My Own Private Idaho

[meemoo]

Spring Challenge Week 4 Wednesday

S: Banana
B: 1 c. shredded wheat, 3/4 c. milk, 4 oz. yogurt
S: 8 dried apricots, string cheese
L: Taco salad (just like last night), 1 c. milk
S: a few Teddy Grahams, 1/2 cucumber sliced w/ranch
D: 1/2 c. of a casserole (ground beef, rice, cream of mushroom, cream of chicken), salad (2 c. romaine, 1/2 cuke, 1.5 roma tomatoes, 1 T. ranch)

Water: 72 oz.
Exercise: none today

[meemoo]

Spring Challenge Week 4 Thursday

S: Banana
B: 1 c. shredded wheat, 3/4 c. milk
S: 4 oz. yogurt, turkey pepperoni, string cheese
L: 1/2 pita, chicken salad (shredded chicken, mayo, chopped apple, green onion, celery, sliced almonds), 1/2 cucumber, 2 T. sour cream w/dill, 1 c. milk
S: apple w/2T. PB
D: Carribean chicken w/lime sweet potatoes and black beans, 1 c. milk
D:

Water: 72 oz.
Exercise: 40 min. walk outside (pushing 2 kids in the stroller)

[meemoo]

Spring Challenge Week 6

I'm cutting myself a break with eating just slightly. It's pretty easy for me to eat well, but now that I am almost 10 weeks in to my pregnancy, I've given in to a few indulgences. So I won't be journaling every little thing I eat because I would be sitting at the computer all day, it seems that is how often I eat! And I almost always get all my water in, although lately, plain water has been making me want to gag, so I use some Crystal Lite to get the fluid in.

But I need help remembering my exercise. I've been so tired lately that it's hard to find the energy to workout, so I'll take it where I can get it.

M: none
T: none
W: none
R: 30 min. walking on treadmill
F: 30 min. walking on treadmill
S:

[meemoo]

Well, my journal slipped off in to oblivion. Maybe it's because I haven't posted since the middle of May, oh well, here I am again.

I took a month off from fitness challenges, but now I'm ready to go again. Old Grey Bob has started the September Warrior Challenge and I decided to take part so that I could find some sort of exercise schedule again. I will be updating my daily progress (notice that doesn't necessarily mean daily updating my progress ) So here we go:

Stage 1
Monday:
B: Breakfast burrito (1 egg, 2 egg whites, onions, peppers, cheese, 1 turkey sausage patty, ww tortilla)
L: Homemade Turkey sandwich, grape tomatoes, ranch, Tricuit Thin Crisps
S: Snack baggie full of trail mix
D: 2 slices pizza, 1 breadstick
D: chocolate dipped ice cream cone (hey, I still have those cravings!)

Note to self: Plan to have a better Tuesday!

Tuesday:
B: Omelet (1 egg, 2 egg whites, onions, peppers, cheese), 1 slice ww toast
L: Homemade turkey sandwich, sauteed zucchini, tomato, onion w/cheese
S: apple w/peanut butter
D: ww pasta, more sauteed veggies

Wednesday:
B: Breakfast Burrito (see Monday)
L: Homemade Chicken Enchiladas, sauteed veggies
S: apple w/pb
D: Homemade turkey sandwich, baked potato (OK I made it into fries)

Thursday:
B: my standard omelet (but had a red pepper in the garden so I added that), ww toast

[RedRox]

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!

I have no idea where this season will go. Lots of question marks and no answers until they start to play for real! Pre-season didn't inspire much confidence!

[meemoo]

Oh yeah! The flag is flying and the bumper stickers are on (I got the air let out of my tires once for my "Raiders Suck" sticker though, we'll have to see if Idahoans are any nicer). Wish I could find me some maternity Broncos attire. It's been a long summer with no football or basketball. I am anxious to watch Simeon Rice play, that will be entertaining. Here we go!!

[meemoo]

September Warrior Challenge
Stage 2 Goal: To take my prenatal vitamin every day this week.

Monday:
B: Uncle Sam's cereal w/dried cranberries
L: Turkey roll up on ww tortilla
D: Stir-fry chicken and veggies

Water:
Exercise: Something happened today and I haven't gotten it in yet. Maybe I can crank out some upper body while watching MNF.

*Note to self: eat more tomorrow

Tuesday:
B: Uncle Sam's cereal w/dried cranberries
S:
L:
S:
D: SB meatloaf, broccoli

Water: 64 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. cardio

Thursday:
B: omelet, ww toast
L: leftover meatloaf, salad, yogurt
D:

Water:
Exercise: 30 min. cardio

Friday:
B: Uncle Sam's Cereal w/banana, 4 oz. yogurt
L: Meatloaf, broccoli
S: apple w/pb
D: Chicken nachos (w/refried beans, chicken cheese), homemade salsa

Water: 64 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. cardio, 30 min. strength

Saturday:
B: Breakfast burrito (ww tortilla, 1 turkey sausage patty, 1 egg, 2 egg whites, onions, cheese), 4 oz. yogurt
L: Turkey sandwich on wheat (although I'm sure not 100% ww)
D:

Water:
Exercise: 30 min. boxing, 30 min. upper body

[meemoo]

In case anyone is checking up on me (which I doubt) for the September Challenge, I edit one post with all my food and exercise for the week. I find that easier than doing a new post every day. But I am here and still at the Challenge, even though I don't post on the discussion thread very often.

[mauijoy]

Yes, I am checking on you. he-he. I read the beginning and the end part of your journal. It looks like you lost the weight and are having a nice pregnancy. Is this your fourth baby? You seem to have a good diet and exercise plan going on. When is your baby due? I am down the final four and am so ready to just be at maintenance. The challenge does help me to stay focused with the exercising. It looks like you do a lot of working out at home with videos. Do you have a favorite? Keep up the good baby growing work!

[Rosetrail]

Meemoo! Thanks for stopping by my journal last week. I had been meaning to congratulate you on your pregnancy, so CONGRATS!! That is thrilling, and I'm so glad to hear that you can modify South Beach to fit your goals to not gain more weight than necessary. I'm impressed!

I am just getting back home after a little more than a week away, so I am ready to get back into the swing of things and hopefully peel off some more of the fat suit I'm wearing!

[meemoo]

Wow, I've slacked off on journaling for a few days. My apologies to OGB (our challenge leader).

I'll just start with what I can remember:

Monday:

Tuesday:
S: Banana w/PB, 4 oz. yogurt (pre-walk)
B:
L: cheese quesadilla, roasted zucchini, cucumber and dip
D: baked potato (first one in about a year!) w/broccoli and cheese


Water: 64 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. walking

Wednesday:

S: Banana w/PB (pre-exercise)
B: Omelet (1 egg, 2 egg whites, ham, onion, pepper, cheese)
L: a bunch of SB snacky stuff
D: Thai Peanut Chicken recipe plus zucchini
D: rice krispie treat, chips and homemade salsa

Water: 72 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. walking

Thursday:
S: slice of SB banana bread, 4 oz. yogurt
B: Breakfast burrito (ww tortilla, 1 egg, 2 egg whites, onions, peppers, turkey sausage)
L: leftover Thai Peanut Chicken
S:
D: A plethora of sb snacky stuff, veggies and dip
D: a bowl of Coco Puffs (oops)

Water: 72 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. boxing, 30 min. upper body strength

Friday:
B: Banana w/PB, 4 oz. yogurt
L: cheese quesadilla, roasted zucchini, garbanzo beans
S: small root beer float
D: homemade ham fried rice w/veggies
D: graham crackers and milk

Water: 72 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. lower body and back strength training, 30 min. walking

Saturday:
S:
B:
L:
D:

Water:
Exercise:

[meemoo]

Yes, I am checking on you. he-he. I read the beginning and the end part of your journal. It looks like you lost the weight and are having a nice pregnancy. Is this your fourth baby? You seem to have a good diet and exercise plan going on. When is your baby due? I am down the final four and am so ready to just be at maintenance. The challenge does help me to stay focused with the exercising. It looks like you do a lot of working out at home with videos. Do you have a favorite? Keep up the good baby growing work!

Thanks for checking in Mauijoy. Yes, this is my 4th baby. He is due the last week of December. I have gone a couple days early with two of my others and right on time with one. I'm hoping not to go early just so he's not born on Christmas. I do all of my working out at home. I can't justify a gym membership and paying for the childcare there, when I can do everything here. I have a treadmill and a good set of free weights, and I tivo FitTV. I really like Cathe Friedrich, she is intense and to be honest I haven't done much of her during the pregnancy. I also like "In Shape With Sharon Mann" and "Caribbean Workout". For the strength part I do "Total Body Workout with Gilad" even though he bugs, it's good strength work.

Congrats on almost being to your maintenance! That's awesome. I was so close (and that's what I wanted) before I got pregnant. I did it once and I know I can do it again after the baby is born. I'm looking forward to it.

[meemoo]

OK, last week of the challenge. I can finish this strong!

Stage 4

Monday:
S: Banana w/PB
B: Breakfast burrito (1 egg, 2 egg whites, turkey sausage, onions, cheese)
L:
D:

Water: 72 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. kickboxing

Tuesday:
S: Banana w/pb
B: 1 egg, 1 slice ww toast, 4 oz. yogurt
L:
D:

Water: 72 oz
Exercise: 30 min. walking

Wednesday:
S:
B:
L:
D:

Water: 72 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. kick boxing, 30 min. body sculpting

Thursday:
S: Banana
B:
L: grilled chicken salad
D: soft taco (ww tortilla, meat, cheese, lettuce tomato, cilatro, ff sour cream), refried beans, corn

Water: 80 oz.
Exercise: 30 min. walking

Friday:
S: Banana w/pb
B: breakfast burrito (ww tortilla, 1 egg, 1 egg white, onion, turkey sausage patty), 4 oz. yogurt
L:
D: pizza, breadstick, a lot of salad w/cherry toms and cucumber

Water:
Exercise: 45 min. yoga

[meemoo]

Well, I'm back. I've had 2 kids since I was last "really" here. My 4 month old weaned herself from me, so I am able to start P1 full on. Although, I must not be doing great so far, because it's 11:30 and I haven't eaten a thing yet today. I am feeling really discouraged with everything right now. I know I will feel better after I get my butt on the treadmill. I am on my 3rd week of the Couch to 5K program and will be running a 5K in May. I've lost about 7 lbs since I started 2 weeks ago, but saw no change on the scale today, hence the discouragement. Maybe I'll read through my old journal for some positive thoughts. Here's to starting again!

[meemoo]

I decided to come back after a long hiatus. I need some accountability with my eating. I'm trying for those last 10 pounds and trim down my waist line. I got on one of those fancy scales at a friend's house and it measures all kinds of stuff. It said my % of muscle is 44.9%, and it said my BMI was 15.9 (which I'm not so sure I believe, yet). I feel good and have a strong heart and legs from my running. I've run two half marathons in the last 2 months, and feel good! Now that running "season" is kind of over, I want to focus on my upper body and going back to aerobics 3 times a week. I'm still planning on running 2-3 times a week as long as the weather allows. I'm signed up for a 10K on Thanksgiving morning in Utah while we're down for the weekend.