Since I am not working a full time job right now this means I am writing, studying and blogging from home. And it also means I’m sitting just a few steps from the kitchen all day. Not a good predicament when I’m trying to avoid random snacking. So yesterday I went out and got myself a lunch bag to pack…
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Clean First, Chocolate Later Later
I really wanted to go out and get some good chocolate this afternoon, but I realized I had more important things I wanted to accomplish today – like cleaning the tornado that is my apartment and school work. So, I was responsible and cleaned and am just now hitting the books. Well, actually right now right now I’m blogging –…
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Scale Up, Scale Down
My weight can fluctuate drastically in one week. Heck, it can fluctuate drastically in one day! And I’m sure I’m not the only person this happens to. Even though I am trying to lose weight, I know the scale cannot completely define my success. I am down 4.8 pounds from my weigh in last week. YES! But, No too. My…
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Happy Chinese New Valentine’s Year
Today is Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day! Last year I got Ben a singing telegram sent to his work for Valentine’s Day! Ha! You can read about it here. And last V Day weekend we were in Big Bear for some skiing/snow boarding. February 14th is my mom’s birthday so we were celebrating with her. So Happy Happy Chinese…
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Bean Wrap and More Answers
I was really craving Mexican food for lunch today – which is rare. So, I ended up putting beans and salsa wrap for lunch and it was perfect! On the side I had a few chips, salsa and carrots. Before lunch I also had an apple and some grapes, but my camera died, so no pic. I also enjoyed an…
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Food I Don’t Need
Cabin fever had me super crazy today so I bundled up and walked to the store. It was the first time I left my apartment in days. Days! Seriously. But, I was enjoying my time out so much I ended up at the store for one and a half hours and also ended up buying a bunch of stuff we…
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Fun Fridays – Food Fact
If nothing else, Friday should be fun right?! Well, here is a Fun Friday Food Fact for you According to Wikipedia (and several other sources) ice cream was first made in China… Ancient civilizations have served ice for cold foods for thousands of years. The BBC reports that a frozen mixture of milk and rice was invented in China around…
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Cinnamon and Cereal
I have been adding cinnamon to our coffee grounds to make a yummy cinnamon flavored brew without buying a specialty coffee. I used to add it to the cup directly, but this works well too 🙂 This morning I was hungry and wanted to eat “a little something” while getting ready/before going to the gym to take a walk. I…
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Can I Buy You a Drank?
I have a drinking problem. It’s that I drink too much. Of everything. All the time. I do need T-Pain to buy my a drank. A lot of dranks actually… In addition to my daily water habit, here are some of my drinks today: A lot of seltzer… a lot of diet soda 🙁 Iced coffee (pic from yesterday, but…
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