Bye bye to big butt blog

So with the new studio opening soon and everything else going on, I am going to have to give up the BIG BUTT BLOG. :( but I will continue to lose my "big butt" I am down 6 lbs since I started this blog so thank you everyone who gave me encouragment! Hope to see you at the studio grand opening! Check http://www.emeraldphotography.info/ for more info

Wed 2/17

Breakfast:1 cup cheerios,1/2 c. 2%milk, about 1/4 banana sliced
skinny vanilla latte

Snack: 3/4 cup chocolate chips(spread out through the whole day but I really need to stop with this!)

Lunch: Veggie burger w/slice of american cheese on english muffin, w/ tiny bit of light mayo and lettuce

Snack: Blueberry bagel with a little I Can't Believe It's Not Butter(I really cant:)

Dinner: Chicken Spagetti about a cup of noodles and a cup of sauce, 2 breadsticks

Tuesday-2/16

Breakfast: 1 slice wheat toast w/ 1/2 tbsp of peanut butter,pear
Lunch:Veggie Burger w/slice of swiss cheese on english muffin w/1 tbsp marinara(it actually was really good,even Steve ate one!)
Snack: 3/4c of chocolate chips(give me a break, I haven't had chocolate in a week!Thats like a record for me!)
Dinner: Mesquite chicken breast, Rock Asparagus, chicken flav. rice a roni, a glass of wine(or 2:)
Dessert: 1 cup fat free sugar free vanilla pudding w/ a couple thin slices of banana on top(big hit,even the kids loved it)

Monday-2/15

Breakfast: 1 cup Cheerios with 1/2 c skim milk,coffee w/creamer
Snack:Pear
Lunch:Salmon w/ Brown rice Pilaf
Dinner:Leftover Salmon w/Brown rice Pilaf

I know,I know!The weigh in on Dr. Oz diet

I know I suck at blogging and I think I am ok with that:) I have been crazy busy,which is a good thing but it leaves me little time to eat let alone blog about it:) But I have had people ask about my progress so I thought I would bring you up to speed from last week. I was doing the Dr.OZ diet, so here are the Pros and Cons for me,of course it must work for some people but just isn't the one for me.
Pros:
*Good Food,Easy to Prepare, the recipes are really good.
*I like that you can print the shopping list on line
*My grocery bill was about the same as normal even though I bought double of everything on the list(the servings for the recipes are 2)
Cons:
*It is really hard to eat 6 or 7 times a day!!
*The shopping list is really Looooong so plan on a marathon shopping trip with NO KIDS
*AND THE BIGGEST CON I didn't lose any weight last week, it may be because I usually didn't eat everything I was supposed to for the day, but it really was hard!!

Anyway, I hope that helps anyone thinking they might try the Dr.Oz, I am going to continue to use some of the recipes cuz they really were good!

Food Journal-2/9

So I went shopping for the Dr.Oz diet plan off Real Age.com, still have some shopping to do since I was out of EVERYTHING. So I wasn't able to do the diet completely today but close and tomorrow I should be able to do it almost perfectly! FYI the shopping list for the diet is long even if you arent out of everything, I advise going without kids so you can concentrate:)

Breakfast:1 cup cheerios,1/2 cup skim milk, Coffee w/creamer(this is not on the diet but is mandatory for me)
Morning Snack:Apple
Lunch:2 1/2 small slices pizza, hawaiian so its not that bad for you
Afternoon snack:Nonfat plain yogurt with fistful of raisens(never had plain yogurt,not too bad with the raisens)
Dinner: French onion soup w/slice of swiss cheese
Evening snack:none

Workout: 100 situps/legups ,100 pushups and some stretching while I watched American Idol:)

And another thing...........

Today I got an email that said "Its true, You are what you eat" and I thought, well CRAP! I have seen that/heard that before but it never clicked. So I guess I would rather be grilled salmon rather than a greasy cheeseburger. Salmon is long, healthy and has great coloring, a cheeseburger is fat and round. Nuff said.

Bad BAD Blogger-NO NO!!

So I am a bad blogger, I havn't blogged for almost a week, so sorry! Schedule was crazy last week so I didn't even keep track of what I ate. But with the exception of a delicioso cinnamon roll and yesterdays super bowl party I did pretty good. I have now lost 4.5 lbs!! Woot Woot! And I know I had said last week that I was going to start the Dr.Oz diet but I didn't make it to the store, so I am starting it tomorrow,there is alot of produce involved which requires a trip to Costco. Here is the link to the website if anyone is interested in checking it out.http://www.realage.com/

Day 11-Feeling a lot lighter today

So I am starting to feel like I am catching up!! But I am still stressed and being pulled in every direction, which I know comes with the territory of being a mom, wife and trying to run a business. But I think this has been a huge thing in my weight gain, because when I do have a chance to relax maybe watch a little tele, I just want some, no need something, NO DESERVE something really good!! I just need to switch that thing from ice cream to something else:) maybe I will find a worthy low fat ice cream or something........ But I did not give in today, even though it would have been really easy to get that McFlurry that winked at me in the drive thru for dinner. But I just winked back and kept on driving;)

Breakfast: 1/2 banana
coffee w/creamer (wasn't very hungry this morning

Lunch: French onion soup w/a slice of Swiss cheese
2 little breadsticks(that were not worth the cals but i still ate 2 of them!What is wrong with me?!)

Dinner: Mc D's!
Grilled chicken sandwich
1/2 med fry
diet coke

After dinner crunch: Baby carrots

Day 10-Weigh in Day!!

When I started the blog I was 205 lb, I have lost 2.5lbs. I know its something but looking back at my food journals has really made me realize how dumb I sound saying I want to lose weight then posting every single day all the poor food choices I made!! How embarassing!! Oh well, admitting you have a problem is the first step right? So here we go.......
Day 10 Food Journal.....

Breakfast: Soy protein shake
NF latte

Lunch: chicken/apple/feta salad no dressing(when its got all that good stuff you don't need the dressing

Snack before workout:another soy protein shake

Workout:30 min bouncy elliptical machine at the gym not sure what the real name is but it kicks my butt!! 25 min weights, a little of everything

Dinner:after workout so it was late: turkey sandwich with swiss and light mayo

Day 9-Food Journal

Breakfast: Leftover Brie Bake mmmmmmmmm
NF Latte

Lunch: I was up til 2am last night so I had to take a nap during lunch time

Dinner:Salad w/rotissere chicken breast
light thousand island dressing
2 breadsticks

Desperate Housewives ice cream which we all know is Mandatory:)

Weighing in tomorrow!!Yikes!

Day 9-Tracy's baby shower Day!

Today was Tracy's baby shower!! Yay!!! So much fun planning but had alot of running around to do still today. I was up at 7 and out the door by 730(no I didn't shower:) and off to Target,Walmart and several other places. It was all worth it cuz we had a great party!

Breakfast:nf mint mocha(this counts as breakfast right?:)

Lunch: oh ya forgot that one

Dinner: Ok so it was kindof a Dunch meal since it was at 3, not sure exactly all that I ate but I didn't gorge myself and I just had a little bit of everything. Here is what was on the menu:
BBQ meatballs (just had a few)
Chicken/apple/feta salad (this was most of my meal)
Brie Bake (awesome! And I had more than my fair share but it is soooo yummy)
Cheese/bacon dip w/ baquettes ( 1 had 4 I counted so i wouldn't get carried away)
Pita chips w/hummus (had a couple)
Abby's banana cream dessert (soooo yummy and I went back to her house later for some more and I am NOT ashamed of it!!)

FYI I did shower before the party:)

So dispite my ridiculously well just ridiculous day, I did make better food choices so I guess it IS possible:)

Breakfast:skinny vanilla latte
1 scrambled egg
1 whole wheat cinnamon raisen english muffin

Lunch:Parmesan risotto
fat free yogurt

Dinner:small chicken breast
Salad w/low cal thousand island
little bit of feta

Day 7

So I did MUCH better today!! Still super busy but I had my first no show for pictures ever which gave me time to plan my shopping trip for the coming week. That always saves me a ton of time, money and I usually eat better too! So here is Day 7 a full week has gone by since i started this blog and I have to say, I do think it is helping me realize that my problem is FOOD!And hopefully ways to correct my eating for good!...
Breakfast: Skinny Vanilla Latte
1/2 Starbucks oatmeal cookie

Lunch: Salad w/2 slices of Ham and 2tbsp light thousand island dressing

Snack: low fat pudding snack
a little popcorn

Dinner: Low Cal Breakfast Sandwich (it just sounded good!)
Decaf coffee with a little creamer

Reflection.....

So looking back on this week and my bad food choice and having to actually fess up is pretty dang embarassing!! I am really going to try and do better next week, I am going to weigh in on Monday so we will see what happens.......

Day 6

Breakfast: V8 Splash to get the metab going
C2K rountine by the river(its alot harder to do outside in the cold!)
Protein milkshake

Lunch:Leftover Chicken and black bean chili w/2tbsp ff sour cream

Dinner:DATE NIGHT!!=Eat horrible night
Applebees-french dip sliders, should have skipped the fries!!but I didnt:(
Off to the movies....
Dips (which as far as ice cream goes isn't too bad)
Just a little popcorn.Steve and I just got the medium and we didn't even finish it between us.

Day 5

Breakfast: 8oz V8 Splash
Coffee w/creamer

Lunch: Pizza Pocket and an orange

Snack: Protein milkshake(see day 1)

Dinner:Busted out the crockpot!
Chicken and black bean chili
homemade tortilla chips

Day 4

Breakfast: coffee w/fat free creamer
Omelette(really yummy)1/2c egg whites,2 tbsp bacon bits,2 tbsp cheese, sateed red onion.
Lunch:Big and Tasty Burger from McD's,kids size fry
Dinner:1 slice leftover pizza

Blah!!

Catch up!!

So it has been a ridiculous crazy week!! Leaving pretty much 0 time to excercise barely enough time to eat let alone cook a healthy meal and least of all blog! So here are the last couple days food journals.....
Next week i am going to Dr. Oz's diet from the Real Age website, it looks doable:)

Ok little confused!

Ok so I am was thinking about this and then I thought why not blog about it!:) Dr. Oz who I love tells me to eat ever couple hours to avoid getting hungry and overeating. Another Dr. that I can't remember the name, but I have his book, says that we need to recognize when our bodies are hungry therefore letting our bodies build our natural metabolism. So what is a girl to do? I like Dr. Oz's theory cuz it involves more eating but the 2nd theory makes sense to me too. Any thoughts?

Day3-Food Diary

Today, Another crazy Day!!I did manage to fit in a workout early in the morning and do an hour of cardio, so that was good. However I ate horrible!! I am so embarrassed to post this but I promised myself I would be honest with my bloggers and ultimately with myself!I am going to start including my work outs in my food diary posts.

Breakfast:My "milkshake" pre workout
Work out: 15 elliptical, 20 min of intervals on the treadmill(kicked our butts!) then a nice brisk walk outside for about 20 min(good for the soul)
Post workout: skinny vanilla latte

Lunch: smartones flatbread sandwich
lt vanilla yogurt

Snack:1/2 caesar wrap

Dinner:2 small pieces of pizza(the bad kind not like a veggie so I could have possibly saved face)

Before Bed Snack: Small blizzard(this was intented to be Desperate Housewives Ice Cream which is not to be messed with but it was a RERUN!! The nerve!)

Day 2-Food Diary

So today was a crazy, busy day. Between meetings,sessions and steves parents coming in for dinner, I ate out every single meal today! But I think i did pretty good in my choices, I didn't drink anything but water today so that helped with keeping the cals down. Unfortunately now, I'm broke:) Just kidding, kindof.

Breakfast:Skinny Vanilla Latte
1/2 oatmeal cookie from Starbucks

Lunch:A few chips and Salsa
Taquitos Appetizer

Snack:About 1/4 of a Red Rope

Dinner:Turkey Cobb salad with dressing on the side(best trick for cutting down the dressing, get it on the side and dip your fork into it before getting your bite, that way you get the perfect amound each time and it keeps it at about 2 tbsp)

Day 1-Food Diary

OMG this is ridiculous how scared I am to write this post!! Well I did alright today, binged a little on some drumsticks(thanks alot for leaving those Carrie:) But all in all ok, even went to a hockey game and resisted the yummy popcorn. Actually I did not resist I was all for getting some but Steve said" NO!Then you will have to blog it!" That made me LMAO! Okay okay, I know, get to the food already, here goes....
Breakfast: Coffee with fat free creamer
1c. vanilla soy milk with a scoop of protein powder(may not sound good but it tastes like a mild shake, for real!)
Lunch: 2 hard shell tacos, made with ground turkey, a little cheese, lots of veggies and a dollop of Daisy(light of course)
Snack: 2 Freaking Drumsticks!!Don't judge me, I can't control myself with the ice cream AND chocolate combo!!
Dinner: Salad w/leftover taco stuff plus about 1/4 of spanish rice.
AT THE GAME: Hold your applause please............a diet coke........

SO there it is all out on the table judge if you want but don't hate when I get skinny!!:)

Ok here it goes.....

Okay here it goes, my fantastic workout partner was brave enough to start a blog about her weight loss. Bravely putting herself out there for everyone to see, so I thought it would only be right if I did it with her. I am 26 years old, a wife to a wonderful husband that has loved me when I was little and still loved me when I was big! I have 2 little boys, 2 and 6 years old that are the light of my life. I do daycare 3 days a week and am a photographer the rest of the week. Now the scary stuff....... I am 5ft 6 inches and GULP, 205lbs. As scary as that is I am proud to say that I have lost 40 lbs in the last year through diet and exercise, but I have come to a stand still and have not lost anything for about 3 months. In all honesty I have been working out less and eating bad so I am not surprised I haven't lost but now I am trying to do everything I can to get myself motivated, so the blogging begins!! THE PLAN: I have started working out at least 3 days a week and my energy level is starting to get better, the problem is the EATING, I eat when I am bored, happy, sad, glad not necessarily bad for me stuff but just a lot of whatever it is, so I really need to get this under control!! The plan is to use this blog as a diary and food journal, hopefully it will help me be accountable and maybe help others as they work towards their own weight loss goals so stay tuned................................