I know that I should be writing my food for the day yesterday and
plenty of other posts that I need to write, but I feel really strongly about
this subject so I feel I should write it now.
I have been asked before how I stay motivated and what motivates
me. So I’m going to tell you but I need
you to understand that what motivates me, may not motivate you. We are all different people with different
lives and all have different reasons for losing weight.
This is why it’s important not to compare your weightloss to anyone
else’s. Please try not to compare
yourself to others as you are only setting yourself up for failure. Not just with weightloss but throughout all
areas of life. Sure, it’s hard not to
think “why can’t I do that” or “why can’t I have what they have” but it just
takes you away from your goals and what you could be achieving. Concentrate on your own goals, what works for
you and what drives you and try to think “I’m going to do this” or “I’m going
to work to achieve this”. It’s really
hard to win against someone who never gives up, so be that person who never
does.
Day 3 - Friday
11/07/2014
I Can Has Chocolate Bar?
Look at that egg! :)
Breakfast: Egg and Smokehouse Ham on a toasted Multigrain Muffin
*Addition: Egg
Look how high that Egg is stacked! Ha ha I added an
extra egg and cooked it the same way I usually do, see tip below, but I added
an extra tablespoon of water and an extra minute on the cooking time.
#Tip: I cook the Egg in the microwave and it only
takes 1 minute. Crack the Egg into a
microwave safe mug, add 1 Tablespoon of water, whisk (I usually wish for about
1 minute to get as much air as possible) and nuke for 1 minute (1200 watt)
done! Scoop out the Egg with a Fork or a
Spoon and layer between the Ham. I also
heat the Ham in the microwave, I open one corner of the bag it comes in and
heat for 1 minute, and it’s then warm and shrinks down to the perfect size for
the Muffin!
Breakfast: Melted Cheese and Tomato on a toasted Multigrain Muffin
The cheese is on there, I promise.
Morning Snack: Two Fruits Fruit Cup
I've had so much on lately that I completely forgot to have my morning snack, oops!
How about just Broccoli Pasta?
Lunch: Broccoli & Chicken Pasta Bake
Red Apple
The Chicken really let this dish down. You can see it from the image, doesn't look great does it? Fix the quality of some of your meat please Lite n' Easy!
Yummy!
Afternoon Snack: Corn Chips with Salsa Dip
Love this snack, I wish I knew which Salsa Dip they use as it's great.
How can you go wrong with Roast Chicken and Mushroom Sauce? Delicious.
Glasses of water: 5
Amazing!!!
Additional Items: Justin's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (from iHerb here, see what else I got here)
OMG! These are soooooooo good! I'm concerned that these are now in my house! What have I done? At least they are only 80 calories and I'm certain they are loads better for me than the Reese's ones.
Exercise: None
As I said, I have had a lot going on so my exercise and this blog have suffered. Life always gets in the way of life, doesn't it.
I find this breakfast a little light and I'm usually hungry after. I'm not sure if I will order this again for that reason. I haven't tried the Blueberry Yoghurt on it's own, I usually have it with muesli, OMG it's so sweet! I have been having light Greek Yoghurt and frozen Blueberries so maybe that's why, but to me it was like eating pure sugar! ZING!
I worked out this morning (more details below) so I knew I needed to add in some extra calories and I thought a shake was the perfect way to do it.
I thought the ingredients may not go together, but it was amazing! So yummy! Sometimes shakes can mix together and the flavours get muddled up, but not this one, I could taste everything in there. I will definitely be making it again!
Sooooo gooooood!
Look at that Mustard Relish ooze
Lunch: Corned Beef and Mustard Relish Wholegrain & Oat Sandwich
& an Orange
*Addition: Kiwi Fruit (that I didn't have yesterday hee hee)
The other option was Thai Green Curry and I've had that kind of recently so I wasn't feeling it. I decided for this and toasted it for some crunch, it is a little boring but I enjoyed it.
No nuts...
Afternoon Snack: Crunchy Noodle Snack
This is pretty yummy and surprisingly filling. I think it would be much more delicious with Peanuts but you know I like nuts... ;)
Last time the meat was a bit gristly, but tonight it was delicious. I didn't have any gristle at all, maybe I was just lucky tonight.
Do you find this with Lite n' Easy dinners sometimes?
Glasses of water: 9
*Addition: These are items that are not part of the 1200 calorie Lite n' Easy plan. I have added these to increase my calorie intake from the calories burned off during exercise. For a more detailed breakdown, please see the My Fitness Pal image at the bottom of this post.
:( Crappy to Happy :)
Exercise: Dancing (Melercise) & Strength Training
I was in the worst mood this morning, I don't know why. You know how some days you just wake up and everything annoys you and you just want to be alone in a dark room, that was me today. Usually I would just stay in that mood all day, but I know how much happier I have been feeling after exercise so I decided that's what I would do.
So I did, I did an hour of dancing and felt amazing. All of my bad mood melted away and I enjoyed the rest of my Sunday. I think this is the first time ever that I have worked out on a weekend.
My Fitness Pal - Food Diary
It's interesting to note that when I exercise and eat more calories, there is a higher weight loss suggestion (bottom of food diary), than when I don't exercise and just eat the recommended 1200 calories. It makes sense to me but we will see :)
