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.
KOMBUCHA 50
8:30am Breakfast: "good fats" coconut chocolate bar of which the texture is AMAZING, never ate anything like it! 210, coffee 50.
10am snack: small roll 120, 1/4 avo 80, turkey pepperoni 70 270-300
snack if needed before walk: cashews! 150 :) stayed away from chocolate so far!
lunch: veggies - got a ton 200 , some i might bring home to have with dinner, leftover 100, and crackers 150. 500 tops.
snack: pistashios / apple chocolates 100, apple 100, 2 herbal teas
dinner: planning on it being healthier again, roll with egg and avo, veggies on side. ? or something similar...THE ROLLS I BOUGHT ON JUST REGULAR AND NOT FILLING..I SHOULD TRY WHOLE WHEAT OPTION NEXT! LIKE A MIX BETWEEN TOO HIGH FIBER AND TOO LOW FIBER! healthy change of pace: extra blueberries 150, cooked eggplant smaller amount 50, cauliflower crust 250 very light one, yogurt 100 and a drink (low cal). 550, fine. i was full before finishing the cauliflower but ate it anyways, bc i really wanted that yogurt afterwards no matter what. weird, i know.
2000 cal, better...need more of these bc some of my pants are tight right now.!
5 day: 2211 (this is why i am gaining weight lol...time to think around 2000 per day, not 2200)
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will do LEG EXERCISES tonight, four of them total with 3 sets each and most of them are done one leg at a time so i'm glad i separate legs from arms now.
Leg exercises typically do not bother my legs when they are recovering from overuse...they are great exercises and i look forward to my 2 types of squats, lunges and toe raises!
legs tired, so no extra walking besides at lunch...and it means i can get home, get started on the leg exercies and get to bed at a more reasonable hour. need rest tonight! :)
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friday after work is plans to see a famous comedian - Jerry Sienfeld! at the Beacon theatre which is around 100yrs old almost, in upper west side of NYC! never been there and of course this comedian is top of the class!
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
almost 400 cal just in chocolate today...hmmm....i am sensing somewhere to cut back!
and def that much in candy.
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worked so slowly today at work, i didn't manage time well, worked slow and had to stay a half hour late to feel like i accomplished what i needed to....
def the chocolates and snacking have caused a couple pounds gain ...or maybe it's bloat also but i've gained...i'm still in binge mode but i sense an end...! it would be better if i am in Paris and not heavy to start...around all that .....food...bakery items...etc!
like donkey felt, i am feeling it now...gained a little since i returned from florida. it's been about 1.5 months back now. mostly eating high calorie the past few weeks.
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kombucha 80
breakfast: bun 120, avocado 80, turkey pepperoni 70, coffee 50, 2 chocolates 100
10am snack: 100 cal in chocolates
11am snack pistachios 150
lunch: from home leftovers from Sunday... - large fresh (not packaged) miso soup (tons of seaweed and tofu!) and chips to buy at lunch...600 TOTAL SO GOOD!
2pm tired, body is achy day. i'm not sick, just body is achy. i did have a tetinus shot yesterday so that is def contributing to an overall achy feeling! 100 cal in more chocolate covered cherry thing.
4pm 1 chocolate 50 :-) SO GOOD. and a decaf green tea (second cup), couple sucking candies on way home 50
Dinner before workout: lots of lightly sauteed veggies 100-150, roll 120 with 2 egg whites 40, and 1/4 avo 80, blueberries 100. total here: 500
2050 :) tired, tired day. will do this workout and go to bed...got home a hair late too....
after workout: bar 200 - high fat keto type. trying it out! and plum also during.
2300, very good. long day. ready for Wedndesday to be here!
during workout: coconut water?
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tired day back to work, thinking it's due to daylight savings?
no legs in my workout tonight, just abs and upper body. :)
planning to get to bed at a more decent hour.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Weight 115 on drs scale this AM sounds good to me ! In terms of BMI, it put me actually dead center for a healthy BMI / ideal weight based on my weight and height. what more can i ask right?
today I have optical appt (9:30am) , full physical (11am-12pm) and dentist (5:45pm) all walking distance and within 15 min from my apt! I plan to stay out of the apt mostly and stay at the library to do Paris research as well as reply to my Paris friend since she sent me multiple different messages at the end of last week that I have yet to catch up on - I was waiting to do it today. On purpose I have few plans this afternoon so I can be relaxed at library to research - after I fill up my laundry card at housing office so I can continue to do laundry next weekend lol
home kombucha 50
snacking at dr: iced coffee 50, apple juice bc gave blood don’t need to pass out again 140, dark chocolate 80, bar bc couldn’t hold out ! 250
12:45pm lunch I am not going home - going to have sushi and miso soup I think. 650 and very filling! Also under $7 and actually good! Only cheap and convenient sushi place I know !
3:30-4 while at library doing research dark chocolate so good with that coffee I have been lugging around all day :) 150
before dentist small bag kettle potato chips nice 150
dinner: lots of cooked eggplant with little sauce 200, wrap 80 with avocado 80 and egg 80, salt, pepper, yogurt for dessert 120. total here: 550, tasty.
2 smallish plums 60
2160, excellent.
3day 2253/day...stilll high - and seems i have gained a pound or two. but i keep waking up with an appetite in the middle of the night, bad habit i guess!
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I ended up staying at the library from 1:30pm-4:30pm, used the bathroom and had a few drinks/chocolate but also did a fair bit of research making it a very well-spent day! I was glad not to stop back home at my place and researched enough and i'm satisfied with today! Usually, you can only use a computer for 30min, but, there wasn't many people needing one and there was no wait (extra computers were always available), so i had used the computer for 3hours no problem! so happy, once again, that i was doing this research at the library and not at my apartment!
and then after library, i walked the short 10 min or so walk to the dentist. so easy! then i walked home, around 7pm with leftovers for dinner. what a great day!
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i walked a little bit today but nothing to write home about! Probably, by day’s end, I’ll have walked around 2.5 miles that’s it. Good amount for really just a rest day.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Daylight Savings Time !! :)
Breakfast: Onyxorgum shredded wheat 1.5 cups 280, craisins 100, almond milk 40. 420. iced coffee...
snack dark chocolate and a drink 150
lunch: healthy and tasty leftovers from Fri that i picked up at the buffet at lunchtime for this weekend! seared tuna still good only 2 days 150?, a slightly dressed tomato and cucumber salad 50, roasted yellow peppers bigger amount 100 and a roasted eggplant 1 sorta big piece 100, and lastly an apple 100. 550 tops.
1:30pm ice cream 250 (halo top candy bar flavor)
snack before gym 200, during gym 150. 350
Have veggies takeout for dinner :)
lots of sauteed cabbage and bean sprouts in a little oil 150? 2 rolls 240, avocado 150, egg 70. 600
2350 :) tasty!
I was going to exercise at the gym, but, thinking just to do my workout at home and call it a day :) i almost see no reason for me to join another gym! savings!
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I've been getting a few things done today, now 12:30pm and i did all my laundry including bed sheets (which i have decided as of late to wash only every other week - except pillow covers which i wash every week...), and cleaned hamster cage :)
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It's a rather raining day until 2pm, so planning to be home until then unless I decide to drive to get an oil change and pick up boots a coworker wants to give me (these seem to be high possibilities). Or i might just read at home. My legs are sore from extra walking the past couple days...
If your legs are sore, might be a good idea just to rest. I hope you have a nice day even with the rain. I love rain :)
but i didn't get out early enough for the free car wash!
wishing you a good day tomorrow...slow getting back on here :)
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I love Irish soda bread - that's one of the breads where I cannot get enough. That is to say, any ol' loaf of bread, I can definitely pass up, or be OK with just a slice. But when it comes to Irish soda bread - I have to eat the whole loaf. I just love it.
i'm behaving. it tastes good both ways the sweet way yesterday and caraway seed version today.
legcramps on 03/19/2019:
Great job on your sleep!
seems though i needed more lol....not used to time change yet! :( otherwise though, i do feel better than yesterday!