Mmm, oatmeal

Journey of 1111 miles Day 6
Need to walk 3 miles after school tonight

So last year when I really got into "clean eating" I was making oatmeal in the crockpot and eating it all the time - and it was good! But now I have so many other things constantly going in the crock - and the last couple times I made oatmeal it flopped - that I decided to try and make it on the stove top this morning. I know this may not seem like a big deal to some, but since I was never an oatmeal eater until about a year ago, this was a very big deal for me. And I have to say it was a fantastic success! I will make this oatmeal every morning I think - or at least a lot of mornings. I made it with 1% milk to up the protein content and nothing else and let it simmer on the stove for about 10 minutes. After it was done I sprinkled on some sugar in the raw (about 1/2T) and about a 1/4C of walnuts and 1/4C of craisins. Oh man this was good! Yummy and filling, it was such a great breakfast. I like eating well and healthy early in the morning, I feel like it sets me up for a healthy day later - and helps me with my Healthy for the Holidays goal. Now I have walnuts and banana for lunch, grapes and cheese for a snack, and a PB&J sandwich for dinner during my Violence Prevention workshop tonight. Plus a canceled class that gives me a little time to get some homework done. Not a bad day!

Journey of 1111 miles day 4

5.3 miles
Okay, missed my walk yesterday (bad  know) but I did go today! Jonas actually pulled me outside ("Um on, 's nice") and we grabbed brother, L'il girl and the Jeep stroller and went for a 2.3 mile walk. Sadly I only know the distance because we have walked it before. For some reason the GPS/Distance app on my phone was not working right.

When we got home I did another 3 miles! Walk Away The Pounds is fantastic for adding miles in the comfort of your own home. Plus the temp started to dip outside and I did not want to get caught in the rain or something else while no one was home to bring the car and come get us. Sick wet boys = not fun!

Now it is time for lunch, snuggles, naps and homework.

I walked and am eating a big bowl of broccoli and maybe broccoli/chicken casserole later to be healthy for the holidays today - how about you?

The Journey of 1111.11 miles day 2

I only got 1 mile of walking in yesterday (day 1) BUT I did 5 miles today and 3 on 11/10! And I have officially joined Lorrie's Healthy Holidays Challenge. Phew - I thought 5 miles (all walking) would be a breeze, but keeping up a 4.5MPH pace was exhausting. I was beat by the end, but so very glad I did it.

On the monkey front, and keeping with Jonas' general oddness... You would think a kid that likes melted cheese, and LOVES broccoli (yes, broccoli) would at least eat broccoli casserole that was ALL broccoli and cheese, but NO. He won't even touch it. Apparently he really only wants his broccoli steamed. Or on pizza. But he did eat "brea-fas teetees" (that was what he called the pumpkin pancakes I made last night) for breakfast and dinner today. Well, packed with pumpkin puree from the garden, whole wheat flour and just a touch of sugar, those are pretty good "teetees ("cookie" in Jonas-speak).

And going with the pumpkin I have been wanting cookies like nobody's business for days. Instead of buying cookies or trying to deny my craving only to binge and succumb later, I am making whole wheat pumpkin triple chip cookie bars. It's a new recipe - or at least my take on my mom's famous chocolate chip cookies, and I am hoping for something sweet and chewy enough to satisfy my craving, but dense enough that I don't binge - so 1 cookie and some yogurt will be my snack later.

Anyone else want to join our Healthy for the Holiday's challenge just pop on over to Lorries blog My All Natural Weightloss and sign up!

45 days until Christmas

There is only 45 days left until Christmas! Lorrie posted on her blog that she wants to give herself the gift f health for the holidays. I want to give that gift to myself and my family too! She is challenge herself and others to do something for their health everyday and take a picture on Christmas day to show off how they have contributed to their health. I am going to join her. So today I am going to moderate my urge to binge, eat a great big salad, and start my journey of 1,111.11 miles with a C25K workout with the boys after school. 

New Challenge - Goals

With a little over a week until my birthday I am deep in thought of how to make 2011 (and my 33rd year) my best one ever. I have been loving my walk/runs C25K training, but it is super hard to get out with the boys until I get my jogging stroller... (I am pretty sure Dad will be getting it for me for my birthday) - BUT in order to really deserve such a wonderful (and way too expensive present) I have to really do my running/training. So I am going to "announce" my goals for the next year

1. Complete (and eventually run) a 5K every month that I can find one I can afford to enter - I am hoping to do one on Thanksgiving and one in Seneca Falls in December so far.

2. Run/Jog/Walk 1,111.11 miles by 11/11/11. I didn't think I could do over hundred thousand miles in a year... That means I need to do a little more than 3.044 miles a day - every day, no exceptions between 11/11/10 and 11/11/11. This should be fun!

2.02 miles! Had my best yet C25K day today. Feeling of accomplishment and exhaustion when done. Definitely need another week or 2 at this level.

Jogging Strollers

So I was talking to my dad today and I think (okay I know) that he is going to get me a jogging stroller for my birthday :) now I need to research good ones that I will be able to use for a couple years...