Well it's Sunday, my "I don't have to run day," but I did loaf a bit. We drove 1.5 hours north to Homewood, Ala. to see the Harlem Globetrotters. Talk about in shape, those boys are fit! They run around doing slam-dunks (which they apparently invented, back when Michael Jordan was just a gleam in his daddy's eye), four-point shots, monster lay-ups, break dancing and moon walking...hardly even breaking a sweat! I don't think I could keep up with them for one quarter.
So today I spent two hours watching athletes work hard, while I hardly worked. I didn't even remember to wear a pedometer. Other than walking about a half-mile roundtrip from the parking garage, I didn't get any exercise today. Here's my food in-take:
Breakfast: Two vegetarian sausage biscuits (500 cals). I really need to cut back to just one, or maybe one plus a yogurt or piece of fruit.
Lunch: We stopped at Burger King on the way to Birmingham. I am really sick of "having it my way," but it's one of the only fast food restaurants that has veggie options. I gobbled a BK veggie burger (410 calories), about 10 french fries (90 calories) and a Diet Coke (0 calories). Total calories: 500
Snack: About 20 minutes outside of Birmingham we had to pull over and get a toy my son had dropped beneath the back seat. If you have children, you know my pain and will understand why I had to treat myself to a snack size M&M McFlurry at McDonalds. Calories: 430 (really? it wasn't that awesome. i could have eaten nearly 2 bags of M&Ms for the same number of cals)
Dinner/Supper: We stopped at McAlister's Deli on the way home. I had vegetarian chili (240 calories) in a bread bowl (140 cals, but I only ate about half of it: 70 cals). and half of a small garden salad with ranch dressing (140 cals). Total calories: 450
Total calories for Sunday: 1,880
Not bad, considering I dined out for most of the day, but it could have been better. If I had eaten one biscuit and a yogurt for breakfast I would have shaved off 150 calories. If I had skipped the McFlurry and eaten a bag of M&Ms instead, I would have saved about 200 calories. These two simple changes would have given me roughly the same amount of food and 350 less calories...bringing my daily intake down to a very respectable 1,530.
3/15/11
Day One...Later in the Day
I haven't been doing so well today food-wise.
For breakfast I had two vegetarian sausage biscuits. I made them with my own two hands - baking frozen biscuits (170 cal) and slapping a Morningstar Vegetarian Sausage patty in the middle of each (80 cal). I chased them down with half a can of Diet Coke (0 calories).
Total breakfast calories: 500
My parents visited today and me and Mom ended up vacuuming under all the living room furniture. So I got a little exercise. After shopping at a second-hand store - trying on some seriously silly Church Lady hats - I treated Mom to lunch as Shashy's Bakery. I ate the salad combo, which wasn't as healthy as it sounds. It included a scoop of pimento cheese (350 calories, perhaps?), a small fruit salad (60 cals), crackers (150 cals), a handful of plain potato chips (150 calories), a tiny sweet roll (60 cals), a small cheese biscuit (60 cals), and an unsweet tea sweetened with Splenda (0 calories).
Total lunch calories: 830
For snacks, I had a Blue Bell cherry ice cream bar (200 calories) and some Smart Food popcorn (150 calories).
Total snack calories: 350
My husband and son wanted to go the the skate park in the evening, so while they played on their scooters I moseyed across the street to Winzell's Oyster Bar for a drink. I had a Planter's Punch/Bahama Mama style rum drink (200 cals), baked potato with no butter and a splash of sour cream (350 cals), garden salad with balsamic vinaigrette (100 calories). I should have stopped there. Honestly, I should have stopped eating after lunch. But I didn't stop, did I? No. Because by this time the alcohol had kicked in so, with my judgement impaired, I order dessert. And not just any dessert: a big hunk of chocolate cake with vanilla icecream. I was stuffed after half of it, but I kept eating because I didn't want to waste it. Calories blown? Realistically, 800.
Total dinner calories: 1,450
I did have to walk about 2 blocks roundtrip to get to the restaurant. Then, when I got home, I swept the dining room and bedroom. I'm about to go to bed and the pedometer says I took 3590 steps today.
Total daily calories: 3,130
Total exercise: Housework and 3,590 steps
For breakfast I had two vegetarian sausage biscuits. I made them with my own two hands - baking frozen biscuits (170 cal) and slapping a Morningstar Vegetarian Sausage patty in the middle of each (80 cal). I chased them down with half a can of Diet Coke (0 calories).
Total breakfast calories: 500
My parents visited today and me and Mom ended up vacuuming under all the living room furniture. So I got a little exercise. After shopping at a second-hand store - trying on some seriously silly Church Lady hats - I treated Mom to lunch as Shashy's Bakery. I ate the salad combo, which wasn't as healthy as it sounds. It included a scoop of pimento cheese (350 calories, perhaps?), a small fruit salad (60 cals), crackers (150 cals), a handful of plain potato chips (150 calories), a tiny sweet roll (60 cals), a small cheese biscuit (60 cals), and an unsweet tea sweetened with Splenda (0 calories).
Total lunch calories: 830
For snacks, I had a Blue Bell cherry ice cream bar (200 calories) and some Smart Food popcorn (150 calories).
Total snack calories: 350
My husband and son wanted to go the the skate park in the evening, so while they played on their scooters I moseyed across the street to Winzell's Oyster Bar for a drink. I had a Planter's Punch/Bahama Mama style rum drink (200 cals), baked potato with no butter and a splash of sour cream (350 cals), garden salad with balsamic vinaigrette (100 calories). I should have stopped there. Honestly, I should have stopped eating after lunch. But I didn't stop, did I? No. Because by this time the alcohol had kicked in so, with my judgement impaired, I order dessert. And not just any dessert: a big hunk of chocolate cake with vanilla icecream. I was stuffed after half of it, but I kept eating because I didn't want to waste it. Calories blown? Realistically, 800.
Total dinner calories: 1,450
I did have to walk about 2 blocks roundtrip to get to the restaurant. Then, when I got home, I swept the dining room and bedroom. I'm about to go to bed and the pedometer says I took 3590 steps today.
Total daily calories: 3,130
Total exercise: Housework and 3,590 steps
Day One
Welcome to my first blog! I am a Southern vegetarian girl who likes to eat fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese sandwiches and chocolate pecan pie - all washed down with a large glass of iced sweet tea. I am living proof that vegetarians aren't always skinny or healthy. Pass the carbs and the sweets, because I need an energy boost!
Allowing myself to eat anything and everything that didn't once breathe, I have actually packed on quite a bit of weight in the past 12 years of vegetarian living. This blog will chronicle my journey of adopting a more healthy lifestyle. I hope to eat better (without sacrificing the foods I love) and exercise more (despite my busy working mom lifestyle).
As any doctor or fitness expert will tell you, journaling about your eating and exercise habits greatly increases your chances of success. This blog is my way of staying accountable to myself, but if you're watching I am more likely to stick to it. Please read and give me advice and encouragement. If you are also trying to lose weight, share your experiences.
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