the VERY BEST day ever !! we got the apartment and life is more wonderful than ever !!!
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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 -- skipped this one altogether
meal #3 -- a variety of food that we got from my friend, including fish balls, cooked wheat (turns out like really delicious brown rice, even better), dumpings, and something else that i can't think of now.
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, i have no idea where i'll be headed to. i want to take some pictures in the morning. hopefully the weather will be nice enough for both the walk and photography. -- nope. i had forgotten that i just wanted to rest the whole day.
** no 2nd walk scheduled
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- nope. i had forgotten that i just wanted to rest the whole day.
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- nope. just rested all day.
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon/all evening -- sure did. crocheted all day long :-)
onward and upward !! :-)
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Friday, January 23, 2009
week 5, day 6 -- friday, jan 23rd
food for the day:
meal #1 -- 2 sandwiches made with whole wheat bread, humus spread, dijon mustard spread, 1 slice cheese, 1 banana, 1 super large coffee.
meal #2 -- skipped this one altogether
meal #3 -- a variety of food that we got from my friend, including fish balls, cooked wheat (turns out like really delicious brown rice, even better), dumpings, and something else that i can't think of now.
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. - done, but instead of the extra lap around the park, i went into several stores and did alot of walking that way.
** no 2nd walk scheduled
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon/all evening -- done
onward and upward !! :-)
meal #1 -- 2 sandwiches made with whole wheat bread, humus spread, dijon mustard spread, 1 slice cheese, 1 banana, 1 super large coffee.
meal #2 -- skipped this one altogether
meal #3 -- a variety of food that we got from my friend, including fish balls, cooked wheat (turns out like really delicious brown rice, even better), dumpings, and something else that i can't think of now.
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. - done, but instead of the extra lap around the park, i went into several stores and did alot of walking that way.
** no 2nd walk scheduled
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon/all evening -- done
onward and upward !! :-)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
week 5, day 5 -- thursday, jan 22nd
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 -- 1 large bowl of whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce.
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done, in the most wonderful weather ever !!
** no 2nd walk today.
activites for the day:
** work on my website in the morning/mid-afternoon -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the afternoon/evening
onward and upward !! :-)
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 -- 1 large bowl of whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce.
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done, in the most wonderful weather ever !!
** no 2nd walk today.
activites for the day:
** work on my website in the morning/mid-afternoon -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the afternoon/evening
onward and upward !! :-)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
week 5, day 4 -- wednesday, jan 21st
a great day, but i was very, very hungry all day long i just kept drinking herbal teas all day long to keep the hunger away.
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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 -- some roasted chicken and veggies, 1 cup brown rice, small garden salad
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done, but not with the extra lap. my head is killing me !!
** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home.
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening
onward and upward !! :-)
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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 -- some roasted chicken and veggies, 1 cup brown rice, small garden salad
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done, but not with the extra lap. my head is killing me !!
** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home.
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening
onward and upward !! :-)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
week 5, day 3 -- tuesday, jan 20th
a fabulous 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 -- whole wheat pasta with homemade ground chicken breast and vegetables sauce
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done
** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home. -- nope. i got into my knitting too much in the evening.
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening -- done
onward and upward !! :-)
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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 -- whole wheat pasta with homemade ground chicken breast and vegetables sauce
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done
** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home. -- nope. i got into my knitting too much in the evening.
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening -- done
onward and upward !! :-)
Sunday, January 18, 2009
week 5, day 1 -- sunday, jan 18th
a great day, especially walking 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 -- smoothie
meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta with homemade ground chicken breast and vegetables sauce
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home.
** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home.
actually did one walk in the evening, down our street to the mall where i did some mall walking and then walked back home in the rain :-)
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening -- done
onward and upward !! :-)
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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 -- whole wheat pasta with homemade ground chicken breast and vegetables sauce
meal #4 -- smoothie
walk(s) for the day:
** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home.
** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home.
actually did one walk in the evening, down our street to the mall where i did some mall walking and then walked back home in the rain :-)
activites for the day:
** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening -- done
onward and upward !! :-)
Friday, December 5, 2008
week 5, day 6
food plan for the day:
meal #1: 1-1/2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 5 dates, 20 almonds, large cup of green tea
meal #2: smoothie
meal #3: 4oz chicken, 1 small potatoe, 1/2 cup chickpeas, garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots and lots of water.
fitness plan for the day:
nothing. resting, resting and even more resting. i'll just be working on the two websites and playing on the computer.
onward and upward !!! :-)
meal #1: 1-1/2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 5 dates, 20 almonds, large cup of green tea
meal #2: smoothie
meal #3: 4oz chicken, 1 small potatoe, 1/2 cup chickpeas, garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots and lots of water.
fitness plan for the day:
nothing. resting, resting and even more resting. i'll just be working on the two websites and playing on the computer.
onward and upward !!! :-)
Thursday, December 4, 2008
week 5, day 5 (thursday, december 4, 2008)
Baruch HaShem, a very good day :-)
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food is as follows:
meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, large cup of green tea
meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder
meal #3: 2 small wraps: whole wheat tortilla, grilled chicken breast, veggies, large cup of green tea
meal #4: smoothie
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** upper body weight training
** stretches
** 20 laps in the pool
onward and upward !!! :-)
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food is as follows:
meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, large cup of green tea
meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder
meal #3: 2 small wraps: whole wheat tortilla, grilled chicken breast, veggies, large cup of green tea
meal #4: smoothie
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** upper body weight training
** stretches
** 20 laps in the pool
onward and upward !!! :-)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
week 5, day 4
a great day was had by all :-) i was SUPER tired at the end of the evening and just passed out early-ish... at about 11pm.
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everything will be exactly the same as yesterday because it was such a great day !!
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food is as follows:
meal #1: steel-cut oatmeal w/tab of butter and 1/2 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, 5 dates (i really have to stay away from all cheese right now, even skim cottage cheese).
meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder
meal #3: 4oz roasted chicken, 1/2 small potatoe, 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas, very small garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots of water
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 laps in the pool
onward and upward !!! :-)
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everything will be exactly the same as yesterday because it was such a great day !!
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food is as follows:
meal #1: steel-cut oatmeal w/tab of butter and 1/2 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, 5 dates (i really have to stay away from all cheese right now, even skim cottage cheese).
meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder
meal #3: 4oz roasted chicken, 1/2 small potatoe, 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas, very small garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots of water
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 laps in the pool
onward and upward !!! :-)
Monday, December 1, 2008
week 5, day 3
a day like no other super good with food and exercise. even better with work. i'm really proud of myself.
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food is as follows:
meal #1: steel-cut oatmeal w/tab of butter and 1/2 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, 5 dates (i really have to stay away from all cheese right now, even skim cottage cheese).
meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder
meal #3: 4oz roasted chicken, 1/2 small potatoe, 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas, very small garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots of water
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 laps in the pool
onward and upward !!! :-)
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food is as follows:
meal #1: steel-cut oatmeal w/tab of butter and 1/2 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, 5 dates (i really have to stay away from all cheese right now, even skim cottage cheese).
meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder
meal #3: 4oz roasted chicken, 1/2 small potatoe, 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas, very small garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots of water
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 laps in the pool
onward and upward !!! :-)
Sunday, November 30, 2008
week 5, day 2
no pool today because of painful gallbladder. food was good, but i had very small portions in meal #3. not good.
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food is as follows:
meal #1: smoothie
meal #2: smoothie
meal #3: 5oz roasted chicken, 1 cup brown rice, roasted veggies
meal #4: peanut butter & jelly sandwich, with natural p&j, lite whole grain bread, garden salad
(see the pattern of *lite-ish* meals ?)
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 laps in the warm pool
onward and upward !! :-)
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food is as follows:
meal #1: smoothie
meal #2: smoothie
meal #3: 5oz roasted chicken, 1 cup brown rice, roasted veggies
meal #4: peanut butter & jelly sandwich, with natural p&j, lite whole grain bread, garden salad
(see the pattern of *lite-ish* meals ?)
fitness plan for the day:
** 30 laps in the warm pool
onward and upward !! :-)
Saturday, November 29, 2008
week 5, day 1
a good day, but i added 1 slice of Nina's birthday cake to my 3rd meal. couldn't not have it it's a Mitzvah to have b-d cake... even after the b-d. i had forgotten that i was going out for my monthly errands. to say that i'm exhausted is an understatement. but thank God it's not MS Fatigue :-)
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food plan for the day:
meal #1: 2 slices lite whole grain bread, schmeer of lite cream cheese on each one, 15 almonds, 5 dates, large cup of green tea
meal #2: smoothie
meal #3: 4oz chicken, 1 small potatoe, 1/2 cup chickpeas, garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots and lots of water.
fitness plan for the day:
nothing. resting, resting and even more resting. i'll just be working on the two websites and playing on the computer. i'm worn out from the last 2 days :-)
onward and upward !!!
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food plan for the day:
meal #1: 2 slices lite whole grain bread, schmeer of lite cream cheese on each one, 15 almonds, 5 dates, large cup of green tea
meal #2: smoothie
meal #3: 4oz chicken, 1 small potatoe, 1/2 cup chickpeas, garden salad
meal #4: smoothie
lots and lots of water.
fitness plan for the day:
nothing. resting, resting and even more resting. i'll just be working on the two websites and playing on the computer. i'm worn out from the last 2 days :-)
onward and upward !!!
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