9:30am breakfast: oatmeal and almond milk 170, pb 150, almond milk and coffee iced 50, gummy vitamins normal serving (15 cal i don't usually count it when i eat the normal amount lol). cottage cheese 80 (can't wait to finish it - sweetened it a lot). 450 total.
snack dark chocolate 200
1:30-2pm lunch: turkey meatballs 100 or so bc they were 3 and small, eggplant dish leftovers 100, 2 large clementines 100, 1 glass 200 of white sangria i picked up 2 bottles at the liquor store at which the owner actually said she's closing for 2 weeks starting tomorrow bc SHE DOESN"T want to be open! - i guess she's concerned about her own health! and Ricky bought for me (i didn't bring $) along the walk.
(i am sorry if my writing about drinking alcohol is hard for anyone to read or triggering as i know not everyone drinks here and some have recovered from dependencies). Because of calories and other reasons, i will limit to 1 glass per day.
4:30pm kombucha and chocolate (keeps me sane!!!) 200
7:30 dinner veggie burger110, butter 50, wrap 120 300.
1700..
1900 total
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actually did my laundry last night ahead of schedule bc i wanted to clean the guniea pig cafe fleece also :)
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Today's agenda brief:
10am - any minute now!...soon i will have a call from a nurse to check on me that i agreed to yesterday over the phone...it's a 45min call. it's a free service with my union and i'm on the "list" of applicable participants to this service...10am that will start. this is a 1-2x a month service. and totally free..starting it today since she called again last night and i decided why not!?..lasted an hour. DONE!
- walk outside it's sunny - i invited Ricky - we did a LONG walk around the neighborhood, taking out time, sitting down a few times. the walk was prob around 3mi and we were out from around 11:30-1:30pm.DONE!
- leg workouts / abs (definite) - especially abs, gotta get them DONE it doesn't take long anyways! abs are DONE! still need to do LEGS = DONE!
- possibly get on bike...optional...maybe during other therapy call below...NO.
- i also have a phone all with my weekly therapist probably at the typical 8pm time tonight (i was signed up and saw her for the first time last tuesday at 8pm. she has been the BEST one so far.) this is my typical weekly appointments with a copay.
- yes, i have TWO health phone conferences planned! kinda comical but lucky me to get all this "mental help"...
- read like FIVE pages of my textbook and then plan what section i'm reading next...doing this NOW, after lunch at 2:30pm...DONE!!!!!
- review what i wrote yesterday as options...need to do this..
- restart using the app for meditation that i downloaded - do it in mornings when i wake up?? NO.
- only thing i need to cook / want to cook is still cabbage and bean pasta.....but i have enough food right now still, so i'm not too stimulated to make anything..prob make the cabbage first. DONE - cooked the cabbage.
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Getting out of bed at 9am - typing this from my bed. Been sleeping 10 hours minimum every night!
choc + kombucha 130-150.
10am oatmeal with almond milk 170, pb 150, cottage cheese 50 (trying to use it up) 370.
500.
Noon lunch turkey meatballs 100, Indian eggplant 100..bean chips 150, clementines 100. 450.
1pm -3pm wine 150, 3 chocolates 100 and omg just found more types of chocolate I had previously bought ! 50 it's thin Reece's dark chocolate cups! Wow!!
4:15 pm sf Lily's chocolate 50
5:30 dinner salad 100, veggie patty with butter 150, on a wrap 100..350, ice cream 200
1900.. chocolates at 9pm
2050 total, great.
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plans for today: better review now since it's 1pm and I haven't done much !
- bring recycling down to main floor and use steps not elevators DONE
- dye hair red in the afternoon ????
- abs and leg work - after lunch? upper body & pushups soon after dinner = DONE!
- stepper at least 5 min DOING NOW - done !and bike 15min at slow pace while watching tv DONE!
- still no cooking needed except if I want to slow cook a cabbage but prob tomorrow
- it's raining so I plan to be home today
- finish reading current chapter of textbook that I have mostly finished so it's only 11 pages...almost there...DID NOT FINISH.
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- choose a book from what I can find in this apt ?? Or sign up for some kinda cheap course ? Or study my legal vocabulary words? Think about being more productive ?
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
As this would take some effort in my husband's part, I'm not sure he'll do this. I'd have to push him on this. I'd really like to do this, though, especially if Illinois is in shelter-down for longer than end of March.
Will be commenting to everyone this afternoon ! I admit I was taking advantage of "hermiting" and seriously took a lot of alone time, still taking it!
9:3am breakfast gummies vitamins 30, coffee 50, cottage cheese 100, PB 150, oatmeal and almond milk 170...500.
12pm turkey meatballs 100, eggplant Indian dish 100, wine 200, later kombucha 50
4pm Reece's chocolate and couple large clementines 250
2 more clementines 100, microwaveable lean cuisine pasta 400, salad and dressing 150 tops
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Ice cream and chocolate 300
2100.
Hour walk today and hour slow bike while on phone
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Plans (already almost 3pm when i write this):
- cooked yesterday, totally not cooking today..
- not doing laundry yet either, deciding to do it mid-week around tuesday or so.
- read some more of my material - textbook for class.
- call friend when i'm on the bike, but after i real the material. i have been very anti-talk or social since this began (but this is typically me also, so it's not really so different). i just want to do my own thing lately, here at home. it's been good to walk with R because it's motivating to get together with someone...we try to remain a social distance and he was wearing a mask part of the time (not the N95...). we stopped at a pharmacy and he bought a few more masks (not N95) and gave me a few too :)
- also i can do some leg strength exercises today / bike...it'd be good for me to work in some more cardio (as it's prob not increased since being home at all) and work on legs now... :)
i do not really want to lock down so many plans that it's not fun...so, i guess i'll think about cardio day by day and per the weather too (like if walking outside is even possible! - like when it rains, no thanks!)
it's really not that many plans. i'm not really motivated to do much more at this moment.
- i am watching the news here and there. i will def stay in the loop.
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
I am doing well. I want to plan to do a morning walk (short, like 10min) like i would if i were going to the bus everyday, even weekends. So, i will do that. Yesterday i actually skipped weights for no good reason, so i'll do them today with upper body exercises. I will def be reading more of my textbook also....
9:15am Breakfast: oatmeal with almond milk/stevia 170 and cottage cheese on the side 100, iced coffee with almond milk 50. gummy vitamins. small amount of chocolate 50.
11:00-11:30 earlier lunch candies 100, chips 150, 2 large clementines 100, pepperoni 100, cauli flour pizza crust 300 750 tops...wine 200
Snacks in afternoon jackfruit 100, later turkey meatballs 100 more meatballs 50, tastes of tomato / eggplant dish 50, kombucha 50 more kombucha 50
1800 tops ..
did weights and 20 min walk. Cooked two dishes and read a little bit.
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General Day's Plan: it is not a definite just providing some activities and structure but I am REsequence it as home today ...
10am - 10 min walk outside yes
10:20-11:30am: reading of textbook yes
11:30- clean up remainder of my cart that has some clean laundry on it., have lunch - pepperoni on a cauliflower crust (frozen) should be really, really good! and fruit. Yes
12:30- 1:30pm upper body workout with pushups. Yes but at night
2:30-4pm: make turkey meatballs and also do a trial of an indian recipe i have (but not all the ingredients but just enough to attempt the recipe) for smoked (lol, i don't have a bbq though!) eggplant. Yes
4-5 not too much
5pm-ish dinner: the eggplant, turkey meatballs, salad with dressing yes but no salad
after dinner: attempts to read more of my textbook? No - worked out at night
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
I love the idea of a short walk!
Also, a gentle suggestion - no textbook tonight. It's Saturday night. Read or watch something fun or light instead. :)
these particular ones are quite healthy and tons of fiber. they are good for a change of pace and i eat them on their own (not topped with cheese or anything!) they are made with a little cheese anyways mixed into the dough / cauliflower / egg mix.
i'll take a photo and post here next time i make one - i do plan to eat up a LOT of the foods i have at home. i have a lot of things hiding in my freezer and cabinets. only things i really need to buy are EGGS and more veggies / fruits if i want those - and also to feed the pig babies!!!. anything else is icing on the cake per se.
breakfast 350
lunch chips 150, wrap 120 / pepperoni 130. ; orange 50, few gummy vitamins 50 lol ran out of my other gummies until further notice! :)
4pm Rice Krispie treat
5pm oranges 100, chips 150, salad with olive oil and vinegar 150, lean cuisine 500 tops wine 150
2000.
Doing sit-ups and then more reading. tonight I'll do an upper body workout. I will try to read the entire project management textbook during this time off from work. I don't have plans to increase my fitness or anything crazy like that but I will try to move around / cardio a little more but none of that is for today since yesterday I was extremely active.
i do feel I was possibly exposed to the virus during commuting, etc. but I have slept a ton and my body does feel quite ready to keep itself healthy at this time.
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I am off on vacation pay for one week and then laid off at least 2 weeks after that until further notice. Planning to collect unemployment for those two or so weeks.
got up late and taking a nap now. Just resting right now.
might go drive to a park and read or walk outside with r - we will take sep cars and keep a distance from each other if we go. Weather is abnormally warm today at 65-70 and will be the only day Like this for awhile. I have enough food for now and just resting a bit.
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
I def think I was exposed to it though !
Were your legs up to another walk after your 5-miler? I worry about your ankles - BUT, having said that, I completely understand the desire to walk, especially when the temperatures are warm(er). It's quite cold here today, and even though the sun is out (sorta), it doesn't make walking as desirable.
Also, walking outside - something about it is SOO therapeutic. It calms a restless soul. It soothes away the choppy waves of anxiety. At least that's how it feels to me. I LOVE IT.
my legs were tired after the 5mi or so, but, i have also been able to rest my legs a lot.
it's nice to have "made up" with R though it's still not the same as it used to be, we are on good terms.
kombucha 50
breakfast: apple cake from freezer 250, coffee 100.
snack: tbd - almonds 150
lunch: from home: i thought i had one more egg lol but it was broken and exposed in fridge for too long..salad with dressing 150, wrap 100, butter 100, pepperoni 150..500 or so huge orange 150.
Sorta pigged out back at home between 4-5pm: gummies and dried jackfruit 200, ice cream 150, chips 250..
300 protein bar / kombucha
2100
walied around 5mi overall today. Got out early and walked a lot on the commute home. Legs are feeling it!
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Seems as though eggs are difficult to get around here lately. I'm not much of an egg person but my daughter is.
So that I'm straight, are you home today?
Stay well and stay at a distance from alll people including coworkers donkey !
At work for today...
kombucha (bought a TON the other day) 50
bar 260, coffee 50
10:30 habernero almonds 100 choc 100
lunch: salad and dressing 150, 2 eggs 150, wrap 100...400
big orange 110, dried mango 140
light dinner: gummies lol 100, dried jackfruit, protein bar 20
1600.
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so, we have been told that (I am in a union) we are working straight until Friday and that the company will lay most employees off to collect unemployment after Friday. I have some unused days, so I will be laid off after those vacation/sick days run through which is a week more of full pay than most people which is good. We will then come back to work when the company decides to start the job back up in 2-4 weeks.
so time to be home, not get sick, and be active outside when weather permits!
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
longer than that is sorta scary i'd say!
However, the alternative is not so good either. At least you get to sleep in, now!
it was hard getting up today!!!
hopefully we stay healthy.
kombucha 50
breakfast: coffee 50, bar 260..., chocolates 50.
almonds 190 habernero almonds
lunch is from home, not even needing the mircrowave, i packed it last minute this morning: mix of bagged salad and cooked cabbage with some dressing 100 tops, wrap 100, butter 100, 2 hard boiled eggs 150. 450
3:30pm rice krispie treat 100, later a large orange 100, more almonds 50
6:45 jello, gummy vitamins, dried jackfruit 100, gummies 100
neighbor is making corned beef and cabbage for st paddys day and i feel it's safe to take the food from her! i actually love corned beef and cabbage so i'm excited to try it when she offers it later tonight :)
small piece roast beef 100, two small potatoes 50, cabbage with butter and salt 100. 250..ice cream 250
2000
walked a little at lunch and a little after work, doing leg workout too. therapy was cancelled (yay lol) - she did call to check on me :).
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I'm at work today. we are not sure if our office will still make the move to the other office on Friday...waiting to hear if i should pack my stuff yet...i did start to pack just my stuff. my project manager has a lot more to pack, i may help her if she wants me to when she comes tomorrow thru friday to work...
someone on the job i work on, but who works in the field and not my office, was sick with the virus and everyone has been told to go home until Friday. they are going to clean the area and take others off the job that were in contact with him. the virus is definitely in the community spread portion now.
i don't know who the person is person, but i know of him thru the office and i'm on the same project as him but like i said he's in the field doing the work and i'm in the administrative office.
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
stay healthy lady and good wishes to your husband as well!
Did you enjoy the corned beef and cabbage? Sometimes the beef can be tough if not cooked properly.
i do hear people coughing time to time and they should prob be home...like a bad cough. mostly everyone appears healthy here.
Had a vaca day preplanned so didn't cancel it so I have the day off. Will comment later on everyone's page. Wanted to take some alone time as of late. Will be home today most of the day and later will cook turkey meatballs again- just need to use up the other meats I have at home first..have a lot of extra leftovers now and sadly some will go to waste..
9:30am gummies and kombucha 250..
11:30 early lunch leftover salmon with skin 350, on a wrap 150. 500, iced coffee with Stevia and almond milk 50.
almost 2pm large orange and gummies (slightly addicted right now!) 300
almost 3pm 2 chocolates 100
4pm-5pm chocolates and pb 200
dinner chicken 200, spiked drink 150, chips 250 600
2000
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almost 2pm.
Walked an hour outside while i got my laundry card refilled and picked up a month supply of anxiety medicine. then stayed out for an hour since i am home and mostly on the couch these days which is not the healthiest.
Also cleaned up the piggy cage and am doing a light load of laundry as well as the piggy fleece (i never wash anything with the piggy pee/poop fleece!)
i am also doing an upper body workout early this afternoon.
i will prob be at work today unless the subway (trains) get shut down. if they do, i'll stay home from work tomorrow but i do not think the subway system is going to be shut down.
also, my office is supposed to move to its new location on Friday meaning i have to pack up my stuff in the office...we shall see if we still do this planned move this Friday!
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
I do not think that they will close the subway, either, but who knows? And then moving offices? Just a lot of stress!
I hope you had a nice walk away least. It's been kind of chilly here again and it snowed again this morning. When will this end???
stay well. i do not think we will be moving Friday but the boss is still not sure he said...
yes shutting down transportation would be a HUGE step if it had to be taken. then, i wouldn't be working.
skept in a lot all is ok here drove to visit parents for lunch and a walk but sister is coming also from nyc but she doesn't want to be home alone with her baby as her hubby works in hotels and they are closing them for the time being ...
Kombucha and gummies 250
chips 150
lunch with parents: at home - toasted veg 200, bread 100, salmon with skin 400,
gonna go walking with parents :-)
3pm large humantashen cookie (holiday type) 200?
blackberries 200
1500....
lg the orange 140, ice cream 360. 500
2000.
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
My heart goes out to people who will not be working because of this public health conundrum.
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Well...the phone calls will save time and money...that's handy! Good idea using what is on hand....There are some very good meditation sites out there...and many are free to use. I especially like the ones that help sleep....so soothing.
yes who can turn down medical phone calls right!? they are helpful during a crazy period, so i am going along with this extra nurse service. as with the therapy i pay copays for, I am considered "HIGH RISK" and if i don't return calls or do as required, she must call cops / get me help! so i must go along with the other call tonight :) LOL...
i had downloaded / paid for a good meditation app back in November or so...i will try to use it a few days a week here.
Be safe, BCGG!
Donkey on 03/25/2020:
Glad to hear about your phone calls! And that your new therapist seems to be a good fit.
Good to get outside while you can. That is what I did too because we have a couple of rainy days ahead.
Chocolate seems to be keeping me sane (saner) lately too...
yes new therapist by far is the best, even better than the first therapist i had at the other place, before she went and started working for the NYPD. i know i won the lottery with this therapist, she is very smart too.
yeah, trying to get myself outside and keep active. i don't have a lot of responsibilities at home, so, it's important for me to move around outside. next time i need to bring a snack so i don't have such a drop in sugar during a long walk. i used to be able to walk for HOURS. my endurance is not there yet, but i am feeling good lately with what i am doing :)