Been a little remiss in blogging these past few weeks. You'll have to forgive me. Germs have once again over-ridden my homestead and waged battle against my own immune system and won. The little bastards (which is what I will refer to the germs as hence forth) have invaded my body and kicked the crap out of my awesome super-hero strength immunities and sent my illness preventing white blood cells packing. Okay, okay, I may be being a little over dramatic, but at this point, the germs of a three year old are kicking my ass.
I haven't been this sick in quite sometime. Before I was overtaken by the little bastards, I was on quite the roll. I managed 5 straight days of exercise, be it my running or boot camp. I could have made it 7 straight, but am taking the advice of all and any website I have read and giving my body some days in between to rest. My points and clean eating were almost perfect to a "T". I lost 1.8 pounds! I was quite proud of myself too. I set my week goal for a pound and a half, and I managed to surpass it by 0.3. I was on fire. I was on a roll. Then as previously mentioned, I got sick.
I haven't been this beaten down by illness in a very long time. I haven't got much energy. I've missed 6 days of scheduled exercise, and will probably end up missing an entire week. Just as I was about to hit the 20 minutes of straight running mark in my training, I came down with chest congestion from hell. I obviously didn't want to attempt running with compromised lung capacity. I missed Wednesdays and Sunday's boot camps and several training runs along the way. I have been taking solace in comfort food in the form of pizza and wings, Big Macs and fries, lattes and dill pickle chips. Even though I had planned on setting another mini goal of another pound a half this week, I fully expect to see a gain at the scale this week.
This has been quite the set back. I am not normally this much of a baby when it comes to catching the little bastards. The kids have both been sick as well. I have found it extremely challenging to take care of two sick little children while feeling like utter shit myself. I've had to push away my own health and taking care of myself in order to make sure they are comfortable and feeling as best as they can given the circumstances. Of course, I realize that is all part of being a Mother and my duty to take care of the needs of them before my own. Fortunately the worst of my cold came when Brad had an entire weekend off and was able to take care of the kids....and me...while being home. I got frustrated though. I would be up at 3:00 am when the NyQuil wore off, hacking up a lung. I'd go downstairs and continue to sleep on the couch so I wouldn't wake up the rest of the household with my coughing. Last night I was up at 4:00 and couldn't get back to sleep until 6:00am. I just wanted someone to take care of me like I'd taken care of the kids. I wanted to be babied, and be told to go back to bed, or go have a bubble bath, or reminded to take some sinus meds. I guess that part of my life is over. A sad day. Being an adult sucks.
I haven't taken my "happy pills" in 4 days. I know it isn't good to just stop them cold turkey. I did that back in high school and remember almost blacking out after climbing up to the top floor. So it is a good thing I haven't felt much like exercise. I don't plan on going off of them just yet. I figure I will more than likely need their added support to get me through the transition of going back to work...which is coming up REAL soon. I just figured right now cold medication in the form of cough syrup, NyQuil and sinus medication was much more important to try and get better and fight off the little bastards invading my body than any else....and I didn't need any complications or to be flying high from the reaction of the "happy pills" along side the NyQuil. Although...that would make for one HELL of a party. RAISE THE ROOF! WHAT! WHAT!
No Weight Watchers points posting for you today...since I...er...haven't done it at all this week. Shit. GET OUT OF MY BODY YOU LITTLE BASTARDS, I WAS ON A ROLL!!!!!
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
The Results Blog and Other Ramblings
Thursday marked the official Weight Watchers weigh in day. I gained 0.2 this week. So this means the two week total, I have lost 0.4. This is where I get so frustrated. The weight doesn't come off as fast as I would like and I feel sorry for myself and I give up and eat bad things and make bad decisions. Obviously this time around I cannot play the games like I did in the past. This time, I cannot allow for liberal points allowances. One little thing does count if it is in my mouth and portion sizes are going to play a huge part in my losses this time.
I am setting a short term goal for myself this week. I'm always too busy trying to see the big picture. Today I am setting a very short term goal for myself. Next week, I want to see a loss of 1.5 or more. Stay tuned to see if I can keep the promise to myself.
This week I haven't had much time to myself. I've been busy doing the "Mommy thing". James started pre-school and Piper has had three teeth break through virtually all on the same day, so needless to say she hasn't exactly been a happy camper. Brad will have worked 7 days straight as of Sunday. Five of those days will have been the day shift, so I haven't seen too much of him this week nor has he been around to help me out with preparing dinners and getting kids ready for their bedtimes. It isn't like I can't do it myself, but after a straight week of it, I'm ready to pull my hair out! Thank god for my parents being around to help. I know I've said this before but I really am grateful for all they do for us. They watched James and Piper on Wednesday for me so I could have an hour to go to my boot camp and again they watched Piper for me on Thursday so I could go to my Weight Watchers meeting. Stupid leader changing the meeting day on me, screwing everything up!!!
James has also been quite the handful as of late. Seems like every time I turn my back he's into something new. One day he had three time outs in the time span of an hour and a half. I think he's just testing me. I know I have to start laying down the law, I just don't know how. Is that odd? I'm horrible at discipline. It isn't that I don't want him to whine and cry, I just don't know where the lines are drawn as far as acceptable behaviour. I know really bad behaviour when I see it...James just really isn't that bad...in my eyes. So what do I let him get away with vs. what I shouldn't? Hmmmmmm....
Piper also has been...a handful this week. She's decided she's mobile! Piper can now get around pretty much on her own. Still not quite crawling yet, but she can move around like a ninja. She'll be in one place one minute, you take your eyes off her for a second and she's in a different place entirely. Last Tuesday I put her down in the middle of her bedroom floor and went into the next room to brush me teeth. She started fussing and crying rather angrily. I went to see what the problem was. She had gotten herself stuck. wedged actually, under her crib. It was a hard decision. Do I help her right away, or, run for the camera? Sadly, my better half got the best of me and I do not have a picture of that to show you.
Today was the first day in a week I was able to make it out for a run. It felt wonderful! I am now up to 18 minutes of running. Today I started with 8 minutes of running, 2 minutes of walking and finishing with 10 minutes of running. Close to the end of the 10 minutes I wanted to stop. I didn't. Apparently Trina joins me on my runs and yells motivation in my ears. I managed it and was so proud of myself! I'm getting there! Never thought I could make it this far. Still sceptical that I will actually be able to run a full 5k at one time. I think I'll throw an accomplishment party for myself when I do.
I've got two new recipes for you today too. Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup and a Taco Casserole. DELICIOUSNESS! James loved it until he discovered it had green peppers in it. Whoops.
Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
It is to die for! Only 7 ingredients and 5 easy steps to make!
From The Best of Clean Eating
1 medium butternut squash
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 c water
1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped
Preheat oven to 425 F. Line baking sheet with foil
Cut squash in half lengthwise. Scrape seeds and strings out from the centre. Place squash, cut side down on baking sheet. Roast for 35-45 minutes or until the squash is softened. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
When squash can be handled, scrape flesh into a bowl and discard the peel.
In a stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and cinnamon; cook until fragrant. Add water, squash and apple; cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 10-15 minutes.
Using a blender, puree soup until it's smooth.
2c serving
Calories 116
Total Fat 4g
Sat. Fat 0.3g
Carbs 22g
Fiber 4g
Protein 2g
Sugar 7g
Sodium 6mg
Cholesterol 0 mg
(*in typing out this recipe, I've discovered a serving is 2 cups NOT the one I've been eating...so YAY! The points are even lower than I thought!)
Taco Casserole
1 lb ground skinless chicken breast (I used extra lean ground beef, ground turkey would work too)
1/2 c onions, chopped
1/2 c bell peppers, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
8 ozs taco sauce (I didn't know what this was, so it didn't go into the casserole I made)
1 c fat-free sour cream
1 c fat-free cottage cheese
1 c low-fat tortilla chips, whole or broken up (I used Multigrain Tostidos)
1 c low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
3/4 c salsa
Directions:
Heat oven to 400. Spray cooking spray on bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish; set aside. In a skillet,
cook chicken, onion, peppers, and garlic clove until tender. Add seasoning mix and taco sauce;
set aside. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese; set aside. Place half the
broken chips in the bottom of casserole dish. Add meat mixture to cover the chips, then cover the
meat with sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and remaining crushed chips. Bake,
uncovered, for 30 minutes or until cheese has melted. Top with 3/4 cup salsa if desired.
Makes 8 (1 Cup Servings)
Nutritional Info Per Serving:
287 Calories; 4g Fat; 25g Protein; 34g Carbs; 43mg Cholesterol; 2g Fiber; Points Plus+ 7
I am setting a short term goal for myself this week. I'm always too busy trying to see the big picture. Today I am setting a very short term goal for myself. Next week, I want to see a loss of 1.5 or more. Stay tuned to see if I can keep the promise to myself.
This week I haven't had much time to myself. I've been busy doing the "Mommy thing". James started pre-school and Piper has had three teeth break through virtually all on the same day, so needless to say she hasn't exactly been a happy camper. Brad will have worked 7 days straight as of Sunday. Five of those days will have been the day shift, so I haven't seen too much of him this week nor has he been around to help me out with preparing dinners and getting kids ready for their bedtimes. It isn't like I can't do it myself, but after a straight week of it, I'm ready to pull my hair out! Thank god for my parents being around to help. I know I've said this before but I really am grateful for all they do for us. They watched James and Piper on Wednesday for me so I could have an hour to go to my boot camp and again they watched Piper for me on Thursday so I could go to my Weight Watchers meeting. Stupid leader changing the meeting day on me, screwing everything up!!!
James has also been quite the handful as of late. Seems like every time I turn my back he's into something new. One day he had three time outs in the time span of an hour and a half. I think he's just testing me. I know I have to start laying down the law, I just don't know how. Is that odd? I'm horrible at discipline. It isn't that I don't want him to whine and cry, I just don't know where the lines are drawn as far as acceptable behaviour. I know really bad behaviour when I see it...James just really isn't that bad...in my eyes. So what do I let him get away with vs. what I shouldn't? Hmmmmmm....
Piper also has been...a handful this week. She's decided she's mobile! Piper can now get around pretty much on her own. Still not quite crawling yet, but she can move around like a ninja. She'll be in one place one minute, you take your eyes off her for a second and she's in a different place entirely. Last Tuesday I put her down in the middle of her bedroom floor and went into the next room to brush me teeth. She started fussing and crying rather angrily. I went to see what the problem was. She had gotten herself stuck. wedged actually, under her crib. It was a hard decision. Do I help her right away, or, run for the camera? Sadly, my better half got the best of me and I do not have a picture of that to show you.
Today was the first day in a week I was able to make it out for a run. It felt wonderful! I am now up to 18 minutes of running. Today I started with 8 minutes of running, 2 minutes of walking and finishing with 10 minutes of running. Close to the end of the 10 minutes I wanted to stop. I didn't. Apparently Trina joins me on my runs and yells motivation in my ears. I managed it and was so proud of myself! I'm getting there! Never thought I could make it this far. Still sceptical that I will actually be able to run a full 5k at one time. I think I'll throw an accomplishment party for myself when I do.
I've got two new recipes for you today too. Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup and a Taco Casserole. DELICIOUSNESS! James loved it until he discovered it had green peppers in it. Whoops.
Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
It is to die for! Only 7 ingredients and 5 easy steps to make!
From The Best of Clean Eating
1 medium butternut squash
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 c water
1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped
Preheat oven to 425 F. Line baking sheet with foil
Cut squash in half lengthwise. Scrape seeds and strings out from the centre. Place squash, cut side down on baking sheet. Roast for 35-45 minutes or until the squash is softened. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
When squash can be handled, scrape flesh into a bowl and discard the peel.
In a stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and cinnamon; cook until fragrant. Add water, squash and apple; cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 10-15 minutes.
Using a blender, puree soup until it's smooth.
2c serving
Calories 116
Total Fat 4g
Sat. Fat 0.3g
Carbs 22g
Fiber 4g
Protein 2g
Sugar 7g
Sodium 6mg
Cholesterol 0 mg
(*in typing out this recipe, I've discovered a serving is 2 cups NOT the one I've been eating...so YAY! The points are even lower than I thought!)
Taco Casserole
1 lb ground skinless chicken breast (I used extra lean ground beef, ground turkey would work too)
1/2 c onions, chopped
1/2 c bell peppers, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
8 ozs taco sauce (I didn't know what this was, so it didn't go into the casserole I made)
1 c fat-free sour cream
1 c fat-free cottage cheese
1 c low-fat tortilla chips, whole or broken up (I used Multigrain Tostidos)
1 c low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
3/4 c salsa
Directions:
Heat oven to 400. Spray cooking spray on bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish; set aside. In a skillet,
cook chicken, onion, peppers, and garlic clove until tender. Add seasoning mix and taco sauce;
set aside. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese; set aside. Place half the
broken chips in the bottom of casserole dish. Add meat mixture to cover the chips, then cover the
meat with sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and remaining crushed chips. Bake,
uncovered, for 30 minutes or until cheese has melted. Top with 3/4 cup salsa if desired.
Makes 8 (1 Cup Servings)
Nutritional Info Per Serving:
287 Calories; 4g Fat; 25g Protein; 34g Carbs; 43mg Cholesterol; 2g Fiber; Points Plus+ 7
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