Walk the Talk Tuesday

Tuesday
Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk, 2 slices toast w/margarine (one w/saskatoon jam, one w/honey) 1 c. skim milk
Afternoon snack: two fresh cucumbers, large handfuls nacho chips
Supper: 1 large serving Garlic Salmon Linguine, fresh cukes and tomatoes, 1 c. iced tea, 1 c. skim milk, 2 small pieces Puffed Wheat Cake

lawn-mowing: 45 min

two miles: 35 min

(1/2-mile jog, 1/2-mile walk, times 2)

Evening snack: 1 bowl cereal w/skim milk

Wednesday

Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk

Lunch: fresh cucumber chunks, 1 c. V8 Splash, a few nacho chips (limp ones leftover from THE BUSHMAN'S evening snack last night that he didn't bother putting back in the bag)

Supper: 1 large serving Caesar salad (w/croutons, parm cheese, and homemade dressing, 1 serving Bieners 'n' Cornbread, 1 c. iced tea, 1 piece Butterscotch Coconut Squares (semi-sweet chocolate variation ~ cuz I didn't have any butterscotch chips), 1 c. skim milk

two miles: 35 min

(jogged 3/8 mile and walked 1/8 mile four times)

Evening snack: two large bowls of plain ripple chips, two Ovation chocolates (wow, I so didn't pay anywhere CLOSE to that much for my box!!!! Yikes.)

Thursday
Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk, 1 c. skim milk, 1 bun ~ toasted w/margarine and a thick, juicy, slice of FRESH GARDEN TOMATO on each half!!!, 2 thin slices of cheddar
Lunch (at a friend's house): 1-1/2 croissants w/margarine, 3 small slices cheese, 1-1/2 c. delicious homemade chicken vegetable soup, fresh cucumbers, two saltines, 1/2 c. apple juice, 1 serving fresh cherries, strawberries, & blueberries, 1 Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcake
Afternoon: small Tim Horton's Iced Capp (hubby gave me a QuickPay Tim card for my birthday)
Supper: large serving King Ranch Casserole, large serving cucumber salad
Evening snack (Alicia took me out for my birthday ~ back to Tim Horton's!): 2 large coffees with double cream, 1 Blueberry Bloom donut

Friday

Brunch: coffee w/skim milk, 2 pancakes w/syrup, 1/2 c. skim milk

Afternoon snack: small handful of Puffed Wheat Cake crumbs (had to cut one of the girls' pieces so they'd be EVEN!), 1 large plum

lawn-mowing: 45 min

Supper: one serving Coffee Pork Roast w/gravy, 1 small baked potato, large serving fresh cooked green beans w/margarine, 1 c. ice tea, one piece Butterscotch Coconut Squares, 1 c. skim milk

two miles: 30 min

(jog 3/8-mile, walk 1/8-mile X 4)

Evening snack: large bowl plain ripple chips, TWO bowls of cereal w/skim milk. Ugh. So much for moderation!!

Saturday
Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk, 1 slice toast w/margarine & honey, 1/2 c. skim milk

two miles: 40 min

(jogged 1/2-mile, walked 1/2-mile X 2;

wow, I could SO feel it that my last run was only 12 hrs ago!!!)

Lunch: small serving leftover Garlic Salmon Linguine, 1 c. V8 Splash
Supper (Alicia invited us to stay for supper since I was there canning peaches all afternoon): 1 hamburger w/processed cheese & condiments, 1 large c. iced tea, 2 rather large servings taco dip w/chips (of course!), 1 medium serving macaroni salad, two large chunks watermelon

two miles: 40 min

(walked together with Alicia)

Oh my goodness, did I ever lose it in the evening once I got home! You know what it was though, right? I was finishing up this post on getting back to the basics and fasting and gearing up to be more focused in my pursuit of those last 15 pounds this fall. It was kinda like a "last hurrah"-type feeling.

Evening snack: 1 bun w/peanut butter & honey, 1 c. skim milk, 1 small handful of snacking crackers (to finish out the bag), 1 bowl of cereal w/skim milk

Sunday

Breakfast: 1 slice toast w/margarine & honey, 1 c. skim milk (part of which ended up in my coffee)

Lunch: 1 large c. iced tea, 1 c. Mud Soup, 2 slices cheese toast

Afternoon snack: 1 large plum

bike ride w/girls: 20 min

Supper: 1 serving leftover King Ranch Casserole, fresh cucumbers, two huge chunks of watermelon

one mile walk (saunter!) w/girls: 30 min

Evening snack: one large bowl Frosted Flakes cereal w/skim milk, TWO pieces Butterscotch Coconut Squares (made w/semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of butterscotch), 1 c. skim milk

Monday
Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk
Lunch: 1 c. iced tea, 1 small serving leftover King Ranch Casserole, fresh cucumbers

Supper: 1 serving Tuna Noodle Casserole, 1 c. iced tea, more fresh cucumbers and a couple cherry tomatoes

two miles: 30 min

(jog 3/8-mile, walk 1/8-mile X 4)

Total exercise time: FIVE hours & 50 minutes!!

(avg: 50 mins/day mostly moderate to difficult exercise)

We're heading off to The Big City tomorrow to visit both families before the girls to back to school, so you might get a break from reading this kind of post next week again!!