Ready, set, BAKE!

Good day in general. Nothing exciting really. Rained almost all day, it sucks! Everywhere else in the States are getting a massive heat wave, except us, here in Seattle! You'd think we get used to it. We don't! Oh well, it's just another day.
I wanted to workout, but again, didn't get the chance to do that. Also, I know I need to drink more water. I don't drink enough. Some days, I realize I've only had 1 or 2 cups of water. NOT GOOD!  Got to get myself into the habit of drinking more.

Breakfast: 1 cup of coffee/ non fat creamer, Activia light
Lunch: 2 eggs, 1 slice of 2% Swiss cheese, a little crab
Snack: Cup of coffee w/ non fat creamer
Dinner: Miracle Noodle & Walden Farms Pasta Tomato Sauce & Ground Beef
Snack: 3 slices of fat free swiss cheese & some crab (felt a bit hungry after dinner).

I'm "attempting" to bake Chocolate Oatbran Muffins tonight! If they're good, i'll probably have it for a snack with a cup of tea. I'm trying Vicki's recipe. Wish me luck! :)

FYI: I didn't have the Wheat Bran that the recipe needed, but did find something called Cream of Wheat (it's not creamy at all, has the Oat Bran texture). Thought I'd give it a try with that. Let's hope it works! :)

The last few days have been really tough for me. Not talking about the diet (directly), but life in general. That's when I struggle with my food. It's like "yeah, whatever, I'll just eat" . In the past, that's something I would do. Lately, I've been better. Although it takes everything in me to be disciplined about it.
It's also really hard to concentrate on myself and what I need to do to get healthier and be happier. It takes a lot of work to do that. Especially with the daily struggles, routines and experiences with my two little boys. Don't get me wrong, I love my boys. I would do anything and everything for them. I'm just saying, it takes a lot of effort physically and emotionally to juggle between the family needs and my own personal needs.
I'm sure a lot of mom's out there understand where I'm coming from :)

with my husband at the Manchester United Game

Going to another subject now! Last night, my husband and I went to a soccer game (as it's called in the united states) also known internationally as football! :) - My favorite team, Manchester United  were the visiting team. And they were playing our own Seattle Sounders FC. It was a great game.Great atmosphere. And I loved every minute of it. And the timing was great, since I needed a break and do something with my husband without the kids :) 

Have a great one!

It's the weekend! PP Day

Nice relaxed day. Didn't do much, which is good for a change! :) - But still my meals were all over the place. No planned breakfast, lunch or dinner. Just food in general throughout the day.

So, here's what I had throughout the day:

- 2 hot dogs
- 2 slices of cheese
- 2 Tbls of non fat vanilla yogurt
- 1 hard boiled egg
- 2 diet soda
- 2 cups of coffee
- 1/2 a slice of small pizza (i know!)
- Grilled chicken breast

Lots of water!

Oh, and there was no change in my weight this morning.

Have a good one!

Here I go again! PP Day

Not sure if there's something wrong with my scales, but it kept giving me various numbers (could be that it needs new batteries). Anyways, the lowest number I got was 186.8 Lbs - Highest is 187.4 Lbs. I'll change the batteries later on today & tomorrow I'll report my weight again.

Either number is pretty high. I've gained the weight back ... And it's not only because of the burger and hot dog that I had for the 4th of July. But I went through a phase of NON DUKAN the few days following that. And it's all because of my frustration with this whole weight loss journey. It just felt like I was going nowhere. Felt like , well, I'm not losing weight so I might as well eat. SOO WRONG. I know. But it was a phase where I was fed up with dieting & I really wanted faster results. As I said, it was a few days of a low point for me (diet wise). I'm back on track. It's funny how the littlest things make you think and rethink. Like for instance, even with the added weight, yesterday my neighbour saw me and mentioned right away that I have lost weight! Felt pretty awesome. Also, having to be in a swimsuit (which I have NOT been in one for the last 4 yrs), made me feel good. I could see that some changes happened in my body. It felt good. It gave me even more boost to just go back on track again and lose more weight to look better and feel better! Of course, and all the support I got from my Dukan Friends. Big impact on me. Reading your blogs, your successes, your struggles keep me going. And makes me realize I'm not alone in this.

Oh wow, that was long! Sorry to bore you with all this! hehe

Now, let's get back on track! Here's what I had today :)
Breakfast: Coffee w/ non fat creamer , Oat Bran cookie (LOVE IT), Cup of Tea.
Lunch: 2 scrambled eggs w/ 2 tsp shredded Cheddar cheese & 2 hot dogs
Snack: Cup of Tea
Dinner: 2 oven baked burgers w/ a little non fat yogurt and 1 slice Cheddar cheese.
Snack: 1 Activia Light & cup of tea

Pretty good day in general. Hopefully I can keep it up :)

Cruise Phase - 4th Day Ooops!

Oh, what a hard day it was! Busy busy busy all morning and a terrible headache all afternoon (up until now as i write 9:00 p.m) Not sure if it's because of the PP days or it's just a headache! I'll go get a couple of Tylenol in a bit. Hopefully that will help.
It was a weird day food wise. Because of the craziness there wasn't time to prepare food for myself (but did cook for my children and hubby!) :)

Breakfast: Non Fat Cappuccino! (hehe, a change because of a suggestion from Masha)!
Lunch: Shrimp with Alfredo Sauce (Sauteed the shrimps w a little garlic and added the Alfredo Sauce)
Snack: 1 Activia Light & Non Fat Iced Latte
Dinner: 2 mini biscuits, 1 Activia, 1 slice of ham, 1slice of cheese

I was really hungry and I was about to prepare dinner for myself when I noticed the bag of mini biscuits. So, I had two of those. Then I wasn't hungry at all & didn't even finish cooking my dinner! I actually had the ham and cheese just for the sake of having something for dinner besides the biscuits! :)