F-e-e-d ME !!!

Today was an 'off' day.  I was hungrier than usual.  Cravings galore. I thought I was making the right choices LOL, but they sure did ADD up !   Southern girls need to be FED. Today was NO exception ! I gave in, No Excuses.   If it means anything, I did walk on the treadmill for 20 minutes. For all the good it did.  Here's how the day went. .

Breakfast, handful of blackberries (5 carbs, 18 calories), Four Jimmy Dean Sausages (1 carb , 210 calories), Wheat bread (8 carbs,  130 calories)

 Lunch - Boneless Chicken Pattie Breast (12 carbs, 180 calories ) , Ranch Dressing (9 carbs, 170 calories)

Supper -- Country Fried Steak  -(26 carbs, 280 calories), Carrots (7 carbs, 30 calories)

Total Carbs = 77, Calories, 1193

Not a great day on the carb or calorie count. Everyone deserves an 'off' day, right ? 

Fun before the storm (It's Mardi Gras Time... down in New Orleans !!

It rained all day on our parade.  Does that stop Mardi Gras..? Heavens Nooo !  God has a funny sense of humor if he thinks a little bit of rain will stop carnival's final weekend ! 

Mardi Gras runs until Tuesday, which is the 'official' day of Mardi Gras. We call it Fat Tuesday. Did u know that ? I don't think there is anything funny with the  word Fat at all. So we fatten ourselves up this carnival day, only so we can go on a 40 day fast ? How does that seem fair when I'm already on a low carb fast ? LOL.  How LOW can we go ? Could this be my Lenten challenge ?  I'm sure there is message in this sermon here somehow to all us low-carbers out there. 

I'll have to be on my BEST behavior if I want to survive this beast of a weekend into Fat Tuesday.

So today, I will tell you how the carb intake went :

Two beef patties (calories = 180, carbs = 0), Mc Donald's Chicken Salad (calories = 220, carbs = 11)

Total = 570 calories, 11 carbs.

For exercise today, I participated in a one hour Body Pump Class at Anytime Fitness.

I WILL SURVIVE !! 

Confessions of the King Cake...

It's officially Mardi Gras time here in New Orleans...  Our son was the King of the local school Mardi Gras Parade.

Decadent foods like  Shrimp po-boys, jambalaya, creole gumbo are a relevant staple here in New Orleans. Around Mardi Gras time the KING CAKE sneaks into our local cuisine !!

I've been looking feverishly all day at my birthday King Cake - what remains of it. Wanting to just take a *tiny* lick of that sparkly purple, green and gold icing. The King Cake is telling me how wonderful the white dripping icing looks... Definitely yummy... Bad king cake !!

I could BARELY contain myself ! 

Now back to reality... lol. 

My lunch consisted of :

Two slices, white wheat bread, (16 carbs, 260 calories),  (Banana -- I ended up eating the whole thing !  17 carbs, 108 calories) ( 3 slices of ham, 3 carbs, 90 calories) (3 slices of turkey breast , 3 carbs 90 calories)  Cheese (about 1 carb)  for a grand total of 458 calories.

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For supper, I had a Taco bell  hard shell taco.  (13 carbs, 160 calories)

Grand total for the day, about 50 carbs and  (618 calories)

Pass a good time, and catch a few parades. :) I walked about 20 minutes at a good pace in the parade today !!

How is YOUR weekend going ??
                          

Breakfast & BODYVIVE by Les Mills

I just participated in a Body Vive class at Anytime Fitness Center.  Thought yall might like a sneak-peek to see what it is all about !!

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Good Morning ! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Nice and Sunny in the New Orleans area with temps in the 70's.


For breakfast I had two sausage patties (2 carbs, 348 calories) on two slices of wheat bread (16 carbs, 260 calories). (blackberries - 5 carbs, 18 calories and blueberries, 2 carbs - 20 calories )

For a grand total of 25 carbs , 646 Calories . I'm a HUNGRY GIRL Today !!!

8 Reasons Why Carbs Help You Lose Weight

http://carblovers.com/health/carblovers/article.jsp?article_id=3&category=about&name=%27+escape%28%278%20Reasons%20Why%20Carbs%20Help%20You%20Lose%20Weight%27%29&xid=yshin-hlh-bananas1

Health.com has a NICE article on a little-known weight-loss secret :

Eating a diet packed with the right kind of carbs is the little-known secret to getting and staying slim for life.

When we talk about the right kind of carbs, we mean Resistant Starch. Hundreds of studies conducted at respected universities and research centers have shown Resistant Starch helps you eat less, burn more calories, feel more energized and less stressed, and lower cholesterol.

Sound too good to be true? Read about eight evidence-based reasons you must get carbs back in your life if you are ever to achieve that coveted sleek, slim look.

Why am I gaining/slowly loosing weight ?? (VIDEO)

www.anytimehealth.com/blog/8933-why-am-I-gaining-weight


I came upon this, on the anytime fitness website. It explains a LOT as to why I may have gained weight / or have experienced the weight loss slowly.. and goes into detail why.

Some of you may have commented in my previous blog about it.


You were right on the money !

The fact that JUST counting carbs worked for me in the past. Granted I DO exercise a LOT.  I always thought that exercising would burn the calories and they would equal themselves out. I'm not sure any longer.

Last month, I lost 6 pounds. Not bad

When is LESS -- MORE ??

Thought for today :

I'm doing *everything* right ! Watching the carbs, exercising, etc. Then WHY is the weight loss So slow ? You got me.  I think I lost another pound. For the past month, the scale is going week by week S-L-O-W-LY. First week I lost four pounds, then a couple of weeks later I lost one. Now I think I have lost a total of six pounds -- but then again, It has only been a month ! JIMMY MOORE  can loose more weight than that in one week !

I asked one of my fitness instructors what may be the reason WHY. She says as long as I am loosing inches (which I am !) that I am probably gaining MUSCLE . Ok , I'm supposed to get excited here, right ?  Fat- turning into muscle. Muscle weighs more. But I'm really NOT excited I'd rather loose the weight. 

If anyone has any answers to this mystery, please FEEL FREE TO COMMENT !!

So here are my choices :  Loose inches - gain muscle. Loose weight - fat remains. WHY CAN'T THEIR BE AN IN-BETWEEN ??  Ohhh, the places we go !!

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March 1st. It's such a beautiful day here in New Orleans, sunny skies, and cool temps. I was able to get outside today, .. venturing to Anytime Fitness for a Body Vibe and Body Flow exercise class.  Dare I join in tonight for a Body Pump (weightlifting class) ? Only time will tell !!  I hope everyone has a nice day !!