crabby Kat's Journal, 02 June 2014

I tried twice to write and amusing journal, describing the Pilates and Zumba classes yesterday that left me so sore today that I had a hard time doing Zumba Gold today, but lost what I wrote both times. This laptop and I do not get along! It involved a gazillion plié squats and variations on planks and other amazing challenges. Sigh. Now I'm too tired to be amusing. Did I mention sore? ha ha haaaa...

I went to a farmer's market this weekend; we bought local strawberries, rhubarb, and summer squash. I baked rhubarb oatmeal cookies and double chocolate strawberry muffins. All whole grain, and I entered the recipes in my cookbook. I've almost managed to stay under my lower RDI this past week, and lost half a pound. I'm going with "I'm building muscle to replace what I had lost after my surgery". All the Pilates and Zumba has definitely wrought changes in my legs and abs! My waist is smaller, my abs tighter, my quads way more defined. I think my butt is a little more, well, lifted. Tee hee!

I have some chicken to cook; we're going to prepare meals for my partner's mom; healthy low-sodium stuff that she can take from the freezer, microwave, and have a good meal. Meat, potatoes, and a vegetable. I'll send out fresh baked goods frequently; mom still has a sweet tooth, and I'll watch how much sodium I put in things. She loves the farmers casserole I bake, but there is no way I can make it low sodium since it's good flavors come from ham and pepper jack cheese - I use a liquid egg substitute which contains salt. I could use real eggs, but even "low-sodium" ham contains tons of salt, and all cheeses are full of it, too. I found some swiss that was fairly low-sodium, but she doesn't like swiss.

I think she'll enjoy boneless chicken thighs baked in hazelnut meal.

Okay, seriously running out of steam, must say goodbye before I lose this journal entry, too.

137.5 lb Lost so far: 64.5 lb.    Still to go: 2.5 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1993 kcal

Fat: 51.05g | Prot: 94.80g | Carb: 308.88g.   Breakfast: Fresh ground dry roasted almond butter, Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt, Banana Oat Blender Pancakes, MiraLAX Miralax, Water, MEDAGLIA D'ORO MEDAGLIA D'ORO INST COF, Strawberries. Lunch: Water, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables, Wing Zone BBQ Sauce, Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese, City Barbeque Smoked Turkey Breast, Starbucks Nonfat Iced Latte (Venti). Dinner: Water, Chobani Nonfat Raspberry Greek Yogurt, nature's path pumpkin flax granola, Fiber One Original Cereal. Snacks/Other: Water, Dreyer's Slow Churned Rich & Creamy Caramel Delight, Trader Joe's Caribbean Fruit Floes, Dreyer's Slow Churned Rich & Creamy Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Double Chocolate Strawberry Muffins, Rhubarb Oatmeal Cookies. more...

2312 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Desk Work - 30 minutes, Sitting - 4 hours, Shopping - 45 minutes, Driving - 35 minutes, Zumba with Aylin - 1 hour, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 9 hours and 10 minutes. more...