15 days of vaca is over. I'm sure I didn't lose 9 pounds but I'm confident I didn't gain 9 pounds either. I'm going to weigh in a few days. I drove home last night. Normally I eat a ton of junk food driving for over 10 hours but last night I did pretty good. Other than taxing Georgia a doughnut for opening her package. I did have a lot of sunflower seeds, jerky, 4 monster drinks and 3/5 hour energy drinks to stay awake.
Breakfast:(11:30am) CrispX cereal w/fat free milk.
Lunch: Fiberone bar
Dinner: tonight we ate at Mindy's parents. I'm so glad I don't live there anymore or else I would be bigger than I am now. The food is amazing and there is always so much. Tonight I had meatballs and sausage with this polish pasta thing. I can't remember what it is called but it has cheese and potatoes inside a big ravioli. I ate to many of then. They are really good. At least I didn't eat any desert or drink any soda. I also had some peppers and cucumbers.
It's good to be back home.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
We went sledding today up at a place I used to go as a teenager. Since there hasn't been any snow this whole trip we decided to go to the mountains to find snow. We went up past Warm River to sled and build a snowman. The place that once was wide open sledding area was all grown in with fresh pines. It sure was different than I remember 15 years ago. Plus the snow level wasn't all that high. I went sledding with my daughters and ran up and down the hill so each of them would get a turn ridding down with me. We also built a snowman that was about a foot taller than me. The mid-section was rolled to big by me so it ended up being the base. That meant the original base was now the mid-section. It must have been funny trying to watch Mindy, Grandpa, and I lift it up there. We had to shape a ramp with snow and roll it up because it was way to big to lift. All in all we had a fun day and the girls finally got to play in the snow. More importantly for them they found all the clean snow they could eat!
Breakfast: Special K, fat free milk, OJ
Lunch: chili, w/fritos, sour cream and cheese
Snack: coconut cookies
Dinner: potato skins left over from my girls baked potatoes and chili on top. I also ate a couple more cookies.
Overall it was a great day with the fam!
I hate when I eat sugar because I just want more sugar. I just had 5 Oreos with a cup of milk.
Breakfast: Special K, fat free milk, OJ
Lunch: chili, w/fritos, sour cream and cheese
Snack: coconut cookies
Dinner: potato skins left over from my girls baked potatoes and chili on top. I also ate a couple more cookies.
Overall it was a great day with the fam!
I hate when I eat sugar because I just want more sugar. I just had 5 Oreos with a cup of milk.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Breakfast: breakfast burrito, apple juice
Snack: Christmas Carmel's, cheese stick
Lunch: turkey sandwich with onions, tomatoes and pickles,
Snack: small bag or popcorn and diet soda at the movies. I went to War Horse with my mother and it was really good.
Dinner: wrap from Arby's, I didn't make it a combo so I just ate the wrap.
Now I'm about to workout. I also went swimming again with the fam but didn't do as much exercising in the pool. There are finally a lot of people staying at the hotel so we didn't stay into long.
On a sad note a warm wind and rain came in and melted the little snow that was here away. We still haven't gone sledding once. We are planning on driving higher up in the mountains tomorrow. Hopefully it works because Georgia told grandma she is "Double Sad because their isn't any snow!" poor thing hopefully tomorrow won't disappoint them.
Snack: Christmas Carmel's, cheese stick
Lunch: turkey sandwich with onions, tomatoes and pickles,
Snack: small bag or popcorn and diet soda at the movies. I went to War Horse with my mother and it was really good.
Dinner: wrap from Arby's, I didn't make it a combo so I just ate the wrap.
Now I'm about to workout. I also went swimming again with the fam but didn't do as much exercising in the pool. There are finally a lot of people staying at the hotel so we didn't stay into long.
On a sad note a warm wind and rain came in and melted the little snow that was here away. We still haven't gone sledding once. We are planning on driving higher up in the mountains tomorrow. Hopefully it works because Georgia told grandma she is "Double Sad because their isn't any snow!" poor thing hopefully tomorrow won't disappoint them.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Breakfast: sausage, eggs, special K w/fat free milk, OJ
Lunch: pizza bomb from Big J's! Diet soda
Dinner: chips and salsa and part of a Mexican dish I can't spell.
I also took my lovely wife to Footloose. It was really good. I wish I was in better shape so I could dance without my knees and back hurting. I ate most of our popcorn on the date.
Now I'm walking on the treadmill and finishing this blog post. Good day!
Lunch: pizza bomb from Big J's! Diet soda
Dinner: chips and salsa and part of a Mexican dish I can't spell.
I also took my lovely wife to Footloose. It was really good. I wish I was in better shape so I could dance without my knees and back hurting. I ate most of our popcorn on the date.
Now I'm walking on the treadmill and finishing this blog post. Good day!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Breakfast: ate hootenanny with home made raspberry jam. Couple pieces of French toast.
Lunch: two turkey sandwiches on rolls. A few pieces of Christmas candy.
Dinner: left over roast beef or as I like to call it "Roast Beast" and some mashed potatoes. It was a pretty small serving but I also snacked throughout the day on a bag of pork rines. I didn't know the plain ones were carb free.
I'm actually hungry tonight and I haven't gone to bed hungry this whole trip. I played in gym at the church for an hour today and I'm getting ready to go exercise a bit more before bed. It has been great hanging out with my family. One more day then they all go home.
Lunch: two turkey sandwiches on rolls. A few pieces of Christmas candy.
Dinner: left over roast beef or as I like to call it "Roast Beast" and some mashed potatoes. It was a pretty small serving but I also snacked throughout the day on a bag of pork rines. I didn't know the plain ones were carb free.
I'm actually hungry tonight and I haven't gone to bed hungry this whole trip. I played in gym at the church for an hour today and I'm getting ready to go exercise a bit more before bed. It has been great hanging out with my family. One more day then they all go home.
Monday, December 26, 2011
I took a break blogging Christmas day. This morning started off good. That lasted until lunch.
Breakfast: Eggs and ham.
Lunch: two crunchy burritos from taco bell. This should have been the end of my lunch. But when driving back to the hotel I had an inner battle with myself and skinny Doug lost. (I was in the car with myself) I was getting in and out of the lane to turn to Burger King. At the last minute I made the turn and went and got a triple whopper. I also ate two bites of my daughters cheesy potatoes. Oh yea I almost forgot I had a snack size snickers too. I wish I wasn't in such a love hate relationship with food.
Dinner I went to another Family party. I ate a small bowl of chili, my sister is a vegan so chili without meat was a first for me. I also ate a small salad, little bit of cobbler, and a sliver of pumpkin pie. Later in the night I had three pieces of Christmas candy, peanut brittle and my grandma Harmon's Carmel recipe is one you can't pass up for Christmas.
Bit I did swim today with the kids for an hour and worked out in the gym for 45 minutes so hopefully my lunch didn't kill me.
It was great one of my brothers I haven't seen forever was their, two of my sisters and one of my sister in laws brought her laptop so we could Skype with my brother in Afghanistan.
Breakfast: Eggs and ham.
Lunch: two crunchy burritos from taco bell. This should have been the end of my lunch. But when driving back to the hotel I had an inner battle with myself and skinny Doug lost. (I was in the car with myself) I was getting in and out of the lane to turn to Burger King. At the last minute I made the turn and went and got a triple whopper. I also ate two bites of my daughters cheesy potatoes. Oh yea I almost forgot I had a snack size snickers too. I wish I wasn't in such a love hate relationship with food.
Dinner I went to another Family party. I ate a small bowl of chili, my sister is a vegan so chili without meat was a first for me. I also ate a small salad, little bit of cobbler, and a sliver of pumpkin pie. Later in the night I had three pieces of Christmas candy, peanut brittle and my grandma Harmon's Carmel recipe is one you can't pass up for Christmas.
Bit I did swim today with the kids for an hour and worked out in the gym for 45 minutes so hopefully my lunch didn't kill me.
It was great one of my brothers I haven't seen forever was their, two of my sisters and one of my sister in laws brought her laptop so we could Skype with my brother in Afghanistan.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Christmas eve
Breakfast: small bowl of special K w/fat free milk, activia yogurt, OJ
Lunch: I skipped lunch in and effort to eat candy. I had some peanut brittle, coconut candy.
Dinner: roast beef, mashed potatoes,
Green beans, pecan pie.
Lunch: I skipped lunch in and effort to eat candy. I had some peanut brittle, coconut candy.
Dinner: roast beef, mashed potatoes,
Green beans, pecan pie.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Today we finished shopping for the kids in the hospital and delivered the presents. It was a great experience for our family. We actually got to deliver the gifts in the Rexburg Hospital. In Idaho Falls we only got to put them under a tree.
Breakfast: eggs, ham, tiny piece of bagel, OJ and milk
Lunch: Sizzlers lunch salad bar.... Enough said, corn nuts for a snack.
Dinner: chips and salsa, navaho taco, diet Mountain Dew for the first time in a long time. Then a hot cocoa.
I was able to take my beautiful wife on a date for the first time in a long time. We did one of my favorite dates per her request. We went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant and watched Breaking Dawn, finally. It was great to get to spend time together.
Breakfast: eggs, ham, tiny piece of bagel, OJ and milk
Lunch: Sizzlers lunch salad bar.... Enough said, corn nuts for a snack.
Dinner: chips and salsa, navaho taco, diet Mountain Dew for the first time in a long time. Then a hot cocoa.
I was able to take my beautiful wife on a date for the first time in a long time. We did one of my favorite dates per her request. We went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant and watched Breaking Dawn, finally. It was great to get to spend time together.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Better at breakfast this morning. It should be a better start to the day. We are going shopping with the money the girls raised.
Breakfast: three assuage patties, banana, two little yogurts, OJ
Lunch: Texas whopper, small fry and a diet soda. (May seem like a lot but before I would get two double whoppers and fries.)
Peanut M&M's and sunflower seeds for a snack.
Dinner: Some chicken spicy Mexican dish my mom made. It was good but I don't know what she calls it. I added some fritos to it.
I'm eating more than I would like too but the sad thing is I'm eating a lot less than I was before I started blogging again.
The girls had fun shopping and we got to play in some snow for the first time on our trip. It looks like it is only going to snow a couple more times while we are here.
Breakfast: three assuage patties, banana, two little yogurts, OJ
Lunch: Texas whopper, small fry and a diet soda. (May seem like a lot but before I would get two double whoppers and fries.)
Peanut M&M's and sunflower seeds for a snack.
Dinner: Some chicken spicy Mexican dish my mom made. It was good but I don't know what she calls it. I added some fritos to it.
I'm eating more than I would like too but the sad thing is I'm eating a lot less than I was before I started blogging again.
The girls had fun shopping and we got to play in some snow for the first time on our trip. It looks like it is only going to snow a couple more times while we are here.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Georgia my oldest daughter was staring in the mirror and asked "Do humans blink?" Mindy's response "Yes." Georgia then said "Why can't I see it?"
I love what little kids say!
Breakfast: small bowl of special k cereal with fat free milk, banana, sausage and eggs with a little bit of a bagel.
It's funny how eating to much at lunch makes me feel like I need to eat and eat all day.
Lunch: V-8, nacho lunchable, fritos, and then the rest of my daughter's V-8.
For a snack I had a couple handfuls of sunflower seeds.
Dinner: I had a Mexican fajita burrito and a few chips with salsa and bean dip.
Gave in and had a piece of cheese bread and pizza late tonight.
I love what little kids say!
Breakfast: small bowl of special k cereal with fat free milk, banana, sausage and eggs with a little bit of a bagel.
It's funny how eating to much at lunch makes me feel like I need to eat and eat all day.
Lunch: V-8, nacho lunchable, fritos, and then the rest of my daughter's V-8.
For a snack I had a couple handfuls of sunflower seeds.
Dinner: I had a Mexican fajita burrito and a few chips with salsa and bean dip.
Gave in and had a piece of cheese bread and pizza late tonight.
Monday, December 19, 2011
I love hotel breakfast
My family always tries to find hotels that include a complementary breakfast because of how much money it saves. We are staying for 15 days so hopefully we don't get sick of the same thing over and over.
It was pretty depressing to read in the USA today that only just over 20% of the country will have a white Christmas. Hopefully we will get ours!
I didn't get up and workout this morning because I wanted to let my family sleep but I'm going to go tonight after we go caroling to some neighbors.
Breakfast: English muffin with one sausage and eggs. Two glasses OJ, yogurt and a little granola to see if I liked it.
Lunch: a bowl of what my mom calls taco soup. It was really good. Like a chili with fritos, sour cream, salsa, & cheese.
Dinner: I ate some mystery casserole of my mom's. It was good and I didn't eat to much. I also ate 4 twizzlers later.
Diet Dr. Pepper.
My workout tonight sucked but I was in there. I'm sore from last night.
It was pretty depressing to read in the USA today that only just over 20% of the country will have a white Christmas. Hopefully we will get ours!
I didn't get up and workout this morning because I wanted to let my family sleep but I'm going to go tonight after we go caroling to some neighbors.
Breakfast: English muffin with one sausage and eggs. Two glasses OJ, yogurt and a little granola to see if I liked it.
Lunch: a bowl of what my mom calls taco soup. It was really good. Like a chili with fritos, sour cream, salsa, & cheese.
Dinner: I ate some mystery casserole of my mom's. It was good and I didn't eat to much. I also ate 4 twizzlers later.
Diet Dr. Pepper.
My workout tonight sucked but I was in there. I'm sore from last night.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
One step back two steps forward
Day one of the vacation was our travel day. Up at 3:30am do drive game me an opportunity to eat way to much.
Over the day I had two breakfast burritos from Roberto's Taco Shop, two 5 hour energy drinks, two sandwiches from Arby's, three pieces of licorice, a couple pieces of beef jerky, and a bunch of sunflower seeds. 4 diet Dr Peppers, and an OJ. (all the caffeine is probably why I'm not tired and my whole family is out already)
Then for dinner lol yes there is
more I had a salad and a bowl of chili. (much better choice!)
I got to see my mother for a few and she is looking much better than when I saw her during Chemo this summer. I'm so happy to be able to get to spend this time so close to her.
The hotel we are at has a nice hot tub and gym so I did more exercise today than I have done in months. I'm spending this trip getting back in the habit of working out.
So while I ate too much food driving, I'm happy to say I will be working out to hit my goal of losing 9 pounds in 15 days! (maybe 11 or 12 lbs after today's food)
Doug
Wedding Photographers Las Vegas
Over the day I had two breakfast burritos from Roberto's Taco Shop, two 5 hour energy drinks, two sandwiches from Arby's, three pieces of licorice, a couple pieces of beef jerky, and a bunch of sunflower seeds. 4 diet Dr Peppers, and an OJ. (all the caffeine is probably why I'm not tired and my whole family is out already)
Then for dinner lol yes there is
more I had a salad and a bowl of chili. (much better choice!)
I got to see my mother for a few and she is looking much better than when I saw her during Chemo this summer. I'm so happy to be able to get to spend this time so close to her.
The hotel we are at has a nice hot tub and gym so I did more exercise today than I have done in months. I'm spending this trip getting back in the habit of working out.
So while I ate too much food driving, I'm happy to say I will be working out to hit my goal of losing 9 pounds in 15 days! (maybe 11 or 12 lbs after today's food)
Doug
Wedding Photographers Las Vegas
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Saturday
We had a garage sale. The girls goal was to raise money by selling old toys. The money they made is going to be used to buy new toys for children in the hospital. This was their idea and I'm really proud of them. They raised more than $300! It will be amazing buying gifts and serving.
Because I was helping them with that I didn't eat breakfast.
Lunch: two hawaiian sweet roll ham and cheese sandwiches. One sugar free pudding and a bag of apples.
After lunch I had an unexpected but really fun photoshoot.
Dinner: 8 small chicken nuggets, fiber one bar and a V-8 drink.
Great day today!
Doug
Because I was helping them with that I didn't eat breakfast.
Lunch: two hawaiian sweet roll ham and cheese sandwiches. One sugar free pudding and a bag of apples.
After lunch I had an unexpected but really fun photoshoot.
Dinner: 8 small chicken nuggets, fiber one bar and a V-8 drink.
Great day today!
Doug
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wow two days in a row.
Sunday will be the start of a 15 day vacation and I'm glad I'm blogging what I eat so I won't over do it. For years now I always gain a lot of weight from Halloween to New Years. But this year I'm cutting my weight gain short by starting to blog now.
A couple weeks ago I weighed 265. I have been over 260 for a while again and it annoys me. I don't have enough energy to be as productive as I want.
This morning I weighed in at 259! This is pretty depressing though because in March of 2011 I weighed 235 before Mindy and I did our wedding in the Virgin Islands. Its gross to know that I gained 30 pounds over the summer until a couple weeks ago.
My goal is to be at 250 lbs or less when I return home Jan 2nd.
Breakfast: OJ, two small breakfast burritos
Lunch: three Tyson chicken fingers, bag of sliced apples
Dinner: sweet Hawaiian roll with hickory farms cheese and beef stick that I shared with my daughters
Doug
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer
A couple weeks ago I weighed 265. I have been over 260 for a while again and it annoys me. I don't have enough energy to be as productive as I want.
This morning I weighed in at 259! This is pretty depressing though because in March of 2011 I weighed 235 before Mindy and I did our wedding in the Virgin Islands. Its gross to know that I gained 30 pounds over the summer until a couple weeks ago.
My goal is to be at 250 lbs or less when I return home Jan 2nd.
Breakfast: OJ, two small breakfast burritos
Lunch: three Tyson chicken fingers, bag of sliced apples
Dinner: sweet Hawaiian roll with hickory farms cheese and beef stick that I shared with my daughters
Doug
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer
Thursday, December 15, 2011
December 15
I stopped blogging a long time ago because I couldn't blog from my phone. But I just found yesterday that Blogger now has an app so it's on like donkey kong. It's amazing how much more self control I had today with food knowing I was going to be posting everything I ate online. I still need to get back to exercising regularly. But eating better first will be a major step in the right direction!
Breakfast: Coco Rice crispies and fat free milk. 10 peanut m&m's
Lunch: handful of honey roasted sun flower seeds (or more like mouthful) Light tuna sandwich with olive oil mayo and whole grain bread. Fiber-one granola bar.
Dinner: can of Progressive Light Roast Beef soup. Two glasses of OJ. Bag of sliced apples.
I'm still hungry but done eating for the night!!! That's a first in a really long time!
Doug
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer
Breakfast: Coco Rice crispies and fat free milk. 10 peanut m&m's
Lunch: handful of honey roasted sun flower seeds (or more like mouthful) Light tuna sandwich with olive oil mayo and whole grain bread. Fiber-one granola bar.
Dinner: can of Progressive Light Roast Beef soup. Two glasses of OJ. Bag of sliced apples.
I'm still hungry but done eating for the night!!! That's a first in a really long time!
Doug
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer
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