quick food update for yesterday:
breakfast: strawberries & orange juice
lunch: 1/2 c refried beans (no fat, vegetarian) and 1/2 c corn (lunch was kind of an afterthought, so yeah, not a great meal.)
dinner: 1 c amy's black bean chili w/ 2 tortilla chips crushed on top
snacks: grapes
once again, never hungry, felt great. this has been much easier than i expected. i do think about things that i "want to eat on cheat day" but so far i haven't had any real temptation...even the buttery, syrupy pancakes i made for jonny & miles yesterday.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
saturday.
food log for saturday:
breakfast: orange juice (8 oz) and 5 strawberries
lunch: about a cup of steamed broccoli with fresh lemon juice & pepper
dinner: (my first non raw!!) a veggie burrito from mountain west burrito which includes:
appx. 1/2 cup brown rice
appx. 1/2 cup black beans
a few tbsp pico de gallo
a few tbsp of vegan sour cream (remember no dairy)
a whole wheat tortilla
all of mountain west burritos ingredients are organic & locally grown (even down to the suckers they give miles) so I feel pretty good eating there, and will be going often I'm sure.
snacks: a couple grapes & pistachios
all and all, I was full all day & never felt hungry. I guess that it's all about finding filling foods that are low in calories & eating as much as you want. plus LOTS of water, if you're drinking 64 oz of water a day, it's nearly impossible to feel hungry.
now that I'm not trying to do only fruits & veggies, my calorie intake will most likely go up, but I'm hoping to still stick to fresh foods a lot.
breakfast: orange juice (8 oz) and 5 strawberries
lunch: about a cup of steamed broccoli with fresh lemon juice & pepper
dinner: (my first non raw!!) a veggie burrito from mountain west burrito which includes:
appx. 1/2 cup brown rice
appx. 1/2 cup black beans
a few tbsp pico de gallo
a few tbsp of vegan sour cream (remember no dairy)
a whole wheat tortilla
all of mountain west burritos ingredients are organic & locally grown (even down to the suckers they give miles) so I feel pretty good eating there, and will be going often I'm sure.
snacks: a couple grapes & pistachios
all and all, I was full all day & never felt hungry. I guess that it's all about finding filling foods that are low in calories & eating as much as you want. plus LOTS of water, if you're drinking 64 oz of water a day, it's nearly impossible to feel hungry.
now that I'm not trying to do only fruits & veggies, my calorie intake will most likely go up, but I'm hoping to still stick to fresh foods a lot.
Friday, June 10, 2011
food log.
so i just finished up my 3 days of lemonade only. i didn't cheat once. even when miles asked for gummy worms out of the candy bins @ winco. even when my sister had a bag of chex mix (my favorite) open and facing me. not even when husband made super yum smelling chicken teriyaki.
today my plan of attack is:
breakfast: orange juice & strawberries
today my plan of attack is:
breakfast: orange juice & strawberries
lunch: spinach salad with mango, pineapple, coconut, & almonds. it comes with poppyseed dressing but last monday i used canola oil (just a pinch) and squeezed lemon & it was heavenly.
dinner: broccoli with lemon juice & an avocado.
snacks: i didn't plan ahead (!!) so i don't have plans for snacks today. if i get desperate, i'll run to the store and grab some cashews or something. i'll just continue to drink as much water as possible. last monday i had about 70 oz.
down 4 lbs so far in 5 days. i'm 1/4 of my way to my july 30th goal!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
food.
so...cancun?
my body is so not ready for this, but I'll be heading there July 30th for a week.
in preparation (& after reading "skinny bitch") I've decided to do a detox & alter my eating habits a bit. it's so hard to stay on super restrictive diets, so I'm going to make it pretty relaxed, just "better choices" and use more portion control.
first: my detox is one my doctor, who practices integrative medicine, suggested to me last spring.
it goes like this:
2 days completely raw, fruits, veggies, & nuts.
3 days of "the master cleanse" diet if you're not sure what that is, google it, but it's basically drinking only lemonade & using salt water to flush your system.
2 days of raw again to ease out.
second: my doctor also suggested cutting out gluten & milk last spring. that is nearly impossible, so I've decided to cut out dairy, refined sugar & refined carbs except for 1 day a week. I'll still eat gluten (wheat products) in moderation, but only whole grains. I'll also eat vegetarian as much as possible, but I do that normally any way.
I normally wouldnt document this kinda stuff on my blog but one of the tips is to share what youre doing, because it makes you somewhat accountable, and you never know who you could inspire!
I've also been trying to do some physical activity, and found a pretty relaxed schedule, ive been basically sedimentary for the last 5 months on medicine, so I needed to start slowly, it only requires 4 days a week & about 40 mins per exercise.
day 1: run or walk for 1 mile
day 3: run or walk vigorously for 30 mins, as far as you can go
day 5: bike on a real or stationary bike for 45 mins
day 6: do speed intervals, run as fast as you can for 400m, 200m, and 100m. do this twice
easy right?
I'll update with my progress regularly...so far I'm on day 2 of the lemonade & have lost 3.5 lbs since I started the detox! the weight loss really isn't the major benefit of the cleanse though, it feels so good to get your stomach empty, and reset your eating habits.
WISH ME LUCK!!
my body is so not ready for this, but I'll be heading there July 30th for a week.
in preparation (& after reading "skinny bitch") I've decided to do a detox & alter my eating habits a bit. it's so hard to stay on super restrictive diets, so I'm going to make it pretty relaxed, just "better choices" and use more portion control.
first: my detox is one my doctor, who practices integrative medicine, suggested to me last spring.
it goes like this:
2 days completely raw, fruits, veggies, & nuts.
3 days of "the master cleanse" diet if you're not sure what that is, google it, but it's basically drinking only lemonade & using salt water to flush your system.
2 days of raw again to ease out.
second: my doctor also suggested cutting out gluten & milk last spring. that is nearly impossible, so I've decided to cut out dairy, refined sugar & refined carbs except for 1 day a week. I'll still eat gluten (wheat products) in moderation, but only whole grains. I'll also eat vegetarian as much as possible, but I do that normally any way.
I normally wouldnt document this kinda stuff on my blog but one of the tips is to share what youre doing, because it makes you somewhat accountable, and you never know who you could inspire!
I've also been trying to do some physical activity, and found a pretty relaxed schedule, ive been basically sedimentary for the last 5 months on medicine, so I needed to start slowly, it only requires 4 days a week & about 40 mins per exercise.
day 1: run or walk for 1 mile
day 3: run or walk vigorously for 30 mins, as far as you can go
day 5: bike on a real or stationary bike for 45 mins
day 6: do speed intervals, run as fast as you can for 400m, 200m, and 100m. do this twice
easy right?
I'll update with my progress regularly...so far I'm on day 2 of the lemonade & have lost 3.5 lbs since I started the detox! the weight loss really isn't the major benefit of the cleanse though, it feels so good to get your stomach empty, and reset your eating habits.
WISH ME LUCK!!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
hair.
my hair & i have always had a love/hate relationship...mostly hate.
i have always wanted fine hair that would just go from wet to set without any fuss.
never.going.to.happen.
so i knew i had to buy this when i saw it:
i know *exactly* where it's going to hang.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
birds!
of course, i always love the google vanity logos,
but this one was super cute.
apparently it's John James Audubon's birthday.
he was (according to wikipedia) a French-American, ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, & painter.
but this one was super cute.
apparently it's John James Audubon's birthday.
he was (according to wikipedia) a French-American, ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, & painter.
well thank you mr. audubon, for making my google beautiful today.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
sad day.
today is a SAD day in the holt household.
jasper, our great dane, has been placed with a new family.
it hurts my heart to even think about it, so i'm going to keep it short
when we got jasper, our circumstances were vastly different than they are now, i was only working 3 days a week, jonny's work was 3 mins from our house so he was easily able to spend time with him during his lunch break. but, with us moving and me going to work full time, leaving him in his kennel for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, just tore us up. jonny tried for months to leave work for lunch, make the 20 minute drive home, spend 15 mins with him, and then drive back to work, this was obviously not a long term solution.
we talked with our breeder about our concerns, and came to the conclusion that we would keep trying to make it work, but after another month, we decided we needed to actively try to find a better option for him. last night our breeder emailed us and let us know that a family he has worked with previously and who has one of jaspers brothers, would love to take him. once we made sure they were suitable, we worked out the details, and they picked him up today with their 4 kids. they were all so excited, so it made me feel a little better, but i seriously was having such a hard time all day. he's such a great dog, but, i know he'll be happy at his new home.
i wish we would have known the twists and turns life would take and how they would effect our decision to get a dog, but i feel we gave jasper a loving home for nearly a year and we were lucky to have him in our lives.
jasper, our great dane, has been placed with a new family.
it hurts my heart to even think about it, so i'm going to keep it short
when we got jasper, our circumstances were vastly different than they are now, i was only working 3 days a week, jonny's work was 3 mins from our house so he was easily able to spend time with him during his lunch break. but, with us moving and me going to work full time, leaving him in his kennel for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, just tore us up. jonny tried for months to leave work for lunch, make the 20 minute drive home, spend 15 mins with him, and then drive back to work, this was obviously not a long term solution.
we talked with our breeder about our concerns, and came to the conclusion that we would keep trying to make it work, but after another month, we decided we needed to actively try to find a better option for him. last night our breeder emailed us and let us know that a family he has worked with previously and who has one of jaspers brothers, would love to take him. once we made sure they were suitable, we worked out the details, and they picked him up today with their 4 kids. they were all so excited, so it made me feel a little better, but i seriously was having such a hard time all day. he's such a great dog, but, i know he'll be happy at his new home.
i wish we would have known the twists and turns life would take and how they would effect our decision to get a dog, but i feel we gave jasper a loving home for nearly a year and we were lucky to have him in our lives.
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