BmOhearn's diary

Today was a decent day.

Breakfast: PB&J sandwich
Snack: powerade-250 cals
Lunch: Reg. Honey Bacon Club on wheat bread at Quizno's with Diet Pepsi.

Thats if so far today.

I'd say PB&J was probably around 500 cals. I didnt make it, it was made for me when i woke up, so i dont know exactly.. but 500 sounds about right.

The honey bacon club-369 calories

1119 for the day so far. I'll have something small for dinner so that i dont go over my limit.

I got a call back from a restaurant "Bertucci's". I applied for like every position in the restaurant... (delivery, carry-out, host, waitress, bus, etc.)
i only want to waitress or host. So whatever. I"ll take what i can get... b/c if they like me at the company, i can always switch my position. Office Depot never called me back.

Not another restaurant....i already snacked too much at Uno's when i worked there. haha. BUt if i'm a waitress or something like that... i will be running around too much to snack.

I have the interview on wednesday afternoon. So i hope it goes well! My hopes are back up, and i feel great.
 
Hi there Bmo:) Haven't stopped by in awhile and just wanted to peek in and see what's up! I am sorry about the situation with your family. Just take care of yourself and hopfully he will come around. You are pretty!!! It is neat to see faces of the people that I read about:) You shouldn't speak bad about yourself! Glad to hear your having a good day and good luck on your job search!
 
Thanks everyone. I love comments. Since i want to get myself into running and stuff like that, i'm going to start running on Tuesday's and Thursday's before breakfast. (thanks to Sophie's challenge.)

I am ready to concentrate a lot harder on the diet thingy. I have needed to concentrate on school, family issues, finding a job, etc. But as of right this second i am taking care of myself in those areas. And I want to do this for myself. I've been putting Diet and Exercise on the back burners in my mind. I make time for it when i'm not too preoccupied thinking about other crap i have to worry about. I know i still have to think about all the other stuff...but i think i'm doing a little better.. and have come to a peace of mind stage with a few of the things. (my father, i have realized is going to come around soon enough and i can't let him ruin my life. i still cry myself to sleep about 3 nights a week b/c i HATE being in fights with my family. they mean so much to me. But i feel like i have to push it back, and bring diet and exercise forward) Job search-i have to do my best of course, but its not something that i can control all the time.

I want to restrict my calorie intake by alot. 1200 cal/day limit. So i wont think i have until 1500.- therefore i can have a LITTLE bit of wiggle room, and still not be cheating all that much. Make any sense?

Tomorrow is a cleaning day. (and a running day-yay Tuesday)

I baked in my Yeast Doughs class today (JEE... DUH i BAKED!) lemon poppy seed muffins with a glaze, cinnamon rolls, 4chocolate muffins (chocolate, chocolate chips with a white chocolate drizzle, and a milk chocolate drizzle), italian bread, and whole wheat rolls. DELICIOUS. i had 1/2 of the chocolate muffin, 1 cinnamon roll, and a slice of bread. (we try what we make. and i dont like lemon poppy seed muffins.)
 
I woke up at noon today. I went upstairs to see what i had to eat in the house and i found a Smart Ones frozen meal. It was Chicken Enchiladas Suiza. But i only ate half of it b/c it was kind of gross. So i also made a half of a grilled cheese sandwich.

1/2 frozen meal- 160 calories
1/2 grilled cheese sandwich- 220 calories

Total of 380 calories so far. With my new goal of 1200/day.. i have 820 calories left to use today.

I am full right now, so i dont plan on snacking for a few hours. But my next snack before dinner will be an apple. Then for dinner i'm not sure what i will do, but it might just be another 1/2 sandwich.

I'm going to my mother's house today to give her muffins i made in class yesterday. I also have to clean, and i want to play my game today.

Exercise- today i will do strength training. (sit-ups, and weight bench)

I didnt go running today, b/c its way too cold. I might go soon though. who knows. I know i'll feel good afterwards so it might be worth it..
 
yeah it was icy today so dont feel bad about the running thing - i only did about 10 minutes and then my lungs froze i swear lolzz#
you sound like youre doing well with your calories :)
your determination with them is really inspiring me
 
sophie- it feels good for someone to tell me that i inspire them. Its usually the other way around. lol.

other note- I'm aggravated today. I was supposed to do a bunch of things with Dan. But he wont get off his stupid computer game! ugh. I havent had any other snacks... but i havent had any exercise either.
 
Hi, just wondering how far along are you in your culinary program? I am in my last year(3rd), I am President of the Culinary Arts club, and I am not kitchen manager at the bar/grill I work at.... I noticed you said you wanted to be a waitstaff person at the job you applied for, if your going to school for culiary why not get a job in the back of the house? I always give the advice to new students that they should deffiently work in the field while going to school because then you can automatically know whats going on ect... but then you also find out some stuff they are doing wrong and they don't like to hear that lol, but hey got me a managers posistion :) BTW thanks for giving me boy advice :)
 
Just wanted to stop in and say HI! I am the paste and copy person today as I don't feel good. Just so you know if you this floating around in more than one diary!:D [/COLOR][/SIZE]
 
Chef Ashley: I'm only in my 2nd semester... so still year 1. I agree that i should work in the back of the house. but i'm stuck b/c ... well, read on... you'll understand why. But great advice Thankyou so much.

fsaiidni: I'm glad i'm not the only one. lol

Ok so here's whats up. I ate horrible today. I woke up early and had most of an apple and a few sips of tea. What? like 25 calories? then i had a pink lemonade at break time in my Cake Decorating class. 250 calories. I had a hash brown stick thingy.. no idea how many calories.. I'd guess 100. I though i was doing great, but then i fell asleep in the car, and bf went to bk and got me something for when i woke up. But its about 1000 calories. i ate most of it... i'm a pig, i was starving, and couldnt resist. (next time i'll tell him that i should be awake to choose my own meal) I am not eating dinner tonight. I'll have a bunch of water still. And i'm going to exercise my butt off tonight.

Great news... i got a job. I got hired at Bertucci's. which is an italian restaurant. I do not start off as a waitress... But doing carry out/take out.. whatever you want to call it. 8.00/hour. But once i learn the menu and the computers, then i can choose to be a waitress if i still want to. But here's the problem. I was also called by a grocery store.(stop and shop) to work in the bakery. well i have a job interview and i know how the store works.. if they call for an interview as long as you dont completely screw up the interview, you have the job. I havent called the grocery store back yet.

Someone help me figure out what i should do:

PRO's at the restaurant:
1. The atmosphere i like
2. Potential to move forward in the company.(waitress, manager...whatever)
3. In my career path (i will like the job down the line)
4. Excellent Experience (if i get basic training, i will be able to go anywhere.)

Con's at the Restaurant:
1. 30 mins away
2. At first... it will be a job that i dont really want to do. (carry out)

Pro's at the grocery store:
1. 5 mins away
2. in a union..hard to get fired.
3. will like the work (baking!!)
4. also in my career path. (i want to be in a bakery too.)
Con's at the grocery store:
1. i dont like the grocery store.(hate the atmosphere at a grocery store, but i like to bake. But then again i dont know what its like to work in the bakery.)
2. These people worked with Dan (my bf) a year ago. I won't be my own person, i'll be known as Dan's gf.
3. i dont know how much i get paid...but i have to pay union dues, which adds up.


I wouldnt mind working 2 jobs, but i dont know if the hours will mesh well. So i'd like to choose between them.

I am leaning towards the restaurant, though i would like both.

I havent called Stop and shop back yet... so nothing is permanent. But i have been hired at the restaurant already.


yesterday i didnt have any job... today i have 2!! lol.
 
congrats on the 2 jobs! I am a waitress veteran and I loved resturant work because everyday was a new experience with new people to talk to!!! I worked there for 7 years!!!! It was great and I was everything- busser, hostess, bartender, cocktail, manager, cook, maintenance, etc. I even loved doing the carryout!! So I am biased but yay resturant!!! :)
 
I feel great. I just took a walk. I havent done a walk in a long time. I tried doing the couch to 5K plan that fsaiidni posted. But when it came to the running part... i just can't do it. i havent run in years. i'm only 18, but i didnt run in highschool. i've been mostly the walking type of gal. But i would love to be able to run. But before i can run, i need to get in shape with walking. I did 15 minutes b/c it was way too cold to do more than that. It was 1 mile around, so i feel a little bit accomplished. I'll practice doing 15 mins, 2-3 days per week until it warms up. Still pretty good.

i feel really good about myself right now. My calories for the day are 1496. So i dont have anymore calories it spare... but i'm not even hungry... so its all good. I am so unbelievably proud of myself right now. i have job, and for ONCE since i've been on my diet...

i was tired and could have taken a nap...but i decided to take a walk, and then when i got back i could take a nap. I feel so great.

I really am exhausted now though. i've been tired all day. I'm suprised that I made it around the block! So i'm going to take a nap. Later tonight i am going to use the weight bench, and possibly do some sit-ups.

Dan and I are going to play a game together later tonight... when he's done on his damn video game. (world of warcraft). i play it too sometimes, but not nearly as much as he does. (he can play 15 hour days.)

So i'm feeling absolutely great. Tomorrow morning before school i might go for another walk. Depends what time i wake up, and how cold it is. I can always go when i get out of school.
 
another update: I was looking up on a bunch of different weight loss stuff online, and i found out that i really should only be having between 1200 and 1300 calories per day. So i've decided to try that. but as long as i keep it under 1500 i will consider it a good day. Here will be my break down:

1200-1300 cal: Excellent day

1301-1400 cal: Great day

1401-1500 cal: Good day

1501-1600 cal: Ok day.

Anymore than that is a bad day.


Today= Good day.
 
here's another update: I am going to push myself extra hard. I'm going to push myself extra hard with my exercise. I will take a walk every morning. 15mins at least- 1 mile. Except of course if the road is icy, or not plowed. Cuz then its dangerous. I think its a great idea. Soon enough i'll be able to run for a little bit.
 
haha. thanks bgs!

I think my motivation has gone really high up b/c i got a job. it makes me feel so much better! Its like new job, new weight... new ME
 
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