It was raining today and I used that as my reason to not go to the track – I have no excuse for not doing something indoors. I should have shredded, probably. But I ate well so I’m happy with that.
I have absolutely no idea what the scale will say tomorrow. No clue whatsoever.
Before I get to the usual post fodder, um, does anyone watch Dexter? And watch the season finale tonight?! Because…WHOA. times infinity. plus eleventeen.
Vitamins – Check!
Water – I would also like to add I did have an additional 20oz last night after I posted…bringing yesterday’s grand total to 36oz. Yikes. Still not great. Today’s was MUCH better – 136oz!
Breakfast:
*gala apple
*egg sandwich: egg subst., whole wheat English muffin, ketchup
Snack:
*100 calorie bag of 94% fat free kettle corn popcorn
Lunch:
*wrap: tuna with mayo, I LCL wedge, romaine lettuce, whole wheat wrap, honey mustard, pepper, and 7 bread and butter pickles
*can of V8
Dessert: (rockin’ the dessert before dinner again)
*skinny cow ice cream cone
Dinner:
*cup of steamed broccoli
*rest of the veggie lasagna from yesterday
13 December 2009
12 December 2009
Also, this:
1. What was the last thing you ate? Fake lasagna that was watery because my intelligent self didn’t pre cook the spinach. Call me Ina Garten, won’t you? (actually, don’t, she drives me nuts. Why is she always seemingly cooking dinners and lunches for strange men?? WHAT IS YOUR DEAL, INA)
2. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Some kinda green, I guess. Did you know that the “flesh” color crayon was voluntarily changed to “peach” in 1962 after/during the Civil Rights movement? True story. Did you also know that I’ll probably go on a tangent after answering every question and I have an inability to answer things succinctly? Also a true story.
3. Do you prefer Coffee or Tea? Coffee. Growing up I remember all the times I…I keed, I keed.
4. Favorite month of the year? May
5. Favorite food? I don’t have a favorite. I’m very inclusive.
6. Where do you like to shop? Target, NY&Co, Old Navy (though their commercials are a crime against humanity)
7. What was the last movie you watched? Yes Man on TV, Precious in the theater.
8. What was your favorite toy as a child? Rainbow Brite all the way.
9. What is your favorite Season? Fall. The glorious return of football. And stomach pains, because I’m a Redskins fan.
10. What kind of music do you prefer? I usually end up listening to pop or indie/folk-ish … But I go through phases of artists I listen to and it’s run the gamut from Clipse to Rascal Flatts to Paramore to Abba (and this was PRE-Mamma Mia) to Ray LaMontagne. Oh and I love me some Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. AAAAND the unnecessarily lengthy tangent returns.
11. Favorite day of the week? Friday
12. Do you have any pets? You know all about him, a beagle named Parker!
13. What was the last book you read? The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
14. What is your favorite candy? Watermelon Laffy Taffy (the bar with the fake sugar seeds) or peppermint bark
15. What is your dream vacation spot? Place I’ve been to: Paris. (London is my favorite place but Paris is gorgeous) Place I haven’t been to: Greece.
16. Have you ever met a famous person? I met a handful of super cool british celebs last year when I interned in London. Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen among them.
17. What are your hobbies? Reading, cooking, Super Mario Brothers 3. Really.
18. Who do you respect the most? The ‘rents
19. Are you a 'morning' or 'night' person? night
20. How many miles do you drive to work? I DON’T HAVE A JOB. WAH WAHHHHHH
2. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Some kinda green, I guess. Did you know that the “flesh” color crayon was voluntarily changed to “peach” in 1962 after/during the Civil Rights movement? True story. Did you also know that I’ll probably go on a tangent after answering every question and I have an inability to answer things succinctly? Also a true story.
3. Do you prefer Coffee or Tea? Coffee. Growing up I remember all the times I…I keed, I keed.
4. Favorite month of the year? May
5. Favorite food? I don’t have a favorite. I’m very inclusive.
6. Where do you like to shop? Target, NY&Co, Old Navy (though their commercials are a crime against humanity)
7. What was the last movie you watched? Yes Man on TV, Precious in the theater.
8. What was your favorite toy as a child? Rainbow Brite all the way.
9. What is your favorite Season? Fall. The glorious return of football. And stomach pains, because I’m a Redskins fan.
10. What kind of music do you prefer? I usually end up listening to pop or indie/folk-ish … But I go through phases of artists I listen to and it’s run the gamut from Clipse to Rascal Flatts to Paramore to Abba (and this was PRE-Mamma Mia) to Ray LaMontagne. Oh and I love me some Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. AAAAND the unnecessarily lengthy tangent returns.
11. Favorite day of the week? Friday
12. Do you have any pets? You know all about him, a beagle named Parker!
13. What was the last book you read? The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
14. What is your favorite candy? Watermelon Laffy Taffy (the bar with the fake sugar seeds) or peppermint bark
15. What is your dream vacation spot? Place I’ve been to: Paris. (London is my favorite place but Paris is gorgeous) Place I haven’t been to: Greece.
16. Have you ever met a famous person? I met a handful of super cool british celebs last year when I interned in London. Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen among them.
17. What are your hobbies? Reading, cooking, Super Mario Brothers 3. Really.
18. Who do you respect the most? The ‘rents
19. Are you a 'morning' or 'night' person? night
20. How many miles do you drive to work? I DON’T HAVE A JOB. WAH WAHHHHHH
Hooked on a Mealing
Today was a weird day. By weird I mean lazy. I just can't bring myself to get going. And I think my food intake was too salty and I didn’t have the water consumption to make up for it. I just can’t get energized, even though my foods are healthy (despite the aforementioned salt – dinner and the veggie crunchers specifically) Oh and my technical lunch was a cup of veggie crunchers. I need to take a break from those things again.
I’ve been so lethargic these past few days. I haven’t exercised since Wednesday! Geez. I have a feeling that Monday’s weigh in will be a gain, or the same. I doubt it’ll be lower. I haven’t checked on the scale yet.
I need to get to the track tomorrow. Will I? Stay tuned. Hrrrmph! Tomorrow needs to be a good day!
*
Vitamins – Check!
My water intake is too pitiful and low to tell you. It’s embarrassing. Fine. 16 oz, plus a few sips out of my water bottle. I’ve just been so damn lazy all day.
Breakfast:
*half a banana
*egg sandwich: egg subst., ¼ cup fat free mozz. cheese, ketchup, baby spinach, arnold’s sandwich thin
*cup of coffee, black
“Lunch”/Snack:
*cup veggie crunchers
Dinner:
*”lasagna”: marinara sauce, cottage cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic salt, spinach, fat free mozzarella, thinly sliced zucchini and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese baked in the oven
*one dinner roll (120 cals) with ICBINB spray
Dessert:
*8 marshmallows :-P
(Almost 100% on the veggie/fruit at every meal. I intended to just have those crunchers as a snack, and then have lunch later...and I literally lost track of time playing Super Mario Brothers 3. I kid you not.)
I’ve been so lethargic these past few days. I haven’t exercised since Wednesday! Geez. I have a feeling that Monday’s weigh in will be a gain, or the same. I doubt it’ll be lower. I haven’t checked on the scale yet.
I need to get to the track tomorrow. Will I? Stay tuned. Hrrrmph! Tomorrow needs to be a good day!
*
Vitamins – Check!
My water intake is too pitiful and low to tell you. It’s embarrassing. Fine. 16 oz, plus a few sips out of my water bottle. I’ve just been so damn lazy all day.
Breakfast:
*half a banana
*egg sandwich: egg subst., ¼ cup fat free mozz. cheese, ketchup, baby spinach, arnold’s sandwich thin
*cup of coffee, black
“Lunch”/Snack:
*cup veggie crunchers
Dinner:
*”lasagna”: marinara sauce, cottage cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic salt, spinach, fat free mozzarella, thinly sliced zucchini and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese baked in the oven
*one dinner roll (120 cals) with ICBINB spray
Dessert:
*8 marshmallows :-P
(Almost 100% on the veggie/fruit at every meal. I intended to just have those crunchers as a snack, and then have lunch later...and I literally lost track of time playing Super Mario Brothers 3. I kid you not.)
11 December 2009
Straightjacket Mealing
Well, everything was fine until dinner. I overate. I don’t know why I did it. Maybe it was boredom, maybe it was because I didn’t exercise, maybe it’s because it’s almost time for…that time. (ugh) I don’t know. I just felt antsy and hungry and restricted, so I guess I acted out by eating stuff I wouldn’t normally eat? Maybe.
The rest of the day was good though. And technically I did have veggies or fruit at every meal, so that goal was accomplished.
Vitamins – Check!
Water – 76oz. better than yesterday, that’s for sure!
Breakfast:
*oatmeal with blueberries, raspberries, slivered almonds
Lunch:
*sandwich: tzatziki sauce, roasted red pepper, spinach, toasted arnold’s thin
*cup of cottage cheese
Snack:
*100 calorie bag of 94% fat free kettle corn popcorn
Snack:
*cup veggie crunchers
Dinner:
*two big tacos: yellow rice, ham, corn, cheese, light sour cream, tortillas (whole wheat high fiber/lowcarb) Okay they were probably more like burritos, and I had two. They were either gigantic tacos or medium size burritos. Either way I ate too much.
The rest of the day was good though. And technically I did have veggies or fruit at every meal, so that goal was accomplished.
Vitamins – Check!
Water – 76oz. better than yesterday, that’s for sure!
Breakfast:
*oatmeal with blueberries, raspberries, slivered almonds
Lunch:
*sandwich: tzatziki sauce, roasted red pepper, spinach, toasted arnold’s thin
*cup of cottage cheese
Snack:
*100 calorie bag of 94% fat free kettle corn popcorn
Snack:
*cup veggie crunchers
Dinner:
*two big tacos: yellow rice, ham, corn, cheese, light sour cream, tortillas (whole wheat high fiber/lowcarb) Okay they were probably more like burritos, and I had two. They were either gigantic tacos or medium size burritos. Either way I ate too much.
10 December 2009
Meals Like Today
Not much to talk about today. Didn't exercise, just the LOC exhibit and relaxing.
Vitamins – Check!
Water – a measly 56oz! I seem to drink less water on the days I don’t exercise, but it’s a little extreme today.
Breakfast:
*half a banana
*glass/cup of milk
*two pumpkin waffles toasted with ICBINB spray
Lunch:
*100 calorie wrap, romaine lettuce, grilled tilapia seasoned with old bay, mango salsa
*cup veggie crunchers
Dinner:
*cup of cottage cheese
*sautéed onions and peppers
(almost 100% on the veggie/fruit at each meal...I'm not sold on just the lettuce from the wrap :-P)
Vitamins – Check!
Water – a measly 56oz! I seem to drink less water on the days I don’t exercise, but it’s a little extreme today.
Breakfast:
*half a banana
*glass/cup of milk
*two pumpkin waffles toasted with ICBINB spray
Lunch:
*100 calorie wrap, romaine lettuce, grilled tilapia seasoned with old bay, mango salsa
*cup veggie crunchers
Dinner:
*cup of cottage cheese
*sautéed onions and peppers
(almost 100% on the veggie/fruit at each meal...I'm not sold on just the lettuce from the wrap :-P)
Just something I was thinking about earlier this afternoon…
My parents and I went into DC today to the Library of Congress; they are showing an exhibit of Herblock’s (actual name: Herb Block) political cartoons and we wanted to see it. The man worked for the Washington Post from 1946 to 2001. That’s insane.
Anyway, my ramblings don’t really relate to Herblock. But man, that guy was awesome.
Focus, self! Okay, so as I was getting ready, I just threw on some jeans, a blouse, and a cardigan to go over it. Then wrapped myself in a scarf and light jacket, slipped into my black flats that I wear almost everywhere, and I was out the door.
It wasn’t until a few hours later that I realized how incredibly easy it was for me to get dressed this morning, and more importantly, feel good in what I had on.
…It didn’t take over an hour to find the right shirt that felt right but also didn’t act as a sausage casing. I didn’t have to tug and pull or shift and scrunch and deal with all the smoke and mirrors it used to take to get me out the door feeling even remotely secure with my clothing choice.
…I could actually button the cardigan.
…I didn’t have to do squats and lunges to get my jeans just a centimeter looser to not cut off my circulation.
…I didn’t have to wear extra layers of regular clothes (and go through the same process above to find them) to make up for the fact that I didn’t have a jacket that fit me.
Yes, I still am in a transition phase; I have clothes that I love that are too big for me now (eventual tailoring will take place) and some that don’t fit me yet, or at least not to the standard of comfortably wearing it out in public. But for the most part, it’s so much easier for me to get dressed.
Such a simple concept that I don’t think I knew could be changed by losing weight. Of course I was physically capable of dressing myself previously (though it didn’t feel that way when tights entered the picture) but it wasn't easy, just like climbing stairs was a pain in the ass. So it's fitting that just as now I can whisk myself up both flights of stairs in our townhouse, I can throw on an outfit in 10 minutes and it comes together from Idea to Wearing It with ease.
The best part is knowing it's only gonna get better.
Anyway, my ramblings don’t really relate to Herblock. But man, that guy was awesome.
Focus, self! Okay, so as I was getting ready, I just threw on some jeans, a blouse, and a cardigan to go over it. Then wrapped myself in a scarf and light jacket, slipped into my black flats that I wear almost everywhere, and I was out the door.
It wasn’t until a few hours later that I realized how incredibly easy it was for me to get dressed this morning, and more importantly, feel good in what I had on.
…It didn’t take over an hour to find the right shirt that felt right but also didn’t act as a sausage casing. I didn’t have to tug and pull or shift and scrunch and deal with all the smoke and mirrors it used to take to get me out the door feeling even remotely secure with my clothing choice.
…I could actually button the cardigan.
…I didn’t have to do squats and lunges to get my jeans just a centimeter looser to not cut off my circulation.
…I didn’t have to wear extra layers of regular clothes (and go through the same process above to find them) to make up for the fact that I didn’t have a jacket that fit me.
Yes, I still am in a transition phase; I have clothes that I love that are too big for me now (eventual tailoring will take place) and some that don’t fit me yet, or at least not to the standard of comfortably wearing it out in public. But for the most part, it’s so much easier for me to get dressed.
Such a simple concept that I don’t think I knew could be changed by losing weight. Of course I was physically capable of dressing myself previously (though it didn’t feel that way when tights entered the picture) but it wasn't easy, just like climbing stairs was a pain in the ass. So it's fitting that just as now I can whisk myself up both flights of stairs in our townhouse, I can throw on an outfit in 10 minutes and it comes together from Idea to Wearing It with ease.
The best part is knowing it's only gonna get better.
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