Im back...

I know I have been away for a while. We had alot of fun at our cruise and enjoyed the time we had to ourselves.We did miss the girls ALOT but knew we needed our time, see we never had a honeymoon because Gena was born THEN we got married so it was never an option to just get up and leave the kids behind for so long, we do leave for a day or so but then come right back ....This time we were gone for 3days and I didnt see Akira leave to her dads =( I dropped her off with my mom at 12 and I normally take her to her dads at 7pm so this was hard for me, as for Gena she was at school so no goodbye kisses and goodnight hugs =( It WASNT easy, but once we took off and knew the grls were ok then it started to get easier. When we came back I knew I gained weight......5lbs to be exact!! BOOOO but I managed to loose 3lbs of it. I was off for a few days while Akira was on spring break and made sure I ate healthy and did some type of wkouts....she went with me on my job while she rode her bike it was nice being able to take her with me. I have alot of things going on right now, they are really good things, once Im ready and set I will make sure to write about it........I knw a few of you know about it already, and I appreciate the silence lol but for now I know that I will be having alot on my plate =) thanks for cking up on me

Sugar free#22

Today was a good day!!!
6am: 1 cup of kix (dry) and coffee
8:30am: toast whole wheat and butter also my oatmeal
10am snck orange and water 32oz
11:30: Asian salad also more water
12:30 vanilla pudding s/f with strawberries and 4 whoel wheat crackers
2:00: apple
4:30: s/f cookies(4)
6:00pm: Dinner I made chili con carne and brown rice.....

Wkoout:30min power walk

I dont think I have lost anymore weight but I feel really good!! I was cked out ALOT yesterday and was told I stole someones breath away cheesy I know but hey I have 2 kids when I get hit on or looked at it gives me confidence! ofcourse I told him Im married!! lol anywho if I loose more thats great if not then Im ok just being healthy is important! =D

Sugar free#21

Today was a tad different I tried to eat a tad more but seemed to get hungry anyways:
6am-coffee and 6 s.f cookies
7am 2 boiled egg whites
8:40am:oatmeal with whole grain toast and spray butter also 32oz of water
10am:1 cup of watermelon (ok so I forgot we coudnt eat it until AFTER I ate it)
11:40am Brown rice and chicken veggie stir fry
1:10pm 4 strawberries and a chocolate pudding (s/f) IT WAS YUMMY!!!!!!
3:00 Pretzels and an orange
6pm We went to Apple Bees for dinner.... I ordered the Asian crunchy salad....no dressing....it has chicken sugar snap peas and almonds cilantro and cucumbers it was good!

Hubby always orders a appetizer....I didnt eat any =) I picked at the crumbs of the tortilla chips but thats it..also water with lemon

I got home and wanted something sweet.....I tried eating the s/f cookies but I served the girls a piece of hubbys cake.....yup I picked at it .....talk about not learning my lesson tummy ache!!

Wkout: 30min power walk 100crunches 50 squats (sumo style) and 20 grlie push ups....

I did ok I feel like I ate ALOT!!!!! Now I read it and it looks ok........oh well its a daily struggle and everyday I learn........thanks for cking on me!

Sugar free#20

Today I woke up and realized I had NO eggs =( so I looked at the Kix box and yup less than 3g of sugar......for 1 1/4 a cup but I only served me 1cup so this is how I did:
6am:coffee and kix dry
9:15am:oatmeal and english muffin with butter spray
11:40:snack (no I wasnt hungry at all) I had choco pudding s/f with thin pretzels and water 32oz
1pm: 100 calorie popcorn and orange spice tea and an apple.........

I did walk for 30min up hill.......I seemed less hungry today which is sooo ODD!!! LOL But seems that the more I eat in the am the less I am hungry through out the day..

Dinner:Chicken stirfry (asparagus,broccol, peppers,onions,and brown rice) thats it oh and dessert I had sugar free cookies (pecan walnut/chocolate) I had them at Henry's and tasted them both they are pretty good........I feel good about how Im doing I know I should eat more but I seriously wasnt that hungry =S...........I plan on eating more in the am's maybe it will help me eat lighter in the afternoons.....well see =D thanks for cking up on me!

Sugar free#19 (a tad frustrating)

Today was a good day......ok well it started good!! This am I woke up late like around 11am...so I ate:
2 egg whites and my coffee
2:00pm:Snack an apple and some thin pretzels and also a vanilla sugar free pudding
I had to clean and do laundry, so by the time dinner came along it was 7pm so I had :
Charbroiled chicken salad from Carls and a few pieces of fried zuccini (not mine they are Onis) drank water also dessert was another pudding vanilla again =D
I had about 4 bottles of water........

This is the hard part: Oni seems to be very supportive at times but then when I really need him to not bring junk in the house he buys things to make a chocolate cake, he doesnt tell me to have some but it doesnt help that its there....he made it tonight and yes I had a small (I mean small piece) it was sooooooooooooooooo good BUT my tummy now hurts...he said its because I dont really have sugar anymore so yes its normal Im just upset that he has that stuff in the house....I cant help but pick at it...He tells me hes supportive and doesnt ever make me feel guilty, he just loves the way I already look so he doesnt see why I want to loose more weight.....Im being patient with him so I just explain that Im not happy yet were I am....hes ok with it but I just wish he was supportive 100% of the time and not just 98%.........that 2% is tough when he has cake in the house.......anywho I did so some situps.......
Tomorrow I need to shop for the cookies so I can resist the cake....my tummy really doesnt like me right now though that in itself tells me that Im doing good , my body doesnt like the sugar filled goodies......Im just hoping it stays like that!! lol

Sugar free#18

Ok so this moring I woke up around 10am ...........had my coffee and an apple..I wasnt really hungry and we were going to Johnnys Incredable Pizza Co so I knew that I needed to watch what I ate because incase Id be tempted it wouldnt be sooo bad....While I was waiting for Oni to get ready we all got a tad hungry so I had some Doritos w/ the grls (about 5-6) and 4 ritz crackers and water....We got to the pizza place around 3:30pm....I didnt eat the following all at once but its what I did have:
Salad (no dressing) with sunflower seeds.....(2 plates)
Water, vanilla capuccino (2cps) and a regular coffee
3 slices of veggie pizza (small slices)
Apple crisp and a little bit of ice cream....

Thats what I had from 3:30pm-7pm so it was lunch and dinner.......I wasn't all sugar free but I did my best....the dessert was a challenge for me....I met SOME of my goals I also did some squats and abe also some pushups before we left ....Tomorrow is a new day and Im hoping to be home and watch how I eat I need to head to the store and buy some sg/free cookies and oranges and also some sugar snap peas which I love to snack on....keeping this log has really been helping me alot....I knw we all struggle but the fact that I have the support of family seems to really be helping me ALOT!

Sugar free#17

I sit here realizing how many things I no longer eat, Ive become more aware of what I put in my mouth and body and also in my home. I ck EVERY label I can get to and see how many grams of sugar items have I dont ck the calories anymore which is weird for me!! The reason I dont is because I realized a item can say "90cal" per serving BUT it has 28g of sugar also!!!! wait ,so for me its more important to know that Im consuming less grams of sugar than calories,some ppl would think thats odd....I DO!! lol but so far its helped me! I dont eat certain foods Id normally eat even though the calorie intake is low because of the grams of sugar it contains =D

I lost .2ounces so now Im 132 flat.........my goal is to be 129-130 before the cruise but Im not sure if that will happen if the cruise was in another 2 weeks yes but its not its next week!! its ok I feel confident in knowing that I CAN and WILL control how and what I eat while still enjoying myself.

I went into wk at 5:30am while getting ready I read a suggestion my cousin made becaus I always seem to get really hungry quicker when I go into wk early even if its just 30min she said to try boiled eggs (I only eat the whites it has no cholesterol) So I quickly boiled 2 while finshing getting ready and let me tell you they helped!! (thanks Moni)

5:30am:coffee and 2 boiled eggs w/ a tad of salt (whites only)
7:30am:handful of almonds (raw lightly salted) and my 32oz of water
8:48am:oatmeal
10:00am: orange spice tea with truvia and more almonds
11:40am-brwn rice and chicken with bellpeppers and onions w a sprinkle of cheese also an orange
1:21pm:4 whole wheat crackers and 32oz of water....
5:30: 6in subway on whole wheat w turkey cucumbers spinach lettuce and bellpeppers w salt and pepper I also had 5 doritos (shocked it has 1g of sugar but knowing me I only ate 5) also had a cup of coffee...

That night we went to watch a movie.....I started to get hungry smelling the popcorn, yes I had some not alot but I had a few handfuls and a diet coke.I gotta say compared to how I would be before I have been very proud of myself lately, I write EVERYTHING I eat when I eat it....so when I look at it its like a reminder of how good Im doing, today were taking the kids to Johns Incredable Pizza Co......um yea thats a challenge for me!

GOAL:Eat a veggie pizza....SAlAD and water water water!!! now as for dessert I cant recall what they have but I will do my best to not eat tons...... I will do some crunches and push-ups and squats.......=D I will post later on how it went .. thanks for cking up on me!

Sugar free#16

I went into work at 5:30am this morning.....as I go in early my body assumes that I will be eating sooner than normal so therefore I struggle more, but make myself wait and only snack on nuts (raw almonds) or drink water:

5:30am:Coffee, almonds (about a handful)
32oz of water
Around 8:30am I ate oatmeal w truvia and cinnamon also an orange
Since I was at work soooo early I got a tad hungry so I had another cup of coffee ....its the ones that already have the sugar and powder creamer I felt guilty drinking it but before I made the choice to stop the refined sugars I bought a bag of the coffee, after I drank it I did give the rest away.... (9g of sugar =(...)
We had a celebration at our office to celebrate the Star award (bonuses) we were given a solid milk chocolate star I didn't eat it....I was really busy so we just went to grab some subway :
Lunch:6in on wheat turkey with cucumbers bell peppers spinach lettuce and salt and pepper, I had that with some thin pretzels and more water
Snack:more almonds , when it was time to go home I was FULL O__O I didn't even eat the apples I took with me
Dinner: Shredded chicken with bell peppers (green and red) and onions.....also brown rice...I had 1 tostada shell.....man I was so content it was a small bowl....smaller than a salad bowl....

I didn't workout today....Im exhausted! I went to work early on Tuesday and then again today I think my body has no energy for much of anything....I gotta say I didn't even care if the house was clean!! that for me is rare!! Ok so today was ok.....I gotta snack less on almonds just because they are good for u doesnt mean I can just eat alot of them =S ....

Sugar free#15

Today was a good day I struggled a little bit but I tried my best to do good :
Coffee (6:00am)
I started to get hungry so I had more water 32oz (7:42) and an orange
Oatmeal w cinnamon and truvia (8:30am)
I went into my annual review and didn't finish my breakfast until about 9am.....
Pre-power walk snack thin pretzels and an apple (10:30am)
Lunch-Brown rice ,chili con carne and broccoli......I had some broccoli cut up on top of the meat and also in another container sprayed with butter (12)
Snack-Life water and 4 multi-grain crackers (2g of sugar) and an apple.... (2:00)
After work we ran errands and didn't finish up until about 5pm.....I was sooooo hungry! I made me some coffee (hubby wasn't happy about it.....he doesn't like me drinking to much of it)
we got home and hubby made me some Mahi Mahi........I saw how he cooked it he added olive oil and sesame seed oil.......I got nervous because thats NOT how I eat my food.....but I looked at the bottles no sugar.....but still due to my cholesterol I really shouldn't be eating it but it turned out DELICIOUS!! not oily at all and I had broccoli with butter and the rest of the brown rice from last night.....(about 2 cups) IM FULL!!! ....

Wkout: all I did was power walk UPHILL!! My calves were sore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im really tired and need to do some OT tomorrow.....

On another note: I got a raise =) I dont like saying how much I make....so I wont but Im very blessed....... also on Friday we get a bonus !! God is AWESOME!!! =D

Sugar free #14

I went into work today at 4am which means I started getting hungry alot earlier than normal =S

4:00am: Coffee
6:00am 32oz water with Ice
6:48am:snack orange, palmful of peanuts
FINALLY breakfast 8:30am:Oatmeal w truvia and cinnamom
10:45am Lunch: Sandwhich (wheat) veggie dry with light cheese
Snck:Pretzels (thin) w Sobe life water (0 calorie and 0 sugar)
1:00pm Apple and 32oz water

After work we ran errands I was off at 2:30pm we were invited over to my sisters for dinner, she was making burgers but I told Oni no I took out some meat for tostadas....so I made some

6:00pm chili con carne and brown rice sprinkle of cheese w/ broccoli =) and water bottle

I did have 1 tostada shell (0 sugar) with some meat but honestly I was FULL............I had a small bowl of broccoli w I cant believe its not butter spray .....if u saw how much I ate youd think I was kidding when I said I was full....but I am!!

wkout:30min power walk.....
Im hoping to do some squats and lunges also pushups and crunches before bed =)

So far Im proud of how Ive been doing Im hoping I gained nothing since I wasnt soooo good this weekend but overall I feel great=) This is something I plan to stay with, yes we have a cruise but I plan on wking hard right now so when we go the temptation wont be as heavy!!

Sugar free #13

So today was a better day!! =)

Am:coffee(6am)
Oatmeal (1/3 cup) 1 truvia and cinnamon(8:30)
snack:Grapes and handful of almonds (9:30)
32oz of water with ice

Lunch: 1 thin crust veggie lovers pizza (slice) -11:30am
snack:thin pretzels (12:15)
32oz of water

I wanted something sweet so I made me a orange spice tea w/ 1 truvia =)

I started getting hungry so I grabbed a handful of peanuts and ate an apple and drank ANOTHER 32oz of water

Dinner:El Toritos chicken taco sald (no cheese/dressing/ and no avocado )
I drank water ate no chips (avoided them in the salad also) OH the salad had seeds yummy!!
I was happy on how I did today

Wkout:30min power walk at lunch break and 30min on treadmil burned 200cal and did 15min of lunges squats and arms =)
Thats it I also made sure to get some more fruit from the store and got me some Sobe water 0cal they are pretty good!!

Ok off to bed Im going to TRY to make it to wk at 4!!! =I