Day 9: Movie Night!

I didn't get this posted last night because we got in really late and just crashed. But here is yesterday's food journey.

Breakfast Kashi cereal (the GOLEAN Crisp-Toasted Berry Crumble is my absolute FAVORITE!)
Lunch Atlanta Bread, 1/2 Turkey sandwich & 1/2 Greek Salad w/small piece of sourdough
Snack Naked brand fruit smoothie and some pita chips
Dinner Moe's, Personal Trainer vegetarian salad (I really just picked at it because I knew what was next!)
Movie snack Popcorn and Cherry Coke
Coffee 1 cup
Water about 52oz

I weighed 145.0 this morning and I'm so excited about that! No, it's nowhere near where I want to be, but it's 2 pounds in 1 week. If I can do that consistently, then that means that this is working and I'll be there very soon! I know it may not look like I'm eating that great, but this blog has already made a big difference in my food choices. I may not always make the right ones, but I definitely spend more time thinking about them, and I can't tell you how many unhealthy choices I've already turned away just this week! I've definitely still got a lot of progress to make, but knowing that I'm making progress is very motivating!

Also, the idea of being able to eat without posting on the weekend has also influenced my decisions throughout the week. Just yesterday I refused a cookie because I knew I could have it in just 2 more days without posting, so that's 1 less cookie for me! I may or may not eat a cookie this weekend, but I didn't eat it yesterday.

By the way, we saw Date Night at the movies and it was hilarious!

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Day 8: Jessi got a new cast so we had to go for ice cream:)

Breakfast Kashi cereal
Lunch Leftovers. All the same ingredients from the quesadillas except wrapped up in a tortilla instead of grilled flat, chips & salsa
Snack took the kids to Coldstone Creamery. I got a mixture of coffee ice cream, dark chocolate ice cream, Heath, and fudge in the "like it" size and I liked it...ALOT
Dinner skipped
Coffee 1 cup
Sweet tea 1 glass
Apple juice 1 glass
Water about 16oz I think
11:20pm Snack bowl of strawberries and bananas

Oh yeah, and I weighed in this morning at 145.6...almost a 2 pound loss from last week.

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Day 7

Breakfast 1/2 whole wheat bagel w/low fat cream cheese
Lunch Some kind of layered salad that Anna made, hummus dip, pita chips
Dinner I skipped my snack because I knew we were eating Dante's Pizza for dinner (2 1/2 slices)
Coffee 2 cups
Water about 68oz

Tomorrow I post my weight again...

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Day 6: New Week

No mistake, Day 4 and Day 5 did not get posted because I've decided to take the weekends off. We do a lot of eating out and treats for the kids on weekends, so instead of worrying about what I'm eating the whole time, I'm going to enjoy the family time, make good decisions when I can, and if we go out for ice cream, we're all going to have ice cream!

I accidentally skipped breakfast again.
Lunch Grilled chicken wrap (just chicken, cheese, & tomatoes)
Dinner Chicken quesadillas! (Homemade and YUMMY. Fat free refried beans, shredded & seasoned chicken, cheese, & flour tortillas) and some homemade salsa w/Multigrain Tostidos
Sweet Tea 2 glasses
Water about 64oz
Exercise walked 3 miles

Today kind of got away from me because we had some errands to run. I usually try to have a snack, but that just didn't happen today.

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Day 3: Busy Day

Today was a really busy day. I'm just glad I didn't eat Wendy's with Jason & the kids! But I really wanted those fries:(

Breakfast Ummm...I think I missed breakfast...
Lunch Awesome lunch with my sis! The Blue Plate! Since I missed breakfast I was pretty hungry. There was a lot of food on my plate when it came AND after I was finished, so I'm really not sure how much I actually ate because I kind of picked at all of it, but I'll try to guess. Rotisserie Chicken, green beans (I did eat all of those), fried okra (less than a handful, the little bowl of them was still full when I was done), 1 of Eli's chicken fingers:P, 1 small biscuit, and 2 silver dollar pieces of cornbread
Dinner Lean Cuisine cheese pizza
Sweet Tea a lot
Water the 1 bottle after my walk
Exercise walked (ran some) 3 miles
andimighthavehad3oreocookiesandsomemilk:D

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Day 2

I think today was ok. Not super healthy, but not too bad.

Breakfast yogurt cereal
Lunch Great lunch at Atlanta Bread with a friend! Greek Salad w/a small piece of sourdough bread & 1/2 Turkey Club Panini, then a frozen Spiced Chai Latte
Dinner Leftover Cheeseburger Soup, 1/2 baked potato w/a little cheese, pita chips, and a small salad w/black bean & corn salsa on top
Water about 80 oz
Exercise I walked the 3 mile trail but took a shortcut today, so really it was about 2 1/2 miles

I do wish I had added some fruit for a snack. The energy boost would have been nice.

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Day 1: "processed cheese loaf"

I'll just dive right in.

Breakfast-yogurt cereal (as Eli calls it...equal parts of Ezekiel cereal, granola, and plain low-fat yogurt)
Lunch-chicken salad w/tomatoes and a handful of spring mix salad in a whole wheat pita, chips, and a few strawberries
Snack-(courtesy of Anna & Rolen's Bakery) 1 Chocolate Chew, 2 Macaroons, and 3 cheese straws
Dinner-2 small bowls (or 1 large bowl) of Cheeseburger Soup w/a slice of toasted sourdough bread drizzled w/EVOO and a few pita chips
Water-about 80oz
Exercise-walked 3 miles

I find it hilarious that the first day I decide to do this my sweet friend brings me a treat from the bakery. I have to say, there is a bag of Oreo's that are in the kitchen, and I have yet to have one and I'm pretty sure it's because I don't want to post it! But I promise to post it if I give in!

Also, this Cheeseburger Soup is one of my E-Mealz recipes that called for "processed cheese loaf". With so many other fresh and healthy ingredients, I just couldn't bring myself to ruin it with Velveeta. So, I made my own cheese sauce from butter, milk, and REAL cheese. It was delicious!

Ok, here's the hard part (which I conveniently put at the bottom of this post) but I think an important part for me. This morning I weighed in at 147 lbs. Did I seriously just post my weight??? I think posting my weight will encourage me to want to make that number change! I've always stayed consistent at around 135-140 lbs, and always wanted to lose about 20. I once weighed 118 and felt better at that weight than I ever have, so that is my goal. I don't know if after 3 kids I'll ever get there, but this blog is for me, so I'm just gonna be honest. Day 1 is done!

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Tomorrow

Ok. I'm not sure if what I'm about to do is brave or stupid, but starting tomorrow I will be doing a daily post of every single thing I eat and drink, including water. This will probably be completely boring to everyone, but I think the idea of being accountable to the world might be just what I need to stay on track. Since I had my baby girl in July, I've had a very difficult time losing weight. My body just hasn't bounced back like it did with the others. I'm realizing that I can't just eat what I want and lose weight just because I'm nursing and exercising. I've really got to change the way I eat. This daily post is not meant to share my progress with the world, but only to keep myself motivated to eat well. Maybe knowing that if I eat the brownie I'm going to have to tell everyone about it will help me to resist a little bit more. Perfection is not my goal, but being healthy is.

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Plans

This is what the Lord says: "You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you," says the Lord. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land." Jeremiah 29:10-14

Wow.

We just had a guest minister (Joe Morris) at our church who ministered on the end times. I have never been so excited about my future! Some things he talked about I had never heard or thought of before, but there were other things he said that I have known, and really came back to life in me! It's so much clearer! Yes, I know that God has a purpose for me and my family, but that purpose goes so much farther beyond what my little human mind can even imagine! I have dreams that God has put in me that I desire to accomplish, and these are the things I believe for, the things I know about, the things that I CAN imagine and still make me weak in the knees. But it goes way beyond that! God has dreams for me and my family that I don't know anything about yet! Dreams that I could never wrap my mind around even if he revealed them all to me in this moment! There are things happening in my life right now that I knew would happen "one day", but are happening SO QUICKLY, I barely have time to realize that "one day" is happening all around me! Just when I think, "WOW! God is really working quickly for us!", I turn around and there He is again, doing something more. Do you know what He says to me? Every time I thank Him for something that was impossible for us that He suddenly made happen, He says, "Just wait. You haven't seen anything yet. That's nothing compared to what I'm going to do!" It just keeps getting better and better. I believe God is working quickly on behalf of His children right now because the end is truly drawing nigh. He needs as many of us walking in His Kingdom as possible because there is ALOT of work to be done. I want me and my family to be a part of this. I don't want to just watch. I want to do!

I am more excited about my future and the plans God has for me and my family than I have ever been! NOTHING is impossible with God!

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m&m's and Jelly Beans

I'm almost embarrassed to begin this post because it starts with me admitting that I was in fact sitting at the computer, snacking on m&m's and jelly beans. Jessi and Eli were outside playing, and Jessi came in to tell me that she was still hungry after her snack. I gave her 3 m&m's and 2 jelly beans, and she gladly returned outside for more playing. Only moments passed before Eli came in. He didn't say a word. He immediately went to the table, which is where the bowl of candy is, for his m&m's and jelly beans, then realized that I was holding the bowl. Still not a word, he walked up to me with his hand held out for me to give him his m&m's and jelly beans. As I was giving him his candy, he was quietly saying, just to be sure, "3 m&m's, 2 jelly beans". Then he happily went back outside to play. So, what's the point of this story about m&m's and jelly beans? I was thinking. How do we respond when we see God blessing someone with something we want? Do we expect to be next or do we have a fit because we didn't get it first? Eli didn't come inside complaining because Jessi got candy and he didn't. He came straight in fully expecting to get exactly what she got. Why? Because he knows I love him the same and that I wouldn't give her something and not him. He just knows that, so his response was to walk straight up to me with his hand out. God is no respecter of persons. He loves us all the same, and as His children, we should expect great blessings from Him just because He loves us and we know it. And when we see someone else getting something that we've been believing for, it doesn't mean that God loves them more than He loves us, it means we should rejoice with them because we're that much closer to getting ours! I'm not saying we should live life with our hands held out. We are to live a lifestyle of giving. Giving to glorify God is our purpose! But we also have a Father who loves us and wants to give to us, so we should expect and receive everything He has already paid the price for, everything we will ever need or want. When we hold our hands out to Him, He fills us up so we can pour into the lives of others. Expect nothing less!

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