week 3, day 7 -- jan 10th

A GREAT DAY !!

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only 1 walk today... in the evening. 1 hour going down our street to the mall and back up home. -- did 90 minutes

activites for the day:

** finish client's website finally. -- DONE !! phew :-)))
** knit as long as possible. -- done
** 20 minutes of physical therapy. -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 6 -- jan 9th

it was SO good to just rest all day long... knitting and watching tv.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** none. i'm resting today.

activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours - a bit. will finish on saturday.
** knit for a long time. -- yes. got lots done.
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- done.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 5 -- jan 8th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 honey-garlic roasted chicken legs, 1/2 cup roasted potatoes, small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, up to the shopping center and one lap around the park. i'll take my camera with me. -- done at 6am !!

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading down our street to the mall. i'll be taking the camera with me in the early evening, catching some pics of the wonderful views. -- nope. i was too tired.

activites for the day:

** work on my client's website. -- a bit.
** work on my website for a few hours -- nope
** knit for a long time -- yes ! doggie blanket all done :-)
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- yep... even 30 minutes.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 2 -- jan 5

what FUN !!! being in Tel Aviv was fantastic :-)))

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2 - #4: i have no idea.

walk(s) for the day:

** i have no idea, but i do know that i'll be walking alot during the day. i'll report after the walk(s). -- tons of walking in Tel Aviv

activites for the day:

** drs appointment to schedule the gallbladder surgery, in Jerusalem -- didn't make it to Jerusalem because i woke up really tired.
** do ECCO, in Tel Aviv - -- done. i got a clean bill of health for my nice heart.
** visit with Rico, Racheli and Sunny -- YAY !! too much fun.
** start Nina's afghan -- sure did.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 1

a great day, especially since i got to talk to 3 of my brothers !!!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: 3 oz roasted turkey breast, 2 slices lite whole wheat bread, tad of mayonnaise, 1 orage

meal #4: smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one long 90 minute walk will be done today. i will be walking home from physical therapy. -- done

activites for the day:

** drs appointment for blood tests and EKG -- done
** starting physical therapy session with therapist -- done
** work on my client's website. -- yeah, right :-(
** finish up the baby blanket -- ALL DONE !!!!

onward and upward !! :-)

food plan is as follows:

meal #1 - meal # 4 : smoothie... basically too lazy to do anything else.

lots and lots of water. it's been so hot that i feel parched all the time.


fitness plan is as follows:

nothing. resting and planning. planning and resting

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 3, day 6

food is going just fine. also resting a lot !!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: 1 piece of delicious cheese cake, 1 cup of coffee with skim milk

meal #3: 4 oz roasted chicken, 1 cup brown rice, 1 cup roasted veggies

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

basically resting, but at one point or another i have to get into the kitchen, clean it and cook.

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 3, day 5

i'm doing really good on the food part. i'm hoping for the best on the fitness plan next week.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

NOTHING !! can't do anything because of my RRMS (relapsing / remitting MS)

onward and upward (even though i want to just scream to the skies)

week 3, day 4

food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette with 4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg, 1 cup cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 small dates, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 1 cup whole wheat pasta, 1/2 cup home-made meat sauce, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

* 30 minutes on the treadmill
* some stretches
* 25 laps in the pool -- yeah, baby :-)))

week 3, day 3

no gym today because i just don't want to push things. i'll go tomorrow :-)

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 6oz 3% cottage cheese, steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 15 dates, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #3: 4oz grilled chicken breast, garden vegetable salad (tomato, cucumber, sweet red bell pepper, 2-3 scallions, cilantro, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tsp. olive oil), 1 cup brown rice

meal #4: smoothie

here is the fitness plan for the day:

* 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
* stretches on the cool stretcher
* lower body weights
* stretches on the cool stretcher
* 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)))))

week 2, day 2

once again i didn't make it to the gym. i did not feel well and i just took a nap instead. i'm thinking of going early in the morning tomorrow, just so i don't have the same thing happen, like what happened today. MS Fatigue set in at around noon and was just dead to the world by 1:30 !!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

here is the fitness plan for the day:

** 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** lower body weights
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!

week 3, day 1 ( sun, nov 16 )

i had planned to go to the gym, but i seem to be having Fatigue problems today :-( so.... i'm just taking it easy today, eating my BfL food, and hopefully tomorrow i'll have much more energy.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: 3 oz roasted turkey breast, 2 slices lite whole wheat bread, tad of mayonnaise, 1 orage

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

** 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** lower body weights
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 7

food plan is as follows:

meal #1 - meal # 4 : smoothie... basically too lazy to do anything else.

lots and lots of water. it's been so hot that i feel parched all the time.


fitness plan is as follows:

nothing. resting and planning. planning and resting.

onward and upward !!

week 3, day 6

food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: 1 piece of delicious cheese cake, 1 cup of coffee with skim milk

meal #3: 4 oz roasted chicken, 1 cup brown rice, 1 cup roasted veggies

meal #4: smoothie


fitness plan for the day:

resting all day long

onward and upward !!

week 3, day 5

food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

** 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** upper body weights
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!

week 3, day 4

i'm starting to feel like a beached baby whale because i haven't been to the gym since last wednesday !! AND i cancelled my yoga session today. oh well, tomorrow is a new day.

food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette with 4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg, 1 cup cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 small dates (i still can't figure out where these came from and they are not finishing ! )

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 1 cup whole wheat pasta, 1/2 cup home-made meat sauce, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

40 - 50 laps in the pool -- yeah, baby :-)))

onward and upward !!!

week 3, day 3

food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette with 4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg, 1 cup cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 small dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 5 oz roasted chicken, 1-1/2 cup roasted vegetables, 1/2 cup brown rice

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

yoga. we'll see how much i can handle. this is something so new to me that i'm a bit scared.

onward and upward !!

week 3, day 2

boy am i looking forward to this :-)

food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

here is the fitness plan for the day:

** 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** lower body weights
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!

week 3, day 1

food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: i have no idea what is going to be available at the lunch i'm going to for the agents meeting

meal #3: 3 oz roasted turkey breast, 2 slices lite whole wheat bread, tad of mayonnaise, 1 orage

meal #4: smoothie

here is the fitness plan for the day:

going to the meeting and that means some kind of movement for me. not a whole lot like on thursday, but still more than just laying around like friday and saturday.

onward and upward !!