No Turkey today!!!

So today was a no turkey day and I enjoyed it!  I had some Kashi cereal for breakfast and protein bar...the plans to go shopping after dropping C off went out the window as I was tired and had an early conference call.  Dinner was a lovely weight watcher frozen dinner of Shrimp Alfredo...It was very good. 

I have a couple more days left and then it is back to traveling, which is a pain.  I love that my job allows me to take care of my family and do what I am good at, but that does not mean that the travel does not cause me stress...It does and it is exhausting. 

So I have been thinking alot about the flavoring and sweetners that are in the food that we eat and how that contributes to childhood obesity.  I was an ovr weight child, but I remember that it was a big deal because I was one of very few children that was overweight in my schools.  When I pick C up at school I see more kids who are overweight or borderline overweight.  I keep wondering what contributes to this...it is easy to say that it is videos and TV having seemingly replaced playing outdoors.  It could be that the parents do not have the time with both parents working to take children to organized sports nor do they have time to cook meals and depend way too much on Fast Food.  I find few things that I think also may contribute.

 I know from C's school that more often then I would like when I ask what she did at PE I hear that they watched a movie.  I remember that even on rainy or snowy days, we had a gym and frequently had PE indoors during the winter months...In fact I can never remember watching a movie during PE. 

Second, when I went to school, we had 3 recesses during a school day.  One in the morning, one at lunch and one in the afternoon, whenever possible we went outside for these recesses. C's school has no recess at all. Next is that because we as a society have gone away from cooking from scratch, for whatever reason, we have become dependent on these prepared, processed foods.  They are addictive and not healthy. 

Third and probably most disturbing is that due to the economic issues that our coutnry is currently facing, these processed foods are the cheaper option at the grocery store.  It is more expensive to buy fresh fruits, vegetables,  and if you eat it meats.  it is much cheaper to go to a Warehouse Store and buy a huge bag of processed chicken nuggets and pizza rolls.  In addition because more people are struggling financially, it means more kids are dependent on the free school breakfast and lunch options to make sure that their children get at least 2 meals a day provided to them.  When you consider that the government has declared that the processed tomato paste on the pizza count as vegetable, it only makes this matter worse.  I feel like our schools need to open their eyes and see that our kids are getting heavier and instead offer healthy alternatives to children.  Salads instead of fries that kind of thing.  We as parents need to demand it, but that is hard to do when the funding to our schools is getting cut every day, it is hard to justify spending more money for healthy food, when teachers are being laid off and kids are being stuffed into classrooms where there are too many kids for one teacher to handle. 

Don't get me wrong, I know as a parent it is my responsibility to teach my child to eat healthy and make good choices.  I make sure we have fruits and veggies in the house and offer them frequently.  I am make sure C is involved in physical activity.  She plays soccer and takes dance classes.  It is not always easy for F and I to do this, sometimes it means that I am in the car doing conference calls while she is playing soccer or a dance class, but I feel these activities have such an positive impact on her not only for her physical health but also for her self esteem and self image. 

Okay I am done ranting...I am just so concerned when I see these kids at school, because I know from personal experience that unless you change these behaviors early in life, they become harder an harder to change as you get older. 

Take care for now and talk to you later.

Missed my Kashi bar....

As I reported yesterday, I am suffering from a little turkey fatigue...so today it was back to my old stand bys.  For Breakfast, I had a bowl of Kashi go-lean Crunch.  Lunch was a wonderful Kashi bar.  Then it was off to take C to dance class.  She takes tap and jazz, so the classes go from 6-8.;  We got home and it was time for bed for C.  I got her all settled and then I began to think about dinner.  It was late so I decided to actually have a turkey sandwich  on double fiber whole wheat bed and a cup of leftover stuffing.  Now my stomach is hurting...to much bread I think and I feel BLAH....I threw away the rest of the stuffing, because I am really the only one that likes it and I do not need it!!

I am planning a very light food day tomorrow.  I am going to pick up some salad stuff on my way home from taking C to school in the morning so that I can have a salad for lunch.  I am thinking romaine lettuce, cucumbers, mushrooms, and avacados with a very light dressing sounds great..  For Breakfast, I am planning on using some frozen fruit (cherries and strawberries) and some non-fat yougurt to make a really nice smoothie for breakfast. 

We will see how my plans work out..

Talk to you later....

Getting sick of turkey!!

Okay..I really love turkey...it is naturally a low fat option and tastes really good, but I need a break if I am going to make one for Christmas.  I had cereal for breakfast, Turkey wrapped in a lettuce leaf for lunch. (special thanks to the person who gave me this idea last night), and turkey for dinner..So you can see why I am getting tired of turkey.  I will probably have a salad tomorrow. 

I am noticing a difference in my asthma, it is getting better.  Now it could be that my major allergy season is waining or it could be because I am losing the weight which is helping my breathing in general.  Whatever the cause, I am happy that it is better. 

I need to get some mopre weight off before I am going to be up for starting to train for the 5K.  I know that this is going to be hard and slow, but I am determined to do it. 

I am on call for work, which is fine because we do not get alot of calls. 

Well have a nice night and talk to you later.....

Energy is increasing and amount I can eat is decreasing....

Last night, C had E over for a sleepover.  I slept a little but not alot.  C and E had an impromptu soccer practice so I had to eat quickly before heading out.  So I had some turkey and some stuffing..It was yummy and kept me full most of  the day.  Since we got moving late and had breakfast late, I did not have an appetite at all for lunch.  I know that is bad and I should have eated something...  Dinner was a turkey sandwich and some mash potatoes and stuffing..I had the sandwich and only managed a couple bites of each side before my stomach was saying HALT you hav had enough. 

My life gets back to normal nxt week, with C in school and F back to work and me working from home.  I can not wait...

I saw an interesting feature on 60 Minutes (yes I know that watching the show automatically makes me old)  The did a segment on the food flavoring industry and how there goal is to make the taste/smell of the irresistable but also so it does not linger on the palate so that you want more, yet they do not think that this combination would contribute to increase in obesity in this country.. REALLY Seriously if you maek something irresistable and have it not linger on your palate so that you want more wouldn't cause you to eat more which would lead to an increase in the average calorie intake which would lead to weight gain.  This only applies to processed foods in the US.  I really need to look at getting processed foods out of my and my family's life.   

Talk to you later until then take care!!

Another day and another movie..and another healthy meal

So most of you read my other post today know that I lost 4 pounds today...determined not to let it go to my waistline.  The average weight gain during the holiday is 1 to 2 pounds.  When I got home from the weigh in, I had some cereal.  Lunch was a turkey sanwich on my double fiber whole wheat and dinner was 1 cup of stuffng and another turkey sandwich. 

I took C and her friend E to see Arthur Christmas.  I loved it and was able to avoid the popcorn again.  I was really pround of the girls because when I asked them what they wanted to drink, they asked for bottled water. Yeah!! I am proud that the made the healthy choice of course they alse wanted extra butter on thier popcorn so I guess it all evened out in the end.

I am now watching holiday movie with F and the girls are playing since they are having a sleepover.  Of course they want my computer so I have to finish typing and liet C and E have it so that they will stop circling me like vultures.

Take Care and talk to you later...

Post Thanksgiving results are in....

So I survived the total food holiday and came out the other side weighing 4 pounds less. The choices I made for me paid off.  That puts my total at 35 pounds lost. I wish I could see that it is gone, but it is still hard for me to tell the difference in my body.  That will come though.

My plans or today, include taking C and her friend E to see Arthur Christmas and then maybe taking them out for pizza for dinner.  I, of course, will not be eating any pizza but instead will have something else for dinner.  F will probably have leftovers. 

So I am going to have some breakfast now.

I will blog more later..

Until then have a great day..

Not giving in to the leftovers!!

So today started out with a bowl of Kashi..I am growing acustom to eating breakfast something that I have often skipped in the past.  We had plans to go see The muppet movie at 2:20 with my new friend CH and F and C.  C was very excited to go see the movie, she has been waiting anxiously for weeks for it to come out.  Before I went to the movie, I had a turkey sandwich, on double fiber whole wheat bread.  The bread was 50 calories per slice, so all told the sandwich was about 150 calories.  We got the movie and I got a drink and got C the kids pack with a small popcorn and drink.  That was I was not tempted by popcorn.  The movie was good. 

After the movie, we dropped C at home with the babysitter and F and I went out with CH and TH to a local Italian place.  I had checked the menu before we went, so I had some more bites of turkey before heading out because I knew there was very little for me there.  I had a a house salad with italian vinagrette.  Sadly, I forgot to ask for it on the side and it was swimming in oil.  I had some of F's asparagus.  It was really yummy, but that was my dinner. 

Tomorrow, or today however you look at it, is weigh in day and we will see how I do.  CH offered to be my walking/running buddy when I get to a point that I can start that part of this journey.  I am not quite there yet, but I am hoping soon.

Well time to go to bed...

Talk to you later...