week 4, day 7 -- saturday, jan 17th

a super fun day with my friend coming to visit, and then with the great walk in the rain in the evening :-)

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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 -- large bowl of soup

meal #3 -- smoothie

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 90 minute walk in the evening, going down our street to the mall and back. -- done

activites for the day:

** having my friend over for lunch -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible throughout the day -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 6

a great day. i even got to finally talk with the Tel Aviv kids :-)

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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 -- large bowl of soup

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** a rest day -- i got tons of rest :-)

activites for the day:

** work on my website in the morning/mid-afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the afternoon/evening -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 4 -- wednesday, jan 14th

a great day, especially the long walk home.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 2 eggs, 2 slices whole wheat bread, small salad, large coffee

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

meal #3 -- everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-3-bean-soup. just tons of veggies that i found in the fridge and 3 different kinds of beans.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 11am, after a business meeting. it should be at least a 90 minute walk home -- done and it was 2 hours of walking in the end.

activites for the day:

** work on ourmodiin -- a bit was done.
** 30 minutes of physical therapy -- done
** knit as much as possible -- done
** go to the new Modiin business networking meeting in the morning... should be interesting, or at least i hope so. -- done. it was Great !!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 3 -- tuesday, jan 13th

a GREAT day !! i got so much done !! :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- whole wheat quesadilla with skim cheddar cheese, 6 oz cottage cheese, very large green tea

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

meal #3 -- everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-3-bean-soup. just tons of veggies that i found in the fridge and 3 different kinds of beans.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 7am, before it gets hot. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going over to the girls school and back... it's a long way so i hope i can do it. -- not done. i got too busy with other things.

activites for the day:

** work on ourmodiin -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy -- done
** knit as much as possible -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 2 -- monday, jan 12th

a very good day, especially the part where i got back to working on ourmodiin.

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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 -- tuna sandwich with cucumber slices on lite whole wheat bread, 6oz strawberry yogurt drink

meal #3 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #4 -- 2 roasted chicken legs, 1 cup whole wheat pasta with simple homemade tomato sauce, very small garden salad

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 7am, before it gets hot. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done via our street up to City Hall and back. -- 30 minutes done. didn't get as far as i wanted.

activites for the day:

** work on ourmodiin -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy -- yep :-)
** knit as much as possible -- oh yes !!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 1 -- sunday, jan 11th

a bit of an *off* day... i was super tired for some reason and didn't knit as much as i wanted. food was a bit low too... just didn't have the umph to do much... *sigh*.

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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 -- tuna sandwich with cucumber slices on lite whole wheat bread, 6oz strawberry yogurt drink

meal #3 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #4 -- 5oz grilled chicken breast, small garden salad with tomato, cucumber, green onion, fresh garlic, sweet bell pepper, olive oil and fresh lemon juice (my mouth is already watering ! )

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will be to go up to the closest shopping center, walk around the back where the park is and come home. -- done

activites for the day:

** work on my website in the morning/mid-afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the afternoon/evening -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 6

good, good, good on food. WAY too much physical activity i had to take a good 2 hour nap at one point. my entire body ached, from my scalp to the soles of my feet !!!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 6oz skim cottage cheese, 5 dates, 15 almonds.

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: roasted honey-garlic chicken with 1 stuffed bell pepper

meal #4: smoothie


fitness plan is as follows:

** i'll be in the kitchen all day long, so i'll be moving around and burning calories.

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 4, day 5

oh Lordy.... did i have a great time at the shopping center, or WHAT ?!?!?!? i did the supermarket thing all by myself YAY !! i almost passed out at one point, but i didn't, so it was all a very good thing. then i just went from store to store, getting in some good quality time with old friends that have had shops in the center for over 10 years. it was SO wonderful talking with everyone i'm going to try to do this every few months. i also have a whole new bunch of new store owners to get to know at the new mall. all of these people are also potential clients for advertising on ourmodiin food has been great today. i *did* buy myself some Kabukim and i'm going to give myself a nice treat.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 6oz skim cottage cheese, 5 dates, 15 almonds.

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: LARGE bowl of lentil soup. nuf said.

meal #4: smoothie


fitness plan is as follows:

** many errands at the local shopping center :-)

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 4, day 4

a very good day. nothing more to add ;- )

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ssshhhh.... don't say a word. this is the farthest i've gotten on the 12-week challenge so far this year. i'm NOT going to blow it by saying anything other than THANK YOU GOD !!

food is as follows:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, pat of yummie butter, 6oz 3% cottage cheese, 15 almonds, 5 dates, large cup of green tea

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

meal #3 -- large bowl of lentil soup: green lentils, chicken breast, brocoli, green cabbage, 2 slices lite whole grain bread

meal #4 -- smoothie


fitness plan is as follows:

** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 4, day 2

the food plan 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, 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: stir-fry with 4oz chicken breast, all kinds of vegetables, 1 cup brown rice

meal #4: smoothie


the fitness plan is as follows:

* 20 minutes on the treadmill
* stretches
* 25- 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 1 (sunday, nov 23rd)

it's 6:15pm and i'm SO incredibly happy with this day so far. the gym was wonderful !! food has been great... the chicken came out like nothing else i've ever made. life is grand

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 4 oatmeal pancakes, 6oz 3% cottage cheese, large cup of green tea

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

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

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

* 20 minutes on the treadmill
* stretches
* 20-25 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 4, day 3

already?!? since i didn't make it to the gym today, tomorrow has to be an extra special day. at least there won't be kids in the morning :-) i'm going to take all the time in the world and not even worry if i'm too tired to work in the evening !

food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices lite whole wheat bread, 1 tlb lite cream cheese, 1 cup skim milk/1 scoop protein powder, 1 pear

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

meal #3: 1-1/2 cups whole wheat pasta, 1 cup homemade sauce, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** lower body weight training
** stretches
** 20 - 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!

week 4, day 2

i'm figuring that since it's a holiday, i'm going to stick with yesterda's plan, from beginning to end. the gym will be so crowded that the pool will be the only place to really get in some good exercise for a few hours.

the food plan 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, 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: stir-fry with 4oz chicken breast, all kinds of vegetables, 1 cup brown rice

meal #4: smoothie


the fitness plan is as follows:

40 - 50 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!

week 4, day 1

i can't believe it's already week 4! amazing how time flies when you're having fun :-)

the food plan 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, 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: stir-fry with 4oz chicken breast, all kinds of vegetables, 1 cup brown rice

meal #4: smoothie


the fitness plan is as follows:

40 - 50 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!