Happy Monday

It's still raining here in Illinois so no walk for Fancy and I. I can't tell you how disappointed I've been in not being able to walk. Guess I came to actually look forward to it. Not that I am enjoying it, not yet, but it was a part of my routine. Gosh I hate change!

Had a great NS breakfast this morning ... Southwestern scrambled burritoes... made with NS eggs with peppers and mushrooms (NS entree) ... 2 veggie sausage links (protein serving) ... 1/2 cup no sugar natural applesauce (fruit) ... and two low fat whole grain tortilla (extra carb for 100+ pounds to lose). The tortillas are 50 calories with less than 2 grams of fat each so used two as my carb serving. I cooked the eggs and the links. Chopped the links up and stirred them into the eggs. Spread a little bit of salsa on the tortillas, divided the eggs between the two tortillas and rolled them up. They were very Yummy! I also had one 32 ounce glass of water with my food.

After breakfast, I put in my other exercise video. I managed to do the first ten minutes standing up and on my feet doing all the movements. Then my legs felt weak so I sat down and for the next ten minutes did the arm movements. Woo boy! They were burning and after moving them for 20 minutes pretty much non-stop and piled on top of the Richard video yesterday, I had to quit. It's okay ... I did 20 minutes! And I know in time I'll build up to doing the whole video. As I sat and watched a little more (I think in total with warm-up, work-out, and cool down the tape is almost 60 minutes of moving) I remember just why I liked this particular work-out tape. The transitions from one exercise to the next is smooth and she gives you cues that the movements are going to change unlike Richard who just changes and then tells you!

The important thing is I'm moving and I'm also getting some strength training in. Woo hoo! Who'd have though? Surely not me!

I eat my snack mid-morning because I get hungry between breakfast and lunch instead of between lunch and dinner. For my snack today I had 1 ounce of low-fat string cheese (dairy) and 1/2 cup carb clever fruit cocktail sweetened with Splenda. Finished my second 32 ounce glass of water just before lunch and refilled the cup.

I also had the munchies before lunch, so had a bag of NS White Cheddar soy chips. I don't particularly care for them but I wanted something and they were 'legal' so I figured they'd work. They at least gave me something crunchy to munch on.

For lunch I had the NS black beans and rice (NS entree), an ounce of chicken (protein), 5 oz can of low sodium V-8 (salad), and no carbohydrate (extra for 100+). I stirred the chicken into the rice and beans and it was good. I felt very full afterwards. Still working on my third 32 ounce glass of water. I'm still not sure if I should try to back off the water a bit or drink what has been my minimum since I started NS of four 32 ounce glasses. I am so torn. The main problem is I really like water and don't feel I'm pushing to get all the water in. Anyone out there care to share your thoughts on this?

For dinner I will be having the green pepper steak with rice (NS entree), 1/2 cup natural applesauce (fruit), 1 cup of green peppers, mushroom, and onions (2 vegetables), cooked in a tsp of canola oil (fat), and 1/3 cup of brown rice (extra carb for 100+). I will probably finish my third glass of water just before or with dinner and may have 12 ounces of caffeine free diet Pepsi with dinner.

So that's my day! I'm going to try to share my meals here for a while and appreciate any feedback y'all want to give. I have to get back to losing and will hold myself accountable here for now.