July 14, 2011

I was off with the kids today

Breakfast (7:00)
Plain, fat free Greek Yogurt with berries (yummy)

Activity (9:30)
60 minute Zumba class followed by Ab workout and stretching

Snack (11:00)
Morning Constitutional muffin

Lunch (12:30)
Soup (Recharged book)

PM Break (2:30)
Hummus and cut up carrots and cucumbers

Dinner (5:30)
Grilled Salmon with olive oil and Romaine lettuce with, cucumbers, zucchini and carrots and EVOO and Apple Cider Vinegar

Evening Snack (7:00)
Toasted sprouted bread with apple sauce and natural peanut butter

Around 9:00 I also had a Honey brown beer, shouldn't have had it but it tasted great so I am not going to beat myself up over it.

Went to bed at 10:30

July 13, 2011

I was off with the kids today

Breakfast (7:30 AM)
Plain, non-fat Greek Yogurt with Berries and honey

Snack (10:00 AM)
Fat Free Cottage Cheese and cut up mango

Lunch (1:30)
Chicken Breast with half of a sweet potato

Note: Was out running errand with the kids and got home late

Snack (3:30)
Morning Constitutional Muffin

Dinner (5:30)
Soup (from Recharged book) and piece of salmon with EVOO done on the barbeque.

Note: The soup was super filling that I didn't really need the Salmon, Josh ate over half of it.

Activity (7:30)
Cardio for 15 minutes and upper body workout followed by Ab workout and stretching

Evening Snack (9:00)
Sprouted grain bread with natural peanut butter

Went to be at 10:00

July 12, 2011

Woke up at 6:10

Breakfast (6:20)
Oatmeal with egg whites, almond butter, cinnamon and milk
coffee with skim milk

NOTE: tried a different recipe today, adding egg whites and hoping the oatmeal and other ingredients would disguise the taste of the egg. No such luck, I had trouble working through it and couldn't finish it all. Posted on the Nest Health board and got a couple of other suggestions that I am going to try tomorrow.

AM Snack (9:30)
Cottage Cheese and cut up mango
Water

Note: also brought a kiwi but didn't eat it since I felt satisfied after finishing the mango.

Lunch (12:15)
Chopped Romaine lettuce, match stick carrots, zucchini and cucumber with a can of low sodium tuna, packed in water with olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
Water

NOTE: Much yummier than I anticipated it would be

Dinner (5:30)
Chicken breast with half a sweet potato

Activity
Went to the gym today, did 20 minutes of cardio and then did the lower body workout followed by the Ab workout

Went to bed at 10:00

July 11, 2011

Breakfast 6:30 am
1/2 cup of Oatmeal with 1 cup of boiling water, left to sit for 10 minutes
Added 1 scoop of ISOfemme protien powder (strawberry smootie flavour) and 1/4 cup of thawed berries.
Coffee with skim milk.


Note: I found the oatmeal to be a bit runny and the taste and texture of the protien powder to be a bit overwhelming. Will add Flax and Wheat Germ tomorrow and lower the amount of protien powder so I can adjust to the taste.


AM Snack (9:30)
Cottage Cheese and a Banana
Water

Activity 11:30
40 Minute Power Walk at Lunch with stairs

Lunch (12:30)
Chicken Explosion from the The Eat Clean Diet Recharged.
Water

NOTE:OMG this was so good, it prepares four servings so I will be having it for dinner tonight as well but it was so good that I do not mind at all. Plus I fell super satisfied!!!

PM Snack (2:30)
Cut up green peppers and carrots with hummus
Water

NOTE: I ate this early, I am such a sucker for hummus that I was really craving it and no amount of water was helping, hopefully I can avoid this in the future.

A fresh start

Well its been a while, well more than a while but lets start FRESH.

Today marks Day 1 of a fresh start, last week I broke down and FINALLY got myself a gym membership. Today I start my new Eat Clean way of life. I purchased the Eat Clean Diet Recharged by Tosca Reno and pretty much devoured the book over the weekend. Everything that she said just clicked for me. I went out yesterday and loaded my fridge with FRESH, beautifully coloured fruits and vegetables and lean meats and stocked my cupboards with healthy grains and legumes.

Also, last week I finally broke down and got myself a gym membership. A friend and I are going to do shared sessions with a personal trainer once a week, hopefully starting this weekend and I am going to be doing cardio and additional training on my own 3 - 4 times a week.

I am really excited to get my body moving.

My plan at this point is to share what I am eating and my activity on a daily basis. My menu to start isn't going to be very thrilling as I am just trying to find my way in this Eat Clean way of life but I hope that it will quickly expand!

If you have any questions please leave me a comment and I will do my best to answer.

Trish

Not how I pictured today!

Today was supposed to be a day filled with celebrating a little bow turning 4! Instead of gathering with out friends and family we are holed up inside the house! Last night at about 10:30 a panicked cry came from my little boys room, he had thrown up in bed, this continued until 230 in the morning. At about midnight I sent an email postponing the party! My poor little boy broke my heart, especially this morning when he weakly asked about his party.

Now through all of the yuckiness, inside I was beaming with pride! Why you ask? Well a good part of what I was dealing with through my PPD/A was a fear of dealing with the kids when they had a stomach bug, so much so that I was making myself sick on an almost daily basis! But last night? Last night I dealt with my sick boy all on my own! I cleaned him up and reassured him that he would be ok, knowing that he would and I would be too!

PROGRESS!

Drum Roll Please

and the winner of the Baby Wisp Giveaway, as identified by Random.org is Comment number 3, Maria!!

Congratulations, send me an email at aworkingmum@gmail.com with your mailing address I will get that in the mail right away.