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Day 375: Monday Meow

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As far as Mondays go, today was not too bad. Nothing too exciting happened, which nowadays is a good thing (I’ve turned in to an old fart.) Well… there was that game WHERE THE RANGERS WON!!!!!!!!! That was a freakin’ legit walkoff grandslam by Nelson Cruz. I love postseason baseball. Alright, food times.

Breakfast: I tried something a little different for lunch. Instead of my usual wafflewich, I had a cup of Blueberry Stonyfield Yogurt and mixed a serving of grape nuts. It was actually really good! 6 points

Lunch: I had a 4 point Szechuan Chicken Smart One. It always smells really good, but it tastes okay. I also brought an apple and an orange too.

Snacks: After I got home, I had about 10.5 points worth of snacks. I was really hungry at that point. Nothing bad, but random things like chips and salsa, a cheese stick, and some other random deliciousness.

Exercise: I went to Leach for the first time in a while. I did only 15 minutes on the stairmaster on level 8 which was rough but it felt good. A whopping 3 exercise points.

Dinner: It was one of those days for Megan, so we decided to go out to Mellow Mushroom for dinner. I was stupid and ordered something that I really didn’t know the calories on. I had the Jerk Chicken Hoagie which was delicious, but it was a whopping 17 points for a 6 inch. I’m a little frustrated about it because with a 28 point allotment, there isn’t much room for error. I would have taken a picture, but I was doing the trivia night festivities so phones weren’t allowed out.

So I got to 37.5 points today. Even with the minute exercise points it was bad. Tomorrow will be better. Tomorrow has to be better. See ya tomorrow.

Day 374: Sunday Weigh In

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Wait, I do what? I blog about food I eat? That’s ridiculous!

Oh yeah… I do that… sometimes.

The second half of this week was stupendously stressful and exhausting. Unfortunately, there is no end in sight to that nonsense known as grad school. I would have been blogging this weekend, but my computer cord was messing up and Megan had the other one when she was gone. Frankly, it’s been really hard to blog when you’re on a computer all day writing and reading. Not to mention by the time I get home I am completely exhausted from life. I need to figure out how to balance everything because this has been a crucial key to my success so far. Speaking of success, talk to talk about failing (he said half jokingly.) Last night I weighed before I went to bed and I was 249 exactly. Usually, that means you will lose some by morning. Evidently, I hadn’t made up the calories from my killer 10k run because when I weighed in this morning I was 249 exactly again. I gained 1.4 pounds this week. I was surprised, but it is what it is. I had two good weeks in a row, but I’m going to get back to it this week. If I’m not able to work out (which was the case this week) I really need to be close with my points so I can drop some pounds.

Breakfast: I had a wafflewich, but the bananas we bought were really bad for some reason so it was meh.

Lunch: I was living the bachelor life for lunch so I had spaghetti-o’s and a grilled cheese. It was pretty simple but pretty delicious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: It was one of those makeshift dinner nights (you know how those are, you look deep within your pantry for that thing you bought that one time.) A while back (like a year ago) I bought this veggie burger mix where you just add water, let it settle, and then make patties. They were pretty good, especially with the beans.

 

So today was pretty good, but I just felt weird the whole day. Like I said, tomorrow I shall dominate. It will be an awesome sight. See ya tomorrow.

Day 368: Monday and Stuff

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I’m exhausted, and I have a bunch to do. Let’s get to it.

Breakfast: I had a wafflewich without the naner. It was delicioustastic. 4.5 points

Lunch: I had a Smart One Szechuan Chicken and it made everyone in the office jealous. It was pretty good, but it definitely  smelled better than it tasted. For dessert, I had a Stoneyfield yogurt with chocolate. It looked kind of gross, but after I stirred it pretty well it was pretty good. I did bring some pretzels, but I ended up not eating them. 7 points.

Snack: When I got home, I made some tea and had a bagel with 1/3 fat cream cheese and this awesome four berry jam we bought a while back. 3 points.

Snack: 2 points of jerky. Awesome.

 

 

SAWS!!!: Megan and I decided go for a run to get ready for 5k season. By the time we ran, it was getting cool and pretty breezy so the first mile I over did it a little because I was sucking cold air like crazy. Either way, I had one of my best times so it all worked out. I want to cut my time down a bit before the end of the semester for the Trick or Trot 5k on the 29th. I really want to break the 30 minute mark. Better get to it. 7 exercise points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: It was definitely a steak night. So. Awesome. Megan made some light mashed potatoes with chicken broth that were pretty good too. We topped it off with a little ice cream after which made it the perfect meal. 13 points

So on my first real day of 28 points actually we really well. I got to 29.5 points so with the exercise points I’m good. I still might have a healthy snack like a banana because I still feel a little weak. Anyways, GO RANGERS! See ya tomorrow.

Day 367: Ballin Weigh In Edition

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Sup G Awesomes!

Today has been brought to you by the letter “awesome.” Awesome weather, awesome relaxing and an awesome weigh in! Yes, I did say awesome weigh in… I dropped 3 pounds this week! These back to back weeks losses is pretty insane. So now I’m down to 247.6 and it feels great. So with this drop below the 250 mark (a place I haven’t been in since who knows when) I only get 28 points a day which is crazy considering I started with an allotment of 34 points a day. I know it’s not a lot, but now I really have to eat my weekly points (35 extra points to use through out the week) so I won’t starve myself and in fact gain weight. I can’t wait to lose some more this week! BOOM! 

Breakfast: This morning, we sat out on our porch in the frigid 50-some degree morning sipping on coffee and eating out 1 point bagel thins with a little low fat cream cheese. It was awesome. At church today, two different awesome ladies, Ana and Tara, made pumpkin cake and there were both equally awesome as well.

Lunch: After church, our Young Professionals group went out to Lake Jackson and had a picnic. Everyone just brought a sack lunch so we ran over to Subway before we went out there. I had the oven “fried” chicken sub with Southwest Chipotle sauce. It was ooey-gooey deliciousness.

Snack: I had a cup of berry yogurt which was awesome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: Megan made a WW classic meal tonight: orange chicken! It was perfect with a little white rice. Definitely a great and filling meal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dessert: It was 30 cents an ounce at TCBY tonight so we went over there for some froyo awesomeness. It’s been a while since we have done self-serve, which in hindsight might be for the best. I went a little overboard with the toppings, but I didn’t put too much froyo in there. I think I need to go back to just getting a small or child’s cup.

So today wasn’t too bad, but could have been better. Tomorrow, we are going to start working out in the morning and see how that goes. I think we are going to get back to Insanity and at least do it a few days a week along with some cardio in there. Anyone interested in playing racquetball at 6:15 am some time? (Seriously, if you are interested let me know.) See ya tomorrow.

Day 366: FALL!!!

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IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE FALL OUTSIDE!

It’s been in the mid 70’s and right now it’s even cooler! It feels so awesome to have a break from the heat and the humidity (aka: the bane of my existence.) So today was a pretty awesome day. It was a much needed day of rest from a week of craptasticness. Alright, game time…

Breakfast: I bought some multigrain Eggos from Walmart and they are just not near as good as the Publix ones. Anyways, luckily I found another jar of organic peanut butter and the date was good so I had a wafflewich with out the banana.

Lunch: We had a meeting at our campus minister’s house and they made us chili! It was pretty awesome, but Crystal’s pumpkin pie took the… (pie?) for the meal. It officially felt like fall. And it was good.

 

 

 

 

SAWS!!! Since it was so awesome outside, we decided to go for a power walk at Lake Ella park. We walked about 3 miles and it felt awesome because when you sit down all day, your hip flexors are really tight. I didn’t get to workout this week so it was nice to get out and about!

Dinner: Tonight, we wanted to have a very fall-like meal so we decided to go with grilled cheese and tomato soup. It was the perfect way to end the perfect day.

So today wasn’t that bad but I’m not sure how the weigh in is going to go down tomorrow. Like I said earlier, I didn’t get to work out because of my leg and I’ve been sickly, but my lunches have been mostly fruits and pretzels so we’ll just see. Sorry I didn’t blog at all this week. Don’t take it personal. See ya tomorrow.

Day 365A: A make up post

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Sup my meowtastic munchies! (Wait… what?)

So I haven’t blogged this week because it was the workload from the hot place (and I don’t mean Houston) and I have gotten progressively sicker through out the week. I’m still holding on to the belief that it’s allergies, but we’ll see. Any home remedies? Anyways, I’ve been keeping hydrated like a boss because if I don’t I get super dried out which is a terrible feeling. (Someone said we should get a humidifier, but I refuse to do that on principle since I basically lived in the desert when I was in middle school and we didn’t have one then.) So this post is going to cover Wordless Wednesday (just act like this paragraph isn’t here) and then photos from yesterday which includes dinner at our friends Emma and Stacy’s house. They introduced us to their awesome taco soup recipe with ground turkey. It was flippin’ fantastic! (We introduced them to the awesomeness known as Little Big Planet, it was a sight to be seen!) Well, I’m going to stop talking now. Enjoy this post, and check back later tonight for more blogging awesomeness. (Alright! Double Prizes!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 361 Monday G!

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Hello my little monsters! (oh wait, wrong alias…)

So today was a welcome to week slap in the face when I realized all the crap I had to do from readings to case studies to any other random stuff coming my way. I didn’t think I was going to get to watch my Cowboys play, but I budgeted my assignments to certain days to make it all manageable. I feel like you have to do that with weight loss. It’s intimidating to look at Mt. Fitintoskinnyjeans, no matter what your goal weight is, and think “how the crap am I going to do this?” It is important to allocate your calories, make time for your exercise and sticking to it even when you ate too many calories that day and your treadmill has become an annex of your closet. Life happens, that is nothing new. How you deal with it though is the biggest key to success. Alright, time to completely contradict everything I just said by talking about my food today.

Breakfast: I mixed Uncle Sams Chock Fill of Cardboard with Grape Nuts for a pretty awesome cereal combination. 8 points.

Lunch: I just had some more leftover pizza. I’m so glad there is none left. I love me some pizza, but like a good townie, it gets greasier with age. I had two slices for 12 points.

Snacks: Megan made some awesome cookies yesterday so I ended up eating my share of them. Today I ate… 8 points worth.Yikes.

Snacks: I also had some ants on a log without the ants. I put some (what I now know is expired) peanut butter on some celery. It was pretty awesome. 2.5 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: Megan made one of my favorite meals today. Yes, she made creamy stovetop mac n’ cheese. It was the bee’s knees like nobody’s business, especially when you sprinkle some cayenne on top! I had a serving and a bit so it was 8 points.

 

When I post about this delicious creamy awesomeness, people always ask me for the recipe. So I’ll make you a deal, I’ll post the recipe tonight on The Fotographing Fat Kid Official Facebook Page tonight, if you like my page. Sounds fair? I thought so. See you there!

Okay, so I know it looks bad (because it is) but I do want to point out the difference of quality and quantity of what 8 points can get you: 2 1/4 cup of mac n’ cheese, a cup of super fiber cereal and four measly cookies. I think it really puts everything in to perspective of how you have to be aware of what you are putting in your body during the day. So yeah, today was a ghastly 38.5 points which is rough, but thankfully I have weekly points so and since we don’t have any more pizza, I’ll have better lunches. There’s still a lot of week left so I’m not sweating… yet ;). See ya tomorrow.

 

 

Day 360!!!

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HI!!!!!

(Hello there! Thanks for reading!)

So I’ve been due for a decent weigh in, but for the past few weeks I haven’t been really sticking to it. This week, we have been working on our budget which has meant less eating out, which in turn has lead to less calories and sodium. Fun stuff. Anyways, this week I freakin lost 4.2 pounds! Which means I am down to 250.6 pounds! So close to jumping in to the 240’s! I’m so stoked. However, I really want to exercise this week, but my leg hurts really sore. I’m not really sure what I did during racquetball (I blame Jonathan) but it’s pretty sore so we’ll see what happens. Here’s to another week of weight loss awesomeness!

Breakfast: I just had a 4 point Nature Valley peanut butter bar. Yum.

Lunch: So on Friday, we got two large pepperoni pizzas from Pizza Hut for $11! (Thanks student discount/discount card!) Obviously, we didn’t each eat a large pizza on Friday (since this isn’t Nathan circa 2005 writing this) so we have a lot of leftovers. I had two slices which was still awesome! It’s pretty tight when you can spread an $11 food over at least 5 meals each.12 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snack: After a nice Sunday afternoon nap and a few episodes of The Simpsons, we went and ran some errands around town. We stopped in to TCBY for some froyo! We also had a discount card for that so we got BOGO deliciousness. I had a waffle bowl full of chocolate chip cookie dough. It was pretty awesome. 8 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: For dinner, we were both craving for some Chinese food, so we got some takeout from Panda Express. Before we got there, we looked up on the Eat This Not That app for the best entree. We both decided on beef broccoli which had an -A rating. For 3 points a serving, I had that with some brown rice we made at home. It was a pretty awesome 10 point Chinese dinner.

Then Megan made cookies… and they were awesome. I had 6 points worth.

So today, I unintentionally ate a lot of sweets, but that happens. This week I’m really going to be good with my food, not drink any soda (like I did this week. Water makes a difference folks!) and I’m going to try to at least go on a walk tomorrow and then turn it up a notch later in the week. 240’s or bust folks. See ya tomorrow.

Day 359: Saturday Meow

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No post yesterday you say? Yes, it’s true. Yeah, my b yo.

It was a pretty awesome Saturday full of stuff that didn’t involve school. You get to a point where you hold on to little things like getting a haircut, or going to the grocery store since it’s not reading for a quiz. Just saying. But anyways, I wanted to go for a run or go workout, but I woke up to a real sharp pain in my right leg. It feels like someone is grabbing my kneecap and punching it repeatedly. No bueno. So I decided to stay off of it for a while (like a day or two.)

Breakfast: I had a wafflewich with pb. It was epic. 5.5 points.

Lunch: Before I got my haircut (which is FAAAAAAABULOUS!!!) We decided to go to Moe’s for lunch. Sadly to say, it will probably be the last time for a while. I had two little chicken tacos with cheese, which I thought “hey, this can’t be that bad” but it was. For two small tacos and a basket of chips, it was 22 points. What the crap! Taco Bell is actually lower points than Moe’s. It kind of makes me sad. What to do, what to do. So the rest of the day I was thinking that I was going to have to work out so I could eat dinner. That’s a terrible feeling. Lame stuff. Awe well.

 

 

 

Dinner: After very very frustrating FSU game, we decided to make an epic dinner to cheer us up (if we had won, it would have been a celebration dinner, but it was delicious either way.) We found this awesome recipe on how to make grilled shrimp so we made that with Megan’s classic green beans, and a baked potato. It was a fantastic dinner. Awesomeness.

So today was frustrating with food, but it is what it is.

The past two weeks have been gains, but this week has been pretty good with food and did work out a few times, so we will just see how it goes. See ya tomorrow.

Day 358: Thursday Time

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It’s Thursday time! There’s been a lot of just crazy things happening this week (in a Three Stooges way, not a Silence of the Lambs way.) I think it might be the weather or something, whatever it is I’m ready for it to end. Funks are no fun. Hopefully that will pass.

Breakfast: I was in a rush and I figured out that Uncle Sam’s cereal is way better with Grape Nuts (yes, Grape Nuts have more flavor than Uncle Sams.) but we are out of Grape Nuts, so I had some Graham Oh’s! Which were 6 points.

Lunch: Today was the University Communications appreciation lunch at Mellow Mushroom! It was pretty awesome! I really love where I work! I would be okay working at FSU for the rest of our time in Tallahassee (do you hear that bosses?) Anyways, I had the chef salad with esperanza dressing and a slice of cheese with sun dried tomatoes. I had class, so I scarfed down the salad and got someone to bring my slice back to work so I could eat it after class. Even cold it was awesome!

Snack: One of the party favors was a Tervis-like cup full of m&m’s so I had 3 points worth of them and then gave away the rest.

 

 

 

Dinner: Tonight was leftover night so I had chili and chips. It was about 15 points.

Snack: Tonight was also fall season premiers! While I was watching the new Big Bang Theory episodes, I tried these Michelina’s Lean Gourmet Buffalo Style Buffalo Chicken Snackers. Back in the day, I used to dominate pizza rolls (just ask my friends Scott and Tabitha, I used to eat all of their pizza rolls when we would play board games,) which lead to the demise of my waistline. A serving of 11 of these little guys were 4 points which isn’t too bad.

So today I was at 28 points without lunch so I know I went over, but I’m going to go all SAWS on Leach (I lost my FSUCard so I have to get a new one so I can go) tomorrow. Here goes nothing. See ya tomorrow.