Everyday Systems

Thanks for the recipe! I'll try it soon.

David

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

Lunch: sweet potato with lite veg spread; green beans; piece of last night's cornbread; little dish of applesauce

Dinner: Chili Mac (recipe?); roasted potato wedges; corn tortilla

Exercise: chi kung this morning; Shovelglove this afternoon

Would love the recipe!

CHILI MAC

This is not a vegetarian chili...that's another recipe.

1/2 cup raw macaroni
1 can (15 oz) red beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes, with the juice

Cook the macaroni. Drain. Add the beans and tomatoes and 1/2 cup or so water. Season to taste. I use 1 Tbs. chili powder, 1 tsp. cumin, and a little salt. Heat and eat.

Next time I make this, I'm going to replace the water with tomato sauce.

Friday, Feb. 24, 2006

Anticipating the day, which will be busy, and I may not get back to the computer...

No S
Exercise:

Dinner: Macaroni & Cheeze; veggie

Exercise: Shovelglove in the morning; stretch tonight


MACARONI AND CHEEZE

This recipe makes enough sauce for an 8 oz. box of cooked pasta.

2 cups water
1/3 cup cooked carrots (I nuked some frozen sliced carrots)
1/3 cup white flour
1 and 1/2 tsp. salt, or to taste

Put everything in a blender and puree. Pour into a small saucepan. Cook and stir until bubbly and thickened. Pour over your already cooked pasta.
This recipe may be enriched with little veg margarine mixed in with the sauce.

These are my kind of simple recipes!
Thanks Jan!

My rule for recipes: Keep it fast, cheap, and easy, and only use ingredients that are easily available at any grocery store.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006

Happy S-Day!
Exercise...rest day

Breakfast: pancakes with applesauce and syrup; orange juice

Lunch (Applebee's): mashed potatoes; steamed fresh veggies; garlic toast; club soda with lime

Snack: pretzels

Dinner (at work): leftover mac & cheeze; green beans; mandarin oranges

Treat: still working on that Christmas chocolate!

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006

Happy S-Day!
Exercise, rest day

Dinner (at work): Boca Burger on bun; asparagus; citrus fruit salad

Monday, Feb. 27, 2006

No-S: Declared an S-day for me

Exercise: chi kung this morning. Not sure what I will do this evening, if anything.

Can "S" also stand for Surprise? I had an unexpected opportunity to have lunch with the kids today, so we went to the Chinese Buffet. I ate only one plate of food, but had chocolate pudding for dessert. Also had a mid-morning snack since lunch was going to be very late, but probably won't eat dinner tonight, so I might be okay with just having three meals after all. Strange, but fun, day.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006: Mardi Gras!

No-S:
Exercise:

Lunch: hubby and I ate at Applebee's and I ordered a vegetarian version of their Teriyaki Steak Bowl...it had everything except the meat and was really good. The waitress, who knows us from multiple visits to Applebee's, was kind enough to go through the menu with me and point out the entree's that could be vegetarianized (is that a word?), so there are lots of options for meals there.

Dinner: mashed potatoes, homemade bread with olive oil for dipping, and green beans.

Exercise: calisthenic qigong, plus crunches, lunges, and a few push-ups.

I think I'd used "de-canivorized"...

Happy Mardi Gras to you, too!

Wednesday, March 1, 2006: Ash Wednesday, 1st Day of Lent

No-S
Exercise:

Dinner: Pizza Burger (vegan Boca Burger on lite bun, pizza sauce, a little onion and black olive, sliced tomato); broccoli; cucumber slices

Exercise: shopped for groceries at the Super Walmart; calisthenic chi kung this evening.

Kevin: I like "de-carnivorized" better than "vegetarianized". That's funny!

Thursday, March 2, 2006

No-S
Exercise:

Lunch: Green Beans and Tomatoes over a baked potato; homemade bread with lite veg spread.

Dinner: Spaghetti with Marinara and Chickpea Balls; green beans; garlic toast

Exercise: spent the afternoon at the job application machine at Walmart; too tired when I got home to do any exercise.

Here's a couple of recipes for anyone who wants them:

Green Beans and Tomatoes

1 can diced tomatoes, with the juice
1 can green beans, drained
2 slices onion, chopped
1 tsp. chopped or minced garlic

Cook the garlic and onion in the juice from the tomatoes. Then add in the tomatoes and green beans and cook gently until hot. Top a potato or rice with this.

Chickpea Balls for Pasta

1 can chickpeas, drained, and mashed
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1 stalk celery, finely chopped (I left this out)
(I added a little garlic salt into this)
2 Tbs. oil

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Form into balls. Fry in oil over medium heat until browned all over. Use with spaghetti and sauce.
This recipe is from: Simply Vegan, by Debra Wasserman

Hey Jan!
I just posted on your other thread..
So go there...

Hey.. do you still have that photo of you from way back when?
I almost forget what you look like country girl...
Post that again please..

I sent out my best prayer for your happiness and prosperity in 2006!
Stupid Archery range!


Love,
Deb

(who in reality loves archery!!! And used to have an archery club in High School when I was a renaissance freak.. LOL)

Friday, March 3, 2006: Last Day on the Job

No S: (small afterwork snack, otherwise a good No-S day)

Exercise:

Dinner: On the Fridays during Lent, our Knights of Columbus puts on a really magnificent fish fry. I ate there with my family, baked potato, salad bar, wheat bread.

Exercise: stretching, meditative, and calisthenic chi kung sets in the morning (about 45 min.). Dis-mantled bread shelves at the grocery store.

I love chickpea anything.
Recipe looks good and easy!
Since Wednesday, I have been on a HUGE hummus and falafel kick!

Those garbanzo balls reminded me of falafel.

I, too, am a big chickpea fan. Guess I'll have to start posting some recipes for you.

Hey Jan & Becky - that's funny cos I've been on a chickpea kick recently too! I posted a baked chickpea & sunflower seed burger recipe on my checkin too - it's vegan so you might be interested in trying that one out as well.

C.

Saturday and Sunday, March 4/5, 2006

Happy S-Days!


Lunch on Sunday: Hummus sandwich, with slices of Roma tomato and cucumber on lite wheat bread.

There are so many variations on the hummus theme. Here is what I made today:

Hummus Du Jour

1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 clove garlic (I used 1/2 tsp. minced garlic from a jar)
juice of one lemon (I used 2 and 1/2 Tbs. bottled lemon juice)
salt and pepper, to taste
olive oil, as needed to puree

Put everything in a food processor and puree.

Mmmmm....

Chickpeas are so awesome! It really puzzles me when I run across somebody who doesn't like them.

I have a huge Spanish cookbook with representative dishes from every region of Spain and 90% of the cooked soups and stews have chickpeas in them!

Please bring on the recipes!

David

Monday, March 6, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

Dinner: Cabbage and Rice Casserole; baked potato

Exercise: gazelle, 25 min.

Cabbage and Rice

Put some cooked brown rice into the bottom third of a baking dish. Fill the dish with chopped raw cabbage. Top with a can of tomato soup (undiluted). Cover and bake for an hour at 350 F.

Cooked brown rice works in many recipes as a substitute for cooked ground beef or turkey.

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

No-S:
Exercise:

What a wacky day. I woke up sick, thought it was the flu, but now it is morphing into a head cold. Wouldn't mind so much, but I have a job interview tomorrow and another one on Friday. Bad bad timing!

Dinner: rice pilaf; baked sweet potato; cauliflower

Exercise: Shibashi Qigong

I decided to drink some hot honey and lemon for my cold -- technically sugar on a no-s day, but this is for medicine, and not sweet, so it's okay, right?

Hot honey and lemon is definately allowed when you are sick. Sick days begin with S. Do what you have to do to feel better.

Get well soon Jan, and good luck with the interviews. I'll send good thoughts your way today.

C.

Sorry Jan!
Feel better! Keep up your qi gong! That is great for supporting your immune system....

Interviews go hand in hand with stress.. I doubt this is just a coincidental cold... I have this happen when I'm really stressing...
I know what you are going through... I've been going through a similar experience for weeks now...

Take a lot of hot showers and get extra sleep!
Honey and lemon are a totally kosher choice!

Good luck and hang in there!!!!!!!

Love,
Deb

Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2006

No S:
Exercise: resting, still sick

Dinner: baked beans; Boston Brown Bread (vegan recipe?); a veggie, but I can't remember what it was.


The interview at Walmart went well (I think), but the job that they are (I think) offering me is not one that I particularly want. I have another interview at a supermarket tomorrow and I am really really hoping that I get that one.

Feel better little Jammin Jan!
I feel for you!!!
Hope you get the job meant for you~

Hugs!
Deb

Thursday, March 9, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

Dinner: mushroom lasagna (veggie but not vegan); green peas

Exercise: Shibashi Qigong this morning; Eight Piece Brocade this afternoon.

Walmart offered me the job in Deli this afternoon, pending the results of the criminal background check and drug test. Do you think that string of ax murders will cause problems? The idea of me doing drugs is pretty funny; I don't even do caffeine.

I am feeling better today, except for the cough and resulting raw throat. The pharmacist at Walgreens was really helpful. She found a bottle of guaifenesin tablets with no alcohol, food color, or aspartame, so I can get some relief without triggering a migraine.

Tomorrow is my interview at the supermarket. That's the job I really want, so I am hoping it will go okay.

See y'all later.

Hi Jan,

Hope everything works out for you then with the tests and everything, and good luck today with your supermarket job interview.

C.

Wednesday, March 10, 2006

No-S

Exercise: still need to rest

Haven't had any food since breakfast.

Good News Department: The supermarket offered me the job I wanted immediately.

Then I went to the clinic attached to the hospital to get looked at by a doctor. No pneumonia, thank goodness.

I'm tired and sick, so I'm going to go lay down for a while. See everyone tomorrow.

Congrats on the job Jan!!!!!!
And congrats on not having pneumonia!

Get your rest girl!
I bet now that your job search is over, you will be able to heal much faster! Less worries..
Just take it easy and have a lot of warm lovely soup...
Maybe try out that great hot lemon tea with the cayenne pepper..
But if you do, just use a tiny pinch of it...
Feel better soon!

Peace and Love,
Deb

Up early as usual, and coughing like crazy. But it's a good cough today, so that's a relief. Fever broke sometime during the wee hours of the morning, throat has stopped hurting, and body doesn't ache. Stomach is better today, too, and I'm starved from not having eaten anything yesterday. I'm glad it's an S-Day...look out!

Does heavy constant coughing count for crunches?

I think I'm really going to like my new grocery. It's a SuperValue store, which is the nation's second largest chain, behind Kroger. Even though I will only be there until August, it will open new doors when we get to D.C. Plus it's bright and warm and clean and filled with friendly people. Orientation is next week sometime for the new hires, so I have a few more days to work through this disease.

I'm not sure what to do about this weekend's activities. Tomorrow is my husband's birthday, so we are getting together with the kids today and going for lunch at Olive Garden. Then tomorrow, husband, daughter, and I have tickets for the opera (Don Giovanni). I really don't want to stay home and miss the fun. What to do, what to do? Only the Shadow knows...have a good couple of S-Days everyone, see you later!

Fever broke sometime during the wee hours of the morning, throat has stopped hurting, and body doesn't ache. Stomach is better today, too, and I'm starved

Ha! Good! I knew you would feel better once you had less to worry and stress about..
A good appetite is a great indicator you are getting your real strength back..

Have a nice weekend Jan!
Love,
Deb

Monday, March 13, 2006

No-S
Exercise: not much, still sick

Dinner: Bean Burritos; Mexican-style rice; corn

Exercise: little qigong this morning, little dumbbell workout this afternoon.

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 14/15, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

Tuesday dinner: boca burger with ketchup and mustard; broccoli; rice pilaf

Tuesday exercise: short stretch routine; day one of Eight Min. in the Morning for strength.

Wednesday dinner: sweet potato and veggie before work (my first day at the new Cub Foods job! ); bowl of oatmeal after work.

Wednesday exercise: 8MM: Day 2; qigong for stretch

Thursday, March 16, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

Dinner: slopless joes (manwich sauce and Boca crumbles) on grilled buttered buns; veggie du jour

Exercise: 8MM: Day 3

Friday and Saturday, March 17/18, 2006

No S on Friday:
Happy S Day on Saturday (also it's our 28th wedding anniversary!)
Exercise on Friday and Saturday: half hour qigong both days; 2 mile outside walk on Saturday.

Little treat for today: 3 Thin Mints (Girl Scout cookies). yummy!

Happy Anniversary Jan!!!

Peace and Love,
Deb

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Happy S-Day!

I saw a semi-interesting book at Barnes and Noble this evening. It was titled "The Weekend Off Diet." You can imagine, that grabbed my attention! Basically it was no-s in concept (diet on weekdays, relax on weekends), but it was lots of glossy pages with stunning photos and meal plans, required foods, substitute foods, statistics, etc. etc., everything you'd expect in a "fat" diet book.

I think I much prefer our little 14-word version...much less complicated!

Just popping in to say 'hi' to everyone, as it seems I am not on the computer much recently. Heavy work schedule at the new supermarket, resulting aching feet, legs, and back, and absolutely mentally overwhelmed by the computerized register system (am I getting too old to learn this stuff???), is what's keeping me away from the board.

On the bright side...

No S, everyday... , so that's a good thing.
Exercise...not too good, but I just got a nifty new step counter to begin the walking season. As soon as my feet start speaking to me again, I'll start Urban Rangering.

Daughter just got her driver's license...

It is confirmed that the Bishop is sending my husband back to school, to Catholic Univ. in Washington DC, all expenses paid, so we will move the first of August and be there for two years. It will be hard to leave our son and daughter-in-law behind here in MN; we are a close family. Daughter will be with us for the first year, and then will return to MN to go to school. At least the kids will be all together in one town.

So while I am struggling to learn this new job, I am simultaneously preparing to move in a few months. Life is really really weird sometimes.

Hope all of you are doing well!

Hi Jan,

well, you've mastered colourful language, quotes, talking BIG and all the other stuff on this board, so you'll lick the cash register into shape fairly soon too, I'm sure of it!

I feel for you with your 'Nomadic wanderings'. I'm sure it will all settle down and once the grocery store job settles down you'll have one more positive thing to take with you to washington, as you should be able to transfer.

As for rangering, can you 'ranger on the spot' behind your till at all? If you're on your feet all day anyway then at least you'll be burning up those calories, compared to us sedentary desk-sitting beasties

Good luck with it all.
C.

Where are you going to be living?

It's a pretty nice place to live. Awfully crowded compared to where you are now - and hot and humid in the summer - but it still has it's draw.

Wow Jan!!!
That's exciting!!!
Weird, yes, but exciting and weird!!!

At least you'll get a chance to thaw out from Minnesota!
Sorry about your footsies..
Try to elevate them several times a day if possible...
Love,
Deb

Thursday, Mar. 23, 2006

No S (in spite of myself):
Exercise:

Ate lunch with the kids at the Chinese buffet (our "default setting" restaurant when Dad isn't with us) and I told myself that I was going to get a second plate because there was just so much good food on the buffet line. But when I got to the end of my first plate, I realized I wasn't hungry anymore, so that was the end of that! No-S rules!

Exercise: nothing formal yesterday or today. But I got about 6,000 steps yesterday and predict the same for today. When the weather warms up, I will Urban Ranger a bit, and that should get it up to my daily goal of 10,000 steps a day without any problem.

I have Thursdays off, so my feet feel pretty good right now! Yesterday went well at work. I finally told my supervisor that I was having trouble learning the computer/register stuff because I am a very visual learner, not kinesthetic at all, and I really needed to write the procedures down. So he got me a pad of paper! Once written, I was fine for the rest of my shift, and am confident that tomorrow will be okay, too. I don't mind calling my supervisor for help on something that I haven't seen before, but being lost on something I have already had explained is really difficult. I love that grocery store. You should see the produce section. A veritable artist's palette! The rest of it is very well laid out and maintained, and the staff seems to really care about the customers. Can't ask for more than that, so I really want to do a good job there in the time before we move.

Friday, March 25, 2006

No-S:
Exercise: 5000 steps

Dinner is split since I am mostly working evenings. I get a 15 minute break, but there is only just so much food I can inhale in that short time, so I have maybe 2/3 of a meal, and then have the rest when I get home.

Saturday/Sunday, March 26/27, 2006

Happy S- Days! Had a great pad thai with tofu at Noodles & Co. for lunch today.

Thursday, March 30, 2006

No S
Exercise

No S has been challenging for the past week because of my ever-changing work schedule, but it's going to work out okay. Exercise has been limited to qigong, which is energizing. I need that these days.

Weight is holding constant. Hooray!

Dinner: tried a new recipe for "Vegetarian Meatloaf" -- mostly lentils and grains. I liked it a lot, and even dh had seconds. Also had cauliflower and slices from a homemade bread loaf.

Monday, April 3, 2006

S-Days:

Monday No-S (predicting)
Monday exercise:

Exercise on the weekend: qigong, 30 to 45 min. each day
Exercise today: gazelle, 25 min., dumbbells and crunches: 15 min.

Eating: doing okay with no-s, in spite of the weird dinner breaks.

Tuesday, April 4, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

split lunch and a late dinner.

exercise: 30 min qigong.

If it weren't for no-s, I'd probably be hitting the chocolate and Twinkies right about now.

Hey Jammin Jan!
Why would you be hitting the twinkies and chocolate now?
Are you stressing???

Hope not!
Peace and Love,
Deb

Yes, between the new job and preparing to move, I am a little stressed right now. No-S is a lifesaver.

Wednesday, April 5th

No S
Exercise

Day off from work today, so I am able to eat 3 square meals and no virtual plating.

It is a beautiful spring day, so husband and I walked briskly around our block, about 30 minutes.

Saturday, April 8, 2006

Happy S Day!

Yesterday, I signed into my register by typing in my password...the whole system crashed and the computer had to be re-booted. What a way to start a shift. But the rest of the evening went okay.

No-S is fitting into my strange dinner un-schedule. Weight is holding steady.

Exercise is mostly chi kung, crunches, and dumbbells. As long as I'm not re-gaining weight, that's okay for now.

I haven't had time to post any new recipes lately, but here's one for whoever it was that told me how much he/she liked hummus:

TWICE-BAKED STUFFED POTATOES WITH HUMMUS (Vegan)

4 (about 8 oz each) baking potatoes, washed and scrubbed
3/4 cup prepared hummus
1 Tablespoon chopped chives (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste
paprika, to taste

Preheat oven to 450 F. (230 C). Prick the potatoes with a fork and bake for 1 hour, or until tender. Reduce the heat to 375 F (190 C) and let the potatoes cool at room temperature about 15 minutes before handling.

In a small bowl, combine the hummus, chives, salt, and pepepr. Set aside.

When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out th potato, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch thick. Add the warm scooped-out potato to the hummus mixture and mash well to thoroughly blend. Stuff the mixture back into the potato halves and smooth the surface with the tines of a fork. Sprinkle lightly with the paprika.

Put the stuffed potatoes on an ungreased baking sheet and bake until heated through, about 15 minutes.

Hi Jan!
That recipe sounds totally delicious!
Thanks
Glad things are going relatively well at work..
How long before you and hubby uproot again?

Peace and Love,
Deb

We leave on Aug. 4th, arrive on Aug. 8th. We'll be in DC for 2 school years, then move back to our diocese here in MN.

Saturday exercise update: 9533 steps, and almost all from Urban Rangering! Hooray for Spring!

Monday, April 10, 2006

No-S:
Exercise:

Snacking this afternoon, not much (two Hershey's kisses and a few pretzels), but it wasn't lunch and it wasn't dinner.

Dinner is Red Beans and Rice, biscuits, corn.

Exercise: Urban Rangering, to exceed my 10.000 step goal ; plus weights, crunches, and stretches.

You should see it outside. This is the kind of day we wait for all winter...warm, sunny, no wind.

Exercise Update: 14,425 steps!!!

Exercise: Urban Rangering, to exceed my 10.000 step goal ; plus weights, crunches, and stretches.

Go Jan go!!!!!
Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!

Yay Spring!
Makes ya feel alive!

Love,
Deb

Thursday, April 13, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

Urban Rangering, exceeding 10,000 steps, plus weights, crunches, stretch.

Friday, April 14, 2006 Good Friday

No S
Exercise: (9800 steps on the counter, and that was in spite of standing behind a register for 5.5 hours.)

A very blessed and holy Easter to all.

We decided to celebrate Spring in our Easter dinner. Here's the menu, which has something for everyone in our family, both veggies and omnis:

Pork chops
Mashed potatoes
Dinner rolls
Steamed fresh Asparagus
Baby corns
Cheese platter, with samples of cheeses that we don't normally buy
Fresh Fruit platter: mangos, papayas, kiwis, strawberries

Today is a hugely busy day at the Church (which is following a busy day at the grocery store yesterday and then coming home to the Easter Vigil last night). We have about 1500 eggs (including my husband's famous Easter Yams, which merit a special prize to anyone who finds them) to put out in the field this morning, then Easter Mass, then the egg hunt, then a bunch of baptisms. My goal in preparing dinner was to minimize the amount of cooking I have to do today.

Then I'm going to put my feet up and the heck with exercising today!

Update: nearly 13,000 steps from Urban Rangering...so much for not exercising!

Congratulations on hitting (and vastly exceeding!) your step goal. Wow! That's amish level.

http://walking.about.com/cs/measure/a/amish010704.htm

Glad to hear no-s is still useful/helpful/possible with your new schedule.

Belated happy Easter,

Reinhard

What an interesting article...thanks for the link!

My steps for yesterday amounted to 11,300.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

All is well. I am getting this weird meal-on-the-job thing worked out okay: inhale half a meal on each of my two little breaks.

Urban Rangering on an incredibly beautiful and warm spring day: 10,000 steps!

I have discovered Starbuck's ice cream.....O, glorious S-Days!

Monday, April 24, 2006

No S
Exercise:

Dinner: sloppy joes on grilled buttered buns; cauliflower; brussels sprouts

Exercise: chi kung this morning; close to 10,000 steps by bedtime.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

No S:

Dinner: penne pasta with olive oil, butter, and chopped black olives; broccoli; chicken breast seasoned with rosemary and garlic

Exercise:

Over 12,000 steps.

Sunday, April 30, 2006

I haven't posted for a while but, with the exception of last Thursday, everything is fine in the No-S department. I blew it on Thursday, mostly from stress. Otherwise, though, I'm behaving myself daily and also exercising regularly: 10,000 steps on my days off from work, and qigong on work days.

Happy S-Day everyone!

Week of Monday, May 1st, through Friday, May 5th

No S:
Exercise:

Ate a little too much bread on Thursday, but otherwise No-S is going along fine.

Exercise: have been trying to get my 10,000 steps on my days off from work and have been very successful at that. Also keeping up with my chi kung practice most days.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Working a lot, and all of my shifts run through lunch and dinner times. Still, holding steady with no-s rules. Exercise is mostly chi kung on work days and urban rangering on off-days.

Monday, May 15, 2006

Working extra shifts the past week...I am beat right down to my socks. But No-S is okay and weight continues to hold steady.

Thursday and Friday, May 18th and 19th, 2006


Yesterday was a failure as far as no-s goes, although the exercise was pretty good (8000 steps and I never left the house once!).

Today was okay for no-s, although it was a work day, so the meals were erratic and rushed. Exercise was calisthenic qigong followed by aerobics.

Backtracking...on Tuesday, I had 11,000 steps and on Wednesday, it hit 14,000.

Tomorrow we celebrate our daughter's official graduation from high school with a dinner at Red Lobster with family and two of her best friends.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Work schedules that rotate through different days/hours/multiple meals are for the birds.

That said, I'm doing pretty well. I have a few days off coming this week and am looking forward to only having to eat three times a day.

Exercise has been consistent, if not energetic. Aerobics, calisthenics, light weights, and some Urban Rangering.

It's 94 F. today, and bright sun, so we went to the Mall of America for lunch and lots of walking. Didn't have my step counter on me, but my husband's is reading about 9,000 steps or so for the day, so I must be around that, too, I guess, since we've been together most of the day.

Hope everyone is well here. Wish I could be here more often!

Jan, what kind of step counter do you use? i am thinking of getting one, but wasn't sure if it mattered what kind...are the cheap ones the same as the more spendy ones? would rather go cheap...

do you really like it, and has it made a difference? sorry to be nosy, but just curious...

Hi Tricia,

My husband and I have been using our counters nearly daily for several years and are very pleased with them. No frills, just counts steps. We aim for 10,000 steps each day.

The nice thing about it is that everything counts, not just the planned walks we take. So we get "credit" for all the moving around that we do, but it also keeps us honest.

Don't waste your money on the cheapies from Walmart or Target. They aren't accurate. Sportsline is not a good brand, from our experiences with them. My current counter is a Digi-Walker SW 200, and my husband is using an Accusplit Eagle. As I say, we are very satisfied with these brands. Prices vary, but $20 to $25 is probably in the ballpark.

thanks!

Tuesday, May 30th (already?)

O joy! I have four days off in a row! This means that I can eat three times a day...no split meals, no virtual plating, no strange meal times.

And...I can exercise to my heart's content. I'm going to do it all: aerobics, calisthenic qigong, meditative qigong, weights, and extended Urban Rangering.

I feel like a kid in a candy shop.

Still Tuesday...

No S:
Exercise:

Today's Chow

Breakfast: 1 egg with bacon bits; 2 pieces buttered toast; glass of orange juice

Lunch: sweet & sour veggie eggroll with rice; some leftover cauliflower

Dinner: dinner with husband, son, and daughter-in-law at Old Chicago Pizza. Daughter is away for the week on a trip to New York City with the theatre group she performs with.

Exercise

Three miles of delightful Urban Rangering. Hot and muggy out there today, so I am cooling off with a big mug of icy lemon water.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

No-S
Exercise

Eatin'

Breakfast: egg with bacon bits; toast; orange juice
Lunch: green grapes; half a mango; meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy
Dinner: Green Chile Stew (yum!); Sweet Corn Cake; avocado slices; tortillas to dip in the stew.

Movin'

3 miles brisk Urban Rangering. Cooling down with unsweetened iced tea. 12,000 steps total for the day.

Go Jan!!!
Good for you !!!
Peace and Love,
Deb

Thursday, June 1, 2006

No S: FAILURE
Exercise:

Eatin'

Breakfast: egg; oj; toast
Mid-morning snack: 2 tortillas with butter
Lunch: leftover green chile stew and some green grapes
Mid-afternoon snack: can of Dr. Pepper; a Heath candy bar; 2 more buttered tortillas
Dinner: meatloaf; french bread; roasted potatoes; green peas

Movin'

30 minutes aerobics, crunches, and upper body weights. Urban Rangering, 1.5 miles.

I think that Saturday doesn't need to be an S-day for me this week!

Hi Jan.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had an S failure yesterday. I had, basically 2 dinners last night. Sushi with the kids after school (thinking that I'd just have that) But, no....when husband came home about 4 hours later, I celebrated by making him some food and having some of that too!!!!

That business of eating after school is an old pattern for me. A big oops. I haven't figured out why it happened. Still thinking... D.

Well, some days we just blow it, plain and simple. What matters is that we do okay most other days, and we persevere over time.

Friday, June 2, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

Eatin'

Breakfast: egg, toast, juice
Lunch: tuna salad stuffed into a big tomato; two tortillas
Dinner: veggie fajita, rice, beans, a few chips with salsa.

Movin'

30 minutes aerobics with weights and crunches; 3 mile Urban Rangering; 11,000 steps total for the day.

Friday, June 9th, 2006

No S:
Exercise:

We've been on vacation at Lake Superior all week and had lots of fun. Now I am back, sunburned and a few pounds heavier, so back to the routine!

Breakfast: one egg, two pieces of toast with jam, one glass apple juice
Lunch: banana dog (bun spread with peanut butter, plop in a banana, top with a little applesauce --> complete meal!)
Dinner: on the road, taking kids from the church to a Twins/Orioles game: Boca Burger on a bun; grapes; raw carrots

Exercise: brisk Urban Rangering, 11,000 steps so far, and probably about 13,000 by the time I get home and collapse into bed.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Hi, everyone. I'm still at the grocery store, still packing to move, still walking. Weight dropped back to normal after vacation. Not much else to report, but just wanted to say "hi".

Jan, sorry it's been so long since I popped in. Hope things are going well, post vacation.

Best,

Reinhard

Jammin' Jan's Re-Habituation Report

Day 1 (Sunday, July 16, 2006): No-S ; Exercise

Congrats on getting back on plan, I am also starting fresh again, so we can do this together. Here's to a perfect 21 days.

Jammin Jan's Re-Habituation Report

Day 2: No-S ; Exercise:

Day 3: No-S (evening snacks); Exercise: (15,000 steps!)

Great to have you back again, Jan!

Jan, it's nice to "see" you around again! I hope the rehabituation goes well along with your move. Keep us up to date! Have a great day.

Jammin' Jan's Re-habituation Report

Day 4: No-S ; Exercise (nearly 15,000 steps)

Re-Habituation Report for Thursday, July 21, 2006

No S:

Exercise: (10,000 steps)

This is becoming easy again, now that I'm not working at the grocery store. I'm sure I will be working by the end of August again, so I will prepare myself ahead of time for short breaks and a rotating schedule.

Congratulations on getting back into the swing of things.

Have a great day and enjoy your S days.

Day 6: Re-Habituation Report for Friday, July 21, 2006

We'll be out all evening at a non-food event, so I'm just going to post now for today, even though it's a little early.

No-S
Exercise Urban Rangering: about 11,000 steps

And we all know what tomorrow is, don't we?

Hey Jan, I've been posting much less these days.. Sorry for being late here, but welcome back again!

Have a nice weekend!
Peace and Love,
Debs

Day 7 Re-Habituation Report: Saturday, July 22, 2006

S-Day Treat: syrup on my potato pancakes; blueberry muffin as a late-night snack

Exercise: 14,000+ steps

Day 8 Re-Habituation Report: Sunday, July 23, 2006

S-Day Treat: half a can of Coke

Exercise: 8000 steps


Sunday was a tearful day. In the morning, we had our going-away party at the Church where we live and work, and then, in the afternoon, went to the final performance of our daughter's theatre troupe. Her best friends were there with us. It was sad to say goodbye to these kids who we have watched grow up over the past few years. So I spent most of yesterday crying, and I don't think I am done just yet.

Jan
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) as you are feeling so sad.

and Congratulations on being so controlled regardless of how you are feeling.

Day 9 Re-Habituation Report for Monday, July 24, 2006

No S:

Exercise: (21,000 steps!!!)

A very successful N day!

Day 10 Re-Habituation Report: July 25, 2006

No S:

Exercise: 10,000 steps