Fab dinner

Ok so I'm old school meat and a starch it's a downfall I can't seem to think of meals that don't involve rice pasta or a potato it just feels wrong most of the time. So this leads me continually with the what do we do for a side dilemma. I've been experimenting the last couple of weeks tonight's dinner was deemed a glorious success and my husband requested it to be a five star menu and to please repeat.

We had roast pork tenderloin with peppers and an avocado mash. Yum tons of food and didn't miss a thing. It's a nice lean meal too great for a diet and will go on our good list.

I did a little Pilates again this morning, and I did a little jog around the park as well. I cheated a bit by having a burger at McDs for lunch but I had a single burger and the three of us shared 1 large fry. I splurged a little on a soda but am not feeling too guilty over that I didn't over do it and go the whole hog as I'm often tempted to do.

We shall see if my efforts get me anywhere by the end of the week but let's hope these small changes make a difference.

Not 100%

Alright so last night after dinner and getting the girls down I was fighting the chocolate urge. It wasn't an easy battle so I opted for a cookie and a couple of slices of toast, this was probably not the wisest of choices...this morning it is all still laying on my stomach, yuck! On the bright side dinner tonight is a bit healthier consisting of tomato soup although not sure what I'll do for lunch yet but I am considering rice as I've not eaten at all yet today.

On the positive side I've been religious about taking care of my skin since my Xmas gift from my hubby and I'm loving the feel of the moisturizer it feels so light and non oily my skin does feel better for it.

I've also done some Pilates and yoga to help stretch out my spine seems to have helped a bit. My resolution is to do some form of exercise via on demand daily. We shall see if I can keep up with that.

I have other things I would like to do as well but one thing at a time one thing at a time, I think my main focus is diet exercise and getting well right now. One step at a time one day at a time. Today I've been good pilates and yoga although my diet has a lot to be desired but at least I'm not eating as much.

One way to kick start diet...

Have a stomach bug over the holidays...I seem to have lost 4lbs so far. I'm over the worst of it but I have no appetite I did keep down some chicken noodle soup for lunch but only ate a small portion.

I've also been crazy active cleaning bathrooms, doing laundry and other jobs that have cropped up over the day. However at this point I'm exhausted! I did purge the fridge of the left overs intended for tonight's dinner as I wasn't sure if they might be contaminated or even cooked right as
I made the meal when I started to feel sick. Seriously bummed tho that was my bubble and squeak! But the wonders of a banana and a single cup of herbal tea for Xmas instead of packing on pounds lol.

Oh those cookies!!

I am trying so hard to forget there are cookies in the cupboard and it's not easy lol. Just been thinking about next weeks menu plan...alright so we need some essentials, orange juice, eggs etc and I'm shocked when I see my grocery bill will easily be over $100 even with using lots of ingredients I have on hand. Grr how annoying! I've been trying so diligently and I'm not gonna lie I'm bummed!

Also I've been trying very hard to minimize the calorie intake for the next week urgh not so easy! But I am really not starting my diet plans till the first.I have my handy dandy menu planner and shopping tools and plenty of recipes to choose from.

Lol still have plans for doing cookies Xmas Eve and we will be leaving them out along with a carrot for Santa. Now all I really need is a good night sleep! Let's hope Abi's stomach cooperates tonight.

Exercise..

It's gonna be a problem I tried today had to stop to prevent child from taking a nap. I'm thinking am might be better I just need to handle my time better. We shall see then again doesn't help after a long day the day before. I will work on it!

I'm not watching everything right now we are in the holiday season but New Year I will be paying close attention to what I eat rather than quantity. I'm not going to sweat over broccoli!

Gonna really get healthy and loose weight

I'm angry at cancer. I'm angry that it doesn't discriminate against anyone or anything. It's a sneaky bastard and more recently I've known people that deserve better. So for them and for me I pledge 2012 to be a life changing year. My goal, get healthy, loose weight, my pledge for every pound I can shed I will put aside at least 1 dollar and will donate it to charity. That is the very least of it. I may also contemplate a walk or a run later in the year depending to raise money we shall see but for now I'm going to concentrate on weight. I'm not going to start properly until the New Year. But between now and then I'm going to make some small changes. This includes the way I cook things and just trying to make healthier choices for lunches etc. I'm also going to try to not finish my girls dinners when they don't eat it...(that's a big downfall for me it really is!). I'm going to go for the fruit and veggies for snacks. I'm going cut way back on drinking. I'm going to figure out a way to incorporate exercise into our daily lives.

This is for my friends and family to better myself and try to make a difference in other people's lives, to direct my anger into something productive that may help. I no longer wish to be angry and feel helpless I wish to try to do something even tho it's very small. I call on help of my friends and family to try to support me in my efforts. Help me try to stay on the straight and narrow and not to stray. If you feel like trying to help maybe pledge a small donation for every 10lbs I loose maybe donate a dollar for the cause. I will post regular updates in the New Year as to my progress.

I want to be able to look good feel fit run after my kids. Not feel tired run down. I want to be an active Mum. I want to refind me!