A Week After the Sickness

Food:

So, if you noticed yesterday… we bought a tower of pizzas this weekend.

And any of you who read this blog throughout the week, were probably wondering…. How is that supposed to help you lose weight? And you know what! I totally had the same thought process.  Here’s how: Moderation. Our freezer is going to have pizza in it for a while.

Earl and I treated ourselves to breakfast on Saturday and of course, we went to our favorite restaurant: Centurion. Which, I’ll be the first to admit – is not a place to go if you want low fat/low calorie food… but OMG is it worth every single calorie and every ounce of fat. Anywho, I got the Spanish Skillet (Eggs over a bed of potatoes, mancheago cheese, chorizo and caramelized onions) and earl got an Andouille sausage, Mushroom and Aged Cheddar omelet. And they were awesome.



My skillet in the foreground, Earl's omelet in the back ground along with his arms and fork...



Aside from that I’ve been doing my very best to keep to a 1260 calorie diet during the week (and not go too much over that on the weekend – though I can’t guess how many calories my breakfast had) And for the most part, I’m doing well.

Fitness:

I started back with regular workouts on Monday morning… but it was tough, I gotta tell you. However, Monday night I added Tae Bo into my list of exercises to pull from. Luckily, our TV has internet on it, so I hopped on to Youtube and brought up a workout I’ve used a dozen times in the past. This time I didn’t have to worry about my screen saver coming on… or watch it on a 15” widescreen.

Now that the weather is thinking about cooling down – it’s supposed to be back in the nineties for the next week before dropping down again – We’ll take the dog on longer walks again and I’m super excited for November… when we’re going to hike the Peralta trail – it’s a 5 mile hike through Peralta Canyon. We’ve done it once before and I won’t lie – my legs felt like Jelly afterward. But I’m super excited to do it again. And our in the building friends are planning on joining us this time! So yes – they’ll undoubtedly put us to shame.



A picture from the last time we hiked it... This is me, being irrationally afraid of an Agave Cactus.



Hurdles:

Being sick really did a number on me. I’ve still got a tickle of a cough, but everything else seems to be good and gone  - the runny nose, the mild fever, and most importantly, the fatigue. As I said up above, that meant I didn’t work out at all until Monday – and that’s no bueno.

Today’s Weigh-in:154(6.5lbs lost)
So! I didn't manage to work my way up, which is awesome! Have you had any struggles this week?

Eating Like a Centurion

Cheese Plate: Manchego, Irish Cheddar, Goat Cheese

Israeli Couscous Salad

Salad Composee

Espresso Cups

I think they liked it... or at least Fabius (he looks a little afraid)

The Week I Expected to Gain Weight

Food:

I’ve been a bad bad girl. From Thursday through Saturday at about 8pm I was good. Normal food, paying attention to what I was eating – we went out for food and got some awesome hummus, garlic dip, feta and the like at the Pita Jungle… and then it all went down hill.

We popped in to Centurion (our favorite restaurant) with twelvedaysold and Mr. Bray, shared a pizza had our fill of wine and shared a white truffle pizza… and then this:

Blueberry spiced apple pound cake Wrapped in Puff Pastry with Passion Fruit Glaze

Sunday we were good about breakfast, but on the way north to the Grand Canyon we stopped at McDonalds – because it’s quick and we were on a time crunch people! I did opt for a Grilled Chicken sandwich with no fries – but I have a feeling the Pineapple Mango Smoothie made up for any calories I skipped with those fries. That night we went to our favorite Chinese place – can anyone say “ALL CARBS”? But oh how I’ve missed their tea… *sigh*

Monday we weren’t too bad about it. We had a game night and tacos I had a taco with a Beef and Chorizo mix and then a TVP* burrito (and sadly, yes, I did opt for some sour cream and cheese with my burro.

Last night was probably the worst (as far as calories go) we went back to Centurion (did I mention I love that place) and we ate way too much. I’ll show you the scrumptiousness of it all tomorrow… but let’s just say I got home and felt food drunk (the bottle of wine that I drank most of certainly didn’t help).

Fitness:

I have not worked out in any real form since Saturday morning. Earl and I did Yoga before picking up twelvedaysold and Mr. Bray at the airport. We did a small amount of hiking around at the Grand Canyon – but nothing that I think was worthy of being called “working out”

Hurdles:

Having friends in town! Let me start by saying I don’t blame them. I’m completely in control of what I eat and the fact that I’ve stayed up too late al this week to even consider clawing my way out of bed before 6:50am to work out.

That being said, it’s difficult to stick to a routine when there are other people around (on a time limit) who you want to see the best of the city’s food and can spend hours talking to (hence the “crap it’s 11pm already?” moments).

Today’s Weigh-in: 156

I’m super happy that I managed to not gain weight so far. It may all show up next Wednesday, after they leave and can’t be held accountable. ;)

*If you’ve never had morning star brand TVP, I’d suggest you make your way to your local Safeway – it’s about the same price as ground beef (when the beef isn’t on sale) and I think it tastes better. It doesn’t taste like ground beef… but I love it.