11/6/09 Report

REPORT
Wine Party at V's last night. I think I went over the recommended daily 6 ozs. And my was there quite a spread of food there. Um, this has prompted me to start to think about what to do about the holidays; or I should say, how I'm going to handle them this year. I'm not going to deny anything I love, like mashed potatoes. I know if I do, I'll just crave them like crazy and binge. But I am going to load my plate with the veggies and add just a bit of the more indulgent, less healthy things.

MEALS
breakfast:
-coffee, half decaf, half reg, with lots of soy milk and some pumpkin flavor
-fiber bar
-water

lunch:
-avacado sushi, half roll
-multigrain bread, olives, tapenade
-stuffed grape leaf
-roasted marinated artichoke heart
-pumpkin protein smoothie

dinner: (oh boy)
-8 seafood stuffed mushrooms (sml)
-2 jumbo shrimp cocktail
-2 tbs dip
-dozen baby carrots
-3 celery sticks
-3 pepper slices
-guacamole & corn chips
-12 slices of cheese: gouda, smoked gouda, parmesan, cheddar, bleu
-bunch of grapes
-6 crackers
-fruit pavlova portion
-3 Sugar bakery sugar cookies
-1 sml chocolate chip brownie
-1 full glass torrontes, 2 oz pinot grigio, 4 oz merlot, 6 oz cabernet, 2 oz some other red, 1 glass pinot noir

PYRAMID
grain: sushi rice, brown rice, bread, granola bar, seafood stuffing, crackers
veg: carrots (2 srv), celery, pepper, pumpkin, artichoke, olive, avacado (2 srv), grape leaf, kelp
fruit: grapes
dairy: gouda (6), smoked gouda (4), parmesan (2), bleu (3), cheddar (1), soy milk
legume: none
nut/seed: sesame
other: coffee, shrimp, crab, ginger, soy sauce, about 6 oz of all that wine, water
bad: HAH! 3 cookies, 1 brownie, 1 portion pavlova, 22 oz (4 glasses) wine, ranch dip, mexican dip, fiesta dip
activity: 6 hours work, 1/2 mi walk
x-out: none
reading: some Raymond Chandler
writing: none
sleep*: 8 hours

*SLEEP: just read in Glamour magazine that better sleep lead to healthy weight. At 4 hours, your body's all effed up, craving sugar and unable to process food well. So, I'm going to be making sure I get enough sleep.

10/31 Report - Happy Halloween!

REPORT
Busy day. Fast food got me in the end. Ah well. Will have to plan better...

MEALS
breakfast:
-biscuit with slice of cheese
-hash brown
-iced cafe mocha
-coffee with one cream, 2 sugars

lunch:
-apple
-water
-granola bar

snack:
-diet Cherry cola
-wh wh cracker (2)
-oz bleu cheese

dinner:
-veggie burger with mustard, extra lettuce, tomato and pickles on bun
-orange juice
-french fries (sml, tho!)

snack:
-little chocolate Halloween candy
-IPA
-2 olives
-2 mini gherkins
-4 pepperoncinis
-dill harvarti
-bleu cheese (sml portion)
-1 srv rye bread
-4 triscuits
-pumpkin latte with soy

PYRAMID
veg: tomato, lettuce, pickles, veg burger, pepperoncini, olive
grain: bun, crackers (2 srv), bread, granola
dairy: harvarti, bleu (2), skim milk, soy milk
fruit: apple, orange juice
legume: veg burger
n/s: sesame
other: coffee (3), water
bad: mocha, whip cream, pumpkin syrup, hash brown, biscuit, french fries, soda, sugars
exercise: meh, 1/2 mile walking
x-out: some, yes
rdg: no
writing: no

Exercising while cashiering

Here's a good link with a nice list of ideas:

http://ask.metafilter.com/52608/Exercises-I-can-do-while-cashiering

Highlights and my own additions include:

-standing on toes for a length of time
-standing on toes and stepping up and down
-standing on toes and slightly moving up and down
-streching calves by putting foot against counter, back and forth with feet
-squatting and holding steady in the position with perfect posture
-practicing perfect posture
-holding on to counter and leaning back to strech back
-twisting arms around in each other do some deep breaths then switch arms
-twisting slowly from side to side with arms holding edge of counter
-taking short walks to do as many little things as possible

There. I'm doing okay on the scales. I think between being active and eating better, that helps. Yesterday was alright for the amount of time I was not at home to fix good food but coudl have been better. See next post...

Walking: how am I doing?

Well, I was starting to think that I did not do a good job about ramping up the extra walks, but I actually think I did okay.

Friday I went to Cambridge and did a fair amount of wlaking throughout Harvard Sq, definitely got in an extra half mile, minimum.

Saturday I worked thirteen hours (!!!) so you can't blame me if I didn't get in an extra half mile, but I did get in an extra quarter mile.

Today, well, I'm very tired you see from yesterday. Quarter mile only but was sure to never be idle while at the register. That'll be my next post, actually. A collection of little exercises to do while at a cash register.

10/28 Report

REPORT
Blur of a day yesterday. I know I did a lot of reading and I worked at the store. That's about it.

MEALS
breakfast:
-coffee with choc milk and honey
-banana

lunch:
-rye bread with tahini spread
-wh wh cracker with bleu cheese
-water
-lavender tea

snack:
-apple

dinner:
-olive loaf with tapenade spread (kinda cannabalistic, ha ha)
-5 olives
-1 stuff grape leaf
-1 marinaded artichoke heart
-water

snack:
-Rene's homemade guac
-white corn chips
-Bushmills nips (hazard of new part time job, I guess) and water
-1/2 glass wine
-olive loaf with tahini spread

PYRAMID
veg: olive (2 srv), grape leaf, artichoke, avacado
grain: rye bread, cracker, olive bread (2 srv), corn chips, rice
fruit: banana, apple
dairy: milk, cheese
legumes: none
nut/seed: tahini spread (2 srv)
other: honey, coffee, tea, water, 1/2 glass wine
bad: whiskey (but it's cold outside! and it was only a little, you see)
rdg: article on John Wieners, BJ:ER (balm for the trodden soul)
wrt: journaling
x-out: none
exercise: walk to work & back (.5 mi total) and little exercises at the counter but nothing substantial

To work on: apps, Sym proj, exercising. I'm starting a post a day with some grad schoolf riends so #2 should be getting a fair amount of attention. Here's hoping!

Need to ramp up the exercising

I've been working more but have been exercising less as a result. not as many walkas around the block. It doesn't help that Maddie's not around (up with Rene & her bf in the No Shore) to motivate me!

Let's say that starting tomorrow, I add another minimum half mile walk into my regimen. And I have to report here to say I've done it. As far as eating right and stuff, i'm coming back to that and well. Let's try to remember yesterday and put that up in the next post, shall we?

10/25 Report

REPORT
Hmmm...mezza mezza. Lotsa yard work at mom's. A decent brunch and then a really bad lapse into a Sinckers bar -- but only half of it! -- then pizza for dinner, which was part bad, part good.

MEALS
brunch:
-coffee with soy milk and honey
-whole wheat roll with slice of cheese, 3 soysages, mustard, horseradish sauce and mayo

snack:
evil .5 Snickers

dinner:
-seltzers water with lemon
-caesar salad
-3.5 slices (maybe four?) of Papa Ginos

snack:
-1 Pomegranate Wheat beer

PYRAMID
veg: tomato sauce, romaine lettuc (2 srv)
grain: pizza crust, roll (2 srv)
legume: soysages (3 srv)
dairy: american cheese, parmesan cheese, soy milk, pizza cheese (2 srv)
fruit: lemon juice (.5 srv)
nut/seed: none
other: honey, coffee, water
bad: SNICKERS, pizza crust, pizza cheese (2 srv), beer
activity: caught up on sleep!, gardening
writing: none yet but I will prob journal before bed
reading: little bit of everything tonight
x-out: laundry!, some tidying, some little projects around the house

10/18 Report - WICKED BAD DAY

REPORT
Now that the weather has turned, I've found myself slipping off the healthy eating regime and slinking into Terrible Food Town. That means I should start reporting daily again, so I can keep track to stay on track. So, here's to going back to the routine! Get ready for some seriously terrible meals for today:

MEALS
breakfast:
-pumpkin latte with skim milk
-slice of pizza with garlic, tomato sauce and spinach

lunch:
-arugula salad with soy bacon bits, sunflower seeds, tomatoes and a tsp of balsamic vinaigrette
-Coca-cola
-four Thin Mints

snack:
-Spanish olives
-triscuits
-cheese

dinner:
-ginger ale
-mac and cheese
-black bean and brown rice soup

snack:
-candy necklace candy
-ginger ale

PYRAMID
veg: tomato, spinach, arugula, chive, fresh parsley, olives
grain: brown rice, pasta, pizza crust
dairy: cheese (first 2 servings), skim milk
fruit: none
legume: black beans
nut/seed: sunflower seed
other: espresso, olive oil, spices, balsamic vinegar
bad: coke (2), ginger ale (2), cookies (4), pumpkin flavoring, candy, bread crumbs, pizza grease, servings 3-5 of cheese. Total of bad things: FIFTEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
x-out: none
exercise: barely
reading: some Oppen poems
writing: nope
television: hours and hours of it!

I blame it on the October snow. It made me all deflated, cold, and desirous of eating junk and catching up on TV. Okay, tomorrow is a new day. Let's get back on track!

10/7 Report

REPORT
I took the day off from the disparaging job hunt and instead worked on stuff that was good for the soul, if you will. Took advantage of being an out of work writer. Also went to Mom's, where I am right now.

PYRAMID
breakfast:
-coffee with tsp honey and soy milk
-orange

lunch:
-cucumber and tomato salad
-2 slices of sourdough roll (prob 1/2 srv of graiin)
-small portion of bleu cheese
-1 tsp of honey
-6 pecans
(honey, pecan, bleu cheese on good bread: sooo yummy!)
-herbal ice tea
-water

snack:
-decaf coffee with honey and soymilk
-avacado sushi roll

dinner:
-mushroom ravioli with fresh herbs, butter, parmesan cheese, oil and garlic
-harvest moon beer

dessert:
-key lime pie from Roche Bros
-Shipyard Pumpkinhead
-triscuit four cheese bites (12)
-lowfat baby bel cheese snack

PYRAMID
veg: tomato, cuke (2 srv), avacado, mushoom, basil & parsley, scallion, mushroom, kelp
grain: pasta, rice, bread, triscuit
fruit: orange (2 srv)
dairy: soy milk (3), cheese (4)
legume: none
nut: pecans
other: coffee, herbal tea, beer, water, honey (3 tbs), olive oil, balsamic vinegar, wasabi, pickled ginger
bad: beer, butter, key lime pie
activity: short walk with Maddie
xout: writing organizing

Simple Cucumber and Tomato Salad Recipe

Recipe: Simple Cucumber and Tomato Salad

1 tsp ranch dressing
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp dill weed
salt & pepper

1 cuke, peeled, quartered and chopped
1 large tomato (or two medium, or 8 halved cherry/grape, etc) chopped


Mix dressing ingredients well. Add veggies and toss until well coated. I think it's better to eat with a spoon because the juices from the veggies enhance the dressing. It's sooo good!