slimsmoe

Back to the start

2006-09-26T21:23:00.000-07:00

So after reading a friend's inspiring blog I decided that I was going to come back to the blogging world. For those of you who know me you know that I've been MIA for the last little bit. Though there are many things I could blame this on (i.e. starting school, ridiculous schedule, being tired of counting and posting) I realize that this is one of the only things that keeps me on track these days. So in the end I"m back to give you my daily two cents.

While reading this friend's blog she was talking about running and I began to realize that running really overtakes your life. Take for example myself and my roommate who both have sustained injuries this past week because of running yet still want to run even with injury. It actually took other people to tell us that running right now in this state is not in our best interests. But it's funny had you told me 2 years or even a year ago that I would be itching to go outside for a run I would have thought you were nuts. But I guess that's how it goes, it starts as a chore and turns into a habit. I love my runs, I usually run with two fantastic girls and we're able to have a great conversation while running our 5-9K.

While I may have not set lofty goals such as a half marathon or full yet I can see these things in the future. This weekend my roommate and I are running the 5K Homecoming race at school. Following this in 2 weeks I have my first 10K run. Training for both of these runs has kept me running and gotten me up every morning at 7 to run.

So as I am turning a new leaf I am going to post my tracking for the day so that tomorrow I will stay on track.

Breakfast
1 cup bran
1 yogurt
1 cup corn bran

Morning Snack
1 banana
almonds

Lunch
1 cup butternut squash soup
1 WW bun with 2 slices FF ham
1 cube laughing cow light
carrots
1 mini fudgesicle

Afternoon snack
almonds
1 apple

Dinner
1 piece vegetarian lasagna
salad with dressing
2 slices cantaloupe
1 mini fudgesicle

Evening snack
6 crackers
peanut butter
1 apple
1 cup milk

I've fallen into that awful habit of eating again at night so my goal for tomorrow is to keep this in check! Taking it easy on the running and will do weight training and the elliptical trainer instead in the morning.

The long road ahead...

2006-09-17T21:00:00.000-07:00

Now I know I haven't been very diligent with the blogging on here but I do have many excuses as to why I haven't kept up with. But instead of filling this page with all my excuses I am choosing to move on and realize that sometimes I just don't have the time to blog!
Anyway to update on my week so far... it's gone really great... well other than my two nights (yes you read that right) of drinking. But I figure I only get to have my last term of undergrad once so it's allowed for now. My roommates this term are fantastic and we got up 4 times this week to run before class. It's amazing how much 2 other people can motivate you to actually get up and move in the morning. And I've also gone ahead and convinced my one roommate to do the 10K with me. It will be quite an event since it will be the first 10K race for both of us. So now the 3 of us have something to train for. We ran for 8.5K today and though I'm sure we'll be a little sore in the morning the sense of accomplishment at the end of that run was definitely worth it. Following our run we decided it would be a good idea to try out some pilates and wow who knew that holding your body in certain positions could be such a workout. I've always looked at those girls holding their legs out and thought that anyone could do it but I definitely have a new found respect for people who can hold their bodies in those positions for extended amounts of time. So that's going to be my new mission to improve my core strength by using the pilates dvd I'll keep you up dated on the progress.
The plan for tomorrow is to get up again before class and do a short run then head to the gym for some weight lifting. And then the whole day on campus with my packed lunch will prevent me from snacking through the afternoon. Gotta love when you pack a lunch and have no other options but to eat what you've set out the night before.

To finish off for tonight here's my tracking for the day. .. like I said got off to a weird start because of my excessive drinking the previous night but ended up being a pretty great day.

Breakfast/ lunch
1 egg
egg whites
2 slices bread
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 banana

Afternoon snack
1 yogurt
1 apple
8 saltine crackers
8 rice chips

Dinner
spaghetti squash with ground chicken
sauce with tons of veggies
salad with raspberry vinegarette (my new favourite!)

Evening snack
1 apple
popcorn
1 protein bar

Exercise
8.5K run
pilates (20min)

Back on schedule

2006-09-14T20:50:00.000-07:00

Ok so I thought that being in school would totally screw up my eating and working out since this summer I was definitely thriving on the regular schedule. But the thing is since I have very little class I have the opportunity to be a little more flexible with my time... Take for example today... after drinking a ridiculous amount last night (I know I know) I was supposed to get up at 6:30am to run before I started classes... but when that alarm went off I realized there was no way that was happening.. so I ended up sleeping a bit more then getting up to get some cereal and yogurt. I went to class and hung around campus for the day but was able to come home around 5 and go for my run. It's fantastic to have that flexibility. Today was a 7K run in about 50 minutes... which is still a pretty slow pace but tomorrow the plan is to run a shorter distance but to try to increase the pace a bit. Anyway other than that nothing too exciting happened for the day.
Bomber last night was terrific... it's great to still have a place where all your friends can go and hang out and it was nice to know that I'm not old enough yet to not recognize anyone there.
Anyway the day went pretty well... here's the log below.. I think I"m going to start keeping track of the calories rather than a points system since I haven't really been doing the points lately anyway.

Breakfast
1 cup cereal
yogurt

Mid morning snack
1 apple

Lunch
2 slices WW bread with 2 slices FF ham
carrot slices
1 cup grapes
1/3 cup trail mix

Afternoon snack
1 nectarine
7 melba toasts with peanut butter

Post run
1 protein shake

Dinner
1/2 cup brown rice
1 salmon steak
steamed cauliflower and green beans
salad with raspberry vinegarette

Snack
trail mix

So I've decided I'm not buying trail mix anymore... although the nuts do give you the right oils and fats and such it's just way too addicting to me. Plus if I didn't have it in the house I wouldn't have eaten before bed tonight.

Anyway I know this is a mish mash of my thoughts but I'm tired and need to head to bed.

Chow

And she's back...

2006-09-12T21:25:00.000-07:00

Well it's now been almost a month since I last blogged on here.. and to be honest for a while I wasn't sure if I was going to come back. It's so easy to fall in the habit of not constantly watching every bite you eat and keeping track. It actually felt fantastic to be able to go away for vacation and not have to constantly worry about what's going on in my life. And while I would like to say that I didn't worry about eating right and exercising I did of course.. especially considering the company I was surrounded by.
But.. the roadtrip was a success! It was a lot of fun and I definitely splurged a bit but had controlled splurging since most of our day was spent either hiking or walking about and not eating..

The results when I got back were great... I was up a few pounds (like 3) which is awesome considering I had a very irregular eating and working out pattern for over 3 weeks.

And then starts the craziness that is school! I don't know why I think that it will be easier when I'm in school because I'm definitely kidding myself. But I have to say pushing myself to get up and work out works much better when you know that you don't have to work for 8 hours the next day. Anyway Monday I woke up with my roommates and we all ran for 5K. The day's eating was great until dinner because I didnt manage to eat anything until like 10pm and then it was a crazy meal of cereal and crackers and peanut butter. Gotta love the lifestyle of a student! I know now that I need to invest in some healthy microwave dinners so that even if I have company over I can pop one in and eat at a healthy time.

Anyway so my day today was also good... I got up myself to go for a run. I clocked out a 6K route and ran by myself in the rain... which wasn't fun but I also knew that was the only time I would get to do it today. Then I came home, had some breakfast and headed to campus until 8:30pm. Again tonight had a crazy dinner because frankly when I get home that late I really don't want to cook..anyway you can see below the food for the day but before I go I want to put in writing that I'm signing up for a 10K in October by myself. Erin was going to do it with me but can't but I still want to push myself to do it. So I figure if I write I have to do it. The other thing is it's the Sunday morning after Oktoberfest... which kind of sucks considering all my friends will be home for that... but I think the achievement is more important to me than drinking a night away.

Anyway that's what I'm training for now... giving myself a goal so that I have something to achieve. On that note I have babbled for long enough and need to head to bed... gotta work again in the am!
Have a great one,
Smoe

Breakfast
1 cup bran with yogurt
1 protein shake after run

Mid morning snack
1 nectarine
1 egg

Lunch
carrot slices
1 tuna sandwich on WW bread
1 cup grapes

Afternoon Snack
1 yogurt
apple slices
1 apple

Dinner
1/3 cup trail mix
2 slices WW bread with 2 slices FF ham
6 cups popcorn
1/2 protein bar

Big Wins
Today I walk into work and my boss gives me an Oh Henry bar (because of course that's exactly what I want)... so I sit at my desk and eventually someone else gives me another one... I sat watching these bars for hours (I know it sounds crazy) I even looked at the nutrition label to see just how bad they are for you... BUT I ended up giving one to someone to came by the desk and stashed the other in my bag to give to my roommates. And it feels good to know that I do have power over the chocolate.

Tomorrow will be a challenge... first bomber wednesday ... so I will report on Thursday and let you know how it goes...

Late night...

2006-08-16T21:12:00.000-07:00

Hey you!

Ok so it's officially 12:00am my time and I"m still posting!! I was going to go to bed but decided that I should post before I hit the sack. I got home around 11 and since then have been working on my med school application... I'm actually not stressed about that at all because I figure I'll have the stuff I have to write when I go on my trip so hopefully I"ll be able to brainstorm what I want to say while on my trip...
Anyway the day went pretty well... I read your comment last night and have decided that for right now I'm happy with just maintaining... and really I"m beginning to wonder if it's really that realistic for me to constantly strive to achieve a body weight of ~130... I mean I'm healthy and happy now... why can't that be enough?!? alas I know I want to lose some more but I"m not sure how much more of this counting I can do...

Anyway that being said here's my day

Meal #1 7:30am
1 cup bran
1 yogurt

Meal #2 8:30am
1 banana

Meal #3 10:30am
1 egg

Meal #4 1:00pm
2 cups mixed fruit

Meal #5 1:30pm
1 slice angel food cake with icing (it was one of my favourite clients birthdays and they offered me cake... since I hadn't had lunch I took it...)

Meal #6 4:00pm
2 slices bread with tuna and mayo
carrot and celery sticks
1 apple

Meal #7 5:30pm
8 yogurt covered pretzels
1 diet coke
almonds

Meal #8 8:30pm
1 beer
salad with BBQ chicken dipped my fork in dressing like maybe 5 times

Meal #9 10:30pm
1 cup rice krispies
1 yogurt
1 banana

Big Wins
ok so I may not have needed the bowl of cereal at night as much as I thought but I did bypass a HUGE temptation tonight... not only were there wings and fries... but there was also this thing called a cookie skillet... basically half cooked cookie dough topped with icecream, whipped cream and chocolate drizzled on it... and I was the only one who didn't have any... they kept bugging me about it too.. but I stuck to it!

Challenges
not eating dessert
weird eating at lunch... I ran the triathlon at lunch (6K bike, 2K run) andthen downed 2 bottles of water right afterwards so was not hungry for anything other than fruit... so that's why I didn't eat until 4:00pm

Exercise
bike to and from work
triathlon

Plans for theday tomorrow
soccer game at night
packed lunch and dinner since I"m staying at work til my game

Ok I gotta head to bed... it's going to be a short night sleep tonight!! but only 2 more sleeps!!
Hope you had a great day!
Smoe

One more day...one less day of studying!!

2006-08-15T19:17:00.000-07:00

Ok so it's official I have 3 more days of studying... as the countdown rolls on I find myself eating more out of stress... not a good thing... plus I"m having troubles waking up in the am!! Anyway thanks for your message... I appreciate the support and know that things will definitely be different once I"m done this crazy month of my life.

On a better note had a great day except for after dinner tonight... but it's done and over with and can't do anything now but head to bed... so I'm proud of myself for just admitting to what I did and letting it stop there.

So here it is
Meal #1 7:30am
1 cup bran
1 yogurt

Meal #2 8:30am
1 banana

Meal #3 10:30am
1 egg

Meal #4 12:30pm
salad with oil and balsamic vinegar
2 slices bread with tuna and mayo
1 cup grapes
carrot and celery sticks
1/2 cup jello

Meal #5 3:30pm
1/2 cup cottage cheese

Meal #6 4:30pm
1/2 bag popcorn

Meal #7 8:00pm
1 veggie burger with BBQ sauce and mustard
1 cob corn
steamed broccoli
salad with balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup whole wheat couscous
1 yogurt

After dinner from 8:30pm- 9:30pm
seriously who consumes all this within an hour
1 nectarine
1 apple
1 yogurt with 1 cup rice krispies
1 protein bar

I feel disgusted reading that... but alas that is what happened... just goes to show what "mindful" eating really means.... eating on the phone is not mindful... and now I feel a little ill...

Exercise
bike to and from work
did the "triathalon" today at lunch... just trained for tomorrow really.. 6K bike roughyl 3-3.5 K run... nothign too big... missed my alarm again thsi morning

Challenges
tonight's eating after dinner... I don't even think I was hungry :(

Plans for tomorrow
wake up to weight train in the am
triathlon at lunch.
going out for wings and beer with the people from work... probably get something chicken or a salad instead of wings... and maybe have one beer...

Ok I need to go to bed before I start eating something else:S...read you blog and you've definitely inspired me to work towards a goal either this fall or in the new year...thanks for that

My day today...

2006-08-14T18:08:00.001-07:00

So today had a very rough start... I had a really bad night's sleep last night for some reason.. I woke up at 1:30, 5:00 and then when my alarm went off at 6 I knew I just needed to sleep... so I didn't work out this morning. After that eating was fine and I made myself go to the gym at lunch to do my weight training... thought wait this is a perfect time to weigh in!! OH wait no it's not because I'm definitely at 171.2 again... I can't get past this stupid 170 area... it's driving me crazy and the worst part is I have no time to worry about it!
So that's my gripe for the day my only hope is that this trip doesn't totally screw up my loss so far... so I"m hoping for a good week so that I have a little buffer before I leave next week.

OK after that here's my day
Meal #1 7:30am
2 slices WW bread with peanut butter

Meal # 2 8:30am
1 cup bran with yogurt
1 banana

Meal # 3 10:30am
1 egg

Meal #4 12:30pm
1 protein shake
salad with dressing
1 slices WW multigrain bread with tuna and mayo
carrot and celery sticks
1/2 cup grapes

Meal #5 4:30pm
1/2 cup grapes
1/2 cup jello
1 apple

Meal #6 5:30pm
1 yogurt
1 nectarine
carrot and celery sticks

Meal #7 8:00pm
2 sole fillets with lemon juice and herbs
1/2 cup brown rice with lite soya sauce
1/2 cup cooked green beans
1/2 cup steamed broccoli
1/2 cup jello
mentos

Exercise
bike to and from work
weight training

Big Wins
there was coffee cake and banana muffins today at work... and the girls were trying to get me to eat them saying that I never eat any of the snacks they make and that they think I don't eat (haha I laughed at this...) but I didn't cave in...their pressure is not positive and I definitely am not going to eat something because they think I should

Challenges
early morning meal... tomorrow I think I"m going to eat my cereal at home and then keep the banana for work... that way I"M not eating that extra bread with PB in teh morning

Plans for tomorrow
plan is to get up for a run, then come home shower and eat breakfast... tomorrow at lunch I want to do the bike/run of the triathlon that is happening at work on Wednesday (I'm only doing the bike and run) it's only 6K bike and 2K run but I just want to make sure that things go ok... then study after work and make dinner at home... exciting times!

Ok hope the day went well for you!
Smoe

My day today...

2006-08-14T18:08:00.000-07:00

Sunday

2006-08-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

Hey!
Hope things are going well.. haven't heard from you yet today... don't sweat about yesterday we all need those days... studying went well.. I"m almost to the point where I don't know how much more studying will help me... luckily it's only 5/6 days away! Man will I be excited on Saturday... anyway yeah that consumed most of my weekend... nothing too exciting other than that..
Ok I"m posting and then heading to bed... so hope your day went well!
Smoe

Meal #1 10:00am
1 cup bran
1 yogurt

Meal #2 2:00pm
carrot and celery sticks
3 slices WW multigrain bread
3 oz chicken
1/2 cup grapes
1 pack mentos

Throughout afternoon
1 package tortilla snacks (roughly 4 points...)

Meal # 4 5:00pm
1 apple

Meal #5 8:00pm
salad with dressing
steamed broccoli
3 small potatoes (new baby potatoes from the garden)
1 chicken drumstick
1 mini creamsicle with yogurt inside (1 point)

Meal #6 9:00pm
1/2 protein bar

Exercise
didn't do anything all day but got out for a nice half hour walk at 8:15... felt good just to get outside for a bit

Big Wins
I feel like I didn't eat as much today which is good..

Challenges
mid afternoon cravings... usually these aren't as big of a problem because I"m not home and sitting around

Plans for tomorrow
gym at 6, followed by my breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack at work... stay after to study then come home and make dinner... and start all over again:) haha can you tell I"m getting a little bored with this routine?

Ok weigh in day tomorrow... hopefully the scale will not be screwed up again:S
Have a great day hun!

Saturday's Log

2006-08-12T12:23:00.000-07:00

So here's my day so far...
Meal#1 7:50am
1 bite protein bar

Meal #2 10:15am
1 protein shake

Meal #3 10:30am
1 egg, egg whites
2 slices WW multigrain bread with 2 sprays becel
1 cup bran
1 yogurt

Meal #4 1:00pm
1 apple
1 small plum

Meal #5 3:00pm
carrot and celery sticks
2 slices WW multigrain bread
1/2 can tuna
mayo
1 yogurt

Meal #6 5:00pm
1 snack size bag popcorn

Meal #7 8:00pm
1/2 cob corn
salad with balsamic vinegar
1 cup whole wheat pasta
1/2 can tuna
1 tsp olive oil

Meal #8 11:00pm
1/2 bag popcorn
jujubes (again the sugar thing!)

Exercise
weight training routine
30 minute interval training

So the day is going well so far... studying all day in the basement which keeps me away from the food!!
Hope your day is going well!

Today is my cheat day...

2006-08-11T21:09:00.000-07:00

tinOk so I officially count today as my cheat day... had a great start to the day but was craving sweets tonight so I gave in... and I don't feel guilty I know that tomorrow morning I"m getting up to go to the gym and then eat on plan all day tomorrow. The way I figure is I definitely satisfied the craving and now tomorrow I should be over it.
Ok so here it is...

Meal #1 8:30am
1 cup bran
1 yogurt
1 banana

Meal #2 10:30am
1 yogurt

Meal #3 11:45am
salad with dressing
2 slices WW multigrain bread with Fat free turkey slice
carrot and celery sticks
pineapple (1cup) and a small plum
Werthers

Meal #4 3:00pm
1 snack size bag of light popcorn

Meal # 5 6:00pm
1 pack mentos

Meal #6 7:45pm
1 cob corn
2 slices multigrain bread
1 drumstick and 1/2 breast chicken (the kind from Zehrs with all skin and fat peeled off)
salad with dressing

Rest of night... while doing my test and watching a movie
almonds
1/3 cup dried cranberry mix
1 cup grapes
1 pria bar
starburst
8 melba toasts with PB

Exercise
bike ride to work

Big Wins
haha well looking at my night you would think I didn't have any big wins today... but I did.. they were giving out ice cream bars and fudgesicles for free today at work and I avoided them... also stopped myself from getting chocolate chip cookies while I was studying after work

Challenges
obviously my crazy night of eating... I feel a little ill right now but like I said I'm not going to worry about it... I ate a lot tonight but that's life... I"ve done it and that's all there is to it!

Plans for tomorrow
getting up for the gym at 8, studying all day... not too much variety of food left in the house so that's good. Don't have many options to snack on so it will keep me on track tomorrow. POssible rollerblade in the evening to my legs moving after sitting all day.

So I know today looks pretty bad... well the evening does... but I am feeling some relief in actually just posting exactly what I did... I was going to leave things out just for the sake of not looking like such a pig (I know a harsh word) but sometimes I feel like writing to you is like a confession or a diary so I might as well be honest.

Anyway I hope your day went well! Love that you sent the email out to everyone today it was cute:)

Ok heading to bed now... look forward to seeing your post tomorrow morning!

Today and Yesterday's logs...

2006-08-10T19:35:00.001-07:00

Ok so I didn't have a chance to post yesterday's so I"m going to do both at the same time... so here goes...

Yesterday
Meal #1 6:00am
1/4 protein bar

Meal #2 7:25am
1 protein shake

Meal #3 8:30am
1 cup Red River cereal
1 banana

Meal #4 10:20am
1 egg

Meal #5 12:15pm
salad with dressing
2 slices WW bread with tuna and mayo
carrot and celery sticks
pineapple and grapes

Meal #6 between 3:45 and 6:00pm
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup jello
1 apple
2 yogurt

Meal #7 8:00pm
1 veggie burger with ketchup and mustard (no bun)
1/4 cup whole wheat couscous
1 cup green beans
1 cob corn
salad with balsamic vinegar

Meal #8 8:30pm
1/2 cup jello
1 piece bread with PB
1/4 protein bar

Exercise
50 minute run (7.5K ... slow pace but a good run)
bike to and from work

Challenges
the late night snack...

Today
Meal #1 7:30am
1bite protein bar to start off my morning
2 small plums

Meal # 2 8:30am
1.5 cup Red River cereal (that's it I"m done the box for now!)
1 banana

Meal #3 11:00am
1 egg

Meal # 4 12:30pm
1 cup vegetable soup
2 slices WW multigrain bread with FF turkey
carrot and celery sticks
grapes and pineapple

Meal #5 3:30pm
1/2 cup jello
1 nectarine

Meal #6 4:45pm
1/4 protein bar

Meal # 7 6:00pm
2 slices WW multigrain bread with tuna and mayo
1 yogurt

Meal #8 9:00pm
1 bottle beer (went out with the team after soccer... definitely felt tipsy after this one beer!)

Meal #9 10:00pm
2 slices bread with PB
1 cup bran
1 yogurt

Exercise
weight training at lunch
soccer game tonight

Big Wins
brushing my teeth right now so that I don't eat anymore though I feel slightly hungry
only getting a beer when a lot of other people were getting nachos and such

Challenges
The snack time I have from 4:30-7:00 when I"m at work studying... I eat not because I'm hungry but because I"ve packed it... so I"m not going to pack as much tomorrow... that's my new plan.

So I weighed in again today to just check and see how things were going there... and I'm back down to 169.4... so I really don't know what to say about this whole thing.. I mean Tuesday I weighed in at 173.2 which is again almost 4 pound difference... so I"m going to play it good on the weekend and see how the weigh in goes on Monday..

Plan for tomorrow
going to get up and try to run... I"ll see how that works since it's almost 11 and I"m still not in bed.. I've plotted out a nice 7-8 K run though so I hope I make it!
pack a smaller amount of lunch and snack...
I'm heading to Barrie after I study to pick up a gift certificate for my boss from Sport Nutrition Depot. so I"ll probably take a snack before I leave and then come home afterwards and make a quick dinner
Then head to bed early so I can get up to go to the gym before I start my studying for the day!! final test day:)
Ok I'm out... hope your day went well!!

P.s. today I wore a pair of pants to work that I would consider my "skinny pants" size 9/10!! woohoo

Today and Yesterday's logs...

2006-08-10T19:35:00.000-07:00

My first posting

2006-08-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

Ok I just want to make sure this works before I post:)