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Post by Tempest on Feb 7, 2010 2:49:24 GMT -5
so my family is really big on eating tortillas and bread. I am not really too thrilled with all the extra calories and carbs that they have in them. I have bought myself some alternatives that I wanted to share with everyone! okay, here is just a little bit of info on the tortilla and white wheat bread that I buy for the family. these are staples in our house and probably always will be. 1 tortilla = 160 calories, total fat 4g, sodium 300mg, carbs 27g, fiber 1g. 2 slices of white wheat bread = 140 calories, total fat 2g, sodium 260mg, carbs 25g, fiber 2g. as you can see the white wheat bread has half the total fat of the tortilla and has less sodium, they are pretty close in calories, carbs, and fiber. these are two things that I have bought, tried out, and I am pretty happy with them. Nature's Own Whole Wheat Sandwich Rounds, I buy these and use them as I would normally use bread. they are also made by Oroweat and I have used those before, they are good too, but here is the info on the Nature's Own brand, as they are currently what I have here at home. www.naturesownbread.com/NAT_Varieties/Variety.cfm?CategoryID=126&ProductID=7091 roll (2 slices) - 100 calories, total fat 1g, sodium 180mg, carbs 21g, fiber 5g. Kangaroo Pita Pockets Whole Wheat kangaroobrands.com/pita-products/breads1/2 pita bread - 80 calories, total fat 0g, sodium 140mg, carbs 16g, fiber 3g. these are both considerably lower in calories and sodium, lower in total fat grams and carbs too, and both higher in fiber. I really like both of these and they are a good alternative to constantly eating tortillas and bread, and I thought I would share them with you guys. if anyone else has any other ideas please let me know! so it is a Saturday night and I comparing the calorie contents of whole grains rather than looking up the random hotness that I would normally be doing. what is happening to me!?!
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Post by Jai D on Feb 7, 2010 15:10:59 GMT -5
I love pita pockets! I really should get more! And cool on you looking for alternatives! I need to cut my white bread in take. I like it way to much! I am so proud of you. And don't worry about the hotness that is still there waiting to inspire you
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Post by Tempest on Feb 7, 2010 20:26:03 GMT -5
I love pita pockets! I really should get more! And cool on you looking for alternatives! I need to cut my white bread in take. I like it way to much! I am so proud of you. And don't worry about the hotness that is still there waiting to inspire you Thank you Jai! ILY!
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Post by teej on Feb 8, 2010 8:49:05 GMT -5
Hannah and I love the sandwich rounds from Orowheat...we found them at Sam's one day and decided to try them...and they are soooo good! I have always liked pita pockets too just haven't had any in a while...need to get some
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Post by Tempest on Feb 8, 2010 17:36:35 GMT -5
you dont even want to know....
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Post by Tempest on Feb 11, 2010 23:46:59 GMT -5
so I have been having an "off" day for the past couple of days. lots of arguing and stress going on en mi casa. but oh well, such is life and love and etc. other than today I have managed to do the elliptical for 2 miles every day. I was somewhat mad at myself for not doing it today. I could have, I should have, I had the time. but oh well I will make it up. I haven't done the weights at all this week either. just haven't been feeling it.
I did feel somewhat guilty about the strawberry cream cake, but it was my anniversary so I felt the urge to splurge. other than 3 pieces I ate the entire rest of it. fuck it. I don't care. aside from the cake, I feel like I have eaten a lot this week, I seemed hungrier... maybe. I have been craving sugar all day long, well at least the second half of the day. I am hungry right now. but I am telling myself to have a healthy snack. yogurt, cereal, crackers and peanut butter, something... anything other than the bag or chocolate that I know is sitting on the kitchen counter right now.
we did have our first fight over the new no soda rule last night, but that was steaming from other things. I will blog about it another time. I don't have the energy to do it right now.
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Post by Tempest on Feb 17, 2010 23:53:59 GMT -5
i am not really feeling much of anything lately and i do not have the motivation that i need in order to get my fat ass up and work out.
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Post by teej on Feb 18, 2010 14:57:30 GMT -5
we will have no talk like that here...motivation is a funny thing...sometimes it's there and sometimes it's not...it's so hard to get up and do stuff...
try thinking of yourself looking all cute this summer in you flip flops and shorts!
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Post by Tempest on Feb 18, 2010 21:59:13 GMT -5
we will have no talk like that here...motivation is a funny thing...sometimes it's there and sometimes it's not...it's so hard to get up and do stuff... try thinking of yourself looking all cute this summer in you flip flops and shorts! thank you Teej for the encouragement. today i was just okay i am going to do it. PS i will be rockin' my flip flops and shorts this summer whether i look cute in them or not! lol
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Post by Tempest on Feb 18, 2010 22:38:17 GMT -5
so this week has been a crazy week. the kids have all been home. I have been to the Dr with one of them at some point everyday this week, other than today. today was also the first day that I have had any resemblance of a workout all week long. but on the bright side it was so super easy to do those 2 miles and I breezed right through them. starting tomorrow I think I will try to add another mile to the workout. that may be easier said than done though now that the boys are officially not returning to school for the rest of the school year. I had it really good and planned out and the schedule was working for me, but now that they are home it is going to be really hard not to fall back into this bad habit I have of laying down on the couch while they play in the mornings. I can use that time to get my workout done. I should use that time to get my workout done. this week I have been laying down with Tristan everyday when he takes his afternoon nap and falling asleep too. today I used his nap time to do my workout. but I don't want to wait until 1 or 2 in the afternoon to work out, I want to get that over with early. I am hoping that I can just muster up the motivation to do it as soon as I get back from taking Alyssa to school. then I can have the rest of the morning to spend with the boys or doing things around the house, rather than being half asleep on the couch all morning and not getting anything done, not having the energy or the will to get up and do a workout at that point. I guess I will just have to take one day at a time and see how things progress next week after we get back into our routine.
that being said... I am curious to know how much I weigh. I have a scale, but I am not entirely sure how accurate it is. I wish I knew of a place to go get weighed and know that it was an accurate reading. not that weight is necessary important in the big picture of things. the ultimate goal is to just get healthy and slimmer, not to chastise myself if I don't lose "X" number of pounds. but I am curious. maybe it is for the better that I don't find out. it might just depress me more than satisfying some curiosity.
anyway I hope that made sense, I know it is kinda rambling. oh well...
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Post by Tempest on Feb 19, 2010 23:34:47 GMT -5
today has been the ultimate crazy day. and I am completely worn out. it started with taking Alyssa to school and hasn't stopped yet. this morning Tristan went to the dentist to have what I thought was just a cavity filled but ended up being a crown. he braved through it, but has spent the remainder of the day in groggy mode, pissed off mode, and hyper mode. he alone has been enough to drive me crazy today.
today was also payday so I spent the latter part of the afternoon running around paying bills. I managed to do 2 miles on the elliptical today, but I have such a headache I didn't even attempt for the 3rd mile. I am thinking that the headache is maybe a combination from the kids, the long day, and the sodium from all the soy sauce I have consumed today.
so I have had a great idea that I will be posting in here sometime this weekend maybe. I am really excited about it and Joel seems supportive of it, so we will see...
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Post by Tempest on Feb 21, 2010 3:39:03 GMT -5
I have come up with a brilliant idea... Walk-A-Tons! A great way to get some exercise and raise some awareness/money for a great cause. Depending on where you live there are several organizations that have walk-a-tons scheduled in the not too distant future. Most of the ones that I have looked into require you to walk 4-5 miles. I have signed up for 3 so far... March of Dimes, Arthritis Walk, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides. I may sign up for a second walk for the March of Dimes in the city next to ours. Most of them do NOT require you to donate or pay anything to participate, but expect you to raise funds (which is not required). I slightly feel guilty that I am not really doing this for the benefit of the organization, more for my own personal gain. However, I think that even if I do not donate money or fund raise I am still walking and helping to raise awareness for their cause. (see there is a bright side to everything) I will post the links to some of the websites that I have found. If you know of any that I may of forgotten please post it to! American Heart Association - Start! Heart Walk (Will not be until the Fall I think, they still have last years event info on their website) www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053039Susan G. Komen - Race for the Cure ww5.komen.org/findarace.aspxAvon Walk for Breast Cancer www.avonwalk.org/National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Walk MS www.nationalmssociety.org/walkMapRegion.aspxNational Kidney Foundation - Kidney Walk donate.kidney.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Walk_homepageMarch of Dimes - Walk America www.marchforbabies.org/The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Light the Night www.lightthenight.org/welcome.htmlAmerican Lung Association - Asthma Walk www.lungusa.org/get-involved/Arthritis Foundation - Arthritis Walk www.arthritis.org/arthritis-walk.phpAmerican Diabetes Association - Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes (Will not be until the Fall I think, they still have last years event info on their website) stepout.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=OUT_homepageCystic Fibrosis Foundation - Great Strides National Walk Event www.cff.org/great_strides/Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Walk to Cure Diabetes walk.jdrf.org/American Cancer Society - Relay for Life www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.aspSo if you are interested, see if there are going to be any events in your area and get to walking!
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Post by Tempest on Feb 21, 2010 22:34:15 GMT -5
so this afternoon and evening I have had an overall feeling of general tiredness and didn't even have the strength to push the vacuum earlier (tho I did it anyways). now I have discovered that I have somewhat of a scratchy throat. it doesn't really hurt, just feels like I constantly have to clear my throat. sooo I really hope that I am not getting sick because I am due to start my period like any second now and I definitely do not want to be dealing with being a total bitch on the rag at the same time as being sick. if that is the case, then I seriously feel sorry for my workout routine and trying to eat good. so if I am sick I will be loaded up on soup and Gatorade, if I am on my period I will be craving chocolate and coca cola. so its a lose-lose situation. I almost totally forgot to add that I weighed myself today at the grocery store. they had a scale that you put a quarter in and it weighed you, gave you your lucky lotto numbers, and a fortune for the day (mine was something about studying hard). I was actually pleasantly surprised by how much I weighed. it is actually pretty consistent with what I have weighted since Tristan was born. the good news is that I am not getting any bigger. the bad news is that he is 3 years old now and that means that I haven't lost any weight in 3 years. or whatever weight I did lose when I was walking regularly I gained back. but it tells me where I am at and I know how much I need to lose to be at where I want to be at. I would like to lose about 100 pounds. that seems like a lot. hell it is a lot. that's like a 9 year old kid. I think I need to see what the average weight is for my height. at the mall I noticed that there was a really fancy scale in front of GNC that cost $1.00, but it gave you your body mass index and all kinds of other things. maybe once I get to actually losing some weight I will go have one of those done. so now I can just pay 25 cents whenever I go to the grocery store and weigh myself. maybe every couple of weeks or so. maybe I will do it again next week when I am off of my period. and I am not going to be ashamed of my weight and not post it. part of this process is to get it out and be open about things so here it is.... 233.8 lbs. and here's to hoping that the quarter scale is accurate.
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Post by Tempest on Feb 22, 2010 22:19:36 GMT -5
today has been ... awkward ... to say the least. you do not want to know about my diet or my lack of excersie today...
maybe tomorrow...
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Post by Tempest on Feb 24, 2010 20:44:40 GMT -5
I am really disappointed that I haven't had the strength or energy to work out for the last two days. I really want to, but my body is not having any of that. yesterday I was so hoarse I could barely talk and I had no energy at all, today my voice is back but I am so sore and achy and feel feverish (though I don't have a temp) and I have had the worst sinus pressure all day long. I will try and at least attempt to do some type of workout tomorrow. I haven't had much of an appetite, plus I am on my period so my food intake has not been the best it can be. I cant go grocery shopping until next week so I plan on stocking up on lots and lots of good healthy fruits and snacks when I do. so for now I plan on just taking it day by day until I am feeling better and have some strength back to work out.
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