I feel amazing.  I am trying new things that before I didn't think I would like or would be too hard to maintain.  Now that we have the proper groceries in the house and have replaced certain items with a healthier or better option, eating "cleaner" is a whole hell of a lot easier.

I am enjoying my lunches of spinach, tuna and eggs.  I started throwing a quarter cup of tuna on my spinach salad along with a couple tea spoons of flax seeds, pair it up with a hard boiled egg, a cup of milk and Greek yogurt (another teaspoon of flax) and your GOLDEN!  Tonight's dinner was one of my best yet.  I made a stir fry creation of my very own!  I'm usually pretty unwilling to concoct something in the kitchen on my own in fear that it won't taste good and no one will end up eating dinner.  However, I made my own stir fry marinade.  A couple shakes of soy sauce, a couple shakes of worshetershire a teaspoon of olive oil, a table spoon of honey, garlic and pepper.  Sauteed a cut of sirloin beef, measured 3oz per portion, onion, green and red pepper and zucchini and a side of brown rice.  DELICIOUS!  James even ate and liked it.  Yeah, the sodium content could have been better, but it was a start.

There have been some misses too.  Take today's lunch for example.  I took two hard boiled eggs, mashed them up and filled a whole grain tortilla along with spinach and some cheddar cheese.  It definitely needed something...else.  Something tangy.  I'm not one for egg salad, so mayonnaise it out.  Maybe some dill pickle spears for crunch and tang.  Might be willing to give it another try.

My attempts at a total lifestyle change are having an impact on both James and Brad.  James and I had a good discussion about what is and is not healthy and why healthy is good for you.  Brad has been eating better and making a conscious effort to lose weight.  He is even allowing me to coach him a little bit and be a bit of a drill sergeant when I see something he shouldn't do or could do better.  Like, finishing off James' food, especially if it is something bad.  He's even joined the YMCA so he will be able to use their gym facilities.  Yes, baby steps are being made all around and I am proud of us all.

I haven't been able to get in much activity this week other than housework unfortunately.  The weekend was busy with family stuff and with the loss of my itouch and running program, I was unable to get out for a run.  I'm not happy about that but I am not going to beat myself up about it like I normally would.  I'm not sure how well boot camp and possible runs will go this week as I've had a minor physical set back.  This morning at 6:00am I began my day by falling down the stairs.  All 8 of them, from the very top to the very bottom.  I've twisted my knee and ankle pretty badly and have wicked bruises on my elbow and bicep.  I'm not exactly sure how it happened, however I am eternally grateful that I was not carrying Piper at the time.

I'm off to have a nice hot bath now.  It has been a long day, I am sore and sleepy.  Tonight?  I'm going to bed happy.

K


PointsPlus™ Tracker entries


Monday, November 21, 2011

Morning
1 serving(s) Multigrain Cheerios 3
1 large banana(s) 0
1/4 cup(s) unsweetened frozen blueberries 0
1 cup(s) black coffee 0
2 tsp flax seed(s) 1
Subtotal 4
Midday
2 large whole hard-boiled egg(s) 4
1 serving(s) Ezekiel Whole Grain Pita 4

1 cup(s) fresh spinach 0
1 oz Cheddar or colby cheese 3
1 cup(s) low-fat milk 3
1 serving(s) PC Hummus 2
7 item(s) uncooked baby carrots 0
Subtotal 12

Evening
3 oz cooked lean and trimmed beef sirloin 4
1/2 cup(s) uncooked instant brown rice 5
1 Tbsp soy sauce 0
1 Tbsp honey 2
1 cup(s) cooked zucchini 0
1 cup(s) cooked sweet green pepper strips 0
1 cup(s) cooked sweet red pepper strips 0
1 cup(s) cooked onion(s) 0
1 cup(s) low-fat milk 3
Subtotal 14

Anytime
10 Almonds 2
Subtotal 2

Food PointsPlus values total used 34