Breakfast #1: Special K with chocolate + coffee.
Since I was planning to work late tonight, before I went into work a little late, I had a 2nd breakfast: Morningstar Farm veggie sausage + cheese on a whole-wheat English muffin + fresh mango.
Afternoon snack, before boot camp: peanut butter on English muffin + apple.
And, late dinner, after weight loss class: chili with a bit of cheese, salsa, sour cream and Fritos.
It’s been a long day and I’m snuggling in for the night. Hope you’ve had a great Monday. Goodnight!
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I can’t believe the weekend is almost over. We had a great time.
Good friends:
Yummy food:
Plus a few chocolate chip cookies, caramel corn, and tortilla chips + queso. Delish.
Ice skating:
I hadn’t been skating in a couple of years. So Much Fun.
And, relaxing at the cabin:
It was a great weekend, girls. We have to do it again.
I can’t believe it is almost Monday already. I’m so happy to be home with Anthony, though. I missed him. 
Enjoy the Super Bowl. Goodnight!
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February 6th, 2010 · Breakfast
Happy Saturday. Today was Weekend Warriors! I started with coffee and PB on toast before I headed out the door.
We had a great workout as always, thanks to Tammye. This was part of the metabolic circuit.
Abs…
Smiling and sweaty at the end….
Great job Tammye and Great job Ladies!!
If you’d like to see a bit more of what we did in class, check out Weekend Warriors: January Edition. The workout was very similar.
Now, I’m heading here….to meet my sister Amy and our friend Laura for a relaxing weekend Getaway….
And, there may even be some snow!
Enjoy your weekend. See you tomorrow!
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Casual dinner with Anthony’s parents…I started with salad and a glass of Merlot.
And, Cajun shrimp and grits for my entree. Delicious.
Bedtime for me. Weekend Warriors tomorrow…have a great evening. Goodnight!
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Yay! It’s Friday!
It has been a long week. I love my job, but I am ready for a little relaxation and time away from work. Today was super busy. I filled in for another aerobics instructor this morning by teaching a boot camp class first thing. I grabbed a quick bar + coffee and ran out the door.
Class was HARD. I am used to teaching hard classes in the afternoon, but sometimes it is completely different early in the morning!
As preceptors for the local university’s dietetic internship program, Heather and I take all 10 dietetic interns for a one-week rotation each. Our intern this week, Ciara, was great. Very confident- very proactive. Here’s one of her projects – a display board on cardiac health. Didn’t she do a great job?
My quick lunch today was chicken salad, kashi crackers, pineapple, and yogurt. The supermarket deli can come in really handy for the days when you forget to plan. And so much better than fast food.
Gotta run…we’re meeting Anthony’s parents for dinner. See you later!
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I’m taking a night off from blogging tonight to rest.
To find some balance in the middle of my busyness.
And to stop and smell the roses.
Have a great evening. I’ll be back tomorrow. Goodnight!
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First, Thanks for your great comments on my Biggest Loser post. I loved reading your thoughts.
How has your Wednesday been? Mine has been non-stop and I’ve been a bottomless pit. Do you ever have days like that, when you’re hungry all day? I usually just go with it and listen to my body.
I started with one of my favorite breakfasts that I haven’t had in a while, mainly because I just forget that I have them in the freezer. Morningstar Farms veggie sausage pattie + cheese on whole-grain English muffin + fresh mango.
After a busy morning at the hospital, we had a meeting at 1:00 with another area wellness center for a tour and a roundtable discussion. I didn’t have time to grab lunch, which probably impacted my hunger levels for the rest of the day. I did have a quick smoothie in the car on my way. This was a Chocolate Shredder, which is one of my favorites to use as ”meal replacement” or “meal postponer” when I’m in a pinch. It is high in protein and holds me over relatively well.
After a great meeting at the other wellness center and a tour, we headed back to work. I was getting really hungry by this point and grabbed a grilled cheese + salad at the hospital cafe.
I worked a little late tonight and ended up not getting home till nearly 7. Anthony and I decided to grab a quick dinner at a local grinder shop. I had a gyro grinder on wheat + fries. I ate half the sandwich and almost all the fries. It was delicious.
And, I was craving a little dessert, so I tried one of these semi-new yogurt parfaits. It was pretty good, not great, but good.
It is time for me to relax with Anthony for a bit…I can’t believe it’s almost bedtime already. Goodnight!
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In place of my usual daily food post today, I’d like to discuss some of my thoughts on the Biggest Loser.
As many of you know, I have worked as a dietitian specializing in wellness and weight management for the last 9 years. It is much more than a job to me, it is my passion to help people change their lives….a calling. I work with patients and clients on a daily basis who are struggling to lose 10, 20, 50, 100 pounds or more. Many of my patients watch the Biggest Loser. They are motivated by the contestants. Yet, sometimes they are discouraged that their “real life” weight loss doesn’t match up.
Overall, I am a huge fan of the show. I’ve seen most every season. And I think the positives far outweigh the negatives. I’d like to share a few of my Pros and Cons…
Pros:
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Bob and Jillian are great at getting to the issues behind the issues. I love when they push the contestants to face their emotional demons. Successful long term weight loss is about so much more than diet and exercise.
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I also love the fact the Bob and Jillian push each contestant beyond what they believe they can physically do. I think sometimes we all need a little push- someone else who believes in us before we are capable of believing in ourselves.
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The emphasis on the family/relationship connections that the show makes. I think it is powerful when they show how much obesity and obesity-related health concerns impact the whole family.
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The emphasis on the importance of losing weight for health. Not appearance, though that’s a nice side effect, but health. The emphasis on losing weight in order to save your life.
Cons:
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The product placements used to be a con to me, but lately, I’ve actually found them quite entertaining. And, I learned about a new Yoplait Smoothie product tonight, so it’s not all bad. (And I happen to be a fan of Jennie-O and ziploc bags).
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Game Play. For someone to sabotage their own weight loss in order to “win” is absolutely ridiculous to me. This experience is an opportunity to save your life, not just a game.
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I hate when someone gets on the scale, loses 5 pounds in one week, and bursts into tears because they didn’t lose “enough”.
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The amazingly high amounts of weight loss each week at the ranch. Even though real people know that this is an experience that can’t really be duplicated in the middle of real life, my patients are still discouraged that they don’t see the same results.
Bottom line- I have been and will continue to be a Biggest Loser fan .
If You are working on losing weight, take the good points from the show and use them as motivation. But, constantly remind yourself that it isn’t realistic to compete with the contestants in Real Life. Make the daily behavior changes that you can live with and maintain long-term. And find someone to help you face your demons, too, if you need it (just in case Jillian isn’t available).
What are your thoughts? Do you watch the show?
If you are working on your own weight loss journey, do you find the show motivating? Discouraging? Both?
Thanks for reading. Have a great night!
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February 1st, 2010 · Dinner
Quick snack after boot camp….
With my delivery of Michael Pollan books that arrived today. Can’t wait to get into them!
We had a great boot camp class and great weight loss class tonight. I came home afterwards starving.
Simple dinner of two eggs scrambled + whole-grain toast. Love breakfast for dinner.
After an episode of 24, it is bedtime for me. Goodnight!
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I am in “Full Speed Ahead” mode right now. I started my morning with a quick bowl of Fiber One + 1% milk + coffee…
Then, headed to the hospital to teach a pre-surgery gastric bypass nutrition class.
After class, I grabbed a quick smoothie- Blueberry Heaven- on my way to the wellness center to prep for tonight’s weight loss class.
I spent an hour or so at the wellness center, and then rushed home for lunch. Leftover veggie soup + cornbread.
I had to really remind myself during lunch, “slow down and breathe”. Sometimes we rush so much through our meals that we need a conscious reminder to slow down. Do you ever find yourself speed-eating because of a busy schedule? If we rush our meals too much, our brain doesn’t have time to get the signal that we’re full, making it so easy to overeat. And, to walk away from our meal unsatisfied. I’m good at eating slowly at dinner and on the weekends, in fact, I’m usually the last one at the table still eating. But, breakfast and lunch on weekdays are my challenge.
Now, it’s back to work…busy night ahead – boot camp, then weight loss class. Have a great Monday!
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