The PAPrincess' Diary

Day # 540

Hello everyone!

My two sisters and I headed off to our WW meeting at the butt-crack 'o dawn on Saturday morning (ok, so 9 a.m. isn't THAT early). I'm glad to say we all did very well. I lost 3.2 pounds, Jess lost 4 point something, and Amanda was the big loser of the week with 6.6. For a combined total of 13.8 + Jess' something for week two alone. We are doing great! Go us!! That puts us down a little over 30 pounds collectively for the past two weeks. We rock!

After the weigh in I decided to go get a treadmill. I've been thinking about it for a while and so Amanda and I headed off to Sear's and picked one up. I used it last night for 30 minutes. I only walked a little over 1.5 miles. This is why I never liked treadmills so much. I hate that you think you've gone so far and done so much and then you look down and it's barely anything :-( Still 30 minutes walking between 3.5 and 3.7 MPH (depending on how I was feeling) is better than sitting on my butt and doing nothing. I'm going to try to use it at least several times a week to make the purchase worthwhile. After walking 30 minutes, I then road my recumbent bike for about 20 minutes (most of Rachel Ray's travel show anyway) and then I used my BodyByJake situp thingy machine for three sets of 15. I was feeling pretty good about the exercise I got last night. Hopefully I can keep it up.

Not too much to report today. I had a smoothie for breakfast. I took vanilla mix with soy milk, threw in a couple of slices of frozen banana, a small squirt of sugar-free choc. syrup and a teaspoon of peanut butter. It was pretty tasty! Snack was a grapefruit. For lunch I had some of my turkey chili and fresh pineapple and strawberries. I completely forgot my treat - I meant to grab a pack of 100 calorie cookies. Not sure what I'll do for dinner, maybe another smoothie. Or, some soup. Or, maybe I'll go get the ingredients for one of the recipes in the cookbook we bought on Saturday at the WW meeting. We'll see what I have time to do.

Hope you had a great weekend. Mine, as always, was far too short!
 
Day # 541

Have to make this quick as the end of the day is nearing. Last night when I got home I took the dogs on a good long walk around the neighborhood. Slowly but surely each took a massive crap, which I then had to clean up - oh such fun. When we got back, I walked an additional 25-30 minutes on the treadmill. Then, I did 20 minutes on the bike and used my situppy machine thingy. I started to do a WW walking DVD that Amanda gave me, but it was far too lame, so I just bagged it for the day and went up to eat dinner. Dinner was a Lean Cuisine pizza and a WW ice cream cup. All-in-all not bad. I had a snack of a 80-calorie carrot cake treat later on.

This morning I had a banana/chocolate smoothie for breakfast. Snack was a grapefruit. Lunch was turkey chili, fresh pineapple/strawberries, and a 100-calorie chips ahoy snack. Should be good for the rest of the day. I have another micro dinner to have when I get home. I'll make some sugar snap peas, too.

Gotta get going...enjoy the evening.
 
Day # 542

Greetings everyone! Glad to report I got home last night, took the dogs on a long, albeit rainy, walk around the neighborhood, and then sent them to their cages to dry and eat dinner. I then did a full 30 minutes on the treadmill at 3.5 MPH while I watched my love, Charlie Gibson. I just love that guy. I finished with 20 minutes on the bike and then a bunch of sit-ups and did 3 rounds of 15 reps of 10 lb. weights. Not a lot, but it's a good start for a slacker like me. For dinner I had a microwave meal for about 280 calories from Smart Ones. I think it was angel hair marinara with squash and some assorted veggies. I also had an 80-calorie WW chocolate cake. And, then some (ok, the rest of the tub) of fat-free frozen whipped cream. It's only 20 calories a serving, but I ate the rest of the tub. That is a dangerous thing to keep in the house. I will not be buying it again. I have no control over my love of frozen whipped cream.

Today I made a delicious smoothie for breakfast with vanilla powder, a squirt of sugar-free choc. syrup, a dab of peanut butter and ice. It was creamy and thick.....and when I was halfway to work and reached for it in the car, I realized it was also missing. I believe it's sitting on the bench next to the dog biscuits in the basement. I remember sitting it there when I had to go back and get one of the dogs a treat. So, for breakfast I had to go to our cafe and get a packaged baked apple oatmeal bowl. It was 200 calories, more than my smoothie :-( Not terribly so, but still. I wasted a smoothie and the last of my soy milk. My snack was a pink grapefruit. Lunch was a Progresso soup (120) calories and fresh pineapple and black berries. I also had a 100-calorie chocolate graham pack. And, as a special treat I went to Starbucks at lunch and got a skinny mocha grande (130 calories). I think for dinner I'll just have my Lean Crapzene and some veggies and skip the "dessert" since I already treated myself to Starbucks. I shouldn't have wasted calories on a beverage, but I wanted to kill time during my lunch hour. As soon as I get home I plan to walk the dogs quickly and then spend the evening on the treadmill and bike watching bad tv, Wife Swap and Super Nanny. I figure if I'm going to watch that stuff, I might as well do something worthwhile during ;-)

Tomorrow is weigh-in night. I'm not looking forward to it. I have eating pretty decent and I have exercised, but I don't feel any less. And, I'm due to get that thing women get every month, either today or tomorrow. So, it's probably making me retain water. :-( So, I'm going to try not to be too upset when the scale doesn't budge. It hasn't even been a full week since last weigh-in (Saturday), so I'm sure it won't be down at all. I'll be happy with one or two pounds...or even just status quo.

They have super bowl stuff plastered all over the net - recipes for this and that. Well, I have no intentions on really watching it and I've not been invited to any parties, so I'm not concerned with it. However, this did catch my eye, since I do SO love nachos. I know they are bad for you, but holy moly....

From:

The gist: The answer is 570 calories and 31 g of fat in 6 to 8 nachos. That's not such a crazy number, but I assumed it would cover at least 10 nachos. I mean, 6 to 8 is nothing when you're having a good time--I could easily eat double or three times that much without thinking about it. Yikes.

So beware the nachos my friends!

Buenos Nachos.....
 
Day # 543

HOORAY, I went to Max & Erma's for lunch and has super-yummy tomato basil soup and a salad. It was so super yummy. I swear I could an entire swimming pool full of that soup and it still wouldn't be enough. It was so so so so so yummy. (Which probably means it's like a zillion calories!) This was after my failed attempt at a breakfast smoothie. I spilled half of it on the way to the car. Ugh.

Last night when I got home late, I dragged the dogs out for a walk around the (cold) neighborhood for 30 minutes. Then, I walked the treadmill for another 30 during Entertainment Tonight and road the stationary bike for 20 during Wife Swap. I just love that show, it cracks me up. Super Nanny wasn't on, so I ate a quick Smart Ones quesadilla dinner and headed off to bed around 10. Pretty uneventful night. I'm fairly sure I remember eating a 57-calorie sugar-free fudge pop for dessert.

I have the WW weigh-in tonight. I'm not holding out much hope for a big number :-( I'll let you know tomorrow. While I think I ate alright this week and exercised enough, I just feel bloated and icky from generally being female, so it's doubtful I'll have much of a return. Not sure if I'll have time to get in any exercise tonight. I've given up even trying to do it in the mornings. I just love sleep about as much as I love that tomato basil soup, so it's doubtful. Have a good Thursday evening.
 
Day # 544

(SIGH) Explain to me how it makes any sense whatsoever that I GAINED 3.4 pounds since last Saturday. Seriously, I have eaten very well all week. I have exercised nearly 2 hours A DAY. The WW ladies said I could be retaining water. That my newfound exercise regimen may take a few weeks to catch up with my body, kind of like I am putting myself into starvation mode. As my girlfriend says, "that makes the kind of sense that doesn't." Stupid WW scale. It's all a big conspiracy to make me crazy. (Sorry guys reading this) I just started my period today, so they say that may have something to do with it. Ok, maybe, but I would've thought that meant I would not lose weight, sure...but to actually GAIN? That infuriates me. Stupid scale. Jess lost .8 pounds and Amanda neither gained nor loss. STUPID SCALE.

I had more tomato basil soup for dinner last night. Maybe that's the problem. Maybe I'm eating too much sodium? Stupid sodium. Today I had a smoothie for breakfast (thank goodness I remembered it!) and lunch was a tuna wrap from Au Bon Pain and a coup of tomato Florentine low-fat soup and some fresh pineapple. I think I'll probably just have another smoothie for dinner since lunch was pretty high on the calorie count. I have a hair appt. tonight, so I'm not sure if I'll get in much time to exercise. The appt. is a good 50 minute drive from me at 5:30. I'm thinking of taking it shorter this time....my hair, I mean, not the drive. Who knows. I'll probably change my mind by then. I'm not in a good frame of mind to be making any big decisions...and hair falls into that category since it takes me so long to grow it back out.

(SIGH) Stupid scale.

Have a good weekend.
 
Day # 547

Hope you all had a good weekend. I got a good bit accomplished around the house on Saturday morning and I behaved myself relatively well at lunch and dinner out on Saturday. We went to Applebees for lunch and I got a WW chicken dish. For dinner I went to Eat 'n Park and got a salad and for dessert their low-calorie, sugar-free ice cream. It had a smidgeon of caramel apples on top, but was for the most part a healthy day.

Yesterday the dogs and I spent time at the park walking in the morning. Lunch was kinda bad as I was on the run and bought some sandwiches at Sam's Club. Turkey and sundried tomato wraps. I ate too many. I made up for it though. The dogs and I went on another long walk, followed by 30 minutes on the treadmill and 30 minutes on the bike and a bunch of situp thingys and weight lifting (not much, don't get impressed.) Dinner was whole wheat pasta with sugar-free spaghetti sauce. And, dessert was a sugar, fat-free banana pudding cup. In a word...YUM.

Today I had scrambled eggs for breakfast. Lunch was tuna and fresh pineapple (eaten separately of course) and a snack of a red grapefruit. Dinner will most likely be chicken and veggies. I haven't decided yet. I have a meeting at 6 and I'm really hoping it doesn't last long so I can get a walk in with the dogs.

Have a good evening....
 
Day # 549

Hey everyone. I missed posting yesterday. It was a pretty crazy day. Lots of reports to get done at work. I'm out of the office both tomorrow and Friday for our annual planning retreat. So, this will probably be my final post for the week.

Last night before I got home I drove around my little circle and clocked it at 1 mile. I then walked that one mile alone. Then, came back and walked a second mile with all three dogs. Then, while they were eating their dinner I walked 30 more minutes on the treadmill (1.75 miles) and then road the stationary bike for about 20 minutes. A few situps and a few reps of lifting 10-pound weights....and then I ate dinner.

Today I had a smoothie for breakfast (200 calories) and for lunch a can of soup (120 calories), fresh pineapple and a fat-free pudding (60 calories). I did the entire exercise routine again tonight (the dogs are tuckered out, woohoo) and had some whole wheat pasta, broiled chicken and zucchini for dinner. A WW ice cream sandwich rounded out the night. Yum. All-in-all a pretty good eating day - and lots of walking in.

I better get myself to bed. I have all-day meetings to keep awake for tomorrow. I'll try to post if I can. They are serving us breakfast and lunches both days...will be hard to eat well. Wish me luck!
 
Day # 550

Hey everyone. Had an off-campus meeting today. I did ok at breakfast. I loaded up on fresh fruit (strawberries, cantaloupe and grapes) and had only a half a bagel with a very light helping of cream cheese. Lunch was make your own salad and sandwich. I filled up a big plate with salad. And, I made a half a turkey and rye bread sandwich. When I got home it was so super early! I got to watch Oprah and then I went on a series of walks. I walked around the circle four times for a total of four miles. Once by myself, and then once with each dog individually. I then rode the stationary bike for 20 minutes and did some weight lifting and situp thingys on the machine. Not a bad effort for one night. I had dinner then. I had a piece of broiled chicken and some zucchini and a low-fat cookie and fudge bar. I feel pretty good about the day's effort. I'll be heading to WW on Saturday morning, I think, to weigh in. Wish me luck. Tomorrow is another day of breakfast and lunch on the office. Breakfast should be ok, but tomorrow for lunch we are ordering off the restaurant menu. This is not a restaurant known for it's low-fat foods. Good luck to me that I can pick something smart. Hopefully I'll get in another good workout tomorrow afternoon. If that's not the case, I feel pretty good with the workouts I've done this week. It will hopefully yield a number on the scale.
 
Day # 554

Hi Everyone.

A little bit of good news. On Saturday Amanda and I went to the weekly WW meeting. I lost 7.8 pounds. And, Amanda lost 3.4 (or 3.8? I can't recall which.) Jess couldn't make it to the meeting this week. That's pretty good news. Now, onto the bad. My scale at home is six pounds off the WW scale. When I weighed in that morning at home, I was SIX pounds less than the WW scale. So, as you can imagine, I prefer my scale at home!! Anyone is welcome to come weigh in on my 6 pounds less scale at my house.

I ate ok on Saturday. Did well during the day, walked about 4 miles with the dogs. Went out with a friend to a local bar/restaurant and did so-so. The meal was ok. I should've stopped and not had the pie, but I figure hey, it's just once a week. Once a week I can treat myself to an apple pie.

Then, yesterday occurred. Oh what a horrible eating day. Breakfast was ok. I had my smoothie. I then had to go to a committee meeting. They said they would provide lunch. All they had was pizza. I ate pizza. Not much, but I had it. And...........the food floodgates opened. At home I had valentine's chocolates for gift-giving. I opened it for some dumb reason and ate some. I don't even know why. I don't like chocolate. I ate some more. The dark chocolate ones. Then, for some dumb reason I called a friend and suggested dinner out. He chose Buca di Beppo. I got penne pasta with Italian sausage and a Ceasar salad. I really didn't eat that much of it. I had it wrapped and took it home. It's when I got home and decided to polish it off that was the big mistake. I didn't want the yumminess and splurge following me into a new week of good eating.... and I can't throw it away. It cost too much money!

So, back on track today. I had my smoothie for breakfast. Snack was a grapefruit. Lunch was provided at a meeting - grilled chicken salad. And, then I had a yogurt. So far so good. I intend to walk when I get home, so it's all going to work itself out - the calories will cancel each other out - all of yesterdays vs. the light ones today. Right? Maybe not, but that's what I choose to believe.

I did make one good food find this weekend. Mrs. Smith (in the frozen food section where the yummy pies are) makes a 100-calorie light single serving dessert. I picked up the Apple Crisp and a Chocolate mousse, although there were others. Pretty yummy! I got mine at Giant Eagle.

Happy Monday. It's freezing here... only 12 degrees right now!
 
Day # 555

Hello everyone from super snowy Pittsburgh. It took me an hour and a half to get into work. Then, when I got there they sent us an email around 11 a.m. telling us they were closing at 2 p.m. So, I had to scramble to get a ton of things done before leaving. Because we closed so early I had to walk the bridge to my car (no shuttles that early.) So, at least I got in a bit of a snowy walk.

I stopped at the grocery store on the way home. Big mistake. I was hungry. I bought sugar-free Edy's Chocolate Chip ice cream. OH YUM. I ate a serving right away - big mistake!! I had to stop myself. I decided to get right on the treadmill. I walked 30 minutes. Then, the sleet stopped, so I took it outside and did a one-mile walk with 2 pound weights. Then, I took the dogs around another time. So, I did get a full 4 miles in today. I was bummed because Oprah was off because of super-early Snow news. Too bad, that would've been fun to walk to watching David Cassidy. Anyway, I rode the bike for 20 minutes, did my sit up thingys. Then, I made dinner. A whole wheat pizza crust with veggies and chicken and fat-free mozzarella cheese. It was super yummy.

I had to make a conscious effort to avoid that ice cream. It's hard because it's not in single servings so I will eat more. It's SOOOO yummy. I highly recommend it because it's only 110 sugar-free calories....but it's sooooo tasty I could eat the entire half gallon. I shouldn't have bought it! I have to avoid the kitchen the rest of tonight!

Biggest Loser is on...gotta watch this... I'll post more tomorrow!
 
Day # 557

Oops, I forgot to write yesterday. It wasn't intentional. I just had a very busy day at work. Can you believe that? They actually expect me to work...at work! The nerve!

Last night was not so great. I made Valentine's Day cookies for the office and since it was the first time I was using a gas oven, I thought I better do some taste-testing. I had one chocolate chip and one sugar cookie. Then, I had some of my sugar-free (and yet not calorie-free) ice cream. Then I had some more and more and more and more. And, long story short, THAT is why I do not buy ice cream by the half gallon. I NEED the single serving cups. I still have some left at home. I'm thinking it may be wise to just take the hit and throw it away. I tend to overeat. I know this. I don't know why I bought it. (Yeah, I do, cause I LOVE ice cream!) Anyway, because I worked late last night and didn't get home until 7 and baked cookies, I had no time left for exercising.

Today is a new day though. I had a smoothie for breakfast. I've found that if I add just a dash of Peppermint Mocha coffee creamer to my vanilla smoothie mix it is pretty darn tasty. I can almost fake myself into believing it's a Peppermint frappucino from Starbucks...almost ;-) For snack I had a grapefruit. Lunch was tomato soup, a pear, yogurt, and some granola. Dinner will probably be grilled chicken and veggies. And, NO ice cream. Since it is Valentine's Day I am going to pop in a movie and have a relaxing evening of doing nothingness. I don't think I'm going to worry about exercise tonight. I can do that tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. I'm going to be a bump on a Valentine's Day log.

Happy Valentine's Day.
 
Day # 558

Sometime during the drive home last night from work I became overwhelmed with anger about not getting one stinking item for Valentine's Day. The day for sappy suckers. It wasn't that I needed a big bouquet of anything, but at least a note, a message, an email would have been nice. I take that back - I did get one email from one guy wishing me a "happy v-day" but to my dismay I found out later that I was but a blind-copy recipient to that email which probably went out to a number of other employees at this place. So, technically, no, I did not get one Valentine's Day item. Stupid men. Anyway, in my anger I decided to walk instead of sitting down and consoling myself with ice cream and a movie, which would have definitely left me feeling worse. I walked one mile with 2-pound weights. Might I add it was UP hill for about half of that. Then, I came back and got Dog # 1 and went again for a mile. At this point a boy was calling my cell phone and I ignored him. I was still hot from no one seeming to remember me that day. I went back and got Dog # 2 and went around for another mile. Then, a fourth and final lap with Dog # 3 (the oldest of the dogs). I had walked off a lot of my anger and desire to eat the rest of the tub of ice cream. (Thank goodness!) The phone rang again - same boy - and I ignored it yet again. I rode the bike for 20 minutes, then did my situp thingys and a little bit of weight lifting. Then, I showered and ate some dinner. Dinner was whole wheat pasta, some broiled chicken strips and veggies. And, dessert was one, yes just one, skinny cow fudge pop. I'm glad I didn't overeat because of being upset. The neighbor stopped me on the fourth go round of walking and thought I was crazy to walk the block 4 times. Yeah, crazy...that about sums me up!

For breakfast I had a peppermint mocha smoothie. YUM. There are 60 calories in the tablespoon of the creamer, so I only use a dash of it. I figure it's about 20 calories worth. Total smoothie calories...about 170. Snack was a grapefruit...which was very hard to endure in light of the giant box of bakery fresh donuts someone brought in today. I love donuts, but I did resist them...even the chocolately covered sprinkled ones. I love sprinkles. The world would be a much better place if it came with more sprinkles! Anyway, for lunch we ordered Chinese. I had mixed veggies in a light white sauce and brown rice. Oh, and a small cup of wonton soup. I didn't think I did too badly. Not sure what I'll do for dinner tonight. I still have pasta at home leftover and a few frozen meals. So, whatever I'm in the mood for. I'm really hoping to get in a decent walk again tonight.

WW weigh-in is tomorrow. Wish me luck. I'm going to try not to be too upset if I haven't lost anything. I mean I did have those cookies and ice cream episode on Wednesday. UGH. Hope you all have a good weekend.
 
Day # 561

I should've just stayed in bed this morning. It's been one heck of a night/day with a sick dog. I'm heading off to the vet later. I could just not write today and let you all believe it's status quo. It's not. Went to the WW meeting on Saturday. I was down only 1.2 pounds, which is upsetting. I walked my butt off last week to no big avail. I had a disappointing Saturday. I ate ok, but I didn't walk at all and I so could have and should have. Yesterday, too. I did nothing productive. I did eat ok. Until last night. I had some cookies at Mom's house - dumb stupid mistake. Then, I made the huge mistake of stopping in the grocery store. I should've avoided the trip. For some irrational and stupid reason I got three donuts. They were really pretty Valentine's Day donuts. They were stale. They were useless wasted calories. They were mindless calories. But, I convinced myself it's ok since it's the weekend. Well, it's not. I feel so guilty about it, but I'm trying not to let it bring me down the food black hole again. I had no reason to eat three donuts. I wasn't hungry - we had just eaten a nice dinner earlier with a light dessert. I am so linked to emotional eating though. I had such a bad weekend - let down by a guy (big stupid guy) and then a letter from the IRS saying I owed like $31K - which is impossible, but still upsetting. A sick dog and...I don't know, my emotions got the better of me. I know there are others that have real issues and concerns right now and my stupid donut binge doesn't compare. I just am feeling sorry for myself - it's dumb and I'll get over it.

So today I started anew...recovering from poor weekend choices. Breakfast was a smoothie - about 175 calories total. Snack was a red grapefruit. Lunch is tomato soup from Progresso (about 210 calories total), a pear, and a yogurt (60 calories) with some granola. Granola is a bad move. I shouldn't eat it. It has a lot of calories. Full of fiber, yeah, but a lot of calories. A serving is 1/2 cup and it's 220. So, I cut my portion down to a quarter cup to sprinkle on top of my yogurt. Anyway, it doesn't leave me a lot to eat for dinner. I should start eating more salads. Other than the dressing, it's not many calories.

It's really doubtful that I'll get time to get a walk in today. I'm leaving work early to get back to take Sadie to the vet by 6. She's pretty sick. I hope she'll surprise me and have eaten all the food I left for her in her cage today. That would be a good sign.

I do have a bit of good news though. In my hurry to get out of the house today I grabbed the first clean pair of pants I found. I am swimming in them. They are really far too big. I have a belt on (it's tightest notch) and it's still not tight enough. I have these same pants in several colors - so there goes a bunch of clothes. I will continue to wear them because all of my smaller sizes are summer clothes and it's not quite summer yet. But, I look ridiculous in my clown pants. I swear I could fit at least another half-leg in each pant leg. So that's encouraging. I can't let yesterday's stupidity get me down, right? As the WW leader said this Saturday - this is a struggle I'll have all my life. I just have to make smart choices and keep moving forward.
 
Day # 563

Hi Everyone. I'm not feeling so great today. I took a bunch of vitamins and some medication on an empty stomach basically because of my lack of breakfast. I did make a smoothie, or so I thought, but when I got in the car I realized it wasn't very thick. It occurred to me that I had completely forgotten to add the smoothie mix in my rush to get out of the house. I had to give the dog her medicine and that extra step of the morning threw me off my normal routine. Anyway, I really just had peanut butter/sugar free chocolate milk and not a real smoothie. I just ate my snack of a grapefruit and I added a handful of pretzels we have in the office. I'm hoping that calms down my stomach. I'm sure that's why it's so upset.

So last night I went out to Mad Mex for dinner and got mahi mahi grilled tacos. Very high on the yummy scale. And, since I ate pretty light earlier in the day (smoothie for breakfast and chicken rice soup and yogurt for lunch) I figured I could splurge a little for dinner. Very worthwhile...very yummy. Wish the company had been a little better....but what can you do.

Anyway breakfast today was basically flavored milk...then a grapefruit and a handful of pretzels. I have meetings all afternoon, so I have to find time to sneak out and grab a lunch. I'm thinking of heading off to Au Bon Pain to get their tuna wrap. That is so yummable. Dinner will be something light like a frozen micro meal. I have to stop at the store to pick up rice and chicken for Sadie's dinner. Then I have some packing to do tonight and I want to get a walk in, so I probably won't have much time to make a good dinner.

Tomorrow should be back to a more normal routine. I think we're going to try to hit the WW meeting in the evening for a weigh in. I'm not feeling overly confident about it. I've had a bad stress-eating kind of week with the dog giving me such a good scare. I haven't really exercised and I'm really just praying it stays the same and hasn't gone up. Status quo would be a good week for me this week.

Have a good rest of your Wednesday.
 
Day # 571

I was reminded today that I haven't posted in a while. Oops, my bad. I was away in North Carolina over the weekend beginning on Friday. I didn't get back until Monday night to my place. And, Tuesday I spent the day in bed sick. What I thought may have just been eating something bad for me turned into a combination stomach issue and a migraine. Add to that I'm about to start my period and it's been a pretty bad week. I normally get migraines at "that" time. I guess that explains the massive headache I've had since Monday night.

In any event in a nutshell I've been eating pretty horribly. My friend and I went out to eat for pretty much every meal while I was visiting. I tried to make smart choices, but somehow I don't think the apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream for dessert on Saturday was a wise choice. But, it sure was a tasty one!! I figure one weekend of splurging is ok now and again. I was on a mini-vacation anyway, right? So then Tuesday I was off sick and I polished off the rest of the Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies I bought off my nieces. Damn those little cookie pushers!! They are so tasty and so hard to resist. And, honestly, much like Lays...once you pop, you definitely can't stop. The frozen thin minty goodness in my freezer literally called my name. I have such an issue with control. (Or, lack thereof as the case may be.)

Additionally, I really haven't done much by way of exercise since last week. So, I need to get back on track with that. It's just been an awful week with being sick and having too many evening commitments. And, forget about getting up earlier. I can not do it. I love sleep. I love sleep almost more than I love food. If you can believe that! I try to get up early but the snooze button lures me ... it says "hit me, hit me, hit me!" Anyway, I need to get back on track. Tonight I have a WW meeting and I have decided NOT to weigh in because it will just make me upset. I know I will have not lost any and could have possibly gained. (Given it's period week.) I just can't take the hit - I'm not up for it. So, I'm going to go to the meeting part and skip the weigh in. Let them chase me down in the parking lot... I don't want to do it, they can't make me weigh in! Then, I'm meeting a friend for dinner after the meeting. I will eat smart. I'm going to start my self-imposed "cleanse" diet this weekend. I have an event tomorrow night, so that leaves that out. But, as of Saturday I'm only making wise choices and getting on serious track again. It's March 1st - a new month - a new approach!

I am off work tomorrow. So, I probably won't be posting. Enjoy the rest of your day - and weekend!
 
Day # 575

I'm attempting to get back on track after the disastrous round with the Girl Scout Cookies. Thin mints...need I say more? They won. Thin Mints 1 - Nicole's Will Power - 0. A new week, a new start. I decided to try the WW core approach. That basically means you can eat as much as you want of just a certain list of foods. Basically veggies, fresh fruit and lean proteins. Oh and soup. Mostly clear liquid soups. I think I'll make some chicken veggie soup tonight. This morning I had scrambled eggs for breakfast. Snack was a grapefruit. Lunch was tuna, steamed veggies and blackberries. The blackberries were extremely yummy. I'm really trying to drink only water, too. So far so good. I do have a bit of a headache though. But, I had that before I went to bed, so it's hard to say if the lack of yummy thin mints is causing it. Somehow, I doubt it. Not sure what I'll have for dinner since I really didn't go grocery shopping yet. Maybe I'll stop and pick up some fish to make since it cooks so quickly. I have a meeting tonight at 6:30, so I'll be getting home a little later than usual. I need to stop and get something super quick since the dogs will be more than ready to go out when I get home. Maybe I'll stop in at home first and then head back out. I hate to keep them waiting too too long. And, I'd really like to get in some exercise tonight. So, I'm really really hoping that meeting doesn't last so long.

Anyway, hope you're having a good day.
 
Day # 578

Burn, they were indeed the dreaded demonic Thin Mints...which are not thin, might I add. At least they don't make you thin. That is false advertising!!

Trucker, nice to see your smiling face here again :)

Hey everyone. Just taking a quick break during lunch to post an update. It's been a stressful busy week. I have a midterm due tomorrow. I'd like to say I've been busy working on it, but I haven't. I haven't really touched it, just been stressing and procrastinating over it. So, I MUST work on it tonight. It's due tomorrow, I assume it has to be posted by midnight.

Today I never heard the alarm or shut it off or whatever. I only know I woke at 6:54 a.m. and have to be out of the house by 7:30. Walking the dogs also cuts back that time. I flew out of the house so fast. Thankfully I have hair I can just pin up, so no one noticed how I didn't really do it. I didn't even have time to make a smoothie. So, for breakfast I had a Curves peanut butter/ chocolate granola type bar and skim milk in the car. I never did get my snack. Right now I'm having a Read-to-Go Chocolate Mousse Smoothie for lunch. It's yummy. And, I have my snack of a grapefruit and a pear, too. And, who knows about dinner. And, forget about exercising. If I don't cracking on this midterm as soon as I get home, it will never get done on time.

I better stop writing emails and get on this midterm.
 
lol, I got stressed reading this !! I felt like rushing around (with nowhere to go, even) :D

Nice job on packing the natural snacks !! You can't gain with those in your bag of tricks !!

Hope you aced the midterm(s) !!
 
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