Getting back in control...again

Control over your eating is great! What a feeling to see food and not feel the need to have to have some of it. And then to have to try ALL of it. My monthly visitor safely behind me, all those weird, uncontrollable cravings go with it. yay!

However, the countdowns continue:

#1. Countdown to Vegas baby, woo! I leave this Thursday and plan to never come back .....at least until Sunday when I return.

#2. Weigh-in for the $900 prize. Momma needs a new set of everything and my clothing are only getting looser by the day.  Still on that plateau and staying around the 183/184 range and I need to get down to 179 by Dec 13th (almost 2 weeks). The heat is on and I have to get thru Vegas to get to the other side - yikes!

Mostly clean eating for the next few weeks. Mostly. Tomorrow I'm going to a burger joint for dinner with a friend and plan to have the burger with the deep fried onions inside plus bottomless fries on the side. mmmmm I'll probably only be able to eat half of it but it will definitely be the DELICIOUS half. 

So of course breakfast and lunch will be VERY clean to compensate for the very messy, heavy and calorie laden dinner that I plan to consume. mmmmmm. stay tuned.

ROLL CALL:

Breakfast (930am)

1/2 cup of oatmeal

1 tbsp raisins

1 tbsp sunflower seeds

1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

sprinkle of cinnamon, nutmeg and a dash of vanilla

1 tsp of stevia natural sweetener

1 large boiled egg

Lunch (130pm)

Wanted something hot and delicious so I went with rare beef pho noodle soup and added tons of broccoli and chopped bok choy

 
Dinner (745pm) 
Craving a shrimp Caesar salad so I made one.

3 oz shrimp meat 

1 tbsp chopped garlic

1/4 cup sliced avocado

Chopped celery for the crunch

3 cups+ Romaine and mixed green lettuce

Kinda homemade dressing:

1 tbsp lite Caesar dressing

1/2 tbsp Italian dressing

1/2 lemon 
Dash of Worcestershire sauce, wasabi paste, and anchovy paste

 

TV Snack (8pm):

Handful of baked kettle chips

1 tbsp spinach chipotle dip

EXERCISE:

None today but I'm going to work out hard in the morning-630am I hear you calling me. Today is my rest day and although I hate rest days, tomorrow at the gym I'll be able to work out for longer and with more weights and go farther so I KNOW that resting is good for you even though it's sooo difficult sometimes to sit on your ass when you could be out at the gym!

DRINKS: 

7 glasses of water (yikes! I need to almost double this amount tomorrow)

2 cups of green tea (1 tea bag)

Happy Eating!

Oh I get it - I'm on a plateau!

I would actually prefer a pedestal but...

So the day after I scarf down bagels for lunch, cupcakes later on and other delicious foodstuffs, I actually dropped 1/2 a pound from the day before.

Go figure!

So now I'm back down to 183. yay. Only 25lbs to go. Double yay.

I'm gonna kick the pants off those last 25.

But I've been @ 183 for a few weeks now and there are only 2 weeks left until the December 13th weigh-in for the $900 prize. I'm currently leading but the person in second is now on one of those Dr. Bernstein type diets and is closing in fast.  I'll need to step up my game to maintain my lead. Another 5lbs or so in the next 2 weeks should do it. I'll start with a 90 minute boxing class in the morning followed by a protein shake and go from there. 

I'll keep you posted on that.

Vegas is coming up this weekend too. So excited! As I will be drinking all my calories in hard booze with diet sodas (who has time to eat in Vegas??) I'm not too worried about vacation eating. There will be no buffets or all-you-can-eats for me. Plus with all the dancing and walking my girlfriends and I will be doing, I know I'll be able to get my exercise in that way.

Also, whoever said you can't lose weight if you drink booze obviously didn't realize that you simply have to cut out the FOOD part if you're gonna be drinking. Meals this weekend will consist of limes, lemons, celery sticks, maraschino cherries and whatever else they garnish the drinks with there. 

Last time in Vegas (just a few months ago) I lost 5lbs over a 4 day period. 

Here's hoping my luck hasn't run out.

Yay! I think a triple yay is in order here too. yay yay yay!

ROLL CALL:

Breakfast (2:45pm - had a house party last night & started day REAL late)

Shrimp omellet

3 oz Shrimp meat

1 egg plus 4 egg whites

1/4 cup Mushrooms, Onions & Green onions
1 oz goat cheese, crumbled

=I've been craving this for awhile and it was delicious.

  
Afternoon snack (5:30pm)

1 baby bel cheese

8 red grapes

Lunch (7pm)

Chicken stir fry

1/4 cup jasmine rice

3 oz chicken

2 cups broccoli, red/green/orange peppers and muchrooms

Garlic

Teriyaki sauce

soy sauce

Dinner (10:30pm)

Hot dog with ketchup, mustard and relish

DRINKS

9 glasses of water

1 americano

1 hot chocolate

EXERCISE

15 minutes on stairmaster (level 13)

25 minutes on treadmill (11 minutes of sprints, walking rest of time)

10 minutes weighted sqauts and lunges

10 minutes ab work and stretching

Happy Eating!