Friday, July 31, 2009

Freedom-never diet again! Day 27 Thursday

Wow… want to get the WAIST Management info straight from the Docs Mouth!!??!! Check it out! It’s called “Omentum”, belly FAT!

Breakfast: Eggs, mixed fruit L.Vitamins

Snack: Nut muffin at Bayshore Break in Naples

Lunch:Crab strips, protein bar, tea

Snack: Multigrain snacks

Dinner: Pizza from the Italian Deli on Marco, mango!!

Snack:Popcorn, juice

Solution to Omentum….Walk #1 fix!!!!

The other video attached talks about what we can DO!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Think2B Thin - Day 26 - Wed

It really is all about how you think about your body, food, and your weight.  So make it a choice to THINK2BThin It works, and takes the word and actions of dieting out of your life plan.

Celebrating is fun but over!  Best way to feel great and energized in the morning is not have too much the day before! Think, “What makes my body light and happy and healthy?!!”

Little contest…Quote: “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food”.

Who was it that said that?? Win a free pedometer and a Verve ! !

Breakfast: Banana, fiber bar,  L.Vitamins

Snack: Peach, HB Egg

Lunch:Peanut butter sandwich with almonds sprinkled on. Cherries & Tea

Snack: Protein bar

Dinner: Lite snacks of chicken and veg dip~ treats at the event.

Snack:Tea and carrots. Can you SEE us Thin Now?

Big fundraising night tonight at Buca in Naples.  Will share dinner and love 1/2 only plan!!  See previous notes

I will edit this later if the plan changes on the menu~

Freedom from dieting-Day 25 Tues

Terrific Day!! Went to Y and feel energized!

My girlfriend Joanne has a birthday today!!!  A bunch of us are celebrating with a dinner at Miller’s Ale Haus and a movie, Proposal.  ENDED up being AWESOME on both counts!!!!

Love not dieting anymore!!!!!! HBD Jo!!!

Breakfast: HB Egg, coffee,  banana L.Vitamins

Snack: almonds, omega cookie, veggie juice

Lunch:Bean salad, Marinated Tuna. Paradise Seafood’s is the best!!!

Snack: Mac Nut Choc cookie.

Dinner: Seafood Combo shared with kids, BD Cake & Ice Cream~~~yum yum. Happy BD Sis!!

Snack:Wine

Monday, July 27, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 23 Sunday

Breakfast: Banana, melon, coffee,  L.Vitamins

Snack: Church brownie!!  It’s Holy O’my gosh good!

Lunch:Protein bar, turkey sandwich

Snack: nuts, tea

Dinner: Black Beans onions, radishes.

Snack:Cookies, berries

Freedom from Dieting-Day 24 Monday

Breakfast:Banana, Protein bar L.Vitamins. Coffee

Snack: brownie at Starbucks, DANG it was good! Almonds!

Lunch:Peanut Butter sandwich, string cheese.

Snack: Choc chip cookies, turkey roll up.

Dinner: Onions, mushrooms, Mahi Mahi Tuna. radishes, peach

Snack:jello, coke, strawberries, 1 glass wine.

Today was up and down…too many carbs made me sluggish. It was a two Verve day today!!!

Freedom from Dieting-Day 22 Sat.

OH YES…felt the SALT especially!  Ankle is tight where I broke it last year! 

Will have FUN today…see pics…but good choices with food! Card party tonight will be okay as I’ll have 1/2 of what I would have eaten.

“With half…you can have it all.”

American Lung Assoc did a seminar on eating and that was the BIG Ah Hah! “You can have anything you want, anytime you want, 1/2 only. With half you can have it all!”  Got my equations messed up yesterday on the brownies, eh!!

      Did Zumba at the YMCA today, excellent!!

Breakfast:  Coffee, Omega cookies, L.Vitamins

Snack: banana, grapes, raspberry tea-no sugar

Lunch: *Sweet Potato Pancakes, red bell pepper., cherries  Verve (needed it after the Zumba)

Doggie Meetup at “For Footed Friends, in Naples!meetup at Freds April 11th

Snack: Cheese strings, ice cream.

Dinner: Meetballs, spinach dip, chips.

2 glasses of wine! what a fun party

Snack:popcorn, spinach triangles

Card party

See you can live a life of fun, friendships, parties, and still achieve your perfect weight!!!!

dogeat

* Sweet Potato Pancakes (so good for you)

Grate 2 large sweet potatoes

Beat 4 eggs, stir into potatoes

2 TBL Corn meal (can use flour if want)

Sea Salt, Pepper

Spray Pam, or use olive oil in pan.

Drop Spoonfuls in pan, mush down. Doesn’t hold together like reg. potato pancakes but no problem….they flip okay.

Heat until brown and flip brown other side.

Enjoy….Great tasting and super nutritious!!!

Great hot or cold!

Bon Appetite!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Free to Live w/o Dieting-Day 21 Friday!!

Breakfast:  Coffee, Fiber Cookies L.Vitamins

Snack: Protein bar w/peanut butter on top

Lunch:Beans w/onions, and 2 Brownies, had to do it… there was a fundraiser for homeless kids on Marco Island and you know how that is!!!! Bill Cosby says it’s the perfect meal, like chocolate cake. All food categories are in it!!! I did it for BILL!!!

Snack: grapes, tea

Dinner: Tomatoes, Beans, Sweet Pot pancake, red wine.

Snack:Onion chips Yum Yum

:>( Will feel the salt/sugar in the AM!!

Okay I’m back on TRACK folks…how are you doing!??!

Freedom from Dieting-Day 20 Thurs

Breakfast: Networking brkf, eggs, oj, L.Vitamins

Snack: Panera Choco Cookie

Lunch:Toasted Cheese, yogurt, tea

Snack: Fiber bar

Dinner: Pizza, grapes

Snack:cherries, crackers

Good day again, how are you doing???

Great to see where the calories are coming from. AWARENESS is the key!!!Party people

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 19 Wed.

Flying around today delivering G2BH bags. Love meeting new neighbors!!

Breakfast: HB-Egg, L.Vitamins

Snack: Nuts

Lunch:Protein Fiber Bar

Snack: Nuts

Dinner: Pizza (nice treat for change)

Snack:Ice cream w/ cookies on it.

All in all  a great day, although pizza and ice cream definitely make me sleepy. Night Night!

Freedom from Dieting-Day 18 Tues

Breakfast: 2/3 Omelet spinach goat cheese w/little hash potatoes, strawberry , L.Vitamins

Snack:

Lunch: Banana, nuts

Snack:

Dinner: Salmon chopped salad from Salad Creations!!!! Best salad ever ate!!

Snack:Cookie at Reeder’s house

Monday, July 20, 2009

Freedom-Slim & Trim Day 17 Monday

Yeph… this is the Colonoscopy DAY (hate to have to share this with you, BUTT (yes…silly pun intended there) it’s a must after age 50 to get checked and YIKES I’m 58!!  So go do it…!!! 

So that leaves us with what for breakfast???? 

Yes sir eeeeee….NOTHING!!!  I have to tell you I feel so terrific!  Little weak but light and great.

Breakfast: NO WATER!!!!!! NO NUT’N until after test. 

That means 12:30PM!!! …….BUTT…then along came JO…..Thanks to my “sista” Joanne (aka the BD gal-from Friday) she saved me and took me to the testing and then to LUNCH!!! Praise her for that!!!

Lunch:COFFEE…..Egg sandwich with provolone cheese on 8 grain bread from “Sweet Caroline’s Muffin Deli” on Immokalee Rd, Naples, Fl. You should try it, didn’t have the muffins but they L@@K grand!!

Snack: Verve…sure missed my vitamins today!!!! Yum Yum!!  Fiber bar, Jell-O.

Dinner: Tilapia fish dinner, sweet potatoes, rice.

Snack:just a little chocolate ice cream (to celebrate Jo’s BD, hee hee-Happy Birthday SiS)

I’m posting this early…as I know what I’m eating and love the light healthy feeling and will not spoil that!!!

Freedom from Dieting-Day 16 Sunday

OH NO….COLON Cleanse….. Day before test!!!! You know what that means!!! 

Breakfast: WATER….WATER…..WATER, clear liquids (jello, Gatorade, chicken broth,  alllllll day!!!!

Snack: ditto

Lunch:ditto

Snack: ditto

Dinner: oh no….ditto

Snack:Gosh I feel light as a feather….I can FLY

talk to you tomorrow!!! C-Day

Freedom from Dieting-Day 15 Sat.

Breakfast: Raisin Bran, banana, L.Vitamins

Snack: flax bar, cherries

Lunch:PB Sandwich, tea, cookies

Snack: nectarine, Harvest Grain chips

Dinner: Roast Turkey, tomatoes, salad

Snack:Grapes, red licorice, BD Cake for Joanne’s 18th BD celebrated at Naples Beach Jazz Fest!!

Live Free-Eat Healthy-Day 14 Fri

Breakfast: Protein Muffin banana nut, L.Vitamins Coffee

Snack: Peanut butter-1TBL on spoon!!!

Lunch:Chicken Salad at Pincher’s Crab Shack Naples Fl. with gals from Empowered Networking. What a super group of Ladies building biz, relationships, FUN together!! Tea

Snack: Flax Cookie

Dinner: Spaghetti onions/bok choy/mushrooms/scallops, has become a fav of mine!!! Tea

Snack:walnuts, chips

Friday, July 17, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 13-Thur

Thursdays breakfasts are usually the same….Networking meeting and IHOP Buffet.

What a great way to start the day…positive people, like minded, who’s purpose is to build business together with referrals!!!  Love that!

Breakfast: Eggs, 1/2 piece rye toast, banana, OJ L.Vitamins

Snack: Protein bar, apple

Lunch: Peanut butter sand. (can’t believe I actually like these more than when I was a kid.  Buy the Omega one…Smart Balance!

Snack: Licorice –can you believe it….covered in chocolate from Walgreens.  Yum Yum!

Dinner: Sardines sandwich, cherries, celery

I know it sounds weird, but I just love sardines. I buy them in hot sauce (no oil) or in water. It just gives me a pick me up feeling! Good for the body too!

Snack:Sun chips

See you Friday!!! Love Fridays!!! Don’t you!!

Freedom from Dieting-Day 12 Wed

Don’t you just love Wednesday!!  I do several networking meetings a week… and Wed is the day to regroup! Still beats having a JOB!!! Yikes it’s a 3 letter word!!!

Today was super again! How’s it going for you??

Breakfast: Fiber cookies apple, L.Vitamins

Snack: Bar protein, walnuts, juice

Lunch:. Peanut butter sand. cherries

Snack: banana, chips

Dinner: Spag. sauce w/onions sautéed and bay scallops. No pasta. Would have had it but didn’t feel like cooking it!

Snack:whole grain snack bar

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Freedom to eat healthy-Day 11 Tues

It’s back on the run again to the health seminar booth.

You guessed it…I had too much salt yesterday and I felt it in my ankles. Scale showed it too. It’s back to making better choices today!

Breakfast: Flax bar, banana, L.Vitamins coffee

Snack: Protein bar

Lunch:Sm chicken white pizza from Red Brick Oven….really nice and light too.

Snack:POPPED Chips from show. Pretty good.

Dinner:Fruit Nuts, yogurt

Snack:Pepsi

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Freedom-from-Dieting Day 10-Mon

Today is about traveling and eating on the run. people jumping We have a booth at the Florida Dietetic event in Naples and what a wonderful healthy group of new friends!  Tip…visit the other vendors and lunch can be on them!

Breakfast: Raisin Bran, banana, L.Vitamins

Snack: walnuts, flax cookie, end of the Verve from the bottom of the cans we were pouring!! Yum Yum, gave us the energy we needed to serve over a hundred people.

Lunch:Low Carb Muffins, nuts of several kinds. Cranberry Juice.

Snack:Chicken & yogurt

Dinner:Ham sandwich, guacamole & new chip made from veggies – RWGarcia Chip Company Organic Red Beet & Onion, Carrot-Tomato & Sesame- and delish~try some!

Snack:Chocolate bar (don’t tell the event people)

Doing the Booth again today!! Happy Trails 2U!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 9-Sunday

Breakfast: Raisin Bran, banana, L.Vitamins

Snack: Omega Cookies, tea

Lunch:Shrimp, guacamole, chips, broccoli slaw  (sounds like leftovers, eh!!-Yum Yum)

Snack:Blueberries, angel food cake at church-no devil’s food for me!

Dinner:Had a real treat at the Jones's going away party. Had chips dip cheese crackers, then corn, ham sandwiches, salad. What a treat!

Snack:Wonderful fruit and flan!!! (skipped the sugar)

Night night….and skipped the VINO too. Good girl, but I’m stuffed. Will eat lighter tomorrow.

Who says you have to diet? Freedom-Day 8

Okay I have to say that last night we went to the Sunset Grill on Marco for dinner and have to add a beer to the menu from Day 7 (see below).  See No Dieting for us!!

Feel fabulous today and light and healthy!

Breakfast: Raisin Bran, banana, L.Vitamins

Snack: nectarine, chocolate cashews

Lunch:Beans w/Tuna, fiber bar, tea

Snack:Chocolate sunflower seeds,

Dinner:Shrimp, broccoli slaw, guacamole-chips, wine

Snack:Beer from Friday’s list

Who says you have to diet? Freedom-Day 8

Okay I have to say that last night we went to the Sunset Grill on Marco for dinner and have to add a beer to the menu from Day 7 (see below).  See No Dieting for us!!

Feel fabulous today and light and healthy!

Breakfast: Raisin Bran, banana, L.Vitamins

Snack: nectarine, chocolate cashews

Lunch:Beans w/Tuna, fiber bar, tea

Snack:Chocolate sunflower seeds,

Dinner:Shrimp, broccoli slaw, guacamole-chips, wine

Snack:Beer from Friday’s list

Friday, July 10, 2009

Never diet again-Freedom-Day 7

Welcome Weekend Winners!!!

Can you feel those new Capri's sliding on with ease!!  Me too!!

Breakfast: Banana,

Snack: Cookie…..

OH MY GOSH you gotta try these…I buy at Publix Grocery Store.

Voortman Omega Flax Cookies!! They come in reg, cranberry and dark chocolate chips….guess which one could be MY favorite!!!

Lunch: Chicken plate, tea

(no bread :>)I’m past that!!!!)

(Bucca de Beppo (sp) with Ladies Luncheon Networking group.)

Snack:You guessed it….Cookie, cherries

Dinner: Fish & sweet potato fries. Grapes

(I make them in pan with little spray and they are awesome!)

Snack: cranberry tea, cashews, apple

Night Night!!!

Had to write this early as I”m off and running. Great thing is…This sets a plan, and I can follow THAT!

See you tomorrow!

BTW…how are YOU doing???

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 6

How’s it going to you??

Super day again for me.  Feel energized!!

Breakfast: Banana, scrambled eggs, 1/2 pc rye toast buttered. Coffee, L.Vitamins

Snack: Oatmeal Cookie, raisins w/chocolate

Lunch: Cranberry drink, sm. chicken wrap

Snack: Cherries

Dinner: 2 cups spaghetti w/mushrooms, onions….Wonderful!!

Snack: Cashews

When you think you can….YOU CAN…and when you think you can’t…your right!  Either way you’re right. Which right do you want to be???

See you tomorrow!!!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 5

This journaling is so powerful. and we know that…but until you actually do it… a lot of calories can slip in that you forgot about in just a days time.  EXAMPLE: Yesterday I had to run out and said on the blog….updates to follow.  Knew I would remember the party (surprise celebration-see yesterday) and filled it in today and off the blog went!!  Then I just remembered….THE SWEET POTATO CHIPS….not a lot..and healthy ones…but none the less….CHIPS that I forgot to account for.  (see Lunch…put them in today’s so they are accounted for")

Those kind of things…are what slips by, often, when a person says “Oh I know what I eat, and it’s hardly anything.”  So Journal with me and let’s be FREE (of dieting)  The healthier way of life becomes a WAY of Life and then we don’t have to be so focused like we do now on the Journey to Think2BThin!!

So here’s Day 5---and it’s Rock~IN!!

Breakfast: TLC bar, Cashews, coffee, L.Vitamins

Snack: Celery-peanut butter, tea

Lunch: sweet potato chips, tuna & white bean salad (yum yum) nectarine.

Snack: Blueberries, cashews,

Dinner:Crab soup, w/extra veggies.

Snack: Peanut Butter.

What a great day!!! Can’t you feel it!!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 4

How’s freedom taste? Refreshing and light! :>)) Won’t be long til that double chin is GONE!

Join me in this journey of journaling to freedom in health!

Today we are without water. Our pipe broke yesterday afternoon and it’s being fixed this morning. I mention this because when you think you can’t have water that’s all you want!  So it’s off to the YMCA to have a shower/potty break for me. Speaking of potty breaks…I want to thank Sandi for telling me about these liquid vitamins as I am so regular now, and THAT’s a blessing.  Dieters often have issues in that category! So thanks!!!

Breakfast: Banana, cashews, raisin bran, L.vitamins

Snack: TLC bar, cherries, tea

Lunch: edited…Chicken Quesada at party

Okay…here are the updates!!

Another great day and a few surprises along the way.

Lunch ended up including some almonds covered in chocolate.  Great celebration party of friend who had baby!  Felt great and ate a few and was satisfied. Kept on track.

Dinner: split a Cranberry chicken/nut/feta salad at “The Pub” with friends.  Glass wine.

SUPERB DAY!!!  How was yours?? See even surprise events don’t have to wreck a great plan!! “Plan to be healthy!!”

Monday, July 6, 2009

Freedom from Dieting-Day 3

Each day feels better than the last!

Those little bulges under my arms are slimming down and it’s easier to fasten my bra. 
There is a benefit if I ever heard of one!!  Ever try to snap that baby and have to do it backwards and then twirl it around your body!!
Enough is Enough!  It’s freedom time for US!

Breakfast: TLC Bar, coffee, banana, L.vitamins

Snack: almonds, nectarine

Lunch: Seafood sticks, cherries, walnuts

Snack:peanut butter 2 T, blueberries, tea

Dinner: Salad with crab, green pepper, tomato, juice

I can see now why folks say when you eat healthier foods you get full before you get fat!!!

Of course…..lots of water again!!! 

 

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Day 2-Freedom from Dieting

Feel’n fabulous today…How about you??

Breakfast: Raisin Bran, grapes, L.vitamins

Snack:Chocolate Cherry TLC bar, tea

Lunch:Crab strips, tomato, crab soup-Campbell's Lite- threw in kale and bok choy(yum yum), nectarine

Snack:banana, V-8 tomato juice

Dinner:1/2 Tomato, green pepper, flounder 1 pc, beans & rice

Snack: Peanut butter 1 T, 10 almonds

Great freedom day!!! How about you???

Lots of water to wash away the fat cells!!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Freedom to eat “normal” again…

Since today is about FREEDOM…let’s start tracking what is working for us to be free from dieting. Please share how you are achieving your desired weight too :)  Yesterday I did not eat in a way that made me feel good this morning…so I decided to start today on a “Freedom Game Plan” that I encourage others to join me in.

I’m not totally sure how to do this blog discussion for daily eating,  but here goes. (open to help on this)

Starting at a size 14 today I feel confident & great!

Breakfast: Banana, raisin bran, coffee, liquid vitamins

Walked~beach-sweat is sweet! Water-Water-Water

Snack: grapes in the pool!!

Lunch: Red beans & rice, mango, ice tea (unsweetened)

Dinner: Tuna on salad fixins, apple, green tea

4th Fireworks Snack: popcorn

(that will be enough for today…light and happy)

How did YOU do???

:) Nancy, the CEO of FUN!