The good news is that my capri's from last year (which are also from the year before) still fit.
The bad news is that my capri's from last year (which are also from the year before) still fit.
I think it's time for more coffee.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
March Confessions
1. I'm bad at blogging consistently.
2. I didn't do the thing I said I was going to do in the January confession... I started asking the important questions, and didn't quite get the right answers.
3. Health Care Bill... I don't care. I probably should. My extremely conservative parents and friends would say I should, my extremely liberal smf and friends would say I should. I just don't.
4. Coffee... coffee is the key to everything that is good and right in this world.
5. I shaved my legs this weekend for the first time since January... and the tmi is that it stopped up my drain.
6. I'm still tracking everyday... but I've managed to gain almost 10 pounds since january, and it's got me in a funk.
7. The mug I wrote about in my very first post broke... well, the handle broke off.
8. I have a secret about "&" that I will not be sharing.
9. I miss having friends to go out with. I was in bed by 7:30 Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 comes out in November... I'm planning a trip to SF for the event.
2. I didn't do the thing I said I was going to do in the January confession... I started asking the important questions, and didn't quite get the right answers.
3. Health Care Bill... I don't care. I probably should. My extremely conservative parents and friends would say I should, my extremely liberal smf and friends would say I should. I just don't.
4. Coffee... coffee is the key to everything that is good and right in this world.
5. I shaved my legs this weekend for the first time since January... and the tmi is that it stopped up my drain.
6. I'm still tracking everyday... but I've managed to gain almost 10 pounds since january, and it's got me in a funk.
7. The mug I wrote about in my very first post broke... well, the handle broke off.
8. I have a secret about "&" that I will not be sharing.
9. I miss having friends to go out with. I was in bed by 7:30 Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 comes out in November... I'm planning a trip to SF for the event.
Monday, January 25, 2010
January Confessions
1. I hate cooked celery. This is a rather new occurrence.
2. I'm obsessed with cherry pie filling. Odd, since as much as I love cherries, I'm not big on cherry flavored things.
3. It's been a really hard winter and I'm getting up the nerve to tell my parents I'm moving to California hopefully before next winter, and trying to get the nerve to tell them why.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Perseverance is the Key... I think
I have fake confidence. I've been walking around masquerading my insecurities and fears pretending to be confident in the hope confidence will grow and hopefully overshadow my doubts. I wish I believed more in myself. I wish I could sit here and say "I can do it!" Really, I sit here and say "I think I can. I think I can. I think I can."
Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time.'"
I've always known that picking a diet and following it for six weeks wouldn't work... at least not for me. Mostly because six weeks would only get me a fraction of the way to where I need to be. But, I think if I can make it six weeks... then I make it another six weeks... and then another six weeks after that. Well, what happens if I screw up within those six weeks... what do I do? Normally I would give up. I would decide it's not worth... in reality what I'm deciding is I'm not worth it.
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford
I'm slowly learning two things... 1. I AM worth it and 2. Perseverance is one of the most important aspects. Making a mistake isn't that big a deal... facing those obstacles and getting over them that is what is important. I need to keep my eye on the goal. When I face an obstacle, I need to remind myself that I can do this... perseverance is the key... keep on keeping on. And whatever other tacky phrases I can come up with.
"When the world says, 'Give up,'Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time.'"
~Author Unknown
So, in my attempt to persevere, I am setting little goals for myself to help me achieve the big goal. At WW they call this... well, I don't remember... building blocks maybe? I would look it up but all my stuff is at home and I am not.
I didn't even really realize it, but I was doing this. By tracking and journaling everything I eat, and then by meal planning. I've been setting and accomplishing little goals. My next little goal is to eat slower.
I eat fast. It's something I'm starting to realize more and more as I start to eat around other people more. I finish way ahead of everyone else, and usually make myself sick from eating too much. So, I'm going to slow down. Enjoy the food. Sip water. Enjoy the conversation around me. This is something I can do. Something that will help me reach the ultimate goal of weight loss.
All this being said, here is tomorrow's meal plan.
Breakfast-
Muffin-2
Yogurt Smoothie-2
NF Latte-2
Total-6
Pts Left-31
Snack-
Yogurt-1
Almonds-3
Total-4
Pts Left-28
Lunch-
Tortilla-3
Laughing cow light wedge-1
Ham-2
Celery-0
Cucumber-0
Bell Pepper-0
Fiber 1 yogurt-0
Total-6
Pts Left-22
Snack
Apple-2
Babybel light-1
Total-3
Pts Left-19
Dinner-
Chipotle Steak Burrito Bowl-14
Total-14
Pts Left-5
Snack-
Apple-2
Ginger Snaps-3
Total-5
Pts Left-0
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Garfield: My Long Lost Cousin
A couple of months ago my friend said that I reminded him a lot of Garfield. He was responding to one of my status updates on Facebook. I believe it had something to with a status update... this one to be exact "Good Morning Quad Venti non-fat Sugar free vanilla mocha. How nice of you to join me this morning." His exact comment was "Sometimes, you sound like Garfield."
I have no problem with this. I love Garfield. He is the definition of cool. He just also happens to be fat and lazy. But hey, so am I.
Well, yesterday I got onto the scale (because I have this obsessive thing about weighing every morning... I know I know, you're not supposed to do that, but I do)and I lost my balance a little and heard a crack. Well, the display was still working... and it still showed that it was thinking, but when it came time to do display the weight, it kept flashing "Err". After the 5th time of trying, I got a vision of Garfield standing on the scale and the scale talking to him. So, I looked down at the scale and stuck out my tongue.
In the end, it really doesn't matter because I do go to my WW meeting to get weighed, I just don't like to be too surprised. If I'm going to go up I like to be prepared. Anyway, with all this being said, I start meal planning again this week. I actually did it everyday last week, but only posted two days here, because I didn't have time to post in the evenings.
Today I started kitty sitting for one of my moms coworkers. They have a stationary bicycle and I thought I would try to use it at least a little everyday. We'll see how it goes.
Anyway, meal plan for Monday, September 14th.
Breakfast
I have no problem with this. I love Garfield. He is the definition of cool. He just also happens to be fat and lazy. But hey, so am I.
Well, yesterday I got onto the scale (because I have this obsessive thing about weighing every morning... I know I know, you're not supposed to do that, but I do)and I lost my balance a little and heard a crack. Well, the display was still working... and it still showed that it was thinking, but when it came time to do display the weight, it kept flashing "Err". After the 5th time of trying, I got a vision of Garfield standing on the scale and the scale talking to him. So, I looked down at the scale and stuck out my tongue.
In the end, it really doesn't matter because I do go to my WW meeting to get weighed, I just don't like to be too surprised. If I'm going to go up I like to be prepared. Anyway, with all this being said, I start meal planning again this week. I actually did it everyday last week, but only posted two days here, because I didn't have time to post in the evenings.
Today I started kitty sitting for one of my moms coworkers. They have a stationary bicycle and I thought I would try to use it at least a little everyday. We'll see how it goes.
Anyway, meal plan for Monday, September 14th.
Breakfast
Apple Bran Muffin-2
Yogurt Smoothie-2
NF Latte-2
Total-6
Pts left-31
Snack
Yogurt-2
Berries-1
Total-3
Pts Left-28
Lunch
Tortilla-3
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge-1
Ham-2
Veggies-0
Fiber 1 Yogurt-0
Total-6
Pts Left-22
Snack
Large Apple (very large)-3
Babybell Light Cheese-1
Total-4
Pts Left-18
So, I don't have dinner planned. I'm going to pick something up on the way home. I'm thinking of this pan asian place for dinner.. so maybe terriyaki with brown rice or some sort of noodles. We shall see.
Ok. I'm off to rot my brain in front of the tv. Vampire Diaries is on. :) I've been wanting to watch it.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
At the End of the Day
I'm super tired today. I have to be honest, I'm feeling really defeated. The good news is, I did OK with my eating and sticking to my meal plan with a couple of exceptions. Instead of having a peach, I made mixed fruit. I forgot my almonds and my banana, and I added licorice. Which is OK. Oh... and I was a bit hungry after dinner, so I had a piece of bed with PB. So, I went over my points by two. In the end though, I still have 24 of my 35 extra weekly points left. So technically it fit in.
I made tomorrows meal plan on the train tonight on my way home. I was a bit distracted by the ADORABLE toddler in the seat ahead of me and his smiling and waving and showing off.
Anyway, I'm setting this meal plan into the cyber world knowing that probably no one will read it, but that's OK. I'll know it's here.
Breakfast
Toast-2
Egg-2
Cheese-1
Latte-2
Total-7
Pts Left-30
Snack-
Mixed fruit-2
Yogurt-2
Total-4
Pts Left-26
Lunch
Sandwich-5
Banana-2
Veggies-0
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge-1
Total-9
Pts Left-18
Snack-
Almonds-3
Total- 3
Pts left-15
Dinner-
Grilled Chicken Breast-3
Stuffing -4
Salad w/dressing-2
Total-9
Pts Left-4
Well, I have super cold toes, so I'm heading to bed. Type at ya later.
I made tomorrows meal plan on the train tonight on my way home. I was a bit distracted by the ADORABLE toddler in the seat ahead of me and his smiling and waving and showing off.
Anyway, I'm setting this meal plan into the cyber world knowing that probably no one will read it, but that's OK. I'll know it's here.
Breakfast
Toast-2
Egg-2
Cheese-1
Latte-2
Total-7
Pts Left-30
Snack-
Mixed fruit-2
Yogurt-2
Total-4
Pts Left-26
Lunch
Sandwich-5
Banana-2
Veggies-0
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge-1
Total-9
Pts Left-18
Snack-
Almonds-3
Total- 3
Pts left-15
Dinner-
Grilled Chicken Breast-3
Stuffing -4
Salad w/dressing-2
Total-9
Pts Left-4
Well, I have super cold toes, so I'm heading to bed. Type at ya later.
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