Results of my Game On Diet

Well the day finally arrived that our Game On Diet was over. YIPPEE! - I could finally go back to reality. But then I realized I missed being on an eating routine and will probably be back on an edited diet that isn't so strict. I definitely ate better and felt rejuvenated with all the water I drank, exercising and actually eating 5 meals a day. I actually can say I don't miss all the trips to the bathroom. The final weigh in was Monday. I lost another 2 pounds and I was ecstatic. The previous week some how I had gained a pound and I was devastated.

   

Our scorekeeper tallied all of our points and checked in with the other team. A miracle happened we beat them by a small margin of 104 points. Talk about close.

Next week back to the diet - I don't want to gain back what I lost by eating poorly. My goal is to lose another 15 pounds and I think I will be able to feel like a million bucks. It is a goal that I can reach with a little discipline and many trips to the bathroom and Costco for all their great deals on wonderful healthy food.

Crunch Time - Deadlines - YIKES

The past week I have been under a deadline in so many different ways. 

First - I had to get all my consignment items priced and hanged up. Next, I placed all items in tubs to tote them to the Puyallup Fairgrounds on October 14th. I had almost 400 items that I delivered for the sale. It came to 17 tubs of clothes, shoes, books and a few miscellaneous stuff (remember all those Christmas dresses and winter coats I bought throughout the year). I made about $560.00, I donated 92 items and brought home 160 items for next year.

Second - I had to exercise 20 minutes, drink 100 oz. of water, work on my good habit (decluttering) and my bad habit (not watch tv until 8:00 pm) every day. The Game On Diet is now in the last week - end is in sight. But I probably won't quit - it seems I eat much better on this way of eating - it's just getting everything done within the time frame.

Third - I kicked out 5 IEP (Individualized Education Program) for the special education English students that I am subbing at the high school in the next week. No word yet on how long I will be here at the high school (isn't this weird they have to hire subs to take over my IAES/tutoring job - while I am subbing at the high school - go figure).

Fourth - I am finally all caught up at the high school. Clean up class work into file folders. I am trying to come up with a solution for mixing work. Continue to create lesson plans and move towards classroom management strategies. 

Fifth – Decluttering is harder than it looks – I took a carload to Value Village today – they gave me a $3 coupon after spending $10 or more just for donating.

Sixth – Erika and I went couch shopping today and I bought a couch, + 5 year protection plan, + delivery, + taxes. It came to a little more than I wanted to spend, but I need the couch yesterday and it will work (keeping my fingers crossed). Now all we need to do is clean and purge and rearrange by next week when delivery is scheduled.


So that wraps up my last 2 weeks in a nutshell.

Some of the rules for the Game On Diet!

One of the rules for the Game On Diet is to make a new habit. My habit is to declutter. I have things I have kept around for quite awhile. Like my clothes - last summer I decided to finally go through my clothes and get rid of things I didn't fit into or I would never ever wear again. Some of the clothes were too good to get rid of totally so I am going to put them on eBay (hasn't happened yet - of course it's one more thing to do). I figure I can make some money to put towards my couch I need to get. Another thing I had to do was clean out the playroom book shelves (L helped by pulling the last 2 shelves of books off the shelves). So I am going through these books to see if I can make any money off of them through Amazon or if not giving them either to the Goodwill or Value Village. 

Also I feel that if I give items to friends or family is another great way for me to declutter. I have had this purple hairy bed rest for eons (it was my daughters). My friend who teaches second grade is taking it for her classroom. YEAH! - one less thing to trip over. She is also taking some lap desks that I had at school that we have not used in forever. 

I cleaned up another bookcase and gave back all the hardback books that my oldest daughter Nicole had given me (hopefully she can sell them at the consignment shop). My parents are getting all of my vitamins that I never remember to take (since they take the same brand - I thought it would help with the cost).

 

Messy bookcase.

Clean and organized bookcase.

Second rule of the Game On Diet is to give up a bad habit. My bad habit is sitting down to watch TV and then never getting anything done. So I decided I could not watch TV until after 8. Sometimes this is easier to do on any given day, since I have so much decluttering and blogging and schoolwork to accomplish to fulfill my time.

Dessert on Game On Diet

Did you know you can have dessert on the Game On Diet? Well I created a tropical yogurt dessert last night. A little tart with the Greek yogurt, but it gets better - I promise.

1 cup of 0% Greek yogurt
1/2 cup frozen pineapple (using up my frozen fruit is making me happy)
2 tsp. shredded coconut

Eat - Yum.

Costco 7 Superfood Salad on Game On Diet

For lunch, I took 1/3 of Costco's 7 Superfood Salad and I added diced peppers, 3 artichoke hearts, a palm size of Costco's canned chicken and a fist size of quinoa. Then I added 2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar for my dressing. This was very flavorful.

The previous day I had taken the same salad but I had made the dressing that is in the book. I will worn you it is powerful.

1 clove of garlic
2 Tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon of flaxseed oil

I bit into my salad and WOW - the garlic gave it a great punch. But when students came in they noticed the garlic smell, so I decided that I better tone it down while I am at school.

Game On Diet Stir Fry

Tonight's dinner was stir fry - yum! I started cutting veggies; mushrooms (2), one slice of onion, 1-1/2 stalks of celery, 5 small peppers and 2-1/2 florets of broccoli. Placed a small amount of avocado oil in a warm saute pan over medium heat. Threw in the veggies and 1 clove of garlic. Steamed the veggies while I warmed up the quinoa. Once everything was al dente I threw in some previously cooked garlic chicken just to warm it up. Threw everything into a bowl tossed with a 1 tsp of soy sauce. I thoroughly enjoyed this dinner and it was quite filling.

Good intentions on staying on the Game On Diet!

Ok this is what happened- had my smoothie again yesterday and brought my eggs, maple syrup and flax seed oil to school.  My plan was to make my oatmeal porridge around 10:00. Had my 24 oz of water at my side to drink my many glasses of water. This of course did not happen like I planned. My job got switched to another school and teaching job. I was afraid to take my water because I need a bathroom close by with all the liquid I am consuming.

So this is what I ate on Tuesday:

Breakfast was strawberry yogurt smoothie

Snack was 1 string cheese and carrots

Dinner was chicken (which had been marinated in garlic sauce), quinoa and steamed spinach. Then I drizzled 1 tsp of flax seed oil over the meal.

Of course I didn't eat my required 5 meals, but I have to analyze this whole diet for what I want to gain out of it. My outcome is to find some healthy recipes that kicks me off sugar and helps eliminate bad fat.

This is what I ate today:

Breakfast strawberry yogurt smoothie

Snack 2 pieces of string cheese and a handful of cashews

Lunch was another strawberry yogurt smoothie

Dinner was steak, quinoa and mushrooms with spinach.

It was delightful and quite filling.