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Sunday Afternoon

Ok so I’m sitting on my big comfy bed with a white duvet watching my daughter eat a cupcake. She’s watching a movie while I’m doing this. It’s a Sunday afternoon and I don’t feel like doing much right now……..so we make it a nice quite Sunday afternoon. Should I feel guilty about not doing anything, I mean we go to school and work all week. By the time the weekend comes I’m happy I’m off with my family but I’m also completely exhausted. My daughter did however go to Gramma’s for a sleepover on Saturday. She had a great time too…….treats,pizza,movies and feeding ducks. Boy how lucky am I to have grandparents so involved in her life. It gives my hubby and I big break which we need.

I have to confess I’m totally excited about the Grammy’s being on tonight!!!! I haven’t watched the Grammy’s very much but I’m in the mood to see extremely rich singers dress up like crazy and be big headed. I have chips and dip for that. The chips are the blue corn organic from Tostitos  and the dip is baja ghanouj soooo yummy and healthy.

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My New Meal Plan

OK this is the meal plan that I used when working with my personal trainer Wellness Pro Fitness

I have a metabolic mix body. It’s pretty basic, but it works!!
Also here are some examples of carbs, protein and fats that you can mix up together for a meal. Like I said it’s pretty basic.

Carbs Protein Fat
1 serving = Fruit – 1 Apple, 1 C. fruit cocktail (packed in water or pear juice – not syrup),

2 kiwis, 1/2 honeydew, 1 orange, 1 pear,

1 C blueberries,

½ grapefruit,

1 C raspberries,

1 nectarine, 1peach,

½ cantaloupe

(other your choice)

Vegetables – 1 cup;

Squash, Green beans, Asparagus, Tomato canned

Cucumber, Peppers

Tomatoes, Mushrooms

Spinach,

2 + C broccoli

Salad (as much as you like!)

Avoid Carrots

Bread/ Cereal

1 bagel

1 slice Whole wheat Bread

1 cup Oatmeal

1 C. Brown Rice – no more than 2x per week

1 serving = 4 ounces at dinner (2 oz at snack time) of Chicken or Turkey breast (deli style , low fat)

1 C. Tuna , Salmon, Sole

1 C. Low fat Yogurt (plain)

1 Egg (or 2 egg whites)

2 oz Non fat cheese (1 oz at snack)

1 C Low fat cottage cheese

1 C Baked beans

Red Meat no more than two times per week. Trim off the fat.

Peel skin off chicken or turkey BEFORE you cook it.

Broil or bake – no frying

1 serving = (eat only good fats – poly and mono unsaturated. Keep clear of others)

12 Peanuts

handful of Sunflower seeds

6 Almonds

Peanut butter (1 tsp)

Peanut oil – 1 tsp

1 TBSP. Olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil , flax oil to cook in or on salads

Salad dressing – not store bought; mix same amount olive oil and red wine or balsamic vinegar and a tsp or so of Dijon mustard.

Free foods – vinegar (for salad dressing), mustard, ketchup, tea, salad
In moderation; coffee, wine
Avoid; anything packages (cookies, frozen dinners, store bought cakes), ice cream ! beer

Breakfast

Lunch Snack Dinner Snack
1 or 2 servings of Carbs one serving fat one protein Within 3 hours of breakfast
1 or 2 servings of Carbs

1 serving fat

1 protein

within 3 hours of lunch 1 serving carb 1 one protein Within 3 hours of snack 1 or 2 servings of Carbs

1 of protein

1 fat

An hour or so before you go to bed
1 serving carb
1 protein
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Day 5

I got up today and did something I haven’t done in about 3 weeks……………..Worked out!! I go to a boxing fitness class, every Tuesday & Thursday. It totally kicks my butt, it’s the greatest work out ever. So in adding to my lose 50lbs in 365 days I usually work out 3 to 4 times a week. I will start running in January when I start training for the 10k race. It’s really not a race for me I’m just happy to finish because it feels so good.

I recently went to Punta Cana for those that have no idea where that is it’s in the Dominican Republic. I didn’t know it existed until I  was trying to find a really nice tropical place for me and my husband to have our honeymoon. It was beautiful, I was speechless when I took one look at the ocean. It was unbelievable how soft the sand was and how green the ocean was. It truly was amazing. Now for the resort that we stayed at it was great as in the people and food was actually pretty good. The rooms had a very strong musky smell to them and the king size bed was two doubles pulled together. So funny but we decided that this was ok for us. We were happy just to be swimming in the warm ocean it was like bath water. There was a family that were so over the top with complaints that they ended up wasting a day arguing to up grade to another room or hotel. They were annoying I can understand if your unhappy because of a bed that is kinda hard like a rock, but honestly what do you expect. Just be happy your in another country and your able to drink, smoke and eat when ever and where ever. How about being grateful that we live in such a beautiful and free country Canada. Just had to get that off my chest. Oh yeah I don’t think I would stay at that resort again. My husband and I will probably go somewhere abit closer to Canada like Maui next year. The plane ride was horrible going there. On the way back we made sure we reserved seats that were in a row of 2 seats. Smart idea pay 25$$ extra but at least your sitting just with your partner.

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