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I may not have stuck directly to my plan yesterday, but I didn't give into the temptation of eating junk. I used to do that when I was stressed out or depressed. Instead all I could think about doing that made me feel better was to run yesterday. So talking to my mom and running yesterday helped A Lot. I did eat some oatmeal for snack last night, but at least it was not junk food.
I have sick kids today. I have 3 that are sick. They have coughs and fever. No fun. So it looks like a day of taking care of sick kids.

E: 1 hr. heavy lifting- legs, abs, 20 min. stationary bike(Hiit), 20 min. rowing machine
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin oatmeal
L: leftover mexican bean dip, 2 tortillas, salad
S: green smoothie
D: black bean burgers, veggies, homemade fries
S: apple

It stinks, most of my kids are sick. Hopefully they will be on the mend. Cleaning house day, not looking forward to it.

E: 45 min. circuit training, 35 min. treadmill
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: green smoothie
L: black bean burger, veggies, homemade fries
S: apple
D: out to eat with husband for his birthday-probably a baked potato and salad

Mtns,

Sorry to hear that your kids are sick. I hope they feel better soon.

Thanks, Proverbs31woman. It felt good to get out of the house last night, although I was a little achy and had a runny nose. My husband and I went out for his birthday dinner. We went to sizzler. I ususally get a plain baked potato and the salad bar. I love to put on salad and veggie and beans, red wine vinegar a little avacado and some pico de gallo salsa. It makes it like a mexican salad. It is so good and healthy. I was looking at all the pretty colors mixed together. God created healthy food with such beautiful colors.

Ususally when I get sick it is just a runny nose and feeling run down and ususally only lasts a couple of days. I am hoping this is the case. I am keeping all the kids home today and we are watching the service online. I am praying with healthy food in their bodies that they will start to heal up fast.

B; 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, tea, rice cake
L: mashed potatoes with homemade gravy, salad, asparagus
S: green smoothie
D: don't know yet, leftovers or sweet potatoes, veggie

Your Mexican salad sounds delicious.

Thanks, I love the mexican salad. It is so good. The one that I love the most has black beans that I add cumin, chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder to. Then I put the black beans and brown rice in a bowl and top with a bunch of salad. Then I add a little salsa and 1 tbps. of avacado and then I add my salad dressing and chopped cilantro.
Salad dressing:
3/4 c. red wine vinegar
4 tbps. maple syrup
1/2c. water
1/4 c. dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. onion powder
Then blend. This last me close to two weeks.

My kids are still coughing and a few are more active, so we are doing school today, although it is laid back. I still have a little runny nose and tired, but I still worked out today. I made sure to sleep in. I notice since eating healthier that I really don't get sick and when I do it is less sickness and doesn't last long. I was suprised that I worked out so well today, I thought because of this little sickness that I would lift less weight and not do as good of cardio, but I actually lifted more and did a good cardio.

E: 45 min. heavy lifting- chest, abs, 40 min. stationary bike-intervals
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: green smoothie
L: mashed potatoes with homemade gravy, salad, a few slices of tofu
S: if hungry-late start- apple
D: thai spaghetti( peas and thankyou), veggie
S: popcorn or grapefruit

All I can say was that that spaghetti was so so yummy. I love a lot of peas and thankyou recipes. If the recipe has oil in it, I just do it without and it turns out fine. Luckily she doesn't use a lot of oil. Kids are on the mend. I am liking the relaxed form of school though. I have been sleeping in a little and then working out and getting the sleep my body needs and my workouts are a lot better. Now I am just hoping this weight will just melt off. I am thinking of decreasing my calorie intake a little and see if that helps. I am really thinking though that reducing my stress and getting enough sleep will help a lot.

E: 45 min. heavy weights- bicep, tricep, 40 min. treadmill- Hiit, intervals
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: green smoothie
L: leftover thai spaghetti with broccoli, asparagus
S: apple
D: taco chickpea salad
S: popcorn

Yum yum! I made taco chickpea salad last night. It was so good and so filling. It has chickpeas that are baked in a oven with taco seasoning. Then you add salad to your bowl, the taco chickpeas, some cooked corn, salsa, a little avacado and my salad dressing. That was defintly a keeper and easy to make. The kids really liked it as well.

E: 40 min. on rowing machine, 40 min. treadmill- running at a 6mph
B: 1/2 c. oatmeal with fresh strawberries ( so good), 1 rice cake with a little pb
S: green smoothie
L: taco chickpea salad, 1 corn tortilla
D: sweet potato, veggies
S: apple, popcorn

Just a quick post today:
E: 50 min. heavy lifting-shoulders, back, 40 min. treadmill( intervals and Hiit)
B: 1/2. oatmeal with 1/2 banana and strawberries
L: leftover taco chickpea salad, 1 slice gluten free bread
S: green smoothie
D: I might make an idian dish- we are studying India
S: apple

Went to go see Mission impossible 4 last night. It was so good.I did give in and had a couple of handfuls of popcorn. Not a good choice I know. Still working on the rest of this weight loss. It is not budging. I have noticed a slight differnce in my stomach area, but not all that I want. I like lifting heavy weights with my husband. It is nice and my husband likes it as well.

E: 50 min. heavy weights- legs, abs, 40 min. stationary bike(HIIT, intervals)
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
L: leftover taco chickpea salad, corn tortilla
S: green smoothie
D: quinoa with spaghetti sauce, salad or veggies
S: apple with a few almonds

Just a quickpost, gotta get to church

B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 1/2 gluten free pancake( I hate when I make these, I get tempted to eat them all)
L: chili, salad, 2 corn tortillas
D: hashbrowns, carrots, apple with a little almond butter, 2 rice cakes
S: oatmeal with 1/2 banana

I struggled a little with those gluten free pancakes yesterday. I just kept munching on them. I have to stop that. I really have a problem with those types of carbs. I do better if I stick more to the mwl program.I tend to not overeat sweet potatoes, potatoes, rice and oatmeal. I need to stick with those. I noticed since I started tracking calories, I feel like I am tied to tracking them. I don't want to be that way. I changed my diet a little when I started bodybuilding stuff and that is when I started calorie counting. I don't like it. I know that is the reason many people gain weight back on weight watchers. They track their food till they lose weight and then they stop tracking their food. I know before I started tracking my calories. I just listened to my body and ate the MWL way. I never tracked calories. I ended up losing 55 lbs. total. I know it is not bad to check you calories every so often to see where you are at, but I don't want this to be my lifestyle. I want to eat a healthy diet and not worry about tracking every single bite that goes into my body. This is a lifestlye. I am really struggling with wanting to track everything.

E: 40 min. bodybuilding- chest, 35 min. stationary bike (HIIT)
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oamteal
S: green smoothie
L: leftover chili, salad, 2 corn tortillas
S:apple
D:stirfry with a little tofu
S: popcorn or sweet potato

I didn't have the best day eating. I stayed on Mcdougall diet, but I snacked on bread and popcorn. I overate. I am not proud of myself.

I did zumba class with my daughter yesterday afternoon and it was a lot of fun. So had a double the workout. I didn't want to but she never gets a chance to go, so I thought it would be fun to go to the gym together.

E: 45 min. bodybuilding- bicep, tricep, abs, 40 min. treadmill( intervals and HIIt)
B: 2/3 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: green smoothie
L: quinoa with stirfry veggies, edamame
S: sweet potato with blueberries
D: taco chickpea salad
S: apple

I did really good yesterday. I love that taco chickpea salad. I also had for dessert last night cut up apple with 1/4 c. oatmeal. It made a good snack. I didn't sleep good last night, so I haven't worked out yet. But I plan on doing 1 hr. of cardio.

E: 1 hr. cardio- maybe some circuit and running outside
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 1 rice cake, blueberry tea
S: rice cake with a little almond butter, 1/2 banana
L: split pea soup, 1 slice of rice bread with soy cheese, mixed veggies
S: green smoothie
D: taco chickpea salad

I did have oatmeal with a banana and a rice cake last night for snack. I think because I didn't sleep good the night before, I ended up being hungrier than ususal. But still overall it was a good day.It was beautiful yesterday. So I worked out here at home to Bob Harper and then we went to the park and I ran two miles with my dog while the kids played at the park. My boys got hand held gaming systems and they are addicted to them. It has bugged me that as soon as school is over they sit and play those. So yesterday I made them go outside and play. They complained that they didn't know what to do. I remember as a kid playing outside all the time. We rode bikes or played make believe stuff. Kids nowadays have computer stuff all over the place and don't know how to entertain themselves and get some excercise. So we are putting a severe limit on the gaming systems.

E: 45 min. bobybuilding-shoulders,back, 35 min. ellitptical-intervals
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: green smoothie
L: refried beans over rice with salsa and a little avacado, carrots
S: apple
D: thai veggie salad with tofu
S: popcorn