Meal Plan and Workout Plan

This week my meal plan went pretty well, I only veered off track for Saturday night dinner... I had boneless chicken wings... MMMM.  I feel okay with it though since I ate well every other day.

For working out I didn't do a typical workout, I did however, rake leaves for an hour or so 2 days and I moved a cord of wood with a couple of friends. I also went walking a lot and did a lot of cleaning, I feel like I was more active than normal.

For this coming week I again plan to workout at least 3 times.

Now for the meal plan...

Breakfast ideas...
-Oatmeal with berries and almonds
-PB and banana toast

*I know that is only 2 ideas for breakfast but I really only eat a variation of those 2 for breakfast on most days*

Lunch ideas..
-leftovers
-salad with chicken
-taco soup
-quesadillas with veggies

Dinners...

-Spaghetti Squash Tuna Casserole (I didn't make it last week)
-Roasted chicken with veggies and rice
-Pizza with veggies and probably chicken from night before
-Bethenny's Zesty, Cheesy Mac and Cheese I don't think I will do the veggie bacon (or any bacon) PS I love her new talk show!
-Stir fry with veggies and quinoa
-Leftovers

Don't forget to check out Simply Healthy Mama and Honey, I Shrunk The Mom out for their Meal and Workout Plans!

weekly weigh in and mental health awareness

Hey all its my weigh in day... and I maintained again. Hopefully making my meal plan and workout plan for the week will help, and keep me on the straight and narrow. So far so good.

It is Mental Health Awareness week.

Yesterday marked the 7 year anniversary of losing a friend to suicide. I know a few others who lost their battle with mental illness. It shouldn't be this common, it shouldn't be happening at all.

I think a lot of times people are afraid to talk about it. I used to be afraid to talk about it, I have suffered from depression and anxiety my whole adult life, its not fun, but it is important to talk about it. Nowadays I am an open book when it comes to my depression, I'm sure sometimes I make people feel uncomfortable, but hey maybe me telling the struggles I used to have, and the struggles it took to find the right combination of medicine that worked best for me, I might just help someone. I might make someone's life a little bit easier, or at least make them feel better for even a minute knowing they are not the only one.

THEY, YOU, ANYONE, you're not alone! A lot of people suffer in silence, there is no reason. I think that the stigma of mental illness is slowly going away but it is still there. There is nothing to be ashamed of, if you had cancer would you be ashamed? NO! If you met someone with cancer would you think less of them? I hope the answer is NO! Like cancer, mental illness is an illness!!

I used to be embarrassed about the fact that I will most likely be on an antidepressant for the rest of my life, but then I finally realized...who cares!? I have a chemical imbalance, and the medicine helps me. If I had another illness that I had to take medicine everyday for, would I have been embarrassed? probably not.

Long story/ramble short, don't be afraid to talk to someone if you are feeling depressed or anxious, and if you notice that someone you know seems depressed or not themselves, talk to them, ask questions and listen.

Here is a website that has a lot of information about suicide prevention.

I hope this has helped someone, even just a little.

Meal and Workout Plan

Alright to get me back in the swing of things I have decided to start meal planning. I've been incredibly lucky to become friends with two bloggers, Angela from Honey, I Shrunk the Mom and Laura from Simply Healthy Mama, we all have been struggling lately, we are all in a slump, well we were in a slump. We are getting out of that slump as we speak! :)

Anyways we decided to start meal planning each week, and sharing it on our blogs. If you haven't checked their blogs out I strongly recommend them both! Make sure to check them out each Monday to see their meal plans as well!

My Meal Plan for the week is...

-Carrot Soup with homemade bread
-Pizza (with my healthy dough and lots of veggies)
-Spaghetti Squash Tuna Casserole
- Taco Soup with homemade bread
-Sloppy Janes with Lentils instead of hamburger
-And Two nights of leftovers

I didn't put any days with each meal, I'm new to meal planning, and each time I have tried before I get discouraged and overwhelmed when I try to plan out each day, I like the idea of being able to change my mind if I want to.

Now for workouts...my goal is to workout at least 3 times this week. I plan on doing Brazil Butt Lift again, but I am starting out small, if I do workout more than 3 times great, if not I will not get frustrated with myself, but I WILL do it 3 times!!

I plan on having a nicer meal plan next week with Lunches and Breakfasts, this weekend I was crazy busy with an all weekend long garage sale! More on that later this week....

Confession time..

Yeah...so... I ate horribly this past week. I didn't gain this week, but I feel like crap, mentally and physically because of how horribly I ate.

I felt that all I did this week was eat, and not healthy foods, I had Chinese one night and had left overs for a few days, I think that really did me in and started that downward spiral of eating unhealthy.

I'm not sure why I don't make myself eat healthy, I know that I can do it, I've done it before I can do it now. I need to keep reminding myself that I do not want to go back to where I was before. I cannot and I will NOT!

I am treating this confession as the first step to holding myself accountable and getting back on track!

Who is with me?! We do it!!!


Here is a sneak peek of my family photo shoot we did this past weekend... Please be sure to check out QH Photography  and to "like" her on Facebook!
                     

Stained "Glass" Leaves

This weekend I haven't been feeling that well, so KBeaner and I did not play outside that much, we played indoors but I wanted to do something extra fun with her. I looked through pinterest and saw a few crafts that I liked but not many stood out to me until I saw this pin.

The Stained "Glass" Leaves, seemed like the perfect craft!

All you need is ...
markers
coffee filters
hot glue gun
paint brush and water


First I cut out leaf shapes out of the coffee filters, then using my hot glue gun I added the veining on the leaves.

Once dry KBeaner began to color them with markers. When she was done coloring the leaves she used her paint brush and a little bit of water to spread out the color. I think that was her favorite part.

Next let them dry. This is the boring part.

Once dry hang them up on your windows and enjoy your beautiful cheap Autumn decorations!

Weekly Weigh-in (again)

Since weighing in every other week did not work for me (at my last weigh in I gained 6lbs in two weeks) I am going to return to my Weekly Weigh-Ins again.

Well I was 164lbs last week and I am still 164lbs this week.

I feel partly annoyed, even though I know I should be grateful I did not gain.

I tracked about 70% of the time, I did not work out, unless you count cleaning as working out. I did up my water intake, I think that helped me eat less than I normally had been. All the water has helped my skin clear up too.

I plan on continuing to track, hopefully this week I can keep it up and tell you all that I tracked 99% of the time!

Here is a pic of me from last week at the lake. Yay for the fall and sweater dresses!!

weekly check in

Hey all! Hope you're having a great week so far, I know I am!

We went to a wedding this past weekend, it was a beautiful wedding of one of my closest friends from college. It was a ton of fun, and so nice to see a lot of my college friends. I think I did well enough points wise. I did have some drinks but I stayed clear of the ice cream sundae bar...oh man that bar looked sooo good, but I said "no thanks".

I also made some awesome finds at the Good Will yesterday. KBeaner wants to be Mittens from Lalaloopsy, here's a pic if you are not familiar...

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Well I found a sweater that is similar to the one that Mittens wears, for only one dollar!!! I also found a shirt that I am going to use as fabric to make her hair, that was also only one dollar!! Although now that I'm looking at the picture, I'm thinking that the blue shirt is a little too bluish green. Keep checking back because I may put up some tutorials for this Lalaloopsy costume.

 

 

Unfortunately my weigh in this week did not go well, at all! I'm 164lbs, that's up 6lbs in the past 2 weeks. That is not good at all. So far I have tracked all my food the past two days, and I plan on continuing. I also am going to start up "Weigh In Wednesday" again, I think I need that accountability.

 

 

Here is a pic from the wedding, even though I gained 6lbs I still feel like I'm doing pretty well...Hopefully I'll be down some pounds next week.