Thanks for all your kind comments about Tony’s article in the paper. I talked to Tony’s parents and they agreed that Rick Morrissey completely captured the spirit of Tony. And we all agreed that Tony is smiling down from heaven about this!
Hannah worked at the coffee shop yesterday so I swung by on my way to work and picked up a mixed berry parfait. I love the packaging – thanks Hannah!
It was a super busy day at work. One of the secretaries was out sick so I was pretty non-stop all day. Finally took a break at 1 to get to the gym. I did 40 minutes on the treadmill and high tailed it back to work. It went by in the blink of an eye – that hasn’t happened for a long time, so that was nice!
So along with ditching my wine at home, one other small change this week is that I wanted to have at least one low carb meal per day. It could be breakfast, lunch or dinner. Over the weekend I realized I had some Jennie-O sweet Italian turkey sausage in the freezer and defrosted one link – 160 calories. After dinner the night before last I just cooked that up and put a whole zucchini in the microwave and cooked it for 1:30. I let that cool and sliced both the turkey sausage and zucchini and threw it in a container, set that next to a container of marinara I made and shredded an ounce of Cabot white oak cheddar.
Once it was time to heat up lunch, I put the zucchini/sausage mixture in the microwave for a minute. Took that out and then made little bites – zucchini on the bottom, then a slice of sausage and topped that with the cheese and put it under the broiler in the toaster oven. I heated the marinara for a couple minutes and then when it was time to plate, put a heaping teaspoon of sauce on the plate, and set my zucchini sausage bite on top – I ended up with 9 bites and it came in at 319 calories, and 12 grams of carbs.
These were actually really good and filling. I had a cup of cantaloupe on the side for dessert. Before I knew it, it was time to hit the gym again. I am in week 3 of my strength training and now I at 4 sets of 10 reps each. Last night it took me 25 minutes to finish strength! I still use the assisted machine to do dips, but with less weight – go me! Then finished with 35 minutes on the treadmill for an hour after work workout.
We were meal planning this past weekend and Hannah remembered me making red beans and rice with smoked sausage and asked if I could make it. Yep! I cheat, I use Zataran’s, but I use the low-sodium version. Hannah kept saying “it smells so good!” She likes smoked sausage because there isn’t any gristle. But as soon as we started eating it, she said “this isn’t what I remembered you making” and really only ate the sausage. Jacob, who’d never had red beans and rice gave it two big thumbs up. You win some you lose some! I sauteed zucchini and had that on the bottom of my dish.
Do you remember me talking about my friend Andie’s Book – It Was Me All Along back in mid-January? First book I’d read cover to cover in nearly 10 years! I was so moved by the book, and Andie’s writing style, that I reached out to her and asked if I could buy a book and have her autograph it so I could give it away on the blog. She quickly replied “you don’t have to pay for it, I’ll just send you one!” Love her! You can check out all her amazeball recipes here by the way.
Just a few of the many many quotes I highlighted on my Kindle:
- “It all requires discipline and the absolute desire to change. Losing necessitates feeling terrible now so that you can feel better later.”
- “Food had to be a friend, not an enemy.”
- “I was the one who abused the food and gave it character.”
- “I set [a cupcake] on a pretty antique plate, brewed a steaming cup of tea, and ate it seated at the kitchen table for the better part of ten minutes. It was delightful. I’d made it special; I’d enjoyed it, and because of that – the eating lacked regret. And though I did wish I could have another, I didn’t feel my old urge to binge”
There are so many noteworthy things I got out of this book, so I am hoping it will do the same for whoever wins this autographed copy. Just leave a comment telling me, just for today, what you are going to do to make it a better day. Workout after not having worked out in days? Plan a meal, drink more water? Spend more times with your kids or husband? I’ll pick a winner on Friday’s post – good luck!
And I have the link for my Sebastiani pizza contest for voting! Mine is the Cheezy Chicago Italian Beef Pizza – not sure when the voting ends, but I’ll remind you every day – you’re welcome! AND THANK YOU!
Alright, I have to get this show on the road – we have dual baby showers at my office that I am in charge of and I have to get all my stuff together for that, and I just got a text that the secretary who was sick yesterday is still sick today, so I better get a move on.
Make it a great day!
Loved the “Tony” article! 🙂 Today after work I have a Boot Camp class & just last week I started a new strength training class. These are both on Tuesdays & Thursdays & are back to back. I’m beat when I get home! Lol I really need to work on drinking more water. When it’s cold outside I tend to slack off cos it just makes me colder on the inside! 😀
Voting!!
That article was very cool!
How nice to have a personal barista for your breakfast and notes 😀
(no need to enter me in the giveaway).
You’ve got my vote Biz! Have a great day
I’m going to look at each moment today as a new moment worth living and not give up on the day just because circumstances beyond my control happen. 🙂
I was on vaction for Valentines Day Weekend. Now going to hit the Dance Studio to do Zumba and Turbo Kick to get all the bad stuff out that I ate over the weekend. Time to sweat!!
Had the flu right after Christmas and really have not felt good since. Going to get up from my recliner and MOVE. Need to get my blood circulating.
I love Andie’s blog. She has great insight and great recipes. Im a major bigger and a couple of her posts have really helped me. I’m going to continue my string of working out. I’ve done it 7 days on a row. I now have my food under control and have lost 15 of the 35 I want to lose since starting on Jan. 6th.
I’ve been to Andie’s blog and think she’s quite insightful. I’d love to get her book. I’m back to weight lifting after a “winter blues” slump. I don’t know why I don’t keep it up. I feel so much better when I do.
I really need to be more mindful – at work, at home, everywhere!
I am going to drink more water, less diet soda 🙂
I woke with the flu this morning, yet decided to step into the scale anyway. Today I hit a milestone, I’ve lost 100 lbs today. Today I will celebrate by treating myself with a non food goodie. Thanks.
I got up and exercised! Always makes my day better! =)
I am heading to the gym even though it is -4 out and I technically don’t have to leave the house because I am working from home!! But I know I will be happy I went once I am back home!! Would love to win that book!
I am going to figure out how to use a fitbit that someone gave me.
I have been trying everyday to get closer of my goal of losing 1 pound a week so that next year on Feb 15 when I turn 50 I will have lost the extra 54lbs I have been carrying around for years. This week I have been concentrating on drinking 40 oz of water.
Your pizza recipe looks really good. 🙂
I’m going to get my 10,000 steps in today even though I left my Fitbit at home!
Jill
Got in from vacation last night and was delighted to see the article about tony! It turned out wonderful. so happy for you!
I want to try to be a blessing and not a burden to those I encounter today.
We have a snow day from work today. I’ve already done my yoga and meditation. Now catching up on my blog reading. The recipes look delicious. Thanks for the chance to win the book. Enjoy your day.
I strive for every day to be a better day….the spirit of today will be to assemble a grocery list that aligns with my weight loss goals!
Karin