Day 79 - This Is Not A Cooking Blog

September 29, 2009

Exercise

5.36 mile run

Hopefully, today was our last "Summer" run.

It was 100 degrees today and the forecast for tomorrow is 76 and breezy!

Yay!

Breakfast

V-8

x2

Lunch

BBQ Hamburger

Tomatoes

Sandwich Thin

Chips

We went to our favorite store today, the International Marketplace.

You can find just about any ethnic food you could possibly need,

and it's cheap too!

These ingredients, along with about .45 cents worth of the bok choy, will become my soup.

Their shrimp is always incredibly fresh and the large ones are $5.99 a pound.

I sauteed it with chili oil and sesame oil with a bit of "rooster sauce".

Viola!

Dinner

Asian Noodle Soup W/

Spicy Shrimp

Day 78 - I Wish I Still Smoked

September 28, 2009

Exercise

P90X - Chest and Back

I was watching Mad Men last night and thought about how cool it would be to go on the

Betty Draper diet.

Cigarettes and melba toast! Sign me up!

Betty would not be caught dead sweating out a P90X workout,

in fact, I doubt Betty knows how to sweat.

Well, maybe Don made her sweat once, but no more.

Poor Betty.

Lunch

Spinach and Romaine Salad

Chicken Breast

3 Bean Salad

Feta

Fat-Free Dressing

Snack

Cottage Cheese

Rye Crackers

Dinner

BBQ Chicken Wings

Fries

Kiwi

Day 77 - No Comment

September 27, 2009

Exercise

5.16 mile run

Breakfast

Low-Fat Granola

Lunch

Chicken Burrito x2

Beans

Cheese

Reduced-Fat Sour Cream

Snack

Chips

Dinner

Salisbury Steak

Mashed Potatoes

Mushroom Sauce

Day 76 - Good Times, Bad Times

September 26, 2009

Exercise

3.5 mile run

As good as I felt yesterday on my run, that's how bad I felt today.

My ankles and shins were tight and I just could not get loose.

Oh well, some days are better than others.

Breakfast

Scrambled Egg

Sandwich Thin

Mid-Morning Snack

Leftover Cesar Salad

Lunch

Baked Potato

Chili

Cheese

Sour Cream

Dinner

BBQ Pork Chop

Applesauce

Day 75 - Somebody's Lying

September 25, 2009

Exercise

5.4

or

5.7

mile run

After running with the dogs I came in the house and ran on the treadmill.

When I started my iPhone pedometer read 4.7 miles.

After exactly 1 mile on the treadmill it read 5.4 miles.

I tend to trust the treadmill over the iPhone,

so does that mean I've been running even more than I thought I was?

Or, is the iPhone accurate at my slower street speed?

More importantly, do I care?

Hmmmmm...

Breakfast

Scrambled Egg

Orowheat Sandwich Thins

Lunch

Meatballs

Cheese

Orowheat Sandwich Thins

Snack

Kiwi Fruit

Dinner

Steak

Baked Potato

Cesar Salad

Day 74 - Not Today

September 24, 2009

Exercise

Ran around the park with the dogs.

I had no intention of exercising today.

I'm tired and cranky and my hair looks awesome,

so there was no way I was going to ruin it by sweating.

Went to Costco and did some other stuff around the house instead.

Breakfast

None

Lunch

Lean Cuisine Chicken Flatbread

Lentil Soup

Snack

Low-Fat Granola

1% Milk

Dinner

BBQ Chicken

Baked Beans

Cantaloupe

Day 73 - Do I Have To Spell It Out For You?

September 23, 2009

Exercise

5.26 mile run

I just realized that I forgot to weigh in on Monday. That is not such a bad thing, considering what time of the month it is. No, not THAT time, the time before that time. I retain so much water before my period that I am miserable. My boobs swell, my feet and fingers swell so much that my shoes and rings are tight. And don't even ask me about the different bra sizes I have to buy to accommodate my girls at different times of the month. I may be the only woman I know that looks forward to her period starting.

Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs

Potatoes

Lunch

Caesar Salad

Grilled Trout

Baked Potato

Broccoli

Biscuit

(We went to Red Lobster and I was HUNGRY!)

Dinner

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Bread

Day 72 - Shagadellic

September 22, 2009

Exercise

Ran around the park with the dogs.

I kept my promise and did not work out - running around with the dogs doesn't really count.

My husband sells real estate and I went with him to look at some 'vintage' Las Vegas homes in the neighborhood where Robert DeNiro and Sharon Stone lived in the movie Casino.

Talk about a blast from the past. Do you remember mirrored wallpaper? Wood paneling? Shag carpet? These homes had it all in spades. I loved every one of them.

And the Casino house? It's for rent!

Breakfast

Boiled Egg

V-8

Lunch

Salad w/

Skirt Steak

Tomatoes

3 Bean Salad

Feta

Fat-Free Dressing

Snack

Low-Fat Granola

1% Milk

Dinner

Steak

Leftover Lentil Soup

Day 71 - Every Mile A Misery

September 21, 2009

Exercise

3.68 mile run

I didn't plan on exercising today, but the dogs play date was cancelled and they need their exercise no matter what, so I did.

I made it nearly 4 miles and they were satisfied,

but I was so tired, sore and burned out that it was a miserable experience for me.

I think one of the reasons people give up on their exercise programs

is that they feel just like I did today and they give up.

This was just one day

-a day that I knew I pushing myself too hard-

so I'll take a day and just do things that I enjoy and get back in the game when I am rested.

Breakfast

Refried Beans

Lunch

Steamed Fish

Spinach

Tomatoes

Snack

Low-Fat Granola

1% Milk

Dinner

Lentil, Potato and Spinach Soup

Day 70 - Day Of Rest...Not

September 20, 2009

Exercise

3.4 mile walk

It was ridiculously hot for the end of September.

I just walked the dogs and they were just as hot and tired when we got home as if we had run.

I was just trying to take it easy and not do much but, that never works for me, so I cleaned the pool and did a bunch of laundry and chores-so much for my day of rest.

Breakfast

Bean Burrito

Lunch

Leftovers From Last Night

Snack

Wasa Crackers

Cheese

Pickle

Dinner

Grilled Pork Chop

Baked Potato

Cheese Sauce

Strawberries

Day 69 - Heatwave

September 19, 2009

Exercise

3.66 mile run

After a relatively pleasant week, the heat is back with a vengeance this weekend.

We got out of the house before 8:00 but it was already hot and will be hotter tomorrow.

Ugh, can't take much more of this.

Breakfast

Huevos Frijoles

My version of heuvos rancheros.

Lunch

Salad

Roast Beef

Tomatoes

Avocado

Lite Blue Cheese

Snack

Chicken

Didn't eat much of it because it was way over-seasoned.

Dinner

Stir-Fried Skirt Steak

Bok Choy

Rice

Give me mexican food or asian food and I'm happy.

I'll eat them everyday if I have to, or even if I don't.

Day 68 - Something Fishy

September 18, 2009

Exercise

5.32 mile run

Breakfast

2 Scrambled Eggs

Lunch?

I went to work with the husband for a while and he paid me in sushi.

I don't like whipping out the camera in restaurants unless it's inconspicuous,

not the case at a busy sushi bar.

We shared 3 rolls, I'm sure it wasn't dietetic, but it was tasty.

Snack

Doritos x 2

Dinner

Tostada x 2

Day 67 - Hard Core

September 17, 2009

Exercise

P90X - Core Synergystics

Oh my, it's been a while since I've done Core Syn. and boy did I sweat!

I forgot what a hard core workout it is.

Push-ups, lunges, squats and weights; my ass ached all day and night.

In a good way!

Breakfast

Low-Fat Granola

Lunch

Lean Cuisine Panini

Leftover Salad

Snack

Wasa Crackers

Roast Beef

Pickle

Dinner

Mushroom Chicken

Pasta

I made my mushroom sauce with fat-free half and half. It was thin, but good.

Dessert

Baked Apple