I'm alive 3/29

It's been a crazy 2 weeks my friend.  First I was in the ER, followed by Avi getting an ear infection and allergy-induced asthma, followed by Mike getting the flu.  Now my mom and dad are in FL which leave me in charge of my grandmother's physical therapy runs, dr's appts, and my uncles appts since he just had his knee replaced.  BLAH!!!!! 

So, my eating habits haven't been the best.  On a side note though, I've at least been cooking dinner :)

Meg 3/20

Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Turkey sandwich
1:30pm-8:30pm: Major flu
7:00p-2am-ER

Today will be pretzels, crackers, water, and ginger ale

Ashley's Daily Report (3/20)

Food
Breakfast = Blueberry Muffin
Lunch = Beet Salad, Bread & Cheese
Snack = Mac & Cheese
Dinner = Chinese Food

Exercise
60 Minutes Walking

Water
Not as much as it should be...as it never is...my goal today is to track how much I actually drink!

Ashley's Daily Report 3/19

Food
Breakfast = Rainbow Chard & Red Peppers
Lunch = Black Bean Burger, Avocado, Salsa & Romain
Snack = Dried Mango & Crackers
Dinner = Eggs, Chard & Salsa

Exercise
60 Minutes Walking
15 Minutes Running
30 Minutes Cardio

Water
Not as much as it should be...

Meg 3/19

Food
Breakfast = Cereal
Snack =
Lunch = Turkey sandwich w/LTMC
Snack =
Dinner = Pizza @ mom's
Dessert= Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream

Exercise
Walking, tilled the garden-part 1

Water
64oz easy

What I Need To Do:

1 - Eat more greens
2 - Get to the YMCA 5 days
3 - Drink more water
4 - Wax my eyebrows
5 - Get a haircut (it has been almost a year!) :-(

Meg 3/15

Food
Breakfast =
Snack =
Lunch = Chips.....(don't ask)
Snack =
Dinner = Red beans and rice
Dessert= Chocolate chip cookies....minus the cookie :)

Exercise
Walking.  Lots and Lots of walking

Water
64oz

Tomorrow's goal:
Breakfast by 10am
Lunch by 2pm
Dinner by 6pm

Wish me luck! 

Paleo Zucchini Bread

I just finished making this, it looks and smells good, I hope it will be delicious!

http://theprimalhome.blogspot.com/2011/09/grain-free-zucchini-bread.html

Tuesday & Wednesday

I have been teaching our YW to can salsa and so all I have been eating for the last two days is salsa & chips. Not very healthy and I am sure a HUGE amount of calories given that chips always do. And, as I have been buried in tomatoes and various other activities, my tracking has been non-existent. Hopefully I will get back on the wagon today.

Hope you guys are well! When are you coming to DE?

Oh yeah, and I went to the Grand Opening of Whole Foods, it was a beautiful thing! I honestly believe Whole Foods is what Heaven will be like.

Meg 3/13

Food
Breakfast =
Snack =
Lunch = Green beans, potatoes, chicken
Snack =
Dinner = hot dog (I know, I know)
Dessert= Ice cream

Exercise
Walking.  Lots and Lots of walking

Water
64oz

Ashley's Daily Report (41)

Food (Total Calories = 1,405)
Breakfast = Raisin Toast (122)
Snack = Goldfish Crackers (133)
Lunch = Honey Chicken & Veggies (431)
Snack = Salsa & Chips (196)
Dinner = Pizza & Carrot Juice (522)

Exercise (Total Calories = 548)
103  Minutes Cardio (548)

Water
32 oz

Meg 3/12

Food (Total Calories = )
Breakfast =
Snack =
Lunch =Fried chicken (2), salad (loads of veggies), fruit, potato soup, corn bread
Snack = Frozen custard
Dinner = Steamed green beans and boiled potatoes  (My absolute favorite meal!)


Exercise (Total Calories = )
Avi and I walked about 3 miles today

Water
about 42oz and still going

*Avi did much better today with eating*

Ashley's Daily Report (40)

Didn't count my intake today as I was lazy in tracking:

Breakfast = Steel Cut Oatmeal
Lunch = Avocado & Animal Crackers
Dinner = Hummus, Toast, Honey Chicken, Mustard Greens, Carrots, Rosemary Fries, Carrot Juice, Pomegranate Juice & Kiwi

Yeah, we had people over for dinner we all ate a huge variety and it turned out awesome! I will post the links to the recipes later.

Sooooo....

You would not believe this, but I have checked our blog EVERY DAY since the 5th and NOTHING was showing up from you.  So, I just assumed you were still volunteering or gardening or something and I didn't want you to feel bad so I stopped updating.  So, today, when I checked it there were like 6 or 7 posts all from you in a row.  BLAH!!  Sometimes the internet is so dumb.

BUT, I'm totally NOT going to update for today, I was sooooo bad.  I do have a question for you though.  Aviana is so weird.  She likes her "big girl" food.  She enjoys chewing and all that.  BUT she will NOT usually eat more than 10 bites of anything.  It's so strange.  Especially since, even though she's refusing food, she is screaming at me because she wants to nurse.  And then, she'll go DAYS without having any solid foods and she'll only nurse.  He doctor is totally fine with it, but it drive me nuts!! I've actually resorted to buying those organic yo-baby yogurts, even though they have sugar in them and I HATE that, but she eats them, and since they have both a veggie and a fruit I at least know she's getting something in her tummy.

She LOVES:
green beans, peas, carrots, cauliflower, squash, chicken, pork, beef, pasta, bread, cheerios, baby oatmeal, rice, apples, pears, peaches....kinda.   Yo-baby yogurt

1-bite:
Avocado (she must think they taste like soap too), peaches (normally), again I'm sure there are more

Funny moment:  The other night I gave her a whole-raw piece of cauliflower, just to see what she would do.  She loved it.  I don't think she actually got to eat any of it since it was all over her face, but it really was hilarious. 

I'm sure there are more, but those are the foods she'll actually open her mouth for without fussing tooooooo much.

Thoughts? 

Ashley's Daily Report (39)

Food
Breakfast = Raisin Toast (122)
Snack =
Lunch = Eggs, Spinach, Bacon, Cranberry Juice  (457)
Snack = Hummus & Toast (106)
Dinner = Chicken, Steak, Veggies & Mint Brownies (LOTS)

Exercise (Total Calories = 974)
4 Hours, Heavy Yard Work (974)

Water
Not sure, but a good amount

Ashley's Daily Report (38)

Food (Total Calories = 1,407)
Breakfast = Raisin Toast (122)
Snack = Carrot Juice & Goldfish Crackers (309)
Lunch = Avocado, Cherry Tomatoes & Mashed Turnips (263)
Snack = Hummus & Toast (105)
Dinner = Paleo Chocolate Cookies (608)

Exercise (Total Calories = 471)
110  Minutes Cardio (471)

Water
40oz

These cookies are awesome!

http://www.health-bent.com/treats/paleo-chocolate-chip-cookies

Where, Oh Where...

....has Meghan gone, where, oh where, could she be?

Ashley's Daily Report (37)

Food (Total Calories = 1,363)
Breakfast = Raisin Toast (122)
Snack = Carrot Juice & Blackberries (62)
Lunch = Ground Turkey, Veggies, Brown Rice & Avocado (264)
Snack = Paleo Blackberry Muffins with Cinnamon/Ginger Frosting (194)
Dinner = Bangers & Mash with Peas (721)

Exercise (Total Calories = 414)
60 Minutes Cardio (231)
30 Minutes Abs (183)

Water
32oz

Blog of Interest

I am thinking about changing up my diet, perhaps going back to vegan and kick starting it with a juice fast....I found an interesting blog while researching, so I thought I would share:

http://veganzzini.wordpress.com/

Ashley's Daily Report (36)

Food (Total Calories = 1,588)
Breakfast = Raisin Toast (122)
Snack = Carrot Juice & Kiwi Fruit (140)
Lunch = Greek Salad & Blackberries, Ground Turkey & Brown Rice (386)
Snack =
Dinner = Cobb Salad, Ground Turkey, Veggies & Brown Rice (940)
Dessert =

Exercise (Total Calories = 231)
60 Minutes Cardio (231)

Water
20oz

Allouette has had a slight fever so we have skipped the gym the last few days.

Meg 3/5

Food (Total Calories =2,196 )
Breakfast = oatmeal and a banana
Snack =
Lunch =2 steamers
Snack =
Dinner = (so bad) pizza hut pizza and breadsticks

Dessert =pizza hut cinnamon sticks

Exercise (Total Calories =0 )


Water
about 20oz

Ashley's Daily Report Update

Wednesday (2/29), Thursday (3/1), Friday (3/2), & Saturday (3/3) I volunteered for the Swap Shop which means I pretty much ate crap all week, granola bars, muffins, pizza, candy and tons of water

Sunday (3/4)
First time fasting since I was pregnant, it sucked, I was starving
Dinner - Turkey Breast, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, rolls, salad, birthday cake

We too are completely out of food in the house, I really need to go shopping, but have no car today and I really just don't want to spend the money. We haven't even done our monthly run to Costco yet, so we are really out of EVERYTHING!

Good luck this week!

Meg 3/3

Food (Total Calories = )
Breakfast =
Snack = Free Auntie Anne's pretzel
Lunch = Nuggets and Fries
Snack =
Dinner = steamers, green beans, chips
Dessert =Birthday cake (my daddy-o)

Exercise (Total Calories =0 )
Walking the mall?

Water
about 40oz

Meg 3/2

Food (Total Calories = 954)
Breakfast =Oatmeal and hot cocoa
Snack =
Lunch = turkey sandwich: provolone, tomatoes, spinach, green peppers, pickles
Snack =
Dinner = angel food cake with strawberries :)
Dessert =

Exercise (Total Calories =0 )
Does carrying a sick baby around all day count? -day 3
And I walked the grocery store too

Water
about 40oz

Meg 3/1

Food (Total Calories = 954)
Breakfast =Egg
Snack =
Lunch = tomato soup with crackers and a pear
Snack =
Dinner = a roast beef sandwich
Dessert =

Exercise (Total Calories =0 )
Does carrying a sick baby around all day count? -day 2
I did swim with Aviana at her swimming class at the Y too.

Water
whoops...I did manage to chug some apple juice at some point today.


Truth  be told we are 100% out of everything in our house.  No veggies, no fruit, no milk, almost no bread or meats....it's pretty bad.  Maybe I'll give myself a vacation and leave Avi at home with Mike tomorrow and go to the store. 
Part 2 to all that is that since she's sick, Aviana has been refusing to nap.  I spend my entire day sitting on the floor trying to distract her from the snot I have to wipe off her face/suck out from her nose and the diapers I have to change due to her snot-induced diarrhea.   Being a mom is so fun.  :)

Meg 2/29

Food (Total Calories = 671)
Breakfast =
Snack =
Lunch = Cheese omelet (i'm an addict); tomato soup with crackers, hot cocoa
Snack =
Dinner = A bowl of greenbeans
Dessert =

Exercise (Total Calories =0 )
Does carrying a sick baby around all day count?

Water
maybe 30oz