The PAPrincess' Diary

Day # 163

MTM, I love the new avatar! You look fantastic!

Activities... I LOVE to walk, I do. I just can't seem to win the battle over the snooze button. The thing is when I do walk, I feel so much better, have so much energy. And, I know from experience it will put a real jump in my weightloss. Maybe I need to hire someone to call me at 6 in the morning and force me to get up! Ooh, if he's hot, that just may help! ;-) Let me know if you know of anyone!

On to the day's post....

Hello! It's 23 degrees here today. I had to walk across the bridge from parking because I work 11-7 and the shuttle stops at 10. It is so friggin' cold. My toes were popsicles and I couldn't feel my legs when I got in. At least one good thing came of it, it made me move faster! And, you'd think with me having such a late start today I could've gotten up and exercised? Heck no! I hit that snooze and slept until 9:30. I don't even do that on the weekends! What is wrong with me? I have such an aversion to exercise. I am allergic to it, I think!!! And, it's near impossible for me to exercise Tues. and Thurs. mornings since I have such long days with classes, I like to treat myself to that extra hour of sleep. I think I've gone overboard on treating myself. I'm going to have to light a fire under my butt!

Anyway, last night was good. Did my fish and broccoli combo with some sugar-free jello. And, I found Swiss Miss makes a good Diet Cocoa, only 25 calories. I've been rounding out my evenings with that because it warms me up! A good dollup of fat-free whipped cream on top helps, too! :)

Today I did another half-banana smoothie because I had a half a banana left. Tomorrow I'll be back with the pumpkin smoothies. For lunch I'm going to go out and get a tuna wrap from Au Bon Pain. I didn't want to carry lunch in my backpack as I ran across that bridge this morning. That probably would've resulted in a jello explosion! The wrap i usually get is 541 calories, so I'll have to keep tonight's choices very light. Probably just some broccoli and jello. Uh, not at the same time ;-) Tomorrow will be easy to keep on track because I have class 6-9, so that automatically makes me behave in the evening. One of the "perks" of being enrolled.

I am so cold here today. My fingers are frozen as well as my toes. I love having a window in my office, but the it isn't sealed properly and it gets near frigid in here. Brr brr brrr!!! I'm going to definitely have to break out the space heater! Hope it warms up soon!!
 
OK girl, pm me your phone number and I'll give you a call.

Granted, I'm 3 hours behind you - so you'll either get a call at 3am your time when I go to bed, or 9 am your time when I get up ;)

But um...I'm sure there are some HOT guys on this forum in your time zone ;)

Have a good day hun, keep at it!
 
Interesting reading...

MTM you are too funny! I'm normally up at 3 a.m. with a puppy pee run, so I won't need that call and by 9 a.m. my butt better be at work! ;-)

I found this article online this morning. Apparently my bedroom blinds are to blame for my laziness. WOOHOO, I finally have an excuse, err, I mean reason!

Everyone knows that ordering 64-ounce sodas and always driving instead of walking contribute to tightening waistbands. But your house can harbor other, less obvious diet enemies: the wrong size juice glasses pack on an extra 8 pounds a year; lined curtains in your bedroom may contribute to that "I'm too tired to exercise" feeling. And the type of TV stand you have could affect both your eating and exercising habits. In short, your house may be making you fat.

Now I can't remove the blinds because I'm on ground level and I don't want killers watching me sleep. So wahlah, the mystery is solved!

There are tons of tips in this article. Take a look... most make a lot of sense!

Is Your House Making You Fat?
 
Day # 164

The terrific news of the day is that my class tonight was cancelled. HOORAY!!! I was so not looking forward to going to class tonight. I'm so happy, I'm so happy!!!

The next good news is that I fit into a smaller size sweater. I pulled it out of storage last night and tried it on. It's actually a little too big. Can you believe that? I completely forgot about it and I could've been wearing it the past month or so. All of my dress skirts for work are too big, too. I mean, they're not falling down around my ankles big, but they are big enough that throughout the day I will catch them completely having turned themselves around so the back is now my front and vice versa! The skirt I have on today is too big, but luckily it is a drawstring. So, I pulled it really tight and redistributed the fabric as evenly as I can. I really don't want to invest in too many new clothes. Even the smaller-size pants that I was so excited to fit into again about a month ago are now fairly loose. I have them in three colors, too. So that's three days of work wear I am almost too small to wear. It's a shame on one hand, because I do so love those pants. They are great for work and super comfortable. I'm sure I can make them last at least another month or so. However, yesterday I noticed the blue pair were majorly sagging in the caboose in a most unflattering way because they are too big back there! If I last out winter, my "once-skinny" summer clothes should fit well by mid-May. Let's hope. I have some super-cute sundresses that have been locked up in storage for the past 3 summers. They want out! It's exciting to be too small for clothes, but on the other hand, it's not like I have this boatload of money to replace things. I spent a lot of money on clothes (for work especially) and I hate to just toss them to Goodwill. Maybe I should try selling some? I have some super-nice sweaters that are in good condition that would love a new home. As well as about 10 pairs of jeans that no longer fit. Ok, enough whining about my loss of favorite clothes. I'm sure by summer I'll be happy they are long gone.

Did well last night. After my semi-high lunch wrap, I just had some broccoli and jello for dinner. And, then finished it off with a diet Swiss Miss cup 'o cocoa. It worked well to warm me up last night. It was so super cold when I got home. Today I had a pumpkin smoothie for breakfast and for lunch I have a spaghetti lean crapzene and jello. Oh, and I'll probably nab a handful of pretzels from the pretzel jar. For dinner I'll have more broccoli and the fish I've come to love. And, yet again more jello. I feel the jello is a good addition. If you get the sugar-free jello from Wal-Mart it's only 5 calories for per serving. So, you can load up on the entire box for only 20 calories. That's a pretty big volume. It makes me feel better eating so much of something since I no longer eat good stuff like plates full of real pasta or bags of chips 'n salsa! Anyway, by day's end I should be well within my calorie count I set for myself. And, tomorrow is weigh-in morning. I'm praying for a good return on my diet investment this past week. Wish me luck!

On another note, last night I was watching Paula Dean on Foodnetwork make Caramel Apple Streusel Cheesecake. It looked so darn good I was nearly drooling. At least if I can't eat the food, it gives me some solace to watch others make and enjoy it on television. It's not like I'd go make it at 10 p.m. (when it was on) anyway...so it's not much of a temptation.

It's nearly lunchtime... I guess I should see if anything needs done around here before I take my hour away from my desk.

Hope you're having a good day!
N.
 
Day # 165

I am disappointed. I weighed in and didn't lose a pound. I didn't gain one either, but still. After a week of really doing well you'd think there'd be at least a half-pound difference. Ugh, how frustrating!!!!! It only further goes to prove the point that I need to start exercising. Drat. Drat. Drat!!! What doesn't make sense is that I went through previously worn thinner winter clothes last night and I fit in yet a smaller size sweater. Today I'm wearing a Large sweater. I am very excited by that. I have been in sizes with a few X's in front of that L, so at least that is something to be happy about, right? And, yesterday a friend I hadn't seen since before Christmas stopped by the office and told me how much thinner I looked and how she could really tell in my face. Which, hey, that's a good thing, right? I can always hide what's from the neck down under clothes ;-)

Ok, so that's it. No more talking about it. I'm going to have to seriously start forcing myself to exercise daily. No ifs, ands, buts, or snooze buttons about it. Ok, starting Monday. I swear it....honestly. I'm going to give it a real true shot starting Monday. I know I have it in me. I do enjoy walking, when I get going. It's the get going part I have a problem with. I do so love to sleep in. I love my bed. Love love love love love it! I just need a zap to push myself out the door in the morning. Perhaps if I started sleeping in my walking gear and just had to tie on tennis shoes that might help? I have to figure this out. And, going to sleep earlier does me no good, it just makes me crave MORE sleep. Hello, my name is Nicole and I am addicted to sleeping! I need a 12-step program!

So, last night I had a lean crapzene. It was about 280 calories. I also had jello at 20 calories and diet hot cocoa at 25 calories. I was cleaning and involved in the sweater search in storage, so I didn't feel like making more dishes. I can eat the crapzene from the container. It's a no-brainer and easy clean. I then promptly watched the Thursday night lineup on NBC. I could have and should have used that time to exercise. But, I just love "The Office."

I had my pumpkin smoothie for breakfast. Today for lunch they are treating us to Chinese. I ordered broccoli in garlic sauce and brown rice. I figured that was the healthiest on the menu. And, I got hot 'n sour soup. I just love that soup. (It's a lunch special, comes with soup.) I love egg rolls, love them! So, it's hard to pass them up for soup, but it's a good choice. For dinner I'm not sure what I'll do. My friend and I are heading somewhere. Not sure if it's Mexican or Houlihan's. As much as I love Houlihan's I'm hoping she doesn't pick it because the fried mushrooms (as big as my head!) are sooooooo tempting. I mean I have to have them when I go there. It's a moral imperative! Hopefully I can control the tempting 'Shrooms and I'll make a wise choice. And, then it's on to the weekend. I need to be strong and in control! NO MORE LASAGNA, MOM!! I swear if she makes another high-fat, high-calorie meal, I'm just going to have to stop going there on Sundays. It's way too tempting!

Anyway, back to work. Have a good weekend!

N.
 
is your 'girlie thing' due? if so that can cause water weight for a week :)
I would have thought 'shrooms are low calorie - even fried they cant be that bad surely :O
 
Days # 166-168

Wishes, nope, that "girlie" thing isn't due for another week, week and a half. That shouldn't be the culprit. I wish though.

Not much to report. I did ok over the weekend. I generally let myself splurge and I did. I had some cake for dessert yesterday and then some light ice cream last night. I shouldn't have, but I did. Case closed. I'm not going to dwell on my Sunday extra calories.

Today I did get up early to walk. I was up and out of bed at 6 a.m., seriously! But, don't get too excited. I looked outside and the sidewalks were total ice. I wasn't going to risk slipping, sliding, and breaking a bone. So, if they are better when I get home, I'll go for a walk then.

I did ok today. Did a banana smoothie. And for lunch a lean crapzene, small handful of pretzels and sugar-free jello. I have a ton of reading to finish up tonight, so that should keep me fairly busy. Too busy to be thinking about food, hopefully.

I caught a look at some pictures my sister sent from Christmas. YOWSA. You think you look pretty good, and then weeks later someone shows you definitive proof that NO you do NOT! Makes me want to just go run a thousand miles, that's how bad they are. I wish she'd delete those pics permanently! UGH.

I don't really have much else to report. I'm in a blah kind of mood today. It's the weather. Or maybe it's those totally unflattering pictures. Either way, my good mood is completely gone. It's so grey and icky out. I hate it.

Hope you're having a good day.
N.
 
Don't worry about those pictures Princess - you're actively working towards changing that image - and you'll be happy to see progress further down the road :)
 
I know, thanks for the encouragement. I just am feeling so blah today. This weather blows, literally. How can I walk when the forecast is so miserable all week? Ugh, it stinks! I hate cold...I seriously get chilled down to my bones.

Monday: Off and on snow flurries are possible along with variably cloudy skies. Patchy drizzle possible. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday night: Snow flurries early. Cloudy with a few snow showers possible late at night. Low 27F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Tuesday: Snow flurries and snow showers early with a chance of lingering snow showers later. High 33F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 40%.
Tuesday night: Cloudy. Snow showers possible after midnight. Low 29F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 40%.
Wednesday (24 hours): Snow showers. Highs in the low 30s and lows in the low 20s.
Thursday (24 hours): Mostly cloudy and windy with snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s and lows in the upper teens.
Friday (24 hours): Snow showers at times. Highs in the low 20s with temperatures nearly steady overnite.
Saturday (24 hours): Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 30s.
Sunday (24 hours): A few snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the low 20s.
 
EEEk!
I need to put on a coat just to enter this diary!

Just remember, spring IS coming!
 
you want me to paste the weather report for here?
its sun sun and more sun! lots of hot humid muggy icky sticky weather :/
 
Day # 169

I am incredibly jealous of you warm-weather weight watchers. It is not fair. It's sooo cold here.

Well, I did it. I forced myself to walk last night. It was snowing. It was cold. And, it was icy. I got up to the top of the sidewalk, slid, and came back in to grab my grippy-thingies. They attached to your shoes and allow you to walk in the snow and ice with traction. They are an excellent item to have for anyone who walks in the winter weather. I didn't slip at all last night. I highly recommend them. I got them from QVC a few years back and completely forgot I had them. (Pic below). Use the QVC website to order.

Item Number F27841
Get-A-Grip Advanced Winter Traction Slip-on Spikes
Retail Value $33.00
QVC Price $19.96
Shipping and Handling $4.47

I walked about 3½ ish miles? I'm guessing. I couldn't find my pedometer. I was out for just under an hour, probably around 55 minutes total. It was freezing cold, there was snow blowing in my face, but I did it. I forced myself into exercising. I hated every second of it, but I did it ;-) I did, however, pass on it this morning for a couple of good solid reasons. The first being it was SOOOO COLD. The second and more importantly, I have a terrible cough and decided not to push it two days in a row in the cold. At least it was a little warmer last night when I went. And, third, I have class tonight until 10 p.m. It is going to be a long enough day as it is without adding an extra hour to the morning. I hope I make it through the day.

Last night I ate a lean crapzene at about 320 calories. It was baked ziti. YUM. I also had diet hot cocoa with a tad of fat-free reddi whip and some jello, too. Total daily calories came in just over 915-920. I guess I could've eaten more. I wonder how many calories a cough drop has? I did have a few of those yesterday and I'm fairly certain that they were not sugar-free.

Today I had another banana smoothie (about 240 calories, give or take). For lunch I have a baked turkey lean crapzene that's only 210 calories. And, of course jello and a handful of pretzels. I have to have something to crunch. I figure 10 mini-pretzels won't kill me. They are fat-free after all. That leaves me quite a bit of calories for dinner, but not a lot of time. I have to zip home between work and class to walk the dogs. I bet they'll be mad at me. They are going to (most likely) have to wait until after 10 tonight to get fed. If I feed them in between, I don't think they'll have enough time to digest and go out again. That could lead to a mess at 10. Maybe since this is only another 6 weeks in this class I could start leaving at 3:30 instead of 4:30 and give myself more time. We'll see how it works tonight. I'm sure they're gonna be ticked. Anyway, I'm just probably going to have chicken noodle soup for dinner. I could use it anyway. Maybe it will knock out this cold and congestion. I'm hoping anyway!

Hope you all have a good day.

N.
 
It doesn't take long to get sick of Pennsylvania winters. I don't know how many more years I can take it mydamnself. Let's hang in there tho, I still wanna hold you to having a Primati's with me when we both hit our goal weights :)

I know, not much of an incentive but this Nyquil and dead winter is leaving me in low content mode. No denying the zippity-do-da is at a premium right now :(

Winter sucks.
 
Awww, poor Trucker and Princess. I've heard yesterday was supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. I totally agree. I was in such a mood yesterday. And, now I'm sick to boot. Ugh. I'm hating this weather. I'm about ready to pick up and move to a tropical island with the dogs. They also agree the weather stinks. They love to play in the snow, but HATE going out to do their business. It makes for a long morning for me fighting them to "go potty now!!!" I can hear my own frustration. They must think I'm crazy.

We'll beat these illnesses! On the bright side of sickness, I have very little appetite!!
 
PAPrincess72 said:
. I've heard yesterday was supposed to be the most depressing day of the year.
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You read that too ?? Great minds read alike :p The article was a bit of a numbers game but certainly believable. I'm sure one would have a hard time convincing millionaires sun-drenching in the Bahamas about all that !!
 
Hey Princess!
Good for you for getting out there and walking in that weather!! That is amazing! And it's safe to assume, I don't think I could have done it!

And did someone mention a WLF party in the Bahamas?
 
Day # 170

Oh MTM, if someone would arrange a group convention to the Bahamas, I would be SO there! You're from Cali, right? No way you could survive this cold blast we're having this week. The highs during the day don't really hit 30. I don't mind walking in this weather. It definitely keeps you moving. And, I really don't have much of a choice from say December through end of March some years. Just have to suck it up and face the cold....easier said that done!

It is so cold here today. And, it's snowing again. I guess they really call it flurrying, but it's snow to me all the same. I slept in. I decided my warm toasty bed was a better alternative to getting up to walk in such cold weather. I'll go tonight after work. It seems to work better that way. I shouldn't even try to force myself up early. There's no way I'm going to want to go out in the cold. I'll try again tomorrow, but only because I can't walk after work because of class. Hopefully the snooze button won't get a work out tomorrow morning and I will instead! Now, come summer, I'll force myself up in the morning when it's too hot to walk in the evenings. But for now, I like sleeping in ... that toasty warm bed just calls me by name!

I did ok yesterday. For dinner I had a piece of fish (100 calories) and a baked potato (162 calories). I nuked it and threw on some fat-free cheddar and salsa. I can't imagine the whole meal, with the jello was more than 330 calories, give or take. I also had some diet cocoa with some fat-free whipped cream before bed. It brings yesterday's calorie total to just under 900 calories.

Class was ok last night. I was still coughing up a storm and the room was so so so hot. I could barely breathe. Then, glory of all glories, the instructor said at 9:20 we could leave. A full 40 mins. early. HOORAY. I never was so happy to get to leave this school! The dogs were happy, too. Since they had to wait until I returned home to eat! They were starving!! I'm going to have to re-think how to handle them on the 10 p.m. class nights. The poor pups!

Today I mixed things up a bit with breakfast. Oh yeah, stand back...this may get too exciting! I used the vanilla shake mix with a handful of mixed fruit from the Dole frozen mixed fruit bag. It had some honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple and grapes. It turned out to be very tasty. I may have to save the pumpkin shake for just a few times a week. I'm starting to get a bit tired of it, so before I hate it, I'm going to start having a different smoothie each morning. Since the fruit was frozen and I added an ice cube, too, it came out so think and yummy, almost like a real milkshake! I said almost ;-)

For lunch I have a lean crapzene, I believe it's in the 230 calorie range. I am STARVING today. I just want to eat everything I see and that's not like me. I'm keeping it under control. Since it's my late day I can't have lunch until 2. I will be trying to put food out of my mind until then! I plan on walking straight away when I get home, so I don't get side-tracked. Then, I will eat dinner. Probably soup or another frozen dinner. They are so convenient and I don't have to do anymore dishes than one fork. I love that part!!

It is FREEZING today in my office. I just want to go home and curl up in my warm toasty bed! Hope it's warm where you are!!

N.
 
Day # 171

I went for another walk last night when I got home. It was both freezing and snowing. I never walked so fast in my life. I had wanted to include a picture of the snow-covered sidewalks so you can see what I had to deal with, but the attachment feature is not working for some reason. Oh why oh why couldn't I have started re-fitnessing back when the weather was nice and warm! This is so hard keeping up with. I seriously thought about going this morning before work, but it's very cold at 5:45 a.m. I opted to sleep since it's last night tonight (class until 9 p.m.) Hopefully I can find the energy to get up tomorrow morning. Let's hope.

Last night I did ok. What did I have, hmm...oh yeah baked turkey frozen meal. I believe it was lean crapzene brand at 210 calories followed with some sugar-free jello and then much later a diet hot cocoa/fat-free reddi whip combo. I'm not that big a fan of hot cocoa, but it warms me up. And, I do so love the whipped cream factor ;-)

Today I had another fruity smoothie. I had more strawberry than anything else. It was a peachy/strawberry/grape kind of blend. It was definitely more pink than yesterdays. I'm kind of liking this new mixed fruit approach to smoothies. It's a new taste experience and all I do is put a spoon into the same frozen bag of mixed fruit. Yum! I just finished some fat-free pretzels as a snack. I matched them up with some mustard for dipping. Yup, just regular old calorie-free mustard. I need it to make the pretzels more tasty. I imagine I'm eating a warm yummy soft pretzel when in fact I'm just eating a few hard mini-pretzels. I prefer to live in fantasy food land. My friend is coming in for lunch and we are heading to Au Bon Pain for our weekly southwestern tuna wrap. It takes up most of my calories for the day, but I don't care. I love it. It is so yummalicious! I'll have to eat very light for dinner tonight then. Probably just a cup of soup or something along that line.

It's been a pretty slow and uneventful day. I feel better, but I keep coughing and coughing still. Ugh, I'm sick of the cough! After lunch we have a staff meeting. So that should at least make the afternoon go by fast. And, as per usual fashion I'm sure I'll get bombarded with work. I usually do at the end of these meetings. Everyone gets reports assigned to them, but they all entail me providing the data. I should just do them all myself anyway and be done with it. After work, zip home to walk the dogs, and then back down to school. I'm hoping she doesn't keep us the full class. I hope, hope, hope!

Hope you're having a great day!

P.S. Sending this late. Got stuck in a meeting!
 
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