Chow confessions....what I ate today!

Ah food.....how I love you so! I'm trying to do better about my food choices AND portion control. I have the sweetest tooth ever....I love ANYTHING sweet(cookies, cake, soda, brownies). This is my BIGGEST weakness and we ALWAYS seem to have something like that around the house. I'm going to fight sweets and WIN!

Breakfast:

A Banana(2pts) (okay..so not the MOST satisfying breakfast, but I was running late. I'll plan better tomorrow!)

Lunch:

Salad with Italian dressing(I used the dipping fork technique...didn't even use 2 TBLS)
Roll
Tiny piece of butterscotch cake

Total: 4 points

Dinner:

A bowl of Cheerios with banana (you will learn that I LOVE cereal..a little more than the average person lol)

4 points

Okay....so that means I only at 10 points today.....I think I'm going to eat something else for dinner because I am supposed to be at 23 points. I'm going to go heat up some meat loaf.

I find that when I'm at work I really don't eat that much. There isn't food in the kitchen all day..like there is at my house. I usually end up under eating when I'm at work and then coming home and pigging out. Not tonight....I'm going to have a good night!!! I need to start bringing small snacks to work with me so I don't end up in this same predicament!

Overall, today wasn't so bad. I wasn't ever really hungry....but I was having some awful caffeine headaches so I broke down and had a diet Pepsi. I'm going to the grocery store sometime next week to get the items I need for my veggie sandwich! Yum!

P.S....check out this super adorable dress I got for my daughter to wear at the baby pageant next Sunday! She is going to have a matching bow and flip flops(will have bows that match the hair bow) courtesy of Bippity Bows!(Check out her page....she makes the cutest bows, flip flops, and hair bow holders).

How do you keep yourself from pigging out when you get home from work?  Do tell in the comments!(You can remain anonymous ;) )

Food is NOT the enemy

I AM MY BIGGEST ENEMY!  It seems like everytime I try to start a diet I do well for awhile, and then I sabotage myself.  I'll eat GREAT for about a week or two, and then the FIRST sweet or anything unhealthy that makes its way into my mouth turns into two sweets, three sweets....you get the picture.  I need to learn self control.  It is OKAY for me to have a cookie every now and then, but ONE is enough.  Trust me, I won't live without the occassional cookie.  For now, instead of a sweet EVERYDAY, I'm going to have one every other day.  That is enough to supress the craving and get me on the right track. 

I want to try some yummy "clean eating" meals.  Right now I am reading Emily Eats Clean.  All the food on there looks yummy and its HEALTHY!  I think I'll try my first "clean" meal next week!  I want to try the meal above for lunch next week.  What is it?  Well, it's a veggie sandwich and strawberries(YUM)!  I'm going to skip on the the sea salt twigs.  This is what is in the sandwich 2 slices of bread(I'll use one slice of wheat bread) stuffed full with romaine lettuce, peppadews, broccoli slaw, cucumbers, a tomato slice, and dill hummus. 



Does anyone else "sabotage" themselves after they start a diet?  Please share your story in the comment...I don't want to feel like the only one! lol

Who Am I?

So who am I? Well, I am an average person just like you! I'm married and I have two beautiful kiddos(3 years and 7 months). I have the best hubby anyone could ask for. I am the "misfit" in a house full of red heads. I work part time and stay home with the kiddos during the week. I'm going to school to become a high school math teacher(side note....the 314 in my URL stands for pi...yes pi.....the mathematical constant....I am a nerd, what can I say?). I am a woman who feels pressured by society to look a certain way. You can't go to the grocery store without seeing the latest "fad" diet and how so and so lost 50 lbs in a week(well I'm exaggerating, but you get the point). My goal is to be HEALTHY! I want my kids to grow up and lead healthy lives! I know I'm not alone on this journey, and I hope you'll join me, motivate me, and keep me accountable. I'd love to do the same for you!

Tell me what your FAVORITE work out song is in the comments section!

P.S.

I am enjoying my last REAL Ale-8.....please mourn with me!

For Real....

Alright...I am FOR REAL this time. I am "pounding down" to the beach....Myrtle Beach that is. Two kids and a lot of junk food later...I am at an uncomfortable weight of 161. Ugh...there I said it! I was always very active when I was younger and never worried about my weight...well after I got married I started some very poor eating habits and exercise was a thing of the past. I hate the way I look and feel....but I can change it! I know I drive my husband CRAZY with all my "weight worries." Of course he thinks I look fine. So what is my goal? 25lbs in 6 weeks! Crazy? Maybe. Doable? ABSOLUTELY! So what is the plan? Weight Watchers and exercise...jogging! I have had success with Weight Watchers in the past...if it ain't broke...don't fix it. I'm sure you are thinking....why the blog? Well, I need SOMEONE to hold me accountable and I like to write. So I hope you join me in my journey to "pound down" to the beach. And I DO have a goal swimsuit....here it is: