A week in my life: Wed

5:55am Alarm goes off, I DO NOT hit snooze. Bathroom get dressed for run, eat a banana
6:12 Out the door, still rubbing the eyes, not really awake. I walk for about 2 mins before I start running, I encounter two "weirdo's " by the fire station, but I feel safe, cause I am by the fire station. :)
6:50 back in the house after a 3 mile run, it felt real good, the breathing wise, I was for sure slower with 33 mins for the 3 miles.
6:55 answering texts from Jenn and emails. Should be in the shower, but still sweating so no.
7:10 Shower
7:30 coffee, but I didnt START the coffee pot last night, I got it all ready, but didnt start it, I really thought I did, hmmm. Start coffee pot, make oatmeal. wait, ( not happy about it at all) for the coffee pot to make my darn coffee.
7:45 still on the computer, knowing I am running late, but I dont have to be at work till 9:45 today so its all good.
8:40 Sam came in the room looking for breakfast, and informed me that I was "running late today"
8:45, get Sam breakfast, Make my egg whites, lunch and snacks. Take out stuff for dinner.
9:10 Sam informs me that I am "really running late now" ( like I need a 7 year old to tell me that ) I tell him I really am ok, but thanks :)
9:20 leave house. stop at walgreens, get 2 sugarfree redbull shots ( will need them for sure) and go to work.
9:45 work.
11:00 Hungry so I have some strawberries, I knew I would be super hungry today with the run in the AM
11:30 Protein shake!
1:45 lunch! Call and make the DRs apt that I have been meaning to make all week
5:00 leave work, go to grocery store pick up some things we need for dinner, call Jake, ask him to start dinner.
5:30 Home, take over the dinner prep from Jake. Sam is not home, Scott is napping. Teenagers are playing poker, So glad I cam home to spend some time with everyone.
6:15 eat dinner, Scott still sleeping, Sam is still not home ( he is at the neighbors) .
6:30 leave to go back to work for a class, go to the neighbors and get Sam, invite neighbor to the Mariners Game on the 8th for Sam's birthday.
6:45 arrive at the party store to get wrapping paper so I can wrap the present for the party that Sam is going to tomorrow.
7:00 Class
9:00 leave work ( again)
9:10 arrive home, Scott is awake , only to say goodnight, I say goodnight to him and Sam, and I wrap the present . Make my coffee for the AM ( I SWEAR I set it this time!) I throw in a load of laundry, and then I grab an ice pack for my foot and head upstairs.
I hurt my foot today, I dont know when it was, maybe on my run ,but I didnt feel it till I was working, so I have it wrapped and iced( it is slightly swollen) hope the next two days that I am off from working out heals it all .

Tomorrow and Friday night I have Red Sox games to go to. I need to plan out my meals for tomorrow, I am going to do that now. Jake and I are stopping at Subway for dinner, and not eating at the game. I am exhausted and going to bed after that.

I said my week was crazy, I normally have more home time than this, but I wanted to show that even with the craziness of my week, that you can still do this, it just takes alot of planning :)

food diary : Before I post it, I know some people are wondering why I am not eating all my calories, ( meaning my exercise calories) knowing that I will have two days in a row at Red Sox games, and no workouts, and on Saturday I have a HUGE party to go to with tons of fabulous foods, more yummy sweets than you could imagine ( check back Sunday for pics) I know I am going to eat on that day, more than my calories for the day, so I have been not eating them all this week, it just makes me feel better about Saturday :) and now,
Food Diary:

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Breakfast 8:45 am	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Pace - Medium Salsa, 1 tbsp	5	1	0	0	125	1
Bob's Red Mill - Steel Cut Oatmeal, 0.1975 cup	111	21	2	5	0	0
Bananas - Raw, 1 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long)	105	27	0	1	1	14
Egg - Grade A Large - Egg White Only, 4 Egg White(s)	68	0	0	16	220	0
Egg Small, 1 egg	70	1	5	6	0	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	359	50	7	28	346	15
AM snack 11:30 am
Dymatize Elite - Whey Protein Isolate - Gourmet Vanilla, 1 scoop	114	2	2	24	50	0
Kellogg's Special K - 90 Calorie Multigrain Crackers, 1 pkg - 22g	90	17	2	2	190	5
Add Food | Remember Meal	204	19	4	26	240	5
lunch 2:00 pm
Melons - Cantaloupe, raw, 1 cup, balls	60	14	0	1	28	14
Strawberries - Raw, 1 cup, halves	49	12	0	1	2	7
Chicken Breast No Skin (Baked) - Baked Chicken Breast No Skin, 4 oz	117	0	6	23	0	0
Flaout Out Flat Bread - Light Original, 1 flatbread	90	16	3	9	320	0
Strawberries - Raw, 1 cup, halves	49	12	0	1	2	7
Add Food | Remember Meal	365	54	9	35	352	28
PM snack 4:30 pm
Quaker - Rice Cakes , 2 cake	70	14	0	2	30	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	70	14	0	2	30	0
protein durning workout 6:30
Add Food
Dinner 8 pm ish
Dole - Romaine Lettuce, 0.5 cups	4	1	0	0	4	1
Generic - Tomato (Roma), 1/2 Tomato	8	2	0	1	3	2
Generic - Ground Beef - 93% Lean 7% Fat, 4 oz	170	0	8	23	70	0
Kraft Salad Dressing - Ranch Dressing/Dip, 1.5 tbsp	90	2	9	0	278	2
Add Food | Remember Meal	272	5	17	24	355	5
Totals	1,270	142	37	115	1,323	53
Your Daily Goal	1,586	158	43	138	2,500	24
Remaining	316	16	6	23	1,177	-29
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 386 extra calories from exercise today

a week in my life: Tuesday

6:33 alarm goes off, Hit snooze
6:42 Alarm goes off again, Get up. Bathroom , Shower
7:10 Coffee, oatmeal. check MFP, FB, and emails
7:35 still on the computer and should be getting ready, texting with Jenn this AM :)
7:40 getting make up on, drying hair, getting dressed
8:35 go downstairs to make eggs whites, and prepare meals for the day. Sam is playing PS3 and would like breakfast now, we visit while I make my meals and he eats his cereal ( which by the way is a HUGE KUDOS for me to get him off the pop tart that daddy likes to get, and to get him to eat healthy cereal, He doesnt like his milk in it, so it takes it on the side)
9:04 Out the door , head to Value Village to find a shirt for the luau for Sam, and I have success!
9:35 get to work ( only 5 mins late but its really 10 mins early on some days so I am good)
11:30, protein shake ( very hungry this AM)
2:00 Lunch, ! yeah, I was starving, I usually go at 1:45 but we were running late today
4:30 snack time! tuna and rice cakes
5:00 clock out of work, change for the gym
5:10 in car , traffic is light !
5:30 Arrive at gym, meeting Jenny for weights and a run on the treadmill before we go to Pilates ( she is the instructor)
6:20 Weights are done, get on the treadmill for 2 mile run and a cool down.
6:50 set up my spot for pilates ,drink my protein shake and go potty!
7:00 Pilates
8:10 leave gym, after making plans with Jenny for next week
8:20 arrive home to Jake, Alec, Sam and Patrick ( nephew) playing basketball outside
8:30 in the house, make particks bed up ,and get some dinner, visit with Scott ( husband) and eat and watch the RED SOX game.
9:00 Say goodnight to Sam and Scott, make coffee for the AM, and cut up my strawberries for tomorrow. While I was doing this, Brett came down and picked my brain on eating healthy and losing weight, he says he is ready to "eat like me" !!!! OMG OMG OMG!! This is HUGE, besides Scott, Brett is the last to jump on the healthy lifestyle, so I was HAPPY to chat with him about it all. Hope it works for him, he needs to lose about 40 pounds to be on the healthy side. He will be 19 a week from today.
9:25 say goodnight to Jake and Patrick, tell them that I will be asleep by 10 so no loud voices after then :)
9:30 get my running clothes ready for the AM, this is where my crazy week starts. I have to get up at 6 am and run 3 miles, As you can already tell, I am not a morning person, so this will be interesting. I can not workout tomorrow night, I have to go back to work for a class at 7. But I have to get my run in. Thursday and Friday are also out, ( Red Sox games) so this is it. will let you know how it goes...
9:49 that is what it is now, I will finish up here, check emails and FB really fast , post this on MFP and go to sleep.
That is my Tuesday, here is my food diary for today:

Breakfast 8:45 am	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Pace - Medium Salsa, 1 tbsp	5	1	0	0	125	1
Bob's Red Mill - Steel Cut Oatmeal, 0.1975 cup	111	21	2	5	0	0
Egg - Grade A Large - Egg White Only, 5 Egg White(s)	85	0	0	20	275	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	201	22	2	25	400	1
AM snack 11:30 am
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein - Strawberry Banana, 1 rounded sccop (30g)	120	3	1	24	60	1
Add Food | Remember Meal	120	3	1	24	60	1
lunch 2:00 pm
Melons - Cantaloupe, raw, 1 cup, balls	60	14	0	1	28	14
Strawberries - Raw, 1 cup, halves	49	12	0	1	2	7
Chicken Breast No Skin (Baked) - Baked Chicken Breast No Skin, 4 oz	117	0	6	23	0	0
Flaout Out Flat Bread - Light Original, 1 flatbread	90	16	3	9	320	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	316	42	9	34	350	21
PM snack 4:30 pm
Kraft - Miracle Whip (Light), 1.5 tbsp	45	5	3	0	210	3
Bumble Bee Tuna - White Albacore, Very Low Sodium, 1 container (4 oz ea.)	120	0	2	30	70	0
Quaker - Rice Cakes - Butter Popcorn, 2 piece	70	16	0	2	90	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	235	21	5	32	370	3
protein durning workout 6:30
Dymatize Elite - Whey Protein Isolate - Gourmet Vanilla, 1 scoop	114	2	2	24	50	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	114	2	2	24	50	0
Dinner 8 pm ish
Pace - Medium Salsa, 1 tbsp	5	1	0	0	125	1
Chicken Breast No Skin (Baked) - Baked Chicken Breast No Skin, 6 oz	176	0	9	35	0	0
Flaout Out Flat Bread - Light Original, 1 flatbread	90	16	3	9	320	0
Dole - Romaine Lettuce, 0.5 cups	4	1	0	0	4	1
Fresh - Watermelon, 1 cup	46	12	0	1	2	10
Add Food | Remember Meal	321	30	12	45	451	12
Totals	1,307	120	31	184	1,681	38
Your Daily Goal	1,812	158	49	181	2,500	24
Remaining	505	38	18	-3	819	-14

A week in my life : Monday

I thought I would give you all a week in my life. this week is crazy for me, so I thought maybe this isnt the week to do it, BUT then I thought, If you can see that even with my crazy ass week going on, I am still able to work out 5 days a week . When I started this journey I made up my mind that I needed to put myself first on a daily basis, Now I am not saying I am a complete selfish person and I only think of me, BUT I do THINK OF ME, and I have done it every day. I have 4 boys, and a husband, and a full time job. If I can make time for myself on a daily basis, anyone can . So Here was my Monday:
6:30 am: Alarm goes off, I hit snooze
6:48: I can no longer hit snooze and I get up.
6:50: Bathroom, Shower
7:10 Coffee, and eat my oatmeal , spend a few minutes on MFP and FB
7:30 Make up, Sam comes in and crawls into my bed with his Lego book and we talk and watch the today show, as I go in and out of the bathroom getting my makeup on and doing my hair
8:30: Sam and I go downstairs and I get him breakfast, make my 5 egg whites and pack my lunch and snacks for the day, which consist of : protein powder for my 11:30 snack, strawberries and cantaloupe, 4 oz of chicken, lettuce and salsa on a flatout. ( lunch) my 4:30 snack , tuna and a rice cake .
9:15: leave the house for work
9:30 : work day starts, I work till 5 pm , Lunch is at 2 pm, I take two breaks for snacks, one at 11:30 and one at 4:30 ( these are both high protein, one is a shake and one is tuna )
5:00 Clock out, change my clothes at work for the gym
5:10 leave work, run to ross to look for a shirt for Sam for a party on Saturday, ( nothing) run to Target to get sheets and a pillow for my nephew who is coming tomorrow to spend a week with us( I will not part with another pillow, and who knows where the extra sheets are) and a birthday present for Sam's friend for his party on Thursday.
6:00 pull up at the gym. ran into Jenny on the way in ,we chatted for 10 minutes then off to my workout . I only worked out for 1 hour, it was a fast one that I didnt want to do at all cause it is Monday and I hate mondays at the gym, but cause I have such a crazy week going, I had to get it in. Did weights ( chest and biceps) and ran 2 miles on the treadmill, stretched and then I was outta there! burned 340 calories .
7:15 in my car and made a quick stop at Kohls, ( still looking for that shirt for Sam to wear to the luau on Saturday, ) No luck , ran thru the fitness clothing section real fast and then left with nothing.
7:45 home . Sam was playing basketball outside when I pulled up, so I played with him till 8 then I had to go in and eat
8:00:Starving!! Made my flatout pizza ( love those things) and had some watermelon while my pizza was cooking, Logged my workout and food into MFP, got on FB real fast, said hello to my teenagers and my hubby and then ate dinner.
8:30 : Scott wanted to go to bed cause he was bored. I said to him, " I am here, talk to me" so we sat in the room with the door closed and talked till 9 pm when he had to go to sleep
9:10: shower
9:30: Went downstairs, threw in a load of laundry ( including those sheets for Patrick) closed up the house, made my coffee for the morning ( I remembered to set the timer , came upstairs, got back on MFP left a few messages, then put last weeks episode of " Losing it with Jillian" on and have been blogging while that is on. It is now 10:13 pm
10:30 I will be turning off the light and going to bed.

My Monday is in the books. Check back tomorrow night for Tuesday :)


I also have posted my food diary for the day :)

Breakfast 8:45 am	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Pace - Medium Salsa, 1 tbsp	5	1	0	0	125	1
Bob's Red Mill - Steel Cut Oatmeal, 0.1975 cup	111	21	2	5	0	0
Egg - Grade A Large - Egg White Only, 5 Egg White(s)	85	0	0	20	275	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	201	22	2	25	400	1
AM snack 11:30 am
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein - Strawberry Banana, 1 rounded sccop (30g)	120	3	1	24	60	1
Add Food | Remember Meal	120	3	1	24	60	1
lunch 2:00 pm
Melons - Cantaloupe, raw, 1 cup, balls	60	14	0	1	28	14
Strawberries - Raw, 1 cup, halves	49	12	0	1	2	7
Chicken Breast No Skin (Baked) - Baked Chicken Breast No Skin, 4 oz	117	0	6	23	0	0
Flaout Out Flat Bread - Light Original, 1 flatbread	90	16	3	9	320	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	316	42	9	34	350	21
PM snack 4:30 pm
Kraft - Miracle Whip (Light), 1.5 tbsp	45	5	3	0	210	3
Bumble Bee Tuna - White Albacore, Very Low Sodium, 1 container (4 oz ea.)	120	0	2	30	70	0
Quaker - Rice Cakes - Butter Popcorn, 2 piece	70	16	0	2	90	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	235	21	5	32	370	3
protein durning workout 6:30
Add Food
Dinner 8 pm ish
Flaout Out Flat Bread - Light Original, 1 flatbread	90	16	3	9	320	0
Hy-Top - 3 Cheese Pizza Blend, 0.666 cup	160	2	12	14	400	0
Ragu - Pizza Sauce, 1/4 cup	30	5	1	1	240	3
Raw Red Onion - Red Onion Slice, 1 Large Slice	5	2	0	0	0	2
Peppers - Sweet, green, raw, 0.25 cup, chopped	7	2	0	0	1	1
Watermelon - Raw, 2 cup, balls	92	23	0	2	3	19
Chicken Breast No Skin (Baked) - Baked Chicken Breast No Skin, 1 oz	29	0	2	6	0	0
Add Food | Remember Meal	413	50	18	32	964	25
Totals	1,285	138	35	147	2,144	51
Your Daily Goal	1,542	134	42	154	2,500	24
Remaining	257	-4	7	7	356	-27

So today

I was at ann Taylor Loft, checking out the sales, and I was thrilled to get a wonderful find of a pair of jeans ( long ones) for a total of $10.00 ! Original price was 59.99 . thank you very much for the deal of the day! Anyway, The lady and I were talking about weight loss, and how I was very happy to buy those jeans in a size 8 petite , considering I use to be a size 28. We talked about how I did it, and all that, but most of all we talked about how I just want to help every overweight person in realizing that they do not need to stay overweight, that there is HOPE.
I have thought about that so much lately, I feel like I can see how hopeless they feel, and I can see it , cause that use to be me. I get it, I understand how they feel, even more so for the ones that have alot to use. And I want them to know that they dont have to wait for that magic pill , or that weight loss surgery is their only hope, I want them to know that the time is going to go by anyway, so even though its going to take a LONG time, they have nothing to lose but the weight. Start TODAY, you wont be sorry you did. I want EVERYONE to feel as wonderful as I do!
how can I get that thru to them? its not like I can walk up to all the overweight people I see and tell them , " Hey , You dont have to stay fat ya know, you can lose weight too!" lol, I would have freaked if someone said that to me. So how do I get them to hear me without me saying anything like that?
I still have yet to figure it out.

It was a good week

this past week was very good. From Monday - Sunday, I lost 3.5 pounds, bringing my total of pounds to go to 10.5! that is crazy!!
I also got TWO pairs of size 8 capri's from Kohls this week! SIZE 8! can you believe it? I think that is just about the most amazing thing to happen to me this week. To having gone from a size 28 ( a tight one to be exact ) to a size 8 is just amazing. It has been such a long long journey, and anyone who knows me , knows how hard I have worked to get here. ( I hope they dont think it was a piece of cake ) I am one lucky girl, I get to experience this life almost as if I were two different people , not many people get to say that . I really like the experience from the girl that I am now . it is soo much better being healthy and active , having all the energy in the world to do whatever I want, it is fabulous!
Today I had my LDR with Jenn, we were going for 7.5 miles, but didnt track it till afterwards, it was 8.2 miles. 95 mins it took me to run that. ( I say "me" cause Jenn would be a lot faster without me.) I thought at the end , " ok, just one more hour and that is the 1/2, 5 more miles added to this." I think that is totally doable. right after mile 7 my legs got very tight, but that went away in a few mins. so far all the hurts and the aches have gone away, I am hoping it stays that way :) . But each week there is a new pain, and I am pretty sure that by the time we run this half in October, I will have had a pain in every possible place in my legs .
Did I ever tell that you that if I just smell something I want, that is enough for me and I dont have to eat it? Crazy huh? 99% of the time, that works for me! something like doughnuts , I dont really want to eat them, I am happy with just smelling them. :) you should try it some time, but dont get mad at me if you end up eating it! :)
the week of the 18th is going to be crazy for me working out wise. I have something going on WED, Thurs, and Friday nights that will make it very hard to get my workouts in.I am stressing about that, I will need to figure it out for sure.

23 miles this week

that is what I Ran.
7 sunday, 3 monday,2 tuesday,2thursday,2 friday, and 7 Saturday.

Somewhere in all that running I talked myself into running a 1/2 marathon on 10-10-10 in Victoria BC.!
Right at the very moment, I am beyond excited to do it! talk to me about it when I am running 10+ miles at once.
I dont have a goal time in mind yet, but I still have time to get one.

Todays 7 mile run was amazing. It felt so good, the whole thing felt so good, hills and all. at one point I was thinking " this is pretty easy, I feel pretty good" and Jenn says to me " This is pretty easy Tami!" I know!! we both were thinking how much easier it was than the last time we ran that route.

Last month ( June) I lost 4 pounds, and some inches. 4 pounds in 4 weeks, I will take it. I have 13.5 to go. I gave myself a goal of reaching it by the end of Sept, but now with the marathon training, I am not sure if I will reach it, MANY people say that when your training for a 1/2, you really dont lose weight... we will see.