (I'm taking them in the am only right now.)
I managed taking twice a doay only a few times
2. Journal food
I did this most of the time but was not consistent with it
3. Committing to take my food to work with me.
I did not take my food wi…
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Added by Erica on November 16, 2009 at 1:41pm —
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I recently learned how to coupon & I'm still learning as I go. I started CVS-ing learned mostly from
here and here I'm all stocked up on soap, toothpaste, toilet paper & toothbrushes for a while! There is a similar thing at Walgreen's but I have not branched out that far yet. I'm also using more coupons a…
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Added by Erica on November 10, 2009 at 9:05am —
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Since Maren asked for this recipe, I figured I'd just post it to share with everyone : )
I halve & remove seeds from 2 good sized butternut squashes, & roast them in the oven cut side down in a little water until a fork pierces the soft flesh.
2. Then I saute either leeks or onions in coconut oil or olive oil till soft (about 10 minutes) (I do this in my big soup pot) I add about 4 crush garlic cloves and my curry powder toasting that in the oil really brings out the flavor. I use a goo…
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Added by Erica on November 10, 2009 at 8:27am —
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I can't believe how the support from all of you has really motivated me. I thank you for all visiting me & commenting on my last post it is so incredibly helpful to me & I truly appreciate it! Why do I run from here when I need your support the most? So a** backwards! Anyway I lost 2 lbs & I didn't do much. I added extra water, started eating oats and eggs (mostly whites) for breakfast, either a salad or other veggie based lunch & a pretty typical dinner. I thought maybe a half p…
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Added by Erica on November 9, 2009 at 8:43am —
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Well I feel like I don't have much to say for myself! I have not been here in so long that I don't even know where to begin! I have been in this really bad funk, but I see a pattern because my last "hiatus" was at the same time of year but last year. Scott really thinks that I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. I'm beginning to think that he is right. I know that I'm not doing what is right for my body with my lack of exercise & eating right! But I can't seem to find my way out of this…
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Added by Erica on November 5, 2009 at 2:45pm —
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Well I'm certainly noticing lots of old feelings coming back that have not visited me in a long time. I was going to say habits but really it's more of a feeling bringing on the habit. Not planning well, not having all the right groceries in the house, having other things to do instead of going to the gym. Last week I made it to the gym once, & it was the first time in a long time. I'm not proud of that, I meant to get on the scale this morning, but I forgot! I ate breakfast & no I can't…
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Added by Erica on September 14, 2009 at 7:59am —
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We roasted marshmallows a couple times this summer in our back yard. I love doing this & I'm sad that we didn't find the time to go camping! The day before school started we went to the salty beach as Olivia calls it & it was so much fun jumping in the waves with Olivia in my arms & my best friend…
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Added by Erica on August 28, 2009 at 12:59pm —
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This month has been more of a struggle than not. One major concern was our dog Sophie was having trouble going up & down stairs out of the blue & was screaming out in pain in the form of a yelp. She even woke up in the middle of the night screaming in pain like I have never heard her do in my life. I was really upset, & worried as was the rest of the family! To make matters worse the vet couldn't see her. So guess what I did I switched vets, they got her right in within a couple hour…
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Added by Erica on August 25, 2009 at 1:41pm —
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I really appreciate all of the comments from my last post! I'm so grateful that I caught myself before things got too crazy! I've re-found my motivation, determination & I'm right back on track. I promised myself that I'd journal & continue counting points & go to the gym & Since Monday I have done all of that! I'm drinking more water & I'm trying to thing about foods to nourish my body like I did before & I'm clean eating like a champ. I feel really great & I'm so gr…
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Added by Erica on August 6, 2009 at 11:18am —
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I maintained that is the good news!!! Ok, but this last week has been a tough one. It started off pretty good. I was following the eating that I have been. It was TOM & I felt like crap so I didn't go to the gym, not once! Bad I know, then on the weekend at work I started to eat basically whatever I wanted. I even ate a cookie! I was also very sick on & off all week & I finally figured out why. I'm reacting to Goji Berries! Who knew? I get very, very nauseous, stomach pains gas &…
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Added by Erica on August 4, 2009 at 11:30am —
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I know these last few pounds are slow going. I have also not been spending enough time at the gym. I'm conscience of it though & because my kids only have a few more weeks home from school. Olivia will have a full day of school this year & it's middle school for Miranda!!! So I'll have plenty of time to get back into the routine. So I'm not going to stress about it. I'm working too much & just don't have enough time to spend with them. So I'll do as much as I can & I'll really hi…
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Added by Erica on July 27, 2009 at 8:00am —
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I feel really great & I'm so glad that I'm losing! I love how the positive spiral happens when things go well! I did great all week with the eating & I'm back on track for exercise. I packed all my food for work, & came home with some of it because it is so hard to get 6 meals in when I work a wedding. But I didn't eat wedding food or pick at anything other than my food. Then yesterday we had a picnic & not knowing what food they would have I packed a cooler of all my stuff &…
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Added by Erica on July 20, 2009 at 7:30am —
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I've stopped peeking at the scale this week! I feel like I'm used to the clean eating schedule & the time involved in all the food prep. This is so important because I worked almost everyday this week, & it is imperative that I bring my food with me to work! I have been doing really well with shopping, prepping & packing my cooler!!! I have to work a wedding tomorrow so again I'll be packing all my food. I skipped the gym yesterday because I was so sore from the weights class on Wed.…
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Added by Erica on July 17, 2009 at 2:48pm —
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I was so nervous about returning to the gym after taking 2 weeks of while we did day trips. I thought I'd be huffing & puffing & it was not the case at all. I was fine, I was so pumped & ready I think I put more effort into it than previously. I also added more strength to my routine. My eating was awesome & I picked up raw almonds, cashews, & filberts from the health food store. Then I went to Bed Bath & Beyond & got a mini cuisinart food processor, I'm going to make…
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Added by Erica on July 14, 2009 at 8:39am —
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So this week I gained 1 pound but since last week I lost 2 I guess it is ok. I'm still down form what I was 2 weeks ago. Especially since I have not been to the gym in 2 weeks & I haven't run in over 1 week. I'm nervous about starting the exercise again, I think it is going to be that much harder. Also wondering if I'm going to beable to start C25K from week 5 or if I should repeat the last couple workouts first? I still have to download the pod casts. Oh & my sister is getting a new ipo…
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Added by Erica on July 13, 2009 at 8:53am —
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So although we are on vacation & I have not been to the gym in over a week & we tasted all sorts of amazing food in NY City, & I ate some white pasta at Scott's Grandma's house....I lost 2 pounds this week! It has been 2 months since I had a loss this big! Last month was up & down & it was driving me nuts. I'm also not going to make it to the gym this week for the most part. But I'm ok with that, once Scott goes back to work back to my routine, as a matter of fact I'll me kic…
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Added by Erica on July 6, 2009 at 11:08am —
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So since my last post we spent a day visiting my husbands grand parents, both sets in 1 day! It was really nice to see them & spend some time at each of their houses. First it was his Dad's side & they fed us lunch. I really wanted to bring my own food in as I had a cooler packed. But I was pretty sure I would have really offended his Italian Grandma. So I ate a snack in the car first & then had a tiny bit of what she served which happened to be white pasta with sauce & white bre…
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Added by Erica on July 5, 2009 at 9:59pm —
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