Day 42

Breakfast
Avocado
Banana

Lunch
BBQ Chicken
Avocado
Mango

Snack
Tea w/ Stevia
Brazil Nuts


Dinner
Chicken leeks and onion- not so good won't do this recipe again
Avocado

Swapin can be a Great way to Shake up your Exercise

For all of you who love to exercise to a DVD in the privacy of your own home. I have a great way to get FREE exercise or any type of DVDs. A website called DVD SWAP. How it works is you become a member for free and post 10 Dvds you are willing to list for people to choose. If someone picks your Dvd you pay the couple of dollars it cost to mail the dvd to them. When you list your 10 Dvds you get points to use to choose from the Dvds other people have listed. If you find a Dvd you want that person pays to ship it to you. You also get a point for each DVD mailed to a person. It is a great way to get a DVD you have been looking for basicly FREE. They also have sites for books and Cds. I have had a lot of great luck finding Dvds. Free is always the right price for me

Day 41

Breakfast
Banana

Lunch
BBQ Chicken
Almonds
Mango

Dinner
Beef Roast
Avocado

Please hold the Pesticides

I have been trying to eliminate a lot of toxins in my life. I am hoping that by doing that I will increase my fertility and improve my health. I would love to eat nothing but organic food. Unfortunately it can cost quite a bit of money to eat only organic. I have been wanting to sign up with a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Basicly it is a subscription program where you pay to receive a portion of the crops that farm grows for that week. I am hoping to save up some money to sign ip for it next year. It is a wonderful way to get organic fruits and vegetables and help a local farm. You can find local farms or famers markets in your area at a really cool website called Local Harvest

I had read about how fertility is affected by toxins like pesticides. They found in farming communities that use certain pesticides the risk are higher for miscarriage, there is an increased chance of autoimmune responses where the body attacks the sperm or egg, and lower sperm count. You can find more info on this at Fertility Factor. I am going to do my best to decrease my intake of pesticides by buying produce that is lower in the amount of pesticides it absorbs. They say if you eat the skin you should buy it organic. For a list of foods that you should buy organic check out WebMD. Happy Healthy Eating!!

Day 40

Breakfast
Mango
Banana

Lunch
Banana
Shredded Chicken
Guacamole
Salsa



Dinner
BBQ Chicken
Avocado

Day 39

Breakfast
Egg
Banana
Avocado

Lunch
Shredded Chicken
Guacamole
Peas

Dinner
Trivia Night
OH the junk food!!!
Fritos
BLT dip
Chicken Wing Dip
Cream Cheese ball
Nilla wafers
Cupcake
Pineapple
Brownie

Day 38

Breakfast
Egg
Apple
Avocado

Lunch
Shredded Chicken
Guacamole
Carrots

Dinner
Amy's B-day dinner
Ropa Vieja
Avocado
Salad
Carrots
Italian Dressing


Snack
Chocolate cake w/ icing

Day 37

Breakfast
Egg
Apple
Avocado

Snack
Pistachios

Lunch
Chicken
Avocado
Green Beans

Dinner
Pizza
Wings
Salad

Day 36

Breakfast
Apple
Egg
avocado


Lunch
Pistachios

Dinner
Halibut
Peas
Avocado

Day 35

Breakfast
Apple

Lunch
St Louis Bread Co
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad

Snack
Handful choc chips


Dinner
@ in-laws
Steak
Green Beans
Salad w/ carrots radish
Italian dressing

Day 34

Breakfast
Canteloupe
Turkey

Lunch
Pulled Pork
Avocado
Apple

Dinner
Grilled Chicken
Green Beans
Avocado

Snack
Tiny handful choc chips

Day 33

Breakfast
Eggbeaters
Avocado
Canteloupe

Lunch
Pistachios
Ham
Salad


Dinner
Pulled Pork
Peas
Avocado

Day 32

Breakfast
Banana
Eggbeaters
Avocado
bacon




Lunch
Dickies BBQ
Pulled Pork
Pickle


Snack
Pistachios
Mango

Dinner
Grilled Chicken
Green Beans
Avocado

Day 31

Breakfast
Eggbeaters
Ham
Avocado
Mango

Lunch
Chicken Stew w/ veggies
Mango
Pistachios


Snack
Choc Chips

Dinner
Grilled Chicken
Carrots
Avocado

Day 30

WHEW am I tired. Got in late last night and had to get up at 6:30 to go watch the kids again from 8am-5pm. They wanted to go to the mall- will try to make the best choise in the food court.

Breakfast
Egg w/ olive oil
Mango

Lunch
Tony Romas
Asian Salad- tasted ok not all that great



Snack
here is where it went down hill tired and bored are not a good combo when trying to eat healthy
girl scout cookies (3)
air head
2 small butterfinger eggs
1/2 hershey bar

Dinner
Friends House
Ham pineapple pizza- 2 slices

Day 29

ST PATS DAY
Got up early to meet my crazy friends for breakfast, then off to a parade, and then a friends party. Was a challenging day. I had very little control over the food offered. Breakfast plan was to fill up on eggs and fruit- both were nasty tasting.



Breakfast
Helen Fitzgeralds Buffet
Scrambled Eggs- ICk only ate a tiny bit they were horrible
Fruit- no good either very sour
Krispy Kreme donut



Lunch
Corn beef and cabbage
cookie
fruit

Dinner
Hotdog w/ bun
fruit
chips
dip

Snack
bagel w/ cream cheese
cookie
brownie

Day 28

Rough night - I am going on only 2 hours sleep. I am watching the little ones I used to nanny for.


Breakfast
Eggs cooked w/ olive oil
Banana


Snack
Cookie

Lunch
St Louis Bread Co
Fuji Apple Chicken salad ( no cheese)

NSV: Stopped to pick up a healthy lunch option instead of eating the McDs the kids had.

Snack
2 cookies

Dinner
Leftover dinner from Sunday
Beef Roast
Carrots
Green beans cooked w/ olive oil and garlic

Day 27

Got up and went to the gym. Now I need to shower and get my rear back at the table working on my coupons. Gotta get organized to get great deals I won't have time to do it the rest of the week since I am working on Tuesday and Thursday babysitting the little ones I used to nanny for- they are on spring break- and then Wed is a full day of celebrating St Pats day with my Finatical friends.

Breakfast
Turkey
Banana

Lunch
Orange
Avocado
Tomato
Ham

Snack
Pistachios


Dinner
Chicken Stew

Snack
coconut oil chocolate bark w/ almonds (tried a new recipe- not so good- gotta tweak it- and then I will post it)

Chicken Stew

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
1 onion, chopped
1T minced garlic
1/2 pound baby carrots
1 1/2 zuchinni
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup water
Salt and pepper to taste

In a dutch oven put onions, garlic, baby carrots, zuchinni, and cut up chicken. In a cup mix up tomato paste into water add tumeric. Dump into pot w/ chicken and stir. Add salt and pepper. Cook on a med-low heat for about an hour -stir occasionally.
I made rice for my husband to have with it.

Melt in your mouth calcium

I did not enjoy the chewy calcium supplements that were available. But Now I am in heaven with my new calcium supplement Adora. I love love love milk chocolate. I am not a big fan of dark chocolate. So when I found these little chocolate disk I was thrilled. I feel like I get a taste of chocolate while getting in much needed calcium. My diet now-a-days is a non-dairy diet. I want to make sure I am getting in some form of calcium and this is a great way to do it. They do offer it in dark chocolate for those of you who prefer that. What I also like is I have a reason to limit myself to only one since it is a supplement. I tend to lose control when it comes to chocolate. So it helps when the chocolate I am eating limits me to just one.

Healthy Chicken Salad

I have decided to modify a chicken salad recipe I found to fit with my eating plan. I haven't made this yet but will come back to report how it turned out.


1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
1/2c dries cranberries
1c diced celery
1 diced onion
3/4c seedless grapes
1/2c walnuts
1- tart green apple diced
1tsp Lime juice
2-ripe avocados(dice up 1, use other 1 for dressing)
salt and pepper to taste

Boil Chicken breast- an pull apart. Mix together in a bowl chicken, cranberries, celery,onion, seedless grapes, walnuts, apple, and 1- avocado diced up. In a food precessor puree 1 avocado and lime juice. Mix with chicken mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Day 26

Spending this rainy Gloomy day being a bum w/ DH. I gotta get my coupons ready for the Kmart Double Coupon week coming up at the beginning of April I love a good deal!!

Breakfast
Eggbeater
Bacon
Banana
Avocado
Tomato


Snack
Handful choc chips- gotta stop this!

Lunch
Leftovers from dinner

Grilled chicken
Small portion steak
Broccoli
Garlic
Olive Oil


Snack
Brazilian Nuts

Dinner
Beef Roast
Carrots
Pistachios

Drinkin My Spinach

I know I cringed at the thought of drinking anything that included spinach in it. Please have an open mind and you will be pleasantly surprised. They call this drink the Green Monster smoothie. Rumor has it that the Green Monster will help with give you energy, make your skin glow, and all around make you feel healthier. I am just happy to use it to help get more fruits, veggies, and some good fats in really quick and easy. There are many versions as you will see on the Green Monster Movement . Just go to Google and type in "Green Monster" you will see the many versions out there. Find one that fits you and try it. Let me know what you find that works for you.

Here is my favorite blend:
1t Almond Butter
1 Frozen Ripe Banana
8-10 strawberries
1 c Almond Milk
1 scoop Hemp powder
2 large handfuls raw baby spinach

Place all in blender and blend until smooth. Pour in a glass and enjoy.

Day 25

Busy day- babysat a friends little girl, took dog to groomers, sold some furniture on craigslist, went to in-laws for dinner, and ran errands. I am very ready for bed.


Breakfast
Eggbeater
Bacon
Pineapple

Lunch
Friend treated us to lunch for babysitting
St Louis Bread Co
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad


Snack
Pineapple
Brazilian Nuts

Dinner
@ in-laws
Grilled Chicken
Steak(small piece)
Salad
Yellow Pepper
Red Onion
Cucumber
Italian dressing

Day 24

Breakfast
Turkey
Almonds
Apple

Lunch
St Louis Bread Co
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad

Snack
At the movie
Twizler licorice
Pistachios

Dinner
Grilled Chicken
Salad
Yellow Pepper
Red Onion
Cucumber
Carrots
Tomatoes
Italian Dressing

Snack
Handfuls choc chips

Water Bottles

I had noticed that I was using a ton of plastic water bottles. Week after week I was dropping off a ton of water bottles at the recycling center. For Christmas I decided that I would ask for some healthier water bottles as a gift. I had read how the plastic leaches into the water. Rumor has it these plastic chemicals are interrupters that can cause a lot of heath issues including fertility issues. I decide that I would be willing to try anything that will make me healthier and possbily give me a better chance of getting pregnant. I did a lot of research. A lot of metals leach into the water too. The safest one I found was Klean Kanteen . I got three of these with the sports cap and I love it!!! I save money and I am doing a great thing for the planet and my health.

Day 23

Thursday

I don't feel like I am using my time wisely so I have to get into a schedule.
I am planning ahead so I can get a better schedule going. I gotta wake up at 8 and get to the gym by 9 so I can do 1 hour cardio and 30 min weights. Then run errands.

I DID IT!! I followed the plan. I am home to shower and then heading out the door to enjoy this gorgeous day walking atound the farmers market. Hoping to find some mangos and canteloupe. I am craving them.


Breakfast
Ham
Pineapple
almonds

Lunch
Stuffed Peppers
Peas
Orange

Snack
Pineapple
Ham
Pistachios

Dinner
Beef Roast
Broccoli w/ garlic and EVOO

Snack
Almond
Choc Chips

Makin a new plan

I was very disappointed with this weeks weigh-in. I felt that I had made several sacrifices like- got chicken and salad at a restaurant known for their burgers, I passed on birthday cake, after my stair climb I only ate a banana when I could have eaten pizza, sandwiches, and other snacks they were handing out. So when I stepped onto the scale Tuesday Morning I was very disappointed to see I had only lost .2 lbs. Ok so I feel like I need to make a better schedule for myself since I don't feel I have gotten into a good routine. So I have decided that I need to set a schedul for myself. I want to wake up at 8am get ready for the gym and eat something. Get to the gym by 9am and do at least 1 hr cardio and 30 min weight training. I also plan to eat more. I think that maybe I just didn't get in enough food- maybe that is why I did't see a better loss on the scale.

Day 22

Wednesday



Breakfast
Pineapple


Lunch
Stuffed pepper
Green Beans
ALmonds

Snack
Pistachios
Mango

Dinner
Grilled Chicken
Spinach
Bacon
Balsamic
Olive Oil

Snack
Pistachios
__________________

Day 21

Tuesday

WI: 184.8 -.2 WTF I did GREAT this week and the scale is not showing it!!

I got up at 8 got ready and was heading out the door to the gym when my cell phone rang- it was DH cell number- I answered and found out that DH was in the emergency room. He does HVAC and while building a piece of duct work he cut open his arm. I headed to the hospital which was 30 min away. He is fine. He had to get stitches.


Breakfast
Banana I grabbed while running out the door to hospital
Almonds

Lunch
Baked Chicken
Tomato
Avocado
Pistachios

Snack
Few bites ice cream - threw it away since it wasn't worth it

Dinner
At neighbors
Chicken and Dumpling

Day 20

Monday

Busy day fighting withcraigslist trying to list the furniture I am selling. Computers are great when they work but boy are they a pain when they don't.

Breakfast
Strawberries
Mango

Lunch
Strawberries w/ choc chips


OK so far I have not eaten much due to being distracted by the computer.

Dinner
Stuffed Peppers
Red Pepper
Ground Beef
oilive oil
tomato sauce
onion
garlic

Snack
Pistachios

Day 19

SUNDAY

Have a crazy day. I am going to my favorite furniture sale. It is a huge warehouse sale that my friends company does and stuff is marked 70% off and then she gets 50% off of that!!



Breakfast
Eggbeaters
Avocado
Tomato
Strawberries

Lunch/Dinner
Starving since we didn't get back till 3pm from sale.
Broke down and orderd
Pizza- 2 slices of sausage
Wing- just had one
Strawberries w/ choc chips

OK so I splurged a little but it really wasn't as bad as it could have been

I DID IT!!!!

MY TEAM DRINKERS WITH A CLIMBING PROBLEM


OK so it took me 32.20 min to do it but I DID IT!! I had been sick all week with a head cold. I had decided all I wanted to do was to finish. I took my time and let myself take a break when I needed to. Above is a picture of my Team. I am on the left. I am looking forward to doing it again next year when I am at a healthy weight and better physical shape.

Day 18

Stair climb went good- I actually finished.


Breakfast
Ham
Banana
Almonds

Snack
At after race party
Banana

NSV: I resisited the temptation of the pizza and other free junk food after the race- I ate a banana instead


Lunch
Baked Chicken
carrots
Pistachios

Dinner
Baked Chicken
Peas w/ olive oil

Day 17

Nursing this darn cold still. Hoping that I can get up those 42 stories of stairs tomorrow morning.

Breakfast
Banana
Orange

Lunch
Leftover Beef and Zuchinni
Green Beans
Banana
Almonds

Dinner
Red Robin for Paige and Nicks B-day
Grilled Chicken
Salad
Balsamic
Salsa

Day 16

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Still dealing with this darn cold

Breakfast
Pineapple


Lunch
Pulled Pork

salad
carrots
miso ceasar

Snack
Banana

Dinner
Beef and Zuchinni
- lean ground beef
- tomatoes
- onion
- garlic
- olive oil
- zuchinni
- red pepper
- mushroom
- splash red wine

What have I been eating??

One day while looking at our cookware I noticed that a lot of the non-stick coating had chipped off. It freaked me out thinking OMG we have ingested that!! So I immediately threw it away and decided to change to cooking with castiron cookware. I had been lucky that for my birthday I had received a beautiful new Le Creuset dutch oven. I had always wanted one but couldn't afford one. I love it!! I have found that you can actually get them for a deal if you watch deal websites. And it is worth it for better health. I have found deals on a couple sauce pans. I am also using good ole cast iron skillets. These are other changes I have made:

- Paraben free products like shampoo, soap, lotion, body wash etc.

- Sulfate free beauty products like shampoo, soap, body wash, etc.

- Natural cleaning products- I have started to change to a locally made product Better Life (can also be found at Costco, deirbergs and Whole Foods)

- Bought a floor steamer for chemical free cleaning


I am slowly changing things to make a healthier enviroment for ourselves and our future family. It can be affordable if you look for deals. I always thought I wouldn't be able to do it but if I make small changes here and there it really has been pretty easy. Couponing also helps it become more affordable.


What changes have or would you like to make?

Gotta Laugh

Reading Waiting for Grace you hear about the silly superstitious things she did to try and get pregnant. It helps to know that I am not the only one who is willing to do anything to become a mother. You feel as if you are losing your mind so you are willing to grasp onto anything that makes you feel like you have control over something. My poor sweet husband has humored me many times. I even had him outside planting a potato under the full moon- LOL

Share your story of some silly things you have done

Day 15

feeling crummy still- nose is very stuffed, throat hurts,and a fever


Breakfast
Naked Mango Juice
Banana

Lunch
Goulash
Pineapple

Dinner
Pulled Pork w/ splash of BBQ sauce
Peas
Almonds

Day 14

Not feeling well today- lazy lay about day

Breakfast
Naked Juice
Mango



Lunch
Goulash

Salad
Carrots
Miso Ceasar dressing

Snack
Avocado Chocolate Mouse

Dinner
St louis Bread Co
Fuiji Apple Chicken Salad w/o Cheese

Day 13

Breakfast
Eggbeaters
Ham
Tomato
Avocado
Mango

Lunch
Ham
Almonds
Pear

Dinner
Goulash
lean meat
bacon
onion
garlic
olive oil
tomato juice
tomato
red pepper


Spinach
bacon
balsamic
olive oil