Ok I have been battling allergies and a breastfeeding issue. The issue made me VERY ill and had me down for 24 hours with flu symptoms including a fever. Thats why I missed some days blogging and I did not weigh this week.

So the issues I faced this week are going to be the focus of my tip today. I’m not exactly sure what the title for this tip would be so I’m just gonna write what I learned this week.   I recommend  a meal plan for the day. It’s how I do it. I actually have 2,  sort of. I have my overall schedule that I try VERY hard to stick too.  You’ve seen it in “the skinny” it goes Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack, Dinner, SMALL Snack.  (I will share my other plan in tomorrows tip.) It keeps my blood sugar and fullness level on a pretty even keel and helps to not feel the need to over eat.  SO  I say TRY because lets face it life gets in the way and I may be out when I need one of the snacks. Or I may not quite be home in time for lunch and I have to remind myself EAT as soon as I get home. But this week I faced and even bigger problem with sticking to my schedule. I was “sick”.  It is almost physically impossible for me to eat when I have a fever.  So I went about 24 hours without eating much at all and my body has gotten used to a steady schedule of food. Plus with the breastfeeding by the late afternoon I was a dizzy mess from lack of food. I forced myself to eat a little something. The next day though… I was still a little weak but no fever and I was ravenous !!! I kept my choices healthy but I ate EVERYTHING I could get my hands on.  I ended up feeling sick because my body is not used to such massive intake anymore.  SO sick is sick and changes the game plan but try to be careful still. Sip soup something anything to get some calories in you. I wish I had thought things thru more while laying on the couch. :o)  I will weigh this Friday as usual but I skipped this last week.

Again nothing to really say here…

So “the skinny”  for today is…

Sunday so no formal exercise

I lost my list of food and calories but my calculator is still open thankfully so my daily total is …                                   1796

So back to following my diet very closely the vacation is over.

I was a little afraid that the slight vacation and a little Easter candy would make it hard to get back on track. Not really though. I think it was balanced out by two things, 1. a shopping trip during which I took 22 items in the dressing room and only one fit right. (and all these items were XL I HATE THAT ! I will not be XL for the rest of my life, I WON’T !! )  And even more importantly…  2. Seeing my sister. She has been dieting and faithfully working out  (with a much busier and schedule and waaaayy more temptation than I have) and has lost 30 pounds !!! She looks amazing and I am so inspired to keep going ! Her progress is incredible.

Hmmmm… a tip for today, what do I have to share ???  I guess right now I would recommend a diet and or workout buddy. Just watching my sister’s progress from afar has inspired me and knowing my dietician sister is supposed to be reading this also helps.  I know that having someone you’re accountable to can be a great motivator. I have heard of friends having a contest but I don’t think that would help me personally. I just need someone to encourage me and to chastise me when I want to fall off the wagon. LOL :o)  A workout buddy is great too ! It can get you to the gym even on days when you don’t feel like it  cause no one can resist some girl time. Just make sure you do your gossiping and TV show talk while sweatin on the treadmill. And that’s todays  tip.

Nothing really to say here today cause I pretty much shared it all in my opening paragraph…

So here’s  “The Skinny “ for today…

Breakfast: 2 packets instant oatmeal     260

Am Snack:  Apple                          75

Lunch: Progresso hearty vegetable and noodle soup Peanut butter and one slice whole grain                         350

PM snack   pretzels and cheese           420

Supper:  Lean Cuisine herb roast chicken and red potatoes cauliflower in cheese sauce                                           260

Dessert:   Captain crunch and skim milk        280

Daily total                       1645    

Gotta up that daily  total !

Peace

Steph              

I am back from vacation... I was careful but did not count every little calorie and I actually was very active !! I weighed this morning and... 185. So I did not lose but I did not undo my progress either I am satisfied with that.

I know I haven't posted in a while... sorry. It's been crazy here I'm trying to get the house and laundry all clean so I can on vacay for spring break.

Just to catch up... I did maintain my calorie count and twice I rode my bike 20 minutes almost 4 miles 110 calories burned.

I weighed on Friday... 187 !! I lost another pound...

Today I weighed again cause on Friday it was "that time of the month" so i was holding water. PLUS my baby had been sleeping 9 hours so I was really full from not feeding him as often. Today both those things were over so I wanted to see if it made a difference. Apparently so because between that and riding my bike 2 more days and eating right 2 more days I lost more. My scale this morning said 185 !!!

SO... 185 !!! I am so excited ... I'm going on vacay this week but I'll check in when I can. I'm going to try and stick to my calorie budget as much as possible.

Peace
Steph

Tip for today...vitamins. I had not been taking mine but I started on day 6 and I've noticed a difference in how I feel. I think with cutting my calories and breast feeding my multi (I'm using prenatals still) is helping to ensure I get all my nutrients and so does Colt. :o)

Still nothing really to say today... except I noticed I've gotten far enough into my diet that I'm stating to miss a few things. I really hope to see at least a pound gone on Friday to help shore up my resolve.

"The Skinny" for today is
No formal exercise I was running errands today.

Breakfast:oatmeal 260
AM Snack: granola bar and pears 240
Lunch: Steak and cheddar panini 360
PM Snack: apple and cheese 405
Supper: corn dog cauliflower and cheese sauce choc skim milk 370
Dessert: Kashi oatmeal dark chocolate cookie 130

Daily total 1,765

Peace
Steph

It looks like I may have to change my schedule and post the days stuff the following morning. That just keeps working out better.

Todays tip is don't go crazy with your diet. Make sure that you don't cut your calories by to much. Eating to little causes your body to go into survival mode and it will hold on to everything it can.

Nothing much to say today...

"The skinny" for today is...

Rode bike for 20 minutes about 3 and a half miles and burned a little over 100 calories !!

Breakfast: Shredded wheat skim and orange 310
AM Snack: grapefruit 100
Lunch:Healthy choice chicken 420
PM Snack: peanut butter whole grain and skim chocolate milk 410
Supper: Chicken club Panini 360
Desert: 170

Daily Total 1,770

Peace
Steph

Sorry no tip today !

Today was ok just super busy so I didn't have time to even think about boredom or depression eating !! YAY !! Being so busy makes it hard to blog though...

"The skinny" for today is
No formal exercise LOTS of work and projects

Breakfast: shredded mini wheats and an orange 310
AM Snack: biscuit and cheese 365
Lunch: pepper jack and bacon stuffed chicken breast and cauliflower in cheese sauce 300
PM Snack: Peanut butter toast and 8oz chocolate milk 410
Supper Salad 300
Desert low fat ice cream sundae 130

Daily total 1,815