I knew this weekend would be bad, but geez! I lost all control! I don't even have a clue how much I ate between saturday morning and the cadburry egg I ate about 3 minutes ago, butI am sure it is more points/calories that I am supposed to eat in an entire week. And I feel it too. I feel AWFUL! No energy, nauseated, headache, crappy mood, the works. My body is telling me to eat an apple but I keep reaching for maddie's easter basket! I know what it is at this point....I have gone so overboard and I know I wont after tonight so I keep letting myself eat more and it's just not good, but I CAN NOT STOP! This weekend was a painful reminder of how I used to eat on a daily basis. Or maybe a good reminder, maybe it's good to feel like this way to remind myself that I am not sacrificing when I chose grilled fish over a greasy hamburger. In the moment, sure I am, but I've learned there's more to it than that. For me, my life works better with planning, and thinking about what I am doing, not living in the moment (when it comes to eating) and going with whatever makes me happy then. I have a history of depression and trying to cover it with food, obviously it didn't help. What has helped, and made me happier than usual in the past few months has been being good to myself! I know I've told a lot of people this, but I struggled with an eating disorder when I was a teenager. For years I would jsut eat what I want, then throw it all up. So even now, when I catch myself binging and out of control in the back of my mind there is still a tiny little voice telling me...go ahead, eat and don't stop, you can just go throw it up and start over and it's no big deal. And honestly, this weekend, I came REALLY close to doing just that. Friday night something snapped. I could not stop eating. I don't know what all I ate because I litterally had no control over it. Finally I calmed down and realized what I was doing and what I was planning on doing and stopped myself. That set the tone for the whole weekend. It's ok, it's a new week, and even if I gained a few pounds, after a few days of being back on track the damage will be mostly reversed and I should be fine! In the past this weekend would have ended the whole process...GLAD to be over that! It's so nice to know I can do this from time to time and not let it derail me.
Ok enough of that. I need to go the store and just buy some easy fresh healthy stuff for this week that doesn't take much prep time, I am losing steam when it comes to preparing meals every night. Not sure why...I love cooking and makig new stuff, but I guess I am just getting burnt out. Who knows.
Anyway, I am also going to try to start running again this week, my knees aren't really hurting anymore, so maybe they will be ok. I will probably start back on week 3 or so though and work my way back up one day at a a time. I am also really needing to step up my cardio routine (besides assing running back in) I need to force my butt to go to a step class or cardio combat class or soemthing. I am terrified of those classes so avoid them and take the easy way out by going to yoga or pilates (that I LOVE) but I know I would benefit so much from a really good hard cardio class! 2 weeks till Maddie's birthday and I need to be a hot mama! :) Still trying to talk myself into a 5 am class....still throwing my phone at the wall everytime it goes off at 4:45 and going back to sleep. Maybe one day
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Bagel Sandwich
This was the best breakfast I have had in a while! One mini whole grain bagel, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1/4 cup egg whites and 1 slice cheese served with 1/2 banana and 1/2 cup strawberries. Total points- 6! Also- I have decided turkey bacon is FAR superior to regular bacon and I am dead serious!
Orange-Black bean salad and fish
YUM! this was so good! And so easy! Just saute some onion and garlic in a little bit of olive oil, add some ground cumin then add black beans, red wine vinegar and fresh orange juice. Toss in some Oranges at the last minute and serve! Amazing! I served mine with some pan grilled mahi mahi. One of the best combinations of food I have ever had!
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
mmmmmm....this was awesome and I ate it for at least 4 meals!
Mexican Meatloaf
this was amazing! No clue wha tI put in it, if you want the recipe I will dig it up, it was good though!
Shrimp curry
Mmmm thai food at home!
Spinach strawberry salad with goat cheese and orange balsamic vinegrette
Yummiest salad I've ever made! baby spinach tossed with sliced strawberries, goat cheese, and pistachio nuts. Dressing is orange juice, balsamic vinegar, canola oil, salt and pepper. Very tasty and simple!
Green Monster Smoothie (and Maddie's juice)
milk, fruit and spinach, what's not to love?
Alternative
I almost broke down and got some diet pills. Instead I bought these: some fiber choice tablet things that actually taste really good, and a multi vitamin that supports metabolism. I took them both this morning and have tons of extra energy and do not feel starved! Yay!
Day one, off to a happy start....
Breakfast: 1 whole egg, 1 egg white, half banana, 1 mini whole grain bagel. Lunch: 1 cup progresso light zesty Santa fe soup. Dinner: 3 oz fillet mignon, asparagus, sweet potatoes, and french bread
Beans rice and cornbread, can't go wrong!
1/2 cup pinto beans, 1/4 cip jasmine rice and small slice of cornbread. I like to serve my food in small bowls/plates...I guess the mind trick works for me cause this looked like a ton of food!
My daily breakfast
This is a wonderful and filling breakfast. I make a fruit smoothie (1/2 cup milk with about a cup of mixed fruit, whatever I have on hand) then serve it with some egg whites mixed with whatever veggies I have on hand, and a mini whole grain bagel. the whole thing has 5 pts and I am so full that I don't even think about food till about 5 hours later.
Veggie Pizza
garlic olive oil, then pizza sauce, lots of fresh veggies and CHEESE! Just 4 pts a slice!
Baked Ziti
turkey sausage, bell pepper, onion, diced tomato, frozen peas, lots of herbs, whole grain pasta and cheese. Very easy and yummy! Filling, and there are tons of leftovers!
Day 4
Breakfast: honey nut cheerios and 1/2 cup milk Lunch: 6 piece chickennugget kids meal from Chick Fil A with fruit cup instead of fries and milk to drink Dinner: lean hamburger patty on whole grain mini bagel with tater tots. Picture is of my favorite Sonic drink... a large WATER
the filling for my greek omelet
artichoke hearts, spinach, olives, mushrooms, and tomato! Very tasty!
Made from leftovers!
beans, rice and shrimp in my baja yogurt sauce. Served with corn tortillas. Quite tasty!
Fajita Pork and Pasta
This was sooo good! I'm on a roll with these weight watchers meals! Very easy- 1 onion, 3 bell peppers (green, red and yellow) 1 zucchini a couple carrots cook till tender (seasoned with ground cumin, chili powder and garlic powder) then add some pork (seasoned with the same thing) and heat through. Toss with whole wheat pasta and you're done! I added some garlic in there somewhere too, I think with the veggies. Oh and at the end throw in a can of rotel, it kidna helps hold it all together. Yummy!
Baked Tilapia
Tonight's dinner was so good! I made baked Tilapia- just seasoned both sides of the filet with salt and pepper then covered the tops with a garlic herb blend and fresh lemon juice and broiled for about 10 minutes. Served with orange cilantro black bean salad ( one of my favorite new recipes) and rice! So good!
Day 3
Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Cheerios with 1/2 cup 2% milk, Lunch: whole grain tortilla with grilled chicken breast and veggie mixture of corn, black beans and brocolli, Dinner: roasted pork loin and apples, green beans, and french bread, snack: peaches and raspberries
Fish Tacos
this was good! I made fish stickes (tilapia with some seasoned flour and bread crumbs) then served it in corn tortillas with a yogurt sauce (plain fat free yogurt, lime juice, chipotle in adobo and salt/pepper) Made black beans and rice for a side dish
Lemon chocken with artichokes and spinach
This was better than it looks, but not much! I think if I had used the capers and fresh spinach the recipe called for it would have been better. Instead I omitted the capers cause I didn't have any and used frozen spinach. the sauce is good though- lemon zest, lemon juice, chicken broth, corn starch and sugar. Season chicken with salt pepper and dill. Mix sauce with artichoke hearts and spinach and serve over chicken. Not bad, but not as good as the rest of the recipes!
Sauted Shrimp and zucchini
Another very good recipe from WW and also very easy. Saute some zucchini in a little olive oil, add shrimp and grape tomatoes. Season with salt pepper and oregano. I served mine with angel hair pasta
Goat Cheese Souffle with fruit salad
Souffle: 3 eggs, seperated, some dill weed, salt and pepper, 1/2 tbs butter and 1-2 oz goat cheese. mix egg yold with dill weed salt and pepper, set aside. In large mixing bowl whip egg whites with electric mixer till soft peaks form (about 2-3 minutes) fold in yolk mixture till combined. Poor into pie dish buttered with 1/2 tbs butter. Crumble goat cheese on top. Place in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. Eat! Yummy! The whole thing has about 10 points, I cut mine into 4 servings, so this is a nice light breakfast for a few people when served with a good fresh fruit salad- just 3 points!
Mediterranean Chicken
Tangy and tasty!
assing is apparently my new word for adding. Just so you know. :)
ReplyDeleteHahahahaa I knew what assing meant... Is that bad?!? I've been terrible this weekend myself and can't wait to hit the gym tomorrow after work! I'm up to a mile on the eliptical in 8min and gonna keep pushing myself a little more each time I go. Last wednesday Lisa and I did the Zumba class, or atleast 30in of it lol, and it was a blast. We were afraid to go in and look like idiots but we weren't the only ones who looked retarded hah! I thought I'd be the fattest girl in there and was dreading it, but I wasn't even close! Made me feel a little better about myself... That might sound bad but it's true. wish you were up here so we could be gym buddies!! Miss you bunches!!! I gotta get off my lazy chocolate eating ass and clean the kitchen and get some laundry going before I call it a night. Back on track tomorrow with ya doll!! Love ya!!!!
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