Monday, March 3rd, 2025

Breakfast: scrambled quail eggs, homemade whole wheat toast, butter

Lunch: Salad – lettuce, chicken breast, edamame, black beans, sunflower seeds, raspberry vinaigrette. Pineapple and grapes.

Snack: tapioca pudding, cool whip. Miss Vickie’s Spicy Dill Pickle chips. (not pictured)

Supper: Wrap – spinach wrap, turkey, lettuce, cheddar cheese, ranch. Pepper jack cheese cubes and grapes.

Exercise I did not exercise.

Nutrition Calories 1893, Protein 106g, Carbs 192g, Fats 82g, Fiber 32g, Added Sugar 39g, Sodium 3392mg

I ended up working a couple hours later than usual and this was unexpected. Although, I do get paid extra for this, it does tend to throw off my day. I didn’t exercise in the morning like I should have and then felt tired once I did get home from work.

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

Breakfast: Post Fruity Pebbles Fruit cereal, 2% milk (I don’t buy cereal and rarely eat it. I believe this was given to us. I have an addiction with sugar that I struggle with and this is why I don’t buy it.)

Lunch: Asian salad – lettuce, chicken breast, shredded carrots, mandarin oranges, peanuts, raspberry vinaigrette

Supper: Baked tilapia, homemade whole wheat bread with butter

Exercise I did not exercise.

Nutrition Calories 1220, Protein 71g, Carbs 124g, Fats 51g, Fiber 10g, Added Sugars 31g, Sodium 1669 mg

I don’t have a great excuse for not exercising today. I did start my menses today and this can really drag me down.

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

Snack: deviled quail eggs my daughter made.

Supper: goulash, homemade whole wheat bread with butter

Exercise I did not exercise.

Nutrition Unsure as I did not track everything for the day.

Today was rough for me. There was a blizzard here and I ended up calling into to work. I genuinely enjoy my job and seeing our patients. Then I was stuck at home with four active children who would love to be outside in a blizzard. I love my kids and spending time with them…until we are stuck inside for so long.

Also, my menses was giving me a hard time. Sometimes it’s not so bad, other times, I could lay in bed all day. So…I ate crap today and didn’t do much of anything.

Also, my sweetheart is in Florida until late Saturday, left yesterday. So I’m a one woman show until he’s back.

Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Exercise I did not exercise.

Nutrition I did not track.

Again, I don’t have a good excuse. Once I fall off track, it’s hard to jump back on track.

I did go to Wal-Mart and Dollar Tree to get some seeds and pots. We plan to have a garden this year. We had one a few years ago but it did not turn out well. We had planted it close to the house which we thought would be a good idea so we could water it easier. Where we planted it was very rocky. We live on five acres in the country. There use to be a few outbuildings but the previous owners had torn them down and buried them where they sat. It’s difficult to know exactly where these building were all buried. So we have a new spot picked where it used to be field. We hope this works out this year. I’ll post updates.

Friday, March 7th, 2025 – Happy Birthday to my oldest child!

Breakfast: homemade pancakes, butter, maple sryup

Lunch: chicken salad on croissant from Wal-Mart (not pictured)

Supper: Wild rice soup, biscuits, butter (biscuits not pictured)

Exercise I did not exercise.

Nutrition Calories 1590, Protein 50g, Carbs 159g, Fats 84g, Fiber 7g, Added Sugar 22g, Sodium 2889mg

I took the day off work due to having a tax appointment and my oldest son’s birthday.

Saturday, March 8th, 2025

Breakfast: two slices homemade whole wheat bread, homemade peanut butter, one banana

Lunch: Wild rice soup

Snack: scrambled quail eggs, bacon, Cilo yogurt bar (not pictured)

Supper: Half of a cheeseburger, sweet potato fries, jalapeno poppers, ranch, three cranberry Carbliss

Exercise I did not exercise.

Nutrition Calories 2133, Protein 69g, Carbs 139g, Fats 110g, Fiber 16g, Added Sugars 6g, Sodium 3231mg

I made homemade peanut butter before bed last night. I’m loving making simple healthy foods.

I picked up my sweetheart from the airport tonight and we went to our local bar. That would be the not so healthy food and drinks.

Sunday, March 9th, 2025

Breakfast: Homemade pancakes, homemade peanut butter, maple syrup

Snack: pork sticks (not pictured)

Lunch: Minute steak with potato, onion, cabbage. Homemade apple pie.

Snack: four deviled quail eggs (My daughter has been making these cute little things.)

Supper: 1% cottage cheese (not pictured)

Exercise I did not do formal exercise, but I did practice softball throw/catch with both of my girl who are very active so I feel that counts for something.

Nutrition Calories 1976, Protein 99g, Carbs 203g, Fats 87g, Fiber 23g, Added Sugar 30g, Sodium 2347mg

Week Review

Did I reach my goals this week? If not, why?

No, I sure did not! A few reasons: it was menstrual week which can be burial to me, there was a blizzard, and my sweetheart was gone Tuesday through Saturday out of state. The long winter and cold extreme weather really brings my mood down sometimes and it was hard to get out of the funk this time. My sweetheart being out of state isn’t the end of the world but with the other two things, it didn’t help.

Why do I feel this way about my progress?

Because I did not help myself.

What were my 3 biggest wins?

Not pertaining to my goals: I made (almost) homemade apple pie, I made homemade peanut butter, and we got our indoor seeds planted.

What made me happy?

Trying new things; making foods.

What lessons did I learn or what insights did I gain?

I need to create a routine for exercising. Ideally, I should be exercising in the morning every morning. Everything else falls into place when I exercise in the morning. It’s basically just me being lazy or unmotivated in the mornings. I know a person shouldn’t rely on motivation as we’re not always motivated people. I need to figure this part out.

How can I improve next week?

Do my exercise in the morning! I have my alarm set for 5:30am every morning. I should put my phone on the opposite side of the room so I have to get out of bed to get it. But do I want to do that…because I like my snooze button. That’s also a bad habit I should quit.