ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

That's it! I'm going on a no dairy diet! I cannot keep up with this acne!
The only dairy I regularly eat is cheese so that will be my challenge. I am just so depressed and feeling really low :-(

Today's Meal Plan

Hi everyone!
Just wanted to share my meal plan for today!

Breakfast:
Kashi
Almond milk
Banana

Lunch:
Ground chicken
Quinoa
Salad

Snack:
Broccoli
Ranch dip

Dinner:
Quinoa
Salmon
Broccoli

Snack:
Banana
Apple
Peanut butter
Cinnamon

Happy Hump Day! Xo

Mmmm...

My yummy dinner last night:
Rice pasta, with ricotta cheese, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini and parmesan cheese
Salmon
A yummy salad

Down 10 Pounds!

Yay! 2 weeks in and I'm down 10 lbs :-) My eating was slightly off today. For lunch my friend and I went to a Pita Pit. I got a whole wheat pita with lean chicken breast, lettuce, spinach, olives, onion, tomato, feta and tziziki sauce. A good choice besides the pita part but I figured the veggie:grain ratio was optimal.

Going to my parents tomorrow and although I know they usually have healthy options, I thought if I prepared and brought my own lunch and fiber dinner I'd be less tempted to eat something else. So tomorrow's lunch will be a portion of chicken breast, 1/2 cup of rice pasta with tomato sauce and a salad. Snack is broccoli and ranch dressing. I'm really starting to enjoy this as a snack :-) Wish me luck!

Tonight's Dinner

These are eggplant pizzas before and after going into the oven. Eggplant breaded with gluten free bread crumbs, fried, then topped with pizza toppings (I chose, tomato sauce, ricotta cheese pesto,  black olives, tomatoes, red pepper and low fat mozzarella cheese) and baked! Mmmm...

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Happy Monday!

I organized my dinner so pretty to take a pic for you guys, but I must have been so hungry I ate it before I got a chance to take a pic lol. Anyways, I am down 8 lbs today. Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast:
Kashi
Almond milk
Banana

Lunch:
Rice pasta (1/2 cup)
4 small chicken meatballs
Salad with Greek dressing, sunflower seeds and craisins

Snack:
Broccoli and ranch dressing

Dinner:
Basmati rice (1/2 cup)
Pork tenderloin
Broccoli
1 tbsp of light cream cheese

Yesterday's Dinner

So good! Broiled tomatoes and mushrooms with cocktail shrimp, basmati rice and a bit of cream cheese... Mmmm...

Weekend!

Usually I have a difficult time eating properly on the weekends. This weekend was no different, I was very good :-) I did have a hard time getting my vitamins and supplements in though.
I received my water infused this week and tried it out! I put some frozen strawberries in it. I'm going to have to experiment with different fruit this week.
I also weighed in on my Diet Bet challenge. I can't believe there are over 800 people and the pot is over $20k!
Here's to a new week! Stay tuned for some meal plans this week! :-D

Day of Temptation

I weighed myself today! Down 5 lbs this week!

I had a staff meeting after work tonight and there are always lots of treats and goodies. Today was no different. There were Swedish meatballs, homemade chocolate chip cookies, chocolate, chips,  veggie and dip and fruit and dip. I had a lot of will power and ate a few meat balls and veggies and fruit with dip. Even though I'd sell my right kidney for a bite of that cookie!
After the meeting I picked up Ethan and Joe and we went to the Keg for dinner. The first thing the waitress brings out is FRESH baked bread and butter. OMG. I was very proud of myself and didn't eat a crumb. Next she brought Ethan some fries. Unfortunately I had a few because I was STARVING by then. Next she brought out our entrees.  Joe had BBQ chicken and ribs with a potato and I had Chicken Oliver-- chicken breast with scallops and shrimp and a Bernaise sauce with veggies. It was amazing. Not sure what was in the sauce but I could have ordered something a lot worse. Anyway, I'm proud of myself for showing restraint  but vow to try a bit harder tomorrow :-)

SNOW DAY!

SNOW DAY!!!!!!

I got to stay home today with my 2 favourite guys!
I was worried I wouldn't stay on track since usually being home is self-sabotage but I did extremely well :-) Here is my meal plan today:

Breakfast:
Kashi (1 cup)
Almond milk (1 cup)
Cinnamon
Banana

Lunch:
Left overs from last night's dinner (rice pasta, asparagus,  chicken and a salad)

Snack:
Apple
Banana
Peanut butter
Cinnamon
Oat/banana biscuit

Dinner:
Quiche with ricotta,  eggs and veggies
Salad with Greek dressing

Getting a little hungry now but I'm going to try and down a big glass of water and head to bed. Goodnight world! :-)

Today's Meals!

Breakfast:
Quinoa (1 cup)
Applesauce (2 tablespoons)
Almond milk (1/2 cup)
Cinnamon

Lunch:
Cabbage roll with Extra Lean Ground Beef, Brown rice, Lentils and veggies
Salad with sunflower seeds and craisins
Greek salad dressing

Snack:
2 Clementine oranges

Snack:
Banana with 1st tbsp peanut butter

Dinner:
Chicken Breast
Green beans
Rice pasta
Garlic/margarine/parmesan cheese

Supplements!

So I went to Walmart today and stocked up on my supplements. I'm going to have to figure out a way to ensure I am taking them on a regular schedule and that I always have them on me. Here are the supplements I will be taking:

Breakfast:
One-a-Day Women's Multivitamin (1 tablet)
Omega 3 Fish Oil (1 tablet)
Milk Thistle (1 tablet)

Lunch:
Omega 3 Fish Oil (1 tablet)
CLA (1 tablet)
Milk Thistle (1 tablet)

Dinner: 
Omega 3 Fish Oil (1 tablet)
CLA (1 tablet)
Milk Thistle (1 tablet)

Before Bed (empty stomach):
Saw Palmetto (1 tablet)
Vitamin D (2 tablets)
Calcium Magnesium (2 tablets)

Once I get a chance to go to the health food store, I will begin to use Inositol powder as well.

Dinner!

Mommy and Ethan's dinner! Quinoa, chicken breast and veggies! Mmmm...

DietBet!

So exciting! Just learned about DietBet this evening and I am so excited to get started! If you haven't heard of DietBet before this is what it's all about. You pay into a pot (usually $20-$35 depending on the game you are joining) and if you lose 4% of your body weight in 4 weeks then you split the pot with the other winners!

I joined a DietBet called "Bikini Body Mommy Challenge". I paid $25 to enter, right now the pot is at $2925 with 118 people, meaning in everyone wins (which is highly unlikely), everyone will basically win back their money! The challenge doesn't start until January 14 and the initial weigh in is January 12-13.

I'm super excited! If you want to join me enter here!!! :) Wish me luck! xo

Preparing

I went to Costco today to purchase some essentials. Picked up a case of almond milk (a staple in our house), Mary's Organic Crackers, Quinoa and a huge bag of almonds.

Tomorrow Joe and I will be going grocery shopping where I will fill our cart with lots of veggies and fruit! Some other items on my list are soy sauce (for my many stir frys), light cream cheese (to add to rice pasta should I have some), and tahini (to make hummus and baba ghanoush)!

I will also need to stock up on some vitamins and supplements and get back into my regime :-)

My first goal is to get to 200lbs, my second goal is to lose 100lbs which will bring me to 175lbs.

Wish me luck! I will likely weigh in on Fridays but I'm a scale whore so you may hear some news more often ;-)

Starting Fresh!

Alright ladies and gentlemen!
Drum roll please........................

There it is! My "starting weight" for 2014. Depressing yet motivating.  Can't wait to drop this weight and look and feel better!