Day 205: Wordless Wednesday (With Video!)
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Day 204: Tuesday Times
So I went to the doctor and I found out that I just have some weird cold virus that is going around the school. The doc just said just drink a lot of water and to get some sleep and that will take care of it. It’s good to know that I’ll survive, but in the process, I got Megan sick! So we are in a bit of a role reversal where I’m playing nurse now instead of her (that sounded a lot weirder than it was suppose to…) Anyways, the last time I went to the doctor, my blood pressure was really high like 150/80. The nurse was a complete jerk and gave me a lot of crap about being big… but that’s for another blog. Anyways.. again, today my blood pressure was 108/50 and this nurse was thrilled! She was like “what ever you are doing keep it up you are doing awesome!” Then I told here about my weight loss and she was even more impressed. Pretty awesome trip to the doctor. Anyways, good times.
Breakfast: I was in a rush to get to campus to get in for an appointment so I brought a Fudge Brownie Clif Bar for breakfast. The Fudge Brownie one tastes a lot like those no bake haystack cookies that mom used to make. Pretty good 4 points.
Lunch: After being cooped up in the doctors office, I was pretty hungry for good lunch. I went to Pollo Tropical for some chicken and black beans and rice. It had been a while since I had the good ol’ 1/2 chicken combo so it was a good lunch. 13.5 points.
Snack: Before my marathon of classes, I needed some caffeine to get through. I had a skinny iced caramel macchiato and it was delicious. 3 points. (P.S. this might the weirdest face I’ve ever made on this blog.)
Snack: When I got home, I had matzos and cheese. 2 points
Dinner: Since Megan wasn’t feeling well, she said that she wanted some Pizza Hut for comfort food. We had thin crust pepperoni, onions and tomatoes. It was delicious but, 16 points for four slices.
So I got up to 38.5 points. Ouch! I was going to work out today, but it did not happen. I am going tomorrow morning though and I am going to give the rowing machine a whirl. Should be a good one. See ya tomorrow.
Day 203: A Monday With Stuff in it.
Breakfast: We live super close to a Subway and we found some coupons in the paper (score!) so we went over there for some good breakfast. I had bacon, egg white, flatbread, pepper jack cheese, with peppers and onions. It was delicious and 9 points.
Workout: When we got home, I played a 24 minute session of Wii Fit. I got a good sweat out of it, but I could tell it had been a while since I’ve done anything active.
Lunch: Megan made some tuna salad (which I love!) with low fat mayo and pickles so I had a sandwich with some Boulder Canyon Rice Chips. Not a bad 6 point lunch.
Snack: I had matzos with laughing cow (my new favorite snack) and also some more of those rice chips. 3.5 points
Dinner: I made some of Uncle Jim’s Chili with rice. It was awesome. Plus, you can eat a ton for not a lot of calories. 13 points
Workout: While Megan was at a lecture tonight, I decided to head over to Leach for some much needed workout. I hopped on the elliptical and did a cross training program for 30 minutes. I usually have a workout mix on my iPod, but lately I’ve been just putting it on shuffle to see what pops up. Sometimes it’s great and I get pumped, then other times I get a bunch of John Mayer and Charlie Brown Christmas. Tonight was a beautiful exception. This was my shuffle playlist that was an awesome workout mix. If you need a good 30 minute mix, download this list:
Anyways, I burned 400 calories in 30 minutes (it was brutal) then I walked on the track for a bit, then I found this machine that I’ve seen on Biggest Loser and other workout shows. I have no clue what it’s called, so if you know what it’s called please let me know. It was beastly, but I burned 200 calories in 20 minutes. It was a rough arm workout.
Snack: So last week I found these Vitatops Muffin Tops at Publix and being the Seinfeld fanatic that I am, the idea of Muffin Tops makes me happy so I bought some. The chocolate ones are really good so what I’ve been doing is warming them up and eating them with milk like it is a brownie. Definitely try them… now! 3 points
Today I went up to 36.5 points which is high, but I worked out a lot so it evened out. See ya tomorrow.
Day 202! I’m Back and GOAL WEIGHT TIME!
Anyways, so with being sick and eating a lot of bad (yet delicious) sickly comfort food, I only lost .2 pounds this week. I lost that much the week before last then last week I lost 4.8 pounds so maybe that pattern can repeat. I’m slowly feeling better but it’s one of those things where I’m feeling fine, but then when I get in larger groups I start to feel bad. It’s really weird. So I’m going to try to work out this week and maybe get some racquetball in too!
Non-Scale Victory: So I said I would never say three things on this blog: my social security number, my GRE score, or my waist size. Well time to break my own rule [insert deep breath here]. When I started this weight loss odyssey in the summer, I bought a pair of size 54 pants. Yeah… like 4 and a half feet of waistline. Pretty insane right? Today, I bought a pair of size 44’s. (For those playing at home, yes that is 10 inches.) I wore 44’s in 6th grade (which is pretty said in itself) but now I’m back down to it and it feels great. I have quite a bit to go and even thought I didn’t lose that much this week, that made me pretty happy. Legit.
Goals! Now I’m down to 275.2. Now what? I’m only 18 pounds away from 100 freakin’ pounds! What then? These are the questions that keep me awake at night (unless I’m knocked out from sudaphed.) So here’s my ultimate goal: (get stoked. Here… We… Go…) My ultimate goal weight is 157 pounds. Yep, that’s right, 200 pounds of total weight loss awesomeness. A lofty goal? I don’t think so. Doable? Heck yes. This thing is going to happen. I have no clue when it will happen. Maybe in a year, maybe in 2 years, maybe tomorrow (okay.. not tomorrow) Regardless, I’m stoked and I’m going to work on it starting…. now. Game Time Baby!
Breakfast: I just had a cinnamon toast eggo thingy with a little peanut butter. 3.5 points
Lunch: I wasn’t feeling too well and with that came a little antisocial so just the two of us went to Mellow Mushroom for Megan’s birthday lunch. We split an appetizer of their fantastic bruschetta and a cheese calzone that kind of looked like the horn phone on the Flintstones. It was a great cheap lunch. Not a bad 13 point lunch!
Snack: For a snack I had Christian nachos (matzos and a Laughing Cow Chipotle Queso cheese wedge) Pretty awesome stuff. 2 points
Dinner: We were trying to figure out where to go for dinner that wouldn’t be too expensive or unhealthy. After driving around and making a trip to Earth Fare, we decided to do something a little different. Yesterday, Megan bought this really nice Chinese dish set from World Market so we bought some vegan dumplings from Earth Fare and Pepper Chicken with rice at home on our new plates. It was a cute, quaint and delicious dinner. A good way to celebrate Megan’s birthday. 13 points
So today I got to 31.5 points. A pretty great way to start off a new week with a lot of weight to lose. Here… We… Go… See ya tomorrow.
Day 197: Tuesday Edition
Breakfast: Wafflewich. What else is new? 5.5 points
Lunch: Megan and I met up and went to the Filipino food trailer (it is as shady as it sounds) by campus. We both had the chicken adobo combo with an egg roll (or whatever the Filipino variation is called.) It was a pretty good lunch, but the rice was a little mushy. Around 12 points
Dinner: In an attempt to clean out our freezer, we had some spaghetti with some Publix soy ground meat that we bought a while back. It was pretty good (could have used cheese, but what are you going to do?) And it was a pretty low cal and low fat dinner. 7 points
Snack: I had a cinnamon toast wafflewhich for a snack/dessert. 4 points
Dessert: I had half a toasted almond cake and a cappuccino. I’m not sure how bad it was but it was delicious.
Snack: I had 5 points of leftover spaghetti.
So today was bad. Awe well. See ya tomorrow.
Day 195: Back in Town
Megan and I spent the weekend out in the woods in central Florida with our campus ministry group for a weekend retreat. We had a blast just hanging out with friends and enjoying nature. So now we’re back and charged up for the rest of the semester.
Breakfast: For breakfast I had a bagel thin with a point of WW cream cheese. The breakfast spread was mostly muffins and other weird stuff, but luckily, our awesome friend Becky had brought a bunch healthy alternatives. So I had that and two glasses of OJ. It was about 6 points.
Lunch: When we were driving back to Tallahassee, we went to Cracker Barrel. As you may recall, I’ve been against them since they haven’t officially posted their nutritional info. Luckily though, I found a third party online that had some information. (Livestrong.com has it so that seems pretty credible.) Anyways, I had the multigrain pancakes with bacon and egg beaters. I also tried the sugar free syrup which was only 10 calories for the bottle. It’s obviously on the best syrup in the world, but it definitely did the trick. I also had 2 biscuits which were good but a little high in points (3 points a biscuit) So lunch was about 14 points.
Snack: When we got back in to Tallahassee, it was time for a snack. We decided to hit up Yogurt Mountain. I was good for a change and had yogurt and fruit instead of yogurt and ever candy topping under the sun. It was a lot lighter and I didn’t feel bogged down after. The yogurt was low in calories and fat free! (Winning!) It was only about 3 points.
Dinner: Neither of us were really in the mood to cook, so we both had a microwavable meal. I had an Amy’s Veggie Tamale that was okay, but not great. Either way it was only 5 points so not that bad for a lot of food.
So today I got to about 28 points which isn’t bad at all. Tomorrow I’m going to weigh in. I have no clue how it will go because I’ve been sick all week and the food at the retreat wasn’t the healthiest. We’ll just see what happens. See ya tomorrow.
Day 193: A Really Bad Day
Breakfast: Before I went to work, I went through the drive thru at the BK Lounge for some greasy goodness. Luckily, the BKs in Tallahassee still carry the Enormous Omelet Sandwich even though it is discontinued (I love Tallahassee.) I had the sandwich with some tater tots for 22 points. Not a bad breakfast.
Lunch: After a rough morning, I needed some comfort food. I went over to Monks and ordered this awesome burger my Dad ordered when they were here for Thanksgiving. They make the best double bacon cheeseburgers ever! It was perfect with a side of sweet potato fries and a regular coke. I haven’t had regular soda in soooooo long but I had earned it. 25 points and I was still hungry! I don’t know why I was such a bottomless pit today!
Dinner: On our way to our college retreat this weekend, we all went to Chili’s for some chow. I was bad and had the Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers. They used to be my favorite thing in the world so it was like eating an old friend… wait what? Anyways, It was awesome but it was pretty beastly. It was 35 points. Oops.
So… it was a pretty bad day. I got to 82 points. I really don’t know what I’m going to do. I think I might just give up. After all. Being 357 wasn’t all that bad…. See ya tomorrow.
Dessert:
Day 191: Wordless Wetsday (You See What I Did There?)
Day 190? Seesh! Edition
Exercise: We slept through our alarm this morning and I was just feeling crummy. I haven’t been hungry in days and I have just felt bloated (yes… I said bloated) and bogged down so I’ve just been out of whack. I really wanted to hit up the gym this morning, but with the time constrains it wasn’t going to happen. Instead, we did the Jillian Michaels (patooh! Oh yeah, I spit every time I say her name now) 30 Day Shred DVD. I have only done it a few times at Level 1 but today we kicked it up a notch and for some reason went for Level 2. The best worst idea ever. It was brutal with some beastly cardio, abs, and strength. I sweated like a stuffed pig. It was that gross sweat that just tasted like you’re burning out some toxic stuff. It was a pain but it was awesome. I got 5 exercise points so not too bad.
Breakfast: After a crazy work out like that, some Chobani was in line. It was awesome some Kashi cereal. I also had a folded over Eggo Cinnamon Toast waffle with a little peanut butter. A pretty good 7 point dinner.
Lunch: While I working on my beastly research paper, I had my turkey sandwich with some grapes. Pretty good lunch! 5 points.
Starbucks: Today it was actually cold (like low 60’s) here today so I decided to grab a hot drink from the bucks. I had a tall chai tea latte but I forgot to say nonfat. So lame and epic fail on my part. So instead of having a good drink, I had a 16 ounce 450 calorie bombshell and just ended up gassy. (TMI? Get over it.) 5 points
Snack: during my class, a student brought spring rolls for everyone. She was too sweet not to have one (some people are just too nice not to take food from.) It was great and 4 points.
Dinner: We had Subway for dinner. Awesome. 11 points
So today I’m at 32 points and with the exercise points I’m good. See ya tomorrow.
Day 189: Monday Malarkey
Breakfast: This morning, I had some awesome Chobani Pomegranate with some Kashi Berry Crisp cereal. On Sunday I saw this Tweet from Eat This Not That RT @EatThisNotThat: Love granola, but hate the load of sugar and calories? Make a parfait with this cereal instead: http://ow.ly/4mhd4. Megan thought of this before it was cool. She is such a trend setter. 4 points.
Lunch: I had some leftover spaghetti. It was just as awesome as it was last night. Pretty good stuff. 10 points.
Dinner: Megan and I met up for dinner at Roly Poly. It was pretty good like it was last week. I had the classic tuna melt which I didn’t know it was going to be a wrap but I think that’s all they have. Anyways, like I said, it was good, but I think I’ll get a salad next time. Dinner was only 11 points so not bad.
Snack: We got a free box of frosted shredded wheat from Earth fare so I gave that a shot. It tasted just like the store brand but better. It was 4 points for a cup with 1/2 cup of skim milk. Awesomeness.
Snack: I had some strawberry shortcake which was also awesome and 3 points.
Overall, it was a pretty good day. I got to 32 points. Awesome. See ya tomorrow.