165 lbs. Monday Weigh-In

Well, it's been a tough week. I got thrown off my diet on Thurs and went downhill from there. Not bad but enough to gain two lbs! Plus, I probably have bloating right now since it's that time of month. This is the first time my routine has gotten off track. So...it's back to the drawing board of writing down what I eat, but I just don't have time..so I will do my best.

Today's weight: 165 lbs.
Last week: 163 lbs.
start weight: 177 lbs.

Total weight loss to date: 10 lbs.

exercise today: step aerobics and free weights plus abs.

163 lbs.-Monday Weigh-In 9-17-07

Weight today: 163 lbs. (my goal weight for the week! Yay!)
Weight last Monday: 165 lbs.
Starting weight: 177 lbs.

Total weight loss so far: 14 lbs. :)

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to blog. I need to figure out a new "busy schedule plan" for posting. At least I am still doing well and lost the 2 lbs. that I wanted to loose this week. :)

More bentos

potstickers and carrots with Ranch for dipping in my new bento.

Trader Joe's trail mix, teriyaki steak, yogurt with fresh raspberries, heart shaped sandwich with Laughing Cow cheese, and grape tomatoes.
This was the above bento before I realized I couldn't find the top. :) So, I put it in another bento and added some stuff.
sweet potato from Fresh Choice with brown sugar butter and teriyaki steak, and some melon.

Recent bentos

Monday Photo Food Log 9-10-07

Bento Lunch...veggie sushi from Trader Joe's. I LOVED this! salad, and Japanese flan. Dinner Bento: lemongrass chicken and grape tomatoes and mashed potatoes. I only ate a couple bites of the potatoes and all but four of the tomatoes. I got a little container of apricot/applesauce instead.

5:30 am...small bowl of Kashi Nuggets cereal and 1% milk

12:30 pm...veggie sushi bento (photo above)

3:30 pm...the last two veggie sushi

8 pm...lemongrass chicken stix bento dinner (photo above)

water: okay amount
exercise: step aerobics and free weights plus abs

Note: I've decided to do just one post/day since my schedule is getting busier now.

165 lbs.-Monday Weigh-In 9-10-07

I decided to take a break from blogging this past weekend but I did pretty good. And it shows today! I made my goal weight of 165 lbs! (I even checked the scale twice.) :)

Today's weight: 165 lbs.

Starting weight: 177 lbs.

Total weight loss so far: 12 lbs!

Thursday Food Log 9-6-07

6 am...bowl of Joe's Os cereal with 1% milk

9 am...cheese and crackers (just about two)

10:30 am...4 strawberries

12:30 pm...cabbage and chicken salad with almonds, shrimp fried rice, 2 potstickers and green tea (no photo)

7:30 pm...3 cheese and crackers

8 pm...rice and pasta bento dinner (photo)

water: some
Exercise: none

Onigiri and pasta bento dinner 9-6-07

The last of the little brown rice onigiris freshly grilled with olive oil and soy sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds. One of my sons took the star and I ate the heart. Also some pasta from Whole Foods deli and some heirloom tomato salad (feta, red onion, yellow and red heirloom tomatoes). I also ate two small peanut rice balls for dessert.

Wednesday food long 9-5-07

6:30 am...piece of toast with peanut butter

12 pm...brown rice onigiri bento lunch (photo)

4:30 pm...4 bread sticks with peanut butter/chocolate mix

9 pm...mango juice

water: good amount
exercise: in the morning, 1 hr low impact with free weights and in the evening one hour of step aerobics with free weights

Brown Rice Onigiri Bento Lunch 9-5-07

This was a very tasty lunch! Brown rice onigiri pan grilled with soy sauce and olive oil and sprinkled with sesame seeds; mixed greens with candied pecans, bleu cheese, cranberry; apricot/applesauce; containers of balsamic dressing for salad (white bottle) and soy sauce for onigiri (tomato shaped bottle).

Tuesday Food Log 9-4-07

6:30 am...slice of oat bread toasted with peanut butter

12 pm...salad and sandwich bento lunch (photo)

3:30 pm...pina colada frozen fruit bar

8 pm...Chicken, Brown Rice, and Veggies Bento Dinner (photo)

water: moderate amount
exercise: half hour of X-Bike workout; weight machines and streching/abs

Chicken, Brown Rice, and Veggies Bento Dinner 9-4-07

Chicken, Brown Rice, Mixed Veggies on left, a few fresh veggies and some concord grapes on the right. I only ate about four of the grapes as they were very sour. I left about 1/4 of the rice dish, too.

Salad and Sandwich Bento Lunch 9-4-07

I ate a bit more than I should have today for lunch. Bread sticks in the lid, mixed greens with candied pecans, blue cheese, cranberries and balsamic dressing. A little sandwich of chicken salad and oat bran bread that I cut to the perfect size with a little tupperware-like container I have plus a few grape tomatoes and a couple sugar snap peas.

Monday Food Log 9-3-07

7 am...bowl of Joe's Os and 1% milk

8 am...2 matcha green tea mini-muffins (made from mix-didn't taste that great)

11:45 am...quick lunch of 2 whole wheat mini-pitas filled with chicken salad from Whole foods and 1/2 oatmeal/choc chip cookie

3:45 pm...1 carribean mix frozen fruit bar, 2 thin bread sticks dipped in chocolate sauce

7:30 pm...bow tie pasta and chicken bento dinner (ate only about 3/4 of the pasta dish and didn't eat the mini-muffin) and also ate a piece of cake (homemade white Texas sheet cake that didn't turn out all that great, but tasted good)

some water but not a lot
exercise: some walking at UC Berkeley but not as much as on Sunday

Bow Tie Pasta and Chicken Bento Dinner 9-3-07

Matcha Green tea mini-muffin that I made this morning (I thought I might eat this one, but I didn't), fresh veggies that I dipped in Ranch dressing; bow tie pasta with diced chicken (Schwan's) and garlic, can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes with med green chilies and a can of black beans, water, thyme, salt and pepper, and shredded parmesan cheese.

167 lbs. Monday Weigh-In 9-3-07

Weight today: 167 lbs.
Weight last week: 167 lbs.
Starting Weight: 177 lbs.

Weight loss to date: 10 lbs.

Same as last week. I had a couple days this week where I ate too much and also exercised less this week due to special meetings. So, I maintained. Better than gaining. :) I'm hoping for 165 lbs for next Monday.

Sunday Food Log 9-2-07

6:30 am...bowl of Joe's Os and 1% milk with 1/2 banana

10:30 am...brunch in UC Berkeley dorm cafeteria (no pic): scrambled eggs, 2 pieces bacon, slice of ham, a few criss cut potatoes, 1/2 belgin waffle with mango yogurt and fresh blueberries; glass orange juice

2 pm...red cherry slushy (made in Magic Bullet)

6:30 pm...1 red plum, 2 pieces BBQ Chicken pizza at Whole Foods, 1 homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookie (no pic)

water: drank moderate amount
exercise: walked around UC Berkeley campus quite a bit

Saturday Food Log 9-1-07

6:30 am...Joe's Os cereal with 1% milk and 1/2 banana

11:15 am...Passion Fruit Milk Tea Tapioca Drink from "Quickly" in San Francisco

2 pm...Hawaiian Drumette bento lunch (photo)

4:30 pm...homemade cherry slushy (made with new "magic bullet")

7 pm...pumpkin risotto bento dinner (photo)

water: some, not much
exercise: just a bit of walking and jogging when watching a race in Golden Gate Park this am

Pumpkin Risotto Cake bento dinner 9-1-07

white peach, raspberries, concord grapes on the left, top half of pumpkin risotto cake (arborio rice, veggie stock, pumpkin, onion, chanterelles, romano cheese, carrots, olive oil, and spices), and stir-fried veggies. (all from whole foods)

Hawaiian drumette and veggies bento lunch 9-1-07

Went to Whole Foods today! Left section has at the top "broccoli crunch" salad with red onions, cashews, and bacon. At the bottom of that section is stir-fried veggies; then we have the hawaiian drumettes in the right section.

Friday Food Log 8/3107

6:00 am...Joe's Os cereal and 1/2 banana sliced in with 1% milk

10:15 am...a couple orange slices as I packed my bento lunch

12:20 pm...Purple Bear Bento Lunch (see photo)

3:30 pm...one red plum and a strawberry frozen fruit bar

7:30 pm...dinner at Chevy's Restaurant. I ate too much...lots of chips and salsa before dinner came and then ate 1/2 of my chicken and shrimp fajitas. Brought the rest home for lunches.

drank plenty of water today
exercise: 1 hr of high impact aerobics and free weights

Purple Bear, Purple Bear, What do you see? Bento Lunch 8/31/07

I was in the mood for fresh veggies and fruit today! Carrots, broccoli, sugar snap peas with a container of ranch dressing for dipping, then orange slices and strawberry hearts and a hard boiled egg shaped like a bear and painted purple with food coloring, plus a little container of salt and pepper to eat him with! :) I also ate the almondina cookies that were still in my lunch bag from yesterday. Yum!