I DON'T like big butts and I can not lie....especially mine!

Yeah 4 years is quite a hiatus. With that said my butt is at its all time hiatus too...don't think that makes sense but you get the picture. Since I last blogged I've hardly run and I had a baby Oct. 2013 and he's absolutely gorgeous!! He's totally work the extra chin and butt fat that's for sure but doesn't mean that fat should stick around right?
So I started thinking about weight loss because a lovely cousin of mine has probably lost about 20 pounds and she's such an inspiration. She loves food as much as I do and I even tried going the the website she introduced me to, Spark People which is fabulous but I just cant stay motivated. I lost 5lbs and gained them all back in a week or so....booo. So I figured maybe if I went back to blogging it would help? Well here goes nothing! I say I'll turn over my new leaf this coming week, so I can have all week to research recipes and try and get inside my head and tell my self that enough is enough!

10-20-10

I fell off the earth for a few there I've been crazy busy!
I can't fully remember all I ate since Monday.
But I have been running which is good but bad because my heel is a bit achy, but at least no pain!

Breakfast:
Apple
Water

Snack:
Handful of Sea Salt Peanuts

Monday 10-18-10

Breakfast:
Yogurt smoothie

Lunch:
Taco soup
Diet soda
Water

Snack:
Piece of chocolate

Friday 10-15-10

Breakfast:
None

Lunch:
Chicken Ramen with slices of avocado on the side
Diet Soda

Snack:
Peanuts
3 caramels while making caramel apples with the boys

Dinner:
Taco soup topped w/ a bit of cheddar cheese and blk olives
slice of cornbread
Diet soda
Water

Walked 2 miles

Thursday 10-14-10

2 Mile walk

Breakfast:
Migas
Diet soda
Water

Lunch:
Sesame Chicken
1/2 lomein
1/2 rice
drank nothing

Snack:
Z received an award so we celebrated w/ 1/2 price SOnic drinks.
I had a diet cherry coke.

Lunch took up TONS of calories so I might just have a yogurt of cup of bean soup after class for dinner.

Dinner:
Chobani Peach Yogurt
Popcorn
Water

Diet soda

Wednesday 10-13-10

Breakfast:
Banana Protein Drink
Slice Cranberry banana bread (from a mini loaf)

Ran 2.0 miles walked 2.0 miles with Nie

Lunch:
Hot dog w/ 98% free turkey dog and sugar free hot dog bun
Bit of mustard
Diet soda

Snack:
Corn tortilla cheese roll up
Bottled Water

Dinner:
2 slices of cheese pizza from Chuck E Cheese boys brought home great Report cards so Pop's decided The Chuck was in order!
COke Zero

I've been tracking my intake on thedailyplate.com and you know I lost about 25 lbs on that site from the time I had E to now...ahem I've gained a few of that back..cough, cough.
It's quite handy!
Tomorrow I will be walking not running my foot is sore but not in pain thank goodness!
I hope I don't wake up in pain...I don't think I will.

late night snack:
small cup of coffee w/ fat free Skinny Caramel Macchiato creamer ( a little less than a TBSP)
Banana bread

I also had a Duvalin. It's a tiny Mexican candy, like a Nutella spread...about 80 calories. As bad as my sweet tooth was...it was worth it.

10-12-10

Breakfast:
Banana protein shake

Lunch:
Chicken sandwich
Tea

snack:
sea salt peanuts

Dinner:
Grilled Cheese
Oven Tots
Water

Diet soda before I headed to class.

MOnday 10-11-10

Yesterday Nick didn't catch that it was 10-10-10 or I would of never heard the end of it!

Breakfast:
Drank a yogurt

lunch:
Noodles w/ sliced avocados
Diet soda

Snack:
We had a celebration Icee, boys got their report cards and we were so proud!

Dinner:
Rotissere chicken tacos
Guacamole
Ref.Beans
Diet Soda

Dessert:
2 slices of a mini loaf...Cranberry Banana bread

Thursday 10-7-10

Walked Nie for 2 miles this morning. More of a stroll really, my foot is still bothering me so no power walking until much later.
Off to see what I shall have for breakfast.

breakfast:
peanut butter and honey on whole wheat..homemade Peanut butter..yummy!

Lunch:
Turkey Dog on whole wheat bun
Turkey dog w/out bun
Diet Soda

Snack:
Brownie I found another one ugh now they are gone!
Water

Another snack:
Sea Salt peanuts

Dinner:
2 oven baked nuggets a few sweet potato fries on the way out the door to school!
Water

Real Dinner:
4 California rolls
Diet Soda
Sigh, chocolate shake.

10-6-10

Breakfast-
Potato and Egg scramble
Water

Lunch:
Veggie plate...baked squash, turnip greens, Mash potato, green beans, dressing.
I didn't finish my food but ate of each serving, maybe less on some.
But I did have two rolls :(
And a mix of sweet/unsweet tea

Tonight I walk Miss Nie for 4 miles..hope your ready Nina!

Walked only 2 miles my heel started to act up, which was upsetting Nie and I were really enjoying the weather.

Dinner:
Veggie pasta thing that was pretty nasty! I'll never buy that brand again, we doctored it up w/ left over ground turkey and some shredded cheese.
Diet soda

Dessert:
Had a brownie...so glad they are gone!

Aye Dios Mio!! 10-5-10

So I've started my month off not so good. First off I have Plantar Faciitis. And you know what it sucks!
I have to wear orthotics (over the counter ones) and running shoes ALL THE TIME! I'm a flip flop kinda gal while at home or plain ol bare feet.
So this is killing me worst of all I can't run...nope I can't. So I've been walking, eating not so hot but doing some walking with Nie.
I was going for a 4 mile walk today and remembered I have class tonight. My schedules been off since the boys have been home these past two days.
Eating not so hot well there's no excuse. I have to buy healthy on the run meals you know?
And well I went to the State Fair yesterday and who eat's healthy there???!!!

Breakfast:
Drank a Yogurt.

Lunch:
Mac-cheese
Bunless turkey dog.
I just ate what the boys ate, I hate that I'm doing this but ugh, I was in the process of doing homework...3 HOURS of homework!

I so don't want to write this!
Had two of the cookies the boys made, they were halloween sugar cookies.
Stole some of Little E's fritos

Dinner:
1 taco w/ turkey meat
Instead of another taco I put some shredded lettuce on my plate w/ taco meat, instant taco salad.
Diet soda

After my exam I found I had a flat, Nick came to help me and when I got home we cracked open a beer...our versions are a coke for him a diet soda for me.
And I had two more cookies :(.

Must be a stress eater! 10-1-10

I always thought people who ate due to "stress" was such a cop out. Well I think it's true. I have two exams coming up, an online thread for Psychology and not to mention mountains of homework, room mom stuff, and oh that doesnt even include housework!

Breakfast:
Skipped, went up to the school w/ the boys to help w/ popcorn and didn't get out til 11:30.

Lunch:
Nick called for me to meet up w/ him for lunch.
I had chicken enchiladas, so very fattening.
Rice (1/2serving)
Beans(1/2 serving)
Water

Thursday 9-30-10

Breakfast:
Fruit cup w/ yogurty type goodness.

Walked a mile w/ Nie, had to make it short I had the gas man coming over...I thought I smelled gas in the alley!

Lunch:
California rolls, I made them myself! I bought me a bag of sushi rice and even made my own sushi vinegar! Woo hoo!
Diet soda
Water

Dinner:
Bean burrito
Diet Soda
Water

Afterschool I came home and had a candy...ugh. It must be stress.

9-29-10

Well this past weekend at our little cousin's birthday party they had this type of fruit salad thing.
I thought it was diced fresh fruit in a bath of yogurt. YUM! So I call my cousin to find out the name brand used. I loved it! I usually drink Mexican yogurts but there was something about this particular one used and I just couldn't put my finger on it. Well my cousin and I played phone tag and dinner was started, off to school I went and I figured I'll call later.
Mom call's me on my way to class and I tell her if she's ever had this yummy fruit thing.
She said Yup!
What kind of yogurt shall I use I asked her and then she said..."none"
Huh?
Yeah it's not yogurt, but sweet condensed milk and sour cream, mixed up w/ some juice.
Well that doesn't sound too healthy..does it?
She told me since I had La Lechera (sweet cond.milk) in a squirt bottle I can make it healthier for myself so that's just what I did!

*A few tablespoon of La Lechera
*fat free sour cream (which was pretty tricky to find!)
*few TBSP of OJ
*chopped up fresh green apples, strawberries, grapes and pineapple.( This made a giant batch so I can feed off it for a few days.)
Mixed up the wet ingredients and tossed the fruit in as I chopped.
YUM!

Breakfast:
1 C fresh fruit salad yogurt type cup
Water

On a different note my foot seems to be healing so I can presume walking and running. It was really bothering me for a while, here's to a healed heel!

snack:
Sea salt peanuts

Lunch:
Turkey dog in a wheat bun
few bites of fruit salad
Diet Soda

Dinner:
We had breakfast for dinner, I was at a dinner loss so this was quick and I was tired!
1 pancakes w/ a small smear of honey on each
scrambled egg (about 1/2 serving)
turkey sausage
Water

Late night snack:
I was done w/ snacking but both Nick and I ate pretty light so we were both hungry.
small bowl of Special K, very filling.

Tuesday 9-28-10

Breakfast:
YAY I had breakfast!
1/2 serving of chocolate Malt o meal
1 slice whole wheat toast w/ a tsp of the yummiest honey ever! It's spreadable, creamy, natural and brought to me straight from Europe! Thank you Amina. When it's gone I shall cry.
Water

lunch:
Made time for breakfast and didn't really have time for lunch!
Drank a yogurt on the road.

Snack:
Really hungry nothing a banana and some nuts can't help with.
Tonya...no mental images please!

Dinner:
Frito Pie...I know, I know Sooo not healthy. Only real unhealthy thing in this dish was well the Fritos.
Everything else I used was pretty okay
I used 98% fat free Turkey Chili
Brown Rice
Corn
And a touch of cheese
Reason I did the pie is because well For Nick.
He's been walking/jogging...not 1, not 2 but 4 miles 3 days a week!!! I'm SO proud of him and he requested this for dinner.
I agreed as long as it was my healthier version....he agreed.

MOnday 9-27-10

Breakfast:
None, UGH! When am I going to get on a breakfast schedule? There's just never time or I just forget!

This weekend was lovely and though I wasn't a great eater I made A LOT of good choices when faced with bad ones!
We went to IHOP and I ordered a meal that was 400 calories, Egg substitute scrambled, 2 slices of turkey bacon, 2 buttermilk pancakes, coffee black w/ 1 splenda packet, water.
I didn't eat the eggs..just didn't feel like it, 1 1/4 pancakes which I ate basically dry maybe 1 tbs syrup, turkey bacon and my only indulgence was a hashbrown w/ ketchup...yummy!
I also had some cake at a birthday party, a turkey dog, pinto beans and a teeny tiny ice cream cone w/ about 1 whole TBSP of ice cream. I loved those cute little cones..thanks Tonya for bringing them!
I also had some dinner at another party I tasted the yummies but gave my self small portions, it was way good! And my heel is really messed up, not so much pain but a burning senstation so I am taking care of it by not running but I am walking...did 2 miles w/ my cousin and the kids yesterday...Day was gorgeous for such a walk!
Now what to have for lunch?????

Lunch:
Veggie Burger, veg patty, lettuce, tomatoe and avocado
Water
Diet Soda

Snack:
Hand full of peanuts in sea salt

Snack:
Turkey dog...just the dog no bun ate it while I packed the kids for football.

Dinner:
Bean soup
Corn bread
Diet A&W

Everyone had Ice cream for dessert, I wanted some :( but I resisted!

Friday 9-24-10

Breakfast:
None...woke up baking and didn't stop until 5 o'clock!

Lunch:
A little over 1/2 a hotdog w/ relish,mustard on whole wheat bun
Cherry Coke Zero

Snack:
Nit picked at cake shavings..yes shavings, what I carved off the cake to make it look like.... well like what I wanted it to!
Gonna go snack on something I'm peckish, and don't want to gorge on dinner.
SOOOOOoo tired.

Never got to that snack OR my run, which I think the run part was okay...my heel is not so good.

Dinner:
Had to eat on the run on our way to Dallas.
We stopped at McDonalds, had a Chicken sandwhich and diet soda.
I really love their SouthWest Salad..one of my favorites, but I don't like eating in the dark...just not that coordinated.

Thursday 9-23-10

Breakfast:
Banana
Water

Lunch:
Sushi rolls
Water
Diet soda

Dinner:
2 bean burritos w/ fat free beans and lean turkey, lettuce, tomatoe and black olives
Spanish rice
Soda

Wed 9-22-10

breakfast:
Banana
Water

Lunch w/ my hubby:
Roasted Chicken
Mash potato (1/2 serving)
Green beans
Tea...this was unsweetened with 1/4 of sweet tea. I was scared but it wasn't that bad! I'm not a fan of unsweetened things, especially teas they have an after taste that's too strong w/ out a sweetener...well for me anyway.

FOUND RUNNING SHOES! Can never go wrong w/ a pair of Asics!! Now to bump it up to 4 miles...wish me some luck!

Ran 4 miles!
2 w/ Nie
2 only me...hey that rhymes!
I forgot that breaking in running shoes isn't fun.
Have no shinsplints, my arches feel great, my heel perfect but my toes hurt a bit...oh I hope I didn't choose poorly...these stupid shoes weren't cheap!

Dinner:
4 Homemade Mini meat pockets. I'm not sure what they are called, Amina taught me to make them.
The filling was lean ground turkey, parsley,Red Onion, and fat free sour cream.
Diet Cherry DP

Dessert:
Bowl of fresh fruit, strawberries and grapes.
Water

I also drank TONS of water through out the day.

Tuesday 9-21-10

Breakfast:
None...trying to fix my stupid computer!

Lunch:
Pasta w/ chicken this was a frozen meal thing. Not bad and calories were not horrific, I think it was by lean cuisine.
Water
Diet Soda

Snack:
Sea Salt Almonds
Water

Dinner:
2 tostadas w/ light ground turkey, fat free beans, a bit of cheese, lettuce and tomatoe (wish I had omited the cheese.)
Diet soda

Dessert:
Small strawberry shake, shouldn't have but it's been forever since I've had one!