Day 160: Weigh In Week 26…

Posted on February 27, 2011 by theffkid

So… Week 26… Intense stuff…

I have been on my weight loss journey for about 6 months. 26 weeks has been half a year, and now I am finally starting to feel the strain from this long journey. This week has been nuts. I have been stressed with school and just life in general. I am so thankful that Spring Break is right around the cornered because it is much needed. Yesterday, I could just feel the gain coming on. We ate out for all 3 meals so I just knew it was going to happen. I wasn’t as careful as I could have been; it’s like when you know you’re screwed so instead of trying to do damage control you just say screw it. Well, I paid for it big time and it sucks. I gained 3 pounds this week (I could hear you cringe and say ouch when you read that.) I know, it was no bueno, but I know why it happened: stress from school, eating things I didn’t know the points of, not counting everything, I hurt my leg at some point in the week, so I didn’t work out as much, and maybe the biggest one, I didn’t drink enough water. So, this is a new week and a clean slate. We are both going to hold each other accountable this week and just eat better food. We are still pressing on even thought it seems to get harder and harder everyday. If anyone has some advice about how to keep going when you’ve been dieting for so long I’d love to hear it. Alright, now that that’s over with. Time to talk food.

Breakfast: I just had an english muffin with a little butter and honey. If you haven’t, you really need to get the Nature’s Own 100 calorie english muffins. They are awesome. Anyways the muffin with a little butter and honey was 2 points.

Snack: Between class and service,I had a Kashi bar to hold me over during church and to get my metabolism going. (Megan and I both lost more when we ate 6 times a day so that’s what we are trying to do.) 2 points of yumness.

Snack again!: We got this awesome dark chocolate peanut butter from Earth Fare that is only a point for a tablespoon! I put it on a waffle for 2.5 points.

Lunch: We went back to the food basics (which is the plan for this week) we had the awesome turkey burgers for lunch. We were going to have salads, but since it was a little bad, we went a difference route and made this garlic rice with red and black quinoa. It was this microwave 90 second Uncle Bens and it was really good. The burger was 6 points and the rice was 3 points. Pretty good lunch.

Snack: I’ve been working on a paper all day so this afternoon, I needed some brain food. So I had some Chobani pomegranate. It was beautiful and delicious. After you are done reading this post, run to the grocery store, and grab yourself some Chobani! It was 3 points!

Dinner: Speaking of food basics, we had Mac and Cheese with broccoli for dinner. It was so good! It was nice just to eat the classics like I was going back home. Pretty awesome stuff. I had a serving and a half for 9 points. It was great.

So today I got to 27.5 points which is good stuff for me. Like I said, it’s a new week, and it’s time to kick some butt. See ya tomorrow.

Day 159: Saturday

Posted on February 27, 2011 by theffkid

Today was an odyssey of weirdness. Both in food and in almost been hitting by a bus. I’m no Ray LaHood (google it) but when someone is crossing the street when you have the little white guy, you should not have to worry about becoming a hood ornament on a City of Tallahassee bus. Fun stuff. Alright, let’s talk food.

Breakfast: Before James had his audition, went to Brugger’s Bagels. We haven’t been there before but we needed to go somewhere psuedo fast but not fast food. I had the Spinach Cheddar Omelet Bagel on a Trail Mix Bagel. It was really good and the trail mix bagel was soooo good but it was pretty high in points. It was 13 points. Ouch, but I want to go there again sometime.

Lunch: After James’ audition, we had a celebratory lunch at Sonny’s! It was really good. I had the Chicken with a baked sweet potato and baked beans. The chicken was a little greasy but the whiter parts were pretty good. It was about 15 points for lunch so not too bad. Megan got a salad that had candied pecans and craisins. It was only 5 points too!

Snack: After walking around downtown, we went over to Nuberri for some frozen yogurt. I went with vaniila and some toppings. It was about 5 points.

Dinner: GODZILLA!!!!!!!!! We went to Super Perros with James so he could taste some of Tallahassee’s Finest cuisine. Megan and I split the Godzilla burrito of awesomeness. It was fantastic. That’s all that needs to be said.

So today was delicious but indulgent and a little over the top. I’m really worried about tomorrow. I know a gain is on the horizon for a variety of reasons I will bore you with tomorrow. Until then, sweet dreams. See ya tomorrow.

Day 158: Friday Fun Stuff!

Posted on February 25, 2011 by theffkid

This week was nuts, and today was just the icing on the cake. Read on.

Breakfast: I just had a bowl of Kashi Berry Crisp happiness. 4 points of awesomeness.

Lunch: So I got up to campus to work on some stats homework that I had to use a certain program. 3 hours later of not having a clue of what I was doing, I had to run to my internship. I didn’t have time to get a real lunch so I snagged this out of the vending machine. The reason the granola bar is out of focus is because I was running to my car while I was taking the picture. Regardless, it was really good and 4 points.

Snack I didn’t really have a lunch so the whole time at my internship I was starving. When I finally got home, I had another 4 point bowl of cereal.

Dinner: We went out to dinner with our awesome ACU friend James who is auditioning at FSU tomorrow and a bunch of the folks from the Music department. We went to La Fiesta which looks small on the outside but is massive on the inside (not that this matters.) Anyways, I had the spinach enchiladas and they were really good. We didn’t get our food for about an hour and a half because we had so many people so I did eat a lot of chips and salsa (can you blame me though? I didn’t eat that much all day. Awe well) Anywho, I’m not sure how much dinner was but it couldn’t have been more that 19 points. I’ll be better next time. See ya tomorrow.

Day 157: Thursday Hooray!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by theffkid

The week is almost over (thank goodness) and we are almost a week away from Spring Break. So close, yet so far. Anyways, today wasn’t that bad. I’m just ready for this semester to be over with. It’s been beastly.

Breakfast: Wafflewich. The best in the west. 4 points.

Lunch: We met up and ate at Pitaria for some lunch. Luckily, they had their awesome creamy vegetable soup today. So we both did that and split an order of hummus. It was great and about a 10 point lunch.

Snack: I had a Kashi bar of awesomeness for 2 points.

Breakfast: So I met up with some people (shout out to Andrea and Quinten what what!) for a group project around 5:30 so we went to Panera. When I got there, I had the dropsies really bad so going there might not have been the best choice. I wanted to dominated their pastries. Instead, I got a plain bagel. No bueno. It was 6 points completely dry. That’s more than a Krispy Kreme doughnut. Fail. Anyways, to add insult to injury, I spilled coffee all over my hand Old-Lady-From-McDonald’s style. That sucked, however the coffee was good and we got a ton done! (Take the bad with the good right?)

Dinner: By the time we were done at Panera I was starving so Megan and I decided to hit Chipotle in its awesome glory. I went with the Vegetarian Bowl with guac and sour cream on the side. It was a pretty awesome meal and 16 points. Pretty awesome stuff.

Today wasn’t the best day but it’s how it works. I got up to 38 points. Should have skipped on the bagel but awe well. See ya tomorrow.

Day 156: Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by theffkid

Enjoy.. Even though it’s not that great.

Day 155: Tuesday Time!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by theffkid

Sup G’s!

So I’ve been pretty sick all week. I can’t figure out if its allergies or a cold but either way I wake up in the morning with Slimer dancing around in my head. I’ve been drugged up on cough medicine since Sunday so if I seem loopy that’s why.

Breakfast: I went with the classic wafflewich which was good. I finally get to crack open the Central Market Peanut Butter so I’m pretty stoked about that. Good ole 5.5 points

Lunch: I knew that Tuesdays are insane so I decided to make an early lunch. I basically had breakfast twice (which is fine with me) I toasted two English muffins with two eggs and two veggie breakfast sausage patties with a little cheese and some spinach leaves. (I was a Noah’s Ark of a meal.) It turned out really well. Pretty awesome lunch and 11 points.

Snack: While I was waiting for class to start, I had my afternoon snack of Kashi TLC granola bar for 2 points. You should really try them out.

Snack: We bought some awesome Charlie Brown gummies from Publix so I had a little package. They were 2 points.

Dinner: I really needed to eat something spicy to knock the snot out of me so Megan made some curry. She made it extra hot (emphasis on way too hot) It was a green Thai curry that she got for Christmas and we put in some shrimp, yellow peppers and zucchini. We used a low fat coconut milk that was a little different, but regardless it was pretty good. With a massive glass of milk to offset the hot it was about a 13 point dinner.

Overall, I got to 33.5 points which is fine with me. The past couple of days I’ve been too sick to get up to work out so I’m hoping I’ll be well enough to get up in the morning. See ya tomorrow.

P.S. did anyone watch Biggest Loser tonight? What did you think?

Day 154: Special Monday Weigh In Day!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by theffkid

So last week I was in a bit of a rut. I was just getting bored with what I ate and stuff like that. But I think this weekend with little control of the meals and portions jump started my rut. I came home ready to eat healthy and just live better. I had no clue how this week’s weigh in was going to be so when I got on the scale and found out I lost 3.6 pounds I was so stoked! I couldn’t believe but that’s just how it works. So I’m finally in the 280’s at 288 and I have lost a total of 69 pounds. Pretty insane stuff. Alright, food time.

Breakfast: I had my classic 4.5 point wafflewich which was just amazing. Gotta love your favorite breakfast.

Lunch: I didn’t have time to take a pic but I wish I would have. I put a veggie chicken patty on an English muffin. Basically, it was a light Chick-Fil-A sandwich. I really enjoyed it… even though I made and ate lunch in about 3 minutes today. It was only 3 points.

Snack: I brought a snack for around 3:00 when I get hungry, but I was just too hungry not to eat it. It was a Kashi granola bar with black cherry and dark chocolates. It was really good and 2 points.

Snack: After work, I had to have something before dinner. I had a bowl of Kashi Berry crunch which was only 4 points of awesomeness.

Dinner: Megan tried to make this fried rice for dinner and it was awesome. We bought these Uncle Ben’s microwave-in-the-bag so we added that to some peppers and onions and a scrambled egg. I was really impressed. It was 8 points which isn’t too bad.

Snack: I had another Kashi bar. 2 points

Dessert: Megan tried to make this new dessert that I just loved. She cut open an acorn squash and put it in the oven with butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It was cooked perfectly which really made the difference. A good little 3 point dessert.

So today I got to 26.5 points but I might have forgotten something in there. Either way, it’s good to be back. See ya tomorrow.

Day 153: Weekend Update

Posted on February 20, 2011 by theffkid

Hey everybody!

So you’re probably wondering why I haven’t been blogging and I apologize for my lack of explanation. Well, on Friday we went down in to Central Florida with our church and Megan and I were counselors for a youth retreat! It was a complete blast!!! It was so much fun to just get in to nature and hang out with a bunch of middle schoolers and high schoolers. The theme of the weekend was “Rebeloution,” trying to get the kids to think differently and how they could break the social norms. They even changed up the schedule to create complete chaos. One of the ways was by changing up the meals. This morning the kids had this for breakfast: chocolate cake and cobbler. It was pretty intense. they really changed it up. It was a hoot. (Rest assured, they had healthier options like fruit so just to let you know so you didn’t think Christians have some weird campaign to encourage childhood obesity.) Regardless, it got me to think a lot about control. Since it was camp, our meals were set out for us. I didn’t have control of what I ate, I couldn’t change the meal or whether my meal had meat in it or not. It was tough but that’s how it is. I’m definitely not mad about it because I ate a lot of salad and fruit along with drinking a lot of water. It just got me to think about how important having the control of the situation is when you are trying to lose weight. At every meal, I ate whatever was on my plate. I don’t have that control in those situations and I know that a lot of people might say “well, just don’t eat it” but it’s just not that easy when you are use to meticulously planning out your meals. It was a great weekend and it was the recharging I needed.

Breakfast: As mentioned, there was chocolate cake, but I obviously didn’t go that route. I had a bowl of fruit loops/apple jacks with some fruit. It was a really good breakfast.

Lunch: We had chili for lunch (which was stellar) with chips and salsa with a salad. The salad bar at camp was better than most restaurants so I loaded up on that and just dipped my fork in to the ranch which I think even tastes better than just drenching your salad. You should really try it!

Dinner: It was sad to leave and get back into the thick of it, but it happens. On the road back, we gave Moe’s another try because it was the only decent choice in the area. I had the vegetarian quesadilla which was sooooo good. It just had black beans, grilled peppers and onions, and some cheese. I was impressed. Congratulations Moes, you might have won me back.

Snack: (yes, I need a haircut) I have always heard about how awesome Chobani yogurt was so when we went to Publix tonight I finally gave it a try. It was the first time to try Greek yogurt and I didn’t know what to expect. I really liked it! The texture is completely different which takes some adjusting but it was delicious. Good stuff.

So tomorrow is a new day and to get things right and lose some weight. I’m going to really stay within my points and work out a ton. For the first time in… ever, I actually feel athletic. We were playing a game yesterday that had about as much running as soccer and this kid came up to me who I had been blocking the whole game and he said “man! You were making me work for it every time! You run so fast for a big guy! You are as fast and as agile as a crazy 9 year old” Dang right I am.

Weigh in tomorrow. Get stoked. See ya tomorrow.