jó napot!

I took a picture of my oatmeal this morning and will upload it to this entry later today when I get some time - it's beautiful! I left it too long in the microwave and the blueberries blew up to twice their size and some exploded and it's just beautiful! And yummy! Like blueberry pie.

I went to the gym this morning and struggled through a run. Boy, was I tired. Mornings just aren't my thing; I imagine i'll be hitting the sack early tonight. I made it 1.8 miles and then did my ab routine and some stretching. I was there almost an hour, so I must've really been moving slow. The positives about early morning workouts:

1) I am done exercising for the day

2) I already drank half my quota of water

3) I am totally awake right now

4) I am abnormally giddy about my oatmeal. it's strange, even with popping blueberries.

 I tried to find a picture of an exploding blueberry, but apparantly it's too violent a sight.

In order for me to be able to not only wake up at 5:30am but to actually get out of bed, I made sure I was in bed by 8pm last night. Yes, that's right, 8pm. It felt wierd, but I knew there would be no way I would get up unless I had gotten all the sleep I could possibly want.

So there you have it. It's possible that by 3pm today i'll have crawled under my desk for a nap. What's even worse is that I won't be able to eat some chocolate for a mini-boost :(

Day 1 of "Mission: Lent" and so far, so good. Regular coffee tastes good, too. Who would've thunk?

Woohoo! I can hear the crowd roaring! It's SUPER TUESDAY today and that means I only have three more days to my long weekend!

To honor the day, i've come up with some things I think are pretty SUPER:

- Dogs: SUPER cute and cuddly, and fun to play with!

- Grandmas: SUPER funny without even meaning to be!

- Good friends: SUPER fun with great intentions to always walk beside you!

- Johnny Depp: SUPER hot... he can pirate my boat any day!

What are some things you think are SUPER?

I'm starting my Lent 'fasts' tomorrow, and to keep myself from going nuts i'll probably make about half a dozen lists. All kinds of lists. 'Cause that's how I roll. Lists like:

- Things to Do During the Season of Lent to Keep Myself From Eating a Garbage Can;

- A Hit List for Slapping the Silly out of People Because I Feel Like It;

- an intricate excel spreadsheet detailing a minute-by-minute countdown to my next meal; and

- What To Do When Lent is Over and there is no more Direction in my Life.

I didn't really do anything last night worth mentioning, so... I guess... that's about it.

Hello all! Monday, Monday

Saturday I went to the gym in the morning and it was packed. I couldn't believe all the people there. Somehow I managed to steal myself a treadmill and I did 2.36 miles in 30 minutes, then did my ab routine and lotsa stretching. I wanted to lift some weights, but I was too conscious of everyone around me.

After that I cleaned house, did laundry, and bought groceries. I think i'm prepared for the first part of Lent. I will undoubtedly end up eating my body weight in rice by the end of April judging by how much of it I bought.

I spent Saturday night watching Charmed with friends. We are now finished all the seasons. Boo.

On Sunday I made myself a giant omelette that was yummy even though slightly burnt. I also went to Grandma's for a visit, finished laundry, and watched some episodes of Being Human.

It was a very nice weekend, well balanced. It felt good to accomplish things around the house, and it felt good to be able to kick off the shoes and cuddle on the couch with Dog. This is going to be a short work-week for me since I have Friday off as a flex day. Yay! Only four more days to go!!!

Oatmeal!

I mean, Good Morning!

As you might be able to tell, the oatmeal I had for breakfast this morning is sitting atop the fourth book in the series i'm reading... the last one I have :(

yes, that is a sock in the background. it's clean.

While i'm waiting for my breakfast to digest, i'm gonna read a little and drink some water. Then i'm going to the gym to run.

Have a great Saturday!

1 Mocha - 16oz (367 calories)

2 small slices rye/ww bread, homemade (thanks Grandma) (183 calories)

2 tblspns peanut butter (188 calories)

1 small apple (55 calories)

water (0 calories)

794 calories. Just for breakfast. I was curious, so I checked. And now I wish I hadn't.

Maybe it's time to use my mochas as a reward instead of an everyday luxury that I can't afford.

    goodbye... i you!

The one i'm drinking now tastes about 100 times better than usual now that I know I have to give them up. Speaking of giving things up, the other day I was thinking about what might motivate me to lose a few more pounds in March. I was thinking at the very least I should give up a few eats that I know aren't good for me (i.e. the mac 'n cheese I had for supper yesterday. lazy. laaaziiiee.). Lent starts March 9th. Truth be told, I don't normally follow the Roman Catholic faith I was raised in, but I think I will follow the practices of Lent as a motivation for my diet.

So on March 9th, Ash Wednesday, I will fast. LMAO. No I won't. Let's be serious.

Ash Wednesday - No meat.

Every Friday during Lent - No meat.

I will give up:

- my daily mochas opting instead for weekly ones.

- alcohol. May might be a blurry month while I make up for lost time, LOL.

- all bread and bread-like substances. not including breakfast oatmeal.

- soda. both regular and diet.

- chocolate, except for my weekly mochas.

- potato chips.

- cheese.

I would add sugar to the list, but then there'd be nothing left. That's right, that's pretty much all my food groups. I think it might be a good idea to warn my friends and family (and coworkers) to keep an eight-foot distance from me at all times.

A quick one just to say Hello!

Things are really starting to sloooooowwwwww down with work and life. Feeling like a huge weight is lifted off my shoulders. Now I should have more time to surf and stalk DDs and the FB page too!

I stayed up too late trying to read read read; we'll see how today goes. I want to: visit a friend's Dad for his birthday, run, check out Dog's leg, get the mail, catch up on missed parts of Survivor, and READ!

Well, I was all set to go to the gym after work today, but when I drove up I noticed someone was there who I really didn't want to see or talk to or listen to, so I went home and suited up for a walk with Dog.

that is me trying to blaze trail. as you can see, i didn't get far.

Five minutes into the walk, I got a call from Grandma. She wanted me to join her for some homemade pizza, so I tried to finish up the walk by making Dog run around as much as possible. At least one of us got some exercise.

hello, Dog. having fun? yup.

Then she ran down a road and wouldn't come back. I don't know why she decided to pull attitude on me, but in the end we both got our exercise - her running away from me and me trying to chase her down.

you! listen! LISTEN!

In the end, due to her being so excited about the white stuff, she ran out into a field and fell through the snow. Now she is nursing her front leg and I imagine if she's still limping tomorrow she's gonna have to take a trip to the vet. That's right. The big, bad vet.

And the pizza? It was a sarcastic attempt to get me over for supper by dangling homemade food in front of my face. As soon as I walked through the door I heard "your Mom made it hahahahahaha". (which means, it was certainly not homemade pizza. it was rising crust, in fact.)

Then my arms were packed with leftovers, some bread, bananas and oranges, a quilt and a mattress pad, and I was sent home for the night. Well, after moving Grandma's comfy chair closer to the tv so that she wouldn't bother the neighbors by having to turn it up too loud.

Um... reality tv show? I think so.

I had my chicken salad for lunch yesterday and made myself a chicken sandwich for dinner - yummy success, except for the fact that I had to eat two sandwiches because they were so good. They looked a little like this:

And then around 9pm I was suddenly really thirsty and gulped down a litre of water right then and there. And, on to book 3! I'm really flying through these books now.

I'm sad because I only have one more after this one :(

So tonight is another episode of Survivor. At lunchtime if I remember i'm going to pack my gym bag and head to the gym right after work. That leaves me with the rest of the night to watch my show and read my book :) Good Times.

Happy Humpday!

Good morning Ladies :)))

I had a wonderful afternoon yesterday consisting of exactly what I wanted - afternoon tv and naps! It was very cold outside so I was happy that I was able to stay inside and warm and not have to go anywhere. I am now reading book 2 of the Kim Harrison series:

I'm definitely getting into the books, although i'm not liking the fact that it obviously wasn't edited very well. There are spelling and grammar errors all over the place and it's getting irritating!

I woke up with a slight headache this morning but I feel better as the day wears on. I had a lovely ham & cheese sandwich on whole grain bread yesterday and i'm totally craving another one today. Obviously because it has my two favorite ingredients: cheese and bread! But I think instead I will have a chicken salad for lunch and maybe save the sandwich for dinner because it was so filling.

I am not sure when i'll hit the gym for another run. I'm trying to start out slowly so that I decrease the chance of getting shin splints or over-working myself.

(this little guy looks like he's hurting)

I'm trying to be smart about it and work back up to having fun with running. Well that's it from me today; hope everyone reaches their goals today!

I weighed 164 this morning before jumping in the shower. Another loss that I will hopefully be able to hang onto.

I made it to the gym on Saturday. There were only two other people there when I arrived, and they left fairly quickly so I was by myself for a bit. I was there just over an hour, and did 40 minutes on the treadmill, some lifting and then stretched and went home. I went 3.03 miles on the treadmill, so i'm happy with that pace seeing as I missed almost three weeks of running. No shin splints at all! So far so good :)

The rest of the weekend seemed to fly right by and here it is, Monday again. I've taken the afternoon off work and I plan to watch afternoon soaps the whole time and maybe nap, LOL. Have a great day everyone!