Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Week 2

52 Small Changes: Week 2-- Get Enough Z's.

I think I do pretty well with this one.  The goal is to get 7-8 hours of *restful* sleep each night.  I normally get about 7-8 hours of sleep each night; I'm just not really sure how *restful* it is.  Ever since I had McCoy, I have been a pretty light sleeper because I'm always listening for him.

The trick is to keep up with the 52 Small Changes from the last week.

I did pretty good (all things considered) with the water last week.  I can always do better, it's just that for ME, it was pretty good.  Being a teacher, it is hard to consume as much water as I'm suppose to.  I was constantly running to the bathroom and even had to go during a class (I asked Julie to keep an eye out for the kiddos while I went pee).  But, I'm trying it again.



I also decided to take part in another 52 things... This is about being Relaxed.  It's a book called Relax: Brilliant Little Ideas to Chill Out.

Week 1: Hug Your Home--

This week is about making sure that you read up on FlyLady (done.)
-- Always have a clean kitchen sink (ahem, most of the time I do)
-- Adopt the laser beam approach (Divide your house into sections and clean each one during the week)
-- Bless your home (Cleaning your house for about an hour, to include vacuuming, mopping, dusting, ect)
-- Ideas-- while cooking, fill the sink with hot soapy water and dump stuff in as you go along.  Then clean while it cooks.

Week 2: Grumpy Old Git-- Or Really, Really Sick?

This week is about men... does not apply to me!!! :)  

Friday, March 2, 2012

52 Small Changes

I recently bought a book that is called "52 Small Changes".  It is about how I can make small changes each week over a year to live a more happier life.  I want to do this and I hope that I continue.

I read Week 1 today and plan to implement it starting Monday, although it is something that I already do on a regular basis.  I'm hoping to keep this as a journal to that success story, along with exercising and eating right.  I've also kept a running log of my weight which is at the top.

Okay, so week 1: Drink UP!

This chapter was interesting because of the actual amount of water that I need to be drinking.  I've always heard 62 oz everyday.  But this author says that you should take your weight and divide it in two and that's how many ounces you need each day.  Well, let's see I'm 160, divide that it's 80.  That's a lot of oz!  I don't know if I can do that, but I'm going to try.  I installed an app on my smartphone to remind me each hour to drink up.  I have to have ice in my water and drink through a straw so I'm hoping that I can accurately see how much water I actually consume.

So, let's do this!  I'm ready to start!


Monday, January 16, 2012

Breakfast: Crispex cereal/milk
Snack: a few peanut butter balls
Lunch: Veggie fajitas
Dinner: Veggie pizza

NO MEAT TODAY!

No dr. pepper either!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Breakfast: none
Lunch: Lasagna, salad, coleslaw
Dinner: Greek pasta bake (chicken and pepperoni)

Dessert: Chocolate brownie thingys... those were soooo rich but delicious!!

No dr. pepper.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Breakfast: sausage
Lunch: yogurt
Dinner: Falafel, couscous and tezki sauce.
Snack: M&M's...


No dr. pepper today.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Breakfast: banana
Lunch: banana
Dinner: Healthy Chicken Nuggets, fried potatoes, fruit cocktail.

No dr. pepper.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Breakfast: none
Lunch: banana
Snack: banana
Dinner: Chiplote (veggie of course)

No dr. pepper today.

NO chocolate either!

(do you see how the words "dr. pepper" went from all caps, to just proper nouns, and now, nothing capiltized?  Yes, Dr. pepper, you are moving lower on the totem pole.)


Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Dr. Pepper free day!

Breakfast: ahem, none.
Lunch: a single banana
Snack: a handful of M&Ms
Dinner: three medium-sized stuffed mushrooms

And my weight is showing some progress.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Dr. Pepper free day!

Breakfast: none
Snack: banana
Lunch: Veggie pizza
Dinner: Baked Ziti with spinach

MEAT FREE DAY!!  Whoo-hoo!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Dr. Pepper free day!

Breakfast: Banana
Lunch: Veggie pizza
Dinner: Ham with Mashed Potatoes



Sunday, January 8, 2012

Dr. Pepper free day!

Breakfast: Bob Evans with family-- One slice of french toast, three strips of bacon
No lunch
Dinner: Veggie Pizza with broccoli, cauliflower, green peppers, tomatoes-- it was LOVELY!!

Saturday, January 7, 2012

No Dr Pepper

Breakfast: none
Lunch: Sonic burger, a few tots, cherry limeade
Dinner: ??  it was at Mom's... what was it??

Friday, January 6, 2012

Dr. Pepper free day!

Breakfast: none.
Lunch: Tuna salad, pears with oat topping
Snack: Ritz crackers
Dinner: Chicken sandwich from Burger King

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Breakfast: a handful of M&Ms... yeah, it was a bad day.
Lunch: ??  Don't really remember.
Snack: Handful of M&Ms.  Yeah, it was a bad day.
Dinner: appetizers at Yard House.  I had 1/4th of an egg roll, two chicken strips, a piece of pizza, a few onion rings... and water to drink.

DR. PEPPER FREE DAY!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Breakfast: warm peaches with oat topping
Snack: Ritz crackers, handful of peanut M&M's.
Lunch: Pop-tart.  Ritz crackers.
Dinner: Beans, Cornbread, fried potatoes (tea!)

DR. PEPPER FREE DAY!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Today I consumed NO DR. PEPPER, but I consumed chocolate... tsk, tsk, tsk.

Breakfast: Peaches heated up with oat topping.

Lunch: Salad with raspberry vingerette dressing and a Tuna salad packet.

Dinner: Apple and Sage pork chops with roasted red potatoes.

Snack: Birthday girl's chocolate cupcake (how can you say no?!), three small handfulls of peanut M&Ms.  I know.  Bad.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Today I consumed NO DR. PEPPER and NO CHOCOLATE!

Lunch: Falafel pita with taskzi sauce.  Tomatos and a few onions.  Also humus and pita bread on the side.

Dinner: Sailsbury steak in mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables.

Snack: A few Ritz crackers.

I had water to drink and also Cranberry Sierra Mist... a small glass... or two.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Today I consumed NO DR. PEPPER and NO CHOCOLATE!

Lunch: I had a wrap with ham and very little cheese, and sour cream (with taco seasoning mixed in it).  I had one and a half wraps.

Snack: I had a few Tosidos chips.

Dinner: I had pork chops with mushroom sauce and half a piece of bread.  I also had sourkraut and black eyed peas.


Swimming again

This morning, I ran 8 miles and then swam 900 yds. My energy levels are up and I'm feeling much better. My weight this morning is 158.6....