6:30am Morning: kombucha 70
9am Pumpkin brownie 250,whiped cream 130, coffee 50
10:30am snack: TBD. Atkins coconut choc covered bar and bite of pretzel, almonds 50
12:30pm Lunch MY CORNED BEEF 300, veggies nicely cooked 200, pretzel 50. 550
2pm Gifts going around...Rum Fudge!!!!!!! wow. 150, choc/vanilla/caramel popcorn 50
3:30 2 small clementines 50
5pm 100 cal almonds salt and vinegar
1650.....
Dinner: 550 all healthy
2200 :)
3day: 2210
exercise: will see, if it stops raining i'll walk the 3 mi home from the subway. otherwise, i'll skip exercise...no need to torture myself and walk in the rainy mess.
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yes, will work till 6pm, not 5pm, as i'm making up my time (owing 3 more hours to leave early tomorrow, but maybe less if i come back to work tomorrow after the Bris - we'll see if it's worth it, or just plain tiring. once tomorrow comes...)
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I will be STAYING at least one hour late tonight as i will soon owe a LOT of time back to this company....grrrr....in all, right now, i have to make up 19 hours, done on OT. 3 hours bc of my own needs tomorrow to leave early for baby celebration Bris but then 16 hours in order to get the Mondays before Christmas and New years off...it's worth it...but a LOT of hours to schedule in!
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i was reading a great book, highly recommend...i'll write about it soon in my own diary:
"Eat your Way to Sexy," By Elizabeth Somer, Experienced Dietician
This book has so much info, i'll be highlighted sections as reminders of things to add into my diet and why
it gives some great advice regarding food choices, depression and anxiety, happy feelings...and the interconnect between these things. it has enlightened my thinking.
for instance, regarding the book, i realize that staying away from red meat was stupid (for me), especially as a woman, and to include it now. and also stupid of me - to not eat enough fish. by eating salmon, specifically, i can change my levels of feel good hormones drastically.
something else, sorta expensive but worth adding the small serving size amounts (a pinch - small pinch is the serving size) - SAFRON...this herb is so potent and powerful that 2 servings a day in one study proved better than PROZAC for depression. i ordered some Safron and plan to have it semi-regularly.
also with Safron, it combats inflammation / high blood pressure. it's a VERY special herb.
so the book is great.
just by adding some things to your diet, you can change a lot of your health. it's written by a dietician practicing around 20-30 years now. great read. tho it's a pink cover lol...but it's for men and women with info for both.
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Happy Monday :)
I have to leave work early tomorrow. Very early. For this Bris Ceremony for my sister's baby boy. He'll be 7 days old or something like that :)
I'll come to work NORMAL time, 8:30, tomorrow. Then, I'll eat a small lunch at leave at 1pm. Then, my plan is to actually possibly come back to work, to stay late and make up for the time I was out.
I have already stayed an hour late last Wednesday...so, I have like 3 hours to make up and want them made up by the end of this week and possibly made up by tomorrow :) .... I may even make the time up tonight...i just want it out of the way and not to owe any more time.
Soon enough, in order to get the Mondays off before Christmas and New Years, there's a possibility we just need to work 16hrs of overtime. So, soon after i make up the time for this Tuesday, i'll have to begin making up 16 more hours...it's worth it, to get the long weekends, 4 days each weekend at the end of December / New Year :)
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Fruit raspberries and banana and pumpkin lower sugar brownie 500, kombucha 50
thai lunch white rice 300, callamari 200, sauce and veggies 200, salad / edamame 150 - all for $13!!!!!! and $16 after tip! thats a good deal in NYC! 850...and if we had done takeout, it would have been $13 thanks to the lunch deal.
before exercise muffin 250, coffee 50, other drinks 0 cal: 300, later an apple 100, tastes of corned beef 50 as i was putting some away to freeze...i'm gonna have a really tasty Winter. lucky me, wanting to cook myself has been soooo amazing and beneficial. such a turn to my self esteem too. it's been a great year and for that i am so thankful.
banana during workout 100
after workout: 400 mostly in cauliflower pizza crust. yum!
2250, will have to start managing calories again soon, but any weight gain is very minimal. and if i can continue to burn a higher amount, i'd prefer to of course eat more than less if it means i can - without gaining weight. so, we'll see!
my corned beef is Perfect!
2 day: 2225, decent....!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
especially desserts as stores / companies have not come out with desserts as healthy as the recipes i have found! :)
thai in my opinion is the healthiest of all cuisines. they use a LOT of veggies.
the place by me uses a VERY lite sauce and EXTRA types of veggies and seasonings. not like chinese, surgery / syrupy sauces at all!
Thai basically uses a lot of ingredients like: Basil leaves, fresh ginger slices and garlic as well as other extremely healthy spices in their food. top notch!
the place by me uses a VERY lite sauce and EXTRA types of veggies and seasonings. not like chinese, surgery / syrupy sauces at all!
Thai basically uses a lot of ingredients like: Basil leaves, fresh ginger slices and garlic as well as other extremely healthy spices in their food. top notch!
my parents hate Indian type food. It is sorta sad. the only reason they don't like it, in my opinion, is they don't know how to eat it and order it...Indian can be full of different sauces and creams...to mix with rice or a bread. of course i'd try to limit how much. but my parents really don't know it...and the flavors are so good! so healthy even if you order the "right" things. because indian can also been one of the most fattening foods if you order it that way...
they use a LOT of veggies.
the place by me uses a VERY lite sauce and EXTRA types of veggies and seasonings. not like chinese, surgery / syrupy sauces at all!
Thai basically uses a lot of ingredients like: Basil leaves, fresh ginger slices and garlic as well as other extremely healthy spices in their food. top notch!
it'll be good if NONE goes to waste :) hence, the freezer :)
7:30am Breakfast banana and raspberries 200, coconut yogurt 150, coffee 50
9:30am Atkins coconut choc covered bar 170 -
11:30 protein bar which is a choc rice krispie treat - tasty 300...was gonna have only half, but it's good, lol...and almond milk with cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and stevia :) 30
1pm snack: wafers, supposedly only 110 cals for these 4 of them, sorta thin and very little cream inside, given to me from Columbian friend, its a Colombian snack.
now around 1:30-2pm i'll go out sorta fast for fast errands - not gonna pick up too much today, just not in mood, although i seem to be eating tons of fruit lately so i keep finding myself low on fruit lol...ah, i should buy CRANBERRIES :) ok....i didn't see cranberries!?!?
3:30-5:30 snacks: persimmon very ripe and tasty 120, tuna and ritz crackers snack pack 130 250 :), popcorn 100, roasted veggies 150, apple 100, small rice krispie treat 50
brownie tasting 250, cauliflower crust 300
2200, decent :)
i found a corned beef brisket at supermarket, so i'll be putting that in the slow cooker tonight!
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Thankful to be home as I've been in and out of the bathroom all mornings - seriously a bad round of Time of the Month! Bad thigh pain and lower back pain and taking aspirin today.
I have already cleaned the hamser cage and both of the balls it rolls around in...good...will be putting away laundry and washing my sheets and maybe a couple small loads, we'll see...since i just did laundry but the sheets need washing before the long week ahead and tomorrow i am busy :)
soon to cleaners to pick up 2 items and drop off a comforter that i will store away after it's cleaned. i don't wanna do too much since it's a pleasant day indoors!, but i should do a few errands which will make the week easier ahead. :) I'll also cook up some kinda sausage & veggies dish in the slow cooker...which reminds me, i should buy more slow cooker liner bags :) and pumpkin brownies are on the list to bake before the week ahead!
Slept over parents' house...
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8am breakfast oatmeal 150, milk 50, dried cranberries 150, granola 200. ...550
followed up with kombucha / coffee .... 100.
2 candies 50
lunch 2 slices cheddar cheese 200, chicken 200, English muffin 150, heavier salad 250 800
1500... ouch, higher due to nice and heavier type meals, tho tasty!
during workout - up to 2 smallish bananas 250
1750, good...
dinner: back at my apt: thinking cooked leftover veggies and a cauliflower pizza crust.
2400-2500.
7day: 2315.
This am (10am-1pm) till early afternoon I'm doing some errands involving driving to a coworker for a little while (i went there to pick up some things i ordered from her daughter's school fundraiser and also volunteered to help her with bringing in the items for coworkers at work bc it's a lot for her to do and it doesn't bother me to help her out...i also gave her daughter the trumpet lesson i've been wanting to give and YES, i totally got her daughter playing a bit better than when the lesson started :)...so, i knew i could probably help her daughter and i happily did...then i played some Super Nintendo with her daughter LOL ....
Additionally my mom wants me to (quickly!) clean out my old clothes so now I can take go home as quickly as I planned lol...i didn't get to really do this because i got home late from my coworker's (staying an hour extra than planned), so i came home and had lunch with parents but then just told them to take the already filled up bag of clothes and consider them all clothes i'm dumping...and that anything else hanging in the closet and my shoes will need to be sorted the next time (tho everything is old and she can, if she wanted to, dump it all and i wouldn't notice).
Parents wanted to leave the house and i don't have a key, so i was rushed to go home so i couldn't finish the cleaning, tho, it should only take up to ONE HOUR of my time to clean my entire clothes out of my room...so, whenever i do it, it won't take long...possibly even a half hour the next time i go home.
Then my plan is get to the gym around 4pm for a good workout...just caffinating up first, while my car is parked in visitor parking...i should have parked in my spot...but i'll leave shortly and pray for no ticket / notice, etc. ...
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
2 small bananas middlle of night 200
8am cold cereal 240, almond milk 30, greek yogurt with chai latte spice 140, a small brownie 100
1:30pm lunch: pita bread 240, egg 70, tofu 100, avocado 100, smoked sea salt: 510
small banana and coffee and popcorn mostly on drive home to parents 200
1400-1450 before dinner
bigger dinner:
Roasted brussels and asparagus 250, chicken 200, squash 250, bread 200, soup 50, cheesecake 250 small piece , some chicken skin 50 1250
2700 total
I woke up & did laundry around 8:30am, feel back to sleep when it was done, around 10am-1:00pm
TOok a bit over an hour to get to parents house ....I really wanted to stay home alone today bc I am feeling quite tired and cramping / PMSing but my mom wanted me to come over. Traffic was there but luckily no accidents so it was just a high traffic drive but it was moving. I'll sleep over since I am not in a mood to do the drive home in traffic and would rather wait until tomorrow to do it again and maybe pick up some fruit / veggies at store
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
One year, I spent Thanksgiving alone. I just needed a break from everything and everyone. That can be nice too.
I did want to be alone today but my mom really wanted me to come over so I did eventually drive over :)
Kombucha 50
whipped cream 120, 2 smallish pumpkin brownies 200, coffee 80.
atkins coconut chocolate covered bar 170, and a small biscotti 80? 250.
LOADS of my nice cabbage 200 and meat 300...a wrap 150
lg apple 150
salad greens 150 with dressing 100, steelhead fish 250, sweet potato 200, blueberries rfor dessert 100
left work at 2:30pm; went to hospital with dad to see baby :) everyone doing well :)
2300 or so.
5day 2200, fine.
and some walking during the day :)
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Been eating my share of fish lately too. Mostly cod, with some salmon / clams / crab on occasion.
kombucha 60
breakfast: 2 small pumpkin brownies 200, whipped cream 120, coffee 50, chocolate 100
Noon snack: almonds salt and vinegar :) 100 and part of a bar i almost forgot 100
Lunch: my own brisket not too big a piece 200?, cabbage lots and some cooked carrot too 200,, crackers 120, small tastes of cupcake from fancy dessert place brought in by coworker 80. 600 :)
Snack: almonds
before workout raspberries 120, coffee 80, coconut office treat i brought home 150. 350, peanut butter during workout 100....workout was broken up bc phone calls lasting over half hour..maybe closer to hour? so i ended up hungry and eating a little more..Reese's peanut butter cup 90
After workout: the rest of the cauliflower crust that i didn't eat during the workout lol. 300
2300...good.
2175 4-day :)
update: not going to hospital so I will do a workout after work tonight
Planning to do an evening workout tonight, despite being able to do it tomorrow, i'd rather do it tonight....then again i may be i hospital.
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My sister has been admitted to hospital....to be given hormones to induce labor (since she is like a week past the due date)...so she'll prob give birth today. my parents are keeping me in the loop. I work in midtown Manhattan and I believe the hospital is Uptown Manhattan...it would be good to go there during the workday...as i'm already in NYC, better than going home and coming back which would defeat all logic...so, i think 90% if i go to hospital, it'll be sometime during today, straight from work, taking of course public transportation.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
she delivered hers naturally, in only 15 min of pushing.
6 lbs and 12 ounces.
we are mostly small people :) in my family :)
kombucha 50
breakfast: brownies pumpkin style 250, whipped cream 120, coffee 50..,
bar later as a snack 170 coconut chocolate atkins
Lunch: from home beef brisket cooked by me!!!!!!! 250 cal tops, veggies (mostly cabbage, some carrot) 200. and crackers 150. 600, healthy.
2 clementines 50, nuts 150. 200, m&m's 50
dinner tofu and cauliflower crust 500
2000 total
2133 3 day weight dropped a hair so maintenances is very good
so much gas today...grrrr. body is off.
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Yesterday was sooo strange starting around 3pm with a very unexpected female friend visitor that ended up shopwing up at my apt by Uber (she lives half hour away, doesn't have a car at the moment)...so she doesn't have a car. I had just showered and had a second wind...ready to head out to the gym after almost a month of home workouts away from my fave place - the gym! She came along, but her attention / workout didn't last to the length of mine, as i expected as my gym workouts are rather LONG. I stopped my workout early when she asked me to take her home, 30 minutes away from the gym I drove her home...still having a workout that i thought i'd finish when i got back to my apt....but....this didn't even happen...!..it was a very disrupted, sorta annoying night (but not the worst)...and a lesson learned...to think about how i reply to a text from ANYONE when they write "where are you, what are you up to..." and to make sure i'm clear i do not accept "drop ins" or people showing up at my place expecting me to just go to a bar when i may have plans myself!
I ended up having to drive her home around 7pm and then I drove back to gym to pick up the keys she forgot there! but i also finsihed my workout at the gym before i drove the keys back to her, at 8pm...getting to her home around 8:30 for the second time...and then she wasn't there to accept the keys...i left them basically in her mailbox as i am BUSY and was just spending 1.5hrs of my evening driving around for HER, unexpectedly and also with severe interruptions to what i thought would be an "epic" sunday workout, lol...but, really!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
And when he's called ahead of time, it's usually because something's broken down or he's in need of some type of assistance (needs rides to / from parts stores, etc).
I'm not the only one he does it to either. We have a mutual friend that lives here that he does the same thing to also. Once he even tracked them down to a remote lake where they were ice fishing and just showed up (not invited) - all based on Facebook posts.
I shouldn't have read your entry today, now I'm all worked-up for no reason.....
I hope your tummy problems resolve themselves. That's no fun.
Grazing on fruit later at night and in morning 2 bananas and also raspberries very 360
8am oatmeal and almond milk 180, small brownie 100, whipped cream 150 430. and a ton of seasoning from the mushroom packet my coworker gave me...amazing. and stevia.
9:30am snack: coconut choc bar 170
12:30 after 2 hr nap: egg and egg white 100, most of half avocado 100, pita 120. 320, blackberries 50, some caffeine and bite of chocolate
...Snacking afternoon rest of the pita 120.
At gym another banana and a bigger one 2 of them due to lots of issues to write about later or another time - unexpected visitor and did lots of sriving
1750 before dinner
2150
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Because of the short week, i'm skipping out on Laundry this weekend...and going to workout at the gym today for a long session instead...Laundry can seriously wait...or, i'll just do some of it later on but not bed sheets...either way. Looking to simplify things & actually make it to the gym for a workout there this weekend. Haven't been there in a LONG time...maybe Oct 21st was my last time...would be a good challenge to work out there today instead of at home.
QUICK RINSE AND OFF TO THE GYM GET THERE BEFORE 3:30 :)
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
bc my sister (tho not close with her) is pregnant and was due to give birth and hasn't yet i am thinking my family may not do anything at all for Thanksgiving. my parents will be involved but i'm staying out of some of it. she even told me i "don't need to be at the hospital" so i've decided to consider that to be "do not go to the hospital."
I am very thankful for the extra days off.
Even with ill feelings with your sister, birth of a new baby is a special event that will always be remembered. Reasoning for showing up / not showing up will be forgotten by everyone else, but whether or not someone shows up will be remembered by all.
Plus, it's a newborn baby! You get to hold a brand new baby, enjoy it's precious innocence, and then hand it back when it starts crying or needs something.
Again, just my opinion on what I'd do. Not trying to tell you what to do.
Strawberries 200, spiced (added a special spice packet given to me by coworker and it's really nice) unsweetened almond milk and blended it with small amount stevia 50...250, small pumpkin brownie 130 sooo darn good!
small croissant 200, Bellini 200, 2 coffees 100, healthy egg whites omelette 200 800 tops....oh salad with dressing 150
snack free at butcher shop! Tastes of eggplant dip 50 and pulled pork quite a bit 150
Dinner bought at butcher shop: 3 marinated portabella mushrooms 300, brocc raab sauteed 200
dessert: small pumpkin brownie, greek yogurt 2%, stevia chai latte flavor 250
2300 :)
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it's a friend's bday brunch at 11:30 and around 20-30min drive....Brunch menu isn't great for health conscious ...but i did find something outstanding on the Lunch menu..
Regarding that powder to mix into a drink, above, i am not going to buy it...it's expensive and i am not going to start with it. tho, they would be so tasty in OATMEAL!...but it's a spice blend and very expensive. it's like powdered special mushrooms mixed with cocoa, and i'm not about to spend $30 and maybe $50 after taxes and shipping on it right now. i buy enough products as it is ;)
On my menu for the crockpot cooking today will be CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE. after brunch, i'll pick up the beef! I
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Brunch always screams "Eggs Benedict" with a side of hashbrowns to me. I'm sure there's a way to eat small portions of it and / or make it healthier, but I'd guess the way I like it would be 1500+ calories.
But making oatmeal of if I have "milk" and cookies or a protein bar or my brownies, the glass will be filled with 30 cal almond milk and sweetened with my liquid stevia and maybe added cinnamon. Even two cups of unsweetened almond milk is a combined 60 cal and half of a cup of milk !
I got lucky with the egg whites :) they weren't even greasy and had nice mushroom and spinach :)
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I love flexible schedules. I still end up putting in the same amount of work hours, but love being able to bend them around the parts of my life that are much more important.
yes, the worst has got to be coporate stupid hours. really takes away too much personal / family time. not a fan. lol.
if you can work your way, it's WAY more a productive work environment and lifestyle :)
BearCountryGG on 11/26/2018:
Beef is a great source of iron. I just found out that there is boron in nuts and it helps arthritic joints......I'm not redy to drink it in water...but I am going to add a little to bathwater ( soak 20 minutes)......also epsom salts in the tub adds magnesium....and just before bed helps you sleep sounder.
damn...i forgot about the magnesium in the epsom salts...YES...and magnesium is super important to anxiety and depression!!!!!!!!!! thank you for that....i will actually start up with the baths...and to keep my tub cleaner...and tell my friend ... :) magnesium is depleted from stress and other things...
legcramps on 11/26/2018:
That sounds like a great read; you can really go nuts over all the information people put out around food and the effects of food on the body. If you think about it as being fuel, it does change your perspective quite a lot i've found. I always eat red meat and salmon; I try to squeeze it in at least once every week or every two weeks - red meat I eat way more often than salmon, but I love both!
yeah a great read indeed, so insightful. in the new year, i'm going to make a lot of changes. i know my skin will get MUCH better. i could even improve on basic things: 1. eat fish 2. eat HEALTHY whole grains 3. eat MUCH more leafy greens (i dont eat them all the time, veggies yes, but leafy salad greens - no).
if i do those things, i'll be eating much healthier.
happy-1 on 11/26/2018:
I’m trying to eat more salmon too.
it's SO HEALTHY!!!!!!!!!!!!