Tuesday Transformation. June 17, 2014

For the first time, I hope no one reads this post, but I'm keeping it real...

June 17 2014

Weight: 230.6 (-0.8)

Waist: 48.5 (-0.5)

Hips: 51.5  -

Chest: 46.5 (+0.75)

Arms average: 12.5 -

Thighs average: 27.5 -

Let's back up a week...

Monday 6/9/14 

Today is the start of my 21-Day FIX program. Today's workout was Total Body Cardio FIX.

Here are my starting stats:

Weight: 231.4

Waist: 49

Hips: 51.5

Chest: 45.75

Arms average: 12.5

Thighs average: 27.5

Whew! Today's workout was TOUGH! I LOVE the way it's broken down, though. It was 4 segments in a total of 30 minutes. Each segment is broken into one minute bursts of exercises followed by either a 20 second or a 30 second rest period. Amber (the creater and trainer in the DVD) shows each move before we get going, so it's VERY clear what needs to be done. She talks about which muscles are being used so, for me, I could really feel and focus on which muscles I was working. I did some so the moves modified, and others I was able to go full-tilt. I love the 30 minute workouts!

I had 2 eggs for breakfast which is 1 red container, and now I'm going to have my Vegan Chocolate Shakeology which is another red container, and go walk around the backyard to check out the garden. 

The garden is looking great. I picked tomato suckers and tried to thin out the radishes. I think they're all worthless. None of them are producing a round bulb. They're all thin and pointy just like a regular root, and when I pull them up, they look rotten, soft, and split. Humph.

Lunch was roast beef deli meat (a red container) and 2 green containers of leaf lettuce. I didn't have the ingredients to make an official 21-Day FIX salad dressing, but I had a low fat raspberry Vinegerette, so I used my 2-T sized orange container of that.

Evening... I'M STARVING! But I don't have any fruit or nuts for my purple containers and blue containers. And I can't tolerate dairy anymore, so cheese isn't an option either. Ugh! Supper will be steamed talapia on a bed of spinach and sautéed onions. It's a creation of mine that Mr. Saucy and I LOVE! Slice 2 small onions, or 1 large, and slowly sautée in a small amount of oil of your choice. EVOO and butter are our favorites. Once the onions get soft and a little brown, add the spinach. Use either fresh or frozen, and you may need to add a little hot water to increase the steam amount. Once this mixture is hot, place the fix fillets on top of the bed of hot spinach and onions, season the fish as you'd like (I love lemon pepper!!) then cover and steam until the fish is cooked. Serve as-is, and/or add more spice if you'd like.

Supper... Screw the containers! I have the amount of 2 reds and 2 greens left for supper, but I didn't get them. I put the veggies and fish filet on my plate and enjoyed every bite! Then I had half of another filet. Mr. Saucy was home earlier than normal, and since this is such a quick supper to make, we were done with supper by 6:00. And I'm still hungry. Oh, this is gonna such! This is why I'm overweight. Clearly I eat too much, because this whole portioning crap is for the birds. 

After supper... HungryHungryHungryHungryHungryHungryHungryHungryHungryHungryHungryHungry. I want to eat. I want something else to eat. Oh My GOD.....I'm going to devour the kitchen! Wait... I have decaf and Irish Cream. I can swap a yellow container for a little booze, and haven't used my 3 yellow containers yet. I also haven't had my blue container which is ok for some dairy, so.... Seems logical to me... One cup of decaf and some Bailey's was WONDEFUL! And the second cup was exactly enough to make me NOT want to grab the PB and spoon.

8:30pm, I (kinda) made it through my late-night cravings, and now my sweet baby girl wants me to read Fancy Nancy and sing her her bedtime songs. So up we go for tuck-ins, and, since the Total Body Cardio Fix DVD was BRUTAL, I'm exhausted too, so by 9:15, I was in bed too. And, with a summertime thunderstorm rumbling in, sleep will be sweet.

Tuesday 6/10/14

Uhum!! WHAT?!?! 4.2 pounds LOST?!? In 1 day?!? Oh, SNAP! Ok. So, let's get those portioning containers rinsed out and ready to go today. Let's plan ahead a little. I'm fairly ok during the day when I'm busy, but when I slow down is when I get munchie. I'm going to save a red container for tonight, so I can have a second shake as my snack/dessert. I love family supper, so 2 reds and 2 greens will be supper. No yellow after 6:00, so my 2 daytime meals will split my remaining 3 yellows, 3 reds, and 3 greens. I love my morning ShakeO, and since I'm going to save one for tonight too, and I love the family supper time, those are the meals I'll keep as standards, and I'll rearrange the others around those.

Time to get this mornings workout done. I'm sore from yesterday, but my CrossFit days taught me that moving will make it hurt less, so time to feel better.

Yup! Loved the Upper FIx segment. HARD, but a good workout. I only have 5lb hand weights right now, so I used them for all the moves. I'll eventually need heavier ones, but I'm glad I did everything with the lighter ones starting out.

Lunch was 2 yellows of rice and 2 reds of chicken. Dinner was just grilled pork chops. I didn't measure. Sorry Amber, I just ate. I had wine before, with, and after dinner too.

Wednesday 6/11/14

Scale didn't do much today, but I'm not surprised. That big loss yesterday wasn't expected either, so as far as I'm concerned, I'm still on track and absolutely making EXCELENT progress. 

However... Portioning makes me sad. And I don't like how my body feels when I eat carbs. Yes, I love them, but for my body chemistry, I can't lose weight and eat carbohydrates. Just doesn't mix in my chemistry. I love love love corn, and will continue to have grilled corn in the bob in the summer time because I'm southern, and I do love it, but it's not an every day thing, and will probably be a once a week thing, if even that often.

So for breakfast I had a little leftover pork chop from last nights dinner and 3 freamed (fried/steamed) eggs. My aunt taught me this, and it makes perfect eggs every time. In a heated nonstick skillet, crack your eggs. Let them cook for a minute or two until the whites are almost totally cooked. Then, pour a few tablespoons of HOT water into the pan, trying to get the water as close to the edge of the pan as possible, so it will go under the eggs, and around the edge of the pan to create steam. Cover the pan, and let the steam cook the tops of the eggs. Leave the lid on for as long as you like, based on how done you like your eggs. The nonstick pan and the water allows the eggs to slip right out of the pan. No broken yolks, no half-of-egg stuck to the pan. Use a slotted spatula to remove the eggs if there is any water still pooled in the pan. You don't want that on your plate.

I believe I've had 2 reds so far today. Tonight The Boo is having a sleep-over, and Mr. Saucy wants to order pizza. The delivery place sells salads too, so that will be my choice. I had a lot of red this morning, a ShakeO will be another red, and most to all of my greens will be tonight. My orange and blue will be tonight with the salad dressing. Looks like lunch should be yellow, but I don't like yellows. Drat. Guess I'll be hungry today. Perhaps I'll do an extra ShakeO and cut my protein down to just one red for tonight. That will give me my allotted 5 for today.

And, today is supposed to be Lower FIX but there's no way that's going to happen. Holy MOLY my legs are tired! When simply going potty and getting up and down from a chair makes you grimace, it's ok to take a rest day. AND STRETCH!

Greek salad with sliced turkey deli meal on top for supper. Forgot about the feta cheese, so had bad tummy cramps all night. Plus, the boys didn't go to sleep until about midnight, and were up before 5:30am. 

Both kids are running temps, but claim to feel fine...

Thursday 6/12/14

Holy Moly, I'm exhausted. Didn't weigh this morning. Honestly, I forgot and wanted to go ahead and get dressed since the kids were up. Normally, I spend an hour or two in my workout clothes or jammies in the mornings, but knowing I needed to take the little man to preschool, I went ahead and put on my grownup clothes.

Dropped him off at school, saw several teachers who are still there from when my kids were there too. They all oohed and ahed over how big and tall mine had gotten (they've been home with me for just about a year now.), then we drove through the drive through for pancakes and sausage for the kids. I got a large sugar free vanilla skim latte. Yup. Seriously. I forgot AGAIN that the milk would upset my stomach. I wonder how long it will take me to remember?

Breakfast was an omelet with sliced turkey deli meat and 2 of my kids string cheeses in it. Cheese. COME ON! Carter ANN! Wake up. Get out of your habits and think about what you're doing. Well, I only ate half of it. Good thing I was done with it, because as I was sitting at the table playing a game on my iPad, Kevin came up and sat on my plate. The whole omelet would have been 2 reds, so I'm counting just one for my first meal. And I'm counting the blue for the cream in my coffee.

Lunch was a red and a green. Ground beef and tomato sauce. Sounds THRILLING, I know. But, a friend posted a picture of stuffed peppers on Facebook, I had no peppers, but suddenly really wanted a stuffed pepper. The closest I could get was to make the stuffed part sans pepper.

I'm REALLY hoping the kids will take a nap. Remember the exhausted part from above? Well, I just now noticed, at 12:30pm, that my sons shorts have been on backwards all day. Mother Of The Year! I can tell that my 2:00pm snack will absolutely be my Shakeology. I'm supposed to be doing Pilats Fix today, but again, I don't know if I can physically do it. She'll tell me to go into child's pose to stretch, and I'll go straight to sleep.

I have things I should be doing in the garage for my Etsy Shop, but again, I'm thinking the couch looks like a MUCH better option right now. At least supper is thawing, so I don't need to worry about that later on. Motivation, where hath thoughest gone?

Mr Saucy texted to say he figured practice would be cancelled due to the rain, and did I want him to bring home a roasted chicken. I jumped at the chance, and then also requested cole slaw and baked beans. And no, I didn't measure. Sorry Amber.

The kids temps are up again, so we'll be seeing the Dr in the morning.

Friday 6/13/14

Three little words. 

P. M. S. 

Give me everything in sight! And, cover it with chocolate! STAT!

Morning Shakeology, then off to the Dr for The Boo, who said he was fine, but I could hardly understand him due to his voice being almost gone, but then slipped up and asked for something that wouldn't hurt his throat. Poor thing... He HATES strep tests. But, alas, we headed out to the dr anyway, and sure enough, he has strep. We tested GG too, and yep... You guessed it... She was positive too. Both kids got Rx's for bubble gum flavored amoxicillin, and I was given a script too, just in case I develope it too. I'm VERY susceptible to strep, and I've had it twice since mid-May.

We met Daddy, aka Mr. Saucy at the restaurant across the street from the dr. I had a grilled chicken breast with sliced tomatoes and a butter sauce, a side of mashed potatoes, and one trip to the salad bar.

But then for dinner, the PMS was too strong for me, and I ordered a gluten free pizza. Knowing it would tear up my tummy, but for about 2 days a month, I can not control my food addiction. I'm hoping that I'll get better with it, and I'm working really hard on it, but my goodness, it's just overwhelming.

Saturday 6/14/14

Chex cereal for breakfast. Well... 1/2 a bowl. I used real milk again, and knowing it would make me feel terrible made me not want to eat it. GG was asking for it, so I gladly gave her what was left.

Now, this is where it gets interesting. Lunch. I'm starving. I haven't had my ShakeO today, I KNOW it will make me feel better, but I almost don't want to feel better. I want a sandwich. A turkey and mayo sandwich with salt and pepper. I open the fridge, and remember the leftover rice and the leftover cole slaw and the left over roasted chicken. Wait a minute! Why don't I have something that WONT make me feel worse. So, I microwaved a bowl of rice and had some cold chicken while I waited for the rice. Drank a bunch of water while waiting for the rice, and viola... I'm now full, feel better about my food choices, and I won't have the issues with the gluten in the sandwich bread.

Need to do the grocery shopping this afternoon, so hopefully the rice won't leave me STARVING by the time it's time to go roam the isles. I do try to stick to the outer rim of the grocery store, but today we need cooking and salad oils, and coffee, so I'll be doing a little inner-store shopping. I'll just have to put my head down until I get to where I know these items are.

Supper tonight will be pork tenderloin. And I need to get the flank steak marinating for Fathers Day.

Sunday 6/15/14

Last nights pork tenderloin was awesome! We had it with fresh green beans from the backyard garden, and cauliflower "steaks". I sliced the entire head of cauliflower into 4 massive slices and we grilled the 2 inner slices. The outer 2 fell apart because there wasn't any core holding them together. I still grilled them on the veggie grill tray, and they were good too.

Today is Fathers Day, and it started out with bacon for breakfast. Just bacon. Bacon in bed. Then we went on a drive out to the country to see a little house up for sale (no, we're not moving, but we both still love looking and dreaming of what's next.) and on the way, we stopped at 5-Guys for decadent goosh-burgers. Yes, we'll feel terrible for days, but with it being Fathers Day, and his last day home for a week, we splurged.

Was hoping to do the family secret flank steak tonight, but I'm no where near hungry, and it needs a while to marinate, so I'll make that later in the week for the kids and I. Ok, for me, really. The kids won't eat much. GG probably won't eat a bite, but Boo will have a good portion. Left overs will be in salads.

Mr Saucy wanted a sandwich from the pizza delivery place' so I got a pizza too. Not proud...

Monday 6/16/14

It's a new week, and time to get this ball rolling again. Hopefully the hormonal swings and holidays won't pop up again this week, pointing out my nonexistent will-power. I have a summer cold, but hopefully I won't turn that into an excuse for comfort eating too.

Had my Shakeology for breakfast, a pork chop for lunch, then leftover pork tenderloin and grilled cauliflower for supper. Didn't workout, so I'm not really expecting the numbers to shift much. This hasn't been a stellar week.