Disclaimer : Caution. Look don't look at this post if you have a weak stomach - it's gross! Let me back up a bit and remind everyone that the BF and I hiked Half Dome in Yosemite a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, apparently hiking downhill from a very steep mountain means that your toes will be ... Read More about Wanna see something gross?
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Tuesday Recap
So I am trying to eat healthy and bounce back from my weekend weight gain this weekend. Hopefully it's mostly water weight! I started Tuesday with a run, not sure the distance but it took about an hour. I was craving a smoothie for breakfast so I made one with almond milk, naner, ice and half a ... Read More about Tuesday Recap
Weigh in 9/9 – Bad News
I gained 3 pounds over the last week! I blame the cruise. I knew it - way too much good food and alcohol! Son of a bitch! (Sorry this blog is going to get profane really fast if I am gaining weight instead of losing.)Anyways, I don't think I ate 3,500 extra calories everyday of the cruise. (3,500 ... Read More about Weigh in 9/9 – Bad News
Monday Recap
So I was supposed to weigh in for Chandra's Challenge Monday morning but I was kinda on a ship with no access to a scale so I will weigh in Tuesday morning. We ordered breakfast and I had cereals and skim milk and a little yogurt. The BF ate the other stuff. Lunch was a LC meal with a salad. I went ... Read More about Monday Recap
CRUISE!!!
I'm back from my 3 day cruise to Ensenada! It was super fun and I do want to recap all my eating since I want to see the damage I did over the weekend. I am still trying to lose about 15 pounds and this weekend did not help at all. There was a 24 hour buffet, fancy sit down dinner and of course - ... Read More about CRUISE!!!
This soup changed my life…
I didn't eat soup for breakfast, but it's coming stay with me here folks...My day started with a long walk with the dogs and some egg whites plus an english muffin. Nice so far right? It gets better... Watermelon, because I love it when I got to work mid-morning. This was my planned lunch - a wrap ... Read More about This soup changed my life…
Wednesday Recap
So, this is a picture of a blurry, but delicious salad. I have come to the conclusion that wheat berries are best eaten on salads - I love the chew they add! Dinner began with this salad... I ate a LC meal - butternut squash ravioli for the main course. I love this frozen meal, it's really delicious ... Read More about Wednesday Recap
Natalie Dee does it again!
Natalie Dee, your cartoons about pooping get me everytime! I think she is so funny! ... Read More about Natalie Dee does it again!
What the heck is that?
That, my friends, is supposed to be a pancake. I don't know what happened but apparently something went wrong. I used:about 1/3c oats1/3 c cottage cheese2 egg whitesbaking powderdash of saltdash of waterI think there were too many wet ingredients and it was hard to flip, so I had to cut it into 2 ... Read More about What the heck is that?
Weigh in 9/1
I guess I am crazy enough to just put it all out there: I weigh 160 pounds. Yes readers, it has gotten that bad. This is the most I have weighed since that year of high school when I was super depressed and let myself get to 170, outside of that I've been around 150 pretty steadily through college. ... Read More about Weigh in 9/1
Sunday, Funday
So since what was supposed to be my long run on Saturday totally sucked I ran a few miles on Sunday to make myself feel like all hope was not lost. Much better. We had a pretty crazy day planned and after my run we went for a short bike ride. We made a detour to the store so I could get some frozen ... Read More about Sunday, Funday
Friday recap
So, I worked from home Friday again and it was less than perfect, but not totally tragic. I did stand in front of the cupboards a couple of times and eat chips out of the bag. I didn't binge on cereal or other crap. So, I am making progress, but not at where I want to be.I woke up hungry and had a ... Read More about Friday recap
Recipe Question – Lemon Cake
The BF's B-day is coming up next week. He has requested lemon cake for his birthday cake. I should have never asked him what he wanted because I was hoping to make chocolate :) Just kidding, now I'm craving an amazing lemon cake...Anyways, does anyone have a good tried and true recipe for Lemon ... Read More about Recipe Question – Lemon Cake
Happy Thursday
I am working from home today, which means I will be a little too close to my kitchen and lots of foodies! Ahh! I am going to stick to my plan and really listen to my body and eat when I am hungry. I will NOT eat because I am stressed or bored or tired or lonely or mad or anything besides hungry. ... Read More about Happy Thursday
Crazy Day – Wednesday
It is still crazy over here! Anyways, I was running late as usual, and decided to skip making cereal or oatmeal to eat in the car and just grabbed a yogurt. and some blurry strawberries. Nice photography Monica! But, really you should give me a break since I was driving. On the freeway. In ... Read More about Crazy Day – Wednesday
Lots of pics = Lots of food!
It is very stressful around here right now. At work we are moving offices so we have to pack up and get out by Wednesday. At home I have to sign up for a weekend class for the GRE, sign up for the GRE, write some articles for internships I want to apply to and figure out how I am going to pay for ... Read More about Lots of pics = Lots of food!