Bad Girl Weekend.. but still positive results!

Still lost 3lbs! Yippie!! Unless its creeping up to get me! 

My weekend consisted of meals like the one on the left...

Oh it was so delicious.. Look at the difference. The photo to the right is what I had for breakfast today, photo on the left was yesterdays breakfast at Pop's Cafe. <-- delicious place!! 

The best thing about dieting is if you fall off the wagon you can easily hop back on!! Don't ever get discouraged or give up, just refocus and start again. Also NEVER drink Soda!! I think thats what saved me this weekend. I ate crappy, but in moderation, and i never had soda! I did have beer though.. oh well! SHAKING IT OFF!! Bad bad girl, now lets get back in the game!

Surprise!!!

My best friend from AZ surprised me yesterday!! She's here for the days today and leaves tomorrow. It's so awesome but of course this is where the dieting demons strike! We stayed at a hotel (my house is a circus during the week) and they have a FREE full breakfast! I did my BEST to continue eating right.

In my omelette I have ..
Spinach
Bell pepper
Ham (just a bit)
Onions

I also had a banana, pineapple and OJ. Oh and of course my COFFEE 😄

I am however going to cheat hardcore this afternoon because we are going I my most favorite Italian restaurant in Newport. Il Farro, they have the BEST gnocchi and bruschetta bread!!

My plan :)

Whew, I'm just pooped...I pushed myself and did Jillians step 2 of the 30 day shred. Wasn't TO bad, but I was definitely battling my self, just wanting to relax and take a nap instead. So in punishment I stepped it up. haha! Here is some, "no duh" advice to myself, don't drink coffee at 8:30pm. I couldn't sleep last night until a little after midnight and was up at 6:40am with the kids. That could be why I am a little extra tired today. I usually get a couple more hours a night. Enough of my whining.

So my friend Bekki (Housewives of Alderaan) told me about Michael Thurmounds Body makeover. I took the online test (Blue Printing Quiz) to see what letter I am. I am a C. So THEN I went to Amazon to look for the diet plan book, because I am not made of money and can't afford to purchase the whole set that costs $120. I found this! (6 Day Body Makeover) and when you click on the photo it shows you the whole book. The WHOLE dang thing! So now I'm just browsing all the recipes, finding the ones that are compatible to my metabolism C.

I am excited about this because I needed recipes for my body type and ideas on what to eat. My diet is so crap. If you left it up to me I'd be eating pizzas, burgers and pastas ALL the time. I'd become GIGANTIC! So now I have a plan. This is what his sample plan looks like....

Sample Menu Plan for Type C

Bananas are a good source of vitamins and help give an extra energy boost, helpful first thing in the morning or before a workout.

• Breakfast: 4 egg whites and ¹/₂ cup bananas.
• Mid-morning snack: 4 ounces of chicken breast and ¹/₂ cup carrots.
• Lunch: 1 cup of green beans, 4 ounces of turkey breast and 1 cup of white rice.
• Mid-afternoon snack: 1 cup asparagus, 4 ounces of fish.
• Dinner: ¹/₂ cup grapefruit, 4 ounces turkey or chicken breast.

I'm a bit more motivated now. I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow, so hopefully I can get my next weeks menu together and start fresh!

LETS DO THIS!!!

Temptation .. I loathe you.

Good morning! So, my adorable 6 year old, who KNOWS he has momma wrapped around his pinkie, came into my room this morning in the most sweetest voice asking "Momma, could you PLEASE make chocolate chip pancakes." That turd!! He HAD to request my FAVORITE breakfast food. But how could I say no? I mean, look at him!!

So I did, I made my little man his breakfast request and I stared temptation in the eye. Now TODAY, I am proud of myself. Not one bite. Not one chocolate nibble. Although, these pancakes were probably the fasted pancakes I have ever made in my life. I think most of the time my eyes were closed. hahaha!! But I whipped them out, cleaned up and got my breakfast cereal.

THIS (photo below) is what I had. Oh man, SO GROSS!! How does my husband eat this? He chows down on it every morning like its frootloops. 

With the passion he displays every morning while eating this, it intrigued me. So since I couldn't have what I REALLY wanted I felt adventurous and decided to try it. Folks. Its absolutely no different then taking the cardboard box, shredding it into bite size pieces and then adding milk. No flavor, weird texture. 3 bites later and I was done. I think in a few I may go ahead and make myself my usual eggs and spinach because BLAH.. that was nasty!!! All the power to him if he enjoys this but it over exceeded my "healthy" food limit. haha.

Tae Bo?... I think so!

Today I am still extremely sore still so I decided to do a more cardio focused workout instead. This was all I had so Tae Bo it is! The outfits in this video are a crack up!! Haha

What the heck???

What on earth was I thinking? I decided to get creative on my lunch smoothie and I do believe I went wrong.. Real wrong! I think I lost track of what I was putting into this drink. It started with

Chocolate protien

Then I added some coffee

Strawberries

... This is where I think I went very wrong...

peanut butter

Added spinach

Yogurt

Grapes

And an orange..

NOT a recommended smoothie! I will drink it though because I hate being wasteful but it is not a delicious drink! BAHAHHAHAHA!!

Eat to live, Don't live to eat..

Eat to live, Don't live to eat.....Eat to live, Don't live to eat.....Eat to live, Don't live to eat... Except on the weekends!! haha! JK JK!! I have to chant this to myself daily. Most of my life I have "lived to eat" because I LOVE FOOD! I'm Italian, I constantly want breads, pasta, steaks mmmmm my mouth is watering RIGHT now just thinking about all the delicious meals I could be eating everyday. I "could" but I won't! My slowed metabolism has denied me the ability to stuff my face and stay skinny. No longer do I have my teenager metabolism.. RIP teen metabolism, you are SO DEARLY missed!! It's even extra hard living with 2 teenagers who inadvertently rub it in every time they feed. Its like a couple of wild lions encouraging themselves right at my dinner table.

My friend Bekki (Housewives of Alderaan) said it perfectly yesterday, when you diet, its like your mind is set on a constant rant "eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat" Why does it have to be so hard? I ate eggs with spinach and olives and a 1/2 cup of pinto beans and I feel like I am hungrier then before I hate them. WTH? Is it because I am sad that feeding is over? Scared that my next meal won't come soon enough? LMBO!! Its all in my head, I know! I need to learn how to create this way of eating as a daily normal routine, perhaps just staying consistent and hope that in a couple weeks it will get normal. They say it takes 2 weeks to create a habit. Id love to obtain the habit of eating right. That would be so great! We shall see!..