February 2012
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Hey, thanks Biggest Loser
For making me cry not once, but twice before 10 in the morning.
Edit: change that to 3 times.
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This whole not eating chocolate deal is a lot harder than I thought it would be! There has been a bowl of M & Ms just outside my office and I have almost grabbed a couple without even thinking more than once today! It is going to be a long 40 days, but it is definitely for the best.
weightlisted asked: I bought PB2 as well and while I love that it's so low in points, I find the taste of it really doesn't satisfy my peanut butter expectations. It's too bitter and feels like something is missing (well duh all the delicious fats) even though I usually already eat all natural PB that's just peanuts and salt (no sugar, so it's not that I'm used to super sweet or...
clearlyatrenchcoat asked: Congrats on the weight loss this week! I'm glad you stuck with it!
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And I'm back in the game!!
Two pounds lost!! HECK YES!! I can’t tell you guys how excited I am for this loss. I worked hard this week and it paid off! Hopefully the scale will continue to go in the downward direction and I can pull through this plateau.
Also, I took my measurements again and there wasn’t any change except for a half inch lost off my waist. This brings my total inches lost to 31.5!...
Anonymous asked: What is pb2 dry powder? Thanks Marcia
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Lent
Orthodox lent has officially started. I struggled with what to give up because I wanted something that wouldn’t hinder my weight loss. So I decided on chocolate.
I LOVE chocolate. I have a couple pieces of Dove dark chocolate almost every day so this will definitely be hard. But I think it’s a really good decision that will also benefit my weight loss.
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I’m ex-hausted! We had a great weekend with just the right amount of fun, chores and relaxing. I love weekends like that.
Moving forward into this week. Weigh in this morning when I get to work followed by a busy Monday. The rest of my week doesn’t look too busy but that could always change. I do have a fun weekend coming up to look forward to!
Anyway, I’ll post back after...
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Academy Awards!!
For those of you who don’t know me very well, I LOVE the Academy Awards. Like, a lot. I look forward to them all year long! And this year is no exception. So this Sunday will be a great one!
I’ve got four loads of laundry going downstairs right now. I’ve already changed the cat boxes (EW!), swept the apartment, dusted the living room and vacuumed the carpets. I plan on...
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Well, I ate more than I had planned. But I tracked everything and it was super delicious!! Now I’ll be extra good for the rest of today and tomorrow in the hopes of a good weigh in on Monday.
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Restaurant Week
It’s restaurant week here in Chicago and we have reservations! Unfortunately the places I reallllly wanted to go didn’t have any reservations available. But we were able to get a four top for lunch at Buca di Beppo. Nothing fancy but it should be a really yummy (not good for me) meal.
In preparation I’m having a really light breakfast. Just a smoothie but pumped up a bit with...
GRR..
I’m going to whine for a moment. Move along if you don’t wish to read it.
I forgot my pedometer at home.
My boots leaked on the walk to my car so my socks are now wet.
An idiot brought a gun to my school this week so now they search our bags every time we enter and exit the building. Today I got yelled at because I didn’t know they also want us to take our coats off as...
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I'm pretty excited to go home tonight.
My husband just got back from a work trip and I haven’t spent more than 4 hours with him (on Sunday) since last Wednesday. I waaaas going to do laundry, but then I realized I really didn’t want to. Instead I’ll be braving the snow to pick up groceries, then making healthy chicken tenders and sweet potato fries (real fries for him, since he hates sweet potatoes) and then watching...
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Update from the elliptical
So yesterday I did 20 minutes on the elliptical. It was my first time doing it in a loooooong time. I was a little nervous how I would feel today, but I feel great! Apparently I can handle more time because I do not feel sore at all. Hooray! I’m going to try and add some more time the next time I’m up there!
fatdiva asked: What are you going to be doing in Alaska? I was there last September and it is GORGEOUS! If you're in Skagway, check out the brothel tour - it is awesome.
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Big Dinner Plans!
I feel like crap (stupid migraine) but I’m really looking forward to dinner. I’m craving comfort foods so I’m going to make a meal kind of inspired by a meal I had a few months ago. Instead of grilling the avocado on the side, I’m going to mash it up and put it in the quesadilla. I mentioned last week that I was craving avocado. I still haven’t had any, but I sure...
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First, welcome to all my new followers!! Great to see you all! Please know my Ask is always open!
Second, today started off just the way I wanted it to! I pulled myself out of bed, which was a very hard feat in itself. I made myself presentable, and put on my brand new shoes and headed to the gym three floors up. I put in 20 minutes on the elliptical and it was definitely the best workout I...
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I’m so looking forward to my massage and adjustment tonight at my chiropractors. Like, a lot. Before or after that I may head to DSW and buy those running shoes I’ve been talking about so I can use the elliptical tomorrow morning! Afterwards I will be stopping at Subway. After all, it is Februany so I will buy dinner and tomorrow’s lunch for just $5! Finally, I will do a crap...
Buying new running shoes isn’t going to happen tonight. But definitely this week!
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Another gain
Ugh. At least it was only a half a pound gain. And I didn’t go past the 50 pounds lost mark…which is really good. But I need to get into gear. Tonight, on my way home from work, I’m stopping at DSW and buying a new pair of running shoes. I have been itching to go to the gym in my building and use the elliptical but since I threw my running shoes away in Greece this summer...
Weigh in day and I fear this will be my first time gaining weight two weeks in a row. I did really well during the week but this weekend I ruined everything with all of the delicious food.
Ugh! This week I will turn it all around.
sayinghellotoahealthierme asked: You look awesome and your weight loss is super inspiring! Its so nice to finally find someone who is close to my own age!!! Can you recommend any weight loss blogs that are from people in their 20's and 30's?
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Bridal shower for my “cousin” today!!! I’m out in the suburbs to help get stuff together. Let me just tell you, there is literally TONS of delicious food around here. I’m going to do my very best to eat light and track everything. Fingers crossed! I have about 30 extra WPs on top of my DPs, so I’m hoping to not overdo it.
Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
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I'm craving avocado today.
And I don’t think I’m going to have any. This makes me very sad.
When I go grocery shopping on Sunday I will have to buy some!
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How did I get this way?
It is a question that people on a weight loss journey often ask themselves. It obviously didn’t happen overnight, so how could we let it get this bad? I have asked myself this more times than I can count.
Some people can trace it back to a specific event or some people name a bad relationship as the cause. But I have always struggled to pinpoint my turning point. I’ve gone over...
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Flat Top Grill
I’m about to head to Flat Top Grill for dinner with my husband and our friends. I’ve been looking at the menu like I usually do before I go out to a restaurant to plan a WW friendly meal.
I think what I have decided on is a half serving of the noodles, chicken, three ladles of the sauces that each equal 1 PP per serving and lots and lots of vegetables. I plan on avoiding multiple...
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Glee was basically a Popchips commercial!
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Scallops!!
So, my local Dominick’s didn’t have fresh scallops, but they had frozen ones. The only problem was they cost a buttload. But I went to Costco on Friday night and bought two times as much as the ones offered in Dominick’s for just about the same price! Hey-o! So I have three of them defrosting at home in my fridge to cook up tonight. Even though my ovaries are being terrible...
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Annnnnd, I was right.
But I really wish I wasn’t. Weigh in was not good. Not good at all. I gained 2.5 pounds. UGH!! I’m so frustrated. Thank goodness I didn’t go back over the 50 pound mark, but this is just ridiculous. I realize that it is shark week so I’m retaining water like a motherf-er. But still. I don’t like it.
So what am I going to do to change it? Well, funny you...
Weigh in woes
Tomorrow is weigh in and I have a VERY food heavy weekend. Fingers crossed it goes well.
But I know that I will be starting the day and week off right with a Wii Fit work out! I’m actually really looking forward to it, who would have thought?!
Have a good one everybody!
Happy weekend everyone! Hope you all have a great time. Jeremiah and I are enjoying a relaxing day and then having friends over for dinner. I have a pork loin in the crockpot for some yummy Kalua pork. I’m also making a Greek salad and some cornbread. Should be delicious … I’ll post pictures later!
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What a great way to end my week!
I was heading to lunch and waiting for one of the three elevators in my office. One opened and my friend was inside with couple other people. I walked in and said hi and she said “You look so skinny!!” Haha, it totally made my day! Now, I am no where near skinny, but it sure felt great to hear, either way!!
So thanks Rachel for starting my weekend off on a great note! :-)
Ok, so I had totally planned to work out again this morning. I even woke up at 6.15 like I planned. But then, I got out of bed. And I realized my entire body was in pain. Ughhhhh my back, arms and legs are killing me!!
So, instead of working out I cleaned my kitchen which was desperately needed. Not how I planned to start the day, but I think it’s for the best. Plus, my kitchen is clean...
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Hooray!
Thanks to a quick Facebook chat last night, I got the encouragement to get back to working out! So this morning, even though I have a long day ahead of me, I got up early and did 30 minutes of Wii Fit!
And do you know what? I’m so SO happy I did! I did 10 minutes of yoga and strength training, then 25 minutes of step aerobics and running, then 5 minutes of balance activities to cool...
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