I’m ready to go… lol
Didn’t get a chance to post last night; things are crazy chaotic trying to get all of us packed and ready to leave, but I think we’re all set. I’m going to miss my munchkin but I’m so excited for a break and to feel like a grown up. Fingers crossed hubs and I don’t get too far off track with our diets!
Hope all you moms out there have a fantastic Mother’s day! See you all again next Sunday! I’ll try to have some pictures for you 😉
KK
I made an order of 50 cupcakes today….a mix of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, some with chocolate frosting, some with vanilla, and all filled with oreo creme. Let me just say, it was WAY hard to not want to eat one! But I did try a sample of each of the frostings (to check for sweetness and consistency) and they both tasted so sickeningly sweet!! Makes me both happy and sad lol. I don’t really miss those sweet treats unless they’re right in front of my face, but dang do I miss cupcakes sometimes!
I was so busy with that and all our travel preparations today that I didn’t realize until about an hour ago that I’d only had a cup of coffee and a piece of cheese all day….oops! No wonder my head feels like it’s going to split in half. It was so hot though, that I did drink a gallon of water lol. So that’s a perk.
No exercise, other than cleaning, obviously. Poor kiddo just wanted to go out and play all day and I couldn’t take her out; I felt terrible. Especially knowing we will be leaving her soon. 😦 But her pawpaw and mimi will be here for the day tomorrow so I’m sure she’ll get in lots of play time!
Nothing else new or exciting to report. Our departure day is imminent and I feel like my to-do list is longer than ever! EEEKS!
Oh wait…we have been low carbing for one month today! YAY, go us lol. I don’t think we’ll be quitting any time soon, either. Both hubby and I are really enjoying it.
So, hope all is well out there in interwebs-land! I’ll make one final post tomorrow and that will be it until next weekend! See ya then!
that my to-do list keeps getting longer every day?? Crap!! I’m never going to get everything done in time before we leave. Seriously…Balls.
Being so busy makes me miss convenience meals: frozen pizza, tv dinners, etc. The lean cuisines were my go to lunch before going low carb, and frozen pizza (or a take and bake) was our go-to on busy nights. There just aren’t any equivalent low carb options. I don’t really have the option of not cooking if I want a healthy, low carb meal. That’s my biggest peeve with HFLC.
I just realized tomorrow is the one month mark! Holy cow!! I feel much better after this month than I did with the 6 weeks of calorie counting. In general, I don’t feel deprived, and I’m still not really craving any carbs (other than the aforementioned “conveniences”) except maybe a milkshake today, but that’s only because it was hotter than Hades lol. I think spring has passed us by and we’re going straight into Summer!
I need to focus on getting my water intake back up. I have been majorly slacking, and I can tell bc my skin has dried back out 😦 and spending so much time in the sun means I’ll need every bit of water I can get. So once we’re back from vacay, I’m going to do another 30 day gallon challenge, and repeat the Guns, Buns, and Abs challenge as well. Everyone, hold me to it!! LOL!
So that’s about it for the last couple of days, running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Not fun! But it’ll be worth it come Monday afternoon 🙂
Peace out!
Hubby and I had a blast celebrating our anniversary this weekend! We went out for a steak dinner and then spent an evening living la vida loca at the local bingo hall LOL!! We used to go pretty often before we had our munchkin. Now we average once per year haha.
Stayed on track all weekend. Today we spent the day with the kiddo at the park…the weather is finally gorgeous so I feel like we walked all over the place! Plus warmer weather always makes me drink more water because, well…it’s hot lol. So yay! I feel like I finally got out of my funk and life is good!
This week is going to be full on CHAOS! But I will try to pop in every day, at most every other day….Friday will probably be my last post until maybe next Sunday, when we get back home. I can’t wait to park my butt on the beach, but I’m hoping not to get too far off track diet-wise while we’re gone. I’ve decided I’ll allow myself to splurge on a dessert one day if something appeals, but for the rest of the time, I’m going to eat like I would while we’re at home. Lots of veggies, protein, and healthy fat. And with all the walking and swimming we’ll be doing, I hope I’ll at least break even for the week.
I’m also REALLY hoping to get under 290 before we leave….fingers crossed.
Yeah not much exciting to report; I’m just in a really great mood and it’s been a great weekend! Vitamin D is a great thing. Can’t believe mine and hubby’s two year anniversary is tomorrow! My, how the time flies.
Adios!
That’s what I am today. The munchkin’s EEG is in the AM and I am dreading it. We had to keep her up late today. Recommended 2 hours past her normal bedtime. Well…that didn’t work lol. We made it to the 1 hour mark and she was falling asleep on our laps so we had to call it. Then I have to get her up early enough before her appointment that she will be tired and willing to nap while we’re there…which means I’ll be up at 430 AM, joy. Cranky mom, cranky toddler…oh boy. Plus she’s terrified of doctors or anyone in scrubs. Should be interesting. I just hope we have answers soon. Preferably before we leave for our vacation. I’m nervous enough about leaving her as it is…I don’t need anything extra to worry about!
In other news…my scale didn’t budge this week. ALTHOUGH…..it could be related to, uhh…”that time of the month”. lol. Sorry for the TMI but I do tend to retain water in the couple days leading up to it, so I’m hoping to see a good number next week to make up for this week!
I’ve been eating pretty decently lately. I’m wondering if I’m getting too much protein though. The last few days I’ve been between 30-35% protein, 10% carbs, and the rest fat. I think my fat percentage is supposed to be a little bit higher? So that could also be contributing to the lack of change on the scale.
Water intake has been up and down. Could be better, but could be way worse! Exercise is the same. Kiddo and I have been going on lots of walks and playing in the backyard…so nothing in the way of “formal” exercise but a decent amount of physical activity.
So yeah, that’s about it for today. Gotta try to get some sleep for all the “festivities” tomorrow.
Yeah I don’t know what that’s about lol…I’ve had the song stuck in my head all day. Tomorrow is weigh in day…I’m def hoping I’ve hit the 20 lbs lost mark! I’m so close I can taste it!
I’m keeping busy with spring cleaning and whatnot…when the munchkin lets me get anything done at all during the day lol. She is constantly bringing me her or my shoes and saying “Bye!” then running to the door. I get the hint lol! It’s finally warming up, and she is looooooooving being outside. I have a hunch we will be spending tons of time at the water park this summer! Which is fine with me because A) exercise, and B) I love being in the water! Plus yay for a tan haha.
Had a bit of a low carb speed bump today. Hubby’s workplace is having a potluck day tomorrow to say farewell to their interns. Well, let’s just say I have a bit of a reputation around his office for being a good cook, and a good baker especially. So usually they ask me to make a cake. Normally, not a big deal. But now that we are low carbing, it was torture! I couldn’t taste the batter to make sure it tasted ok, I had to live with the smell of Praline Honey Bun Cake in my house all afternoon….it’s like heaven in a pan. And then the glaze…oh the glorious glaze. I haven’t really been craving carbs or heavy, cakey sweets prior to today but now I am like….let me at that pan lol!!! I’m hoping there aren’t any leftovers. I’m not sure I can keep myself away from it if there are! Note to self, find guinea pigs to pawn the leftovers off on just in case haha.
In other news, I am MAJORLY slacking on my water. I just don’t want it. I’m bored with it! I need to get some frozen fruit so I can infuse it with flavor and see if that helps my interest. I can tell I’m dehydrated; I had a headache today and I constantly feel thirsty but I’d much rather drink iced tea than plain old water. Ugh. Why can’t water taste yummy out of the tap?!
Plus the kiddo is going in for an EEG Friday. We’ve been keeping it on the down low, but I’m honestly stressed and worried. I haven’t been stress eating like I normally do, so I call that an accomplishment, but I have no outlet for my worry except to…well, worry more I guess. I know it does no good, and whatever will be, will be and blah blah blah but ugh…this is my baby girl we’re talking about here!!
Anyway. Eating has been good. Average. Exercise has been meh. Need to get back into a solid routine but I’ll probably keep making excuses not to until we get back from vacation if I’m being perfectly honest lol!! Not good I know, but I do spend a lot of time with the munchkin outside at the park and on walks and whatnot so that’s good enough for now, and I can hit it hard in a couple weeks once the chaos settles down.
Enough rambling from me for the day. Fingers crossed for good news tomorrow!!!
Just a note to say that I haven’t fallen off the face of the Earth lol. I’ve been staring at a computer for most of the weekend, and frankly, I just want to enjoy the few remaining hours before yet another chaotic week begins.
I’ve been behaving (mostly) diet wise, but my water intake has been in the pooper so I def will be stepping that up tomorrow. I wonder if infusing water with fruit adds carbs? I want to start doing that again. Got in some exercise with a walk yesterday but it was short because I was working so…not that great.
Anyway, hope you all had a wonderful weekend…looking forward to the warmer, drier weather that is headed in our direction. Means I’ll get more quality time outside with the munchkin!
PS- I made tiramisu. Holy crap, it blew my mind! So I’ll have to be sure to post that recipe as well!
Just a quickie today…I’ve gotten out of the habit of eating regularly throughout the day; I normally end up eating breakfast around 11 or even as late as noon. I eat when I feel hungry but I’m not sure if that is the best way to approach things. I don’t want my body to think it’s starving or whatever. Does anyone have any insight on this? Is it ok to just eat when I’m hungry while low-carbing, or should I be following the “six small meals per day” ideology?
I noticed today that my clothes are starting to fit a little more loosely! And that I’m closing in on that 20 lb. mark!! I’m a little behind where I’d like to be, but only by 1.5 lbs so that’s not awful; hopefully I can make that up in the next month and keep up with my ten pounds per month goal. So exciting to realize my shirts are a bit baggier though! Holy cow!
I need to eat some more calories today; I haven’t quite made it to 1000 and I really don’t want to drink those calores so….I’m off to find some nuts or peanut butter or something. Hope everyone has a great weekend; I’ll try to post that Shepherd’s pie recipe tomorrow!
KK
Holy moly, spring is in full swing! It seems like everyone wants us to be here or there. Sheesh! I want a weekend at home to re-cooperate!
So weigh in day went ok…294.6! Can’t complain about that after such a big drop last week, and the fun weekend we had!
The last couple of days I’ve been well behaved; drinking all my water, eating clean and hovering around 1200 calories/25 grams of carbs or less, getting a walk in or moderate physical activity in. I feel like I should up my activity, maybe add some high intensity interval training to really maximize my workout time.
As I promised, here is the Cheese Danish recipe…trust me, and make this. It doesn’t taste like diet food at all. Creamy, cheesy, decadent breakfast pastry goodness that totally feels like a cheat and isn’t!
adapted from uplateanyway.com….such a great blog! This is a three step process that *looks* like hard work but really, isn’t too bad and comes together super quickly.
Ingredients:
Dough
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(42 grams) (I didn’t have almond flour, so I used soy flour instead…turned out just fine, but did alter the carb count from the original recipe)
(21 grams)Filling
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Glaze
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Directions
These are divine little bits of heaven!!!
Hope you enjoy the recipe!
KK
Sorry for the radio silence yesterday; long story short, hubby and I booked a last minute vacay with some friends of ours so we were going back and forth deciding what to do and taking care of that last night. So yeah…in 19 days, we will be sailing off into the sunset! Can’t wait. We took a cruise together about a year after we started dating and it was heaven. I’m hoping we have the same experience! I’m pretty bummed that I’ll be spending all of Mother’s Day cooped up in the car for 20+ hours and away from my baby girl…still not sure how well I will handle being away from her for a week but I guess we will see!
So the past couple of days have been great. I’ve stayed on par with my carbs– 20 net yesterday, 30 net today. Calories yesterday were better than today. Yesterday was just barely 1200, today is nearly 1900….but that also includes a few beers lol. And I made a comfort food kind of dish for dinner that is heavier than we normally eat. I will def be posting the recipe for it because I am blown away by how awesome it turned out!! It was a shepherd’s pie, but instead of potatoes or cauliflower to make the mashed potatoes, I used a roasted butternut squash, seasoned up with some savory spices, butter, cream, etc. Then topped it all with a mozzarella/provolone blend and some bacon… and OH. MY. GOODNESS. lol! Yum! Plus I still owe you guys the recipe for the danishes, which are also fan-freaking-tastic!! So I’ll get that done this week.
Enough of that tangent lol. I’ve been drinking 3/4 gallon water the last couple days. Better than the weekend when I drank almost none! Workout….yeah, not so much. It’s turned cold again so I haven’t been getting out with the munchkin. Not a great excuse, I know. I need to make exercise a priority but it’s hard to get back into it after any amount of time off! I also know that drinking as much as we do is hampering our progress. We have a 4 beer max per day, but even drinking the low carb light beer, that ‘s 400 calories and 12.5 grams of carbs. Hello, empty calories AND carbs! 😦 but I just love beer so darn much haha!
Definitely worried about being on vacation for a week. Do i stick to as much low carb as I can? Do I just relax for a week and enjoy, but track religiously so I don’t go too crazy?? Have one splurge day and the rest strict low carb?? I’m at a loss. I don’t want to deprive myself; I’d rather enjoy our vacay and worry about it when I come back BUT…I don’t want to gain back everything I’ve lost, either. And our lives are going to be so chaotic the next few weeks. We will be away from home this weekend, celebrating our anniversary after that, and then vacay. When did my life get so busy?!
Worried about weigh in day tomorrow, too. I know I went a little crazy over the weekend on the caloric end. Ate a bunch of high fat no/low carb food to try to stay on track away from home. We will definitely have to plan that better in the future!
Enough whining I suppose. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!
KK
Accountability 