8am/8:30 bigger breakfast big banana 150, raspberries 100, 1/4 tub sf whipped cream 120, pumpkin brownie 250. 620. hot herbal tea.
11am Coffee at home made with stevia, one scoop of protein powder (they give samples whenever i buy my workout drinks) 100, milk 50. 150 total.
1pm tasty lunch: leftover corned beef brisket 250, flatbread 250, leftover bok choy yum tho pretty oily from the meat it was cooking on top of but good! 150. total here: a healthy 650.
healthy days over here :)
4pm snack: tasty protein hard cookies very good; coffee 250
5:30pm: grapefruit :) 100...ode to Graindart :) i'll prob start having more citrus thru winter! and during workout small banana 100
1900...planning on a home or gym workout soon around 5pm-5:30pm start. going out to gym will be too stressful for me tonight. i'd rather skip the driving and all that jazz and be home with my stevia drinks and seltzers for a nice workout here in my apt.
after workout meal: cauliflower crust 200, egg partial yoke only and another egg white 60, a tomato / eggplant spread on my crust 50: approx 310-350
total today is quite perfect: 2250 - it's on the high side but lately i'm staying active.
i'd prefer of course to be able to eat on the upper end of the calorie spectrum than have to feel deprived on the lower end! duh! but after a bit of this, i may gain a hair, if that happens, i'll go a little lower. but right now, with the busy schedule this is what works best.
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I am prob not cooking the same way i have been (i was cooking tons!) and instead i might lay low the next few weekends because of work being a hair too busy and stressful...this weekend has been wonderful... relaxing, cleaning productivity, organized...HOME gym later :)
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Doing a huge "Spring Cleaning" today...full of throwing out TONS of paperwork in a clothing closet at the bottom so i can replace the area with a hanging rod so i can hang double the shirts / pants inside....
I'm totally throwing stuff out, mostly papers, but also some clothes (donating). and cleaning up. feels good as lots of good changes seem to be happening...including a change at work where i'm moving to a quiet room with only my project manager and myself. no distractions. time to refocus my energies in a good way. also, it won't be freezing the room as i'll use my heat whenever i want...which will be a needed change too for better productivity. Last friday, i wore heated foot inserts all day...i realize the chatting in the room was good and bad...but in general i'm a pretty independent person and i learned what i needed, now time to work once again in a quieter environment. with less distraction...which means more quality time and also perahps time to think about my goals a bit as i work...and think of the upcoming vacations (not a lot, just to be more in tune with my own upcoming schedules and not need to know others' stuff...to be able to move forward and be a better me)
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Happy December!
8am Breakfast banana and apple 200, pumpkin brownie and caffeine natural drink 450
10:30 at parents house a very high quality bar of mine and seltzer 250
lunch at parent's: lox 50, cream cheese 100, toast 200, sweet potato chips 100, coffee 50, and a horrible stale girl scout cookie 70 550
3:30pm back at my apt and relaxing the rest of today: snack: greek yogurt with chai stevia and pinch of dried saffron - it's easy to be healthier!, 150, raspberries 100 , drink ...250 total,
5-6pmlater more raspberries 50 (yes, really, bought a big container at Target), orange pepper 50
Dinner butternut squash ravioli lean cuisine meal, with bok choy heated up from last weekend :)
2250 total
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9:30am -10am ran errand to coworkers house to drop off fundraiser cookie dough from other coworker as a nice favor and enjoyed doing it Bc hadn't been to that town in queens and it was so nice !
10:30am-12:30pm Now at my own parents cleaning up the rest of my clothes :) for cleanup as my mom needed my help to do since it's my stuff ;)....got it all done :)
1-3pm light food shopping and other shopping from 1pm-3pm when i got back home to my place.
laundry done too :)
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December on my end is jam-packed with the following outside of work hours: 2 dr appts (one - GYN which i haven't been to in prob 5 years is scheduled for a Monday night, the other dermatologist appt is not scheduled yet but will be on a weekend Saturday), a Thursday night work holiday party next week, a Tuesday night union meeting the week after, and the addditional 11.5hrs Overrtime, all activities here will be done by Friday, December 21!
Aside from the Mandatory stuff above, i'll be sticking pretty much (except the week of the holiday party) to my typical workouts. I'll have to skip one day next week, which is fine, since my overall strength hasn't yet been compromised this year as i'm pretty regular in terms of working out! :)
And, after all is said and done, there's a cherry on top of the cake: i have a two week vacation planned right outside Miami for Mid January. I have to look into some plans, but i realize if i don't plan anything, i can plan the trip while i'm out there! :) I'll be staying free of charge at a friend's apt with her husband in my own room. They should be working during the week and i'll have tons of time to relax...so, that being side, i''m not gonna research the trip like crazy but more get to know where things in general are, so when she's at work, i can get some food, beach and workouts!
The miami trip is not to party as much as get some sun and rest to keep on in the New Year when i return and i'm back to routine! :)
My couple vacations were last year, fall of 2017, each under a week to both Medellin, Colombia in late September and then to Las Vegas, Nevada in Mid-October! Colombia was sorta rushed (a long weekend) and Las Vegas (also a long weekend) was party central. So, Miami this year i am in need of some rest and relaxation...and continued workouts at a cheap gym whatever is close to her apt.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Note to self, need to add Florida to my bucket list.
YES, Florida has a lot of spots ... Disney (Orlando?), Miami, Key West...and many others!
i'm as excited to start December as to Finish it!
it'll be really great having a four day weekend for Christmastime and for the New Year. that's the point of this OT...to not have to come in on the Mondays...i'd say it's worth it..4 days off in a row is relaxing and de-stressing.
some people with families cannot even do it...so they'll lose the 2 day offer.
Nothing wrong with a "do nothing" vacay, especially in Miami in the winter. If you get bored, you can go to a museum or find a music venue. Personally, though, nothing wrong with chilling out at the beach, watching the waves.
Some people in the office won't do any...and some will "BS" their way thru it and not make up all 16 hours. However, i try to be honest and do whatever challenge is placed on my desk...!
Next, in terms of the vacation, that's exactly my plans. I do hope to go to a museum or two. I will also have a friend there close by that moved down to FL from NY. She performs in a musical group, i'll hope to see her a couple times as she plays the French horn...and i know her bc of my French horn endevors back in High School. She's very good and a very nice person :) so i'll meet her up with down there as well.
but yes, i am not pushing for extensive and crazy plans on the miami trip. it's simply a good break from life up here in NY and to get as far away from work and usual life as possible! probably will not even use an alarm clock everyday down there!
so it's good tho....i'm moving out of all spotlight...again! so work is going to calm down completely. and i'll be working better with less distractions. a good thing also to plan miami and later my short trip to France / London in April...maybe i can find small drabs of time at work to just google stuff to get ideas.
kombucha 50
pump brownie 250, whipped cream 120, larger coffee 80
10am choc covered raisins and rest of my coffee 50, clementines 50, bar 170
lunch: - healhty - salmon from takeout 250, salad 200, couscous 100, tomato and cucumber salad 100, choc covered raisins 100. 750.
snack: Granola bar and coffee 200
dinner at work: some sushi 450?
2 laffy taffys 50, chocolate little bar 50, choc, candy
2400....trying to hold strong...final.
7day:2270, decent considering all!
i may have to eat a little extra tonight or just hopefully not be hungry when i get home tonight and go right to bed....
...checking in from work, it's now 7:50pm and we are GOING STRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...getting a lot of work done but also counting down the time now...8:40pm
staying at work till at least 9:00pm tonight...4 hours...decided with my friend coworker :)
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We will stay tonight 4 HOURS OT until 9pm (because i hear my fave female coworker is doing it...a nice one...so it'd be nice to stay today late as i was planing to stay extra anyways) to make up time because i have still 15.5 hours of time to make up in order to get an extra 2 days off.... :)
if i stay 4 hours, my new total to make up will reduce to 11.5 hours :) very good!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Have a great weekend :)
KOMBUCHA 50
later breakfast, 9:15am: coffee 50, pump brownie 250 and whipped cream (starting to get sick of whipped cream, thank gosh!) 120. total here 420
Snackd: atkins coconut and chocolate bar 170, also a chocolate coconut snack from coworker a little over the 50 cal.
Lunch: i think i'll not eat what i brought & head out to buy some salmon for lunch :) with some grains and veggies....a full, balanced meal. No time to go out for lunch, so ate my good meal that i brought. a good amount of corned beef brisket 350? fries from a coworker (yum!) 250, and my cooked cabbage 100 at least bc cooked with the tasty fat of the beef. total here: 700, tasty!
4pm snack 50 chocolate
coffee and granola bar 200, later blueberries 100
1750...will be a late night but better to exercise tonight....
worked an hour OT. getting home around 7:30pm and will start exercise around 8pm
during workout: 2 bananas 250
after workout: cauliflower crust 250
2250, fine!
6 day: 2250, fine!..nothing i can do right now but ride these high cal days thru with walking and keeping up the exercise, been busy and higher stress / higher eating. very busy month this will be...nothing i can do but try my best.
....at least it was a balanced lunch tho now i want a diet coke, but, will not be getting that outside the office!
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I will begin changing up my breakfasts perhaps even before the new year. I'm eager to incorporate healthier choices into my diet as i feel it'll actally help a LOT with my mood, physical exercise ability, strength, and weight maintenance to name just a few things! i will be eating fish, salmon, 2x per week takeout from the buffet (they charge by weight so it's a good deal to take the fish there) or i'll even cook it myself...a small piece each week, we'll see. but, for sure, i'm going to be amping up my diet because it's definitely far from perfect!!!!
As i'm reading this book and thinking about my health and fitness goals, I have been very inspired to make changes my current diet as the way i currently eat is NOT going to get me the results that i was hoping it to. The only way to get results is to plan for them; and after maintaining my weight and learning so much already, i'm in a VERY GOOD PLACE to now up my intake of healhier foods, as i am a calorie counter, but i'm so good that i do not need to rely on packages to tell me calorie counts...and now is the time for me to delve into a lifestyle of eating MORE WHOLE FOODS and LESS PROCESSED ones. I have a feeling that if i can improve my diet, a lot, I may be feeling much better and be able to conquer my goals way better. i will begin today to work on incorporating the dietician's tips from the book into my eating habits, by choosing a balanced, healthy lunch, of foods that she recommends: salmon, fresh veggies, and squash/pumpkin/sweet potato (whatever i can find at the buffet).
Planning to NOT work any OT today but leave directly at 5pm because i want to get exercise out of the way tonight (not wait until Friday night), so that when Sunday comes i can exercise whenever i want & not have to wait all the way till Sunday night to exercise. You see, if i skip exercise tonight and do it friday night, i'd have to wait the 48hrs until Sunday night to exercise again - the same muscles again - and it's very stressful to start a week on less sleep bc i'm up exercising Sunday night!) So, if i exercise tonight, 48 hrs later is Saturday night and i plan to wait until Sunday for the exercse and it can be done any time :) A better plan, indeed :)
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
i like your idea very much for soup. liquds are filling with food, too...and usually there are so many ways to make soups even healthier - like spices. i've already started experimenting with 1-2 small pinches of saffron daily since it's said to combat depression possibly better than prozac! i feel i could totally use a boost this time of year!
ty for the tips on ordering from there...i have some things to think about...about being able to shop differently / get what i need for better health. probably just continue at the store and freeze berries in my freezer or something!
And good for you for getting in a workout today - even with the OT!
next, there are definite nutritional changes to be made for the better. i was also thinking of you as i read the book.
there are ways, laid out in the book, to improve mood and emotions thru diet. it's spelled out. we just have to do it! :-P i am going to put it in the forefront as a good challenge to myself and my body. whipped cream, as i finish it, will not continue as often. i still have 3 tubs left lol to finish ;)
Kombucha 50
9amWhipped Cream 120, pump brownie 250, coffee 50.
11am Snack: atkins coconut bar choc covered 170
noon: rum chocolate 50
Lunch: Corned Beef 350, cabbage 200, pretzel 100...650
3:30pm pick me up granola bar, earlier coffee 150, clementine 50
5pm Snack:100 cal beef jerky, almond cauliflower crackers 100
Dinner: celeste (microwavable meal) breadsticks 360, tomatoes 40, apple 80, yogurt with stevia 140. 620
2370, fine
5day: 2242, GOOD.
2mi walk coming home the rest on the bus.
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Tonight i'm working an hour OT...I have two hours to make up still for leaving early yesterday. :) Then, no extra exercise after work and early to bed. I'll take the slower LOCAL (not express) train home and also read on my commute home :) I'm loving this new diet book.
I'm EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED RIGHT NOW...FROM EVERYTHING the past coule weeks.
just wanna sleep.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Like you noted in your post..... When it comes to weightloss efforts, I'm also on the "LO-CAL" train and it's definitely not the express either......
(I told you it was bad.)
kombucha60
8:30am pump brownie 250 and whipped cream (lower sugar ) 120, coffee 50 - after new year, i'm making a commitment to healthier eating...more fish...etc...but will enjoy my breakfasts however i like till i want to change.
10am snack: Atkins coconut bar choc covered 170, bite of rum chocolate 50
noon lunch: smaller, with a hot decaf green tea (love they have this free at work!)...my corned beef 200 cal? not too much but sooo good, small amount veggies 100, some crisps 150 450.
left work at 1pm to go to bris only 40 or so minutes away:
After the bris, there was food, around 3:30pm i think it was: 1/4 bagel 100, little whitefish salad 50, piece of smoked sable (better than lox, very soft white fish that is soo delicate and tasty!) 50, too much smoked salmon (not lox, but actual salmon) 200???, 2 tomato slices, seltzer. 400
5:30pm snack on bus home: coffee and fiber one peanut butter bar 200-250
6:30banana 100
after workout: cauliflower crust :) 300 loving these after exercise.
2200, perfecto.
4 day: 2210, good!
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A lot of thoughts rolling in my head over the past couple weeks. Mostly unfortunately negative - Not about me though. I want to write about them now - hopefully i can do that and not be late for work! The experiences are what have been negative and i've been thinking about these experiences. However, about myself, i can honestly say i'm feeling pretty positive and proactive. Try that for an oxymoron!
1st topic - my male coworker
Last week Wednesday before we left for Thanksgiving holiday weekend, i work in a room of 5 people. 2 weren't in the room. And the only guy in my room of 4 women said to me in front of another coworker:
"all i hear all day is your voice....just jacke jackie jackie....i was so distracted i had my headphones in this morning...YOU WILL BE FIRED BEFORE EMILIA...."
(and female other coworker in the room agreed, tho not with adding in more of her thoughts, just saying "yeah")
(he meant it as a threat not reality i'm getting fired - but it hit me extremely hard as i've had some really brutal (and i mean BRUTAL) times at this company with the words "fired, let go, termination." i couldn't take it lightly. i was shaken to know i actually distrubed his work.)
but the point is the way he asked me to "shut up" wasn't exactly professional, curteous or kind. he's 30 years old. I feel he spoke WITHOUT his usual better taste and usually way better style. he spoke up, which is fine. and i do not hold what he said against hiim but it shook me to the bone. it was on my mind some of the weekend - as he's comparing me not only to this lady emilia, also 30, but she's my NIEGHBOR below my apt right underneath and her parents live right across from my door to my apt. As in, i exit my apt and open my door, and her parent's door is facing me. I ran into her in the laundry room Saturday night and told her i'd be focusing more on work and talking less....
i didn't tell her what he said, at first.
i told her yesterday in front of the woman who heard him saying it to me who was in the room that day - last wednesday.
when i told emilia, she took it all wrong. she asked why i didnt' tell her earlier and that it was directed towards her too...i explained it's a threat, not actually happening, and that he said it to me so i'd stop talking and was just making a poor comparison tho it's not meant for her to do anything with this statement or speak up about it. not sure i can trust her. but i don't care....
this is one of the experiences, very negative, i've been thinking about. i'm not a huge talker. tho last week i was talking about the birth of my sister's baby and the experience where the friend visited me unexpectedly...and about family stuff. i admit to talking more last week than usual. but i'm nnot to blame, i know this and i'm being honest, for the majority of the commotion in the room!!!!!! so that's why the comment wasn't so great to be said to me by my coworker. talking about being fired and comparing coworkers is pretty low, in my opinion, to go.
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2nd topic: my parents -
my dad starts the conversation on the phone by telling me that during the "bris" i am NOT to comment on what it looks like or the anatomy of the baby.
my mom goes on to say that "the balls are big for a baby and that the P is small and please do not comment on the looks"
so there you go, i call my parents to discuss what my outfit will be (making sure it's not too fancy) but before i even can ask my question, they are telling me how to behave like i'm 5 and YES, i HAVE been to a bris once before...
but just the way my parents said this to me, like i'm 5, like i'm going to embarass myself and them.........UGH!
I told my dad never to speak to me that way again. and i cut my mom off...saying GOODNIGHT!
Way to go for my parents to start up a conversation with orders on my behavior and lack of their confidence that i won't act like an adult / mature at this bris!!! way to go parents! for your lack of confidence in my character!!!!!!!!!!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Wow, now you know who NOT to go for to watch your back.
still, no good. maybe that upper boss had said that statement first, i can almost think that way...that the upper boss said it about me? hmmm....
either way, we can (me and you) agree that the statement was way inappropriate.
but yeah, he's not my friend. with the guy...i have that relevation, that i do not need to give any cares for him anymore.
Good luck I hope everything works out.
of course i do not want to screw his work up...that's not cool. he is a "superior" of mine.
It will work out, but i'm changing my ways. no talking when he's in the room.
i respect he needs to do work, and i do know i am responsible for distracting him if he said it, it's obvious.
however, he said it wrong and asked me to not talk, so that's what i'll do.
he cannot have it "both ways." so, i'm not there to chat with him any longer.
I'm not a "shoe-in"...i have to improve my cardio only. weights are good. situps could be a hair better. pushups are perfect and need no improvement.
the test will probably not be before 2020 which gives me some time...like i said it's not a definite either.
but i'd enjoy more doing something that i did for myself.
however, there's a moderate chance i'll wind up in the place (what i'm doing now) i am or similar for life. perhaps even with LESS pay (doing similar job to what i have no with no change)...scary thing to acknowledge.
Parents are... well... parents. They forget we aren’t 5. My mom still tells me to use the bathroom before we leave.
yeah, parents are nutz. jajaja
Parents are... well... parents. They forget we aren’t 5. My mom still tells me to use the bathroom before we leave.
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!
if you can work your way, it's WAY more a productive work environment and lifestyle :)
if i do those things, i'll be eating much healthier.
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!
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It's perfectly OK to take a break from cooking for a while. Oh I wish you'd come over to my house and get me started on organizing/cleaning/throwing away.
i'd have loved to help you...living in an apt is great because i just need to leave my junk downstairs in the aluminum/plastic/ paper recycle area or down the shoot for regular garbage..i don't actually have to take it out or make sure to get the right junk out on the right recycling days. so it's easier to declutter as a single person in an apt, thankfully!...i wish i could help you also!
BearCountryGG on 12/02/2018:
Downsizing is always good.
it's so good! it's made me feel lighter and happier.
graindart on 12/02/2018:
Cleaning up clutter and downsizing are usually good.....as long as you don't go spend money on replacing the stuff you just got rid of.
I only spent money on an additional "closet hanging rack" so i can have an extra lower row in one of my closets for additional hanging space :)
No, NO NEED, to replace anything that's getting thrown out - mostly paperwork and maybe in the Spring or MidWinter i'll throw out even more clothes...i've just realized i have SO MANY COTHES built up still. and very little closet space at all!
i def have a little more cleaning to do, it feels so good to know what i have and find things easier.
my mom gave me all these really nice dresses, that no longer fit her and are all almost new. i have no need to shop at all! haha