Days 11 & 12 - Holy Moley...

Wow. The past couple of days have been a whirlwind! I didn't get to blog yesterday because I was out of town late last night. For those of you who don't know, I'm studying to become a dog trainer so I can do some classes and private lessons on nights and weekends outside of my regular job. It's so fun!!!

Anyway, I didn't blog yesterday, but it was a good day food-wise. I was way under my calorie allowance because I had to eat on the road to the training class, but I didn't get hungry, so that was good!

Today was pretty hectic. There was a meeting at work that I had to present for, but I didn't know when it was going to happen. So, I was a little on edge (or just heightened alert) all day. I also had lunch provided by work, so that was interesting.

I started the day with yogurt. It was yummy!

As mentioned, lunch was provided by work, and I did well with that. It was chicken, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls and a brownie for dessert. I had about 4 oz. of chicken, a little spoonful of coleslaw, a roll, and half my brownie. I passed on the beans and potatoes to save calories (and because I don't really like baked beans or potato salad :)).

Tonight, I had what is becoming the Friday regular: cauliflower pizza! The recipe I found for this is so quick, easy and DELICIOUS that even my hubby likes it!

Tomorrow I'll be traveling out of town again to more dog training things, and Sunday I'll be working on some training videos for a website I built this summer. So, I should be able to keep busy and not be the boredom-hungries.

I hope you have a great weekend, and I should have time to blog tomorrow!

Day 10 - Grandma's Cooking

Well, today was nuts. Work was crazy... I was very busy today, and that's probably a good thing. If I stay busy, I tend to not notice my hunger or get hungry just out of boredom.

The day started with yogurt for breakfast. Lunch allowed me an avocado, tomato and brown rice salad which was UNbelievably good. I really do like avocados, and I'm so glad they are healthy for me!

As I mentioned last night, today is my Grandpa's 97th birthday, so I had dinner out at his house and got to enjoy my Grandma's cooking. She made ham balls, potatoes gratin, corn, and toffee cake. All of it was REALLY yummy, and I was good to only have one ham ball, a small scoop of gratin, and a small piece of cake. Overall (as you'll see on Twitter when my daily calorie log is posted), I didn't go too far over my calorie limit, which is great! This is good practice for having self control when I visit others for dinner, or go out to a restaurant.

I'll leave it short today, since I have yet another headache creeping up. I'm not sure what is going on, but if it continues into next week, I'll need to see the doctor to see what's going on. Let's hope it's just my normal headaches and nothing serious!

Have a great week, and I'll write at you tomorrow!

Day 9 - Going Strong

It has been just another Tuesday. Lots of meetings at work, but I stayed on track!

Breakfast was fresh blueberries. They are one of my favorite fruits, and I was happy to find some at the store this weekend.

I had lunch with some folks from work after a meeting, and we went to a Mexican restaurant. I was very well behaved and got a small taco salad, and I didn't each any of the tortilla bowl or the chips beforehand! That is quite the accomplishment for me, because chips and salsa are my favorite parts of a Mexican restaurant visit. But, I really enjoyed my salad, and was happy I made it out without over-eating!

For dinner we had some leftovers, so I had Caribbean tacos again. They were just as good as last night!

For dessert, I had a new type of yogurt that tasted like red velvet cake. It was awesome, and I might have found my new favorite type of yogurt. The only downside is that I don't think I can find them in this area, and I will have to travel about an hour to get any.

I also had a fudgy peanut butter chip Vitatop. If you haven't heard of these, Google them. They are so good, and full of vitamins and fiber while tasting like muffins! So good. Did I mention they were good?

After dinner, I did some riding on my stationary bike and some strength exercises. I might have trouble walking tomorrow, but it felt good.

Tomorrow brings a normal day in the office at work, and I plan on yogurt for breakfast and an avocado salad for lunch. It's my Grandpa's 97th birthday, so I'm having dinner with him and that is TBD. But, I'm sure I'll be able to find something that I can eat and stay within my calorie limit.

I hope your week is off to a great start, and continues being great!

Day 8 - Another Monday

Well, it's Monday. I sometimes have a hard time getting out of bed on Mondays. I really like having weekends to myself, and it's hard to get back into the routine of going back to work. But, today wasn't too bad. I crawled out of bed on time, and was even early to work!

For breakfast, I had some lime yogurt with some add-ins. Chobani makes these, and they are DELICIOUS. I forgot to get a picture of it, but the next time I have one, I'll post it over on Twitter!

Lunch brought me leftover turkey chili, and it was pretty yummy. I also had two dark chocolate Hershey kisses to tide me over for the afternoon.

Dinner was amazing. Another one that will become one of my staples. Caribbean tacos with homemade mango salsa and coleslaw mix. Even though my husband didn't like the tacos, I will definitely be making them again, maybe some evening when he works second shift and I'm on my own for dinner.

I also got off my butt tonight and did some yoga. I had forgotten how much I like yoga! I felt the relaxation in my lower back, and it felt great. I will definitely need to start doing this at least a couple times a week.

Tomorrow will be a busy day at work, with meetings most of the day and travel between offices. I will probably have some fruit for breakfast, or a smoothie. Lunch is TBD, since I don't know where I'll be at noon. Dinner will be pork chops with brown rice.

Overall, I still feel really good, and on track. Thanks again for reading and sticking with me through this!!

Day 7 - 2.6 Pounds Down!

I'm actually writing this on Monday, but I wanted to keep this post on its own.

If you read my previous post, you'll note that I was working from home on Sunday, and was hoping to keep busy. By George, I was busy! I worked almost 8 hours, and I only had one snack. I didn't go over on my calorie intake, and I am very proud of that!

I had an english muffin for breakfast, turkey chili for lunch, and chicken gyros for dinner. It was a good food day.

As I mentioned in my earlier posts, I am only going to weight myself on Saturday mornings. Well, the result this week (if you haven't figured it out from the title) is that I've lost 2.6 pounds!

I didn't get yoga done on Sunday like I was hoping, but I'm going to get into the exercising habit this coming week.

Thanks for sticking through the first week with me, and look forward to another blog post (rather soon) about Monday!

Days 5 and 6 - On a Roll!!!

The end of the first week of my journey is getting closer, and I still am on track!

Yesterday I forgot to blog, so I'll catch you up. Some cereal started my day, I had a sandwich at lunch, and tried out cauliflower pizza for dinner. I didn't have any cravings all day, and didn't really get hungry between meals!

Today was a great way to start out my first weekend. I was busy all day, so I didn't have a chance to get bored and want to eat just because. I started the morning by going out to breakfast with my husband before running some other errands. I made the healthy choice and had yogurt, fruit and part of a bagel instead of my usual egg and bacon bagel sandwich. It was really good, and I was so happy the cafe had my favorite fruit today, blueberries!

For lunch, I had an avocado, tomato and feta salad. This was plenty to tide me over while I spent some time with my sister at the Civic Center in Des Moines watching The Book of Mormon. It was a great time, and I'm so happy I got to see this musical.

After the show, I went grocery shopping before heading home. I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat beforehand. I made it through without buying too many extra things, and still wasn't too hungry when I got home at 7:30! I bought a sandwich, and decided I should eat even if I wasn't hungry so I didn't get a craving and over-indulge. So, I had the sandwich I bought and some pumpkin seeds.

I had planned on having a new kind of yogurt for dessert tonight, but I was not hungry after dinner, so I decided to skip it.

I'll be doing some work from home tomorrow, so I hope I keep busy enough to not eat out of boredom. I also plan to start trying some yoga tomorrow to increase flexibility and get myself moving.

Have a great Sunday!

Day 4 - Headache Night Cap

Overall, today went well. I had a Clif bar for breakfast (didn't have time for an english muffin), a yummy turkey/avocado sandwich for lunch, and turkey chili for dinner (I decided to wait to try the cauliflower pizza tomorrow). I drank 10 cups of water. I will be under my calorie limit by 100 calories. Pretty good day.

But, by the end of today, I had a bad headache, and that's just starting to let up now. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep well tonight.

A few more shows will be watched off the DVR, then it's bedtime for this gal. My new fitness tracker band tracks my sleep, and last night I got a 96%. But, I didn't really feel like I slept that well. I didn't have any caffeine today, so maybe I'll feel a little better tomorrow morning.

Have a great evening!