10 lb Slimdown

I don't know if you get Exercise TV, but if you do, then this workout is awesome!!! We get uverse and Exercise TV is free on demand. I've been doing the 10 lb slimdown series. Each workout is 20 minutes long and it's circuit training. Yesterday I did upper body and today I did lower body for 20 minutes and core for 20 minutes. Last week I did lower body as well and I could feel that workout for days. The 10 lb slimdown is quick and doesn't require anything but hand weights. If you have Uverse, or if your cable provider has exercise TV you should definitely give it a try!

Daily Food Log for 2/1/11

Today I ate pretty good. I cut back on sugar, but made up for it with fat.

Breakfast:
scrambled eggs
ground pork sausage
1 oz mozz cheese
wrapped in a tortilla

Lunch:
Salad
deli chicken
1 oz shredded Cheddar cheese
ranch dressing
guacamole and yellow corn tortilla chips.

Snack:
1 cookie

Dinner:
1 pork chop
wilted cabbage
tomato sauce
This is a recipe from Sandra Lee Pork chop Tex Mex
Uncle Ben's rice

The recipe is pretty good. My husband said we could eat it again.

Snack:
1 apple

My coffee intake was over the top today. It was such a cold day that we kept the coffee brewing! I soooo love coffee!!!

I did the upper body video from the 10 lb slim down series that I have on our Uverse Exercise TV. I like the 10 lb slim down workouts because they are quick and hard.

I need to come up with some more creative ideas for lunch, that requires no cooking! Things to add into my salads that give them more substance and pizazz!

What do you put in your salads?

Cookies!

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE cookies! I LOVE soft melt in your mouth cookies. I've had 2 today! Oops, and some cinamon rolls too! The willpower is not good! So, a nice healthy veggie loaded dinner tonight it is. I made the hungry chick chunky chicken soup last night and that is what I'll be having tonight. It's pretty good stuff, loaded with good-for-you-veggies.

I have lost 4 lbs since I've started my blog. Not as many as I could have, but more than I would've otherwise. If I could just buckle down and lose the sweet tooth we'd really be on to some amazing results! When the kiddo's wake up from their nap, we are going to take a long walk. But now, I'm going to go do a 20 min. workout! Have a great Friday afternoon!

Daily Food Log for 1/25/11

Breakfast:

3 cups of coffee, 3 sun crystals, 3 tbsp milk ( I know, that's a lot of coffee!)

2 Scrambled eggs with chopped onions, green peppers, and tomatoes

Mixed with a small handful of mozz cheese and a splash of milk.

No midmorning snack. I ate breakfast at 9:00

Lunch:

2 cups mixed lettuce

1/2 roma tomato

boars head sliced deli chicken

7 baby carrots

rasberry vinegrette

handful of mozz cheese

1/8 cup of avacado

5 corn chips

Snack:
Grandma's cookies (bad bad bad)
Diet Coke - just thought I needed to pump my body up with some bad chemicals!

Dinner:
Lean round steak
1/2 cup corn
1/4 cup jasmine rice
2 oz, seasoned yogurt (topped the rice and steak, fat free)

Exercise:

10 lb slimdown - lower body! Lots of squats and lunges and 10 minutes on the elliptical. (Not much, but I just hate the elliptical!)

Better day minus the yummy cookies! I just love cookies! Especially if they are soft.

Have a good night ya'll!

Daily Food Log 1/24/11

Today' food log

Breakfast:
Two fried eggs with olive oil
2 cups of coffee with sun crystals and milk

Snack:
1 slice of deli meat at Kroger while grocery shopping

Lunch:
2 cups salad greens
1/4 cup green pepper
1/2 cup cottage cheese
3 slices deli chicken (Boar's Head is the best!)
1 1/2 tbsp of ranch dressing (not the best choice, just the yummiest one)
Chedder cheese 1/2 ounce

Snack:
1 cookie
1/8 cup raisins
1/8 cup golean crunch

Dinner:
Almond Chicken (Yummy, but you use whipping cream which is high in fat)
1/2 cup brown rice
1 cup steamed frozen veggies

Overall, this was not a BAD day, but I ate all carbs for my afternoon snack, and high sugar too. I don't feel too bad about eating almond chicken, because it was high protein and the rice was my only carb (grain) for the day. I ate more veggies than usual which I am happy about.

Tomorrow I need to cut down on sugar intake and eat more protein!

I walked two miles with the kids today! That is a workout with the stroller and the energy it takes to hold a conversation with my controversal 4-year-old.

Have a great night everyone!

Menu for the week of Jan. 24.

Monday: Toasted Almond Chicken with brown rice and steamed veggies

Tuesday: Hungry Chick Chicken Soup. New recipe in the crockpot
http://www.hungry-girl.com/show/fill-er-up-hungry-chick-chunky-soup-recipe

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Quck Lasagna from the Fix it and Forget it Lightly.

Friday: Leftovers

Saturday: Lemon-Coated Tilapia, Uncle Bens Rice, and Steamed Green Beans

Sunday: Leftovers

The menu is tricky this month because I am working three weeknights and not home to cook. So, I am trying two new crockpot recipes. Hopefully they are yummy!!!

Failing!

I am totally failing at this blog thing! I am not giving up, just need to step it up! I am kind of failing at my eating too. That's why I need to blog, to hold myself accountable by logging my food. Too many sugars and carbs! I have the tools and knowledge I need to suceed, just not the will-power! I need someone to come over here and kick my BUTT into high gear! Geez! Tomorrow is Monday and I'm going to log my food, exercise, and blog!