Day 81

Holding steady-- ready for another drop soon

November 30-152.8

Breakfast- Special K hot grains breakfast and tea

Lunch- veggie and quinoa soup, chips (too many) and grapes

Dinner-turkey burger, couscous, roasted veggies

Post workout/ dessert- pink smoothie

Exercise- pink phase one kardio

Day 80

Survived the first day of the holiday season in a great way. Now on to the next 30+. 

November 29- 152.4

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- beans and taco meat with lettuce and couscous and grapes

Snack/post workout- pink smoothie and apple

Dinner- grilled chicken Caesar salad

Exercise- pink phase one pull

Day 79

Let the holidays and the toughest year of the month begin. I brought my own veggies for dinner (which is really lunch) so I have my mind made up on how I want to get through this. Praying that my family does try to push too much on me and that I can stay low key. Here we go...

November 28- 152.4

Breakfast- fiber one and tea with almond milk

Lunch- turkey and roasted veggies

Snack- Lara bar

Dinner- pink smoothie

Day 78

Still feeling pretty good. I was secretly hopeful to see a 151 on the scale again, but I knew it was a fluke. It will come and go on its own soon. 

November 27-153.6

Breakfast- fiber one and chia tea with almond milk

Lunch- taco meat and beans and couscous and lettuce and carrots

Snack/post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner-salad with chicken, craisins, almonds, croutons 

Exercise- pink phase 1 push

Day 77

Feeling better again. Getting a little worried about the upcoming holidays. I know that I have the willpower but I just feel bad telling people no. But they will have to deal and get over it. 

November 26- 153.4 (strange side note-- I weighed myself a little later in the morning before my shower and weighed 151.6!!)

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- veggie and quinoa soup, chips and grapes/strawberries 

Snack- chai tea with almond milk

Dinner- taco meat, beans, couscous and lettuce

Post workout- pink smoothie 

Exercise- phase 1 kardio

Day 76

Not too bad. Here's hoping I can get my quick workout in today once we are all home. Yesterday was a busy day and there wasn't a minute to squeeze it in. I am just going to count it as my rest day and keep going. 

November 25- 154.4

Breakfast- fiber one with almond milk and tea

Lunch- black beans with couscous and lettuce and grapes

Snack- peanuts and raisins

Dinner- quinoa and veggies soup

Post workout- pink smoothie

Exercise- pink phase 1 pull

Day 75

Confusion. Not sure why I would be up this morning. Not much I can do now except move on. 

November 24- 155

Breakfast- Special K warm cereal

Snack- tea with almond milk

Lunch-taco meat and beans with couscous and lettuce

Snack-apple and green tea

Dinner- pot roast and carrots

Day 74

I told my husband this morning that even though the weight isn't pouring off, I feel really good. Day 5 of exercise, day 6 of no pop and lots of water or tea and day 74 of no sugar. It's the way to do it. 

November 23- 154

Breakfast- fiber one with almond milk and tea with almond milk

Lunch- turkey burger with roasted veggies and whole wheat couscous

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- veggie and quinoa soup with multigrain chips

Exercise- phase one push

Day 73

Not the kind of day I had planned on. My #2 is home with a stomach bug and it makes it hard to want to eat. Yuck!  It also makes it hard to find time to eat between the baby and taking care if his needs. We'll see how it goes.

November 21-154

Breakfast- tea with almond milk

Lunch- chicken rice soup and grapes

Snack- peanuts and raisins (I was hungry!)

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- turkey burger and roasted veggies and whole wheat couscous

Exercise- pink phase 1 kardio

Day 72

Doing good and feeling good. The exercise is good but easy enough to do and fit in (and I feel it!). I think it helps that other than my little bit of tea, I haven't had any caffeine for two days. Lots of water!  I did buy more green tea. I'm hoping to make the switch. 

November 21- 154.4

Breakfast- fiber one and almond milk and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken, almonds, craisins and croutons and apple

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- turkey and roasted veggies

Exercise- phase 1 pull

Day 71

When I do what I'm supposed to, it works. So here's to sticking to it well. 

November 20- 154.4

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- chicken with veggies and teriyaki and grapes

Snack- apple and pita chips (I'm hungry today-- I need more protein I guess)

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- salad with chicken, almonds, craisins, and croutons

Exercise- pink phase 1 push

Day 70

Well crap. That is all. 

November 19- 155

Breakfast- pink smoothie

Snack- tea with almond milk

Lunch- quinoa and beans with grapes and a few multigrain pita chips

Snack- carrots

Dinner- taco meat, quinoa and veggies

Post workout- pink smoothie

Exercise- phase 1 kardio!!!  Certainly not easy and I will have to figure out the best time to fit more in later but the 20 minutes for now works well. I also need to get the core and yoga in too. It's only 10 more minutes. I'll get there. 

Day 69

Well, this morning was a little better. Hopefully I won't ever see that last number again--- ever!  I really need to start exercising and hopefully this week will lend itself to it since it's a little less busy. We shall see!

November 18- 154.2

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad and chili

Dinner- black beans and quinoa and pita chips

Dessert-larabar

Day 68

I don't really believe the scale. I wasn't prefect, but I certainly didn't eat enough calories to gain 3 pounds. I'm just going to do it right today and move on. 

November 17- 156

Breakfast- fiber one and almond milk and tea

Lunch- beans with peppers, onions and tomatoes with quinoa and grapes

Snack- peanuts

Dinner- salad with chicken, almonds, craisins and croutons

Anxious to see what the scale says in the morning now. 

Day 67

15 pound mark!!  Woo hoo!!  Makes for a good start to the day and to the weekend. Hopefully it won't be washed away tomorrow. Hubby and I are going out on a date tonight. Hopefully we'll find somewhere to go where I can stick to the game plan and not be too tempted to get something else. 

November 16- 153.4

Breakfast- fiber one and almond milk and tea

Lunch- chicken Caesar salad without dressing

Snack- peanuts and grapes

Dinner- chicken Caesar salad in chipati (only ate a few bites of pita)

Date night- chia tea and popcorn

Day 66

Well, exercise didn't happen yesterday and probably won't happen today. Maybe the weekend will lend itself to a better opportunity. We will see. 

November 15-154.4

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad and strawberries

Snack- peanuts

Dinner- salad with chicken, cranberries, almonds, and croutons and grapes

Day 65

Not the greatest reset but like I wrote earlier, I didn't have all the water weight to lose. So today marks day one of the formula and exercise. Let's do it!

November 14- 154.2

Breakfast- fiber one and almond milk and tea

Lunch- taco meat with beans, broccoli and grapes

Snack- carrots

Dinner- low carb tortilla with chicken and lettuce and cheese

No exercise-- such is the life with four little people

Day 64

Moving in the right direction. It's the last day if reset that I'm going to do (I think) which means exercise regim starts tomorrow. Here's hoping I can make it work. I know that's what will get me to my weight goal. 

November 13-154.4

Breakfast- pink smoothie

Lunch- taco meat and beans and veggies (handful of peanuts as a filler beforehand)

Dinner- big salad with veggies, chicken, croutons, craisins and almonds

I was pretty hungry today and didn't stick to reset perfectly. But it was pretty close. I'm ready to move on with the program tomorrow. 

Day 63

Day 1 of reset is over. I wasn't perfect, but awfully close. The results didn't show that I had done anything. Makes me wonder how worth it, it will be. I looked back and lost a lot the first time through. But then again, I hadn't been eating all to healthy and I lost a lot of water weight. I don't have too much water weight to lose. Here goes day 2...

November 12- 155.2

Breakfast- pink smoothie

Lunch- salad with chicken and carrots 

Snack- carrots (lots of carrots)

Dinner- taco meat and black beans and mixed veggies 

Day 62

Here we go... Day 1 of reset. I'm going to do 3 days of reset and then follow the blueprint. This will include the good blue print and the exercise. I kind of did a reset day yesterday but had my share of carbs in my cereal and the croutons. So I'm going to do it "right" this time. But I've only had breakfast so far and I'm all ready hungry. Well, I don't think I'm really hungry I just mentally know how hard the next three days are going to be. But here we go...

November 11- 155.2

Breakfast- pink smoothie

Lunch- salad with chicken

Snack- lots of carrots

Dinner- turkey burger patty with broccoli and carrots 

Exercise- none yet

Day 61

Well, even though my progress has seemed to stall, I'm sticking with it. I know that exercise would make the difference. I think I am going to do 3 days of reset starting tomorrow and then jump back into it following the blueprint exactly. I'm going to go back and look at what I was eating before and work from there. I think I have a lot of my phases and my maintaining confused. Time to start a good clean eating. I also need to cut WAY back on the diet coke. I need to see if I can have green tea while nursing. I shouldn't have been drinking diet coke either but I need something with some flavor. 

This is a picture of my 60 day progress. It makes me feel good and keeps me motivated too. 

I also need to start being more patient with people who try to offer me foods that I don't want. I need to remember that I am doing this to myself. It's not that I can't have some foods rather I am choosing not too. It's not their fault. 

November 10- 156

Breakfast- fiber one and almond milk

Lunch- salad and broccoli (passed up a lot of favorites and these were my only options)

Dinner- salad with chicken, craisins, almonds and croutons

I am really hungry still. But I will just call it good for today. I was contemplating a pink smoothie but I will be fine. I'm going to drink a bunch of water instead. 

Day 60

Not where I thought I would be on day 60. But not much I can do to change it now. It will happen in time. I am going to do my measurements this morning just to have them but I'm just going to use them as a starting point. 

November 9- 156.4

Breakfast- fiber one and almond milk

Snack- carrots

Lunch- taco with quinoa and rice chips

Dinner- salad with chicken and almonds, craisins and croutons and more carrots

Day 59

Almost two months in and still struggling. I think I just need to reset and keep going. 

November 8- 156.2

Breakfast- pink smoothie

Lunch-salad with chicken

Snack-apple

Dinner- Moe's chicken and rice bowl and too many chips. I was doing so well until dinner hit. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. I think I will do a three day reset and then try to really follow the pink blueprint and exercise plan. 

Day 58

I was so confused this morning. But it is what it is. Nothing I can do but move on. 

November 7-156.2

Breakfast- fiber one and almond milk

Lunch- salad and chili

Snack- apple and Lara bar

Dinner- chicken philly with quinoa and broccoli

Snack- popcorn 

Day 57

The never ending roller coaster of emotions that eating this way brings. I need to watch the carb intake. But then again, I don't know what my rush is. I know I wanted to get back to prepregnancy weight before I went back. But I know that isn't going to happen at this point. I also know I need to exercise but it's just hard to find the time and motivation when I do have the time. I feel like this eating has brought out my bipolar personality. It will be pretty funny to go back and look through all these posts. What a hot mess!

November 6-155.2

Breakfast- fiber one with almond milk and tea

Lunch- quinoa taco and black beans and rice chips

Snack-apples

Dinner- chicken, broccoli and quinoa

Day 56

Not too many thoughts this morning. Feeling good-- slow and steady wins the race. 

November 5- 155

Breakfast- kashi and almond milk

Lunch- veggie soup, rice chips, grapes 

Snack- apple

Dinner- quinoa taco with lettuce and rice chips

Day 55

So glad that there was no damage done yesterday. It is always so hard when I don't really have control over the food choices or how they are prepared. I kind of have to make my best guess and go with it. Then I know that I can focus on it again the next day. So, here we go...

November 4- 155,2

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- veggie soup, rice chips and grapes

Snack- pita chips and apple

Dinner- chicken and broccoli and quinoa

Snack- tea

Day 54

More challenges coming today in the form of a family meal. I know what we are having but I might just take some more veggies with me since it will be a meat and potatoes kind of meal. Here's hoping it goes okay. 

November 3- 155.6

Breakfast-steel cut oats with apple and craisins and agave (not so good-- mostly had an apple)

Snack- tea

Lunch- BBQ chicken wrap and broccoli

Dinner- pot roast with salad and carrots

Day 53

Surprise! Surprise!  I was almost certain the results this morning were going to be tragic due to my love fest with pita chips. But shockingly, it went the other way. I think the amount of water consumed at the end of the day helped that out. I can see the 140's coming before too long. 

November 2-155.6

Breakfast- kashi and tea

Lunch- veggie soup with quinoa, apple, multigrain tortilla chips

Dinner- salad with croutons, almonds, and craisins, grapes and carrots (we were at a football birthday party and I only had carrots. Dinner was late and hopefully it won't bite me in the morning). 

Day 52

Struggling today. Not sure why. Just going to get through the day. 

November 1-156.6

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- veggie soup with quinoa, pita chips (too many), apple

Dinner- BBQ chicken, carrots, fruit