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AJ Loves to Sleep

My poor Mr More (my 26lb, 15 year-old, diabetic cat) was REALLY sick all night. By sick, I mean, “stuff” coming out both ends all night. him shaking, and shivering in the shower stall all night. trying to go potty, but having issues (of the non-’solid’ variety), and since he is long-haired, hissing at me as I cleaned him up each time.

And being the good cat parent that I am, I was up with him.

All. Night. Long.

Poor big baby.

With less than 2 hours of sleep, I woke up at 6:30 all ready to get my butt on the treadmill.

Yeah- that didn’t even happen. Again. I went back to sleep for a while. (later on, I ended up taking a 3 hour nap at at 3 when I wanted to workout again. I really needed the sleep after my hellish night with the cat*.)

Grr.

With non-sleep comes poor(er) lunch food choices, I have found.

Anyway, Here is my food diary for the day.

B-fast

  • 13 high fiber crackers
  • cottage cheese
  • water
  • apple

Snack

  • Greek yogurt with blueberries

Lunch – I met a good friend for lunch. I made three food mistakes. 1. I did not know where were were going before I got to her office. 2. I was almost ready to eat my own hand when we got there 3. I asked her what she was going to get before I even looked at the menu. Dumb.

  • Bunless hamburger with a sprinkling of blue cheese
  • sweet potato fries with a small amount of dipping sauce
  • about 4 glasses of water (no soda- BIG ACHIEVEMENT)

Dinner:

  • Green salad with carrots, broccoli slaw (no dressing on the slaw) and cucumbers
  • Small amount of dressing (olive oil vinaigrette)
  • 3 servings of steamed broccoli plain
  • 2 light string cheese “logs” (is that what they are called?)
  • water

Snack:

  • a serving of Kashi Go Lean with 1 percent milk

While lunch was not at all what I would call the best option, I have to say I chose sweet potato fries over regular, no bun over bun, and water over soda. I actually heard myself ordering “diet-actually, just water please.”

When the heck have I done that in the last 6 months?

NEVER.

It has been all about the ‘supersize” this and “extra sauce” there. And “fried” everything else. I didn’t do that today. I did have something fried today, but a relatively small amount and it got rid of any craving I had.

But I think I made up for my “splurge” but eating a “light’ early dinner full of veggies.

I have to remember that this process is not a quick fix– it is a process.I live in the real life, not on TV on the Biggest Loser with my meals planned for me and 5 hours of exercise a day.

ONE DAY ONE MEAL AT A TIME.

I wanted to jump on the scale this morning to see “if I lost anything” but decided against it. One of my “goals” was to not weigh myself for 1 month. It has only been 4 days and I am already wanting to see if the changes to my diet are affecting me positively, body-wise.

I can tell you that the food changes are already helping me with my mood. I am not so crabby. And I am feeling more positive.

And positive is a great feeling.

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*Mr More decided to feel MUCH better later in the day, of course after I had made an emergency vet appt. I was able to cancel the appt, and hope he won’t keep me up all night tonight. he is begging for food right now, so I think he is on the mend. Thank Goodness!
November 5th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Done with diets, food diary | Leave a comment

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  • I had turducken (chicken inside a duck inside a turkey) tonight…It is really good! #
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AJ Loves Turducken!

Have you ever had Turducken?

Here is how Wikipedia explains it:

A turducken is a dish consisting of a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken. The thoracic cavity of the chicken and the rest of the gaps are stuffed, sometimes with a highly seasoned breadcrumb mixture or sausage meat, although some versions have a different stuffing for each bird.

We had aundui sausage and cornbread stuffing inside- it was fantastic.

I was celebrating with friends that will not be in town for the “real” Thanksgiving, so this was an early turkey day.

Normally, I would be all freaked out about eating such high fat food (and alot of it), but I think I did really well.

I drank one soda, one very small glass of white wine, 1 smallish peice of the turkey and chicken (I don’ eat duck) and the stuffing that was on it, steamed asparagus with lemon, a small serving of green bean casserole, a normal serving of mashed potatoes with garlic and onions and a very small piece of the BEST pumpkin pie I have ever had. The friend who brought it said it was Paula Dean’s version so you KNOW it was FATTY and AMAZING, all at the same time. I looked up the recipe, and more for posterity, I am posting it here:

Pumpkin Pie

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Prep Time: 15 min
Inactive Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 50 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin, mashed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, optional
  • 1 piece pre-made pie dough
  • Whipped cream, for topping

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place 1 piece of pre-made pie dough down into a (9-inch) pie pan and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges together to make a pretty pattern. Put the pie shell back into the freezer for 1 hour to firm up. Fit a piece of aluminum foil to cover the inside of the shell completely. Fill the shell up to the edges with pie weights or dried beans (about 2 pounds) and place it in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes, remove the foil and pie weights and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is dried out and beginning to color.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, if using, and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling into the warm prepared pie crust and bake for 50 minutes, or until the center is set. Place the pie on a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Cut into slices and top each piece with a generous amount of whipped cream.

(this recipe is from here.)

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I cannot explain how good this pie is.

Anyway, I was proud of myself for enjoying the evening, the company AND the food. Early on in the day, I remembered something Roni said about her eating habits (paraphrasing): If she knows she is going to have a big meal later in the day, she will make a concious choice to eat smaller healthier meals throughout the day to make up for the big one (and calories) she is going to have later.

People who are naturaully thin still eat unhealthy meals now and then– emphasis on the NOW AND THEN. Just because one meal is bad, doesn’t meal they ALL have to be.

Here is what I had for the rest of the day:

Breakfast:

  • 1 serving fruit – fresh blueberries
  • 1 serving high fiber crackers
  • 1 serving low fat cottage cheese
  • water

Lunch:

  • Water
  • a few rice crackers
  • smoked turkey breast
  • low fat cheese cubes
Dinner:
  • Turducken meal (above)

Still no workout, and I am sad to say I didn’t meet my goal of walking 6k steps today– I only got to 4K. But I will try again tomorrow.

November 5th, 2009 | Category: Done with diets, food diary, Food Finds, mmmm.. new food..., recipes | Leave a comment