It's Fitness on Friday again over at Bye Bye Fat Mom. Last week was another good week for me. I didn't get as many workouts in as I would have liked but my biggest concern lately had been my weekends. This past weekend was very busy, you can read about it here. I did lots of walking and jogging on Saturday so that was a plus. I ended the week with weekly allowance points left too.
I did report a 2 pound weight loss on Wednesday (read that post here). I've got some areas that I need to work on still. Now that the boys are in soccer I need to get a routine going that will work with their practice and game schedules.
My goals for this week are to have another goodweekend and get more exercise this weekend. I'd also like to go to a few fitness classes. I need to make some arrangements for the kids to get a few of them in but I'll work on that.
Hopefully, everyone out there hasn't given up and reached for that bag of chocolate candy (like I used to do). Good luck to everyone on the fitness and weight loss goals that they have.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Don't Forget - P&G coupons in Sunday's paper
The new Proctor & Gamble P&GbrandSaver coupon booklet will be in the paper on Sunday, May 4th. It will have $69 in savings such as Clairol, Tampax and Pampers(perfect for CVS shopping)!
Find out here if your local paper carries the P&G Brand coupon booklet.
Find out here if your local paper carries the P&G Brand coupon booklet.
Frugal Friday - Sale Ads
Happy Friday!
It's Frugal Friday over at Biblical Womanhood. I wanted to share with you a website that I have been using for a while now. It has saved me time and in some cases money. It's Sunday Saver. It's a website that has a links to sale ads for grocery stores and retailers. Rather than sit Sunday morning looking at all the sale ads from the paper to discover that I am missing some, I take the "one-stop shopping" approach - I use Sunday Saver. I've even used this site to compare prices or to see if a competitor has an item on sale to price match at a closer store.
To see other great Frugal Friday ideas, click here.
Day 82, Food and Exercise Log
This morning felt like a Monday! I got up and got moving this morning. However, I ran into problems when I went to make lunch sandwiches. There was no bread. There was bread when I checked (after closing the kitchen down). Someone must have had a late night snack. So, I had to head to Wal-Mart (closest reasonably priced store) at 5:15 AM to get bread!
Daily Allowance Points: 24
Weekly Allowance Points: 35
Breakfast:
French Vanilla Iced Cappucino Cooler (4 points)
English Muffin (2 points)
Lunch:
Progresso Light Zesty Southwestern Vegetable Soup (0 points)
Turkey Sandwich (4 points)
Snack:
2 Peanut Butter cookies (3 points)
Dinner: We're going to Bullwinkles. I've already looked at their menu and know what I am getting. I will also be taking my own dressing since the only light or fat free that they have is Ranch. I want to make sure I stay in a reasonable point range. My plan: Grilled Chicken (plain), Dinner Salad, Steamed Veggies...we'll see how well that goes.
I DID IT!!!! I went out to dinner and kept my points pretty low!! I refused the bread which is a HUGE plus for me since I am a bread lover. I drank water and didn't have a piece of birthday cake. Here's what I had...
Grilled Chicken, baked sweet potato, dinner salad with Honey mustard dressing (11 points)
The grilled chicken was plain. It had a lot of flavor though. I ate half of it. I removed the butter from the baked sweet potato but did add a little bit of cinnamon. I didn't eat all the sweet potato. I forgot my dressing for the salad so I got what I thought would be the most reasonable on points and I didn't use but maybe a tablespoon of it.
Exercise:
1.5 miles walking on my treadmill
floor exercises
2 miles/300 calories on elliptical
leg strength machines workout
Daily Points Used: 24
Weekly Points Used: 0
Overall thought: When you are planning to go out to dinner, look at their menu before you go. If it's not online, call the restaurant and ask them to fax you a copy. This is a local restaurant that we had went to but they still had their menu online so I was able to plan what I was having and wasn't tempted. I didn't look at the menu again when I got there. I had two glasses of water before the meal was served so that helped with portion control. We all know they serve you more than one portion usually. I'm also surprised by my Friday workout. My history of Friday's is going home and crashing on the couch not lately. The trainer at the YMCA yesterday made mention of my dedication to my workouts. Who would have ever thought that someone you didn't even know would notice or even say something?!?! Talk about motivation...got me moving and putting forth a little more effort yesterday.
Daily Allowance Points: 24
Weekly Allowance Points: 35
Breakfast:
French Vanilla Iced Cappucino Cooler (4 points)
English Muffin (2 points)
Lunch:
Progresso Light Zesty Southwestern Vegetable Soup (0 points)
Turkey Sandwich (4 points)
Snack:
2 Peanut Butter cookies (3 points)
Dinner: We're going to Bullwinkles. I've already looked at their menu and know what I am getting. I will also be taking my own dressing since the only light or fat free that they have is Ranch. I want to make sure I stay in a reasonable point range. My plan: Grilled Chicken (plain), Dinner Salad, Steamed Veggies...we'll see how well that goes.
I DID IT!!!! I went out to dinner and kept my points pretty low!! I refused the bread which is a HUGE plus for me since I am a bread lover. I drank water and didn't have a piece of birthday cake. Here's what I had...
Grilled Chicken, baked sweet potato, dinner salad with Honey mustard dressing (11 points)
The grilled chicken was plain. It had a lot of flavor though. I ate half of it. I removed the butter from the baked sweet potato but did add a little bit of cinnamon. I didn't eat all the sweet potato. I forgot my dressing for the salad so I got what I thought would be the most reasonable on points and I didn't use but maybe a tablespoon of it.
Exercise:
1.5 miles walking on my treadmill
floor exercises
2 miles/300 calories on elliptical
leg strength machines workout
Daily Points Used: 24
Weekly Points Used: 0
Overall thought: When you are planning to go out to dinner, look at their menu before you go. If it's not online, call the restaurant and ask them to fax you a copy. This is a local restaurant that we had went to but they still had their menu online so I was able to plan what I was having and wasn't tempted. I didn't look at the menu again when I got there. I had two glasses of water before the meal was served so that helped with portion control. We all know they serve you more than one portion usually. I'm also surprised by my Friday workout. My history of Friday's is going home and crashing on the couch not lately. The trainer at the YMCA yesterday made mention of my dedication to my workouts. Who would have ever thought that someone you didn't even know would notice or even say something?!?! Talk about motivation...got me moving and putting forth a little more effort yesterday.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
More Ice Cream Deals
What could be better than more FREE ice cream?
Haagen-Dazs Shops will be offering a FREE scoop of their Vanilla Honey Bee ice cream on Tuesday, May 13th from 4-8pm. To find a shop near your or to find out if you store is participating, click here.
For those of you near a Carvel Ice Cream store, Tavita's Purse posts that you can get a FREE Artic Blender or Blended Coffee TODAY - May, 1st from 4-6pm. Click here to find a location near you.
For me and my diet, it's a good thing the closest Carvel is 55 miles away in Cincinnati! I would LOVE to try one of these - either the Peanut Butter Artic Blener (pictured above) or the Mocha Freeze. Yummy!
Also, don't forget to mark your calendars for Dippin' Dots free ice cream on May 20th! Read about it here.
Other dates to mark:
TCBY - FREE cone or cup for Mom on Mother's Day - Sunday, May 11th
TCBY - FREE cone or cup for Dad on Father's Day - Sunday, June 15th
Click here to find a location near you.
Things my mother taught me...
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.'
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
'You better pray that will come out of the carpet.'
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!'
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
' Because I said so, that's why.'
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
'If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me..'
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
'Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.'
7. My mother taught me IRONY.
'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.'
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!'
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
'You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.'
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
'This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
'I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
'Stop acting like your father!'
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do.'
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
'Just wait until we get home.'
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
'You're going to get it when you get home!'
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.'
19. My mother taught me ESP.
'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'
20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
'When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me.'
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'
22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'
24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'
25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!
'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.'
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
'You better pray that will come out of the carpet.'
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!'
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
' Because I said so, that's why.'
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
'If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me..'
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
'Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.'
7. My mother taught me IRONY.
'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.'
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!'
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
'You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.'
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
'This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
'I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
'Stop acting like your father!'
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do.'
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
'Just wait until we get home.'
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
'You're going to get it when you get home!'
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.'
19. My mother taught me ESP.
'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'
20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
'When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me.'
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'
22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'
24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'
25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!
Day 81, Food and Exercise Log
I didn't feel like getting up again this morning. I did though. It wasn't enough time to get 1.5 miles in but I did what I could. I think the cure would be a new job!
Daily Allowance Points: 24
Weekly Allowance Points: 35
Breakfast:
French Vanilla Iced Cappucino (4 points)
- I stopped by Wal-Mart yesterday and found some Cappucino Coolers for $1.82. They come in two flavors - French Vanilla and Hazelnut. I'm not a fan of either but I figured it would be easier to cover up the French Vanilla so that's the one I purchased. I didn't have a coupon but I have already saved $.87 but purchasing these and making my own iced cappucino. My Tim Horton's Iced Cappucino cost $2.69 each. If I use all these instead of going to TH, then I will have saved $14.32!!
Snack:
Banana (2 points)
Lunch:
Chicken & Dumplings (8 points)
After workout:
1/2 EAS Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar (4 points)
Snack:
2 Peanut Butter cookies (3 points)
Homemade Apple turnover (3 points)
Exercise:
1 mile walking on my treadmill
crunches on stability ball
2.5 miles on elliptical (don't remember the calories burned)
arm strength workout
2 miles walking on my treadmill
floor exercises
Daily Points Used: 24
Weekly Points Used: 0
Overall thought: Since I am an emotional eater, I decided to try to stay out of the kitchen last night. One little disagreement could send me overloading on calories. I gave myself time to calm down by cleaning the house and exercising. i only snacked while I was baking...not a good choice but I didn't want to end up over eating. I have a feeling there are more days like this to come.
Daily Allowance Points: 24
Weekly Allowance Points: 35
Breakfast:
French Vanilla Iced Cappucino (4 points)
- I stopped by Wal-Mart yesterday and found some Cappucino Coolers for $1.82. They come in two flavors - French Vanilla and Hazelnut. I'm not a fan of either but I figured it would be easier to cover up the French Vanilla so that's the one I purchased. I didn't have a coupon but I have already saved $.87 but purchasing these and making my own iced cappucino. My Tim Horton's Iced Cappucino cost $2.69 each. If I use all these instead of going to TH, then I will have saved $14.32!!
Snack:
Banana (2 points)
Lunch:
Chicken & Dumplings (8 points)
After workout:
1/2 EAS Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar (4 points)
Snack:
2 Peanut Butter cookies (3 points)
Homemade Apple turnover (3 points)
Exercise:
1 mile walking on my treadmill
crunches on stability ball
2.5 miles on elliptical (don't remember the calories burned)
arm strength workout
2 miles walking on my treadmill
floor exercises
Daily Points Used: 24
Weekly Points Used: 0
Overall thought: Since I am an emotional eater, I decided to try to stay out of the kitchen last night. One little disagreement could send me overloading on calories. I gave myself time to calm down by cleaning the house and exercising. i only snacked while I was baking...not a good choice but I didn't want to end up over eating. I have a feeling there are more days like this to come.
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