Archive for July, 2009

Push Away the Plate

I made whole wheat pasta with ground turkey tomato sauce; originally I gave myself 2 cups of pasta, but I ended up feeling satisfied & I just stopped eating. In my old days I might have kept eating just because…
I will bring leftovers for lunch!!!

no food tastes as good as fit feels!

“no food tastes as good as fit feels!” I read this quote today! I love it!

Subway

Today I had my first challenge. We needed to go to walmart and it was too hot to cook again; mike suggested iHop, & I checked online & there were some healthy choices on their menu, so I was all set.
We ended up at walmart first where there’s a subway restaurant, so we decided to [...]

Wonderful Breakfast Sandwich

I made the best breakfast sandwich this morning.
(Ate it right after my 4 lbs weigh in!)
1/8 cup Sargento – Reduced Fat Colby-Jack Shredded Cheese
1 tbsp Hormel – Real Crumbled Bacon
1 whole egg (Natures Promise – Fresh Brown Eggs – Extra Large)
1 egg white
1 roll of Arnolds – Select Seedless Rye Sandwich Thins (these rolls are [...]

4 lbs!

Yay, weighed myself this AM, I am down four pounds! hurray!
:)

Stonyfield Farms Frozen Yogurt

I love Stonyfield Farms Frozen Yogurt. We bought a pint a few weeks ago, and I thought it was delicious. I wish I could remember which flavor it was. It think it was the Cookies & Dream flavor.
Since I am now trying to eat healthier, it’s even better because it tastes great and the ingredients [...]

Bike!

Yay, first bike ride of the season! Here it is, the last week of July, and tonight was MY first bicycle ride. Even though we’ve been camping twice, the rain put a damper on a lot of biking this season.
So, we went for a nice long bikeride – I think about 40 minutes. It [...]

Today’s Challenges!

whoo hoo. My boss brought in his usual box of muffins, and I resisted all day. phew, it was hard, but I did it! I wanted just a bite, but I told myself no, just leave it.
(I did have to post a “rescue me” message on my Facebook profile, but I pulled it off!)
I was [...]

Difficult Day Yesterday

I had a difficult day yesterday, trying to keep the hunger at bay. I don’t know why, but I couldn’t stop feeling hungry, even after an afternoon snack.
I didn’t have this problem during the week, and after looking at the breakfast choices in my Food Diary (keeping a food diary at MyFitnessPal.com) I am wondering [...]

Watching Ellie Krieger on Hulu

While working on the laptop in my home office today, I am watching Ellie Krieger’s Food Network show “Healthy Appetite” on hulu desktop (hulu.com) Her show is healthy and I have learned a lot! I can’t wait to experiment with some of her recipes and advice!
It’s great to watch hulu while working, I have a [...]