Snacking

Snacking is important, but eating the right snacks is vital. You don't want to find yourself famished when you finally sit down to eat a meal. Then you end up eating 2xs what you should in a sitting and put yourself in a food coma. I'm trying a new thing by sharing a fb pic on here... Hope it works

Late night posts

Well I have to say, the Cobb salad I bought for lunch was amazing, even if I didn't get to eat it till 4!! (never a good idea to go that long between meals) for dinner tonight I made homemade Mac and cheese with whole grain pasta shells, greek yogurt and sharp cheddar, these amazing pineapple bacon sausages from Costco, and brussel sprouts (spinach for the kids). It went over very well and I had a cup of green tea for dessert. I went to derby practice, felt old and fat then had a protein bar and a shower. Just wanted to give you specific updates on the rest of my day/night. Hope you all are fighting the good fight. Happy eating!

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This morning I slept late so instead of being able to make breakfast and lunch to take to school, I ran to safeway to get a few things. As I'm looking at the salads in the deli I gravitated toward the Cobb salad, then I thought, "nah, the Asian salad probably has less calories" but to my surprise the Asian salad has 100 MORE calories than the Cobb. That's including the dressing! Coulda fooled me! So to start my day I had a foccacia breakfast sandwich with only half the bread, and I caved and got a Starbucks energy drink cause I have chemistry lecture first thing this morning :-) for a snack I will have an apple, and for lunch the Cobb salad :-) I'm thinking I will make a large batch of crockpot oatmeal with steel cut oats, tvp, protein powder and mixed berries so I have a quick and ready breakfast in the morning before school. Happy Eating :-D

Re-Launch

Well here we go again... I'm going to start being gungho, balls to the wall, Kickin my own ass so hard I won't be able to recognise it....again... To give you guys an update, July 2012 I was down to 175lbs, but life happens, injuries happen, and emotions cause so much chaos in the way metabolisms, and hormones run that a year later I am divorced, a full time student, and I've gained 20lbs back. I am hovering right around 195lbs. I can feel it, and I'm not happy, but I did it to myself. I have started taking zumba and beginners body conditioning at school, and am attempting to make it to roller derby practice at least once a week. Now, to get my good addictiona back on track. I've found myself back to being severely addicted to coffee and sugars again... Today I haven't had any coffee. I have had 4 cups of green tea and kinda feel like killing someone :-) so, here we go... Starting fresh... We will see how this goes!

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Ok, I haven't posted anything in a while. Does anyone want me to continue posting?

Cheese and potatos

I don't know about you, but for years I wouldn't touch a potato and as much as I love cheese I knew it went straight to my ass. The truth is, potatos and cheese are not the enemy.
Potatos are a great source or potassium and much needed whole carbs and vitamins needed for energy and healing after a hard workout. The evil associated with potato is what we do to prepare them and eat them, the sour cream, and deep fat fried, the butter...
(a lot of frozen potato products like hashbrown and fries have been fried before they were freeze dried as well)
As an alternative bake your potato or microwave it for 6 mins, or even cut them into 2-3 inch chunks and flash boil them... Use olive oil spray and your favorite seasoning and voilá a healthy potato :-) if mashed potato is your favorite use skim milk, and Greek yogurt instead of butter.
Now, cheese... Mmmmmm...cheese *drool... Lol the key to enjoying cheese is to experiment, buy rich flavorful cheeses that satisfy your craving with a minimal amount. The cheese evil is the goo that comes from a can and the powder in your box of pasta, and the crap they use to coat your crackers and chips... Pure, whole, rich foods is the way to go... It is more satisfying and you end up eating less.... Happy eating!

Poop

All right, we all do it... And no one likes to talk about it... But it is one of the most important bodily functions we have and a huge indicator on how healthy you are and how your diet is affecting you.
A healthy bowel movement should have a solid consistency with out being hard, and you should have at least 1 a day but with a healthy high fiber diet 2-3 times a day is not uncommon...
Constipation can cause high blood pressure, hemorroids, and polyps that could lead to colon cancer.
Diarrhea depletes the body of sodium, potassium, and water, leading to high blood pressure light headedness and fatique
I myself enjoy a good poop and if I go a whole day without one it can throw off my whole being...
Working out regularly can help stimulate the bowel track, hula hooping, pilates, yoga, and ab twists are wonderful for massaging the bowels.... I hope I wasn't too forward and if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to ask! :-)