Revolving Diet

2013 Fresh Start ~ Day 16 ~ 1/22/13

Hi Guys,

Still waiting for a few updates to your weights for last week...I am hopeful all losses!!!

Same weight on scale this morning and I am a bit backed up.  I will be starting Rapid Results tomorrow, even if just for a few days to get the scale to move!  It's so frustrating when things are going along smoothly and then STOP...NOTHING...NO MOVEMENT ON SCALE...

I am happy it's not a gain, but if you are like me all you wanna say (SCREAM) at the scale  is "COME ON ALREADY MOVE DOWN....WTF???!!!"

Intersting Poll:

Seriously, thinking about food only 12 times a day??  I look at recipes constantly, I do not fall under the "normal" on this Poll!!  Snack in secret- YES  Binge ate, YES. 

That was the past...2013 has a new determination!!! No Snacking, Sneaking, Binging...ALL HEALTHY!!!

Get your numbers to me!!  Have a SUPER night!

KEEP MOVING!!!!  Every little bit of exercise helps!

 

Morning Motivation...

Summary of the Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet

I had listed the baby Food diet as one I will NEVER do again.  Taco Bell is right there with it.  Only with sheer determination, I made it the week on Taco Bell.

 I have to say I lost 1.7 pounds on the diet – but I would give back the 1.7 pounds to get back the week I did the diet.  Seriously – THAT BAD!

 Bloated, Gassy and just felt sluggish all week. 

 I am still really stuck on the fact that they do not have bottled water on the menu as a drink option.  How can they advertise a diet (that’s not a diet) and not offer water as a beverage option?

  The Fresco Options on the “Drive-Thru” Diet Menu were not “All That”.  I made an error on Sunday by going inside (maybe a blessing??) and witnessing the most disgusting  thing I have ever seen –I watched a girl make something (not sure what – it wasn’t my order) but the so called meat, came out of a tube, it had a hose and when she pressed a handle the meat came out, looking like light brown poop.  I thought at least the ground meat would be what you expect…it looked nothing like what loose fried hamburger is suppose to look like.  I had to guess since my order was made when I walked away to get a couple of napkins that this was possibly somewhere in my meal. I didn't even want to eat it after seeing that. Thankfully this was on Sunday…the last day…. if I saw this the first day of diet – I would of not continued on.

 Doesn’t Fresco mean FRESH in Spanish? What I saw was not on any level looking fresh to me.

 Another recent turn of events has me further grossed out.  Recently a lawsuit was filed; see link for full story: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/01/25/wheres-beef-taco-bell-sued-ingredients/

According to the suit filed by an Alabama law firm, the YUM-brands owned chain is using a meat mixture that contains binders and extenders, and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the US Dept of Agriculture to be labeled as “beef”.  An attorney representing the firm said the meat mixture contained just 35% beef, with the remaining 65% containing water, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti dusting agent and modified corn starch.

 To use their own saying “Think Outside the Bun” - - I guess if you are not truly using 100% beef you can’t put it inside the bun!!??!!

 See there are reasons to stick to GOOD MEXICAN….Never again Taco Bell, Never Again!

*** DO NOT DO ANY DIET WITHOUT TALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR FIRST ***

Day 31.2 ~ 2/20/11

Nice surprise today - - Down .8 !  Very happy, considering all the salty Taco Bell Stuff I have been eating this past week.

Didn't make it into the shower until about 9 pm last night - I was running all day!  Today I finished up my taxes (thank you Turbo Tax and if anyone that represents Turbo Tax is reading this, any free tax advice you want to send my way would not be rejected and frankly, don't you think you owe me for this unsponsored plug?) -  too bad Turbo Tax doesn't have a quick and easy way to lose weight. I also got my exercise in early (1/2 hour treadclimber) - so the rest of the day was relaxing!!

Today's Meals:

Breakfast: David Eayres Pancake (See Recipe Below)  (Guess on the calories - 472 calories), 1/2 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice (60 calories)

Lunch:  (2) Fresco Crunchy Tacos (300 calories), 1 apple (80 calories)

Dinner:  6 ozs grilled chicken breast (180 calories), small side salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers w/1 tablespoon lite italian dressing) (75 calories)

Snack: 2 No Sugar Added Fudgesicles (80 calories)

Total Calories : 1,247

 The pancake recipe I made this morning was obtained off the internet and was a quick, easy and neat change to breakfast. Not your normal pancake.  I have listed the recipe below along with the info on it - as far as calories go, I looked up each item and split calories (as hubby and I split it)

link to recipe:  http://www.food52.com/recipes/7645_david_eyres_pancake

David Eyre's Pancake Recipe

This recipe comes from The Essential New York Times Cookbook, and appeared in the Times in 1966. Forty years later, readers are still making the pancake with no less bliss. What keeps cooks faithful to one recipe is often some confluence of ease and surprise. Eyre’s pancake possesses both. A batter of flour, milk, eggs, and nutmeg is blended together, then poured into a hot skillet filled with butter and baked. Anyone confused? I didn’t think so. The surprise comes at the end, when you open the oven door to find a poufy, toasted, utterly delectable-looking pancake. It soon collapses as you shower it with confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice, slice it up and devour it. It’s sweet and tart, not quite a pancake and not quite a crepe. But lovable all the same. Cooking Notes: Don’t overmix the batter, or the pancake will be tough – a few lumps are fine. This is the moment to call your well-seasoned iron skillet into service.

Serves 2 to 4

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• Pinch of nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons (one half stick) of unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
• Juice of half a lemon

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine the flour, milk, eggs, and nutmeg in a bowl. Beat lightly. Leave the batter a little lumpy.


2. Melt the butter in a 12-inch skillet with a heatproof handle. When it is very hot, pour in the batter. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the pancake is golden brown.


3. Sprinkle with the sugar and return briefly to the oven. Sprinkle with lemon juice, and serve with jelly, jam, or marmalade.

I used a 10 inch pan and it worked out fine with above recipe, also we used maple syrup but it really didn't need it.  Check out the link to see a picture of what pancake will look like.  It was yummy!!!

 I hope you were able to add some relaxation too!  If you are off tomorrow - LUCKY YOU!! 

Have a great night!!

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.

Day 30.2 ~ 2/19/11

Just a meal update tonight - I've been cleaning, started working on my taxes - I have not even showered yet (it's 8:13pm) I know kinda gross - but I really just haven't gotten to it yet.....It will be soon though!!

Today's Meals:

Breakfast: 2 Hard Boiled Egg  Whites, 1 Full Hard Boiled Egg (112 calories), hot tea

Lunch:  (1) Fresco Chicken Burrito Supreme (680 calories)

Snack: 2 No Sugar Added Fudgesicles (80 calories)

Dinner:  2 Cups Steamed Broccoli, 1/2 cup rice , 1 tablespoons garlic sauce (250 calories)

Snack: 1/4 Roasted Edamame/soybeans  (130 calories)

Total Calories : 1,252

Slightly over on calories tonight (only 27) - other than the gas & the acid reflux - I feel good.  Went with a vegetable dinner tonight, just felt like I needed something healthy and NOT TACO BELL!!

I hope your day went well!

Have a great night and a WONDERFUL Sunday!

 The essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Day 29.2 ~ 2/18/11

Really GREAT day today!  Weather was glorious and after running out at lunch I did  not want to go back to work.  When the sun hit my face it was like a battery charging me….If I didn’t have to go to lunch, I would have gone for a walk!!  Had an early morning meeting with customers and lunch following – so no Taco Bell lunch today.  I did stay healthy though!  The Muscle Maker Grill (my new lunch place- if I can have it) has all healthy meals (Protein Shakes for the Karl Lagerfeld diet and today’s Low Carb Chicken Wrap)

Then I got home and found that my new sneaker order was delivered (I went with the New Reebok Easytone)… it’s been a year and I was in dire need of some new workout gear.

PRETTY…….

          
             

 

New sneakers are ANOTHER GREAT MOTIVATOR – I threw some workout gear on, got the sneakers on and got in 35 minutes.

 

Today's Meals:

Breakfast: 1 cup mini frosted shredded wheat(136 calories), 1/2 cup skim milk (40 calories)

Snack: 1 Medium Apple (80 calories)

Lunch:  Muscle Maker Grill Low Carb Chicken Cesar Wrap (552 calories)

Dinner: (2) Fresco Crunchy Tacos (300 calories), ½ cup white rice (102 calories, ½ cup steamed broccoli (25 calories)

Total Calories : 1,235

Was your week productive?  Have you gotten in enough exercise this week?  Are you following the goals you set out for yourself?  The warmer weather (at least here in the Northeast) is always a reminder of how close spring and summer can sneak up on us.  If you have been a little lax – it’s time to lace up those sneakers and get back on track!  Little by little, do not overdo it, every step you take will only make you stronger and healthier! 

Have a WONDERFUL NIGHT!!!

The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others

Day 28.2 ~ 2/17/11

A few pit stops had to be made after work tonight so I am a little late on this update.  Working out tonight again on tread-climber as over-slept this morning which kinda stinks as I was dressed and ready for the morning workout!

I can not wait for this week to be over…….PLUS, I have Monday off!!!!

  Today's Meals:

Breakfast: 1 Trader Joe's Oatmeal (150 calories), 1 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice (120 calories)

Snack: 1 cup cubed cantaloupe (60 calories)

Lunch:  (2) Fresco Crunchy Tacos (300 calories)

Dinner: (2) Fresco Ranchero Chicken Supremes (340 calories), 1 Medium Apple (80 calories)

Snack: 2 cups Orville Redenbacher’s microwave  popcorn (180 calories)

Total Calories : 1,230

With Valentines Day behind us, the month of February reminds us to acknowledge the ones we love.  However, there is another kind of love that we must also maintain--SELF-LOVE… Without it, we may not be motivated to take care of ourselves.  If we practiced giving ourselves unconditional love everyday, we would never beat ourselves up if we are not perfect, or sabotage a good diet with binge eating, or deplete our energy and spirit with too much work and no play. Taking care of yourself, giving yourself the same attention you give to the other parts of your life (wife/girlfriend, husband/boyfriend, children, parents, friends, work, etc…)  helps you keep your own sanity. 

 

Do not neglect the one person that keeps everything going …YOU!

 

Have a SUPER NIGHT!!!

 

Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

Day 27.2 ~ 2/16/11

Happy HUMP Day!!  Middle of week and I have been looking forward to the weekend since Monday.  Getting closer my friends, getting closer!

Today went well - lunch and dinner the same as yesterday.  It worked out well and thought I would stick with it today.  I have however increased my water consumption.  On most work days I have three 16 oz bottles of water during the day (9-5pm) , I have increased it to 5 bottles - I am ALWAYS thirsty.  The increase in my salt intake I think is the culprit.  In addition to the water and I mentioned this yesterday - I am gassy.  Not just a little gassy.....G-A-S-S-Y with little farts that STINK (Emphasis on LITTLE FARTS) !  Yes guys women fart and to you women out there...I am sorry I had to admit it.....I am not OBVIOUS (I am discreet) when I do it and I do try to use the ladies room (at work) at home I try to get hubby back inconspicuously (paybacks a BITCH).... And as always TMI - but I have to tell you what is going on with each diet - I would consider the GAS & Farts a drawback....

Today's Meals:

Breakfast: 1 Trader Joe's Oatmeal (150 calories)

Snack: 3/4 cup raw baby carrots (40 calories)

Lunch:  (2) Fresco Crunchy Tacos (300 calories),

Dinner: (1) Fresco Chicken Burrito Supreme (340 calories), (1) Fresco Steak Burrito Supreme (330 calories)

Snack: Jello Sugar Free Choc/Vanilla Pudding Cup (60 calories)

Total Calories : 1,220

I hope your day went well and the realization has sunk in that Bathing Suit Season is now upon us and you have to adjust your motivational mindset to push a little harder !

After that last thought...I am doing the tread-climber tonight after I finish this update. 

Have a TERRIFIC NIGHT!!

Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, BUT we are responsible for who we become.

 

Day 26.2 ~ 2/15/11

Today worked out a little better as far as reheating Taco Bell for lunch - plus cold just about gone and I was able to get through 30 minutes on tread-climber this morning!!

Again and for the duration of this diet I will be buying my next day’s lunch the night before.  Today I was smart(er) – I took out the lettuce & tomato in the tacos and put in a separate container so that I could heat up taco and then add after heated – lunch much better today (I went with the Fresco Bean Burrito yesterday – no lettuce).  Beverages have been water and fresh brewed ice tea with a little sweet & low.

Today's Meals:

Breakfast: 1 egg white, 1 full egg (140 calories), 2 slices bacon (140 calories)

Lunch:  (2) Fresco Crunchy Tacos (300 calories),

Dinner: (1) Fresco Chicken Burrito Supreme (340 calories), (1) Fresco Steak Burrito Supreme (330 calories)

 No snacks today – overdid the calories at breakfast with the bacon.  I was just in the mood for bacon this morning,  hadn’t had it in a while and thought I could sneak it in and still stay within the calorie guidelines.  I did, but sacrificed a couple of pieces of fruit that would of filled in the “snack” voids, plus would of been a little healthier and a little less hungry.

If you have been out an about recently you have probably came across the same shock I came across today at lunchtime at Target....BATHING SUITS!!!  Bathing Suits...SERIOUSLY???!!!  There is still a foot of snow on the ground at my house, I wore a turtleneck and a jacket plus a coat and boots to work today.  The thought of putting a bathing suit on nearly put me in a catatonic state.....Why do they have to be in the store before the first day of Spring?  IS NOTHING SACRED ANYMORE???    And it wasn't just women's bathing suits (THAT WAS TORTURE ENOUGH FOR ME) but men's and kids too!!

DAMMIT - I had Taco Bell for lunch, I am running around on my lunch hour, sweating like a pig because Target (along with Kohl's) does not believe in installing a heat regulator, trying to run in and get cat food (not even anything for me)...and this is the reward that is offered...BATHING SUITS!!!!

If that is not a BRAND SPANKING NEW MOTIVATOR - I do not know what is!

I hope your day went well and if I shocked you with this new Bathing Suit development - - GOOD!

WE NEED THE EXTRA PUSH!!!

Have a WONDERFUL NIGHT!!

Remember....You don't have to be perfect to be loved

 

 

 

Day 25.2 ~ 2/14/11

Okay...you already read it - - - TACO BELL DRIVE -THRU DIET.

Yes, I will be eating Taco Bell for a week....I am already not liking it.  As I stated in the outline (right side bar) I am not a big fan of the "BELL".... I really like mexican food - - but REALLY GOOD MEXICAN FOOD.  Taco Bell "mexican" food - NOTSOMUCH....reheating it EVEN MORE NOTSOMUCH...

Last night I picked up the Fresco Bean Burrito for lunch today...and reheated it.  It was o-k-a-y...Dinner tonight I got fresh, much better fresh.  Just to give you an idea of what the Fresco Hard Taco and the Chicken Ranchero actually look like:

Above is the Fresco Chicken Ranchero - I don't think there is more than an ounce of chicken on it. I did not bother taking pictures of the Bean Burrito because basically it was a rolled up mush packet.

Todays Meals:

Breakfast: 1 cup Trader Joes Oatmeal (150 calories) 3/4 cup grapefruit juice (90 calories)

Lunch:  Fresco Bean Burrito (340 calories), 1 medium banana (100 calories), 3/4 cup raw baby carrots (40 calories)

Dinner: (2) Fresco Crunchy Tacos (300 calories), Fresco Ranchero Chicken Soft Taco (170 calories)

Snack: Jello Sugar Free Choc/Vanilla Pudding Cup (60 calories)

Total Calories: 1,250

I know what you are thinking - - It's Valentines Day - is this what you had for dinner???  YES - - Valentines Day is nice (we exhanged cards) but our anniversary is in two weeks and I will be cheating a little for that night out- - so why blow it tonight??  Not worth it!

I hope YOUR Valentines Day was filled with love!!  If you do have someone special to enjoy it with that's is WONDERFUL - - if you don't have a Special Someone yet - - they are out there just waiting to discover you - Don't give up!! There is someone for EVERYONE!

Just like a diet - - PATIENCE PAYS OFF!! 

Have a WONDERFUL night!!

Once in awhile, Right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairy tale