Dancing with the Stars

September has started and you all know what that means!  A new season of Dancing with the Stars!  Hurrah!  It's sad how much I love that show.  I like to watch it and pretend that I could dance that way if I really wanted to.  Forget that I get dizzy playing Ring Around the Rosie and can't walk in heels let alone dance in them.

Daily Meal

Breakfast
1 sausage
1/2 cup strawberries
1 kiwi
1 banana

Lunch
1 cup of beef barley soup with turnip, carrot, mushrooms
raw vegetables - 1 cup
2 tblsp of salad dressing
grapes

Supper
chicken
roasted asparagus
roasted cauliflower
roasted orange pepper

Snacks
3 oz nuts
1 banana
1 plum
1 cup watermelon

Water - 5 glasses
Exercise - 15 minutes of walking
Eating after 8 - yes (but it was watermelon!)
Veggie and Fruit - lots!

New week

A new week already!  Yikes, the days seem to be flying by, it's the middle of September already!

Daily Meal Plan

Breakfast
1 cup of strawberries, kiwi and banana

Lunch
1 cup of beef barley soup with turnips, carrots, mushrooms and onions
grapes
raw vegetables (about a cup)
2 tblsp of salad dressing

Supper
2 honey garlic sausages
2 eggs
1 piece of toast
1 and a half cups of cooked vegetables

Snacks
plum
banana
3 oz raw nuts
peanut butter cups

Glasses of water:  6
vegetable and fruit - 5 servings
eating after eight - yes
exercise - 15 minutes of walking

Wednesday

A quick summary of Wednesday's meal plan:

Breakfast
1 bagel with cream cheese

Lunch
Avocado and chicken wrap
pasta salad

Supper
chicken
2 slices of toast

Snacks
M&M's
1 nectarine

Water:  4 glasses
Eating after 8pm - no
Exercise - no
Veggies and Fruit:  1

Not a good food or exercise day!  But I went 24 hours without complaining...yay! 

Hey look, I exercised!

I actually did some exercising.  Shocker right?  Tonight, myself and my fat dog put on our running shoes (okay, I put on my running shoes, she put on her collar and leash) and headed out the door.  We walked for 18 minutes and 30 seconds and ran for 1 minute and 30 seconds.  Yeah, that's right.  RAN.  I was huffing and puffing like a wounded buffalo (and probably looked like one too) and it was a SLOW run but it wasn't walking dammit.

I've also decided to try a mental challenge this week.  Starting tomorrow morning I'm going to go an entire week without complaining.  I've been feeling pretty negative lately and have decided to be proactive about it. Not one single complaint shall pass through these lips for 7 days.  I'm predicting a pretty quiet week for yours truly.

On to the meal plan:

Breakfast
2 boiled eggs

Lunch
1 cup meat sauce
2 slices bread
2 tsps butter
2 plums
1 1/2 cups of raw veggies
2 tblsp salad dressing

Supper
1 cup meat sauce
1 1/2 cups noodles

Snacks
4 oz nuts
1 1/2 cups of strawberries and grapes
2 reese pb cups

Water:  7 glasses
Eating after 8pm - yes
Exercise - hell yes!  18 minutes, 30 seconds of walking, 1 minute, 30 seconds of running
Veggies and fruit - 5 servings

PS:  Can you tell we're low on groceries?  Payday in two days - it'll be nice to have veggies again!

Monday

I was too tired to post last night with the Daily Food Journal but here it is now!

Breakfast
1 cup of strawberries, blueberries and grapes
4 oz of mixed nuts

Lunch
1 cup of pork roast in beef broth with onions and mushrooms
1 cup of raw mixed vegetables
2 tblsp of salad dressing for dipping
1 plum

Supper
1 cup of meat sauce (ground beef, tomato sauce, onions, garlic, mushrooms)
1 cup of noodles
2 slices of bread
2 tsp of margarine

Snack
reese pb cups (2)

Water:  8 glasses
Eating after 8: yes
5 servings of veggies and fruits - not quite!
Exercise - nothin' yet...

Exercise Challenge

Our challenge this week is to do 20 minutes of exercise 3 times in the week.  I joined the email party late and tried to dissuade them on the whole exercise challenge based on Kim's fractured foot but I was too late.  Truth be told, I was using HER fractured foot as a way for ME to not have to exercise.  Ha!  I'm such a good friend, not selfish IN ANY WAY.

So, now I have to come up with three exercise plans that last at least 20 minutes each time.  Considering how I mentioned in an earlier post that my dog is fat as well, I imagine the best course of action will be to go for a walk with her.

We have a new team member to our little Chub Club (I totally just made that up, see how clever I am?).  Welcome Jen!   It's so nice to make new friends.  :)

I've been spending a lot of time on the computer lately between work and a course that I'm taking so it's hard to get the energy to blog.  Kim is right though, blogging helps keep us accountable and on track so I'm making the effort to at least blog my daily meal plan.

Tonight I have a birthday party to attend which will include pizza and beer and cake.  I can totally say no to the beer but the pizza and cake will be an issue.  My goal is to have one slice of pizza and a small slice of cake.  Wish me luck!

Daily Meal

Breakfast
strawberries
blueberries
grapes

Lunch
half a salisbury steak with mushrooms and onions
3/4 cup of cooked turnip and carrot
a giant peach (seriously, it's the size of my head)

Supper
1 slice of pizza
1 slice of cake

Snacks
4oz of walnuts, almonds, pistachios
plum