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Friday, September 21, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Don't you just hate when....
You are making dinner and it turns out terribly. Not because the food or recipe was bad but because everything that could go wrong went wrong while you were making it. Yeah, that was tonight.
Our menu for the evening was Oven Baked Fish Sticks, Spaghetti Squash (with pancake syrup, butter, and cinnamon...yum!), and a fruit salad. Well, I burnt the fish sticks because the squash wasn't cooking as fast as I thought so I ended up leaving the fish in too long. After all that, I didn't cook the squash long enough so it was still crunchy. And it's the end of the week and I was out of most fruit, so we ended up with applesauce.
The thing about eating on plan consistently is that there isn't a lot of extra food consumed. So when I have a meal, I am seriously looking forward to it. Tonight's dinner of burnt fish sticks and a container of applesauce was not exactly scrumptious.
Oh well, life goes on. I'll do better tomorrow.
And, oh yeah, 61 days binge-free!! I am rocking this thing!!
Our menu for the evening was Oven Baked Fish Sticks, Spaghetti Squash (with pancake syrup, butter, and cinnamon...yum!), and a fruit salad. Well, I burnt the fish sticks because the squash wasn't cooking as fast as I thought so I ended up leaving the fish in too long. After all that, I didn't cook the squash long enough so it was still crunchy. And it's the end of the week and I was out of most fruit, so we ended up with applesauce.
The thing about eating on plan consistently is that there isn't a lot of extra food consumed. So when I have a meal, I am seriously looking forward to it. Tonight's dinner of burnt fish sticks and a container of applesauce was not exactly scrumptious.
Oh well, life goes on. I'll do better tomorrow.
And, oh yeah, 61 days binge-free!! I am rocking this thing!!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
Still at it....
Yep, I'm still here! And unlike most blog hiatuses, I have not fallen off the wagon. Woohoo for that. As you can see from the sidebar, I am currently down 20 pounds since we started HFA. My little girl is down 4.6. And we are actually still having a great time. Having all of the meals planned is making food choices simple. I don't always follow each day perfectly, but rather mix things up throughout the week. The recipes are pretty yummy so that always helps too.
We are back in school now. Which makes it a little harder for Mommy because there is no one but me around to make control decisions on what I eat. But so far so good. My cravings are tapering off and I feel satisfied with what I do eat.
And, oh yeah, I'm still binge free!!! For 42 days!!! This is my longest streak of being binge free since at least 2007. Maybe even longer. And it feels amazing. :)
We are back in school now. Which makes it a little harder for Mommy because there is no one but me around to make control decisions on what I eat. But so far so good. My cravings are tapering off and I feel satisfied with what I do eat.
And, oh yeah, I'm still binge free!!! For 42 days!!! This is my longest streak of being binge free since at least 2007. Maybe even longer. And it feels amazing. :)
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Hello, Reality
Our "Healthy Family Adventure" is continuing to go great. It seems so random though that meals out are scheduled into their plan. That's good I suppose, but it still was strange today to tell my daughter that a hamburger and fries at a fast food joint was our "planned" lunch. :)
We ended up at McDonald's and we each got a cheeseburger Happy Meal. I like their new ones. It came with the burger, a very small serving of fries and a pack of apple slices. We both got iced tea to drink.
Once I came home, I logged onto WW to enter my points. They did not have the new style happy meal listed so I went searching for the nutrition info on the Mickey D website. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that our lunch was right around 400-450 calories. That's awesome!
What I also discovered is a nifty "meal builder" tool on their site. You just click on the food and "add" it to your meal. Then, it gives you the nutrition info for your meal.
Let's back up a little. McDonald's is one of my go-to binge spots. I love their food ( I know, most people don't.) One of my favorite things to do was wait to drop my daughter off at kindergarten so I only had my little boy, and then go get ridiculous quantities of food from there, come home and sit on the couch, and eat all of it. By myself. With no other eyes to see and no one to know. I shudder thinking about it and hate to admit it, but it's the facts.
Out of curiosity, while on the site today I built a meal with all the food that I normally would get there on a binge trip. The total made me sick to my stomach. I'm not stupid. I knew it was a lot. But seeing the total was mind boggling. Ready for it?
2600 Calories.
347 grams of Carbs.
105 Fat Grams.
105!!!
That's nearly 2 days worth of calories!!!
Some weeks, I would go there twice a week to order that. And then wonder why I was physically and mentally sick for the rest of the night and most of the next day.
There are no words. The numbers speak for themselves.
We ended up at McDonald's and we each got a cheeseburger Happy Meal. I like their new ones. It came with the burger, a very small serving of fries and a pack of apple slices. We both got iced tea to drink.
Once I came home, I logged onto WW to enter my points. They did not have the new style happy meal listed so I went searching for the nutrition info on the Mickey D website. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that our lunch was right around 400-450 calories. That's awesome!
What I also discovered is a nifty "meal builder" tool on their site. You just click on the food and "add" it to your meal. Then, it gives you the nutrition info for your meal.
Let's back up a little. McDonald's is one of my go-to binge spots. I love their food ( I know, most people don't.) One of my favorite things to do was wait to drop my daughter off at kindergarten so I only had my little boy, and then go get ridiculous quantities of food from there, come home and sit on the couch, and eat all of it. By myself. With no other eyes to see and no one to know. I shudder thinking about it and hate to admit it, but it's the facts.
Out of curiosity, while on the site today I built a meal with all the food that I normally would get there on a binge trip. The total made me sick to my stomach. I'm not stupid. I knew it was a lot. But seeing the total was mind boggling. Ready for it?
2600 Calories.
347 grams of Carbs.
105 Fat Grams.
105!!!
That's nearly 2 days worth of calories!!!
Some weeks, I would go there twice a week to order that. And then wonder why I was physically and mentally sick for the rest of the night and most of the next day.
There are no words. The numbers speak for themselves.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
HFA: Week Two Wrap-up
We did it! We have completed two whole weeks. Only 10 more official weeks to go! On top of eating all the menus recommended, this also marks 14 days of no bingeing for me. That's my longest stretch in probably the last 6 months. No days where I am feeling sick, guilty, etc.
An added bonus is that I haven't been having any real cravings. I'm chalking that up to beginning excitement as well as eating balanced meals at regular intervals. I'm usually still feeling fairly full and satisfied from one meal when it's time for the next. Which is great. I'll take all the help I can get.
As for the weigh in, my weight this week was 267.4. For a grand total of 11.4 pounds lost. Not too shabby and I am proud of that. But I still don't feel like it's too much of a victory when I'm still 10 pounds up from where I was just 2 months ago. So onward and upward, right?
My daughter! She is doing amazing. She lost another 1.1 pounds this week for a total of 2.9 pounds gone. It doesn't sound like much, but you can honestly see a difference in her shape already. She carries most of her weight in her stomach and it is getting smaller after just those few pounds. She is still handling the food really great. Not every meal is a home run, but she isn't asking for food all the time and she has been trying the new things pretty well. I'm thinking that she is feeling pretty satisfied most of the time also.
Looking forward to week 3!!
An added bonus is that I haven't been having any real cravings. I'm chalking that up to beginning excitement as well as eating balanced meals at regular intervals. I'm usually still feeling fairly full and satisfied from one meal when it's time for the next. Which is great. I'll take all the help I can get.
As for the weigh in, my weight this week was 267.4. For a grand total of 11.4 pounds lost. Not too shabby and I am proud of that. But I still don't feel like it's too much of a victory when I'm still 10 pounds up from where I was just 2 months ago. So onward and upward, right?
My daughter! She is doing amazing. She lost another 1.1 pounds this week for a total of 2.9 pounds gone. It doesn't sound like much, but you can honestly see a difference in her shape already. She carries most of her weight in her stomach and it is getting smaller after just those few pounds. She is still handling the food really great. Not every meal is a home run, but she isn't asking for food all the time and she has been trying the new things pretty well. I'm thinking that she is feeling pretty satisfied most of the time also.
Looking forward to week 3!!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
HFA: Week One Wrap-Up
We did it! One week down, twelve to go on the program. A lifetime after that, but one step at a time for now. Our first week was quite a success. I lost just over 7 pounds and my little munchkin lost 1.8. Her "goal" for the twelve weeks is 9 pounds.
The best thing about the book/program is the meals they have planned. I typed each day's food up as a menu in the morning and then hung it on the refrigerator. My daughter loved being able to see what she would be eating each day and it kept me from being lazy about meals. When I walked to the fridge, there was our guide for the day and it kept things very simple.
Because this is a kids' program, the food kinda feels like I'm back in elementary school. At first we joked about it, but then I started thinking. Maybe they're on to something. Simple, balanced meals. Nothing too heavy, nothing really flashy. Just food to fuel the body.
Most of the dinners went over well. The only night that was less than fantastic was the beans and rice night. My daughter doesn't care for rice so she didn't eat much which left her hungry after dinner. Also, I thought I had cooked enough beans but there were barely enough for all of us to eat the allotted amount.
The biggest thing I think I have learned this week? In an effort to keep my daughter from gaining weight, I have actually been underfeeding her. I mean, she's obviously getting calories, but as we made the menus this week, she would choose one of the 3 items that were typically offered at breakfast and lunch. She was quite surprised each day when I told her that she could all of that, not just choose one.
Looking forward to next week!
The best thing about the book/program is the meals they have planned. I typed each day's food up as a menu in the morning and then hung it on the refrigerator. My daughter loved being able to see what she would be eating each day and it kept me from being lazy about meals. When I walked to the fridge, there was our guide for the day and it kept things very simple.
Because this is a kids' program, the food kinda feels like I'm back in elementary school. At first we joked about it, but then I started thinking. Maybe they're on to something. Simple, balanced meals. Nothing too heavy, nothing really flashy. Just food to fuel the body.
Most of the dinners went over well. The only night that was less than fantastic was the beans and rice night. My daughter doesn't care for rice so she didn't eat much which left her hungry after dinner. Also, I thought I had cooked enough beans but there were barely enough for all of us to eat the allotted amount.
The biggest thing I think I have learned this week? In an effort to keep my daughter from gaining weight, I have actually been underfeeding her. I mean, she's obviously getting calories, but as we made the menus this week, she would choose one of the 3 items that were typically offered at breakfast and lunch. She was quite surprised each day when I told her that she could all of that, not just choose one.
Looking forward to next week!
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