Today I had...



 Total Calories- 1082

Breakfast-Life cereal w/ fat free milk
Morning snack- Pringles Reduced Fat Sour Cream and Onion chips
Lunch-Leftover spicy chicken taco
Dinner-Homemade chicken and shrimp fried rice








Notes: 
Tonight I made a varied version of "fried rice" using brown rice, chicken breast, shrimp, peas,carrots, bean sprouts, green onion, egg substitute, lite soy sauce, and half a packet of fried rice seasoning mix.  Came out GREAT!

30 Day Shred

It's here!  My very own copy of Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred; the tool I'm going to use to jump start my workout routine!

I've never been a fan of exercising or any sort of physical activity at all for that matter (which is probably a large contributing factor to where I'm at now...) Anyway,  I really don't like exercise and although I have several exercise DVDs that I love, I still lack the motivation to workout on a daily basis and have never stuck to a routine, so...

I've heard a ton of great things about the 30 Day Shred and thought, "What better way to hold myself accountable than to HAVE to do something for 30 days straight", so I ordered it.  Now I'm sure many of you know who Jillian Michaels is, but in case you don't she's most commonly known as one of the trainers on NBC's TV show "The Biggest Loser" and...she's a complete bitch.  She's crazy tough, mean, and sometimes just plain rude.  I don't know if her and I are going to get along too well, but hey maybe getting pissed of at her will help me power through a workout... Who knows? LOL  Plus, it has three levels and each level is only about 20 minutes long.  Who can't take 20 minutes out of their day to workout?

Now I know it's going to be SUPER hard and I'm not expecting that I'll be able to do every move perfectly the first day, but you have to start somewhere right?  I'm going to give it my all, do the best I can, and just keep at it no matter what!

I've got my starting weight recorded, all my starting measurements recorded, and have taken "before" pics, so I'll keep updating in my blog throughout the 30 days, then when the 30 days is up, I'll post all my stats and "before and after" pics (something to look forward too!)  I've also made a "30 Day Shred" countdown ticker to countdown the days for me to keep track and for you all to see where I'm at as well.

Now you may be thinking, "But that's only 30 days.  You're going to have to work out for more than 30 days to meet your goal and change your life..." and yes, that's totally true.  My plan is to use the 30 day shred to A) jump start my exercise regimen, B) get my mind and my body used to working out on a regular basis, and C) as a "go to" tool for whenever I need to change up my exercise routine and "shock" my muscle groups.  My plan is to start with the 30 Day Shred, then continue to workout 4-5 days a week using any combination of my other Biggest Loser DVDs: Cardio Max, Bootcamp, and Weight Loss Yoga, all hosted by The Biggest Loser's OTHER trainer, Bob Harper, whom I love!

Anyway, this is it!  This is my new month long mini series and it starts...TOMORROW!  So stay tuned for details on my first day and updates all along the way!

Today I had...

Total Calories- 908

Breakfast-Egg white omelet w/ham, tomato, and onions
Morning snack-Raspberries
Lunch-Smart Ones Chicken with Broccoli Cheese meal
Afternoon snacks- Pringles Reduced Fat Sour Cream and Onion chips, Quaker rice cake, strawberries
Dinner-Spicy chicken taco and fat free refried beans


Notes:  Today I finally mastered an egg white omelet.  Learned that you have to whip the whites REALLY well and make sure they are firm befor trying to flip.  I've been CRAVING chicken wings, so for dinner I made homemade spicy chicken tacos using boneless skinless chicken breast and spicy garlic wing sauce.  Put the meat into a small flour tortilla, added a tiny bit of cheese and sour cream, and had some fat free refried beans on the side.  De-licious.

Today I had...

Total Calories- 1116

Breakfast- Scrambled egg whites w/ham, tomatoes, and onions
Lunch- Steak soft tacos from Qdoba w/ tomatoes, salsa, and lettuce only
Afternoon snack- Pringles reduced fat Sour Cream and Onion chips
Dinner- Lean Cuisine Four Cheese Cannlloni meal






Notes:  Today the kids and I had lunch with grandma at Qdoba. I hate salad with a passion, so I ordered steak tacos.  The tortillas are a little higher in calories than I'd like, but slightly better than a whole burrito with rice and beans, so I had just the steak on soft flour tortillas with tomatoes, salsa, and lettuce.  No rice, no beans, no sour cream, no cheese, and no guacamole.  I ate all three and it was still around 500 calories.  Not bad for a meal out :)

Quick Update

Just wanted to update and say that I'm still here and still on track.  I haven't "fallen off the wagon" and I'm not on some crazy eating spree LOL  I've just been busy and had trouble finding time to do "Today I had..." every night.  I still plan to do "Today I had..." as often as possible, but I may not get to it every night, so if I skip a day or two it doesn't mean I'm off stuffing my face and eating stuff I don't want to post about, just means I didn't have time. :)

Anyway,  like I said, I'm still on track and everything's going great.  I have my next weigh in coming up in a week on Sept 2nd, so I'll be updating with that. Hopefully the numbers are good. *fingers crossed*

I'll try to update more often, but I do have a new mini-series coming to this blog VERY soon, so be on the look out for that.  I'll explain soon enough... :)

Today I had...

Total calories: 690

Breakfast-Skipped breakfast again...
Lunch-Lean Cuisine Chicken Enchilada meal
Snack-Boiled shrimp
Dinner-Homemade sloppy joes with ground chicken

Notes:
Crazy day today. Barely had time to eat.  Barely have time to do this blog LOL but I skipped yesterday so I'm doing this real quick.  (Pics to come tomorrow) 

Came in WAY under my calorie goal again...by accident of course, but again...oh well.  It was a crazy day and that happens.  Better day tomorrow!

Anyway, definitely want to get into the sloppy joes super quick. Made them from scratch using FRESH ground turkey courtesy of the meat guy at the local grocery store.  Started with a slew of finely minced veggies (again, used our new food chopper).  Had bell pepper, purple onion, carrots, yellow squash, mushrooms, and a bit of fresh jalapeno.  Minced it all up fine and let it cook down all day in tomato sauce with my own seasoning.  Had Josh (my hubby) add in the meat for the last hour and half, the we had 'em on Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Whole Grain White Hamburger Buns.  Only 110 calories per bun.  Yummy!

Today I had...




  Total calories: 787 

Breakfast-Life cereal w/fat free milk
Lunch-Lean Cuisine Four Cheese Cannelloni meal
Afternoon snack-Homemade salsa and baked Tostitos Scoops
Dinner-Chicken breast, white rice, grilled yellow squash







Notes:
Came in kind of low on calories today...Didn't mean to, but now it's 8:30pm and I'm not eating anymore, so too bad, so sad.  I'll do better tomorrow. LOL 

Today mom and I made some homemade salsa in our new food chopper.  It was great. Roma tomatoes, red onion, fresh garlic, fresh jalapeno, lime juice, cilantro, and a tiny bit of salt, and we ate it with Baked Scoops.  Delicious, but way too spicy for me! LOL

And for dinner we grilled chicken, but we also grilled big, thick slices of yellow squash with a little bit of salt and a lot of pepper (I like pepper! Yum!).  Also delicious!  I did have a little white rice as a side (seasoned with Molly McButter and "No Salt" sodium-free seasoning), but I only had a tiny serving now that I know how many calories are actually in rice...Probably could've had a bigger serving seeing as how low I came in calorie wise, but I wasn't sure where I was at, so better safe than sorry.

Grilled yellow squash

I feel like I did really well today!  I ate a lot of fresh and yummy veggies and feel really fulfilled!