Kombucha 60
Work breakfast: apple 100, my keto coconut cake (needs tweeking on recipe but it's edible lol) 300, whipped cream 120, coffee 50
10am snack: nasty protein bar but finishing them as the nutrition is decent and i don't like to waste money & didn't want to return them...
Healthy lunch: takeout instead of my own lunch, lol...buffet choices: shrimp and calamari 250, veggie slaw salad 100 and some other veg 100: and bread almost forgot 100 550...
plum 50
Snacks granola bar 150 bigger banana 150 almonds 50 1800...
After workout - i did start snacking too much during workout and will hopefully get this under some control now that i'm working out at home :) ...first i started with a few bites of a Lenny & Larry's Choc Mint cookie but then stopped 150 cal...and then i was also heating up a Cauliflower Pizza Crust around 300.
2250 today. very tasty day!
6 day:2170, good!
nice walking in as well as a great weights workout. very successful, fitness-wise.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Kombucha 50
My homemade blondie 300...def need to work on recipe and whipped cream 120 and coffee 80
Snack:worst tasting bar....i have a whole box left :( i might have to throw them away. 200 cal.
Lunch: indian spinach 200 and other sauce 50, with turkey burger 150 and orange 100. 500 total.
chocolates 50
Snack: fresh apple off tree brought in by coworker...lol....same coworker that i had words with yesterday haha 100 when i get home and go walking for a little before dinner :)
Dinner:not sure, but healthy, ended up going out to eat, but walked a lot as we walked there after i got off bus near my apt. so it's all good. up to 800 it was Afgani food!...spinach similar to the indian prep but no cream which was healthier a still a good taste, a little meat, some salad with a little cheese, and a piece of tasty bread with light garlic flavor.
2200 total, all healhy.
5day: 2150
Walk tonight :)
Early to bed
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No, this job and this industry will NOT work for me for life. No, I do not want to be held responsible to going to various union events because of my father and his being extremely active in it. And NO, i do not want to sit at a desk for life.
No, I KNOW i am better than this.
I am not done. I will become a fast runner and match my goals as I have wished.
This is my Winter of getting stronger :)
Yesterday, at work, reminded me of why I want to be better for myself and go to a place where I can work and not die at my desk from lack of blood flow...i'm exaggerating, but this is how i feel today.
similar to how donkey felt in the recent past, i am depressed today...sad for what i witnessed yesterday at work (below) and sad that as a teacher that i am not anymore...that anyone would dare take up with me any argument about bettering a child in music ed.
i'm quite sickened today over yesterday.
and i will be keeping to myself for the remainder of the week...as well as for the rest of the time i work here.
I'll be focusing on my own abilities...and also striving to leave work at my hour, 4:30pm and that's it.
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I am gonna start talking much less at work....as i realize i have opinions and it really doesn't matter anymore to share them...enough....because i may as well let others keep their opinions and not even try to explain my side ....
it's a weird discussion we had: MUSIC EDUCATION and when to give (free) lessons...when someone kindly offers to give your kid extra tips.
PERSONALLY, it's ME who offered.
and PERSONALLY, IF i were a parent and someone kindly offered to show my kid a few things because they have a background and can share extra knowledge with my kid, I"D TAKE THEM UP ON IT, NO DISCUSSION.
well, one of my coworkers, not the parent of the kid (that's more my boss) was ARGUING saying she'd wait till the kid has the instrument for a bit....well....i know how it works in schools....i've been involved BIG TIME in music education since i was 8 until i was 25. i'm sorry, but i know that it's good when you get that extra footing...
so, well, i couldn't agree with this parent. IT'S NOT like sports or like just trying cooking....it's a CLASS in school and it is always nice when someone offers...for FREE.
she got the mother of the girl thinking to wait also...not realizing that my offer is extremely generous of my time....
and my knowing how it works in the school system at the lessons...and all my background.
i'm sorry, i get that the kid should develop a liking or desire on their own...
BUT, i just don't agree with denying your kid some extra tips on playing the trumpet.
i just cannot agree with the coworker that talked my other one out of it. like, the other one (the mom) was showing me a video on her iphone of her daughter first starting to practice for the first time at home because she knows how i know a lot about it / she knows my past...
and it got whipped in my face....like....PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU DO NOT WANT FREE MINI LESSON FOR YOUR KID SO THEY CAN START ON THEIR BEST FOOT ON TRUMPET. JUST DON'T.
even if anyone here told me otherwise, i'm sorry, i cannot agree.
i offered something because i have the background, and the woman knows it, so i call b*ll**** that anyone would deny their kids something that many parents can't provide.
the reason for the other way of thinking - both coworkers (mother of the kid too) grew up rather poor and weren't given any extras...and actually the mother ended up being allowed to do some art...but the coworker against the lesson never got anything extra from her parents...and didn't grow up goiing to the kind of school or being in band like this kid is.....she speaks from inexperience.
the kid is in 4th grade. in a good school system. i'm sorry, but, when you are given an offer, a generous and kind one, don't slap me in the face.
the mother was happy for me to do it...at first....then i was being lectured tooth and nail afterward for offering a lesson right when the kid started.
listen....i know how it works. please don't even try to sway me. i disagree wholeheartedly with them.
i learned clarinet first without lessons, in group form in school...and all the kids taking lessons were better - although i was very good.
and i learned french horn only with private lessons...and i got really good really fast and caught up easily.
we are talking about music. the more the merrier. come on!
honestly....i sorta pull back. i don't care as much anymore to share.
i forget sometimes of my EXCELLENT UPBRINGING and everything my parents offered me. i was lucky.
some people don't know when LUCKY HITS THEM IN THE FREAKING FACE.
let me pull back now.
i need to concentrate on my fitness, my passion WAY MORE.
OH - AND I NEED TO LEAVE ON TIME...at 4:30, not 5pm, because i feel bad for someone without my upbringing.
really, i don't think i should care so much anymore
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
And I've noticed that this is what my male co-worker does. I now avoid him at all costs, but sometimes I have documents that have to go into his files. So now I wait until he leaves his desk - WHICH AIN'T ALL THAT OFTEN! - and then file the papers. Sometimes, I have to wait 1-2 days before I can get find his desk chair unoccupied.
Then he wonders why he struggles to lose weight. AND he has a Fitbit too! USE IT!!!
i used it over a sf cookie this AM.
Kombucha 70
Breakfast: 3 of my last pumpkin brownies since they are smallish and taste GREAT in the morning! 115 cal each - 350 and coffee 50
11am chocolate 100
Lunch: mix of Indian and a chicken burger with side of chedder goldfish crackers haha..or a side of almond crackers, we'll see what i'm in the mood for...chicken burger 150, eggplant indian sautee 100, indian creamed spinach 200, goldfish crackers 150: 600..
snack: TBD orange 50
1450...
Snacks before & during workout: sf Monster energy drink (after staying a half hour late and also just seeing how my schedule is & how i really prefer to work out close to when i get home - caffeine on way home seems to work - maybe i'll switch to a coffee on way home as it's more natural, we'll see), banana 120, granola bar 110, plum 70. 300...
1750
after workout: one of my blondies 350
2100, excellent
4day 2140.
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gonna start talking much less at work....as i realize i have opinions and it really doesn't matter anymore to share them...enough....because i may as well let others keep their opinions and not even try to explain my side ....
it's a weird discussion we had: MUSIC EDUCATION and when to give (free) lessons...when someone kindly offers to give your kid extra tips.
PERSONALLY, it's ME who offered.
and PERSONALLY, IF i were a parent and someone kindly offered to show my kid a few things because they have a background and can share extra knowledge with my kid, I"D TAKE THEM UP ON IT, NO DISCUSSION.
well, one of my coworkers, not the parent of the kid (that's more my boss) was ARGUING saying she'd wait till the kid has the instrument for a bit....well....i know how it works in schools....i've been involved BIG TIME in music education since i was 8 until i was 25. i'm sorry, but i know that it's good when you get that extra footing...
so, well, i couldn't agree with this parent. IT'S NOT like sports or like just trying cooking....it's a CLASS in school and it is always nice when someone offers...for FREE.
she got the mother of the girl thinking to wait also...not realizing that my offer is extremely generous of my time....
and my knowing how it works in the school system at the lessons...and all my background.
i'm sorry, i get that the kid should develop a liking or desire on their own...
BUT, i just don't agree with denying your kid some extra tips on playing the trumpet.
i just cannot agree with the coworker that talked my other one out of it. like, the other one (the mom) was showing me a video on her iphone of her daughter first starting to practice for the first time at home because she knows how i know a lot about it / she knows my past...
and it got whipped in my face....like....PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU DO NOT WANT FREE MINI LESSON FOR YOUR KID SO THEY CAN START ON THEIR BEST FOOT ON TRUMPET. JUST DON'T.
even if anyone here told me otherwise, i'm sorry, i cannot agree.
i offered something because i have the background, and the woman knows it, so i call b*ll**** that anyone would deny their kids something that many parents can't provide.
the reason for the other way of thinking - both coworkers (mother of the kid too) grew up rather poor and weren't given any extras...and actually the mother ended up being allowed to do some art...but the coworker against the lesson never got anything extra from her parents...and didn't grow up goiing to the kind of school or being in band like this kid is.....she speaks from inexperience.
the kid is in 4th grade. in a good school system. i'm sorry, but, when you are given an offer, a generous and kind one, don't slap me in the face.
the mother was happy for me to do it...at first....then i was being lectured tooth and nail afterward for offering a lesson right when the kid started.
listen....i know how it works. please don't even try to sway me. i disagree wholeheartedly with them.
i learned clarinet first without lessons, in group form in school...and all the kids taking lessons were better - although i was very good.
and i learned french horn only with private lessons...and i got really good really fast and caught up easily.
we are talking about music. the more the merrier. come on!
honestly....i sorta pull back. i don't care as much anymore to share.
i forget sometimes of my EXCELLENT UPBRINGING and everything my parents offered me. i was lucky.
some people don't know when LUCKY HITS THEM IN THE FREAKING FACE.
let me pull back now.
i need to concentrate on my fitness, my passion WAY MORE.
OH - AND I NEED TO LEAVE ON TIME...at 4:30, not 5pm, because i feel bad for someone without my upbringing.
really, i don't think i should care so much anymore!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
that's a great prep for your squash. yum.
From your synopsis, it would appear that your coworker speaks from ignorance. Unfortunately, there seems to be an abundance of that lately, but I digress.
You made an offer, which was ultimately declined. You can't do more than that. Some folks just choose the path of ignorance because they're too dumb to know an opportunity to improve when it's offered. So sad.
I too have pulled back at work - would like to pull back more and more consistently - and am focusing most of my passion towards fitness. This has helped me, and maybe it can help you too. Remembering to shut up is where I fall into difficulties...
I have no desire to even argue for a passion/issue part of myself practically anymore (like the one you commented on here)...
she started to raise her voice, the coworker, not the mother / boss of mine...and i realize, it's just not worth a steaming discussion. we still get along, just no agreements with that coworker on this issue.
she compared it to her sons and how they "played baseball in the backyard" with their dad growing up, so they were pretty good...but then they went on to soccer without past experience, and ended up being good at it too...
i couldn't grasp it was similar at all, because that music TO ME is a very different scenario...being it's PART of the school curriculum and that you need to have some skills to even learn it..it's just NOT the same as kicking a ball, sorry, and if she could have provided more, she would have to her sons.
one is on a travel team, and she hates it, due to the extra "work" involved of going to games, etc....she's a busy coworker and i think she cannot relate to my offer.
the mom of the child let her daughter call me and the daughter played the trumpet over the phone, video, for me yesterday.
the mom of the child is at least not ignorant of my offer and how generous and meaningful it is - i will keep my mouth shut that i can give her daughter a french horn so she can actually have the best of the music world...as i don't have the time to give her the lessons, lol. but for the trumpet, i still can give a lesson to her child whenever the chance permits :)
just the other coworker, totally ignorant on my offer.
Kombucha 60
pumpkin brownies 230, banana 120 - 350, coffee 40
snack: 250
11am really hungry so had another snack of Atkins bar choc and coconut :) 170
lunch: healthy, microwavable meal 500 Cal and side of veggie fried rice 100 cal
snack: chocolate - 100
Chocolate 50
dinner: tbd - will be healthy - i don't have any cooked veggies at home, might pick up some Indian takout. yes. - to eat with tofu and crackers i'm thinking
Dinner tofu 150, indian saag around 200?, and eggplant dish 100, naan pieces 150, and whipped cream for dessert 150. 750, grrr.
2350.
3 day avg: 2150, good.
early to bed.
late to work, major bus delays. late by 15 min - so probably staying 15-30 min late tonight at work..NO other plans for this evening.
omg must NOT but this type of gym again....so much gas!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
7am breakfast: keto dessert 250 with whipped cream 120 and kombucha 50..420
8:45am snack: Amy's brand spinach and pizza pocket 280
10am straight outta the oven, moist and seasoned with smoked sea salt, black pepper & cumin - chicken burger - just ate it by itself 160 :)
Lunch 11am: the cauli jalepeno crust 200 & duck egg 100
fell back to sleep...an hour or so...
1pm plum and some leftover caffeine drink...50 before biking to gym..
2 small bananas throughout gym workout 250 & biked there :)
6pmdinner: large duck egg 100 and leftover cauli fried rice from last weekend still very good 200. 300
dessert butter pecan ice cream 300
2050 :)
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not too many plans besides laundry (deciding to do it later afternoon) & gym (late morning to early afternoon - planning to ride my bike there despite it being in the 50's)...
I cooked up some hard boiled eggs and chicken burgers for the week so i have some convenient, healthy protein choices for work and i also have the low sugar desserts that i cooked to bring to work for breakfasts.
I also put another of the Cauli-flour pizza crusts in the oven so it's cooked to enjoy later...i have a bunch in my freezer and they are very tasty even on their own :) i have 3 varieties: plain, Italian, and Jalepeno. I ordered their plain crackers - not so good ..totally wishing i didn't order like 8 packages worth! they don't have enough flavor. but the crusts - delish!
i still don't have my garage back, so, i am tempted not to drive my car this entire weekend...so far i haven't moved it since Monday and i may as well just leave it where it is until next weekend :)...and pray the garage lot has been fully paved and that we can move our cars back!
I haven't had my garage since 9/10/18 when they said 2-3 weeks would be how long we'd go without it... lol...now we are beginning week 6 of no garage! it's a bit inconvenient as i cannot go to store and buy tons of stuff without my car. kombucha can wait also as i have a few bottles still in the fridge lol.
yep.....not moving my car.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
I understand not wanting to move your car. My first apartment had a similar situation, where on-the-street parking was a huge issue. I didn't have a car, so it wasn't a problem for ME, but I saw that the struggle was real for a lot of folks.
i cannot believe how tired i have felt all weekend. exercise should be good for me today.
10am Breakfast: plums 100, cauliflower pizza crust 300, crackers 200. 600, good. kombucha 50.
fell back to sleep 11:30-1:30pm...low key weekend / not leaving house today - high possibility
2pm Lunch:plum 50, leftover brussel sprout salad from last Sunday still good with pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and light dressing with a chicken sausage 400.coffee 100
4:30 Snack strawberries and whipped cream large servings 250 1450 :)
Dinner: plum, 50, 2 filling pumpkin brownies that i cooked 230 and almond milk 30. around 300
and some of the blondies i made: 250 cal ;)
2050 total today, good!
I want to bake - got really tired after breakfast and ended up sleeping lol...so now trying it again after my late lunch!...still tired so looking to have some caffeine to wake myself up :)
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Overall, a lovely wedding went on last night and happy to have dressed up and gone there as my friend's wedding date! I had some champagne and maybe one other alcoholic drink. the rest was water and diet coke to change it up. i indulged in lighter food options especially during cocktail hour and also enjoyed eating the Duck on the menu for dinner and eating a little bit of the richer foods like some tastes of sausage and other similar items at Cocktail hour. mostly though, i stuck to my usual eating habits since there were veggies galore, shrimp and calamari and other items of low calorie value which tasted very good. there were also a variety of salads at cocktail hour. so i was pleasantly happy.
R may have accidentally left me standing on the dance floor a couple times - sometimes - since he really is single anyways, he acts it from habit and forgets that he needs to think about the person he's with and not act so selfish...he raised his voice also at me a few times for speaking to him while dancing bc he couldn't hear...it wasn't like the best of his nights....it didn't go bad....but he acted a bit to "comfortable" rather than formal for this special occasion.
Overall, i'm glad i could be his date and we danced and enjoyed ourselves (when he liked the music, lol)...
When i wanted to see if there was a decaf espresso on the way out...he got impatient and said like a 2 year old that he couldnt' wait and that he wanted to leave now! haha....i did make sure we stayed until the cake came.
He is the brother of the mother of the bride. It was his niece getting married. and we were sitting at the 1 family table from his side since it's small. i knew, i KNEW, we needed to stay the full wedding. and we did. because overall it was a good night!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
And thank gosh i pushed him to stay the whole time :)
I will forward your compliments to Ricky for his excellent photography (yes, he's very good always!).
thank you BCGG :) :) :)
GOOD MORNING FROM WORK!
kombucha 80
bar and coffee 220
glazed dunkin donut 250, candy 50
early lunch around noon: wrap 100, chicken sausage 150, avocado 100, tomatoes: 350.
950.
leave work 1:30pm
snack before wedding - not sure...carbs? had a kombucha again on the way home, worked out, and a granola bar. total 200
1150 before wedding - good.
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I have a wedding to go to today at 5pm so i chose to come in and leave at 1:30 since i worked multiple hours of OT last week as i do not plan to take any more days off this Winter until January when i go to Miami!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
yes, i made sure to try the cake which was AMAZING. the filling inside the cake was CANNOLI CREAM.
in general, the food at the wedding was GREAT. lots of choices, including veggies...everything was delicious. very nice wedding.
KOMBUCHA 80
Bar 220, coffee 50 (tempted to reach for a cookie, but will try to watch cals today / tomorrow leading into wedding after work...) and exercising tonight, so trying not to overdo, again, on snacks before going home!, cookies 120
Snack: wrap 100, avocado 100, egg 100, salt/garlic 300
lunch: fried riced cauliflower and an egg - 300
lunch: beef 300, roasted veg 200, tomatoes 50. 550
Snack 300 1650
9pm: turkey & premade but still need to oven cook for 10 min Cauliflower pizza crust 400 total.
2050, excellent
6day: 2090, excellent.
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Tonight: exercise once i get home, snack on way home of some caffeine and a bar 150 - i brought them from home - so already set to go right home after work to exercise!
After exercise snack: thinking strawberries and higher fat yogurt, it can change though...
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
5day 2110, good
Kombucha 80...
Breakfast: healthy pumpkin custard i baked! 220, coffee 50, banana 120
Snack 1: pistachios 110
Snack 2: coconut chocolate covered bar 170, couple candies 50
Lunch: more fried riced cauliflower today with a duck egg ...300... I Will save what i brought and go out to buy lunch today!! 2 Small meatballs 100, veggies sauteed 200, cabbage salad 50, goldfish crackers 150. 500-550 good. VERY HUNGRY today.
3:30pmSnack: someone didn't like the custard, so i had another and some chocolate. 150
4pm getting snacky: this small packaged strawberry crepe 150
Very snacky, not a tasty day. craving the keto brownies i made the other day..will make them again, just i do not think this week. will go to bed early.
Dinner: half leftovers of a pepper 50, and cold cuts smoked turkey breast on a wrap with spicy mustard 150. popcorn 150 total here: :) and a clementine earlier 50.
2100..
LOTS of strawberries with stevia, with 5% fat yogurt...maybe some SF jello.
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no exercise ended up with a nice half hour walk tonight :)
planned for tonight, another early bedtime i am thinking....feeling the need to rest up....as i have a wedding Friday night after work.
definitely in the mood to go to bed early tonight.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
yes it had a similiarity on the inside to a thicker baby food!
it was def healthy.
8am Breakfast: some kombucha 50, 2 keto brownies 300, coffee 50.
11am Banana 150
Healthy lunch i made at home yesterday: fried riced cauliflower 200 and a duck egg! 100..300 4 candies 40.
...good eats! will try to eat lighter a few days this week...early to bed tonight too :)
clementines 100
6pm dinner: popcorn cool salsa flavor 150, wrap 100, rest of the leftover salmon smaller serving 200, mustard. 450
horrible tomato salad with wayyyy too much dressing and more lite butter flavor popcorn 200-250
1700 total
2115 4-day - good!
very thirsty, had a bit of salt today...want to sleep early really, but we'll see if i feel better later on in the night and want to bake the custard.
OK....time to make the custard!!!!!!!!!!!! :)....they are in fridge waiting to bring to work !!! it was a simple recipe. i'm glad i regained energy after dinner.
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no plans to exercise,
maybe i'll bake another keto recipe...yup!...it's been my goal to start baking Keto and to use these baked items as breakfasts since they are not high in sugar but taste sweet they would mostly go perfect with a cup of coffee. tonight, i'm baking Pumpkin Pie Custard...
probably sleeping instead of baking....i'll get back to baking on a different day ;) i told my coworkers i'd be baking, but, i don't think so, or maybe i'll wake up early...
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
https://peaceloveandlowcarb.com/fudgy-double-chocolate-brownies-giveaway/
the duck eggs are slightly bigger, the egg shell slightly thinner, the white cooks up slightly harder, the yolk slightly smoother which was nice change of pace!
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Hoping you are having a good day.
very much...and i was able to get a nice walk in as well as weights routine. good day thank you!
happy-1 on 10/19/2018:
I love those cookies and pizzas. Nutritionist says no, they are too processed.
I love the cauli pizza crusts - supposedly they are low cal