By Robin Jessogne
In case any of you think that Dawn is the perfect fit minded person, let me be the first to reassure you she is not! Which is really good considering the level of competitiveness I feel with her when it comes to eating right, so any chance I get to make her look bad I'm all for it (heehee). Here's the story:
On Monday, a few of us were sitting around her patio table snacking on veggies and trying to be good (diet-wise). The kids needed to eat dinner early, so Dawn whipped up some food for them, including some mac and cheese. Grant didn't finish his so she took it outside to give to Ella - who really didn't want any part of it; strangely enough considering she's a mac and cheese eating fool. Anyway, I guess after staring at the bowl long enough Dawn lost all sense of willpower and reached for it. Immediately, as if I had been possessed by some diet mafia personality, I grabbed it out of her hands and scolded her for her actions. The poor girl hadn't even gotten a bite in when I came flying out of nowhere to stop her from her own tempestuous fate.
I guess you could say that while I'm competitive and like to win, I certainly am not going to let a sister down when she is being called by the mac and cheese right there in front of me. What kind of friend would I be if I had let her eat that? ...especially after all the wine she had!!!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Every Day is Hard By Paula Jarvis
I put on my pedometer today around noon and by 5:30 P.M. had gone a whopping 169 steps. I guess it's official....I'm sedentary. I ate well today and did half of a kickboxing class which kicked my "cl-ass". I'll not say what I drank other than it was very little water and more wine...but didn't Jesus turn the water into wine? I was just getting a headstart.
Anyway, this is fun. I did try the broccoli salad recipe and it was great. Even Greg liked it.
Anyway, this is fun. I did try the broccoli salad recipe and it was great. Even Greg liked it.
Weekends are hard!
By Dawn
I'm glad to be back to a normal routine today. It's harder for me to stay on track over the weekend - especially a holiday weekend - with bbq's, picnics, etc.... All the food and drink calling my name. :-) Even though I ate healthy things - the portion control is hard for me at those events. I simply eat too much!
Back on track today though! And I'm going for 10,000 steps on my pedometer. I'll let you know how I do :-)
I found the recipe for the minestrone at Olive Garden (which I love) so I will make this for dinner this week.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 small minced white onion
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1/2 cup frozen cut Italian green beans
1/2 stalk minced celery
4 cloves minced garlic
4 cups vegetable broth
2 cans (15 oz) red kidney beans, drained
2 cans (15 oz) great northern or small white beans, drained
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
1/2 cup shredded carrot
2 tablespoons minced parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3 cups hot water
4 cups fresh baby spinach
1/2 cup small shell pasta
Measure olive oil into a large stock pot and heat on medium.
Put the onion, celery, garlic, green beans, and zucchini into the pot and saute for about 5 minutes or until the onions become see-through.
Add the vegetable broth, drained tomatoes, beans, carrots, hot water and spices to the pot.
Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the spinach leaves and the pasta and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
Also here are some links that some of you might find helpful. Jennifer Rumbaoa shared this one http://www.eatingwell.com/
And Robin shared this one http://www.relishrelish.com/
I'm glad to be back to a normal routine today. It's harder for me to stay on track over the weekend - especially a holiday weekend - with bbq's, picnics, etc.... All the food and drink calling my name. :-) Even though I ate healthy things - the portion control is hard for me at those events. I simply eat too much!
Back on track today though! And I'm going for 10,000 steps on my pedometer. I'll let you know how I do :-)
I found the recipe for the minestrone at Olive Garden (which I love) so I will make this for dinner this week.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 small minced white onion
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1/2 cup frozen cut Italian green beans
1/2 stalk minced celery
4 cloves minced garlic
4 cups vegetable broth
2 cans (15 oz) red kidney beans, drained
2 cans (15 oz) great northern or small white beans, drained
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
1/2 cup shredded carrot
2 tablespoons minced parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3 cups hot water
4 cups fresh baby spinach
1/2 cup small shell pasta
Measure olive oil into a large stock pot and heat on medium.
Put the onion, celery, garlic, green beans, and zucchini into the pot and saute for about 5 minutes or until the onions become see-through.
Add the vegetable broth, drained tomatoes, beans, carrots, hot water and spices to the pot.
Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the spinach leaves and the pasta and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
Also here are some links that some of you might find helpful. Jennifer Rumbaoa shared this one http://www.eatingwell.com/
And Robin shared this one http://www.relishrelish.com/
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Feelin' Good
By Dawn
Went for my morning walk/jog. About 25 minutes. Felt good today!! Going to a picnic this afternoon at my Dad's. Taking a healthier version of my broccoli salad.
1 bunch of broccoli
1 bunch of cauliflower
about 1/2 c of shredded carrots
1 small onion
1 c raisens
1 c sunflower seeds
1 c light mayo
1/4 c sugar
3 T vinegar
YUMMY!
I bough y pedometer (3500 steps already today!) Lmk if you need one (I bought 5).
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND GIRLS!
Went for my morning walk/jog. About 25 minutes. Felt good today!! Going to a picnic this afternoon at my Dad's. Taking a healthier version of my broccoli salad.
1 bunch of broccoli
1 bunch of cauliflower
about 1/2 c of shredded carrots
1 small onion
1 c raisens
1 c sunflower seeds
1 c light mayo
1/4 c sugar
3 T vinegar
YUMMY!
I bough y pedometer (3500 steps already today!) Lmk if you need one (I bought 5).
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND GIRLS!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Well I'm not starting until Tuesday (Paula Jarvis)
I guess I'm going to die soon. My waist did not fit into Dr. Oz's formula. Ok .... I'm 57, a relatively self indulgent couch potato. I have a lot of work to do.
I want to lose 30 pounds so I need to do a MEGA diet and do some MEGA exercise. I'm a member of the "Y" so I do have a place to work out. I also have a treadmill with dust on it and various other fitness equipment.
I attended a Kick Boxing class at the "Y" and also have been attending water aerobics. I mainly need to adjust my diet drastically. I also need to NOT drink wine because it makes me want to eat more. I will need a lot of encouragement. I am going to do a log of everything I eat and all exercise I get. Maybe this way I can begin tweaking diet and exercise.
I want to lose 30 pounds so I need to do a MEGA diet and do some MEGA exercise. I'm a member of the "Y" so I do have a place to work out. I also have a treadmill with dust on it and various other fitness equipment.
I attended a Kick Boxing class at the "Y" and also have been attending water aerobics. I mainly need to adjust my diet drastically. I also need to NOT drink wine because it makes me want to eat more. I will need a lot of encouragement. I am going to do a log of everything I eat and all exercise I get. Maybe this way I can begin tweaking diet and exercise.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Day 2
So I decided I'd go for a walk/jog with my kids tonight. Ella in the jog stroller, Grant on his bike and me desperately trying to keep up with him. As if that wasn't hard enough, when I'd stop running and walk for a while Ella would say "Go fast, mama!" LOL! Most of the time my legs felt like bricks but I eventually got a little bit of a rythym and felt strong... for about 45 seconds at a time. :-) All in all I did about 30 min's. It was rough and it made me realize this is going to be harder than I thought. Normally I just walk or bike but I really wanted to do something to get my heart rate up. That it did!
I would love to do a step contest. Of course everyone knows I'm competitive. (Although I think Beth and Robin may be more so than I)... Do we want the winner to get a monetary reward? If so we could all chip in $10 to a "kitty" and the winner would get about $80! (She'll need it to buy new clothes for her new fit bod). LMK what you think.
I've been thinking about getting a "pretty tumbler" for my water consumption too, Megan. I think I will go look for one tomorrow. Isn't it funny the little things that keep us on track?
I just read this today so I thought I'd leave you with this final piece of inspiration...
"After just 25 minutes of exercise, your mood improves, you are less stressed, you have more energy - and you'll be motivated to exercise again tomorrow." Go girls!
I would love to do a step contest. Of course everyone knows I'm competitive. (Although I think Beth and Robin may be more so than I)... Do we want the winner to get a monetary reward? If so we could all chip in $10 to a "kitty" and the winner would get about $80! (She'll need it to buy new clothes for her new fit bod). LMK what you think.
I've been thinking about getting a "pretty tumbler" for my water consumption too, Megan. I think I will go look for one tomorrow. Isn't it funny the little things that keep us on track?
I just read this today so I thought I'd leave you with this final piece of inspiration...
"After just 25 minutes of exercise, your mood improves, you are less stressed, you have more energy - and you'll be motivated to exercise again tomorrow." Go girls!
And so it begins...
By Megan Wain
I thought I'd try blogging my progress. I just started yesterday, September 1. I gave myself a week to mentally prepare for the change that was coming (and indulge in a few bad habits I know I need to kick!). I have to say, so far, so good. I have been encouraged by everyone's emails this afternoon. It's nice to know I'm not the only one with these struggles. I made goals very similar to Dawn's. I am keeping a food journal and I agree that it really helps me to not overeat if I write everything down. I'm also drinking lots of water. Normally I'm not a water drinker. I prefer Diet Coke and I'm not giving that up, but I am committed to increasing my water intake. To help accomplish this I went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and bought a jumbo sized (24 oz.) Tervis Tumbler with a lid and some straws. It looks like this:
I've been trying to refill it 3 times each day. It's really cute, too, which is a bonus! :) As for meals, I'm going back to the Weight Watchers points system because that's what has really worked for me in the past. I have never actually joined WW because I'm too cheap, but I figured how many points I was allowed by searching for the formula online and I have one of their sliding points calculators that my mom gave me. I like their system because you truly can eat anything as long as you budget your points wisely. If I thought I had to live my life without chocolate, I'm not sure I could handle that! :) Anyway, I try to have a Slim-Fast for breakfast (canned if I'm in a hurry and powder if I'm at home), a Lean Cuisine or yogurt and fruit for lunch and Subway or Taco Bell (the Chicken Burrito-no avocado sauce-is not too unhealthy) if I'm out and need something quick, and a small portion of whatever I make my family for dinner. I also dug my pedometer out and dusted it off. I asked for it for Christmas two years ago and never used it. It's kind of a fancy one and I have to read the manual to get it set up and figure out how it works, but I think a step contest would be fun. Where I struggle is the exercise component. I HATE EXERCISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean I really hate it. Some people say it makes them feel so good and blah, blah, blah. First of all, I don't have any equipment at home to exercise on, I don't belong to a club (and don't really want to), and I ALWAYS have my kids with me (especially my 1 year old), so finding the time is difficult. I'm also just not sure what to do that would be the most effective. Since the weather should be cooling off soon, I do plan to walk but I wonder if that's enough. I really need to lose weight in my mid-section. After 3 c-sections, I can hardly look at that area and I doubt if walking is going to do enough for me. I haven't watched the video Dawn sent yet, so maybe that will be helpful and give me some suggestions of ways to begin working on this area.
When does everyone want to meet? I'm looking forward to meeting you all! :)
I thought I'd try blogging my progress. I just started yesterday, September 1. I gave myself a week to mentally prepare for the change that was coming (and indulge in a few bad habits I know I need to kick!). I have to say, so far, so good. I have been encouraged by everyone's emails this afternoon. It's nice to know I'm not the only one with these struggles. I made goals very similar to Dawn's. I am keeping a food journal and I agree that it really helps me to not overeat if I write everything down. I'm also drinking lots of water. Normally I'm not a water drinker. I prefer Diet Coke and I'm not giving that up, but I am committed to increasing my water intake. To help accomplish this I went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and bought a jumbo sized (24 oz.) Tervis Tumbler with a lid and some straws. It looks like this:
I've been trying to refill it 3 times each day. It's really cute, too, which is a bonus! :) As for meals, I'm going back to the Weight Watchers points system because that's what has really worked for me in the past. I have never actually joined WW because I'm too cheap, but I figured how many points I was allowed by searching for the formula online and I have one of their sliding points calculators that my mom gave me. I like their system because you truly can eat anything as long as you budget your points wisely. If I thought I had to live my life without chocolate, I'm not sure I could handle that! :) Anyway, I try to have a Slim-Fast for breakfast (canned if I'm in a hurry and powder if I'm at home), a Lean Cuisine or yogurt and fruit for lunch and Subway or Taco Bell (the Chicken Burrito-no avocado sauce-is not too unhealthy) if I'm out and need something quick, and a small portion of whatever I make my family for dinner. I also dug my pedometer out and dusted it off. I asked for it for Christmas two years ago and never used it. It's kind of a fancy one and I have to read the manual to get it set up and figure out how it works, but I think a step contest would be fun. Where I struggle is the exercise component. I HATE EXERCISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean I really hate it. Some people say it makes them feel so good and blah, blah, blah. First of all, I don't have any equipment at home to exercise on, I don't belong to a club (and don't really want to), and I ALWAYS have my kids with me (especially my 1 year old), so finding the time is difficult. I'm also just not sure what to do that would be the most effective. Since the weather should be cooling off soon, I do plan to walk but I wonder if that's enough. I really need to lose weight in my mid-section. After 3 c-sections, I can hardly look at that area and I doubt if walking is going to do enough for me. I haven't watched the video Dawn sent yet, so maybe that will be helpful and give me some suggestions of ways to begin working on this area.
When does everyone want to meet? I'm looking forward to meeting you all! :)
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