7pm Edit: very anxious and stressed as i write the daily plans (hard to do when you don't know the area so have to search and make sense of it all....good to do, but it's VERY STRESSFUL for me as i'm not a great planner....doing it...but i just took a generic 1/8 xanax (i've had the same pills home had only 2-3 pills since Spring 2016 lol) because i am seriously starting to go nuts...really just started the plans at 6pm today lol...was cleaning and cooking all up until then....i'm a GREAT procrastinator!)
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Good Morning !
8:00 am breakfast: onyxorgum shredded wheat, craisins, and almond milk 400. iced coffee 50.
snack: chocolate 200 (should have tried the sugar free stuff i bought but had regular - forgot i have to try the other stuff!)
12pm-1pm lunch: egg freshly hard boiled /and a tablespoon nut spread 200 (got hungry and was cooking lots of things for the whole weekend/week ahead), cauliflower rice with pesto sauce 150. 350. 1/2 cauliflower crust 100 (since i am home today i've been cooking up a lot of frozen items to have ready for this weekend and next week). blueberries 50
4:30-5:30pm - 2 smallish plums 50, tried REALLY, REALLY dark chocolate 98% cacao omg!? crazy stuff! 100, ice cream 150
7:30 good dinner at home: garlic/black pepper shrimp250 from frozen, i made ealier in oven and still have a few kabobs left (they were actuallly frozen on the kabob!) , avocado 120, wrap 80. 450 satisfying. and a drink 50...now back to planning...i don't think i'm going to finish all of Paris today, i think i'll need one more day or so...like my day off in April...
snack: more regular ghardinelli chocolates 150
2100, good.
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9:30 or so and i already showered and put the laundry in...i need to figure out my Paris schedule TODAY. i've researched the areas and now have to make a 6day schedule. it's sorta easy as 2 of the days are "excursions" outside paris and will take longer just to get there so the only plan mostly is where we are going: one day is Disney (outside Paris) and the other day is Versailles. Disney doesn't need too much planning other than picking up a schedule for the day when we get to Disney. Versailles does include some planning - need to see what kinda tour we want....i need English, but maybe we'll just get an automated tour. i'm not sure if i want a tour guide or device to listen to. I do prefer guides, but, they are MUCH MORE expensive. Anyways, then i have 4 more days of Paris to plan...so i'm getting started. Like i said, the research is done, now i just have to put my notes into a plan. I also need to research the "cheaper" concerts. We've decided NOT to attend a dinner/show at Moulin Rouge - only to walk by / into it briefly. Instead, there are other cheaper shows and events available, which is fine with me...i just like performances in general. And i know from going to events totally free at libraries that it's not always the price that determines the calibre...you can get high calibre for inexpensive price if you are open to it! :)
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
kombucha 50
Breakfast: Good Fats bar and mocha coffee 300
CHOCOLATES 100
Midmorning: wrap 80, egg 70, 1/4 avo 100. 250.
Lunch: all healthy, bought it yesterday and forgot to take it home for dinner last night / weekend too so i'll eat that today...wish i remembered to take that food yesterday bc i'm not going directly home tonight and so i'm not sure i want to have food in my backpack for like 4-5hours until 9pm...we'll see...and it's too much to eat only for lunch. maybe i leave part of the cooked veggies for Monday for work (i don't like wasting things i pay for!) light shrimp/fish 150?, lots of roasted yellow peppers oily 250. 400. fruit 50.
snacks: almonds 50
dinner: TBD...i'm going to an event that has White Castle (well, maybe i'll just eat one slider!?) and beer. it's boxing tournament held annually by the Sportman's Club of my union and a 10 min walk from my apt...it starts at 7pm but i plan to get there around 6pm and i'll eat then...Ricky is supposedly saving me a seat very close to the boxing ring...fingers crossed! 550 cal beer, one slider, 1 diet coke, snack bar after the event.
total friday cals: 1800 tops, excellent !!
7day avg is going to be GREAT: 2070 FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
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i'm excited to see a boxing tournament tonight, starts at 7pm, going straight from work.
I am leaving my cooked veggies i bought yesterday for lunch monday / tuesday at work next week as i don't want to carry the veggies home, i don't think!
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Planning to sleep in tomorrow, do laundry, make corned beef and cabbage in slow cooker, and if weather is nice enough to do a walk :) maybe in Valley Stream (town where i grew up) as a change o fpace i'll drive there.
I keep switching my decision about my hair. I prefer it with blonde, despite the price. i'm just not ready to go back to brown pixie cut. At least my haircuts are rather cheap (since i get them done at a barbershop!). I've decided to keep the highlights. I almost want to go get them done this weekend, but it's too soon because i have my trip in one month...the highlights will have grown out by then and look bad in Paris photos LOL, so i'll wait 2-3 more weeks on the highlights.
but then again, making the appointments is so inconvenient and annoying, that i should just touch up grays myself and dye it back! yeah, its not the money that's the issue but the making appointments and wasting time getting hair done. i'll have to go back to brown eventually.
highlights are just really inconvenient for me....BUT I REALLY LIKE THEM....!? ...GRRRR.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
I would think that time at the beauty shop getting highlights would be something you look forward to as a "pampering" luxury, and not a burden on your time. I love having my hair worked on, but don't really do this any more, initially because I didn't have the finances, and now, more so, because I do not have a lot of hair, so I really need to be careful with what I have left.
(I am at the point where I have given some thought to shaving my head - starting over - and getting a really nice wig in the meantime.)
i do not feel pampered when i go get beauty luxuries done like nails and hair. I become very impatient and do not enjoy spending time in the salons. it's like my attention span cannot take it, lol. that's a major reason i don't get nails done. but also, my nails seem super sensitive and they tend to thin out and get very brittle from polish anyways.
i just get very impatient at the salon.
i have been looking at photos, and i find the blonde color to add a lightness and "fun" quality to my appearance. i realize i need to just relax when the roots show, as it's better if i just space it out and deal with roots as my hair really is mostly brown so a few grays in the roots is really not noticeable enough at the moment and when it starts to become noticeable i can change up from the blonde.
i think i wanna keep getting highlights approx every 2.5-3 months for the next couple years if possible as i do like the blonde look and find, like i said a moment ago, that it adds a certain "fun quality" to my overall look.
also when my hair is messy, i feel it still looks great when it's highlighted.
but when my hair is just brown and messy, i don't like it as much.
Also, I enjoyed the boxing program on Wii Sports.
They've opened up a studio called I Love Kickboxing here in my town, which I did give some consideration in joining. I feel like I need something extra - more challenging and more social. However, joining this studio would be totally out of my comfort zone. Joining a gym or a yoga studio is more my style and that's hard enough for me to do! (obviously because I haven't done even that!) (yet)
please don't feel like things are out of your comfort zone...and let that feeling prevent you from joining things.
for the I LOVE kickboxing, there's probably a trial. you can do that to see if you like it before actually joininng / buying a package.
kickboxing is nice if you want a different kind of class. i have done a different brand, Tiger Shulman kickboxing, it was rather hard for me...very much legs involved...a good workout, but not up my ally. you will burn tons of calories.
you can try new things, many people are in your boat and everyone is a beginner at something at some point. the only way you can break thru the feeling of not being in your comfort zone is to start up the new things.
at the gym, there are great classes but that also depends on the gym! ...and depends on the actual instructors!
yoga studios also vary in the type of yoga, how challenging, and length of class as well as type of instructor. you can probably find that many studios may offer a one pay class feature like you had wanted...see what's out there. maybe try a few things, if you have the oppportunity / time, before making a full decision for the long run...i have done this in the past...but now i am sort of set for awhile in what i like to do / exercise i do / gyms i belong to...
Home: kombucha 50
Breakfast "good fats" bar and mocha 300
mid morning: wrap 80, egg 70, 1/4 avo 100. 250. salt/pepper.
cheesecake thing 150
lunch: the rest of that indian :) big portion of the saag with mushrooms 300? (lots of cream), rice 150, tofu 100, tomatoes. 550-600
snacks: apple/almonds 200, CHOC 50
Pre-exercise: not sure. thinking to have somethign more like a meal...thinking veggies & to get some at lunch for both today & tomorrow...iced coffee, blueberries, yogurt 250
during exercise: coconut water 100
Post exercise: not sure.trying another "good fats" flavor bar probably...we'll see...or a higher carb thing...not sure.200 for that bar :)
2150, excellent.
6day: 2110 or so, excellent also.
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For anyone feeling like they have too much going on / hard to keep head above water right now: i'm in your boat!
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last night i had dinner, exercised, and had a drink/piece of chocolate and it was enough. i may start trying this out, now that the routines are getting shorter (exercise routines) thankfully...i still have to amp up cardio again. I have mostly stopped the evening walks because my ankle was getting beat up from longer walks lately on the weekend. working on balance.
Very long, rough week over here. Lots of extra errands thrown into the mix but glad i went to bed on the early side last night. Tonight i have upper body but it's a lot shorter now that i do legs mostly separately on a separate night! I still plan to get decent sleep tonight! As well, I am Still eager to sleep in come Saturday. I feel very drained. If i did have sick days, i'd have taken one today! Ah, and i do have one, but i'm saving it for the month of April for close to before i'm going on vacation in France. It's my last sick day of "this year" and i want to use it very close to that trip, since it'll be good to have a short week close to going on the trip as it will be stressful going away after several straight, full, busy weeks of work.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
KOMBUCHA 50
BAR AND MOCHA COFFEE 300
WRAP 80 SALAMI WHICH WAS GROSS 80 AVOCADO 100. 250.
LUNCH: FROM HOME: tofu 100, indian spinach lots cream bigger portion 250?, rice 200. 600 tops.
Apple100, later almonds 100
after moving my car to a better spot which i found on the quick side thankfully, i got home at 7pm to eat a tasty indian dinner (leftovers yum!)
dinner: saag big portion 300?, wrap 100, rice100, berry yogurt 100. 600. so tasty!
after workout: chocolate
2100 :)
5day is 2100 too.
leg workout & bed :)
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WORKOUT STARTED AND ENDED LATE LAST NIGHT DUE TO UNFORSEEN ISSUES. I'M SO TIRED! LONG WEEK. BED EARLY TONIGHT.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Way to still get in a workout last night, even though it went a lot later than you wanted it to! Hope you are able to catch up on sleep tonight - I need to catch up as well.
I pay a very CHEAP sum compared to other places: $46 per month.
In the fall, they were paving and it took 2 whole months to rip up the old and pave new. We were reimbursed for 2 whole months but it was def annoying to find spots and i hardly ever moved my car.
Additinally, my car was scratched badly when i had left it for a week in front of someone's house.
i'm going to move my car tonight to a street spot, it's prob not good to leave my car overnight at the college...but the $40 is not going to waste - i like to exercise at that school & plan to park there for certain training sessions i'll do at the track over there.
so tonight, i'll still deal with my car, need to find a street spot and get it out of the college facility overnight....! parking is a major pain in queens as it's pretty crowded!
i'm also GLAD i didn't skip my workout last night :) in the home stretch with little days off, just gotta try to get sleep as keep a routine as much as possible, despite the AMPLE distractions along the way!
evening edit: seriously came home to a note that said i should move my car out of my garage for a continuous length of time while the garage roofs are replaced....i had thought if i ever had to do this again, to pay for parking at the nearby college tennis center...so instead of starting an earlier workout, i got ricky to drive with me over there around 7pm so i could pay the $40 for 6 months of parking there and he could drive me home....i will now walk the 2mi to get my car when i need it ;)...will not be needing it much i guess until the roofs are over (probably 3-4weeks of garage non-use!) no biggie. i cannot believe they let us know the NIGHT BEFORE we had to move our cars...at least i had a good option instead of horrible street parking finding spots all week ....i hope my car doesn't get "booted" at the college for leaving in mostly in the same place every 3-4 days...they told me that it usually isn't enforced...we shall see....
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TOM is finally here, i feel like crud for sure. leg crumps and very tired...this too shall pass!
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Sleep: wayyyy better. around 8hrs, slightly getting used to the time change, still a little more groggy than usual though in the mornings.
Kombucha 50
Snack at work: mocha coffee 100 and bar 200 and a piece of less sweet (different chef this time but i loved it) caraway seed Irish Soda Bread. yum! 150 (could be more)
Breakfast: wrap 80, avo 100, salami 100. 300. more soda bread, butter :) SO GOOD.
lunch: very tasty offerings, from home: chicken thigh from friend from weekend so good 150, okra small amount 100, chips 150, tomatoes 50. 450.
4:30pm almonds 100, chocolate 50. half apple 50
dinner: wrap 80, egg 70, very creamy saag and mushrooms 200?350, iced coffee 50
coconut water during exercise 150
11pm bar after exercise, higher in carbs 250
2200. good.
4day
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After a whole week of sensing it's arrival, TOM finally is here. Ah thankfully bc it needs to come back next month and leave before Paris on the 26th! LOL.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
kombucha - not working tho 50
breakfast: coffee and hot choc mix 100, bar 210
snack wap 80, av0 80, salami 50. 210
Lunch: tofu 2 pcs 200, lots of indian okra 250?, irish soda bread (cake) (coworker baked it and it was GREAT!) 200 small pc. 650.
snack: i have an apple and a tasty drink 150 total, later almonds 100
snack blueberries and drink 150
dinner: chicken thigh 150 tops and cauliflower big pizza crust not more than 300 though.
2100, tops. probably less!
dinner: i'll try to exercise earlier with my leg routine and get to bed early as in at 8:30pm...if possible, that is.
in the mood for a light dinner, really...liquidy prefered like a yogurt..
evening remarks: came home walking in the sunshine - time change is good for a mood boost ;) ... and i was home early around 6:15pm! couldn't believe it. had some blueberries and low cal drinks and started leg work early so that i'll be DONE around 7:30pm...must remember to do this on Leg Days :) EARLY START TIME :)
so bed will be nice and early tonight.
3day: 2060, excellent.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Irish soda bread cake sounds so delicious - was it special for St. Patrick's Day?
Bed early sounds good to me LOL!
bed early shall be GREAT! :)
bed early shall be GREAT! :)
So far weekend is going well :)
Snack: chocolate 80, kombucha 70. 150., 2 more chocolates 150
1pm taco bell 400, 100. 500. diet mountain dew to help fill up / caffeine up after long walk :)
3pm chocolate, nuts, grapes 100
late snack, 6pm, on drive home: fiber one chocolate chip bar 150, iced coffee to get ready for workout but still relaxed at home in the end until 8pm to start working out...decent still...50,
at home at 7:15pm plums 100, 100 cal pb
during workout (the pb was really during, and okra indian food 200)
after workout: the sea salt pop chips a bit over 2 servings. 250 piece salami.
1820. satisfied. ;)
2day avg: 2050. perfect.
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I am only doing upper and abs tonight, skipping legs (they had enough anyways as i did a full 90minutes tour today so much fun and free!)
In a long time, this was a great weekend because i did things but also had enough time to sleep in a little and relax. first good weekend in awhile, i hope to make more of it this Spring!
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Slept in a little bit, nice! Great sleep & good plans for this weekend!
Snack: dark chocolate and stevia 80.
Breakfast: cold oats and almond milk with stevia 180, big cup of blueberries 100.
360. probably a coffee 50
410...still feeling a bit tired / cramps / but TOM not here. last couple times have been weird with symptoms a full week before PMSing. i hope they die down soon bc i feel like i'm being a little more rude to people in the midst of all of this!
small, healthy lunch: roll 120 with avo 80 and egg 70, smoked salt (love this). 270, something to drink also.
Snacking: one more chocolate 80 after the concert, followed at close to 5pm by iced coffee back at home 50, protein bar back at home 200. 350. (trying to save room for a dinner, later!) ...gonna research the 19/20 districts i have researched now...then i'll just have one left to go...maybe i can finish both of them today :) then i just need to start buying tickets to things!
1050, good...
spiked seltzer and added extra stevia lol 100 cal, salad 50, awesome mushroom dish 50, awesome carrot with breadcrumbs and garlic dish 100! so good!...followed by a few roasted potatoes 100-150 (not much), wonderful chicken thigh 250?, and some chips though not a ton 150-200. big bite (literally) of tres leches cake (very tasty) 100 or less, later on a cookie 100, and lots of fruit 100. total here: 1150-1200.
2250, EXCELLENT and satisfying. healthy.
bc i kept portions regular, and didn't overindulge, calories worked out! but i'm still gaining weight,, so, must eat closer to 2000 per day trying harder during the week.
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First on my plan is laundry and organizing. 11-1pm DONE!
then going to a free concert 2-3pm at a long island library, not in queens as usual, should be an hour of folk guitar / jazz! Once there after the concert, i plan to research paris (maybe) as i won't be alone after the concert so this may not happen. otherwise, i may try to research at home :( i wish our libraries would be open later ...depending on the time, i may stop by my own library to do research, depends on timing as the library will only be open till 5pm, not 6pm like would be more convenient for me today lol. DONE!
I have to pick up seltzers before a get together at my friend's apt tonight, DONE!
starts around 7pm...i've decided to bring Seltzers, many (i was gonna do fruit, but someone asked me to switch and she is already having salad...so i've decided on several setlzers).
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Tomorrow i also have a full day of good plans.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Seltzer water sounds lovely for a party!
Good Morning!
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"Good Fats Bar" (will be eating these, different flavors, for awhile bc they are GREAT!) 200 and a mocha coffee made at work 100.
Mid Morning: roll 120, 1/4 avo 80, turkey sausage 70: 270
12:30 Lunch: from home! cauliflower pizza crust i cooked up last night so it's ready 200, egg 70, 1/4 avo 80, some peppers maybe 50. 400.
3:30PM ALMONDS 100
Dinner was at least 1100, then a snack. Very expensive dinner ugh! $95.
gonna put friday as 2250, decent.
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Going out tonight to dinner right after work, early one at 4:30pm which is fine as i eat always!, to go out to a show - seeing Comedian Jerry Sienfeld at 7pm. It's a the Beacon theater which is only 20min away from my office by Public Transportation!
I feel as though it'll be that "TOM" very soon, as soon prob as i use the bathroom this morning at home lol. I'm glad, since that means it'll be GONE next month before i go to Paris, thank gosh!
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Home: kombucha though i am bloated this week (i think PMSing) 50
Breakfast: mocha (hot chocolate and coffee mix from work) 100, Good Fats Bar (so good!) 200
snack: roll 120, 1/2 avo 150, turkey sausage 70: 350, chocolate 50
lunch: leftover bean sprouts with dressing so good 150, leftover roasted eggplants 100, fish leftovers 150, crackers 150. total 550.
snack: almonds 100
light dinner: greek yogurt 110 with the last of my cooked cranberries so glad they weren't spoiled 50, blueberries 100. 250 and iced coffee
during exercise: coconut water smaller serving 100
After exercise: small bar 200 :-) back to basics and less eating for awhile, i am thinking!
2000 cal day, quite PERFECT. time to decrease before Paris in April.
6day average: 2175. much better than previous days this week. perhaps i can eat today, although i'm eating out tonight, to balance out these cals! instead of a big cocktail drink, perhaps a shot or 2 will be enough!
tonight is upper body. will try to start early, 6:45pm. there were train delays, so, i hope to start around 7pm.
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I have not been to Paris, so let me qualify my next advice. However, I have had friends who have been to Paris. I would gently suggest that you allow for wait times or crowd times when making your plans. Especially for Versailles and the Louvre. After all, who wants to feel rushed at the Louvre - right? :)
I'm curious as to how Disney made it on your Paris list. I mean, after all, there is Disney here in the states. Just curious, no judgment at all.
I was looking at a "Paris Bucket List" and asking what have you done on it type of thing i found online. It wasn't a concise list or fully engaging with every part of Paris. But, it listed Disney on it.
Including a day of Disney makes planning for me easier because we simply get to the park and spend all day there - and i do not have to plan so much in advance - just show up and see what's going on at the park. I've not been to Disney in many years and figure i might as well go for a fun day. I can be so much like a child and enjoy fun little shows. Maybe there is a Safari / zoo section? i have to check. I'd go and see what it's about. It's just a low-key day and to get away from "museums" and "must-do's" in Paris.
At the Louvre, i'm hoping for an English tour, i don't htink my friend wants to pay for guide-tours. maybe we'll just do another automated tour (headphones).
some passes, a lot, can be bought ahead of time to skip lines mostly...i have to try to do this - after i plan the days i'm going to these places lol.
yes, Louvre and Versailles are mostly two days within themselves.
Donkey on 03/23/2019:
Also, and maybe I should have mentioned this in your previous entry: Your average calorie total was lower this week (yay!). Can you feel a difference?
The difference is miniscule, but YES, i'll say it makes a difference. Mentally, first off, it's nice to say i've had a far better week than i have in several of the previous weeks. and obviously it's going to take me more than one week to make up for so many weeks of 2200 type of averages. For me, 2050 a day is perfect and i won't gain weight. But a few weeks here and there over that amount also won't kill me, as is the case right now...coming off that...it feels good to eat a little less. i was bloated this week because of TOM and issues like yours though, so it wasn't noticeable till around friday i did feeel slimmer.
Maria7 on 03/23/2019:
I hope you have a wonderful time in Paris. So happy for you!
thank you :) i'm staying with a female friend, so my budget should be okay in the end....or should i say wallet!?
Donkey on 03/24/2019:
A few things:
Yes, I can see the advantages of going to Disney Paris. It's kind of funny, because one of the things I loved at Disney was Epcot, where you get to go "visit" different European countries. So in Disney Paris, I suppose they don't have any of that - LOL!
YES -- pre-pay for as much as you can to avoid lines!!! This is true and it works! And I would opt for an automated tour myself, especially if it saves you money. I think it ends up being better than being with a guide. I mean to say, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, but the automated tour could work just fine and save money and perhaps give you more flexibility if you wanted to stop in front of certain artwork a little longer (?).