Menu Monday, er...Tuesday - Now with bonus goals for the month!
You know, this traveling and conferencing and eating out has really taken a toll on my good intentions. I am a little frustrated with myself, because I feel like I am not staying true to the spirit of Big Slice of Life, Small Slice of Cheesecake.
When I began this blog, the goal was to lose weight by eating simple, healthy meals based on The Fat Fallacy suggestions, and choosing family friendly exercises that I could perform with my children participating. Now, all these weeks later, I find that I'm not staying true to that plan. I'm not eating simple, balanced meals at regular times of the day all that often. I'm tackling exercise that the kids can't or shouldn't participate in (Hello, Striptease Aerobics!)
In short, I'm stripping it down (aerobic-style!) and returning to my original mission. I believe that I can see a greater loss of pounds and inches if I just stop messing around, and keep myself accountable.
Socializing around the pool at BlogHer, I felt a familiar twinge as I scanned the crowd of chatting women. So many smiling faces, so many different body types - all of them beautiful. I am not changing my eating and exercising so that I can look like anyone else. I merely want to be as fit and healthy as I can be. I deserve it.
With a mere 16 days left until my children return to school, I hereby proclaim:
1) I will eat a good breakfast (with protein!) with the kids and leave the house for a brisk walk to the park every day until school starts. I will leave the house by 8 am to do this.
2) I will take my kids to the swimming pool every other day for at least one hour.
3) We will eat dinner as a family, with a goal of spending at least 35 minutes at the table before someone starts throwing food or getting squirrelly. I will install seat belts and feed chutes if necessary.
4) I will not find myself with my arm buried up to my shoulder in a giant box of cereal when I'm not even hungry.
5) I will stop with the excuses on the Small Slice Album, and I'll get back to posting nightly, with recipes and everything.***
I think that's it. I don't want to get too list-ambitious.
To summarize, I'm going to eat simply, with my family, and exercise, with my family. Sounds simple, right?
(You guys haven't met my family. Bwahahahahaha.)
Alrighty. We need a menu. Which means I need to shop tomorrow. Extra cardio, people!
Wednesday night: Stuffed bell peppers - filled with tomato sauce, rice, black beans, corn, cilantro, chopped onion and garlic and topped with plain Greek yogurt.
Thursday night: Grilled sweet potatoes, corn on the cob, shish-kabobs (probably chicken with pearl onions, pineapple, cherry tomatoes, zucchini and bell pepper) with watermelon.
Friday night: Broccoli, browned ground turkey and water chestnuts, oregano, garlic and onion mixed with sour cream and mozzarella in puff pastry with sliced apples.
Saturday night: Falafel served with veggies for dipping in hummus and my beloved plain Greek yogurt.
Sunday night: Club Sandwiches with a cup of soup and salad.
Monday night: Homemade mac and cheese with steamed veggies.
***Opinions needed: should I move my SmallSlice Album to Flickr, so that you guys can comment and ask questions, or is it fine where it is? You would still just click on a link on my main page here. Let me know if you guys would enjoy commenting.
Comments
go Big Slice, go!
xoxo
Posted by: the womom | August 2, 2006 5:55 AM
Man, Jenny, I want to eat at your house. We are looking at sandwiches again tonight, int he 115 degree heat.
I vote for flickr. The only thing I don't like about the album is trying to remember where I've stopped, and picking uo with the new meals.
Posted by: Carmen | August 2, 2006 6:10 AM
Ouch, #4 would be nearly impossible for me, today I intended on having an awesome day, and then when I got home I found myself sitting on the couch with a box of captain crunch. Damn u captain cruch and ur irresistable crunch berries!
Good luck and I hope it works! Setting goals is always great.. U should write em down and post em on ur fridge
Posted by: Emi | August 2, 2006 10:40 AM
This is a good idea. I've been kind of floundering this week. I'm not falling off the wagon, I just don't feel any forward momentum.
Goals! I need goals! And then I will BLOG THEM, so I don't FORGET THEM. Because I will. I always do... sigh.
Posted by: Laura | August 3, 2006 5:01 AM
Great Menu! I need to start creating a menu of healthy recipes and actually follow through with making them. AND I need to set more goals...like actually use the membership to the gym that I am paying for every month.
Posted by: Shavon | August 21, 2006 8:58 AM