Wow, time flies when you haven't blogged!!!
My last post was on the 7th?!?! What? I can't believe that. Well maybe if I would be loosing weight I would have something to write about. Ha Ha. I haven't stepped on the scale since my last post because I haven't been eating well. If you would have looked in my kitchen in the last couple of weeks you would have found cookies and brownies and chips. How did they get here? Oh, I brought them into my home. For Valentine's Day I thought how nice it would be to have some brownies for dessert since we don't really do much to celebrate. So I made brownies in a heart shaped pan. My daughter decided it would be romantic to serve my husband and I a bowl of ice cream with brownies and chocolate sauce. It was yummy. But after that we had leftovers brownies. Then, I go to the store and see cookies on sale, and I have a coupon! Woo Hoo!!! Deal!! My family will be so happy to have cookies in the house. I am buying them for my family. But who eats most of the cookies and left over brownies? Yes... me. My son did a great job helping me. But he is 14, soon to be 15, and has the typical teenage boy metabolism. He's tall and thin and in great shape. He loves to work out with weights, plays basketball and just finished a season of wrestling with his high school. Where did he get all that great energy and athleticism from? Not me. My husband used to be very athletic but not so much anymore. We really need to get our butts off the couch.
This week I started following a new diet plan I found at Health Magazine.com. It seems simple and realistic. The only problem is I had to buy things I didn't have at home and it would have cost me more than I wanted. So I'm just using it as a guideline and making minor modifications. Instead of buying pita bread and whole wheat tortillas and whole wheat bread, I just bought flat bread and using it for all menus that call for bread. And I'm just using brown rice instead of three different kinds of grains. Simple adjustments. Hopefully it will result in a loss! I have to tell you the first night's dessert was fabulous. It was fresh strawberries with a little mascarpone cheese with a bit of brown sugar. It was so good, my kids had to have some, too!!! I will serve that again. It will be a great treat in the summer.
Of course, I started the diet yesterday and had my first challenging temptation. A birthday party. There was a ton of food. Pizza, cake, chips; all the good party food. I didn't have any pizza - yeah me! But I had a hard time avoiding the boreks (A yummy bread treat filled with cheese). Forgive me, my Armenian friends, if I miss-spelled it. I did share some cake with my daughter but I ate more than I should have. I love birthday cake.
Well, enough about yesterday. Today I feel more focused and trying to stay on my diet plan. For breakfast I had fat free plain greek yogurt with blueberries. I really enjoyed it. I love blueberries. And for a snack I had a granola bar. Lunch is coming soon and I am feeling hungry. I'm looking forward to my peanut butter and banana sandwich with carrots and celery. I'm staying positive and trying to focus on my goals.
I was just thinking about my lack of water drinking so I got up and got myself a big glass of water. Good for me! I still would rather drink coffee but I started making only half a pot instead of a full one every morning. My husband doesn't drink coffee at home, he goes to Starbucks every morning. So half a pot for me is plenty. Finding ways to be successful... that what this is all about.
Peace,
Karen
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