Weight Loss Journey

I know it’s almost over, but “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

We had a great day aside from most of us being sick again. I need to get to the store and pick up some homeopathic medicines, which we are mostly out of. I know we have some homeopathic cough medicine somewhere in a box, but I haven’t come across it. Each day we’re unpacking a little more, and we’re surprised and thrilled when we find things we’ve been missing. 🙂

Anyway, here’s what my meals looked like today:

Breakfast: waffles and hash browns

Snack: coffee, juice (carrot, apple, pear), crackers — Oh, and in case you’re wondering, I do drink coffee and juice at the same time. It’s not uncommon for me to have both juice and coffee at the table during a mealtime. 😉

Lunch: potato leek soup, toasted bread n’ butter, and  juice (carrot, apple, pear)

Snack: popcorn, coffee, and a few chips

Dinner: potato leek soup (It was so good, we had it for lunch AND dinner. 🙂 There isn’t any left.)

Dessert: cupcake (My daughter made these from scratch with help from her little brother, and they turned out to be delicious. I had to show some restraint, because I could have totally eaten more than one.)

Late Night Snack: tea (while I occasionally have my husband add rice milk to my tea – since he is the one that usually makes it for me – I normally have it with nothing in it…plain with no sugar or sweeteners)

What did you eat today?

We had a pretty good day today. We went to Old Navy and got a new outfit for each child that really fit with their personality. 🙂 I’ll show you pictures in another post. And we made it through our shopping experience without too much drama, which made me a happy mom.

I made sure to leave the house after we’d had lunch to avoid any temptation to stop and get something to eat. Although, I did try to sneak in some Starbucks, but it didn’t end up working out. I wanted to use a $5 gift card that I got in the mail for redeeming some of my Disney Movie Rewards points along with the Buy One Get One Free coupon that Starbucks has available right now.

Well, our printer isn’t working, because the cable for it is in a box somewhere, so I thought I’d just show the clerk the coupon on my phone. But then the internet on my phone decided to go wonky, and my hopes for a Caffe Mocha were dashed. Plus Elisabeth was screaming in her car seat, so that didn’t help. Since she’s been sick lately, she’s been having a hard time tolerating trips in the car. She is all smiles, though, when we arrive at our destination and she can get out.

Anyway, speaking of food, here is what Wednesday’s meals looked like:

Breakfast: coffee and juice (made with carrots, apples, and pears)

Snack: crackers

Lunch: pizza and lots of broccoli on the side, juice (made with carrots, apples, and pears)

Dinner: avocados with lemon, a little salt, and tortilla chips + a few natural chicken nuggets and water

Snack: coffee (I’m the type of person that can drink coffee at pretty much anytime of the day, and I don’t have to worry about it keeping me up at night — probably because I stay up too late already. ;)) and popcorn (natural popcorn with nothing on it — I tend to prefer it this way than with butter. Although, I do like to sprinkle a little nutritional yeast on my popcorn when we have it on hand.)

Okay, it’s past midnight now, but I’m happy to have gotten this post written tonight, instead of in the morning when the kids are awake and it takes me twice as long to write with a baby on my lap.

Oh, I’m making Potato Leek Soup for Valentine’s Day! Doesn’t that sound deliciously healthy? It’ll help me feel better about myself after I eat the cupcakes we’re also making. 😉

What are you doing for Valentine’s Day?

I’m late posting Tuesday’s meals, I know. Our new computer arrived yesterday, and Ruben set it up last night. Since we don’t have wireless internet set up yet (soon, I hope!), we can only use one computer at a time with our internet connection.

Anyway, here is what Tuesday’s meals looked like:

Breakfast: Juice (carrot, apple, cucumber) and oatmeal with granola

Snack: coffee and I shared some hash browns with Elisabeth

Lunch: half a slice of pizza and peanut butter crackers (not exactly an ideal lunch)

Snack: green goddess smoothie and I shared some fries with Elisabeth

Dinner: juice (orange and carrot), leftover meatless chili with spaghetti, and a plate of broccoli

Snack: tea and chips (I couldn’t resist when Ruben was eating them right next to me.)

I know I didn’t eat the healthiest on Tuesday. 😉 It’s a bit humbling sharing my diet with you guys, but it is helping me to make healthier choices, most of the time.

Today we’ll be heading out to the library and Old Navy, but I’m going to make sure we leave the house after lunch to resist the temptation to eat while we are out.

I meant to get Monday’s meals posted on Monday, but I ran out of time. I went to bed around 2:00 am and couldn’t manage to squeeze in that post.

So I’m posting them now, and I’ll post Tuesday’s meals later tonight.

Here’s what I ate on Monday (2/11):

Breakfast: Coffee and juice (carrot, apple, cucumber)

Snack: Juice (carrot, apple, cucumber) and pretzels

Lunch: Homemade meatless chili with spaghetti noodles and water

Snack: Coffee and my 3-year-old’s leftover spaghetti (which he requested when he was “hungry” — I knew better than to give him a lot. It was only a small bowl of sauceless spaghetti with some shredded parmesan cheese.)

Dinner: Mini fish sandwiches, corn, broccoli and juice (carrot, apple, cucumber)

Late night snack with my husband and 1-year-old baby girl: Juice (carrot, apple, cucumber), popcorn (baby girl’s favorite), a few pretzels, and a bowl of oatmeal with granola

I’m looking forward to today’s juices and my morning coffee…

What did you eat on Monday?

P.S. If you are a new reader and wondering why I’m sharing my meals, I’m doing a partial juice fast as a breastfeeding mom, and I’m sharing what I ate and drank here on the blog for accountability. I’ll be doing this everyday until Friday. 🙂