Yep, I did the Happy Dance this morning while getting ready! Been living on two (technically three, but third pair isn't super comfortable) pairs of work pants when I have five doubled-up hangers in my closet swinging with different choices.
What was the cause for my Happy Dance you ask?? I am wearing pants to work today that I haven't worn in over a year plus!!
I just did the Happy Dance in my chair... Wahoo for 'new' clothes!
About Me
- Susan
- I am a daughter, sister, wife, mom to three cats and one dog (each with their own personalities), working woman, renovator, landlord and friend. I love to laugh, read a good book, enjoy spending time with family and friends and hanging with the Zoo! This blog is keep track of the comings and going our house and this great adventure called life. Enjoy!
Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
P90X continuation...
We started this 'meal plan' - feels like I'm back in college when I say that - a few weeks ago and it's been a bit derailed by me due to a bad cold I'm still trying to get over. Yet, I did manage to take a picture of our 'First P90X Meal' and it was delicious!
It was AWESOME! We both looked at our plates and agreed that we felt we should be at a fancy restaraunt...some fine dining! Jay put on some Bob Marley to go along with the mood... Best dinner we've had in a long time.
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| My dinner - scallops, asparagus and wild rice - YUM! |
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| Jay's dinner - swordfish, asparagus and wild rice |
Sunday, October 3, 2010
P90X
Jay bought P90X a few years ago and introduced me to it when we started dating. I dabbled in one or two workouts and was destroyed on a regular basis. That shite is tough, but it definitely does the job!! Tony Horton pushes you through... In addition to the workouts, there is a nutrition guide with multiple phases that change dependent on your level of commitment. It has monthly menus laid out for the meal planners or a mere list of options to choose from - protein, grains, etc.
In appreciation of our healthy lifestyle change, we went grocery shopping today and consulted the P90X food options. We used the meal planner section for Phase I. We had to look up a few replacement choices for cottage cheese (neither of us like, so a glass of milk with sub in) and mushrooms (essentially any veggie will suffice). This grocery trip was expensive (healthier foods always seem to be) but our trade off is that we'll feel better. We bought alot of meats - fish (only wild caught fish), scallops, ground turkey and turkey burgers, beef chuck cubes, and chicken breasts. You best like veggies on this meal plan because you will eat A LOT of them! Our shopping cart was half full with veggies of all kinds - to be used for breakfast, lunch and dinners.
My first concern was how am I going to eat well and make meals - breakfast and lunch - while at work?? Instead of veggie omlets, we decided to hard boil a dozen eggs and each evening we can roast up those veggies and I can grab a few hard boiled eggs with veggies to cut up and eat at work. With our opposite work schedules, we are breaking up the food making as follows: Jay will make the dinners before he goes to work, taking half for himself and leaving the other half for when I get home. Once I'm home, I will heat up the Jay made dinner and make our lunches for the next day, packaging each separately.
We have scallops and fish for dinner tonight with rice and asparagus...sounds delicious!!
Oh and a new development in my taste buds, I like yogurt :) I have never liked the tang at the end of a yogurt scoopful, but it's so good for you that I need to start to like it. I bought four Yoplait yogurts - strawberry whipped, light chocolate mouse, thick and creamy strawberry banana and original berry. I must admit the strawberry whipped was my snack today and quite delicious!
The times they are a changin'...
In appreciation of our healthy lifestyle change, we went grocery shopping today and consulted the P90X food options. We used the meal planner section for Phase I. We had to look up a few replacement choices for cottage cheese (neither of us like, so a glass of milk with sub in) and mushrooms (essentially any veggie will suffice). This grocery trip was expensive (healthier foods always seem to be) but our trade off is that we'll feel better. We bought alot of meats - fish (only wild caught fish), scallops, ground turkey and turkey burgers, beef chuck cubes, and chicken breasts. You best like veggies on this meal plan because you will eat A LOT of them! Our shopping cart was half full with veggies of all kinds - to be used for breakfast, lunch and dinners.
My first concern was how am I going to eat well and make meals - breakfast and lunch - while at work?? Instead of veggie omlets, we decided to hard boil a dozen eggs and each evening we can roast up those veggies and I can grab a few hard boiled eggs with veggies to cut up and eat at work. With our opposite work schedules, we are breaking up the food making as follows: Jay will make the dinners before he goes to work, taking half for himself and leaving the other half for when I get home. Once I'm home, I will heat up the Jay made dinner and make our lunches for the next day, packaging each separately.
We have scallops and fish for dinner tonight with rice and asparagus...sounds delicious!!
Oh and a new development in my taste buds, I like yogurt :) I have never liked the tang at the end of a yogurt scoopful, but it's so good for you that I need to start to like it. I bought four Yoplait yogurts - strawberry whipped, light chocolate mouse, thick and creamy strawberry banana and original berry. I must admit the strawberry whipped was my snack today and quite delicious!
The times they are a changin'...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Starting fresh...
I had a salad for lunch today! Yahoo, so happy about that...and my work pants that I haven't been able to wear in the last six months are too. Just have to stick with it now...
Jay and I are starting our second year of marriage (our anniversary was yesterday, Sept 12th - more on that later) in a healthier mode of thinking! We are focusing more on what we eat on a daily basis. We aren't the most disciplined people, so this will be hard...I should correct that - I am not the most disciplined person but I don't believe in denying myself because I'll eventually breakdown and devour more than if I took a small sampling.
Here are a few 'changes' trying to be made...(some more me than him)
Happy Healthy Monday everyone!
Jay and I are starting our second year of marriage (our anniversary was yesterday, Sept 12th - more on that later) in a healthier mode of thinking! We are focusing more on what we eat on a daily basis. We aren't the most disciplined people, so this will be hard...I should correct that - I am not the most disciplined person but I don't believe in denying myself because I'll eventually breakdown and devour more than if I took a small sampling.
Here are a few 'changes' trying to be made...(some more me than him)
- Eat more eggs = protein, protein, protein!
- Purchase one item from the Organic aisle at the grocery store each trip with the hope that eventually more items items on our list will be found there
- Don't over indulge (see above comment)
- Eat more salad
- Eat more fruit - bananas are good 'wake-me-up' items and a handful of grapes are a great snack
- Walk Hunter the Dog every evening (at the very least three times a week)
- Exercise outside of Hunter's daily walk = a slow progression from sit-ups while watching tv (when I do watch it) to P90X weekly to daily
Happy Healthy Monday everyone!
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