Not a big surprise that Mom has a new favorite. She tried the Chicken Alfredo Melt last night. That is, beyond a doubt, the best meal DTG has. She wasn't too impressed with the Roasted Tomato and Basil soup. Said it was too spicy even for her and it was a little disappointing after the week and a half of dietary deliciousness she's experienced.
I had the Italian Pomodoro for the first time. I changed our menu to get that instead of the Lobster Ravioli. Two meatballs bigger than golf balls, about the size of a small lime. Lots of noodles and sauce and sprinkled with shredded cheese. I assume the meatballs were turkey and not beef but I couldn't really tell. I also liked the side being both broccoli and cauliflower. So it was really good.
Even with five weeks menus, there are some meals that you get a little tired of. That's part of the reason I like getting six days. I can mix up the Friday pickup to replace a meal that I don't want anymore. Same goes for the special dinners. I can put those in and out of the menu for a change of pace.
I'm slowly getting things done around the house. We hope to have our orders this week so I can actually plan days for movers and cleaners. I got Nicky's closets cleaned out and his bathroom mostly emptied. I also did under the bathroom sinks. If you've never had professional movers before, you may not know that there are things they won't move. Cleaning supplies and candles among other things. So I started filling a box of things we have to move from under the sink. I also threw out things that I had forgotten about for the five years we've been here. Since Nicky has eczema, I don't wear perfumes or lotions other than his hypoallergenic lotion. So I had body sprays and perfumes that I haven't used in years. And believe me, perfume goes bad. Ewwwww.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Different Strokes
It's becoming interesting how different the babies are developing. They say that girls develop faster but she was almost a pound and a half lighter at birth. And that disparity is definitely showing up. Jason can sit unassisted for about 10 or 15 minutes. Catie tends to topple. Which is surprising given how bottom heavy she is. Jason is chowing down on cereal and has gone through allergy checking two foods, banana and sweet potato. Catie just can't keep her tongue from spitting it out. However, they've both gotten really good at taking toys and pacis that the other one has. Thus, it begins.
Mom is liking the food. She is really liking not having to cook it. So far, she says her favorite is the Tuscan Boats with Wheatberry salad. And our family favorite, Turkey BBQ Melts. That's on the substitution menu but John says he could have that every other day. She also lost over 2 pounds in the first week. She was a little disappointed in that until I reminded her that she had a chocolate TCBY in a waffle cone after getting a Quizno's sammie. Not exactly a healthy option but it had been a decade since she had it. I also reminded her that she's been eating until she was stuffed at every meal and having enough leftover for snacks between meals. Easiest 2 pounds ever.
I stayed exactly level this week. That's just weird. Our scale does .2 intervals. So it's a little strange that after a week, it's exactly the same. I'm not upset at the lack of weightloss. After all, I, too, had TCBY. But my indulgence was dinner with my closest friend who comes into town once a year. So I was happy to maintain the status quo. Go quo!
Mom is liking the food. She is really liking not having to cook it. So far, she says her favorite is the Tuscan Boats with Wheatberry salad. And our family favorite, Turkey BBQ Melts. That's on the substitution menu but John says he could have that every other day. She also lost over 2 pounds in the first week. She was a little disappointed in that until I reminded her that she had a chocolate TCBY in a waffle cone after getting a Quizno's sammie. Not exactly a healthy option but it had been a decade since she had it. I also reminded her that she's been eating until she was stuffed at every meal and having enough leftover for snacks between meals. Easiest 2 pounds ever.
I stayed exactly level this week. That's just weird. Our scale does .2 intervals. So it's a little strange that after a week, it's exactly the same. I'm not upset at the lack of weightloss. After all, I, too, had TCBY. But my indulgence was dinner with my closest friend who comes into town once a year. So I was happy to maintain the status quo. Go quo!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
So much food, so little time.
Sorry for the lack of posts. It's about 2 1/2 weeks until we move. Probably. Still waiting for orders but we start paying rent on our new place on the 15th. So things have been a bit busy around here.
Mom started getting the food on Friday. She says she's having problems eating it all. She's getting the lunch and dinner plan for 6 days like me. 1600 calories. There may be a bit of confusion when I say that. The 1600 calories is the plan name, basically. That's for the entire day of food. So when I only get lunch and dinner, that's going to be about 1100-1200 calories. You can always check it. http://diettogo.com/menu-nutrition/local/nutritional-information/low-fat-1600. Anyway, we're discussing whether to drop her down to the 1200 calorie plan. But she says she likes this plan because she doesn't feel like she's on a diet.
I will try to post when I can to give some updates. They may be quick, though, so I apologize for that. Sometimes I wonder if having professional movers move us is more or less trouble. Right now, I'm trying to clear out Nicky's room so we can use it as a "don't pack the stuff in here" room and a place for the cats to be (bathroom) and the babies to nap (bedroom).
Mom started getting the food on Friday. She says she's having problems eating it all. She's getting the lunch and dinner plan for 6 days like me. 1600 calories. There may be a bit of confusion when I say that. The 1600 calories is the plan name, basically. That's for the entire day of food. So when I only get lunch and dinner, that's going to be about 1100-1200 calories. You can always check it. http://diettogo.com/menu-nutrition/local/nutritional-information/low-fat-1600. Anyway, we're discussing whether to drop her down to the 1200 calorie plan. But she says she likes this plan because she doesn't feel like she's on a diet.
I will try to post when I can to give some updates. They may be quick, though, so I apologize for that. Sometimes I wonder if having professional movers move us is more or less trouble. Right now, I'm trying to clear out Nicky's room so we can use it as a "don't pack the stuff in here" room and a place for the cats to be (bathroom) and the babies to nap (bedroom).
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Week 17 Results
Perspective is a crazy thing. Four months ago, I was thinking it's so long until May. When people start a diet plan, looking down the road it seems almost endless. And then when you look back, you think that didn't take so long after all. If you're reading this and thinking about whether to try DTG, I can only tell you why I finally did it and hope it strikes a chord.
I've been overweight for a long time. Once, in college, I got down to 135 and fit in size 10. I was 5' 10" so for me, that was pretty darn skinny. I'll never get into 6's or 8's. But it was all downhill from there. Or uphill, I guess. I always had "reasons" why I wasn't able to lose weight. The one I used most often was the "life is short, eat dessert first" argument. I would say that we need to enjoy life, which meant having ice cream or brownies or chocolate when I wanted it. Sound familiar?
Here's the thing. Being overweight makes life shorter. Eating healthy extends life and makes it easier to enjoy it. Just a few short months can make such a difference in your life. Really, what do you have to lose? You've spent money and time on so many other ways to lose weight. Why not try one that actually works?
Week 17 Starting Weight: 191.0
Week 17 Ending Weight: 188.8
Week 17 Weight Loss: 2.2 lb
Total Weight Loss: 20.6 lb
So I've crossed the 20 pound mark. 20 pounds! Now I'm going to go enjoy the day.
I've been overweight for a long time. Once, in college, I got down to 135 and fit in size 10. I was 5' 10" so for me, that was pretty darn skinny. I'll never get into 6's or 8's. But it was all downhill from there. Or uphill, I guess. I always had "reasons" why I wasn't able to lose weight. The one I used most often was the "life is short, eat dessert first" argument. I would say that we need to enjoy life, which meant having ice cream or brownies or chocolate when I wanted it. Sound familiar?
Here's the thing. Being overweight makes life shorter. Eating healthy extends life and makes it easier to enjoy it. Just a few short months can make such a difference in your life. Really, what do you have to lose? You've spent money and time on so many other ways to lose weight. Why not try one that actually works?
Week 17 Starting Weight: 191.0
Week 17 Ending Weight: 188.8
Week 17 Weight Loss: 2.2 lb
Total Weight Loss: 20.6 lb
So I've crossed the 20 pound mark. 20 pounds! Now I'm going to go enjoy the day.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Feelings . . .
A commentary on texture today. My babies are starting to eat cereal now. She has the interest but needs to learn the skill. He has the skill but not the interest. The first few times he had cereal, he made quite the ewww face. Did the whole scrunching the face and shaking his head thing. He was not a happy camper. So unless it changes, it appears he's going to be a texture baby. You know, one of those babies who doesn't want food that isn't smooth. Won't eat crunchy things.
This is in my mind because of dinner last night. I revamped our menus, changing some of our substitutions and removing some. Last night was the first time John had the Tomato Veggie Casserole with Cous-cous. He saw me warming it up and made a face. I admit, it's not the most physically appealing dishes that DTG produces. His comments were: "What is that?" "Am I eating the same thing?" "What are you doing to it?" My responses were: "Casserole" "Yes" "Adding texture". I was mixing the cous-cous in with the casserole. Picking up the fork, making a similar face to Jason eating cereal, he took a bite. Then he had to admit that it was good and texture was a good word.
For me, a good meal has a mix of colors and texture. Could be from a home-ec class in middle school when we had to create menus. Anyway, the veggie casserole, which has lots and lots of melty drippy cheese by the way (arrrrggghhh, cheese), has finely diced vegetables. Putting the cous-cous in means that every bite you take has smooth cheese, small bites of vegetables and grains of, well, grain. So a good variety of texture and yummy tastes.
This is in my mind because of dinner last night. I revamped our menus, changing some of our substitutions and removing some. Last night was the first time John had the Tomato Veggie Casserole with Cous-cous. He saw me warming it up and made a face. I admit, it's not the most physically appealing dishes that DTG produces. His comments were: "What is that?" "Am I eating the same thing?" "What are you doing to it?" My responses were: "Casserole" "Yes" "Adding texture". I was mixing the cous-cous in with the casserole. Picking up the fork, making a similar face to Jason eating cereal, he took a bite. Then he had to admit that it was good and texture was a good word.
For me, a good meal has a mix of colors and texture. Could be from a home-ec class in middle school when we had to create menus. Anyway, the veggie casserole, which has lots and lots of melty drippy cheese by the way (arrrrggghhh, cheese), has finely diced vegetables. Putting the cous-cous in means that every bite you take has smooth cheese, small bites of vegetables and grains of, well, grain. So a good variety of texture and yummy tastes.
Friday, May 15, 2009
How Do I Spell Relief?
D - T - G. As in, Diet-To-Go. Ah, the contentment of having a fridge full of food and knowing I don't have to worry about what to eat. I was glad John had gone out of town a couple times so we had a couple lunches and dinners in the freezer. So I got to have a salmon burger for lunch in between sorting things for the garage sale tomorrow. Hopefully, the rain will hold off until I get everything sold!
I've got Mom's food scheduled to start on Friday. I may have to get a little creative to get it all in the fridge but it will be worth it when she weighs herself after that first week! It was seafood fetuccini for dinner tonight. A family favorite. I add some crabmeat to it because John loves his crab alfredo. Just a lottle bonus. I also add a bit of salt. I know that DTG food is within the daily recommendations of the American Heart Association but sometime I need to add just a bit of salt. Just a pinch. In a pinch.
I've got Mom's food scheduled to start on Friday. I may have to get a little creative to get it all in the fridge but it will be worth it when she weighs herself after that first week! It was seafood fetuccini for dinner tonight. A family favorite. I add some crabmeat to it because John loves his crab alfredo. Just a lottle bonus. I also add a bit of salt. I know that DTG food is within the daily recommendations of the American Heart Association but sometime I need to add just a bit of salt. Just a pinch. In a pinch.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Life's a Beach
Virginia Beach, to be precise. Vacations are a lot of work. I wasn't sure I would make it. It started the day before we left when I entered the parking garage at Nicky's doctor. Now I've never had a luggage carrier on top of the van so I will use that as my excuse for ripping it half off the top of the van. So I'm 20 minutes from home with all the kids in the car and the crossbars and big luggage holder on the ground at the parking garage. After his appointment, I pushed and prodded and finally got it into the van with Nicky putting his legs over the arms of his seat. John was able to get it 
back on, thankfully, and we loaded up and got them to the train station 15 minutes before the train. That was a bonus for Nicky. I picked them up in Richmond.
With the kids and my desire to keep the junk to a minimum, we got a hotel with a kitchenette. I had a cooler full of fruit and milk and a box full of cereal, crackers, granola bars and other snackables. So we didn't do too badly at the beach. Went to a buffet but they had really good steamed vegetables so that was the only thing I went back for seconds on. Steamed seafood and a little bit of prime rib. I think the boardwalk walking helped.
The time in Fayetteville house-hunting wasn't as good, food-wise. There's a Cici's Pizza there. I'm glad they cut the pizza into small slices and I'm very glad they use thin crust. The thickness of the crust makes a big difference in calories. Eating three slices of white pizza probably wasn't so good. And the Sonic's down there all have playgrounds. They've got a new dollar menu which helps in ordering smaller portions.
We found a house to rent, which was good. Ate a lot of junk, which was bad. So I was sure I had gained a couple pounds. Imagine my surprise when I posted a loss! I lost the same amount I gained last week so I'm at 191 still. A couple theories on the loss. I worried about what I was eating but I'm well-trained by DTG in portion size so I didn't over-eat on junk. Or, I was PMS-ing the week before and that was why there was a gain. So the loss was actually a hormone adjustment result. Probably both. Regardless, I'm ecstatic that five days away from home didn't sink me!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Step One - Remain Calm
I always got annoyed at that silly list of instructions/test that's supposed to teach you to read through all the questions first. You know, there's 25 questions and they take a lot of time and then the very last one says only do the first question. Well, if you only do the first question, then you can't do the last one which says to only do the first question. Circular logic irritates me. Cutesy ways to prove a point also irritate me.
There's a point to this. I like following instructions. So I really love the new lables on the meals. Last night, I had the salmon. Way out of order but the weekend was busy. It comes with a pineapple crisp which I have commented on before because the raisins are pined (is that an actual word?). Anyway, the instructions state that the crisp is best served warm. Now, I would consider myself to be a DTG old hand. Six months when Nicky was born and going on four months now this time. But I've never warmed up the pineapple crisp. If I was allowed to call myself names, I would. It tastes amazing warm! 30 seconds in the microwave and it really brings out the juicyness of the pineapple.
Oh, I'm not allowed to call myself names because of Nicky. He's at the repeat-everything-you-say stage and he also asks a lot of questions. So mellow is the word. Which is hard to do when someone won't let you merge into traffic and then makes an obscene gesture at you. Seriously? What did I do? So I had to calmly explain to Nicky why Mommy calls other people idiots sometime. I don't curse so at least I didn't have to break myself of that habit.
I'm worried about this weeks weigh in. I suspect some of last week's loss was due to the bug we all had. I haven't had time to walk this week due to getting things ready for the garage sale. Organizing the garage, while tiring, isn't aerobic activity. Mark your calendars! Kingstowne community yard sale is on the 16th. I've also been trying to set up appointments to look at houses when we head down to Fayetteville. I've been thinking. John made some comment about me having to start cooking again when we move. That made me sad. So I'm thinking I may start dropping oh-so-subtle hints and comments about the fact that DTG has a mail-order option. Hmmmmmm.
There's a point to this. I like following instructions. So I really love the new lables on the meals. Last night, I had the salmon. Way out of order but the weekend was busy. It comes with a pineapple crisp which I have commented on before because the raisins are pined (is that an actual word?). Anyway, the instructions state that the crisp is best served warm. Now, I would consider myself to be a DTG old hand. Six months when Nicky was born and going on four months now this time. But I've never warmed up the pineapple crisp. If I was allowed to call myself names, I would. It tastes amazing warm! 30 seconds in the microwave and it really brings out the juicyness of the pineapple.
Oh, I'm not allowed to call myself names because of Nicky. He's at the repeat-everything-you-say stage and he also asks a lot of questions. So mellow is the word. Which is hard to do when someone won't let you merge into traffic and then makes an obscene gesture at you. Seriously? What did I do? So I had to calmly explain to Nicky why Mommy calls other people idiots sometime. I don't curse so at least I didn't have to break myself of that habit.
I'm worried about this weeks weigh in. I suspect some of last week's loss was due to the bug we all had. I haven't had time to walk this week due to getting things ready for the garage sale. Organizing the garage, while tiring, isn't aerobic activity. Mark your calendars! Kingstowne community yard sale is on the 16th. I've also been trying to set up appointments to look at houses when we head down to Fayetteville. I've been thinking. John made some comment about me having to start cooking again when we move. That made me sad. So I'm thinking I may start dropping oh-so-subtle hints and comments about the fact that DTG has a mail-order option. Hmmmmmm.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Here I Am!
Okay. I think it's over. Wednesday night I ended up taking Catie to the E.R. just to make sure she wasn't getting dehydrated as she hadn't eaten more than 5 ounces all day. She wasn't but it was heading into overnight and as any parent knows, that's when everything happens. We finally got 4 ounces of Pedialyte in her so the doctor and I were happy with that. Both babies started eating better on Thursday and had semi-solid outputs. So to reward Nicky with being so patient the last few days when I was concentrating on the babies, we headed to the zoo. We saw a couple animals but I think his favorite part was sitting on the walkway overlooking the construction of the new elephant area. I spread a blanket and put his lunch down there with him and we sat there for almost an hour. I ate my chicken burger substitute lunch and some yogurt. Nicky had animal shaped nuggets and apple slices, rejecting the fries. My son, the healthy eater. So when we ended up at the plane museum yesterday, grabbing his lunch at McD, I got him the apple slices instead of fries. After a brief fuss at the thought of dipping the apple in the caramel, he happily ate all of his lunch. It looks like he's outgrown fries. I once again took my lunch. One of my favorites, turkey ham salad on pretzel roll. I just love that mustard base. It's so satisfying and filling.
I can't believe it's May. I almost hyperventilated this morning when I realized that. I have SO much to do in the next six weeks before we move. Like find a house to move into. There's a community garage sale on the 16th here in Kingstowns and I've been trying to purge the house. I've got four black garbage bags full of outgrown baby clothes! Luckily, my parents are coming to help me with the garage sale. Mom to babysit and Dad to help with the sale. And then I think I'll keep my Mom for a while. She'll be getting Diet to Go while she's here (like I'm going to cook!) so I'll be able to give you another person's opinion.
Last night we had the chili. We're a day behind due to not eating dinner when Catie went to the doctor. This is why I'm glad the meal plans are so flexible. By getting six days, we have a cushion for unexpected things and we don't waste food. So the chili was very yummy. I've mentioned it before but it's worth repeating that the little touches DTG give you make a big difference. Like a container of cheddar cheese to sprinkle on top of the chili. It really makes it feel like a home-cooked meal and not take-out.
Oh, and may I just say that once again, people are learning that quick-fix diet pills don't work. Hydroxycut is bad for you. Really? Can't possibly imagine why. If you have questions about what works and what doesn't, ask the DTG experts http://diettogo.com/ask-our-experts. I get just as caught up in the marketing as anyone else. It's very tempting to think you can take a pill and drop weight. But it seems there's such a surge of eating organic and healthy cleaning products. Why would we ingest a product that most of the time doesn't even say what's in it!!! (proprietary blend, my foot) Whew. Now I'm too tired to clean out the garage. Darn.
I can't believe it's May. I almost hyperventilated this morning when I realized that. I have SO much to do in the next six weeks before we move. Like find a house to move into. There's a community garage sale on the 16th here in Kingstowns and I've been trying to purge the house. I've got four black garbage bags full of outgrown baby clothes! Luckily, my parents are coming to help me with the garage sale. Mom to babysit and Dad to help with the sale. And then I think I'll keep my Mom for a while. She'll be getting Diet to Go while she's here (like I'm going to cook!) so I'll be able to give you another person's opinion.
Last night we had the chili. We're a day behind due to not eating dinner when Catie went to the doctor. This is why I'm glad the meal plans are so flexible. By getting six days, we have a cushion for unexpected things and we don't waste food. So the chili was very yummy. I've mentioned it before but it's worth repeating that the little touches DTG give you make a big difference. Like a container of cheddar cheese to sprinkle on top of the chili. It really makes it feel like a home-cooked meal and not take-out.
Oh, and may I just say that once again, people are learning that quick-fix diet pills don't work. Hydroxycut is bad for you. Really? Can't possibly imagine why. If you have questions about what works and what doesn't, ask the DTG experts http://diettogo.com/ask-our-experts. I get just as caught up in the marketing as anyone else. It's very tempting to think you can take a pill and drop weight. But it seems there's such a surge of eating organic and healthy cleaning products. Why would we ingest a product that most of the time doesn't even say what's in it!!! (proprietary blend, my foot) Whew. Now I'm too tired to clean out the garage. Darn.
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