First test of go-live complete

How funny is it that I made a post about how high in calories PF Changs was and then I fly to Cali and the first lunch provided for the go-live is PF Changs and Mexican food....Not a single healthy choice to be had today.  I was very happy that I brought a Kashi bar with me that I could eat instead.  I need to go grocery shopping today and get some healthy fruits and veggies, some healthy dinner options, and some oatmeal and Kashi cereal.  My goal for the first week is not to eat out alot...Though considering how tired I am the Grocery Shopping may have to wait for tomorrow.


Will blog more later....

Take care

Getting ready for 2 straight weeks of stress...

Tomorrow I fly to Cali for 2 full weeks of living in LA, yeah even weekends. I will be doing go-live, which means long hours and stress, couple that with Go-Live food and it is aq recipe for weight gain.  I am going to rise above it though and plan on still losing weight.  How?  you may ask...Well first of all, it is going to involve a grocery shopping trip.  I usually eay out when I am in LA, but since I am going to be there longer, I am planning on using the fridge and microwave in my room.  Yes this means a little more processed food, even though it is going to be healthy stuff like Weight Watcher meals, but it will be worth it be able to track exactly how many calories that I am consuming.  I also plan on getting some fresh fruits and vegetables that I can bring to go-live as snacks, in order to avoid the sugar buffet that is usually available.

Today was a good day.  I started with some oatmeal for breakfast, a smoothie for lunch, and steamed veggies and chicken for dinner.

I am also planning on making time to blog every day because you guys keep me honest. 

Take care...talk to you later.

Happy Birthday Honey!!

Today was F's birthday and the plan was to go out to dinner, but he has been having back pain for days now and was up for going out.  Instead, I ordered PF Changs (what he wanted for dinner) and went and picked it up.  If anyone has ever looked at the nurtritional information on the PF Changs website, you know there is no such thing as low calorie there.  Instead I made my own dinner when I got home.  A majorly modified sweet and sour chicken with brown rice. 

I love the fact that I did not feel pressured to eat something that was not healthy for me.  F is so supportive of the changes that I am making for my life.  I love feeling in control. 

Take care everyone...I am going to spend more time with my husband on his birthday and let him be the center of attention.

Shopping and a bra fitting

So I had to go shopping today because some of my pants ore falling off me and I have 2 weeks in CA ahead of me.  I lost another pants size!!! YEAH!!!  Then I decided that the gap in the cup of my bras was not good, so I had a bra fitting as well...Well I have lost a whole cup size!!!  What???  I did not want to lose those!!  I bought some cute bras and underwear too, because my underwear was slipping down all the time too.

Breakfast was oatmeal. Lunch was some low fat mashed potatoes and veggies.  Dinner was a chicken breast with veggies. 

Pretty boring but I am glad to be cooking for myself.  Tomorrow is F's birthday and the plan is to take him out...but everything is on hold since he is having major back pain again.   So I will update tomorrow what we end up doing. Then monday our plan is an adult night out on the town after soccer practice. I am going to love going ot soccer practice!!  I miss watching her play.

Talk to you later.....Take care.

Motivation!! Weigh in results

I am preparing myself mentally for being in California for over 2 weeks straight and trying to make sure I ea healthy and planning for not eating out every night.  Well if I needed motivation this weeks weigh in provided it.   I lost 6.5 pounds.  I have now lost 89 pounds!!!!!  I can now see the 100 pound mark gleaming like a light in the future and it is so close. 

Yesterday was a travel day so it consisted a scone in the morning, a Kashi bar for lunch on the plane, and a turkey sandwich on wheat at the airport. 

Meanwhile I have finished book two of Hunger Games and I am still loving the series.

I will blog more later...

Talk to you later and take care!!!

I think I need to go shopping....

I am in California so I am yet again not in as much control of my diet as I like...I flew in last night and this morning I was looking forward to low fat no sugar scone.  Sadly, the place I go was running behind and I had to be across town.  So I had nothing for breakfast.  I got to the second site and they catered lunch.  If this is a preview of my 2 week strertch, I am going to be in trouble and need to really plan better.   The offerings included 2 salads that were covered in cheese and croutons and wonton strips.  The only dressings offered were ranch dressings which I love but they are high in fat and sugar.  There was some grilled chicken that was for the salads.  The offerings continued with mashed potatoes, a chicken alfredo pasta and a creamy chicken rice casserole, corn bread, and cookies.  I took of the grilled chicken and just had that for lunch.   Dinner was grilled shrimp and grilled veggies. 

I am definitely going to have to bring my lunches with me to the go-live.  I am also going to have to get some weight watcher microwave meals since I want to be able to control my calories. 

I fly home tomorrow and then I have 4 days at home, before I have to fly back for go-live...F's birthday is this weekend and I want to take him out to dinner..ARGH... 

Meanwhile I have to share that I started reading "The Hunger Games"  and I love it.  I am on the second book of the triology.  I highly recommend this series.

Take Care everyone!!!

Sorry for not blogging lately, I have been sick and tired!

No not of blogging, literally sick and tired.  I flew home from LA on Thursday and I did not feel 100% when I woke up that morning.  I did not get home until after 1:00 in the morning and went to bed.  I woke up the next morning and felt worse.  I still went to weigh in and had gained .2 pounds.  I am writing this off to not feeling well and water retention.  I came home and went back to bed.  Then the pattern began.  I spent the next 5 days laying on my couch with a fever over 100 and coughing.  When I was not sleeping, I was miserable and aching all over.   It was the most I could to do to write a few lines on Facebook. 

F made me eat regularly though it was a struggle.  I was not hungry, but I needed to eat.  I am still coughing but the fever is gone and feel human again.   So it is time to start blogging regularly again.  I lok forward to continuing this journey with you guys so I will update with my day tonight...

Talk to later...