Day 1

So Today's Blog will be brought to you by pictures.  Mainly because I took a lot to document the official Day 1.  But, I'll try to keep it entertaining :) 

I woke up and the first thing I thought was ... 
Dun Dun Duuuuuuuunnnnnn! Ready Set Go!  And now today, this saying pretty much summarizes how I feel.  



Next after trying to pry my eyes open at 4:30, because yes, that's how early I get up... I then weighed myself... Good news, I've been constant for weeks now.  

Finally, after my typically long getting ready rituals, I ran down the stairs.  Ready to grab and throw all the food I'd prepared the day before into my very old Thirty-One lunch bag and hit the road! I will transgress for a minute speaking of roads.  Traffic has been exceptionally light this week.  It makes me feel as if there is something going on, like a holiday that I'm not aware of.  It also makes me feel as if I'm the only one going to work.  Neither of these two feelings help to increase my month of May decreased motivation :-).  

Meal 1:
low fat cheddar cheese slices (I just used the portion on the bag)
Mixed nuts
frozen berries with a tiny splash of 100% maple syrup


Meal 2:  

Salmon cup with vinegar, salt and pepper and some whole grain crackers, the crackers have olive oil, so I counted that as my fat.  

Meal 3:  (lunch) .. Yummy steak

with a sauteed collection of eggplant

tomatoes and mushrooms. 

Note to Self, and anyone else:  Mixing your veggies and fruits

makes for skimpy portions.  I won't do that again.  

Meal 4:  lean ham slice, fresh berries, and nuts again.  
I have learned I'm not too crazy about nuts.  

Best Part of the Day~100 Calorie Goodie!! 

Meanwhile keep in mind that I downed 104 oz of water today, and a small 8oz cup of peach flavored tea for the caffeine.  I didn't want to get that bad "caffeine" headache.  So, Thursday and Friday, just repeat each step.  I may change up the order, but yep, it'll be the same.  For dinner tonight we had Chicken, and I made eggplant slices on the George Foreman (I had 2 servings) and a side of carb, called a banana.  I was rather full, and wonder if I went overboard with my portions for dinner. The food prep for week one was a little overwhelming, due to the shopping piece.  But, once I got home, I was able to throw everything together in an hour.  My son's annoyed that I'm using so many little rubbermaid containers LOL (he puts away the clean dishes).  

I ended my day with a 20 minute Jillian Michael's workout, and a dentist appointment (not in that order).  I'm exhausted, tired, and read for bed at 8:15, which is good because I've got to go to bed ASAP, 7 hours are needed.  

Have a great rest of your work week, I'll certainly post again over the weekend!  Here's a thought to keep in mind if you decide to take on this crazy game. :) 

T-1 day until I get started, indulgence is the theme.

Tomorrow is Tuesday, and Wednesday is D-day (AKA diet day).  Insert shocked face.  I've had a lot of anxiety about this upcoming diet.  It's my last ditch effort before I have to wear that cute little dress I got from ModCloth... Yes, it's got somewhat of an open back, so I'm a little apprehensive to wear it at my current poundage :-)

Tonight I "had" to make a special snack for Kid B as we were expecting a friend to come over.  Well, the friend never showed, and we enjoyed the special snack as our dessert.  If you know me, I'm really not a huge sweets person.  But sometimes, I do like to indulge.  This weekend, me and my DH (devoted husband) snuck out and indulged in ice cream mid afternoon from Sweet Cow! If you're ever in Colorado, look this place up.  (Sorry for the tangent)

Needless to say, this D-day has been hovering over my head like a little UFO.  I typically don't "do" diets.  I can usually just watch what I eat, move a little more, and bam I'm down 5 lbs.  Lately, not quite.  I have anxiety about starting that infamous "yo-yo"effect.  If you're following my posts, you know that I originally had the digital version of the book, but I actually bought the "real" book too. I received "The Game On Diet in the mail on Saturday.  Since this time, I have looked through the whole thing twice.  I think I'm just about ready to start Wednesday morning.  

Me and my teammate, who will remain nameless, still need to pick a prize.  We haven't had a chance to brainstorm yet, but I'm super anxious to see what we come up with.  Secretly, I wonder if we can work in a road trip based on the winning and losing.

There are so many components to this game, that it is not for those who aren't serious.  Today, I tried to increase my water intake, and I expect to increase even more tomorrow.  The idea is that I'm gradually building up to 3 liters!  ACK!  That's a lot of water.  I actually love water, I love ice water, and I love room temperature water, and I like cold water.  But, let's just say that I'm in the habit of waiting, when I have to potty.  Not a good thing when you consume lots of water.  This is going to have to change LOL.  Another easy, not too challenging part of the game is sleep.  You have to get 7 hours a night.  Well for someone whose alarm goes off at 4:30, that means I need to be in bed by 9, so that I can be asleep no later than 9:30.  This may be a little bit of a challenge.  Especially on nights like tonight where I indulged in a little 30 minute cat nap after work.  

The last item I'll touch on tonight is the "adopt a healthy habit" and "get ride of a bad habit".  Seriously, it can be anything.  I think I've chosen my healthy habit, opening the mail daily.  If you know me at all, I hate the mail.  I get it, I put it in a pile, and look at it over the weekend, if I'm lucky.  Sometimes I ignore it for way too long.  But, staying on top of the paper piles would be a step in the right direction.  As for getting rid of a bad habit, I'm struggling trying to decide.  I've got a few ideas, and just need to decide which will be the best for me.  I buy bottled water, I could cut that out.  I watch the news all the time, I could stop that all together.  I spend endless time and hours on my computer, I could change that.   Decisions, Decisions, and I'm just not ready to decide yet. 

So on the eve of the eve of D-day, Is that right?, I head upstairs at 8:30, because 7 hours is important.  And, I've got a big day ahead of me tomorrow.  I decided to rethink my food choices for Wed-Sat. Meals 1-4.  I figured I won't have the prep time to have different choices.  Once I figure out everything, I'll post my grocery list tomorrow.  

I'll leave you with a parting gift, an inspirational saying :)  What started this crazy game was a text looking for something drastic that would work.  My idea was some weight loss pill.   So, I suppose this "magic weight loss" pill is what I'm getting instead! I'm totally ok with it, it's the healthier way! 

So, now that I've decided to take on a 4 week challenge, to a healthier me, I'm a bit obsessed. You may have heard of it "The Game On!" plan.  I will be competitively playing against some of my BFFs across the US and I'm actually really excited.  I'm concerned about the "food planning", giving up soda, and having to exercise 20 minutes a day.  I mean, the water, giving up bad habits, adopting new habits, and sleeping a full 7 hours a night are also a bit disconcerting.  We plan on starting on April 30th, so this weekend will be the weekend to live it up.  I've had so many people tell me that "oh, you don't need to lose weight".  And while that's all fine and dandy, I personally feel as if I would be much happier sitting at 10 lbs lighter.  I also feel that now that I'm in my 4th decade, it's important to adopt some healthier ways before it's too late! So did I mention this new diet has no alcohol.  Actually, you can have one serving on your day off.  Yes, we get a day off, and a meal off.  And my most favorite is 100 calories of whatever for each day (excluding alcohol, soda,  and diet soda)!  Will that be my saving grace?? In all seriousness, I think the prep work to have food during the work week is going to be my biggest challenge.  Oh and did I mention the 16 year old?  He's going to struggle with some of the household changes.  Jon's agreed to do a "modified" version of this plan, but I'll believe it when I see it.  So, today during some downtime, I used this...(a digital version of the book)

And then I pulled together 7 days of 5 meals a day... that looked like this...

So, I know that's so legible right?  I'll break it down for you.  I'm rotating meals 1,2,3, and 4.  But meal 5 will be an original dinner each night. 

WEEK 1 

Meal 1(Breakfast):  

1. Apple(fist size)    American Cheese (low-fat)-palm size      Thumb size portion of pistachios 
2. Blueberries(fist size)     Cheddar Cheese (low-fat)-palm size     pistachios-thumb size portion
3. Strawberries (fist size)     Swiss Cheese (low-fat) palm size      pistachios - thumb size portion 
4. Banana and an egg 
5. grapes and an egg
6. Kiwi (fist size)     Turkey Bacon - Palm size portion and macadamias - thumb size portion ( I was really hoping those could be chocolate, bu they can't) 
7. pineapple (fist size)     Turkey bacon - Palm size portion and macadamias (thumb size portion) 

Meal 2(Snack):  (rotated) 

• Salmon Patty (Palm size)  (made with whole wheat bread crumbs(Fist size)) cooked with olive oil.
• Peas (fist size) with Cheddar Cheese (low-fat) Palm size with a thumb size portion of avocado 
• Tuna (palm size) with a thumb size portion of olive oil, and a fist size of whole grain crackers

Meal 3(Lunch): (rotated) 

• Spinach (fist size) and shrimp(palm size) sauteed in olive oil with artichoke hearts(fist size) and a side of butter beans(fist size). 
• Eggplant(fist size), mushrooms(fist size), and tomatoes(fist size) with grilled sirloin steak strips(palm size). 
• Zucchini(fist size) and onion(fist size) sauteed with grilled chicken slices and a side of brown rice. 

Meal 4: (Snack) and(yes, it's rotated)

• Grilled Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes (fist size), pulled pork (palm size) and sunflower seeds (thumb size)
• Whole Wheat Pasta (fist size) with low-fat Mozzarella pieces (1/2 palm), and a side of black beans(1/2 palm) a tad of low sugar low fat dressing (thumb size)
• Cantaloupe (fist size), lean ham slices (palm size), and thumb size amount of walnuts. 

Meal 5: Dinners (will use olive oil on all dinner proteins except the ground beef sliders)

1. Turkey(palm size) , Carrots and cucumbers (fist size each), apple 
2. Pork ( palm size), artichoke hearts and green beans (fist size each),  blueberries
3. Beef (palm size), onions and peppers (fist size each), and strawberries
4. Chicken (palm size), spinach(fist size), tomato and cucumbers (fist size each)
5. Pizza on whole wheat tortilla, low-fat mozzarella (palm size), tomato sauce (fist size), Peppers and mushrooms (fist size).
6. ground beef sliders (no bun) (palm size), asparagus and okra (fist size) in olive oil (palm size), and sweet potato fries (fist size).   
7. Fish (palm size) with lemon and artichoke hearts(fist size of both), and kale chips (fist size).  

These meals need to be spaced out by anywhere from two to four hours, if I go more than four hours without feed, I lose points.  

I will be looking at the store for a delightful 100 calorie treat that I'll splurge on daily... 

So that's where I am now.  Next huge task is to put together a shopping list, and to put it together so that it's economical.. haha, that is probably going to be a joke.