Revolving Diet

Day 311.2 ~ 11/27/11

One Food Holiday down and another right around the corner.  I hope you faired better than my (2) pound gain that I have been unable to drop (even with walking Friday, Saturday & today - 1-1/2 to 2 miles each day).

I begged off (fortunate for me or the gain would have been much worse) taking a massive amount of food home after Thanskgiving.  I actually had to leave my mother-in-laws for fear I would lose everything I ate (which really wasn't a lot)...it was just too rich (all that butter, cream, etc) and too much (more than what I have been eating in the last week and a half).

Todays Meals:

 Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 cup  grapefruit juice, Lemon zinger tea

Lunch:  Sauteed chicken breast with chopped tomatoes, cabbage and carrots, salt & pepper

Dinner: Leftover chicken (just chicken) from lunch with 2 fresh tomatoes 1 cup grapefruit juice

Last day for Margaret Thatcher (I am doing the little wave the Queen does right now  - you'll have to visualize as I do not have a movie camera to capture it)...glad it's over.  I need something different than plain eggs for breakfast....give me a veggie, cheese, anything to mix it up!!! 

Have a TERRIFIC night....for tomorrow is the Diet Center Program Diet. 

The person that matters most is YOU...when you are happy, everything else falls into place.

Day 310.2 ~ 11/26/11

Took advantage of another gorgeous day and I got a 2 mile walk in!  I was beat after, but have felt awesome all day.  Spent majority of day outside decorating...tried something new on our handrail, it's not done yet, will post some picutres when completed

I hope you are taking advantage of this long weekend and treating yourself to some relaxation!! 

Todays Meals:

Breakfast: (IHOP Breakfast out)1 cup  grapefruit juice, 2 over easy eggs, plain tea

Lunch:  Watermelon, grape and canteloupe salad  (approx 4 cups)

Dinner: Filet Mignon (approx 6-7 ozs), green olives, lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, 1 pink grapefruit,  cup of plain lemon zinger tea

Good day overall - just hoping to get rid of the 2 pounds I gained from Thanksgiving.  I was the same on the scale this morning....hoping the walk today gets me back on track!

Have a wonderul night!!

Day 306.2 ~ 11/21/11

This morning Booby pulled the funniest look.... EVER.  I really wish I could of had it on  movie camera as it was classic! Something that would of generated thousands of hits on YOU TUBE.

You know how a person can be looking at you and then their eyes drift to another area (your hair, your clothes, your feet??)...well, this morning I was peeking around a corner at her and she looked me directly in the face and then her eyes drifted to the big knot of hair on top of my head and then she looked directly at me again.  She tried to be subtle - but I burst out laughing so hard, I scared her.  I have been thinking about that look all day and it just cracked me up every time....She completed my morning crack up by showing me how much she likes carrots (this time I had the camera):

Good day - just thinking about that!!

Today's Meals:

 Breakfast: 1 pink grapefruit, 2 scrambled eggs, plain lemon zinger tea

Lunch:  Chicken, tomatoes, baby carrots, 1 cup grapefruit juice

Dinner: Chicken, tomatoes, 2 cups grapefruit juice

Lunch and dinner where cold leftover grilled chicken I made last night.  Kinda of a boring food day.  I am allowed Whiskey (of all things) on days that I eat meat....but I have skipped that part of the included beverage - really not into whiskey, wine a whole 'nother option (too bad not allowed)

 Since I have been in a completely giddy, silly mood (thanks Booby and the anticipation of Thanksgiving)...I leave you with this:

Have an AWESOME NIGHT!!!!  I love this kids face!!!

Day 304.2 ~ 11/19/11

Today I made the mistake of running around and doing some errands early this morning.

 It was a bad idea. BAD. BAD. REALLY. BAD. IDEA 

Everyone is on the road and in the stores.  I thought the madness doesn't start until next Friday??!!  I didn't see anyone gving anything away, I didn't see any super sales.  I stopped in (4) stores and spent close to an hour in line in each of them.  The holidays have gotten to be so far off from what they should be.  What happened to just plain and simple?   I could understand the grocery stores having long lines - - but freakin' Five Below??? 

Anyway, Today's Meals

 Breakfast: 1 pink grapefruit, 2 scrambled eggs, plain lemon zinger tea

Lunch:  2 chopped hard boiled eggs over 2-3 cups raw baby spinach with a little salt & pepper

Dinner: 2 small filets of pan seared Tilapia(approx 7 oz),  mixed salad, grapefruit segments, slice of toast, 1 cup of plain lemon zinger tea

Had a good day and I am down another pound from my vacation gain - only  three more to go!

I hope you were not out in that craziness today and are enjoying probably one of the last calmer weekends before the holiday shopping and running around is in full force!

Have a FANTASTIC night....

 

Day 303 ~ 11/18/11

SOOOOOO glad the weekend is here!

A quick Friday update....I heard not so great news earlier today, my sister, who has been battling first a cold (end of September), then bronchitis (through part of October) had pneumonia (from October to now) the antibiotics were not working, she is now in hospital with intravenous antibiotics to get her back on the right course.  I need to do this update quick so I can get things done around the house tonight,so I can get to the hospital tomorrow and hang with her a bit.

It's weird that so many people have already had, or currently have really bad colds.  This past month I know of 3 people that laready had pneumonia, unfortunately one young person (only 30 years old) died from it. 

Not to get too harpy - but watch yourself.  Working out either in your home a gym or even outside and getting sweaty then exposing yourself to cold weather can make you sick - - bundle up!

Who wants to lose weight, get toned and then be stuck in bed hiding your thinner self???

NOT YOU!!!

Todays Meals:

 Breakfast: 1 pink grapefruit, 2 scrambled eggs, plain lemon zinger tea

Lunch:  2 chopped hard boiled eggs over 2-3 cups raw baby spinach with a little salt & pepper (same lunch as yesterday)

Dinner: 2 sunny side up eggs, 1 slice of toast, 2% cottage cheese AND cabbage (boiled cabbage, chopped and used salt & pepper for seasoning)

Just take a moment to process and take in what I had today.  (6) Eggs, spinach and cabbage.....All I can say is:

" DO NOT  GO IN THE BATHROOM"....it will not be pleasant once this all ferments and passes through, I know gross....BUT OH. SO. TRUE.

Gotta get busy!!!  Talk to you more tomorrow!!

Have a WONDERFUL night and weekend!  

 

Day 302.2 ~ 11/17/11

 Down 2 of 6 pounds gained on vacation - if I keep this up, I am hoping I'll be back on track by Sunday! The fairly bland diet is okay.  I know I need to detox after vacation and my face is starting to show how bad I was.  Between the (2) large zits on either side of my forehead - Yes, they look like growing devils horns and the eye growing on my left check with the new additions this afternoon of three more zits on my chin, I would say I am definately detoxing.

Filled up on water all day long.  I think I am easily hitting a gallon (if not more a day).  Water is so good for you and it's filling.  Water is one thing I do not drink a lot of on vacation, opting for the more flavorful options of wine, martinis and marguerita's!

Breakfast: 1 pink grapefruit, 2 scrambled eggs, plain lemon zinger tea

Lunch:  2 chopped hard boiled eggs over 2-3 cups raw baby spinach with a little salt & pepper

Dinner: 1 large (6-7 oz) grilled chicken breast (Lamb Chops not my thing), celery sticks, cucumbers and tomatoes, 1 cup of plain lemon zinger tea

I saw this online yesterday and I can verify (at least in my view in the mirror this morning) - it's true:

One more day to get through and the weekend is here!!

One week until Thanksgiving and the feast that awaits! 

Have an AWESOME night!!! 

Day 301.2 ~ 11/16/11

Vacation....a great time to eat, drink and have fun.

Post Vacation....Regret that you ate and drank too, too much!

A 6 pound gain over the course of a week - not so great. But I am going to utilize these two weeks to get back on track and get back to were I was pre-vacation (or even less, I hope) 

As I already told you, the one thing I really wanted to do (EPCOT Food & Wine) we didn't do - but we did eat and drink.  Some favorites; Cracker Barrel Pecan Pancakes (YUMMY!!), T-Rex (sort of like RainForrest but with Dinosaurs) had a great roasted chicken & avocado sandwich on pizza bread here, Mexican (Casa Tina's in downtown Dunedin-Healthy Mexican restaurant...really good!!), Seafood (always good) and Greek (Flaming Cheese, Lemon soup, Gyro's, Charbroiled seafood)...plus all the usual junk food - popcorn, ice cream, etc...I really went overboard! 

After the disappointment of not going to EPCOT, I sort of just didn't care. I know that is not an excuse - but all reason went out the window.  We have done the Food & Wine Festival a few times and I always enjoyed it, the anticipation of having a gorgeous day walking around EPCOT and enjoying the sights, sounds, food & wine and just relaxing during vacation was pulled out from me/us - the let down made me angry and really just looking for something to fill the void. I just gave into eating what I wanted.  I am now paying or it and now that the sugary junk haze is clearing from my eyes and the realization hit me that my hard work has put me back a couple of weeks - I am disappointed in my lack of restraint. I am disappointed that I let something that really is so petty get to me.  It's not like we are never going to go to EPCOT again...

It is so easy to see how anger, disappointment, boredom, sadness and even happiness can lead to over eating.  Time to get up and brush the crumbs off myself and move on.  That was last week and I am re-focusing on the positive - - Getting back to eating right and exercising and NOT DWELLING ON WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, LAST WEEK or LAST MONTH.  Today (actually yesterday) was a new day to right the wrongs!

Breakfast: 1 pink grapefruit, 2 scrambled eggs, plain lemon zinger tea

Lunch:  2 Hard boiled eggs, sliced tomatoes (added a little salt & pepper)

Dinner: Sliced steak (pre-marinated in italian dressing), green olives, lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, 1 pink grapefruit,  cup of plain lemon zinger tea

I made a steak salad for dinner - I am stuffed!!!!  Marinating the streak in the italian dressing really gave it some good flavor - I have done this with chicken before and jsut thought I'd give it a try with the steak - good move!!

I had to add a few pictures from our trip...Cinderella Castle at night during the Very Merry Christmas, cute topiary statues and chocolate bars with cute sayings:

 

Have a WONDERFUL NIGHT!!!!

Day 300.2 ~ 11/15/11

It was a rough day getting back into dieting and watching what I ate.  I broke down at lunch and got a hazelnut coffee at Dunkin Donuts (with cream & sugar)....but that was as bad as I was - not too bad, but not on the diet:

Breakfast: 1 pink grapefruit, 2 scrambled eggs, plain lemon zinger tea

Lunch: DD Hazelnut coffee, 2 Hard boiled eggs, 1 pink grapefruit

Dinner: 2 scrambled eggs, mixed in salad of lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, 1 pink grapefruit, 1 slice plain toast, cup of plain lemon zinger tea

Bottled water throughout day. Most the day I was satisfied - the coffee was really needed to wake me up mid afternoon.

A good reminder about eggs....

One day down and not so bad...Once I caved for he coffee I thought I might slip up the rest of the day, but did okay.  Being busy as soon as I got home from work really kept my mind off food and here it is almost 10pm and I am ready for bed! 

I hope your day went well and you have your game face on for the remaining days until Thanksgivnig...you know I am not going to let you stop after Thanksgiving - we still have a few weeks to bust a few more pounds off before Christmas and New Years!

Have an AWESOME night!!

Day 299.2 ~ 11/14/11

Back from vacation - - - BUT did not start the Margaret Thatcher Diet.

Flight got in a little later than expected (left later than it should have) and I had to do the usual back from vacation stuff....pick up held mail, get groceries and start laundry.  Back to work tomorrow and I need to be prepared!!

The Margaret Thatcher Diet is a 2 week diet and being that I am now starting tomorrow and will probably miss at least (1) day next week due to Thanksgiving - I am leaning toward doing the (2) weeks.

Vacation was nice.  Weather was AWESOME!!!  Not a drop of rain and between 75-80 degrees druing the day!  We did Mickey's Very Merry  Christmas - shows, parade and fireworks were fantastic.  Went on a few rides and going into the Tiki Room with us was Shooter Jennings (country singer) and Drea de Matteo (actress - Sopranos) and their children.  No photos were taken - they were on vacation with their children, it would have been rude.  But they seemed like a regular young family just enjoying their day at Disney.

We never made it to EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival.  EXTREMELY BUMMED...there is always next year!  Trust me on this one....missing out on the Food & Wine did not stop us from eating or drinking.  My clothes I brought still fit, just VERY SNUG...the next few days on the Margaret Thatcher diet will (should) have me back on track in no time!!

I hope your week went well and you have been on track to get a few pounds off before the The Thanksgiving GORGE FEST (we are only kidding ouselves if we think otherwise).  One day of eating all those wonderful flavors and textures are worth several weeks or even days of really watching what you eat or gettnig a little extra exercise in!

Have a wonderful night !!!

STARTING TOMORROW....BE THE GIRL -OR- BOY YOU WERE TOO LAZY TO BE TODAY