But I don't mind. I don't have my boys, and really don't want to clean...so I go to work and make some extra money...doing something I like...works for me. Save up as much as I can now, before overtime stops...if it does.
As far as my resolutions go...budgeting has been good! No real over spending...however I know it has only been a week...but still...so far so good. One of my big ones, was no fast food for the month of January. I did pick up Mc. D's on New Years Day, on the way home from Stevens Point...but that was with extra money I found...so I'm not counting it :D
Also I have been eating really healthy, with only a few minor setbacks. I have been portioning everything out, so that I don't over snack on stuff. For work, I have been bringing healthy snacks and drinking lots of water. I have been using the website www.eatingwell.com. It is a FREE site with an interactive menu that allows you to click and drag recipes onto your calendar with all the info, plus a grocery list! I will post below which ones I have tried...and so far I have loved them all!
And the best thing...I weighed in on January 2 at 7am (I belong to a weight loss challenge at work. We weigh in every Friday right before 7am. $5 to join, and $.50 for every pound we gain. After a set challenge date, the winner wins the pot) and I was 252. I knew I had put on some weight over the holidays, but I didn't realize it was almost 10lbs! I believe I ended at around 245 right before Christmas.
HOWEVER...with careful snacking habits, more water, and walking around 5000 steps a day (I used to walk around 12000 a day with my old position...but now I drive a forklift, so I need to get off my butt more...lol)...I am DOWN...drum roll please...TEN POUNDS! Super excited! I was thinking maybe 5lbs...but 10...unheard of!
Even better...instead of celebrating by running to McD's...I went to the grocery store and picked up some more apples and oranges...and a few Lean Cuisines (they were on sale 6 for $10...perfect for this weekend, because I don't want to prep anything. I'm working five 12hr shifts in a row...I just finished night 2).
I know that the first few weeks you lose the most, so I am not expecting to lose that much again, but as long as the numbers get lower, I am happy! It is a great feeling! Plus I had binged a few times...eating a huge chocolate bar, and most of the kids chocolate from their stockings...and half a box of chocolate covered blueberries....but for the most part I was good...and it feels good!
So hopefully this weekend, things go good. I want to get back up to at least 10K steps each day this weekend, so that is my goal. Next week I did NOT pick up any overtime! It is my birthday on Thursday and I don't want to be at work this year. I get my boys an extra day so that will be nice. But now it is time to sleep...laundry is going and dishes are drying. Ok, I lied. But I dropped some clothes down the laundry chute, and I brought my dirty dishes in the kitchen...so that is a start..right? LOL
Well here are the recipes I promised.
RECIPES:
Detox water: This is to be added to 1 gallon of water. I used a plastic pouring container and doubled the recipe. This way I could make more and just dilute the water when I pour it into a water bottle.
1/2 Cucumber
1/2 Grapefruit
2 mint leaves
1 tangerine
Perfect Snack: This I found on the EatingWell website. I used smoked turkey lunch meat, instead of chunks of turkey. Also, I am not a Swiss cheese fan, but it tasted pretty good with it. I did double this and later rolled it up in a Whole Wheat tortilla to make it into more of a wrap (minus the apples of course).
1/8c (3/4oz) Cubed part-skim Swiss cheese
1/8c (1/2oz) cubed smoked turkey
1/2 apple
Calories per serving: 123.
Winter Fruit Salad: Absolutely delishish! LOVED this!!! The prep takes the longest, but I did it while catching up on my TV shows. Mixed it in a huge bowl. Made 8 servings for 3/4 each.
4 seedless oranges peeled
3 pink grapefruits peeled
1 pineapple, peeled, quartered, cored and sliced
2 star fruit, sliced
1 pomegranate worth of seeds
Calories per serving: 110
Scrambled Egg Burrito: I made this without the salsa and sour cream, since I don't like either of those. Very simple to make. This makes 4 servings, but I cut mine in half and just ate a double serving. Plus it called for 9" shells, but I used three 6" shells (instead of two 9" ones).
4, 9" whole wheat flour tortillas
4 large eggs
1/8 t salt
Ground pepper to taste
1t extra virgin olive oil
1 4oz can chopped green chilies
1/2 c grated cheddar or pepper jack cheese
2c Black Bean and Tomato Salsa (they have a recipe for this), or prepared salsa
1/4c reduced fat sour cream
Use the oil, and cook the chilies, then add the eggs until they are scrambled. Then assemble them into the tortillas with the cheese and salsa, garnishing with sour cream.
Calories per serving: 328
Mini Rice Cake Snacks: I LOVE these! I used to be able to eat an entire bag just watching TV...and now the bag has lasted me a week, because I have been portioning them out. I'm not a huge PB fan, and accidentally bought the crunchy natural Pb in stead of creamy...but it worked out. It had more calories than I wanted, but I loved the textures and surprisingly it filled me up. Plus my breaks are only 10 minutes, and I could leave all this at work and assemble them when I was ready. No prep time needed.
8 mini Apple Cinnamon Rice Cakes (can use any flavor, but they said AC, so I picked AC)
2T natural Pb
4 banana slices.
Spread Pb on 4 mini cakes, and place a slice of banana...then top with another rice cake. Simple and easy. Each banana made enough for 2 servings, so it was perfect for work. I ended up eating it as an "open faced sandwich" and then eating the other 4 mini cakes alone.
Calories per serving: 297
And that is it so far. Granted I had a few frozen burritos for dinner once or twice, and combined a few things...and of course...toast and coffee. But these were my new recipes...yum yum!
Off to bed...really hoping it will get above zero sometime this weekend...would be nice to feel my fingers again!
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