Curt hit a new low. He's 38 lbs down. I AM STILL hovering over the same number that I've been hovering over for at least a month and a half. I will say... I am VERY frustrated. VERY. I've been eating very well AND working out almost daily. Yet... nothing. Once again, I have a "going" issue and blame most of it on that. So while I'm frustrated, I'm not giving up yet. The way I look at it, even if I'm not benefiting from it myself, I still benefit from it if Curt is losing. I'm going to start logging in our weights and what we eat again. It makes me more accountable. And so you're aware, we were VERY good over the holidays.
One a different note... life sucks. My son is being a teenage twirp. I feel like I must be doing something wrong. He is sneaking out, screwing around. Of course, he doesn't know that I know this yet. He's going to be hating life tonight. Kids make life so stressful sometimes.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011, Day 28
I have been awful about blogging. I have been pretty sick this week, but I have stuck to the diet. I haven't seen much progress tho, and I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to hit my birthday goal weight. But I'm still aiming for that, so we'll see. 13 pounds in 6 weeks isn't insane. It's just not going down. Curt hit new low a few days back and is exactly at a 36 lbs loss. Ok... back to work.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011- Day 21
As of yesterday, I'm down 18 lbs. And I can't remember how Curt is doing, but it's well. I've been working non-stop and today is the first day the internet has actually worked over here. On Monday, I had my yearly exam and pap smear... that was awful. I still hurt from the exam. And I also got a tetanus shot and my blood drawn. It is 5 days later and my arm still feels like someone came along with a 2x4 and hit me as hard as they could with it. But at least I can lift my arm above my head now. I have been riding the bike here at work for 1/2 hour. I didn't do it the last 2 days tho. On Wednesday, I didn't because I was lazy and yesterday, I didn't do it because we were busy all day and went bowling. Not that bowling was much of a work out, but me chasing the ladies down to stop them from buying more food was a work out! I plan on riding the bike today, but we'll have to see. My stomach is really rumbling, and I've already made a couple of trips into the bathroom. And I think I'm catching a cold. My throat is really hurting this morning. So when I'm done working tonight, I'll have put in 81 hours this week. I still work tomorrow too. I'm very tired and I'm starting to think that the long hours are wearing on my health, causing the sore throat and the headaches that have been plaguing me lately. But who's knows... it's that time of year. I'm hoping that starting tomorrow I'll start blogging more regularly again. But this will do for now.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011- Day 15, Cruise
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Day 15, Cruise
PV
CURT: LOSS: 1.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 34.6 lbs
JAMIE: SAME TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs
Breakfast:
C: omelet
J: beef sausage, 20 oz FF/ SF coffee
Lunch:
C: stuffed pepper and small piece of chicken
J: omelet
Dinner:
C: 2 trips to the salad bar
J: 1 trip to the salad bar, 2 small pieces of pizza
Water:
C: 2 glasses of diet dr. pepper, 4 quarts water
J: 1 can Diet Sierra Mist, 2 glasses of diet coke, 4 quarts water
Exercise:
J: 30 minutes of riding a bike (3.65 miles)
Once again, Curt had a great number and hit a new low! YAY! And I'm not losing, but I'm holding steady at the same weight for 3 days, and I'm good with that.... for now.... I would like to see a payoff one of these days. But honestly, as long as that number is not going back up, I'm happy.
I'm suffering at work today. I'm making baked potatoes and put some boneless pork ribs into a crock pot with a bottle of BBQ sauce for the clients' dinner. It smells heavenly! And this afternoon, we watched "Cupcake Wars." They were captivated. Afterward, one said, "I want one." And to their immense pleasure, there is an adorable cupcake shop across town. So we went and got one (only one of them had money). AND... the gentleman working the counter felt sorry for the money-less one and just gave her one. It was so sweet, and I was so jealous. Feel sorry for me, please.
Tonight is the first big test of this season. We are going to a Christmas party at a pizza parlor. Our plan: The salad bar is our friend! So sad to pass up free pizza... Again... feel sorry for me. ***LATER: I was naughty. :(
Day 15, Cruise
PV
CURT: LOSS: 1.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 34.6 lbs
JAMIE: SAME TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs
Breakfast:
C: omelet
J: beef sausage, 20 oz FF/ SF coffee
Lunch:
C: stuffed pepper and small piece of chicken
J: omelet
Dinner:
C: 2 trips to the salad bar
J: 1 trip to the salad bar, 2 small pieces of pizza
Water:
C: 2 glasses of diet dr. pepper, 4 quarts water
J: 1 can Diet Sierra Mist, 2 glasses of diet coke, 4 quarts water
Exercise:
J: 30 minutes of riding a bike (3.65 miles)
Once again, Curt had a great number and hit a new low! YAY! And I'm not losing, but I'm holding steady at the same weight for 3 days, and I'm good with that.... for now.... I would like to see a payoff one of these days. But honestly, as long as that number is not going back up, I'm happy.
I'm suffering at work today. I'm making baked potatoes and put some boneless pork ribs into a crock pot with a bottle of BBQ sauce for the clients' dinner. It smells heavenly! And this afternoon, we watched "Cupcake Wars." They were captivated. Afterward, one said, "I want one." And to their immense pleasure, there is an adorable cupcake shop across town. So we went and got one (only one of them had money). AND... the gentleman working the counter felt sorry for the money-less one and just gave her one. It was so sweet, and I was so jealous. Feel sorry for me, please.
Tonight is the first big test of this season. We are going to a Christmas party at a pizza parlor. Our plan: The salad bar is our friend! So sad to pass up free pizza... Again... feel sorry for me. ***LATER: I was naughty. :(
Friday, December 9, 2011- Day 14, Cruise
Friday, December 9, 2011
Day 14, Cruise
CURT: ?
JAMIE: SAME TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs.
Breakfast:
C: eggs and ham
J: eggs and ham
Lunch:
C: leftover fiesta lime chicken
J: leftover fiesta lime chicken, 1 20oz SF/FF coffee
Dinner:
C and J: meatloaf
Water:
C: 3 quarts water
J: 4 quarts water
First of all, she doesn't read this, but to my daughter, HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY, BERLYN!
If you read yesterday's blog, you know I spent a good deal of time in the evening on the toilet. And even last night (1 a.m. to be exact) it called my name again. Anyways, I was very happy about that, but expect a pretty good number this morning. AND I HELD EVEN. So disappointing. But, on the bright side, I bought new jeans yesterday, size 10, and they're too big! I'll be wearing them with a belt.
So.... I'm back at work today. Bah! We have a couple of appointments today and just plain old getting stuff done. Today has been SO frustrating! I read our pass down logs and one of the clients is mad at me, yet today said a dozen times that she loves me. Then... I caught her in the kitchen w/ a wooden spoon trying to sneak packs of oatmeal. From Monday afternoon to this morning, she has eaten 2 WHOLE BOXES (20 pks) of oatmeal. This is the one who is supposed to be losing weight. So I put the rest of the oatmeal up in the cupboards above the frig. And yesterday, they both ate 8 yogurts each. AND... this is the one that bugs me the most... One gets $15 a week and the other gets $20 a week. The $20 a week one had $20 when I left Wednesday night. Yesterday, my co-worker let her buy a movie for $16 and its an OLD movie! She didn't even have enough money to buy food for her frogs so I had to buy it. Then... $15 a week client got $20 on Wednesday, so a total of $35 this week, as of Wednesday night. She had $3 left this morning. I AM PISSED! I have today and 2 more days with the girls and they EXPECT to go out and do something everyday. How do you entertain ppl who have NO money? Ugh... I'm not sure who to be mad at... clients or co-workers?
Day 14, Cruise
CURT: ?
JAMIE: SAME TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs.
Breakfast:
C: eggs and ham
J: eggs and ham
Lunch:
C: leftover fiesta lime chicken
J: leftover fiesta lime chicken, 1 20oz SF/FF coffee
Dinner:
C and J: meatloaf
Water:
C: 3 quarts water
J: 4 quarts water
First of all, she doesn't read this, but to my daughter, HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY, BERLYN!
If you read yesterday's blog, you know I spent a good deal of time in the evening on the toilet. And even last night (1 a.m. to be exact) it called my name again. Anyways, I was very happy about that, but expect a pretty good number this morning. AND I HELD EVEN. So disappointing. But, on the bright side, I bought new jeans yesterday, size 10, and they're too big! I'll be wearing them with a belt.
So.... I'm back at work today. Bah! We have a couple of appointments today and just plain old getting stuff done. Today has been SO frustrating! I read our pass down logs and one of the clients is mad at me, yet today said a dozen times that she loves me. Then... I caught her in the kitchen w/ a wooden spoon trying to sneak packs of oatmeal. From Monday afternoon to this morning, she has eaten 2 WHOLE BOXES (20 pks) of oatmeal. This is the one who is supposed to be losing weight. So I put the rest of the oatmeal up in the cupboards above the frig. And yesterday, they both ate 8 yogurts each. AND... this is the one that bugs me the most... One gets $15 a week and the other gets $20 a week. The $20 a week one had $20 when I left Wednesday night. Yesterday, my co-worker let her buy a movie for $16 and its an OLD movie! She didn't even have enough money to buy food for her frogs so I had to buy it. Then... $15 a week client got $20 on Wednesday, so a total of $35 this week, as of Wednesday night. She had $3 left this morning. I AM PISSED! I have today and 2 more days with the girls and they EXPECT to go out and do something everyday. How do you entertain ppl who have NO money? Ugh... I'm not sure who to be mad at... clients or co-workers?
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011- day 13, Cruise
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Day 13, Cruise Phase
CURT: LOSS: 1.0 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 33.4 lbs
JAMIE: GAIN: 0.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs
Breakfast: (late)
C: Denver omelet, cottage cheese
J: Spanish omelet, cottage cheese
Late afternoon snack:
C: beef sausage
Dinner:
C and J: stirfry chicken and veggies
Water:
C: 2 quarts
J: 2 quarts
Exercise:
C and J: 20 minutes of hard racquetball, 10 minutes bicycling, 1 hour of Mortal Kombat (video games count, right?)
Once again, "going" is an issue. I had to take more for it today. Ummm... I feel like crap now, but at least it's not an issue anymore. Anyhow... it was a good day off. We went to see "Breaking Dawn, Part 1" finally. It was a tad bit better than I thought it would be. After we did a little shopping, we came home, made dinner and watched "The Help." Well... Curt did. I feel asleep for 20 minutes of it and was in that bathroom a good chunk of the time.
Day 13, Cruise Phase
CURT: LOSS: 1.0 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 33.4 lbs
JAMIE: GAIN: 0.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs
Breakfast: (late)
C: Denver omelet, cottage cheese
J: Spanish omelet, cottage cheese
Late afternoon snack:
C: beef sausage
Dinner:
C and J: stirfry chicken and veggies
Water:
C: 2 quarts
J: 2 quarts
Exercise:
C and J: 20 minutes of hard racquetball, 10 minutes bicycling, 1 hour of Mortal Kombat (video games count, right?)
Once again, "going" is an issue. I had to take more for it today. Ummm... I feel like crap now, but at least it's not an issue anymore. Anyhow... it was a good day off. We went to see "Breaking Dawn, Part 1" finally. It was a tad bit better than I thought it would be. After we did a little shopping, we came home, made dinner and watched "The Help." Well... Curt did. I feel asleep for 20 minutes of it and was in that bathroom a good chunk of the time.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011- Day 12, Cruise
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Day 12, Cruise Phase
PP
CURT: no change TOTAL LOSS: 32.4 lbs
JAMIE: LOSS: 0.8 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 16.6 lbs
Breakfast:
C: ham and cottage cheese
J: turkey and beef sausage
Lunch:
C: skirt steak, cottage cheese
J: leftover skirt steak, 2 oatbran muffins, 1 orange creme pie yogurt
Dinner:
C and J: fiesta lime chicken
Water:
C: 2 quarts
J: 4 quarts, 2 cans diet sierra mist
I'm tried of working. I'm on my 4th shift this week. From Monday, the 5th, til next Saturday the 17th, tomorrow is my only day off and 3 of those days I work night shifts too, a total of 156 hours in under 2 weeks. Today was a rough day. From on of my clients I got, "I hate you, Jamie. Go ahead and love her more than me!" all because I weighed one of them. The jealousy is really getting on my nerves.
Day 12, Cruise Phase
PP
CURT: no change TOTAL LOSS: 32.4 lbs
JAMIE: LOSS: 0.8 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 16.6 lbs
Breakfast:
C: ham and cottage cheese
J: turkey and beef sausage
Lunch:
C: skirt steak, cottage cheese
J: leftover skirt steak, 2 oatbran muffins, 1 orange creme pie yogurt
Dinner:
C and J: fiesta lime chicken
Water:
C: 2 quarts
J: 4 quarts, 2 cans diet sierra mist
I'm tried of working. I'm on my 4th shift this week. From Monday, the 5th, til next Saturday the 17th, tomorrow is my only day off and 3 of those days I work night shifts too, a total of 156 hours in under 2 weeks. Today was a rough day. From on of my clients I got, "I hate you, Jamie. Go ahead and love her more than me!" all because I weighed one of them. The jealousy is really getting on my nerves.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011- Day 12, Cruise
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Day 12, Cruise Phase
PV
CURT: LOSS: 0.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 32.4 lbs
JAMIE: LOSS: 1.4 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 15.8 lbs
Breakfast:
C: 3 eggs, 2 ham steaks, 2 oatbran muffins
J: 6 slices beef sausage, 2 oatbran muffins, 2- 20 oz SF/ FF coffee
Lunch:
C: turkey, mashed cauliflower and mushroom gravy
J: turkey, mashed cauliflower and mushroom gravy
Dinner:
C and J: Nacho stuffed peppers
Water:
C: 3 quarts, some soda (I'm not sure how much)
J: 5 quarts
Well... that little bit of extra fiber seems to be helping me. Finally...
I'm working on a new menu for December 15- January 16. I know, it's a little early, but money is going to be a little tight and when I have this nice little menu that I worked on for hours, I tend to stick to it and not get myself into an trouble. We've been great the past few weeks because of this menu. I type it up and email it to both of us so I have it on my phone when I'm out and about and can't remember what I have planned. Something that I do notice is that when I do cheat and eat something that it's not Dukan-friendly, I feel like crap for a few days. My stomach lets me know that was the stupidest thing I could have done. So... I've started listening to my body better.
Day 12, Cruise Phase
PV
CURT: LOSS: 0.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 32.4 lbs
JAMIE: LOSS: 1.4 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 15.8 lbs
Breakfast:
C: 3 eggs, 2 ham steaks, 2 oatbran muffins
J: 6 slices beef sausage, 2 oatbran muffins, 2- 20 oz SF/ FF coffee
Lunch:
C: turkey, mashed cauliflower and mushroom gravy
J: turkey, mashed cauliflower and mushroom gravy
Dinner:
C and J: Nacho stuffed peppers
Water:
C: 3 quarts, some soda (I'm not sure how much)
J: 5 quarts
Well... that little bit of extra fiber seems to be helping me. Finally...
I'm working on a new menu for December 15- January 16. I know, it's a little early, but money is going to be a little tight and when I have this nice little menu that I worked on for hours, I tend to stick to it and not get myself into an trouble. We've been great the past few weeks because of this menu. I type it up and email it to both of us so I have it on my phone when I'm out and about and can't remember what I have planned. Something that I do notice is that when I do cheat and eat something that it's not Dukan-friendly, I feel like crap for a few days. My stomach lets me know that was the stupidest thing I could have done. So... I've started listening to my body better.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011- Cruise, Day 11
Monday, December 5, 2011
Day 11- Cruise Phase
PP
CURT: ??
JAMIE: GAIN: 1.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 14.4 lbs.
Breakfast:
C: 2 eggs
J: 20 oz. SF/ FF coffee, 6 slices of beef sausage
Lunch:
C: leftover orange chicken
J: 2 eggs, ham steak
Afternoon snack:
J: 2 oatbran muffins and leftover orange chicken, 16 ounce rasp white choc mocha
Dinner:
C and J: cuban skirt steak
Water:
C: 3 liters water
J: 6 liters water
I hate weighing in on mornings when I work. I don't get a chance to get my body moving, including getting my bowels moving. Sorry... I tried to be delicate about that, but how is that possible? I'm stilling having "going" issues, but I'm planning on getting a little help for that today. Anyways... I think that if I was a little more regular, my weight loss would be a little more regular, instead of small gain, small gain, small gain, WHOOSH!
I'm starting a very long work week today. I work today, tomorrow, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday here, and Tuesday night and Wednesday night at the boys' house. Today, I've been working on my clients' kitchen. We cleaned out the frig, the stove and oven- including behind/ under it, and all the cupboards so far. We're going to go do their grocery shopping here in a bit and then come home and clean the counters and sinks real well and then the floors. Oh... I need to clean out the pantry too. One of the girls dropped an entire bag of splenda off of the top shelf and it managed to spill onto every shelf and on every can, pan, box in there! I found her in there with a wooden spoon on her tip toes trying to get it. We're trying to get a doctor's order so we can put a lock on the pantry door. This client needs surgery but has to lose 30 lbs before they will even consider doing it. So while she okay when we cook for her, she is constantly sneaking food. But, she lost 4 lbs this week, so something is working.
Day 11- Cruise Phase
PP
CURT: ??
JAMIE: GAIN: 1.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 14.4 lbs.
Breakfast:
C: 2 eggs
J: 20 oz. SF/ FF coffee, 6 slices of beef sausage
Lunch:
C: leftover orange chicken
J: 2 eggs, ham steak
Afternoon snack:
J: 2 oatbran muffins and leftover orange chicken, 16 ounce rasp white choc mocha
Dinner:
C and J: cuban skirt steak
Water:
C: 3 liters water
J: 6 liters water
I hate weighing in on mornings when I work. I don't get a chance to get my body moving, including getting my bowels moving. Sorry... I tried to be delicate about that, but how is that possible? I'm stilling having "going" issues, but I'm planning on getting a little help for that today. Anyways... I think that if I was a little more regular, my weight loss would be a little more regular, instead of small gain, small gain, small gain, WHOOSH!
I'm starting a very long work week today. I work today, tomorrow, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday here, and Tuesday night and Wednesday night at the boys' house. Today, I've been working on my clients' kitchen. We cleaned out the frig, the stove and oven- including behind/ under it, and all the cupboards so far. We're going to go do their grocery shopping here in a bit and then come home and clean the counters and sinks real well and then the floors. Oh... I need to clean out the pantry too. One of the girls dropped an entire bag of splenda off of the top shelf and it managed to spill onto every shelf and on every can, pan, box in there! I found her in there with a wooden spoon on her tip toes trying to get it. We're trying to get a doctor's order so we can put a lock on the pantry door. This client needs surgery but has to lose 30 lbs before they will even consider doing it. So while she okay when we cook for her, she is constantly sneaking food. But, she lost 4 lbs this week, so something is working.
Monday, December 5, 2011
From 'The Boy'
Yeah, it's been quite a while since I've popped in here. Sorry folks.
So, I have to say, I'm LOVING the results I'm getting! I've not ever really dieted, and I still don't really consider this a 'diet' (or I might run down the road with a loaded gun), I just think of it as "this is what I have to eat right now", and it makes it MUCH easier.
With this LOVING reaction I'm having with this, every day I tell Jamie about different things with my body that I'm so happy with! I know I'm still overweight, but there are SO many little things that I find! Like, the steering wheel doesn't rest on my belly. I've found I don't have to make adjustments just to get clothes on. There have been a few 'marital' bonuses too! (I know my mom reads this blog, but... her and I have an understanding... I'm 34, and she has to remember what her priorities were at this age too). So yeah... there's that!
And OMGosh..... that dinner she made last night... she deserved extra kudos for that!!! Fantastic!!
I'm in the middle of working 6 days straight, then I have 6 days off. My job requires I plant my butt at a desk all day, so it's not helping the diet thing. Also, I hurt my foot a few months ago. I had it looked at finally, and was diagnosed as tendonitis. Hurts like a mother sometimes!!! I was told to take anti-inflamitories for 2 weeks and see what happens. Well, it still hurts sometimes, but not as often as before. I want to try playing some racquetball on it again to test it, but I also don't want to have to wear a boot for it! So, we might have to move to bike-riding.
Anyway, that's my updates... I'm pretty friggin happy! Things keep looking better and better, not only with the diet, but our lives as well. It still amazes me to see me 2 years ago vs. today. This is where I give my wife a huge hug, hold her close, and remind her that she has made my life worth getting up in the morning!!! And I wouldn't trade her for the world. Or a Corvette.... Blue... with metallic flakes.... my dream car, but still not close to my dream wife!
So, I have to say, I'm LOVING the results I'm getting! I've not ever really dieted, and I still don't really consider this a 'diet' (or I might run down the road with a loaded gun), I just think of it as "this is what I have to eat right now", and it makes it MUCH easier.
With this LOVING reaction I'm having with this, every day I tell Jamie about different things with my body that I'm so happy with! I know I'm still overweight, but there are SO many little things that I find! Like, the steering wheel doesn't rest on my belly. I've found I don't have to make adjustments just to get clothes on. There have been a few 'marital' bonuses too! (I know my mom reads this blog, but... her and I have an understanding... I'm 34, and she has to remember what her priorities were at this age too). So yeah... there's that!
And OMGosh..... that dinner she made last night... she deserved extra kudos for that!!! Fantastic!!
I'm in the middle of working 6 days straight, then I have 6 days off. My job requires I plant my butt at a desk all day, so it's not helping the diet thing. Also, I hurt my foot a few months ago. I had it looked at finally, and was diagnosed as tendonitis. Hurts like a mother sometimes!!! I was told to take anti-inflamitories for 2 weeks and see what happens. Well, it still hurts sometimes, but not as often as before. I want to try playing some racquetball on it again to test it, but I also don't want to have to wear a boot for it! So, we might have to move to bike-riding.
Anyway, that's my updates... I'm pretty friggin happy! Things keep looking better and better, not only with the diet, but our lives as well. It still amazes me to see me 2 years ago vs. today. This is where I give my wife a huge hug, hold her close, and remind her that she has made my life worth getting up in the morning!!! And I wouldn't trade her for the world. Or a Corvette.... Blue... with metallic flakes.... my dream car, but still not close to my dream wife!
Pumpkin Pie crisp
I stole this recipe from DukanItOut from her Thanksgiving meal post. Of course.. I'm a tweaker (not in the druggie sort of way, but in the... "I can't leave recipes alone" sort of way) so I will post what I did differently.
PUMPKIN PIE
1 1/2 cups roasted pumpkin, pureed or 1 1/2 cups canned
2 t cinnamon
1/2 t allspice
1 egg
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup maple syrup or sugar free maple syrup
2 T honey or 1 t Splenda
Mix all ingredients and pour into 4 ramekins, sprayed with a bit of cooking spray.
For the topping:
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup oat bran
1 T Brown Sugar Blend Splenda or 1 t Splenda
3 T maple syrup or sugar free maple syrup
Mix all the ingredients together and top each ramekin with 1/4 of the mixture. Bake at 400 for 30-40 minutes.
I didn't have any ramekins, and I didn't want to pay $30 for the 8 that I needed, so instead, I bought 3- 3 pks of aluminum mini-pie pans for $1.24 each. MUCH BETTER!
My modifications:
*I used a LARGE can of canned pumpkin. This made 9 of them.
*I used 3 eggs. That made it fluffier.
*I used about 2 T. of cinnamon, no all-spice.
*I had no evaporated milk, and used 1 c. of 2% milk instead.
*I used 2T of brown sugar twin, plus about 1/3 c. sugar free maple syrup.
*I didn't change the topping at all, but...
NEXT TIME... I'm going to make that topping into more of a granola and not bake it the whole time. It turned out a little rubbery but of course edible! I think I will bake it on a cookie sheet to crisp it up and then put it on the pumpkin about 10 minutes before it's done.
*Oh! I also cooked it got about 50 minutes.
PUMPKIN PIE
1 1/2 cups roasted pumpkin, pureed or 1 1/2 cups canned
2 t cinnamon
1/2 t allspice
1 egg
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup maple syrup or sugar free maple syrup
2 T honey or 1 t Splenda
Mix all ingredients and pour into 4 ramekins, sprayed with a bit of cooking spray.
For the topping:
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup oat bran
1 T Brown Sugar Blend Splenda or 1 t Splenda
3 T maple syrup or sugar free maple syrup
Mix all the ingredients together and top each ramekin with 1/4 of the mixture. Bake at 400 for 30-40 minutes.
I didn't have any ramekins, and I didn't want to pay $30 for the 8 that I needed, so instead, I bought 3- 3 pks of aluminum mini-pie pans for $1.24 each. MUCH BETTER!
My modifications:
*I used a LARGE can of canned pumpkin. This made 9 of them.
*I used 3 eggs. That made it fluffier.
*I used about 2 T. of cinnamon, no all-spice.
*I had no evaporated milk, and used 1 c. of 2% milk instead.
*I used 2T of brown sugar twin, plus about 1/3 c. sugar free maple syrup.
*I didn't change the topping at all, but...
NEXT TIME... I'm going to make that topping into more of a granola and not bake it the whole time. It turned out a little rubbery but of course edible! I think I will bake it on a cookie sheet to crisp it up and then put it on the pumpkin about 10 minutes before it's done.
*Oh! I also cooked it got about 50 minutes.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011- Cruise day 10
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Day 10, Cruise Phase
CURT: GAIN: 1.0 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 32.2 lbs
JAMIE: LOSS: 0.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs
Breakfast:
C and J: eggs and bacon
Lunch:
C: leftover green bean, mushroom, chicken bake
Dinner:
C and J: turkey, mashed cauliflower and mushroom gravy, green bean casserole, roasted root veggies and pumpkin crisp
Water:
C: 4 quarts, 1 can diet sierra mist
J: 1.5 quarts, 1 can diet sierra mist
Exercise: 50 minute walk
We had our Thanksgiving dinner today. I made everything dukan friendly and it was FANTASTIC! I made the kids mashed potatoes, but everything else they had was dukan friendly too. I love the pumpkin crisp. It's like a custard... and fantastic. The dessert fix we've been missing and what I will start taking to functions when I know there will be a dessert because I really feel deprived sometimes.
I was inspired today by a fellow blogger who wrote about it being her birthday and she hit her goal for how much she wanted to lose by her birthday. My 36th birthday is 7 weeks away and if I lose 2 pounds a week, that would put me at .4 lbs away from 30 lbs. So... I'm making it my goal to lose 30 lbs by my birthday. Even better... that's a huge milestone for me anyways, because that puts me at 150 lbs. If I hit that goal, I am going to buy myself an entire new outfit. And my second goal... Our anniversary is Feb. 14. I know... cliche. I want to be at 145 lbs. by then. And If I hit that.... we're going to do a very nice date night. We do date nights often, but not dress up, eat at a nice restaurant, go to a movie, stay in a nice hotel, etc. I'm a little excited.
Curt and I decided together to start trying to work out more. He gets off at 9 and the gym closes at 10. We're going to attempt to go for that hour there. maybe... I'd suggest before work at 5, but... I cherish my sleep.
The ugly sweater contest... Briyanna won it. I'm pathetic. I live vicariously through my children.
Day 10, Cruise Phase
CURT: GAIN: 1.0 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 32.2 lbs
JAMIE: LOSS: 0.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 15.6 lbs
Breakfast:
C and J: eggs and bacon
Lunch:
C: leftover green bean, mushroom, chicken bake
Dinner:
C and J: turkey, mashed cauliflower and mushroom gravy, green bean casserole, roasted root veggies and pumpkin crisp
Water:
C: 4 quarts, 1 can diet sierra mist
J: 1.5 quarts, 1 can diet sierra mist
Exercise: 50 minute walk
We had our Thanksgiving dinner today. I made everything dukan friendly and it was FANTASTIC! I made the kids mashed potatoes, but everything else they had was dukan friendly too. I love the pumpkin crisp. It's like a custard... and fantastic. The dessert fix we've been missing and what I will start taking to functions when I know there will be a dessert because I really feel deprived sometimes.
I was inspired today by a fellow blogger who wrote about it being her birthday and she hit her goal for how much she wanted to lose by her birthday. My 36th birthday is 7 weeks away and if I lose 2 pounds a week, that would put me at .4 lbs away from 30 lbs. So... I'm making it my goal to lose 30 lbs by my birthday. Even better... that's a huge milestone for me anyways, because that puts me at 150 lbs. If I hit that goal, I am going to buy myself an entire new outfit. And my second goal... Our anniversary is Feb. 14. I know... cliche. I want to be at 145 lbs. by then. And If I hit that.... we're going to do a very nice date night. We do date nights often, but not dress up, eat at a nice restaurant, go to a movie, stay in a nice hotel, etc. I'm a little excited.
Curt and I decided together to start trying to work out more. He gets off at 9 and the gym closes at 10. We're going to attempt to go for that hour there. maybe... I'd suggest before work at 5, but... I cherish my sleep.
The ugly sweater contest... Briyanna won it. I'm pathetic. I live vicariously through my children.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011- Day 8, Cruise
Friday, December 2, 2011
Day 8, Cruise
PP
CURT: GAIN: 0.2 LBS TOTAL LOSS: 33.0 LBS
JAMIE: LOSS: 1.6 LBS TOTAL LOSS: 15.4 LBS
Breakfast:
C: 3 eggs, oatbran muffins, bacon
J: 2 eggs, bacon, coffee
Morning Snack:
J: 2 oatbran muffins
Late Lunch:
C and J: grilled chicken and coleslaw
Dinner:
C and J: grilled chicken salad
Water:
C: 4 quarts
J: 5 quarts
Exercise: strenuous cleaning
This morning I got pretty excited when I weighed in. But that's when I realized my boobs were resting on the towel bar. Sad day... But it was still a lower number than yesterday! I've been working for 27 hours straight. I wasn't sure how sleeping was going to go last night, but once they fell asleep, it was fantastic. I slept in til 8 this morning and it has been awhile since I've done that! Anyways... I'm ready to be off and get home to my family. I have to "re-design" and ugly Christmas sweater into an uglier Christmas sweater for Briyanna's "Ugly Christmas Sweater" contest. I will have to take a picture of it. I'm sewing pockets into the inside to hold a battery pack for Christmas lights that are going to be poking thru the sweater and I'm also stitching random ornaments all over it. It should look good. And funny... not ugly, but it's worth a try.
I spent about an hour this morning cleaning my clients' dining room and laundry room. I can honestly say that I'm pretty darn sure that neither room has been this clean since they moved in. I moved out all the furniture and took rugs out and shook them out and vacuumed them and swept them off (they still don't look great because they don't have a great vacuum), dusted, scrubbed walls... And then I swept and mopped both rooms and the kitchen. I was panting, sweaty... just gross. But I decided that I'm every day I'm here I'm going to clean at least one room like this. This guarantees that each room will get a thorough cleaning at least once a month, if not more. Plus... I'll get a pretty good work out in!
Day 8, Cruise
PP
CURT: GAIN: 0.2 LBS TOTAL LOSS: 33.0 LBS
JAMIE: LOSS: 1.6 LBS TOTAL LOSS: 15.4 LBS
Breakfast:
C: 3 eggs, oatbran muffins, bacon
J: 2 eggs, bacon, coffee
Morning Snack:
J: 2 oatbran muffins
Late Lunch:
C and J: grilled chicken and coleslaw
Dinner:
C and J: grilled chicken salad
Water:
C: 4 quarts
J: 5 quarts
Exercise: strenuous cleaning
This morning I got pretty excited when I weighed in. But that's when I realized my boobs were resting on the towel bar. Sad day... But it was still a lower number than yesterday! I've been working for 27 hours straight. I wasn't sure how sleeping was going to go last night, but once they fell asleep, it was fantastic. I slept in til 8 this morning and it has been awhile since I've done that! Anyways... I'm ready to be off and get home to my family. I have to "re-design" and ugly Christmas sweater into an uglier Christmas sweater for Briyanna's "Ugly Christmas Sweater" contest. I will have to take a picture of it. I'm sewing pockets into the inside to hold a battery pack for Christmas lights that are going to be poking thru the sweater and I'm also stitching random ornaments all over it. It should look good. And funny... not ugly, but it's worth a try.
I spent about an hour this morning cleaning my clients' dining room and laundry room. I can honestly say that I'm pretty darn sure that neither room has been this clean since they moved in. I moved out all the furniture and took rugs out and shook them out and vacuumed them and swept them off (they still don't look great because they don't have a great vacuum), dusted, scrubbed walls... And then I swept and mopped both rooms and the kitchen. I was panting, sweaty... just gross. But I decided that I'm every day I'm here I'm going to clean at least one room like this. This guarantees that each room will get a thorough cleaning at least once a month, if not more. Plus... I'll get a pretty good work out in!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011- Day 7, Cruise
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Day 7, Cruise
PV
CURT: loss: 2.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 33.2 lbs
JAMIE: gain: 0.4 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 13.8 lbs
Breakfast:
C: ham/ eggs, 100 calorie Starbuck coffee
J: SF/ FF 20 oz. coffee, 2 key lime pie oat bran muffins
Lunch:
C: 2 oat bran muffins
J: 2 eggs, 1 ham steak
Dinner:
C and J: taco salad
Water:
C: 2 quarts
J: 4 quarts
Wow! It's December! Ugh... that means alot of working this month.
Once again, Curt had a great number on the scales (which I am extremely proud of!) and I put on my obligatory 0.4 lbs (which I'm not proud of...). I have a couple of theories on this. I'm going to go with the theory that I'm not regular at all right now, DESPITE EATING THAT OAT BRAN!! So considering "THAT" hasn't happened in 3 days, it may explain my weight gain? Maybe?? Whatever the case, it's frustrating considering I'm strictly sticking to this diet. I think that is my motto this week. Also... I'm trying really hard to cut out the sodas. It's been several days since I had one. Altho I'm having an occasional coffee.
Oh... by the way... I am a rock star! I have this girl I work with. I say girl.... she's 57. Anyways, she's deaf, some mental issues. Anyhow, she obsesses about everything, but jewelry in particular really gets her going. What I've heard is that when she was a little girl, her mom wouldn't let her have jewelry because she wasn't pretty enough to deserve it so when she gets it now, she goes crazy over it and tries to make it as pretty as she can. On Thanksgiving, her boyfriend gave her a plain little silver pinky ring that was tarnished and beat up. O..M....G.... worse person in the world to give a tarnished, beat up ring. She spent HOURS that first night shining it and I even caught her shining it in bed on the carpet. And apparently, she has been up for the past 4 nights shining it all night long and it just occurred to them last night that they should perhaps take it away. So we have some legal issues here... She's an adult, it's her choice. But if she's causing physical damage we can stop that. And someone not sleeping for days at a time and who starts hearing voices when she is tired... that's a problem. She was taken in to a doctor yesterday and they made a contract between her and staff saying if she kept playing with the ring, it could be taken away. This morning, I talked to her about it, asked her why she kept doing that and she told me she just wants it shiny. I have this friend who is a jeweler and called her, told her what's going on and asked her to play this game with me. We went in this afternoon and she buffed and polished both of the girls' rings and checked other ones. A couple good things came out of this. #1 and most importantly... her ring came out looking fantastic! She hasn't even attempted to shine it as it "looks brand new," her words!!! And the other girl has been wearing around her mother's diamond and ruby ring and we found out she lost a ruby and has 2 diamonds about to fall out so quit wearing it. Of course... the paranoia in that one flared up and she is positive that the jeweler stole her ruby. Or maybe it was her room mate. Or maybe it was a staff member... drives me nuts. I've spent a good hour or so explaining how those things just fall out sometimes and how I've lost my big diamond out of my wedding ring before. Doesn't help... But! the important thing is that the problem I was trying to solved appears to be solved and I'm happy about that.
Day 7, Cruise
PV
CURT: loss: 2.2 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 33.2 lbs
JAMIE: gain: 0.4 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 13.8 lbs
Breakfast:
C: ham/ eggs, 100 calorie Starbuck coffee
J: SF/ FF 20 oz. coffee, 2 key lime pie oat bran muffins
Lunch:
C: 2 oat bran muffins
J: 2 eggs, 1 ham steak
Dinner:
C and J: taco salad
Water:
C: 2 quarts
J: 4 quarts
Wow! It's December! Ugh... that means alot of working this month.
Once again, Curt had a great number on the scales (which I am extremely proud of!) and I put on my obligatory 0.4 lbs (which I'm not proud of...). I have a couple of theories on this. I'm going to go with the theory that I'm not regular at all right now, DESPITE EATING THAT OAT BRAN!! So considering "THAT" hasn't happened in 3 days, it may explain my weight gain? Maybe?? Whatever the case, it's frustrating considering I'm strictly sticking to this diet. I think that is my motto this week. Also... I'm trying really hard to cut out the sodas. It's been several days since I had one. Altho I'm having an occasional coffee.
Oh... by the way... I am a rock star! I have this girl I work with. I say girl.... she's 57. Anyways, she's deaf, some mental issues. Anyhow, she obsesses about everything, but jewelry in particular really gets her going. What I've heard is that when she was a little girl, her mom wouldn't let her have jewelry because she wasn't pretty enough to deserve it so when she gets it now, she goes crazy over it and tries to make it as pretty as she can. On Thanksgiving, her boyfriend gave her a plain little silver pinky ring that was tarnished and beat up. O..M....G.... worse person in the world to give a tarnished, beat up ring. She spent HOURS that first night shining it and I even caught her shining it in bed on the carpet. And apparently, she has been up for the past 4 nights shining it all night long and it just occurred to them last night that they should perhaps take it away. So we have some legal issues here... She's an adult, it's her choice. But if she's causing physical damage we can stop that. And someone not sleeping for days at a time and who starts hearing voices when she is tired... that's a problem. She was taken in to a doctor yesterday and they made a contract between her and staff saying if she kept playing with the ring, it could be taken away. This morning, I talked to her about it, asked her why she kept doing that and she told me she just wants it shiny. I have this friend who is a jeweler and called her, told her what's going on and asked her to play this game with me. We went in this afternoon and she buffed and polished both of the girls' rings and checked other ones. A couple good things came out of this. #1 and most importantly... her ring came out looking fantastic! She hasn't even attempted to shine it as it "looks brand new," her words!!! And the other girl has been wearing around her mother's diamond and ruby ring and we found out she lost a ruby and has 2 diamonds about to fall out so quit wearing it. Of course... the paranoia in that one flared up and she is positive that the jeweler stole her ruby. Or maybe it was her room mate. Or maybe it was a staff member... drives me nuts. I've spent a good hour or so explaining how those things just fall out sometimes and how I've lost my big diamond out of my wedding ring before. Doesn't help... But! the important thing is that the problem I was trying to solved appears to be solved and I'm happy about that.
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