Carrot Cake and a Protein Shake

So that was my only motivation to get out of bed at 6am and get on that eliptical. I knew I was having some carrot cake at work. Hey, everyone needs some motivation, right? Had a protein shake this am made with Designer Whey---which is good if you make it this way...


1% milk (1 C)
1 scoop Designer Whey Vanilla
1 tsp peanut butter (I used natural)
2 tsp Fibersure
splenda to taste
3 ice cubes
Blend all ingredients in the Magic Bullet. So good! If you skip the splenda it tastes like nothing.

Spin class kicked my ass----Arthur is god!

Arthur, who teaches spin at my gym is the only reason I can get up some mornings. He is the most energentic little bald man to ever sit his can on a bike! He plays great music and seriously, even though the whole class feels like 45 minutes of total hell, it goes by fast and he makes it fun. I really did not want to get up this am (class is at 5:30am), but Im so glad I did. My breakfast was rather large because of it...(plus I did another 20 minutes on the eliptical---Im hardcore!)
1/4 of a bagel with strawberry cream cheese
1/2 C cottage cheese
Special K Protein Plus with 1/2 banana

Lunch was a lean pocket (meatballs and mozzerella) and a chicken finger. I am still hungry, think a v-8 will help fill me?????

healthy day again!

sooo, I did well again today.

exercise: 45 minutes weights (shoulders, triceps), 65 minutes cardio

Breakfast: Luna bar

Lunch: scrambled eggs with black bean salsa and low fat cheese and light english muffin with I cant believe it's not butter, and skim carmel swirl latte from DD

snack: Apple with some peanut butta

Dinner: Three Mushroom Soup (180 cal!) in my blog, big salad

Dessert: Banana and low fat cool whip

I am a bad girl...

OK, I have said this before, but now my pants do not fit...so I am hard core doing healthy eating. I think perhaps my downfall is I was exercising so much that I was increasing my appetite and eating a lot more than usual, so it was self-defeating. I am now exercising at a more normal level and then am able to eat a bit less. Sounds crazy...exercise less, lose weight. So I bought a scale and I am currently 145.8 lbs. Most I have ever weighed. I have gained 15 lbs and am NOT happy about it. I know what I need to do, I am a dietician's daughter, but doing it is another thing. I have thrown out all of the halloween candy and my stash of m&ms (although it pained me to do that)
Today...
Exercise: 70 minutes cardio, 40 minutes weights (legs)

B: Protein Bar (cannot eat much before workout, blame the acid reflux)
L: Protein shake --Designer Whey Vanilla (low carb whey shake, with splenda and vanilla extract and 1 % milk) and a tsp of peanut butter
Sn: Pear and split a 100 cal pack carrot cake cupcakes with hubby
D: Baked chicken (breaded) with mashed cauliflower (and some wine)
Sn: Split a banana with pb with hubby

Back on the healthy wagon

I am somewhat proud of myself, even though I ate some halloween candy (it is miniatures), I was pretty good.

Exercise: 40 minutes of cardio (eliptical and sprinting on treadmill) and a few circuits

Breakfast: Light english muffin with cream cheese and a teeny bit of raspberry jam, coffee
snack:1/2 C Cottage cheese, mini snickers and mini nerds
Lunch: Lean Pockets Chicken Fajitas and a non fat fro yo (4 oz)
snack: Fruit smoothie (see picture) and a couple of almonds
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken (my fave) and steamed green beans and a glass of pinot grigio (crazy day)

today's food

Okay, so I am nursing the slightest little hangover and have not eaten a ton today...
Breakfast--instant brown sugar oatmeal
Lunch---samples at Costco and grilled cheese with iced coffee from Dunkin'
Dinner---a yummy chicken stew I am making in the crock---will post pictures soon!

Paninis!!!!

I love paninis, and I make this pretty often---cannot remember when I ate this last week, but it has home made pesto, fresh mozzerella, and eggplant on sourdough bread from Panera. Love it!!!

Trolley to Hell, and to hell with the diet!!!

Last night I went on this "Trolley to Hell" in Philadelphia with friends. You dress up in Halloween costumes and ride a trolley and drink your face off, and stop at bars along the way. Not only did I have pizza for dinner (no veggies), but I stopped off at McDonald's at 2 am and got the #9, 10 piece (yes 10 piece) chicken mcnuggets and med fries...at least I didnt drink the soda (was supposed to be club soda and it was coke instead) and I drank light beer ( :

I dressed up as a doctor! Not a cardiologist obviously ( ;

I have been a very baaaad blogger!

So I have not been able to post here in over a week I think, life gets crazy...school, work, blah blah...

but I wanted to make sure that I noted my new fave pasta!!!! I love Ronzoni's whole what (Healthy Harvest) pasta, but sometimes I just want regular white pasta---this one is just that but with lots of fiber and extra calcium. It is so good, drive out to the store and get some now!