This Week's Meal Plan

This Week's Meal Plan

This Week's Meal Plan

My Eating This Week

Here's this week's meal plan. OK, it's more of the same.... I did a pretty good job staying on plan this past week, except Friday night I had Saturday night's free meal, so Saturday night I ate Friday's healthy meal. It's always good to have a plan but also good to have a bit of flexibility--within reason.

This is also downloadable as a Word document on the Fitness Tools page.

My Eating This Week

Here's this week's meal plan. OK, it's more of the same.... I did a pretty good job staying on plan this past week, except Friday night I had Saturday night's free meal, so Saturday night I ate Friday's healthy meal. It's always good to have a plan but also good to have a bit of flexibility--within reason.

This is also downloadable as a Word document on the Fitness Tools page.

My Eating This Week

Here's this week's meal plan. OK, it's more of the same.... I did a pretty good job staying on plan this past week, except Friday night I had Saturday night's free meal, so Saturday night I ate Friday's healthy meal. It's always good to have a plan but also good to have a bit of flexibility--within reason.

This is also downloadable as a Word document on the Fitness Tools page.

This Week's Meal Plan

Here is this week's somewhat-BFL-like meal plan. It doesn't really differ much from last week's meal plan. I was in a bit of a hurry so I didn't try to get creative. Maybe next week I'll branch out a bit.

This Week's Meal Plan

Here is this week's somewhat-BFL-like meal plan. It doesn't really differ much from last week's meal plan. I was in a bit of a hurry so I didn't try to get creative. Maybe next week I'll branch out a bit.

This Week's Meal Plan

Here is this week's somewhat-BFL-like meal plan. It doesn't really differ much from last week's meal plan. I was in a bit of a hurry so I didn't try to get creative. Maybe next week I'll branch out a bit.

Attempting to Not Eat Cookies as Son Tosses His Cookies

OK, I just wrote that title up there and it seems pretty silly--like why would someone puking make me want to eat cookies? You'd think it would turn me off food. But if you're a comfort eater you might understand. I didn't want to eat cookies as I was cleaning it up or anything, just when worn out after the cleanup.

Anyway, I did not eat cookies. Also, I think I will not list what I eat every single day--just because that's so high-maintenance. I will say if I'm on plan or not, though. I am also writing things down on a paper so I'm keeping my own record. Today I was on plan all day until dinner time. Around 5 pm my youngest son threw up. Then he did it a couple more times a little later. He also got clingy and was crying a lot. So it was kind of a rough evening. Finally he fell asleep on the couch and I got up to make dinner. I decided to make breakfast for dinner. Then I ate it, too. I did make myself an Egg Beater instead of a regular egg. I also had Fiber One bread for my 2 slices of toast. However, I also had 2 slices of bacon--and not turkey bacon but just regular old fatty bacon. Still, in the past I might have had 2 whole fried eggs, plus 4 slices bacon, plus 3-4 slices of white toast with jelly, so not too bad, I guess. Also, like I said, I was totally on plan the rest of the day. I was also on plan all day yesterday (didn't get a chance to get on here and mention that last night).

I also had a wonderful workout today. I did Cathe's Low Impact Circuit. It had been a while since I did the whole thing. This morning I was really dragging--tired and zoning out, so it was tough to get up and workout. I finally got up and got started, though, and by the time I was done I was energized. I felt like I'd gotten a good tough workout but I felt invigorated. Cathe's workouts are often like that. Of course my knees are clicking tonight even though it was a low impact workout. Stupid wonky knees.

Tomorrow is yoga day. I'm also planning to register for Cathe's August Road Trip, if I can get a spot! I'm nervous just thinking about it....

Attempting to Not Eat Cookies as Son Tosses His Cookies

OK, I just wrote that title up there and it seems pretty silly--like why would someone puking make me want to eat cookies? You'd think it would turn me off food. But if you're a comfort eater you might understand. I didn't want to eat cookies as I was cleaning it up or anything, just when worn out after the cleanup.

Anyway, I did not eat cookies. Also, I think I will not list what I eat every single day--just because that's so high-maintenance. I will say if I'm on plan or not, though. I am also writing things down on a paper so I'm keeping my own record. Today I was on plan all day until dinner time. Around 5 pm my youngest son threw up. Then he did it a couple more times a little later. He also got clingy and was crying a lot. So it was kind of a rough evening. Finally he fell asleep on the couch and I got up to make dinner. I decided to make breakfast for dinner. Then I ate it, too. I did make myself an Egg Beater instead of a regular egg. I also had Fiber One bread for my 2 slices of toast. However, I also had 2 slices of bacon--and not turkey bacon but just regular old fatty bacon. Still, in the past I might have had 2 whole fried eggs, plus 4 slices bacon, plus 3-4 slices of white toast with jelly, so not too bad, I guess. Also, like I said, I was totally on plan the rest of the day. I was also on plan all day yesterday (didn't get a chance to get on here and mention that last night).

I also had a wonderful workout today. I did Cathe's Low Impact Circuit. It had been a while since I did the whole thing. This morning I was really dragging--tired and zoning out, so it was tough to get up and workout. I finally got up and got started, though, and by the time I was done I was energized. I felt like I'd gotten a good tough workout but I felt invigorated. Cathe's workouts are often like that. Of course my knees are clicking tonight even though it was a low impact workout. Stupid wonky knees.

Tomorrow is yoga day. I'm also planning to register for Cathe's August Road Trip, if I can get a spot! I'm nervous just thinking about it....

Attempting to Not Eat Cookies as Son Tosses His Cookies

OK, I just wrote that title up there and it seems pretty silly--like why would someone puking make me want to eat cookies? You'd think it would turn me off food. But if you're a comfort eater you might understand. I didn't want to eat cookies as I was cleaning it up or anything, just when worn out after the cleanup.

Anyway, I did not eat cookies. Also, I think I will not list what I eat every single day--just because that's so high-maintenance. I will say if I'm on plan or not, though. I am also writing things down on a paper so I'm keeping my own record. Today I was on plan all day until dinner time. Around 5 pm my youngest son threw up. Then he did it a couple more times a little later. He also got clingy and was crying a lot. So it was kind of a rough evening. Finally he fell asleep on the couch and I got up to make dinner. I decided to make breakfast for dinner. Then I ate it, too. I did make myself an Egg Beater instead of a regular egg. I also had Fiber One bread for my 2 slices of toast. However, I also had 2 slices of bacon--and not turkey bacon but just regular old fatty bacon. Still, in the past I might have had 2 whole fried eggs, plus 4 slices bacon, plus 3-4 slices of white toast with jelly, so not too bad, I guess. Also, like I said, I was totally on plan the rest of the day. I was also on plan all day yesterday (didn't get a chance to get on here and mention that last night).

I also had a wonderful workout today. I did Cathe's Low Impact Circuit. It had been a while since I did the whole thing. This morning I was really dragging--tired and zoning out, so it was tough to get up and workout. I finally got up and got started, though, and by the time I was done I was energized. I felt like I'd gotten a good tough workout but I felt invigorated. Cathe's workouts are often like that. Of course my knees are clicking tonight even though it was a low impact workout. Stupid wonky knees.

Tomorrow is yoga day. I'm also planning to register for Cathe's August Road Trip, if I can get a spot! I'm nervous just thinking about it....

Pretty Good Day for Working Out and Eating

Today for my workout I did Tracey Staehle's new CircuitZone. I only did the 30-minute (or so) Fast premix, though. It was a decent workout but felt like just a taste of the full workout. She moves along at a good clip and uses a fun mix of equipment (but showing modifications using more standard stuff). I'll probably try the rest soon. I hope to add it to my Tracey Staehle worksheets soon and then I'll post the update to my Fitness Tools.

7 am: Coffee w/ raw sugar and skim milk
9 am: One scrambled Egg Beater, Kashi Heart to Heart Blueberry Clusters cereal with skim milk
11 am: Myoplex Lite Bar, banana
1 pm: Veggie soup (Progresso WW 0-pt soup), Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal
4 pm: Steamed broccoli (and this did such a number on my tummy--gas--eek), 1/2 fat cheddar cheese--small chunk, small cup unsweetened applesauce
7 pm: Protein pancakes (recipe from Eating for Life) with raspberries, strawberries, & sugar-free syrup--I had thi same dinner yesterday--had planned something else for tonight but changed mind. Hubby wasn't home for dinner so I wasn't making a big meal for the boys--decided to just heat up the second half of the pancakes.
9 pm: Dannon Light & Fit yogurt, glass skim milk

I got plenty of water today, so that's improved. I think I need to work on tipping my fruit/veg balance to more veggies. Of course with my sweet tooth I prefer fruit, and it's at least better than a lot of other stuff I could be eating.

Pretty Good Day for Working Out and Eating

Today for my workout I did Tracey Staehle's new CircuitZone. I only did the 30-minute (or so) Fast premix, though. It was a decent workout but felt like just a taste of the full workout. She moves along at a good clip and uses a fun mix of equipment (but showing modifications using more standard stuff). I'll probably try the rest soon. I hope to add it to my Tracey Staehle worksheets soon and then I'll post the update to my Fitness Tools.

7 am: Coffee w/ raw sugar and skim milk
9 am: One scrambled Egg Beater, Kashi Heart to Heart Blueberry Clusters cereal with skim milk
11 am: Myoplex Lite Bar, banana
1 pm: Veggie soup (Progresso WW 0-pt soup), Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal
4 pm: Steamed broccoli (and this did such a number on my tummy--gas--eek), 1/2 fat cheddar cheese--small chunk, small cup unsweetened applesauce
7 pm: Protein pancakes (recipe from Eating for Life) with raspberries, strawberries, & sugar-free syrup--I had thi same dinner yesterday--had planned something else for tonight but changed mind. Hubby wasn't home for dinner so I wasn't making a big meal for the boys--decided to just heat up the second half of the pancakes.
9 pm: Dannon Light & Fit yogurt, glass skim milk

I got plenty of water today, so that's improved. I think I need to work on tipping my fruit/veg balance to more veggies. Of course with my sweet tooth I prefer fruit, and it's at least better than a lot of other stuff I could be eating.

Pretty Good Day for Working Out and Eating

Today for my workout I did Tracey Staehle's new CircuitZone. I only did the 30-minute (or so) Fast premix, though. It was a decent workout but felt like just a taste of the full workout. She moves along at a good clip and uses a fun mix of equipment (but showing modifications using more standard stuff). I'll probably try the rest soon. I hope to add it to my Tracey Staehle worksheets soon and then I'll post the update to my Fitness Tools.

7 am: Coffee w/ raw sugar and skim milk
9 am: One scrambled Egg Beater, Kashi Heart to Heart Blueberry Clusters cereal with skim milk
11 am: Myoplex Lite Bar, banana
1 pm: Veggie soup (Progresso WW 0-pt soup), Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal
4 pm: Steamed broccoli (and this did such a number on my tummy--gas--eek), 1/2 fat cheddar cheese--small chunk, small cup unsweetened applesauce
7 pm: Protein pancakes (recipe from Eating for Life) with raspberries, strawberries, & sugar-free syrup--I had thi same dinner yesterday--had planned something else for tonight but changed mind. Hubby wasn't home for dinner so I wasn't making a big meal for the boys--decided to just heat up the second half of the pancakes.
9 pm: Dannon Light & Fit yogurt, glass skim milk

I got plenty of water today, so that's improved. I think I need to work on tipping my fruit/veg balance to more veggies. Of course with my sweet tooth I prefer fruit, and it's at least better than a lot of other stuff I could be eating.

First Day Back on Body for Life

Today I started Body for Life again. As I mentioned in a previous post, this time I'm not doing the workout plan (though I am working out, of course) but I'm focusing on the eating plan. (I got this idea from fellow blogger friend Betsy). So far so good. Of course it's only been one day.

Here's what I ate today:

7 am: Coffee w/ raw sugar and skim milk (nope, not ready to give up my coffee--rarely have more than half the cup I pour every morning, though)
8 am: Kashi Go Lean Crunch w/ blueberries & skim milk
11 am: Special K protein bar
2 pm: Tuna salad (OK, not much of a salad--just tuna, mustard, dill relish), apple w/ Tbsp. peanut butter
5 pm: Cottage cheese, carrots
7 pm: Protein pancakes (recipe from Eating for Life) with raspberries, strawberries, & sugar-free syrup
9 pm: Dannon Light & Fit yogurt

This was all pretty close to plan, though maybe I could have done a better tuna salad. Also, I drank water but not as much as I should. I'll do better on that tomorrow.

I keep forgetting I need to add more recipes to the lists I started on my Fitness Tools Available to Download page. Does anyone have more to send me?

First Day Back on Body for Life

Today I started Body for Life again. As I mentioned in a previous post, this time I'm not doing the workout plan (though I am working out, of course) but I'm focusing on the eating plan. (I got this idea from fellow blogger friend Betsy). So far so good. Of course it's only been one day.

Here's what I ate today:

7 am: Coffee w/ raw sugar and skim milk (nope, not ready to give up my coffee--rarely have more than half the cup I pour every morning, though)
8 am: Kashi Go Lean Crunch w/ blueberries & skim milk
11 am: Special K protein bar
2 pm: Tuna salad (OK, not much of a salad--just tuna, mustard, dill relish), apple w/ Tbsp. peanut butter
5 pm: Cottage cheese, carrots
7 pm: Protein pancakes (recipe from Eating for Life) with raspberries, strawberries, & sugar-free syrup
9 pm: Dannon Light & Fit yogurt

This was all pretty close to plan, though maybe I could have done a better tuna salad. Also, I drank water but not as much as I should. I'll do better on that tomorrow.

I keep forgetting I need to add more recipes to the lists I started on my Fitness Tools Available to Download page. Does anyone have more to send me?

First Day Back on Body for Life

Today I started Body for Life again. As I mentioned in a previous post, this time I'm not doing the workout plan (though I am working out, of course) but I'm focusing on the eating plan. (I got this idea from fellow blogger friend Betsy). So far so good. Of course it's only been one day.

Here's what I ate today:

7 am: Coffee w/ raw sugar and skim milk (nope, not ready to give up my coffee--rarely have more than half the cup I pour every morning, though)
8 am: Kashi Go Lean Crunch w/ blueberries & skim milk
11 am: Special K protein bar
2 pm: Tuna salad (OK, not much of a salad--just tuna, mustard, dill relish), apple w/ Tbsp. peanut butter
5 pm: Cottage cheese, carrots
7 pm: Protein pancakes (recipe from Eating for Life) with raspberries, strawberries, & sugar-free syrup
9 pm: Dannon Light & Fit yogurt

This was all pretty close to plan, though maybe I could have done a better tuna salad. Also, I drank water but not as much as I should. I'll do better on that tomorrow.

I keep forgetting I need to add more recipes to the lists I started on my Fitness Tools Available to Download page. Does anyone have more to send me?

This Week's Meal Plan

This week I am experimenting with creating a Body for Life meal plan for the whole week in advance, much like my fellow blogger friend Betsy. I confess I even copied a lot of Betsy's style, though I can't get it quite as tidy as hers. :) Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

Let's see if I can upload it here. Click on it to see it larger.

I admit it is a bit repetitive, but in spite of my need for variety in workouts, I don't need much variety in eating, at least not within one week. So we'll see how this goes.

This Week's Meal Plan

This week I am experimenting with creating a Body for Life meal plan for the whole week in advance, much like my fellow blogger friend Betsy. I confess I even copied a lot of Betsy's style, though I can't get it quite as tidy as hers. :) Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

Let's see if I can upload it here. Click on it to see it larger.

I admit it is a bit repetitive, but in spite of my need for variety in workouts, I don't need much variety in eating, at least not within one week. So we'll see how this goes.