I don’t do breakfast

So far my whole weight loss journey is going alright. I have started eating 5 times a day, and I try to get in some exercise. My only problem is breakfast. My mornings are really crazy and I usually don’t eat until around 9am. Apparently this is bad because I have been awake since 630am. According to people, I am supposed to eat within an hour of getting up.

Seriously!!

That ain’t gonna happen. Within an hour of me getting up I am on the road. So I am thinking maybe I should start making smoothies or something for the ride in. At least that way I have my first meal early in the a.m.

But I don’t know….

Healthy boxed lunches

Stinky starts grade one in the fall, and this presents a new issue: boxed lunches. At her present daycare they provide a hot lunch daily. The kids sit with the teachers and they have lunch together.
When she starts grade one this will all change. She is going to have to take her lunch and eat with the other kids in the cafeteria. Stinky is not a boxed lunch type person. She is not keen on sandwiches so I was online looking for some healthy recipes and fun ideas for her mom to help with the lunch transition and I was very surprised at what I found.
Once again, the things that I thought were good for you aren’t. Take a look for yourself.

1. Juice drinks

We all know soda is as nutritious as sugar water, but drinks "made with real juice" aren't much better. Just 1 ounce of raspberry or peach punch, iced tea, and other sweetened fruit drinks can contain over a teaspoon of high-fructose corn syrup -- and it's about as healthy as trans fat. Among other things, the syrup seems to throw off the body's weight-regulating mechanisms. If you wouldn't feed your children pure sugar, think twice about dropping these drinks into their lunch bags. Better choices Water, low-fat milk, V8, one of the fruit-veggie juice blends (Vruit, Juice Plus), or a small container of 100% fruit juice. Real fruit juice is better than juice drinks but it's still high in sugar and calories, so watch quantities.

2. Cold cuts

Even though meat sandwiches are the most common lunchbox entrée for elementary school kids, they shouldn't be everyday fare. Bologna and other processed meats -- yes, even turkey Lunchables -- are brimming with saturated fat (9 g, nearly half the recommended daily value), sodium (1140 mg, about half the daily max), and preservatives.

3. Whole-milk, fruit-topped yogurt

Although yogurt's filled with vitamins D, B12, protein, and calcium, whole-milk yogurt has lots of fat too, much of it saturated. What's more, yogurt that's topped (or bottomed) with a jam-like fruit mix can pack almost as much sugar as a candy bar! Far smarter Choose low-fat yogurts and pack a container of berries or fresh fruit chunks for your child to dunk or stir in.

4. Fruity roll-ups

Two problems here, unfortch. First, many brands have only a smidgen of fruit and maybe some fiber. A puree of apples or pears from concentrate comprises about one third of a roll-up; the other two thirds are additives and sugar. Second, these stretchy fruit strips are so sugary and sticky that they cling to teeth long after they're gone, creating the perfect environment for cavities -- especially if your child doesn't brush after lunch (do you know one who does?). Better bet If your child loves these, buy all-natural brands and reserve them for after-school treats, followed by a brushing.

5. The obvious -- or maybe not: potato chips

No matter how much we wish it weren't true, these snacks (cheese puffs, too) are as bad as it gets. Consisting mostly of fat and sodium, they're actually worse than empty calories. But that's not the surprise. This is: Potato chips are the #1 lunchbox snack among little kids -- they're given to 55 percent of K-5 students.Savvy substitute Try a new crispy-thin snack we just taste-tested called Garden Harvest Toasted Chips. From Nabisco, they have a satisfying chip-like crunch, are made from whole grains, and have the equivalent of a half serving of veggies or fruit. So why would kids go near them? Because they don't taste, you know, healthy.

*sniff sniff*

Some body's lunch smells really good!!

It's making me really hungry!

Dang people that eat at their desks, don't they know that some of us are sitting here playing on the Internet, oops, I mean working.

Hell's Kitchen video game!

I am such a geek, I am so excited about the Hell's Kitchen video game for the Wii coming out this fall .

Usually I am not into video games nor am I game savvy, my gaming is limited to Super Mario Brothers for the original Ninetendo system. But this game may change all that. Apparently, you are supposed to prepare dishes for chef Ramsey and if they are not up to his standards then you reacts the way he does in the show.

So a virtual Ramsey is going to call me a donkey!!! Or maybe even a cow!!!

I can't wait!

I don't feel so good

Last night I had a Burger King chicken sandwich, medium fries and a large Sprite for dinner. I know that it is probably loaded with trans fat, high fructose corn syrup, has about a million calories, and enough sodium to salt the roads during a major snowstorm; but it just tasted so good.


Now, I feel so yucky. Usually I am not a very health conscious person, but lately I haven't been eating as well as I should be, and I've been feeling pretty icky. I figure that my crappy eating is resulting in my crappy health and so I have jumped into hyper healthy mode.

My resolutions are as follows:

1. No more fast food (or at least not as often),
2. More veggies
3. And lots more water.
4. Try to cut out sweets (which would be like giving up breathing for me)
5. Try to walk for about thirty minutes a day.

I know it's not much but hey, its a start and hopefully I will start feeling better soon. I'll have updates every so often about how I am doing, and if I am sticking with my plan.

Is there anything that we can still eat???

I have always known that high fructose corn syrup is bad for you. It was banned from food product because it was bad for you and then the government removed the ban. This is the first time that I have ever decided to search for a list of the actual foods containing HFCS and dang!! It's a long a$$ list!! And this is only a list of the foods from fast food restaurants, the list of the products that are on grocery shelves for daily consumption is even longer!! I don't know what's left for us to eat!?

ARBYS

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Honey Wheat Bread
Light Balsamic Vinaigrette
Raspberry Vinaigrette
Santa Fe Ranch Dressing
Spicy Brown Honey Mustard
Blimpie Blue Cheese Dressing
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Cinnamon Roll
Fat Free Italian Dressing
Fudge Brownie
Honey French Dressing
Marbled Rye Roll
Mustard Potato Salad
Potato Salad
Sweet Peppers
Thousand Island Dressing

BURGER KING

Burger King Breakfast Syrup
Buffalo Sauce
Chocolate Shake Syrup
Coca Cola Classic
Corn Dusted Buns
Croissant (Croissan'wich)
Dr Pepper
Dutch Apple Pie
Hershey'S Sundae Pie
Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
Honey Mustard Spread
Icee - Coca Cola Classic
Icee - Minute Maid Cherry
Ketchup
Milk Shake
Milk, 1% Lowfat Chocolate
Mott's Strawberry Flavored Applesauce
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Specialty Buns
Sprite
Steak Sauce
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Blue Cheese Dressing
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KFC

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Lemon Meringue Pie
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MCDONALDS

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Baked Apple Pie
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Big Mac Bun
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Biscuit
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Chocolate Triple Thick Shake
Coca-Cola Classic
Deluxe Warm Cinnamon Roll
English Muffin
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McDonaldland Cookies
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McRib
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
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Sprite
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TACO BELL

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