Good Morning - new day, new adventure - especially with my Supervisor back from her vaca! :)
Kombucha 80
Breakfast wrap and mustard 150, half cured sausage 150. coffee 50.
snack: "Dang" keto bar 200 very tasty but starting to not be as satisfting as just regular nuts..starting to prefer more natural food :)
lunch: corned beef 250 with salad 50 /cooked veggies100, possibly some chips - 200 seriously starting to finally get sick of them :) i want to seriously HATE them - so i stop buying them which is going to happen soon! 600.
snack: 1 medium plum 50, almonds 100
dinner: TBD - maybe egg wrap or fruit and yogurt...looking forward to sleeping and settling my stomach bc i've been taking antibiotics for a UTI and it's affected me a little bit. out to dinner spontaneous thing with dad big salad 150 with some chicken 200 and sauteed peppers 150. 500, still sorta hungry will have a 2 plums 100.and rice forgot the rice..
2150 :)
5day 2120, good
exercise: rest day is planned for tonight. just walking at lunch and getting off bus a few blocks earlier, nothing big but staying active during daily activity. i'd like to go to bed early around 8pm-9pm
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I AM SUPER EXCITED FOR SOME OF THE UPCOMING PLANS I HAVE FOR THIS SUMMER!!! FROM SHOWS AND CONCERTS TO ALL AROUND FUN....GOING TO A LOT OF NEW VENUES, SEEING A LOT OF NEW THINGS! SUPER HAPPY NOW! AND ALSO GETTING IN FITNESS. IT'S A REALLY AWESOME SUMMER I HAVE PLANNED!!!
In the next couple weeks alone, i'm seeing two shows - one off broadway and one is a comedian singer with orchestra background, smoking hookah lol, seeing multiple friends, going to the beach, and doing another 5k!!!! what an awesome JULY!
and very early next month, I'm attending a FREE organ concert at The Riverside Church which is northern Manhattan near Harlem but a really, really well known church with tons of contributions to music and the arts - with also a preconcert before the organ concert that on another instrument. I'm SUPER HAPPY.
This has been a summer, finally, where i've really embraced music again and seeing multiple shows of it and the performing arts. I need this in my life. It's my whole upbringing and I value it so much. It's definitely made me very happy to write about it.
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Sleep was still very off last night bc my workout started and ended late (which is OK since i was able to catch up with neighbor and family before it). I am thinking i'll fully make up for my missed sleep tonight :)
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
kombucha 80
wrap and sausage with mustard 300, coffee 50
snack tbd 200 bar
lunch same as yesterday from home and healthy - tofu 100, chips 150, indian food and lettuce 150. 400.
snacks almonds 100, fruit 100
snack before strength: granola bar, iced coffee most probably 150, strawberries bigger amount 100, aminos drinks, coconut water 50 so far...total 300, whipped pb on small cracker 100 x 2
1700...
after exercise TBD maybe a bar...250 natural type of bar, higher fat.
1950-2000 today = SUPER SUCCESS.
4 day:2116 - awesome!
I was 15min late because of bus/train delays (both). so, gotta stay extra tonight that much....
I had some fun catching up with neighbors and family on phone also before exercise so it started around 8pm (instead of like 7pm) and ending around 10pm - i've been sleeping decently since weekend, so, i just have to keep on and sleep early tomorrow to make up for tonight :) bed probably around 10:45pm.
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
Another benefit of being a DDer - Journaling Benefits:
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Kombucha 50 - drank it rushed so it didn't work out that well for me, but it tasted GREAT! (i have stopped drinking kombucha on the weekend, favoring iced coffee instead as a change of pace / little bit of money savings / resting from kombucha everyday)
9am coffee 50, wrap 130, 1/2 cured pork sausage 150, mustard. 350
11am snack almonds? 1.5 of my muffins which are decent 300
1pm lunch: leftovers from home: tofu 100, indian sauteed okra150, salad lettuce 10, chips 150...400 nice and light :)
close to 3pm-3:30pm gummy candy 50, followed by a hot Passion Tea from Tazo brand i brought to work :) almonds 100
4:30 snack: apple 100
exercise: none except walking at lunch (nice amount here, well over a mile), possibly getting off bus earlier (that IS the plan to walk 1 mile after work too! ) too to get in a little more walking, but still taking it reasonably easy this week - starting to feel a heck of a LOT better with my legs...plus enjoying the massager at home that i bought for feet and legs. Next, would be to get back into Epsom salt foot soaks - that goal can be for August.
dinner: other half the sausage 150 on wrap with mustard 150. 300 and chips 300. taste of guac 50. 650
2000.
3day: 2155.
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Last night i had a lot of trouble sleeping for most of the night. I think it's because after having 4 days off I was anxious going back to work. either way, i'm glad i did sleep well for 4 days :) Plus, i'm ready for this week ahead !
I did accidentally forget all vitamins and UTI pill to have with lunch which is unfortunate as it needs to be taken twice a day and would have been better to get the antibiotic in my system now after breakfast or lunch and then take the second pill with dinner. oops. forgot the second lunch bag. ah well. i'll have it when i get home tonight and maybe just end the cycle of these pills a day later than i should have. that's all. no biggie.
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This month i'm thankful for the ability to have been able and being able later in the month to take part in a vast and variety of experiences. from concerts to shows and not only 1 of each, to seeing friends and even probably going to the beach, my life will not be dull this month. I may be taking a relief from not training as hard, but at least i am using the time to be productive in other ways and that's what matters to me right now - since no matter what i did need a break from the cardio - at least i can continue to live life and not be so injured that even life becomes a pain (happened in the past).
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
i def feel lethargic after lunch, but that's typical for me actually and happens both on weekends and during the week. however, i do feel i'll sleep wayyyy better tonight :)
time to take this heavy blanket off my bed that's been making me sweat!
All is good, happy holiday weekend! really enjoying the time home! just what the dr ordered!
9am breakfast: oatmeal and almond milk 170, whole milk strawberry on bottom yogurt 160, iced coffee 40. 350 :) tasty. filling. And a candy 50. 400.
Noon at casino we shared Popeyes there was actually no salads or healthy veggies anywhere - everything was loaded up in sauce so I went for something typical that’s be good! Almost 2 lg chicken tenders 600, fries not too many 300. 900.
4-4:30pm early dinner apple 100, chips 250, leftover fish 150, leftover bean sprouts 100 600
7pm meal 1/2 Florida avocado 170 made into guacamole, over 3 small rice crackers 50 and some tofu 100. Total 320.
total today 2250, good.
2day 2230 - higher but pretty healthy couple days
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i have a lot of events this month! It's a tight, FUN schedule.
i shouldn't have any OT...and everything at work should be running smoothly. I am challenged to enjoy this month and weather and fun times ahead! (with keeping up at least my weights routine and slowly getting back into more cardio).
I'll just sleep in when i can & I should be fine. Seems that i need a break from cardio training anyway...so, it'll be nice to see some entertaining shows. Most are at a discount, some previously were free. I was def interested in everything i have signed up for, have been wanting to go to either the show or venue for awhile. It does add up, but i know i'll enjoy it all!.....
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Today: 11:30am we are Going to Resorts Casino here in Queens around 45 min away. Watching the Soccer Championship there. R reallly wanted to go - and my company did all the lighting designs there a few years ago when it opened, so i'm interested to see it in person.
Next Friday all day - maybe taking a sick day for the beach with Christine
Next Saturday evening going to see the Off Broadway show Drunk Shakespeare - a parody on a Shakespeare play & supposely the actors drink shots before they perform!? weird but it was a good deal, $29 for the tickets instead of the usual Groupon free of $49-$59. with my friend Jen
2 weeks from now Saturday evening: seeing a performance at a local Queens Stadium in Forest Hills that includes a Comedian / Singer with backup music done by the Queens Symphony Orchestra...the guy is funny and there's an orchestra, plus i've never been to the venue! everything is good here! with Ricky
2 weeks from now Sunday morning: doing a 5k in Queens at a park i've never been to! and also it's very close, like 15-20 min away. with Ricky..
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
The Popeyes was fresh today and the chicken fingers I really enjoyed !!! Not too oily and big and flakey ! The fries were nice too as they have some light Cajun seasoning on them.
3:30pm swung by urgent care bc it feels like I have a UTI --- good i went to dr - i was prescribed medicine for it - she said it was just starting up.
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7:30am breakfast: oatmeal 150 with almond milk 20, stevia and cinnamon, banana 120. 300. sleepy, may go back to bed. ..yup, slept around an hour more only bc i set my alarm so i can do some morning exercise (at 11am lol if you even want to call that morning!?)
10:30am snacks before UPPER BODY, ABS strength workout at home!: iced coffee 50, strawberries (they are on sale, i buy tons!) 100. 150., pb on small cracker 100
12:30 during workout - Lunch: will be light egg wrap at home with leftover sauteed indian okra 300 because R&I are going out for a big, high volume, filling dinner! yum!
2pm snack at end of workout: chocolate protein nut butter 100 yum!
4:30 3 candies
2200. Good!!
GOOD DINNER: Hibachi where they cook the Asian food in front of you - TONS OF VEGGIE options at this particular chain of restaurants. never been to the Long Island location, i usually go to Queens, but i'm sure it will be the same! :) i hope, because queens is wonderful. ....maybe order a very healthy protein, fatty fish or something. glad i have my $25 off coupon (i've had it for around 1-2 years LOL)
after dinner we plan to watch a movie at one of our apts! and bed not too late and not too early!
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Later, I am going out around 1pm-2pm with Ricky to do some shopping for his things and i don't mind going at all !!! (thrift stores and sneaker outlet store - for him) on Long Island (everything is around 45 min away)- along with a dinner at a hibachi place also on LI and the dinner will be HALF PRICE literally. I have $25 coupon!! So, basically it's going to cover my half, i'll pay tip, and Ricky can pay for his dinner :) I treated him yesterday - i do not scrub cash off him, i know he works hard and isn't rich, and i do not like to be this way to others, anyone!
tomorrow Hookah is cancelled until next Saturday :) that's ok! my friend said she wasn't keeping track and messed up her schedule for the weekend which is OK with me - i'm def seeing her next Saturday for a $29 off broadway show called Drunk Shakespeare (the actors drink before the performance, lol) in Manhattan's theater district and hookah if we make good plans we can do both early enough in the day...
tomorrow, stopping by a local Farmer's market, buying more berries and maybe a few other items there, NO exercise again (no ladder !), baking a "honey" cake for coworkers - praying it comes out right (it will only have maple syrup flavoring haha)...and possibly really more laundry??? if it can help me with next weekend's busier schedule...maybe laundry.
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
4:30am apple in middle of night! 100
9:00am homemade blueberry frozen yogurt most of the 2 servings. the consistency was more like sorbet and i could have let it defrost a little more, but, it was very good nonetheless! 500 for 2 servings.
10:30am decided i wanted something more substantial so i hate my friend's meatballs that she made and gave me yesterday. they were very good with lots of ingredients beyond just meat. i'm guessing 120 cal each. 250. could even be a bit more, but, just saying!
12:15 lunch: tofu x2 servings 150, leftovers from my freezer of indian okra YUM! 250?, chips 150. 600.
3:15pm snack strawerries 100
4:45 more strawberries 50, iced coffee at home 50
1650
Dinner approx 400, snack around 200
total approx 2250-2300 :-)
7day approx 2100 = very good !!
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DONE Laundry is done. Feeling like a nap. maybe (after lunch that i just ate!) yup...fell asleep for like 2 hours!
DONE I'm thinking to go through my coat closet and donate quite a few coats that i do not wear anymore for various reasons. I've got so many things in my closet and it just complicates things when i can't find what i need :)
DONE I'm thinking to drive and buy a lot of kombucha today so i don't have to think about it again until sometime inAugust.
I'm excited for....Tonight i'm going to a free patriotic songs band concert with R and we are getting food out there. i'll obviously reach for something light since i'm def with a big appetite since i woke up :)
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Later this weekend:
Still want to bake a honey cake (i think sunday). also meeting friend for Hookah. lol.
Exercise is only tomorrow, weights. with possibly going out to eat for dinner (have coupon) and a movie back at home after. maybe go to a second hand clothing store with Ricky who likes a particular one that is near the restaurant we may eat at!
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really low key, easy weekend over here.....this is seriously all i want to do and i'm plenty happy with a slower pace! PLENTY HAPPY :)
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
Happy FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!! And to the Canadians on here, happy belated Canada Day!! ;) For everyone else, HAPPY THURSDAY!
I was up pretty early for a day off, around 8am. And i'm back on the couch, with the laptop, thinking of things to bake! one item on my mind is a low sugar honey cake (made with actually no honey but a maple syrup flavoring - HA-HA!)...but i don't want to make it too early as it has to be fresh for Monday so i have to think about if it's too early to make it today.
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8:30am breakfast: oatmeal 150 with almond milk 20, stevia, and a whole milk strawberry on the bottom chobani yogurt 160 so good!, iced coffee 40. 370
10am snack 240 healthy natural bar fruit/nut
at bbq mostly very healthy, tons of veggies, some guac, half a turkey frank (not good), bbq chicken (very good!), some crackers, fruit...oh, forgot to calculate in the crackers!
Approx 2200 cal :-) happy !!
6day: 2075, good!
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watching fireworks from my apt...i have a nice view and don't want to miss the fireworks, at home, tonight!
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AFTER I did my upper body workout (i made sure to do it and finish it before getting the laptop which wasn't ready till halfway thru my workout anyways), I got my laptop back from the repair shop last night around 6pm i went there - and the new screen and laptop are working GREAT!!!! :) only $110 fix- omg thank gosh i didn't need a new laptop yet!!!!!! so happy!
Next, I went to drop off in the clothing bins 3 bags of old clothes for donation.
After that, i swung by the bigger supermarket to pick up veggies to cut up & bring to the 4th of July BBQ i'm going to this afternoon. I also bought extra eggs and almond powder bc i am going to be baking this weekend :) as well as a couple whole milk strawberry at the bottom chobani yogurts (AMAZING TASTE!). there was also some new kombucha flavors / new brand! so i bought 3 of those LOL.
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As for this long weekend, i've actually planned very little for it purposely. i will not be doing long walks or heavy exercise. No ladder at all. My left leg / ankle is still sore and week and i expect it to keep healing (it's starting to get better as i'm not pushing it / pushing exercises that bother it). I have a 5k walk scheduled for 2 1/2 weeks from now and it's a goal of mine to be ready for that :) and i will only walk that 5k, no jogging, so i should be OK by then and afterwards :)
Right, so for this weekend:
Thursday, today, I have a bbq for most of the day which i'm driving to with a friend starting at 1pm. I will just relax till then with some cooking. maybe vacuum the carpet rug i have too.
Tomorrow is also low key. I have plans to go to a concert, free, of a community band on Long Island in a really nice town and also to pick up dinner there. going with Ricky. I hope to do the driving to it. I think R is working Friday, we'll see.
Saturday is unplanned right now. There's a free concert at the beach we can go to and also possibly we will go to dinner & use a coupon for half off that i have for hibachi. maybe. and also if we don't go to the beach, i was considering just to watch a movie. after or before dinner. like i was saying, it's a really low key weekend. Saturday i'd do another upper body workout, no legs. thinking to bake the cake for work on Saturday.
Sunday is also not much planned. I'll do laundry and prep for the week. I am possibly looking to smoke hookah (really!) with my friend Jen who i haven't seen since January (the one who flew to miami to meet me down there during part of my trip there!) We used to work in the same office, but now i'm in NYC. so we obviously don't see each other everyday anymore.
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
I love the intentional relaxation you have planned.
On Amazon, I finally decided on a massager (based on product details and reviews and price) for feet and legs:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R5FGHB2/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07R5FGHB2#customerReviews
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Good Morning :) !!! I think today is a short workday for us in my company. Pretty sure we will be out by 1:30pm SO HAPPY! I can then pick up my laptop from the repair shop and also do SOME exercise, but i'm staying away from lower body as my ankle / left leg is still tight and sore and weak. GRRR! Obviously it's going to take awhile to heal and i'm going to have to lay off it for this long weekend...but i know it will get better. def no ladder. and i stopped the one move which was torture - involving jumps. I may cook tonight / bake tonight again.
Kombucha 60
Breakfast wrap and egg 200, everything seasoning, 1/2 avo 150, coffee 50. 400.
snack: will be a bar for a change of pace and they also expire soon. 220
lunch: more of my tasty cooked kale & green peppers 100, half that sausage100, maybe some chips150, one medium gummy candy 50. 400 i think i forgot a fruit which is fine, i'll have that at home! wanting to make a frozen yogurt, blueberry flavor tonight or tomorrow. must buy blueberries, they were on sale the other day!
1100 snacks of blueberries and iced coffee and peanut butter 400, chips 150
light dinner: tofu x2 150, chips 150, full fat strawberry yogurt 150. 450-500
2100 total :)
snacks before upper body / abs exercise: choc coated granola bar with iced coffee sounds about right. 200.
5day: 2070, good.
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I'm going to a bbq for the 4th that starts around 2pm. will leave after eating "dinner" as i'd like to be home when it's fireworks time - because i just want to rest up. the woman i'm driving with also has double the distance ride as me, so she'll want to be home too, luckily, early.
i have wonderful views of fireworks all the way into NYC because i have a good view in the apt i live in. I'd like to be home early Thursday evening to enjoy that view :)
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
I don't recall if I read how you injured your ankle/leg?...
Enjoy your 4th of July tomorrow!
i broke my ankle in college and it's never been the same since. didn't really do the recommneded PT for the recomended time either when i had broken it. wasn't even 21 then.
so, whenever i overuse or pound on it too much, it bothers me which is also bothering me in the back of my shin, at the ankle ligaments insertion point if you follow what i'm saying. i have been rolling it, but it's still painful. it should go away if i use it less...hoping for all of the pain to be gone 100% in two weeks from now, around July 21, when i'm signed up for another 5k - but i plan to walk the whole thing this time.
Chips 4am these popped seed chip things 150 Woke up unable to sleep, so had a small snack and vitamin water zero
6am kombucha 60
breakfast: wrap and egg 200, 1/4 very fresh avocado 100, everything bagel seasoning, coffee 50. 350
snacks thinking banana and almonds 200...since my body is sore i may throw in a couple bananas today, sf chocolate 60
810, healthy....
lunch: same as yesterday - really nicely cooked veggies 100 with just over HALF! a small cured sausage 100, 1/4 fresh avocado 100, and a large apple 150? maybe some of the popped chips above since the bag is small i might finish them. total here: 450
snacks: almonds 100
dinner: TBD - HOMEMADE chocolate mug cake! 600 with toppings
2100..
4day:2062
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Today is usually an exercise day but i am going to skip it tonight to sleep more / rest more. Actually, i might change my mind, we'll see. but either way I'm really thankful for the long weekend that's coming. I could def use some extra rest.
another reason i'm not keen on exercise is i can rest my sore ankle / lower leg but also i can limit calories by just going home and sleeping early. that's probably the plan tonight :)...just a little more rest would be healthy for me - more than exercise is at this time and this week. gotta knock the soreness out of my body.
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My coworker (who is on vaca till next week but comes home tomorrow and she supposedly wants to do work at home over this long weekend) has asked me to bring home some paperwork which is going to make my bag heavier - which i really don't want but have no choice and it's really not a big deal, just coincides with ankle pain which has improved as the day has progressed! Therefore, it's best after bringing home her paperwork to relax and sleep early!
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
Home kombucha 50
Breakfast wrap and egg 200, seasonings, 1/4 lg avo 100, coffee 50. 350.
snacks: TBD either bar or almonds 100 / 2 really tasty fresh oreos 110
Lunch: 1 medium cured pork sausage300-350, my cooked veggies 100 tops, 1/4 lg avocado100, decided to have chips 150...maybe no carbs more than that - trying to change it up today - plus, i am not exercising tonight so carbs / extra energy are not on my mind as much...if that makes sense. trying to watch calories these 3 days (only a 3 day workweek for me!) total here: 700, balanced.
3:15pm snack: chocolate 60, coffee with very little almond milk, later almonds 100
Dinner: TBD - i have food at home so no matter what i have, i do not have to spend any money on food this short work week.dinner was more like dessert - it was a protein muffin in a HORRIBLE flavor and the yogurt wasn't good either. strawberries were OK. and one of my protein cookie dough balls from the freezer. dinner was filling but blande.
2050 cal.
2050 3 day avg too.
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Tonight i'm planning on going home early and no extra exercise after work as my ankle and left leg have been tight since last week due to overuse. it seems to already be healing and feeling better and the pain is not too much. I just have to watch it.
Progress as of today: -2.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
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I can tell that you must have missed having music in your life very much. I'm happy to 'hear' that you will be enjoying it once again! You sound so happy about it, and I love that. Exactly what life is about - enjoying the things you're passionate about!! You go girl!
And, I am HAPPIER to attend the concert as an audience member and not be the performer. I PREFER to be the audience and actively listen as opposed to be the performer which def felt ONLY like work to me since you have to be focused on getting everything played correctly without errors. Performing was a stressor to me and NOT enjoyable. I love listening though :)
I love your comments. I'm so glad i can be passionate in listening to all these musicians and take in their work and efforts and passions thru my own :) the BEST!