weekend

This was my first weekend at work on my new strict diet. HA! I should have known it wouldn't be easy. Friday I slept most of the day, so all I had to eat was a bowl of cereal and a banana parfait. Eating healthy at work was the easy part. I packed a lunch of tuna salad, pita bread, soup, and an orange. When I got home Saturday morning, I went straight to bed. When I woke up Chris had brought home McDonalds. Ugggggh! After I ate that I binge ate sweets. It has to be my work schedule that keeps messing me up, because I do good during the week. I am just so tired after working all night, all I want to do is find the easiest thing to eat and go back to bed. I hope I can be stronger next weekend or I won't be in that dress in six weeks!

day 2

I didn't do so well today with my eating. I was doing great until my husband begged me to not cook so that we could order pizza!
Breakfast- bowl of special k
Lunch- tuna with 1/2 slice of pita bread, almonds, one slice of cheese
snack- handful of mnm's
dinner- dominos pizza
I drank around 40 oz water and 1/2 cup coffee.
Gym time: I did 35 minutes of cardio and an hour long bodypump class. It was a killer! The instructor's name was Crystal, and she was very motivational.
I have to work Friday and Sunday night, so I'm not sure how the weekend will go. also, Kenzie has a competition on Sunday. We'll see!

Crystal

starting a food diary

Okay- I am in a wedding at the end of Febuary and my dress it too tight! When I bought it, I was ten pounds lighter. Since the holidays, I have gained it all back. SUCKS!! For the next six weeks, I am going to post my daily food intake and if I exercised or not. If anyone wants to give me any advise, that would be great! So here it goes....
Wednesday Jan.6th:
Breakfast- bowl of cheerios
Lunch- sandwich with one slice of bread and a tangerine, 8oz tea
snack- 90 cal granola bar and 1/2 of a poptart
dinner- chicken with corn and broccoli, diet green tea
snack- bowl of special k
AND..... 40oz water
I did a whole hour of cardio at the gym: 1/2 on the treadmill and 1/2 on the arc.
Things I need to improve on: drink more water(yuck) and eat more in the morning and less at night. It is so hard though. I don't know why, but I am much hungrier at night. Am I the only one?
I thought about doing a low carb diet, but when I read the cereal labels, well, that was out of the question. Everyone that knows me knows that mini wheats are a staple item in my home.
I would love it if someone would join me. We could complain to each other, encourage, and swap food ideas. It could be fun!

Crystal

hello blogging world!!

I promise I'm still here. The Rasco's have been sooooo busy this year! Well, here's to a more peaceful 2010. My resolution is to use my gym membership more than once a week, be more productive at home, and blog more! We will see if I can keep all three. All in all, it has been a really good year. I got to see Maddie grow by leaps and bounds physically and mentally. At 23 months, her vocabulary exploded! She can finally effectively communicate with words. It's amazing how much they learn! Makenzie is on her last year of single digit numbers. I can't belive she will be ten in 2010! She is really turning into a little lady! Chris and I are great! He has been working from home for over a year now and we still haven't killed each other! HA! We actually have a great system. The best part is that he gets to be an active part of the girls' everyday routine. I love teamwork!! We had a wonderful holiday. We spent Christmas day in our PJ's making pancakes, riding scooters, eating chocolate, and napping. It was great! I am looking foward to Madelyn's 2nd birthday in two weeks. It is a Barney themed party, since she loooveesss Barney. She calls him "I you". So sweet. Also,my bff Jenn, is getting married on 2/27. We have a fun filled bachelorette weekend planned in Nashville coming up at the end of January. Eight girls, one hotel suite- It should be interesting! Okay, that's all for now. I'll post more soon.

Crystal