My Red Kitchen ~ Girl on a Mission

Ouch

2010-07-29T14:22:00.000-07:00

Where has the week gone? I can't believe it's Thursday! Well, I got a new camera last weekend so expect a lot of pictures to come.

I am SO sore today, I definitely overdid it at the gym this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday I did back to back weight lifting classes. Have you ever been to a class at your gym that basically put you to sleep? My normal teacher was gone last night and the sub was so monotone and boring. I wanted to leave 20 minutes into it but I decided against it.

This week has been an emotional roller coaster. The company I work for is selling and my last day is tomorrow. I've cried every single day this week. Today is going to be the hardest because I have to say bye to my boss, who I love so much. I will have plenty of time to blog while I sit at home on unemployment looking for a new job. I really want to work on myself during my time off.

I've said it before, but I will say it again, I have the best husband in the world. He has been so supportive throughout all of my terrible days. When I'm sad about losing my job, he is there to cheer me up.

♥Here is a picture of my wonderful co-workers at my wedding. I will miss them all!♥

Here is my amazing boss and my other co-worker

Here is quote my friend at work e-mailed me...I love it!

“Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad cuz I miss you I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss.”

9 months later

2010-07-23T09:54:00.000-07:00

Wow, I haven't posted in 9 months, life is crazy!

I'm sad to report some weight did creep back on, about 15 pounds to be exact. Funny how that happens when you stop working out and eat everything you please.

Over the last three weeks I've been on a health kick and I plan to keep it that way.

I workout at 24 hour fitness and I've been trying new classes. One class is similar to Body Pump and it kicks my ass, the other class is spinning and weight lifting combined.

My camera broke, I'm buying one this weekend so I can start posting pictures.

I will leave you with a picture from last weekend, we went white water rafting.

My best friend and I

Roxie is still doing well....

Happy Friday...if anyone is still out there. ☺

My Friday!

2009-11-05T19:47:00.000-08:00

Hello healthy bloggers! I'm feeling good today, I just need to bust through my work today and then I'm off until Wednesday!!

Roxie did well with her shots and she's ready to go on her vacation to Doggy Haven. This place looks so cool, I paid the $5 extra dollars per day to upgrade her to a suite. I know she's going to have a blast.

So, a little summary of our trip, we are going to Portland, OR for one day (tomorrow) and then we are heading to Cannon Beach, OR on the coast for 2 nights.

In Portland we are staying at the Paramount Hotel. I booked an Executive room with an oversized jetted tub. I also booked us a one hour couples massage!

In Cannon Beach we are staying at the Ocean Lodge, 5 star hotel, ocean front view, jacuzzi and the works.

The real bummer is the weather this weekend...rain, rain and more rain. Oh well, we will make the best of it.

Breakfast was Strawberry Chobani yogurt with Kashi Go Lean. I wanted to love this flavor, I really did but with 19 grams of sugar I almost fell out of my chair. It was too sweet, I rarely say things are too sweet but this was. I tossed about half out. =(

Jeez, work is stressful today. For snack I couldn't wait for some more Justin's Maple Almond Butter. This is what a serving looks like, pretty big right? Half my apple was brown, so I cut out the good parts.

Lots of snacks today since I'm out of lunch food in the house. I needed something yummy to power through a massive amount of work.

I ran around like a crazy lady after work. I had to drop my car off at the shop, go to Target, Safeway and finally Fred Meyer.

Dinner was a semi-repeat of last night. It wasn't as good as last night.

♥♥happy anniversary to the love of my life♥♥

xoxo ♥♥Irene

Portion Control

2009-11-04T22:44:00.000-08:00

Today is my Thursday and I'm pretty stoked about it! I got to work bright and early to get some things done before I leave town.

I'm not feeling my best today, I REALLY need to get into the gym, and hard.

Breakfast was...you guessed it, Greek yogurt. Today I tried blueberry, definitely higher in calories (140 for the non-fat yogurt) then I would like. This wasn't my favorite, it tasted a tad artificial but still edible.

Man, waking up early is really catching up to me. ZzzzZZ

So, for the first time ever we are boarding Roxie on Friday. Derek is taking her to the vet to make sure we are all up to date on her shots. I'm feeling like a nervous mother right now.

Until today I was an almond butter virign, and boy I didn't know what I was missing out on.
Justin's Maple Almond Butter was nothing short of amazing! I love the little pack because it's perfect portion control. It was so good that I liked the pack clean.

When I went to take a picture of my lunch I realized I was eating for 2, maybe 3. I need to watch my portions. So I ate my carrots first then I ate until was satisfied. So, I ended up throwing some away, there was no way I needed that much pasta.

Workout: My friend and I tried 24 Lift for the 2nd, and the last time. I don't feel like it's a good workout at all. When we were done I hopped on the elliptical for 30 minutes.

Dinner was chicken fajitas with Kashi rice ~ yum! I really didn't need two, I need to remember portion control. Have you tried Miguel's Organic Salsa? TO DIE FOR! Full review soon.

I'm SO tired ~ jeez if I had a penny for every time I said that. Too much hot tubbing this week.

Dessert was a Vitatop with a little ice cream.

Okay, I'm running to my bed! ♥♥Irene

Feeling better...

2009-11-03T21:11:00.000-08:00

Thank you everyone for your nice comments and support. I'm feeling better this morning, I'm still worried but I'm positive that everything will get treated and I will be okay. I need to stop thinking that I'm doing to die and that plenty of people have gone through the same thing I'm dealing with. ::breathe:::

My husband knew what kind of day I had and he came home with flowers in hand. How did I find the sweetest man ever?

I missed my workout last night and I now realize that I really ~~hate~~ dislike missing my workouts. I don't feel as good today, that could be due to eating too much dessert last night. I am such an emotional eater. My best friend and I always joke about pouring soap over our snacks in the house, weird I know.

Did anyone watch the Kate interview last night? Part of me felt really bad for her, especially when she said she wanted the old John back.

Breakfast was an A+! Today I tried Chobani Non-Fat Vanilla. Dare I say it tasted like soft serve? This is my favorite so far.

Snack time was sweet, crisp, yummy honey crisp apple.

The apple didn't hold me over long, I ate 1/2 of my AMAZING Super Food Bar!

Lunch was interesting. I grabbed the wrong tupperware this morning, so when I went to make my pasta I realized it was my sweet potatoes from last night. Anyway, I ended up eating the other half of my food bar.

Tonight my friend and I went on a long walk with the dogs followed by Pho. Sorry no pics but I forgot my phone. I'm SO tired from sitting in the hot tub too long. ♥♥Irene

Want to hide today...

2009-11-02T20:58:00.000-08:00

Today is going to be a busy, busy Monday. Payday around here is always hectic for me, makes my day go by quicker.
I'm not having the best of days, I cut my face with my ~~claw~~ finger nail on Saturday and it's not healing well. I have a deep cut between my eyes, where your glasses would sit. It's making me super self conscious and I want to hide in my bed. Not to mention my face is dry from the weather and my Retin-A medication. I'm a hot mess to say the least.

I'm going to start with my dessert from last night.
This combo was pure heaven. I did run back to the fridge for an extra piece of dark chocolate. This is some of the best dark chocolate I've ever tried. Have you tried Hermits? They are made my Newman's Own Organic, and to die for.

I can hardly contain my excitement that my hubby and I will be in Oregon this Friday for our ONE year anniversary!!! I can already hear the ocean in my head.

Breakfast: I was excited to try Chobani Greek Yogurt and it did not disappoint. The consistency was perfect, I think Fage is a little too think for my liking. What made it even better was a packet of NuNaturals, just one little packet made it the perfect amount of sweet.

I was kidding about today being busy, jeez. Snack was an apple eaten in record speed.

Lunch was late because I was doing a new employee orientation.
Leftovers from last night with carrots ~ good but I ate too fast.

I got some bad news from the dr. today, my pap came back abornal AGAIN. ="( I couldn't help but cry, I'm worried.

After the call from my Dr. I wasn't up for the gym, lame I know. Derek and I did take a nice walk.

Dinner was a ham/cheese sandwich with sweet potato fries.

I'm off to relax. Good night! ♥♥Irene

Just say no to tequila

2009-11-01T19:57:00.000-08:00

How was your Halloween? I'm feeling like CRAP this morning. I had zero self control last night. I don't want to dwell on it forever, I just want to start fresh today. I need to learn that tequila is not my friend and stick to wine.

We had a great time at my friend's house. The real bummer was that my camera died 5 minutes after I got there so hopefully someone can e-mail me some group shots after everyone arrived.

I just drank a cup of coffee but it's not kicking in.

Workout: One hour on the elliptical, totally kicked my ass.

When I got home I gobbled up a bowl of cereal and my regular PB&J english muffin.

Since I had to run all over town I ~~needed~~ bought an energy drink. These are SO good if you haven't tried them. At only 100 calories they can become addicting.

I went to:

~~Ulta~~

~~Pier One~~

~~Fred Meyer~~

Now I need to do laundry and RELAX!

Dinner: Baked ziti with ground turkey. The bread was so good. I snacked on some flax chips while making my grub. I'm excited because I have plenty of leftovers for my lunch this week.

I'm off to snuggle with my husband and find myself a little dessert. ♥♥Irene

Pre-Halloween Fun

2009-10-31T09:06:00.000-07:00

*Meant to post last night*
We made it to Friday!! When my alarm went off this morning I was basically in shock, my body is tired.

Well, I walked into my office this morning and saw a card waiting for me.

The controller of the company wrote the nicest note to me. Not very often does HR get thanked for the work we do. She also gave me a Starbucks card! ♥ So sweet, that really made my day.

Tonight we are going to our friend's house warming/Halloween party. I'm going to be that person, and not dress up. I'm just not feeling the spirit at the moment maybe I will snap out of it later. I need to get them a gift eeEkk! How rude would that be if he showed up with no gift? I'm thinking a nice bottle of wine.

Tomorrow morning I'm getting my hair done, it's much overdue. I don't know I let my roots get so bad, probably because I'm a cheap ass.

Breakfast: Fage with Go Lean ~ Want a bite? MMmm

Here is the first baby to visit, so looked SO so SO cute and she gives the best hugs. I love her!

Snack time ~ can you believe this was one apple? HUGE!

More babies ~ I want one....It's so hard to work today with all of these little one's visiting, that's alright I LOVE it. ♥

Lunch: Nothing worse than going to make your lunch at 2PM to see that someone is using the microwave for 10 minutes. What the hell do you cook in the microwave for 10 minutes? UGH Anyway, I had to scarf down my other 1/2 Mojo Bar. That helped me stay sane while waiting to heat up my chicken.

Sandwich was meh, soggy bread is never good. My BBQ Popchips were the most exciting part on my plate, so yummy!

Now I' m full, hate that.

This is the husband's work. The girls are butterflies and the boys are exterminators.

This is the beautiful Bella! ♥

A monster inside me

2009-10-29T23:16:00.000-07:00

Well, we made it to Thursday that means we have ONE more day until ~~party time with lots of wine~~ Friday!! Can you hear the excitement in my voice?

Today will be my 4th working this week, but technically my 7th in a row, so needless to say I'm taking tomorrow off.
Today is supposed to be my leg day according to my handy dandy schedule but I think I did enough legs yesterday. Seeing that I can barley walk, I don't think legs are possible tonight. There is also Turbokick tonight, so that's another option.
So, tomorrow is "Halloween" in my office. I have no idea if I'm going to dress up. Part of me really wants to and the other part doesn't. My sister-in-law had a pirate party last month so I have my costume form that I could wear. We are also going to a party tomorrow night that we are supposed to dress up for. Hmm decisions, decisions.

Breakfast: TJ's Honey Greek Yogurt w/raspberries and Kashi Go Lean. The perfect amount of sweetness this time.
I've been pounding Vitamin C because everyone in my office is sick! Stay FAR away from me please!

Snack was Amazing Grass Kitz Supergood Chocolate. I have one word for this...YUM! This tasted like I was drinking chocolate milk, maybe because I'm a kid at heart?
One 6 gram serving has the antioxidant equivalent of 3 servings of fruits and vegetables*

Little background:
Only 1 gram of sugar per serving
Supports cognitive and physical growth
Whole food source of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals
Excellent source of Beta Carotene, Thiamin (B-1), Vitamin K
Good source of Vitamin C, Iron, Rioboflavin (B-2), Folic Acid
Supports a strong immune system
All natural – no artificial colors, flavors, fillers or other unnecessary stuff
Non dairy, Gluten free, Decaffeinated, Non-GMO, Vegan
Certified Organic

Lunch was divine. I practically flew to the break room I was so hungry, move out of the way or someone might get hurt.
I had a buffet of food today that included carrots, an apple, a Morning Star black burger and Popchips. If you haven't tried Popchips then run, not walk, to the closest store that carries them. I felt guilty eating these because they tasted like Lays sour cream and onion. MMmm all those chips for 100 measly calories.

I'm a monster today and can't get my mind off food. I'm going to burn this off at the gym.
1/2 a Mojo Dipped PB&J bar. This tasted, dare I say it, better than a PB&J sandwich. Who doesn't live a good old fashioned PB&J? It's taking all my willpower not to eat the other half.

This was my husband last year on Halloween. Isn't he sexy? Don't ask me what exactly he was, I think he was going for a Seattle rocker dude.

And this is how my husband looks normally...much better. ♥

Workout: I did 45 minutes on the torture machine again followed by abs. The only thing that kept me going was thinking about the hot tub after.

We went to Subway for dinner, I haven't been there in forever. I ordered the foot long chicken breast and saved half for tomorrow. On the way home we HAD to stop to buy an avocado. I forgot how much I like Subway.

It felt so good to unwind, soak in the hot tub and watch The Office.

Dessert was a repeat of last night ~ love Vitatops!

Good night. ♥♥Irene

Amazing Indeed

2009-10-28T21:58:00.000-07:00

The wonderful people at Amazing Grass sent me some goodies to sample. They are so generous to the blogging community. I was like a kid on Christmas morning when I got home and saw the package. I've been wanting to try these products for the longest time now.

http://www.amazinggrass.com/

From their website:

A delicious drink powder to help you achieve your recommended 5 to 9 daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
Naturally balanced source of antioxidants, B- vitamins, carotenoids, phytonutrients, enzymes, dietary fiber and essential fatty acids.
Sustains energy naturally and boosts your immune system.
Great for detoxifying and cleanses.
Probiotics and enzymes to aid digestion and absorption.
Complete raw food with powerful antioxidants.
Alkaline green plant foods help balance acidic pH levels.
More organic whole leaf greens per gram than any of the leading ‘green drinks’ – not from juice.
Featuring Sambazon organic pure acai and organic maca.
No soy lecithin fillers.
Non dairy, Gluten free, Non-GMO, Vegan Certified Organic.

Bear with me over the next few weeks because I will be trying a new product daily.

Moving on, I can't believe how sore I am today. I'm feeling like an old lady, it feels good though.

Breakast was baby food, I joke but baby food was my topping of choice on my yogurt. Man, this yogurt is thick! I like my granola topping better than this, boo!

Mid-morning snack was this little baby.

Almond Breeze milk (no sugar added) and 1 packet of Chocolate Green SuperFood.

Grade: I would give this drink a A-. It had a little bite but I couldn't tell if it was the powder or my almond milk. I could see myself drinking one of these eveyr day. Calorie wise it's great, almond milk is 40 for 1 cup and the super food has 30, can't bet that for 70 calories. I can't wait to try this in smoothies, maybe with a banana mmMMm.
Mix a tablespoon of Chocolate Green SuperFood with dairy, rice or soy milk or add it to a smoothie. One serving gives you the antioxidant equivalent of 7 servings of fruits and vegetables and helps you hit your daily quota.

Chocolate Green SuperFood: All natural and organic ingredients include organic wheat grass, organic barley grass, organic alfalfa, organic spirulina, organic spinach, organic chlorella (cracked cell-wall), organic broccoli, organic dutch cocoa, organic redwood cocoa, organic cacao, natural chocolate flavoring, organic acai from Sambazon, organic maca, organic carrot, organic beet, raspberry, organic rose hips, pineapple, green tea, acerola cherry, organic flax seed powder, organic oat fiber, apple pectin fiber, F.O.S. (from chicory root), L. acidophilus, alpha and beta amylase, protease, lipase, lactase, cellulase, siberian eleuthero root, peppermint and organic sea salt. 100% Vegan

My second snack was 1/2 a Green SuperFood bar. Let me tell you, this was delish ♥. The green color on the inside me threw me off a little but if I was closing my eyes I would have never knew.

Lunch: I was ready for lunch today. I had salad topped with tuna, with crackers and an apple on the side. I also finished the other 1/2 of my SuperFood Bar ~ good stuff!

Workout: Tonight was 24 Lift class ~ I'm in love with this class ♥. My best friend and I went together, we are great at motivating each other. She was the girl who helped me lose some pounds before my wedding. I couldn't talk the husband into taking the class but he worked hard on the elliptical.
Noelle and I (my best bud)

After our workout we headed to a teriyaki restaurant down the road. I didn't have my phone to take a pic but the food was absolutely disgusting. I ordered white chicken and brown rice and the chicken tasted like something that was taken out of the freezer and thrown in the micro.
Later, we went to Noelle's house for a dip in the hot tub, that really hit the spot after a tough workout. Dessert made up for my dinner a little bit, I inhaled a chocolate Vitatop with 1 scoop of french silk ice cream w/whip...and one baby sized 3 Musketeers.

Question: What is your weight lifting routine? ♥♥Irene

Morning workout plan

2009-10-27T20:59:00.000-07:00

I'm definitely feeling the burn this morning from my workout class. OUCH!

So, I think I want to try something new, Therese inspired me (http://healthyhotthousewife.blogspot.com/). I'm going to try and workout in the morning one to two days per week! The gym is exactly 10 minutes from my house so I know I can do this.

Here's how it would go:

Night before: Pack gym bag with work clothes/makeup/shampoo (basically my whole life in a bag)

4:50AM- Roll out of bed, walk pup, change into clothes

5:10AM- Arrive at the gym & workout for 1 hour

6:10AM- Hit the showers and get ready

7:10AM-7:30AM- Leave gym and drive to work

I'm super excited because my sister and her boyfriend are coming to visit for Xmas/New Years!! I haven't seen my sister in exactly one year and I can't wait! I need to plan some fun things to do and show some New Yorker's what Seattle is all about.

I'm not sure if it's my imagination but I think my Lucky Jeans fit better today. My next goal is to get my booty back in my cute 7 Jeans.

Breakfast was, you guessed it ~ Greek yogurt with raspberries and nola. I really switched it up today and tried TJ's Honey Greek Yogurt, little higher in calories than Fage (130 in TJ's and 90 in Fage).
OMG this tasted like dessert, I had a little accident with the stevia so it was pretty sweet. I might stick to the plain because the sugar is a bit high, 17 G.

I had my lunch all packed then forgot most of it was home. So, I settled for another frozen meal.
This was a sick joke because the cheese did not melt on my Healthy Choice Panini. WTF? Is this even real food? Have you ever tried crackers and apples together? It's actually really yummy, I just discovered this today. The only thing I was missing was CHEESE! So, I tossed my lunch in the trash (besides my apples and crackers) that was the sickest thing I've had in a long time.

After work I met my friend at the dog park for a little pup play time. It's getting dark so early, sigh. I snacked on some grapes on the way.

Workout: I almost talked myself into skipping the gym tonight but I didnt...I'm SO glad I didn't. I rocked 45 minutes on the 100i aka the torture machine. I burnt 500 calories, so the machine said. I also did about 100 crunches.

Dinner was a 5 egg white (with one yolk) scramble. I threw in some peppers, onions, ham and topped it with avocado & salsa. Any suggestions on not having watery egg whites? On the side I had my normal PB&J english muffin. ☺

Good night! I might dig into a pumpkin cookie later. ♥♥Irene
PS. The Bigest Loser is SAD!

Workout Schedule

2009-10-26T21:15:00.000-07:00

Oh Monday, how I ~~hate~~ love you! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty uneventful. I'm pretty proud of my eating. It's been a long time since I didn't blow it 100% on the weekend. I did however make pumpkin cookies. These cookies are so easy, 1 box spice cake mix, 1 can of pumpkin, 1 cup of oats, 1/4 cup of ground flax, about 1/2 cup of applesauce, random spices like cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice and bake @ 350. I added some dark chocolate chips, yum. I'm guilty of eating some of the batter and a couple off cookies.

Here is my workout schedule for the week:
Mon- 24 S.E.T. Class @ 5:30 (This cardio/strength combination class alternates strength exercises to sculpt every major muscle group with easy to follow step moves.)
Tues- Arms/Elliptical or Turbokick ~ last time I tried Turbokick I felt like a jackass
Wed- 24Lift Class
Thur- Legs/Run on treadmill
Fri- Off ~ Friend's house warming party
Sat- off (hair done) HALLOWEEN!!!
Sun-Arms/Elliptical

Breakfast was Fage 0% w/raspberries and granola bits. My fave! ♥

Greek yogurt always holds me over well. Snack was a honeycrisp and a One Organic Food Bar, these are SO good, if you haven't tried them.

Alright, I'm tempted to not show my lunch picture because it looks sick, but what the hell.
Leftover chili, this was good...nom nom nom

Workout: I tried a new class tonight at 24 hour fitness called 24 S.E.T. ~ it was okay, not bad not good but okay. The instructor didn't take time to explain things and was off beat. Maybe I should teach the class next time? jk Oh how I miss my old kickboxing class!

When I got home I snacked on a ~~few~~ bunch of flax chips with avocado, not photo worthy. I may or may not have gotten into the Kashi Go Lean cereal.

Jeez, I was a bottomless pit tonight. I hate when I have STARVING days like today.

Dinner was english muffin pizzas. Not pictured was me eating 1/2 of the husband's pizza.

Good night! ♥♥Irene
Someone lock the fridge before I go back for more!

Busy Sunday

2009-10-25T12:16:00.000-07:00

It's Sunday already?! I'm going to make the best of today, tomorrow is back to work.

We had a great time last night at the fights but when we got home at 11PM, I was STARVING! I didn't realize the brewery had nothing but fried food ~~so I stuffed my face~~. I was a good girl and waiting until I got home.

Derek woke up early again for work, sigh the weekend off alone can get lonely. Tonight Derek's brother, Brett, and his girlfriend are coming over for dinner. They haven't seen the new house so I'm excited to have them over. I still can't believe they haven't seen the house. This house has been a work in progress for the past year of my life. We finally moved in exactly one month ago. Brett asked if he could ride his dirt bike around our back yard, I was thinking ~~hell no~~ not a good idea. We have over 2 acres but I don't want the yard torn up. Anyway, I need to figure out something to make for dinner. I'm thinking something in the crockpot.

Breakfast was a big bowl of cereal and a PB&J english muffin. Good stuff!!

Workout: Running in new shoes = BAD idea...ouch. I will spare you the details but I had a bloody foot. =(

I ended up running/power walking for 45 minutes.

Alright, I'm off to Trader Joe's, Target, Fred Meyers and much more. I better get going.

Stepped on the scale

2009-10-24T14:17:00.001-07:00

We decided to go watch the fights tonight! I'm excited to see some friends that I haven't seen in forever.

I left my house this morning to workout and I forgot to eat breakfast! Me forgetting to eat RARELY happens (when pigs fly). I realized when I was pulling into the gym.

Workout: I spent 30 minutes on different leg machines, 3 sets of 15 reps. I burnt 400 calories on the elliptical, I did intervals of level 5 and 10 for about 40 minutes.

When I got home I whipped up the quickest thing I could find. I hate when I let my body get that hungry. A big bowl of Total and a PB&J double fiber english muffin. Yum, it really hit the spot.

Right when I was done eating I starting cleaning like a maid. It feels good to have clean house though. I also started chili in the crockpot for dinner/leftovers. Look at me, I'm quite the house wife...hehe jk.

MY WEIGHT: EeeEEkkKK ~ I'm not happy about this at all, I'm quite sad matter of fact. The number was 160 on the gym scale. I would be thrilled to never see that number again. I'm 5'11 so the average weight for my height is 135-176. I have a medium frame so my ideal weight it 140-145. I was 140 exactly one year ago. It's true about newlywed weight.

I snapped a picture of my backyard after breakfast, it's definitely fall in Seattle.

How I love Saturday

2009-10-24T09:05:00.000-07:00

I love Saturday mornings! My husband had to wake up bright and early this morning and go to work. This leaves me with the entire day to get things done.

For some reason I can't sleep in after Derek leaves. I live in a big house and I hear all sorts of weird things that freak me out. Anyway, I was out of bed by 8AM. I will be sleepy tonight since we went to bed at 1AM.

Here is my sleepy baby girl...

Workout: I want to knock the gym out early and get it over with. I would like to do some leg work and some cardio.

We have two options tonight, 1. watch the fight at a local brewery with a bunch of friends or 2. go to a charity auction, "dancing with the stars", with our other friends. I'm going to let Derek decide what we are doing, I think both sound good. The girl in me is saying the auction so I can dress up pretty. ☺I don't drink beer either, yuck. The only thing I could drink at the brewery is root beer, they don't sell wine. Sigh!

We finally decided what we are doing for our one year anniversary!! We are going to Portland and the Oregon Coast. More details soon.

Enjoy the morning ~ I'm off to refill my coffee. ♥♥Irene

Good eats

2009-10-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

I finally feel like I'm on the right track health/fitness wise. It's amazing what eating right and working out can do for your body/mind. I woke up starving this morning. I was actually dreaming about fudge balls that I saw on another blog, they were healthy ones. haha who dreams about that?

Breakfast is another repeat, since I'm exciting like that. My raspberries were moldy, ick.

Question: Can someone give or e-mail me a breakdown of Body for Life? My best friend and I really want to try the diet but I'm SO confused on where to start.

I can't believe my one year wedding anniversary is sneaking up on me, November 8th!! I wish I was in the same shape as my wedding day but I'm pretty far from that right now. I decided I'm going to buy batteries for my scale. I need to suck it up and step on.

Snack was once again a replay from yesterday. I really need to mix up my meals at work. While I was cutting up my apple someone in the kitchen was making Texes Garlic Cheese Toast. OMG I wanted some of that. I used to give the guys in my office shit about what they ate, but I learned that was rude and stopped. hehe

I was dreading lunch today because all I had at home was a frozen meal. I was actually pleasantly surprised!! I had a Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers, Chicken Pesto. MMMmmMM it was good! The ingredient list scared me a bit, but I don't eat frozen meals too often. I woofed that baby down in record time.

Workout: Not tonight, as much as I wanted to

We went out to dinner and a movie with our good friends, Ryan and Karen. I ♥ these people and I'm so glad we have them in our lives. Anyway, we went to the BEST Pho please ever. That's saying a lot for Seattle. The chicken was ALL white and the veggies and broth were delsih. After dinner we went to see Couples Retreat. To be honest, I didn't think the movie was that great. I was really tired so that didn't help but there we some funny parts.

Rain Rain, go away!

2009-10-22T09:01:00.000-07:00

It's been raining non-stop the past two weeks in Seattle. BOO this weekend doesn't look good either, oh well.

I'm feeling good today, just the right amount of sore from my workout last night.

TGIF ~ Work has been crazy but I'm glad it's Friday!! Where has the week gone? My boss and a few others that work on my side of the office are in Colorado until Sunday for a conference, it's a little too quiet over here.

Breakfast is a repeat of yesterday, I can't get enough Greek Yogurt!

Question of the day: My scale ran out of batteries, should I buy a new battery or not weight myself? I have no idea what I weight right now.

Snack was a HUGE, yummy honeycrisp apple and a Fiber 1 blueberry muffin.

I planned ahead last night and mixed up some tuna to bring to work, with Fiber Wheat Thins & carrots. This really hit the spot when I realized it was 2PM and I hadn't eaten lunch. 1 can of tuna didn't look like much when I was done mixing it, but it was very filling.

Workout: My hubby, best friend, and I hit the gym up full force. We warmed up on the treadmill for 10 minutes, then ran the 5K and warmed down. I was nice and sweaty, for some reason the run was REALLY hard for me.

Dinner was grilled cheese, with ham, avavado and BBQ sauce. Sorry about the paper plates, our new house doesn't have a disposal yet so the less dishes, the better.

My snack for the night was a Skinny Cow and a few dark chocolate raisins.

Any fun weekend plans? ♥♥Irene

Greek Yogurt Love

2009-10-21T10:32:00.000-07:00

How is everyone? I've been so busy this past week or so, but I'm still keeping up with my eating and working out. I decided I'm going to start taking more pictures of what I eat, to keep me accountable. I also want to try as many new healthy products as possible.

It's been so long since I've had Greek Yogurt that I completely forgot how much I love the stuff.

My breakfast consisted of Greek Yogurt (mixed with Stevia to make it yummy), fresh raspberries and Granola Crisps from Yogi. ♥Delish!!

That held me over for a long time. For snack I had a blueberry flax muffin made by yours truly. Well sorta, I took a box of Blueberry Fiber 1 Muffin Mix and added applesauce instead of water/oil, two eggs whites and two heaping scoops of ground flax. They turned out perfect!

Lunch was a crap load of carrots and leftover sweet potato fries from last night. The picture isn't pretty but it was yummy! I have to admit that I wasn't very hungry at lunch but made myself eat anyway.

Tonight I tried a new class at 24 Hour called core strength. I have to admit that when I first walked in I didn't think it would be a great workout. Well, I was wrong, it was pretty amazing. The website said the class was 45 minutes and my husband was waiting out front so I had to high tail it early.
When I got home I snacked on 1/2 an avocado with salsa.

Dinner was stir fry. I cut up some chicken breasts, added peppers, broccoli, onions, slaw, soy sauce and noodles. Derek loved it!
Have a lovely day! My formatting is all funky right now so my pictures are showing up as one long code. Grrr! I need to figure this out. ♥♥Irene

Friday

2009-10-09T12:07:00.000-07:00

I'm such a slacker for not posting yesterday. I've been so busy at work so I'm going to try and post whenever possibly in my crazy HR world.

I didn't make it to the gym last night, good news is I did on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm going to take tonight off to go see my friend's band. I will get my booty to the gym one day this weekend, I'm thinking tomorrow.

I'm doing pretty well food wise, no slip ups. I've been craving avocados lately so I've had one the last two nights with dinner. SO yummy!

I can't describe how happy I am that it's finally Friday. I feel like I can't catch up at work, ever. Oh well, once I leave the office today I will not think about it...until Monday. Can't wait to have the ENTIRE weekend with my husband, love that man.

I will post more later...here is my desk, lovely! AHHHH

Little Sore...

2009-10-07T08:02:00.000-07:00

Today I'm a tiny bit sore, not as much as I thought I would be. I had a good time a Turbokick last night. I have to admit, it was way more confusing than I thought it would be. I think I should get the hang of it after a few more classes but I'm a very uncoordinated person. We ended up doing three turbo sessions at the end. I was a hot mess but I tried my best.

Last night I got home from the gym, totally exhausted, to see that my wonderful husband brought my dinner leftovers to work for lunch. I felt bad for bitching him out but damn, I wanted that chicken. ☺ I'm so proud of my hubby, he's working out and eating healthy with me.
I'm starting to feeling better already this week. My clothes already feel better, probably my imagination.

Side note ~ I need to remember to wear my wedding ring at the gym, so many creeps!

Ok, I need to get to work. Lots to do today. I'm going to the gym with my friend tonight. I really want to start lifting some weights but I don't even know where to start.

B- Muesli Bar/Grapes
S- Apple
L- Pulled Chicken/Sandwich Thin Bread/Carrots
D- Not sure yet?
S- Skinny Cow ~ These babies keep me sane

Back at it

2009-10-06T08:40:00.000-07:00

Oh my, I can't believe it's been almost 4 months since I last posted. I'm a huge failure...just kidding. Well, I'm proud to say I'm back at it. My husband and I are in our very 1st house and we've officially joined the local 24 Hour Fitness.

So, I went to weigh in this morning to see how truly fat I am and guess what...my scale is out of batteries. Could that be a saving grace?

Last night I went to the gym for the 1st time in forever. This place is so intimidating compared to my last gym, filled with meat heads ugh. I spent about 50 minutes on the elliptical and hauled home. Not too bad for my 1st workout. Tonight I'm going to try kickboxing.

Not to self: Do not make dinner at 8PM after a hard workout. By the time I was done cooking, around 9PM, I was no longer hungry. I still managed to eat a skinny cow. :)

Food:
B- Fruit Muesli Bar (Carman's brand)
S- Grapes
L- Veggie Burger ~ Carrots/Snap Peas ~ an Apple
D- Leftover Pulled Chicken w/Broccoli
S- Skinny Cow

TGIF

2009-06-19T08:16:00.001-07:00

Yay we made it to Friday. This week has been incredibly busy. I haven't made it to the gym but I've taken Roxie on a walk almost every night.

I did however find time to get my hair done last night lol. $300 later BOO but it looks good.

After my hair appointment my bff and I took the dogs on a walk. For dinner we went to a local Pho restaurant. It was SO good but I was hungry afterwards. The typical me would pour a huge bowl of cereal and stuff my face. Instead I made some 100 calorie popcorn with a little dark chocolate. I wanted so badly to raid the kitchen but I held back.

I'm getting excited and nervous for my charity BBQ tomorrow. My amazing husband is going to Costco with me tonight to buy all of the food. He is such a good sport. I'm trying not to think about it or I'm going to stress. I see a big glass of wine in my future.

I will take lots of pictures tomorrow. I ALWAYS forget my camera but I need to start taking more pictures.

On a side note, I haven't weighed myself in forever. I'm thinking that I shouldn't because my past with an eating disorder. Hmmm...something to think about.

Good Morning...

2009-06-18T08:08:00.000-07:00

Where has the week gone? It's almost FRIDAY! Work has been pure madness. Life has been crazy too. It feels like our new house is slowly coming together. Who knew cabinets were so expensive?!

I've been doing really well with my diet this week. The gym, not so much. At least the diet is good.

After work tonight I'm getting my hair cut and colored. Tomorrow I need to go shopping at Costco. I'm so nervous because I'm putting on a charity BBQ for 150 people. The charity is Rise n' Shine. My company works really closely with this non-profit and they are some amazing people. Anyway, the BBQ is Saturday afternoon and I'm so excited. I just hope everything goes well. My awesome mom offered to help cook, she just happens to be a chef.

Nothing else super exciting to talk about in my life.

I got my hubby to start liking omlets for dinner. Every night this week we've had omlets. Mine are mostly egg whites with ham or soy sausage, jalapenos and whatever veggies I have on hand.

The best snack ever...are you ready...100 calorie kettle korn! Once it's done popping, poor it into a bowl and sprinkle with dark chocolate chips. Sorta messy but oh so yummy.

One more thing, I've been eating lots of veggies this week. I'm always good with my fruits but I needed more veggies in my life.

Have a good day!

Monday Again...

2009-06-15T18:18:00.000-07:00

Booo, my weekend went by way too fast. I didn't do a whole lot. I woke up early on Saturday to volunteer for a charity my company works with. Saturday night hubby and I went out for yummy Mexican food. I cheated a quite a bit this weekend but I'm back on it today.

As I laid in bed last night shoving my face with red vines I really did not know what I was thinking. Oh, but they tasted SO good.

Sunday I cleaned the house top to bottom and took Roxie on a long walk. I somehow spent $200 on groceries and it feels like I didn't get that much. Oh well, now I have some healthy goodies in the house.

I forgot to mention that I ran 5 miles at the gym on Saturday. BAD idea because I messed up my hip and knees. I feel like an old lady but I really screwed up my body.

Work has been crazy busy and so stressful. I'm breaking out like a teenager right now. That could be blamed on pms-ing too. It's nice to be busy but it really puts a damper on blogging lol.

I'm not sure if anyone else works in HR but we are in the middle of insurance open enrollment/renewal and it's stressing me the F out. Our insurance company wants to raise our rates 30% and it's coming down to the wire.

I'm thinking about walking Roxie tomorrow morning. Even if it's just for 20 minutes. I have kickboxing tomorrow night that I will NOT miss.

Alright, I need to eat dinner and turn off Paula Dean. She is making me want some chocolate.

Good night!

I'm still alive

2009-06-13T07:17:00.001-07:00

Sorry about being MIA. I had a crazy busy week at work. I'm off to volunteer but will post more later.

The Offspring

2009-06-09T08:11:00.000-07:00

I'm stoked because I get to leave work in 3.5 hours to see The Offspring. I'm also excited to spend the afternoon with my hubby. I could totally use the money lately but screw it, I'm going to take the half day. I will take lots of pictures!

I'm wondering if I will be home in time to attend kickboxing tonight? I would love to go for a second week in a row. Last nights workout was good. I ran 2 miles on the treadmill and did 30 minutes on the elliptical, fat burner mode.

For dinner I made grilled cheese and tomato soup. I've been on a grilled cheese kick lately.

I'm pounding back to coffee right now and trying to wake up.

I need to get some work done before I go.

Since I'm leaving at 11:45 I brought Greek yogurt w/berries + granola for breakfast and a banana for the road.

Have a good day!

Late

2009-06-08T18:59:00.001-07:00

But better than never. I didn't post this morning because my work computer is all funked up....to put it nicely. I'm so frustrated that I can't just get a new computer already.

I had a great Sunday with the hubby. We saw The Hangover and it was HILARIOUS! You have to see it! The whole theatre was cracking up the entire movie.

I'm SO excited for tomorrow. I get to meet The Offspring! I won tickets off the radio and we get to see them play live plus tickets to their show. So, this means I'm working a half day tomorrow. I love my boss for letting me take a half day with one days notice.

After work today I hauled to the gym and got a nice workout. It felt so good after my candy/icky food fest yesterday.

Did anyone else watch Kendra last night? I love that girl!

Alright, I'm off to make dinner.

Sunday Blues

2009-06-07T09:43:00.000-07:00

Sunday means back to work tomorrow. Oh well, I will make the best of it.

I made it to the gym yesterday and cleaned my house. It was a pretty relaxing day overall. It was also nice to visit with my parent's.

Last night the hubby and I went on a dinner date. It's been forever since we went out ALONE. It seems like we always go out with friends or other couples. Anyway, we went to the best Thai restaurant ever. I'm so proud that I didn't gorge myself. I enjoyed one glass of wine and once my meal arrived I immediately cut it in half. I left the restaurant feeling satisfied and not full. On the way home we stopped by McDonald's for soft serve, classy I know.

We might see the Hang Over today. My sister-in-law called last night and said we HAVE to see it and that it's absolutely the funniest movie she has ever seen. I'm super excited to see it now.

Otherwise, I don't know about working out today. It doesn't sound appealing right now but I will rethink this later.

I'm off to make omelets and pancakes. Happy Sunday!

Sleepy

2009-06-06T09:02:00.000-07:00

I'm still half asleep but I'm working on it. Once I'm done with my coffee I should be good to go.

Last night the hubs and I took Roxie to the dog park and we rented He's Just Not That Into You. I also have to admit that we bought a frozen pizza. I wanted to make one at home but we didn't have the energy at 8pm. Anyway, I had a normal portion. I also had some strawberries and whip cream WITH ice cream. I really, really, really did NOT need the ice cream but what can I do about it now? Back to the movie, I feel asleep in the middle of it so I need to watch the rest today. My co-worker said it was an awesome movie.

I'm not sure what my game plan is today. The weather is finally perfect. I'm going to head to the gym in a bit. Later today I'm going to visit my parent's. I haven't seen them in weeks.

Tomorrow is going to be my shopping day. I'm going to buy healthy goodies to last me throughout the week.

Enjoy the day!

Happy Friday!

2009-06-05T07:53:00.000-07:00

Good morning! I'm actually feeling pretty awake this morning, pre-coffee.

I just heard today is National Doughnut Day! Oh how I would love a doughnut, just one...alright maybe two. I would have a cake doughnut and a maple glazed. mmmm Portland has some of the best doughnuts ever. Alright, I need to stop.

Last night my friend and I took the pups on a nature walk. We worked up a good sweat.

After, we got teriyaki for dinner. I ordered the chicken breast with brown rice. For dessert I cut up some strawberries and mixed them with a little light whip cream.

I'm so happy to report that it's finally cooling off. I've had to worst time trying to sleep this week.

Sorry this is short but I need to get some work done. Have a wonderful Friday!

1 more day

2009-06-04T08:00:00.000-07:00

Until Friday! Yay! Also, today is supposed to be the last day of our heat wave. It's been 90+ all week and it's pretty miserable. I can't even cook because my entire place heats up.

I'm super sore today, worse than yesterday, and I didn't even workout hard yesterday. It must be from kickboxing. Last night Derek and I took Roxie on a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood.

Moving on, I'm totally annoyed that I'm the only person in my entire office who ever makes coffee. I get here in the morning and there is a drip left so I make some more and by the time I walk over it's gone. LAZY! I'm a mess in the am before I get my coffee fix. I'm almost tempted to buy a coffee maker for my office. Out of 50 people I'm the only one! haha alright vent over.

Speaking of coffee, I really want to stop using Coffeemate creamer. It's full of sugar and bad stuff. Any suggestions? I almost think half and half would be better. I don't use a lot but it still adds up.

So, I won studio Metric tickets on Monday and I decided to give them to my hubby and his friend. They are performing downtown today at 2pm and I can't really leave work. I'm excited that they get to meet the band and see an intimate acoustic session.

I'm not sure what is going on tonight. I'm pretty sure I have a gym date with my friend. I hope the guys don't talk us into skipping the gym and hanging out.

Hump Day

2009-06-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

Hey I made it to the middle of the week! I'm super duper sore this lovely morning. Kickboxing kicked my butt last night. I love that class.

I was alone last night and I didn't feel like cooking so I had cereal and one flax pancake with a little peanut butter.

Today is supposed to be close to 90 again, this is really messing with my sleep. So, I think I might take the night off or go on a walk later with the hubs.

After work I have to take my car in because the A/C isn't working. After my car accident in November my poor car has gone down the crapper. It sucks because it's brand new and some idiot hit me. I forget if I told that story yet? To sum it up I got hit less than one week before my wedding and my car was was almost totaled.

Anyway, I searched at two different stores this morning for Greek Yogurt with no luck, BOO. So I got plan fat free yogurt and fruit to mix in. I will be on a manhunt later for Greek Yogurt.

B- Yogurt/Fruit and a little granola

S- Banana/Grapes

L- Veggie Burger/Sweet Potato Fries/Carrots

D- Not sure, my hubby is off today so maybe we will grab takeout?

When will the heat stop?

2009-06-02T08:38:00.001-07:00

I'm dying here! Today is supposed to be 85-90. This never happens and I'm dying a little bit. Alright, I will stop bitching now.

I made it to the gym last night but could not run because it was at least 100 degrees inside. Instead I did 40 minutes on the elliptical and then took Roxie on a little walk. I was a total mess by the time I got home.

We had egg white omelets for dinner. Well, sorta...I mixed two egg whites and one whole egg with peppers, onions and tofu sausage.

I'm totally addicted to Greek yogurt, I'm looking forward to my breakfast this morning. It actually keeps me full until lunch, which never happens.

Tonight I'm meeting my best friend to head to kickboxing. It's nice that I have her depending on me to go because I usually cop out on the class.

Eats~
B- Greek Yogurt 0% with blueberries and raspberries

L- Leftover whole wheat pasta with turkey meatballs

S- Banana/Snap peas

D- Eggs again?

Monday already?

2009-06-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

Where did the weekend go? I just realized that I didn't blog at all.

This weekend was surprisingly well on the health front, not counting my pizza binge on Friday. Saturday and Sunday were great. I went to the gym Saturday and my friend and I went on a walk Sunday. It's been super hot, for Seattle, this past week. I'm talking near 85 degrees. I was not prepared at all for this heat.

We spent Saturday night BBQing with friends and then hit up the casino. I lost around $40, could have been worse. Then my bro-in-law and his g/f got into a fight about having kids. He wants kids now and she wants to finish school. I know they are both close to 30 but who cares. No one should ever feel pressured to have kids. I think my bro-in-law was a compete douche to bring such a sensitive subject up in front of friends.

So, last night I bought some lunch stuff for this week including 0% Greek yogurt. Anyone try this stuff? I'm excited to try it this morning.

Happy Monday everyone!

TGIF

2009-05-29T12:24:00.001-07:00

Gosh, I'm a slacker with blogging!

It's been so hot in Seattle, I can't believe it. We never hit 80! Anyway, this hot weather is making me not want to be in a gym so this week was a wash.

I went grocery shopping on Wednesday and bought some really healthy stuff, $200 later. I also bought fat free ice cream and it's pretty tasty. I decided after this carton that I cannot eat ice cream at night, I have absolutely no will power.

Tomorrow night I'm going out for my friend's b-day. She said she's turning "25" but I think she's actually 33 or 34 this year.

I've been eating yogurt mixed with fruit in the mornings. Today I looked at the nutrition and there was 15g of sugar. That is too much for me. =(

Anyway, no big plans tonight which is a shocker. I'm ready for the weekend and it's going to be a healthy one. :)

Hump Day Already?

2009-05-27T07:50:00.000-07:00

Wow, this week is going by surprisingly fast. Last night we went to our new house to map out the kitchen. I swear this new house is giving me way more stress than I ever thought it would.

After the house we took the crazy Roxie to the dog park and met up with my friend for dinner. We had teriyaki and it was sooo good. I ate the entire plate, which didn't seem like that much food (white chicken and brown rice). After dinner I can home and went on facebook forever, I think I'm a bit obsessed.

I'm STILL sore but I'm going to workout tonight. I would like to run Greenlake with my friend but it's such a pain to drive downtown on a week night.

Here is a picture from my brother-in-laws show the other week. He is in a heavy metal band....

Totally random picture that I meant to post awhile back.

DJ is in the front, follow by my sis-in-law, and my friends. I'm in the very back with my hand in the air..rock out.

OK I warn you, this next picture is TERRIBLE. This was from about 1.5 years ago. Can you see the difference? Don't mind my friend Jason in the front, he's totally drunk and normally doesn't look like that...

Oh, what good friends I have...love them all.

I'm going to buy some sweet and low and take Reese's advice on adding that to my cottage cheese. I had a horrible experience with it yesterday and was totally gagging.

That's it for now...have a wonderful day!

Back to work...

2009-05-26T08:13:00.001-07:00

I'm back at work after an amazing three day weekend. I have to keep reminding myself that today is Tuesday not Monday.

To sum up my weekend, it was lots of fun with different friends each night. Friday night was a BBQ at my bro-in-laws. Saturday was a long run with my bff followed by a BBQ at my boss's house in the evening. Sunday was lunch on the water with some friends followed by a BBQ at my best friend's. FINALLY Monday was dinner at my in-laws. Wow, lots of fun and TONS of food.

I did awesome with my workouts this weekend. On the food front, no so much but I tried my best. I went to Greenlake twice and ran around twice each time. That's 13 miles!

I went to the store this morning and stocked up on a bunch of healthy items.

How was your weekend? Are you ready to get back into the swing of things?

Must wake up

2009-05-23T09:03:00.001-07:00

I'm just sitting here drinking some coffee and trying to wake up. I'm stoked for the three day weekend.

Last night we hung out with a few friends and barbecued some chicken and steak. I went a little overboard on the chips...and more chips. Gosh, I hate going places when I'm starving.

This morning I'm meeting my friend to run around Green Lake. This lake is the happening place in Seattle, just about the entire healthy city is running around the lake every time I drive by. I'm hoping we can run around twice, which would be six miles.

Tonight is another BBQ, this time for my boss. I'm excited to see some of my co-workers outside of work. I work with such wonderful ladies.

Alright, I must get ready for my run. Enjoy your day!

TGIF

2009-05-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry I missed yesterday. I was feeling like a fatty and had no inspiration to talk healthy.

Well, it's Friday and I turned my frown upside down. haha

Last night I went on a LONG walk with my bff and hubby. We walked around 5 miles. It was so nice out, I couldn't see being couped up in a gym.

Last night I made homemade black bean burgers and sweet potato fries. If I was normal I would stop eating when I was full but nope, I stuffed myself silly. Grrr this vicious cycle! I also need to have an intervention with ice cream. It's not normal to eat ice cream every night and expect to lose weight. When I lost some weight last year I snacked on 100 calorie kettle korn and it satisfied me. I might try that again.

I'm just looking forward to getting out of work for a THREE day weekend and beautiful weather. No big plans this year, shocker. We went camping last year. We might meet some friends and camp one night tomorrow.

Any exciting plans to tell me about? I would love to hear them. =)

This morning started out with a triple mocha...bad girl. I swear, I really did need it. I had oatmeal and an apple for breakfast. Lunch will be a leftover burger and carrots. I will be good the rest of the day.

Ouch...sore

2009-05-20T07:58:00.000-07:00

So, I was just about to skip the gym last night when I made myself go. I ended up running/jogging for over 5 miles. That felt great! My knees hate me this morning.

On a side note, I have this viscous cycle. It's called working out hard and over eating. I need to stop this and maybe, just maybe I will lose a little weight.

I'm going to try my best to be good with food all day. I've been craving Chiptole but I know that's far from healthy.

Other exciting stuff is the house is coming along, slowly but surely. Everything is so damn expensive, it's stressing me out. Oh well, we will survive.

I'm still trying to wake up so I apologize for the random ramblings.

Well, I made it half way through the week and I can't wait for a 3 day weekend!

Sleepy Day

2009-05-19T07:57:00.000-07:00

It's pouring rain today and I could not drag my ass out of bed for the life of me. I finally did and now I'm at work with wet hair. I need to stop being so lazy. :)

Last night I made it to the gym and did 45 minutes of cardio. All was well until I went home and had a snack attack. For dinner we had leftover pizza....and a little ice cream. I feel guilty for eating like that after a wonderful workout.

Tonight is kickboxing...to be honest, it's the last thing I want to do. Last week I was all ready for the class and it was cancelled.

Derek is off at 5pm so I'm excited to spend the evening at home with him.

Funny story, kinda...so I sent my awesome hubby to the store to buy me some tampons (what a great guy) and he comes home with the extra super ones. I hate those ones but I bit my lip and thanked him. I'm curious who else sends the hubby to the store to buy tampons? Am I the only evil bitch out there? haha.

Eats

B- Oatmeal

S- Apple

L- Soup/Banana

S- Luna Bar ~ if needed

New week

2009-05-18T07:50:00.001-07:00

It's Monday and I'm glad it's a new week because I can start up with my healthy ways.

Yesterday was uncomfortably hot in Seattle, around 75-80 degrees. I know that's not even warm in some places, I don't know how those people do it.

We ended up lounging around all morning and finally got dressed and ready in the afternoon. We headed to the beach with Roxie. Soon after, we got a call from some friends wanting to meet up for lunch. I was STARVING at the point because it was 2pm and I hadn't eating all day...terrible I know. I have a chicken club and it was soooo good.

My friends boyfriend just purchased the PX90 dvds and he said he would burn them for me! I'm so excited about that.

After lunch I took Roixe on a 3 mile walk and worked up a nice sweat.

We had pizza for dinner and some slow churned ice cream for dessert. No more being bad for me!

Today I'm going to catch up on some super exciting things at work and then workout tonight. Derek works until 8pm so I'm not sure about dinner.

The good, the bad and the ugly

2009-05-17T10:16:00.000-07:00

Good morning! I'm sitting here drinking some coffee, shocked I'm not hunger over. I'm so sad that it's Sunday already, meaning I have to go back to work tomorrow.

Yesterday morning I finally dragged myself to the gym and had an awesome workout. I came home and made eggs and pancakes.

We relaxed the rest of the afternoon and then I got ready for the BBQ.

The good part was I bought some chicken for the grill and had some great intentions. The bad part was eating a good serving (or three) of chips and the ugly was tequila. Oh yes, I love me some tequila.

My friend also made some jello shots, so yummy. Of the coarse of 5 hours I had around 10 shots, yikes.

I'm going to TRY my best to be a good girl today. My co-worker is supposed to be coming over with her dog to see if the two pups can get along. I said I would dog sit for her as long as they can play nicely together. I have a feeling this might not end well.

Also, we are supposed to get brunch with some friends. Brunch never ends well for me, I love everything about brunch.

I will keep you posted. Happy Sunday!

Terrible Blogger

2009-05-16T08:42:00.001-07:00

I've been sooo bad at blogging...I'm sorry to all of my blogger friends. Work has been crazy this past week or so.

On the diet and exercise front, I've been doing alright. I could be doing much better but I haven't been terrible. Ha if that makes any sense.

Last night we went to the Mariner/Red Sux game. The Mariners won, yay! We got to the game an hour late because of traffic, that was no fun. On the drive down I shoved my face with honey mustard pretzels. I didn't even realize what I was doing until they were gone. Derek wanted a soda on the way to the game so he could mix it with some shots. Well, we stopped at Taco Bell and ended up being stuck in the drive thru for 25 minutes...all for a damn drink.

This weekend is supposed to be beautiful. I woke up at 8am because the sun was shining through all of the windows.

Plans for today...drinking coffee now, lots of it. I want to get some laundry done, exercise of some sort and BBQ at my bro-in-laws tonight.

Can't wait for the BBQ but I need to be good all day so I can splurge on some drinks and yumuy food.

How is everyone else? I hope all is well.

Where is the sun?

2009-05-07T08:17:00.000-07:00

I wish the sun would come out already. It's been pouring/windy for four days now. I'm hoping the weather will clear tonight so I can walk outside. I'm going to take tonight off from the gym.

Yesterday I did a little leg work and 40 minutes on the elliptical. When I got home I was SO hungry. I proceeded to shove my face with anything I could find. Including hummus, veggie chips, cereal and a rice cake. That was my white trash dinner. I'm so glad Derek will be off at a decent hour tonight so I can get back to cooking and a normal life.

I'm contemplating buying a bottle of wine. If you don't like wine you must try Gnarly Head Red Zin. I didn't like wine until a friend of mine introduced me to this little bit of heaven, damn him.

I can't believe it's almost Friday. I have to say, for once, that this week and gone by fast. The even better part is Derek has the weekend off with me. It will be a busy weekend for sure.

I'm still trying to decide what to buy or make for my mom, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and Derek's grandma. I was thinking Starbucks cards and baking them cookies or something like that.

B- Oatmeal + Coffee

S- Apples

L- Soup/Crackers + Carrots

D- Turkey Meatloaf + Sweet Potato Fries

Made it to Hump Day

2009-05-06T08:13:00.000-07:00

I made it to kickboxing last night!! There happened to be a sub but it was still an awesome workout. I was sweating buckets. I also looked like an idiot because she had a totally different routine than the other lady. Before class I did a brief arm workout and walked for 10 minutes.

Last night I weighed 151.8 I believe. I would love to see the 140's soon.

For dinner I had some chili followed by organic chocolate bunny crackers for dessert. That wasn't enough so I snuck back out to the freezer and grabbed a little Dove dark chocolate square, good stuff!

Derek works late again tonight so I will most likely take advantage of the gym again. Today will probably be 45-1 hour on the elliptical and some abs. The other night they ran out of towels and I had to use paper towels...yuck.

I'm so glad the week is half way over with...I'm SO ready for the weekend.

B- Oatmeal + Coffee

S- Apples

L- Organic Veggie Burger + Cheese Crackers

D- Cereal?

One week down

2009-05-05T07:43:00.001-07:00

I've been back on track pretty much for one whole week. It feels really good to get back into it. Last night I ran/fast walked for 3.5 miles. I really thought I was going to die. For some reason this run killed me.

After the gym I was all alone so I made myself a fancy meal, cereal. WAY too much cereal. I feel like every time I decide to eat cereal for dinner I totally binge.

Tonight is kickboxing, yay love that class. Although a sub is teaching, I hope it's just as good.

B- Oatmeal + Coffee

S- Apples

L- Soup + Carrots

Monday Already?

2009-05-04T08:02:00.000-07:00

I didn't get around to posting yesterday. I was a little hung over. I'm feeling super tired today because I didn't get much sleep Saturday night. Last night I stayed up late last night to watch Daisey of Love and Breaking Bad.

I did pretty well eating wise this weekend. Derek and I made a Costco trip yesterday and spent way too much money. Oh well, it's all healthy food. I also bought some Flax Seed to put in my cereal and oatmeal ect.

My plans for this week is to workout 4 times and eat healthy. I will be heading to the gym after work to get a run/hills in. I didn't make it to the gym yesterday but I did on Saturday.

I can't believe Mother's Day is this Sunday! Ahhh I need to find my mom a gift.

B- Oatmeal w/flax + Coffee, lots of it

S- Apple

L- Leftover Chili + Carrots

S- 1 Wheat Pancake ~ if needed

HAPPY MONDAY!

Yay for the weekend

2009-05-02T11:17:00.000-07:00

Sorry I was MIA yesterday. I was super busy all day with payroll and non stop b.s.

This morning I weighed 152.8. I'm slowly crawling back to the 140's. I've done so well this week with eating. Not so much with working out. I'm going to workout today for sure.

I went to the Mariner game last night and sat in my company's rock star seats. I'm proud to say I didn't eat a lot of junk. Just one box of crackerjacks.

Derek works all day and when he gets off we are going to a show. That's one thing Seattle is good for, the band scene. Since my hubby promotes bands, whenever we go out we see a million people he knows.

I plan on cleaning the house, doing laundry and going to the gym. With the flu going around it's pretty scary going to the germ filled gym. I will make sure to wipe everything down.

Hope everyone enjoys their Saturday!

Flu Reached Seattle

2009-04-30T07:39:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh the Swine Flu is here in Seattle! Sad day for me because I'm so damn paranoid. I'm also concerned for my sister because she is a Teacher in Queens, NY where there happens to be the most cases. Is this the end of the world? I need to stop watching the news. I'm trying to decide if I should go to the gym because it's probably a dangerous place to be right now.

Moving on, I will calm down now. Last night Derek and I picked out our vanity, toilet and fixtures. It ended up being fun. Well it was fun until it took forever to get some help. Two hours later we were done.

After Lowe's we took Roxie to the park. Poor girl was locked up inside all day long. This crazy lady was there and did not like Roixe. She kept yelling at her and asking us if she was a puppy. Why take your dog to the dog park if it can't get along with other pups? That's the burning question.

By the time I got home I was starving and it was almost 9. I scarfed down not one but TWO bowls of cereal. I really didn't need a second. Followed by a few animal crackers then I was off to bed.

Crazy day a work...more later.

Happy Hump Day

2009-04-29T08:34:00.000-07:00

I'm going to make this quick since work is crazy. Thank you everyone on the calorie advice posted below.

I had a really good day yesterday. I'm going to estimate my calories around 1,300 but that is a total guess.

I went to kickboxing and finally had an awesome workout. I really want to buy a heart rate monitor to tack my workouts and know how many calories I actually burn.

I weighed myself last night and I was 155. I will take that and hopefully it will come off fast.

Alright I'm off to do payroll...

B- Strawberry Oatmeal

S- Banana

L- Soup/Crackers and an Apple

Not sure about dinner. We are going to pick out a toilet and vanity and all that stuff for our bathroom tonight. I'm not really looking forward to this.

Calorie Intake Question?

2009-04-28T13:49:00.001-07:00

Hey ladies! Quick question for whoever has time. How many calories do you consume per day? I've tried eating 1,200 and I've tried eating 1,800 and every amount in between. It seems like I can only lose weight when I stick to 1,200 to 1,300 per day which some people consider starving. Help?

Back on the wagon

2009-04-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

Here I go again. The past 3 days have been terrible for me and I'm feeling it. I have no excuses now, I'm back on the wagon.

Tonight I will be heading to kickboxing after work. I love kickboxing and miss that class a lot.

Last night was good. We got home early and spent a little time relaxing. After that we headed over to my parent's to eat dinner and check out the remodel on our house. All was well until my dad and I got into it. Grrr! My dad and I have always budded heads and I've put up with a lot of b.s. of the years. Oh well, he's my dad and I love him for who he is. BUT I ended up leaving w/o saying bye which is so unlike me.

My skin is my worst enemy right now. I'm not sure if it's the food I ate in Leavenworth or what but my skin is yucky. I noticed that if my diet is bad then my skin is usually bad too.

Today~

B- Oatmeal

S- Banana

L- Soup/Apple

D- ??

I'm back

2009-04-27T14:54:00.000-07:00

Hello ladies! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I just got back home, unpacked and settled in. It's so nice to see Roxie, I missed her so much. It's also nice to just be home. We had a wonderful time. I ate SO much, we walked around a lot and just relaxed. The one down side was the place we stayed had no TV. That was a bit crazy. I guess the resort was too high in the mountains to get an channels. I'm happy to report that Derek is home safe and sound playing some video games. Starting now I'm on MAJOR damage control.

Here are some pics.

The resort from up the hill

The mountains

We stopped off to see the river up close

Again....

After driving 20 minutes to see the view from the top of the mountain ~ don't mind Derek's beard, he wanted to be a mountain man for the weekend.

The view...

Leaving, unitl next time....

It's Friday

2009-04-24T08:06:00.000-07:00

HAPPY FRIDAY! I'm in good spirit considering some bills passed yesterday that are no good for our company. =(

I had a wonderful night with my bff. We went on a long walk with Roxie after work and headed to the mall. I bought some Juicy Couture perfume ~ love it! After hitting up Macy's we went to dinner at Claim Jumpers. It was sooo yummy! I had 1.5 glasses of wine and a veggie burger. I ended up eating half the burger with a sweet potato. It was really yummy but I was FULL. So full that I went home and passed out. Good thing cause I was considering digging into the ice cream.

I'm just hoping today goes by fast so I can get home and pack for the weekend. I would like to squeeze a workout in or at least a long walk with my wonderful hubby.

I want to bake something for my brother in law and his girlfriend for watching our baby girl Roxie. I've never left Roxie alone for the night so I'm a very nervous mother. I know they will take very good care of her so I should stop worrying. What should I bake? I was thinking some snickerdoodle blondies or just plain snickdoodles.

Is it Friday yet?

2009-04-23T08:12:00.000-07:00

Almost Friday, yay I can't wait! Sooo last night I didn't workout out :::smacks forehead::: instead we went to my nephew's baseball game. I need to get back into a healthy lifestyle asap. Well, tonight will not be the night. I'm going out to dinner with my bff for a late b-day get together. We are going to the yummiest restaurant, Claim Jumpers. I will try to be good. Tomorrow is FRIDAY, this means we are leaving in two days. On Saturday night we booked a fancy 6 coarse dinner at the resort we are staying. I heard they have a beautiful breakfast every morning. I won't mention all the delish German food all over the place. You will have to wheel be home.

If the weather was better I would squeeze a walk in tonight. We will see how it goes.

Last night for dinner I had grilled cheese, corn and 1/2 by chicken soft taco from my leftovers. Weird combo! I was pretty good food wise but I need to get in check with my workouts. I can't wait for the weather to clear up.

Ta ta for now...

Rainy Day

2009-04-22T07:59:00.000-07:00

Good morning! Where did the sun go? It's pouring this morning.

Moving on, I'm pretty sure I'm still full from last night. We went to Azul's, an upscale Mexican restaurant. It was sooooo good! The salsa was amazing and I ordered chicken tacos with all the good stuff. Since Derek loves me so much he bought cheesecake. Why would he do this? The good news is my pants still zip but feel a little snug this morning.

Derek has the day off but I NEED to workout. Snuggling on the couch sounds so much better but I should get back into it right away.

I'm getting excited for my 3 day weekend and out mini-vacation. I don't want to feel bloated on our trip so I need to be good the rest of the week.

Have a good day!

PS. Good news ~ my doctor called and my pap is good. I just need to be checked every 6 months, can't wait!

There goes another year

2009-04-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

Yup, it's my b-day. I celebrated with my parent's yesterday. We had fillet mignon, potatoes, veggies and CAKE. I didn't go buck wild on the cake, just a nice slice. It was a yummy white cake with whip cream and strawberries. When we got home at 8pm it was still 60 degrees out so we took Roxie on a walk. It was nice getting a tiny bit of exercise.

Today is supposed to be another sunny 70 degree beautiful day. We are going to take Roxie to the beach after work. I left the rest up to Derek. We will see what he has planned.

Not a whole lot going on in my world besides that. I will be getting back on track 100% after today.

B- Coffee & Breakfast Cookie

S- Banana

L- Soup and Apple

D- ?

Bloated

2009-04-20T08:03:00.000-07:00

That's how I'm feeling. I was 155, the TOM is almost here blah lucky me.

I can't believe it's been ten years since the Columbine shootings. =( This makes me feel old, I remember that day like it was yesterday.

Well, only one more day until I'm another year older. I don't really mind getting older to be honest.

Since I took Friday off I have a lot to catch up on.

The next two days are supposed to me spectacular weather wise. It's supposed to be in the 70's!! This never happens in Seattle.

I just realized I need a new work computer BAD. The net keeps closing for me reason grrr.

Here is my plan~
B- Breakfast Cookie

S- Banana

L- Tomato Noodle Soup/Apple

and let's just hope I don't blow it at my parent's.

100th Post!

2009-04-19T09:09:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can't believe this is my 100th post! Happy Sunday to everyone. It's sooo beautiful outside! My husband is working all day so I'm going to pout for a few seconds...alright I'm done.

My weigh in was 154 on the dot. I expected that, I didn't do my 100% best yesterday.

I'm ready for this week to start and be over with. My birthday is Tuesday, I hate my Birthday. I'm going to my parent's on Monday, dinner and drinks with friends on Tuesday and going away for the weekend!! Yay, I cant' wait! Derek and I are going to this little German town about 3 hours away.

I'm going to try my best to be a good girl this week. It's going to be tough. My mom loves to make me a huge b-day dinner including cake. I can imagine drinking many shots on Tuesday but the rest of the week is clear.

I have no idea what I'm doing today. I'm pretty sure my bff and I are going to spend the afternoon with the pups and maybe lunch. I love that girl! Here is a picture if you haven't seen one already.

Volunteer Day

2009-04-18T07:25:00.000-07:00

I'm up bright and early to volunteer with some ladies from my department. It's healthy kids day at all YMCA's today. We are going to be volunteering at a booth. I'm pretty sure it's going on state-wide.

Moving on, my weigh in was 154.2 this morning. I was hoping to see a lower number. I will do good today and maybe see it tomorrow.
Did I mention that I have the best hubby in the world? He came home from work last night with a bunch of flowers.

Here are some pictures I meant to share...

My finished Easter cake

Roxie Enjoying her cat bed

My beautiful flowers

My eyes look kinda bug but Derek took this on Easter

Back home and comfy

2009-04-17T15:45:00.001-07:00

Well, I'm back home for the evening. My appointment went well and I should hear the results in two weeks. I've been running around like a bad lady all day so it's nice to be home. Not to mention it's pouring outside.

I made it to the gym this morning for a quick workout, yay! I ran a little over 2 miles and walked a few minutes to cool down.

I think tonight we will be eating leftovers and just hanging out.

Eats~
Go Lean Crunch and Coffee

Banana

Sweet Potato Fries ~ Homemade and delsih

Few Flax Crackers

It's Friday!

2009-04-17T09:05:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday to everyone. I did weigh myself...154.4 booo. I could have done much better last night so hopefully tomorrow is a better day.

I have a Dr.'s appointment at noon today, so not looking forward to that. This is another little check up after my abnormal pap. =(

I feel like I have an excuse not to workout but I really should.

I didn't go to the gym last night. I went on a walk with Roxie and that was about it. After the walk our friend Jason came over for dinner and drinks. It was nice seeing him.

Anyway, not much else to say. I will update after my appointment.

My Friday

2009-04-16T08:39:00.000-07:00

Good morning! Today is my Friday...yay! I have tomorrow off for a doctors appointment, not fun but at least I have the day off. I didn't weigh myself this morning. I know, I know I'm already going back on what I said about stepping on the scale every morning. I'm going to weigh in tomorrow for sure. I waited for my hubby to get home last night to eat dinner so I wound up eating at 9pm. I made some yummy mini turkey meat loafs and sweet potato fries. Followed by ONE serving of ice cream. Wow, now that's an accomplishment. I can never just eat one serving. If you haven't tried Slow Churned Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream, you have to. It's sooo yummy and taste just like cheesecake...DANGEROUS.

So today is supposed to be beautiful, around 60 degrees. The sun is already shining. After work Derek and I are going to take Roxie to the beach to run around. I wound up taking Roxie on a walk last night and mustered up the energy to head to the gym for a quick 30 minute workout.

Today is a strange day at the office. A close co-worker of mine go demoted so I just went to her office and comforted her for 45 minutes. =( I feel so bad. I hope it all works out in the end.

Eats~
B- Breakfast Cookie w/Coffee

S- Orange

L- Meatloaf and Sweet Potato

S- Apple

Official Weigh In

2009-04-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

I did it, I stepped on the scale. The number was not pretty that's for sure....155. ="( This means I gained 10 pounds since November. I could sit here and cry all day but I'm just going to do something about it. I'm going to start weighing myself every morning because once a week does not keep my accountable.

I had a great time at kickboxing last night. Now I remember why I loved that class so much. After class I went home and snacked on some grapes. My dinner was one waffle, a bowl of cereal and a veggie sausage.

This morning I woke up early to hit the store on the way to work. I bought some fruit, breakfast cookies and soup. This means no junk hanging around for me to eat. Here is a picture of my desk drawer...

B~ Coffee + Breakfast Cookie

S- Apple

L- Soup/Crackers and Carrots

Happy Hump Day!

Anyone want some Easter candy?

2009-04-14T08:43:00.001-07:00

Seriously!!!? I need to get rid of my Easter candy. Why would my wonderful husband buy me 15 Cadbury caramel eggs? Does he really want me to be a big as a barn? Argh I need to just toss the crap.

Last night we went to the house with Derek's friend to get started on the remodel. This is stressful, I can just see it being tons of $$. After checking the house out my parent's wanted to take us out to dinner. We went to Applebees, I hate that place.

Anyway, time to get back on track so I can feel normal in my jeans.

Haha listen to how positive I am today! Have a great day!

Happy Monday

2009-04-13T08:15:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a beautiful Easter. Last night I stuffed myself silly, not good at all. I actually thought I was going to be physically ill on the ride home. My chili and cake went over pretty well. OK so the carrots in my cake turned green WTF. I had no idea carrots could do that until I googled it. Anyway, my mother-in-law refused to eat the "green stuff" because she didn't know what it was. My feeling were a bit hurt because I busted my ass on that cake, oh well. I know she didn't go off about it to intentionally hurt my feelings.

I plan to get back on track this week for sure. It was sooo nice spending the entire weekend with Derek.

After work tonight we are going to our "new house" with Derek's friend to get the remodeling started. I hope his friend doesn't run when he sees it, he is supposed to be awesome with remodels. Some of his work made it into Sunset Magazine.

Super busy day today so I must run. More to come....

Happy Easter!!

2009-04-12T09:02:00.001-07:00

Good morning! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter. I got my jelly beans yesterday and it wasn't pretty. Hubby and I had a night in last night. We watching Yes Man and ate pizza. Yes Man was pretty good. I'm not a big movie person and it kept me awake.

My carrot cake turned out well. I still need to decorate it with little carrots...

3 Tiers

I woke up this morning and found my Easter present, Roxie went potty in our bedroom. Grr...

She is still my angel, here she is....

Alright, I must get working in the kitchen.

HAPPY EASTER!!

Cresent Casserole

2009-04-11T12:08:00.000-07:00

All I can say is yum-o! I just made the breakfast casserole from Bakin' and eggs blog http://bakinandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/crescent-breakfast-casserole/

I used reduced fat crescent rolls and ham instead of bacon and threw in some jalapenos. My hubby said it was his favorite breakfast ever. I'm not a huge cheese fan so I just used a couple hand fulls.

Also, I forgot to mention that I picked up some Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter at the store last night. OMG so good! I'm going to get myself in trouble with this stuff.

Top of the morning

2009-04-11T08:40:00.000-07:00

Good morning! How is everyone? Last night was wonderful! We had a little too much wine and ended up passing out early but that's alright. I'm just sitting here drinking coffee and watching Food Network. I need to get motivated to make my first ever carrot cake..ahhh!

Last night I made baked halibut, mashed red potatoes, grilled asparagus and corn. Derek loved the halibut but I've never really been a fan. Seattle is known to have some damn good fish but I just don't do seafood. The only things I can stomach is fish and chips, coconut shrimp, popcorn shrimp and sometimes halibut. Notice those things are mostly all fried?

I woke up with a major sweet tooth. I must think I'm still a kid and the Easter bunny is going to pay me a visit...I wish. My hubby and I don't exchange Easter baskets. I thought about it a couple years back but it never happened. My sister mentioned that she got her b/f an Easter basket the other night and it got my wheels turning. Maybe I should be a good wife and get my honey some Easter yummies? I really want some jelly beans right about now. This is dangerous! I can't just eat a portion of jelly beans like any normal person, I usually polish off the whole bag. I have to say I've been pretty good this Easter but the madness has just begun.

I don't think I will be taking Roxie to Easter dinner tomorrow. Last time she came to a family gathering all hell broke loose. I don't think my mother in law is the biggest fan of our crazy pup. She has one of those designer dogs and Roxie plays a little too rough.

I'm going to make a breakfast casserole this morning. Recipe will be here soon!

Must go now, I need to talk myself into a workout. xo

Happy Good Friday

2009-04-10T07:53:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday, good Friday that is. I'm so excited today because I get to finally spend some time with Derek tonight. We've been super stressed about getting our "new" house fixed.

Good news, I had a great workout last night. I did some jogging and some elliptical.

Derek volunteered me to make a batch of chili and cornbread for Easter. Out of all dishes I could make he picks chili for Easter? I'm also going to attempt my very first carrot cake.

Have a wonderful day! PS. I'm so jealous to whoever has the day off today!

Eats~

B- Apple w/peanut butter

S- Cinnamon Cereal

L- Veggie Shepard's Pie w/Edamamne

S- Z bar if needed

Fat Day

2009-04-09T08:15:00.000-07:00

I'm having a total fat day, I feel so blah. I'm wearing my old baggy jeans and just feel yucky. Possibly because I skipped my workout last night? I went to my parents house to visit, they love feeding me. I had chicken, potatoes, broccoli, fruit and all sorts of stuff. At least it was pretty healthy. I didn't stop there. When I got home and ate a lot of cereal and some dessert.

Tonight I have no excuse, I'm working out. I'm not sure what I'm going to do but I will be at the gym.

What is everyone doing for Easter?

I'm sooo excited that tomorrow is FRIDAY and I get to see Derek for the first time in like a week. I don't know how military wives do it, my hubby works late for a week and I'm a total mess.

Eats for Thursday~
Apple w/peanut butter ~ my new addiction

Lean Cuisine Chicken Bowl Meal

Dry Cinnamon Cereal

Z Brownie Bar

Oh boy I just realized that I have a lot of carbs going on. I need to incorporate more fruit and veggies. I might save the Z bar until pre-workout

Miss this man... =(

I'm falling apart

2009-04-08T08:17:00.001-07:00

Now its my shoulder, it's all messed up. Hmm I wonder what I did wrong? Ouch!

Last night didn't go as planned but I had a wonderful night. My friend Noelle came over and we went to he beach with the doggies. Forgot to include I indulged in a light caramel frap from Starbucks. After the beach I made black bean burgers. They took me forever to make for some reason but turned out delish. We also had some wine and dessert. Did I really need that? Hell no, I was a bad girl.

Here is the recipe

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Homemade-Black-Bean-Veggie-Burgers/Detail.aspx

This recipe makes some huge burgers and only 200 calories!

Eats today~
Apple w/peanut butter

Soup and Crackers

Grapes

Dry Cinnamon Cereal

I'm going to visit my mom and dad tonight so I'm not sure about dinner and working out.

Sore Knees

2009-04-07T08:33:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure what I did wrong last night but my knees are killing me. I feel like I'm 80 years old.

Anyway, it's another beautiful morning in Seattle. Tonight is my kickboxing class @ 5:45. I might do some leg work before. Other than that, nothing too exciting in my world. I miss my hubby lots already this week. =(

Eats for today~
B- Apple w/peanut butter - I'm becoming addicted to peanut butter

S- Grapes

L- Soup with hot sauce ~ my new fave

S- Cinnamon cereal

D- Not sure yet...will post later

E- Kickboxing - even though it's going to be beautiful outside, oh well

Great workout

2009-04-06T19:16:00.001-07:00

I had a great workout tonight! I ran/walked 4 miles and boy that was hard. I have to admit that I had to talk myself into going because it's like 70 degrees outside. Of coarse I'm very happy I did go.

For dinner I decided to have grilled cheese with ham and a bowl of tomato soup...delish.

Enjoy your night!

Monday blahs

2009-04-06T08:43:00.000-07:00

Good morning! It's so nice outside but I'm feeling a little bit down. Derek works until midnight all week so I really won't see him until this weekend. =(

On the bright side we had a wonderful Sunday together. I woke up and made banana pancakes and we sang the new Jack Johnson song all morning...forget the name but banana pancakes are in the lyrics. After breakfast we went to the dog park/Puget Sound. Roxie went swimming for the first time. Well sorta, she jumped in the water and a huge wave knocked her out so she had enough with that. It's so funny to watch her play with the other dogs she is a nut case. When we got home she passed out for hours, this never happens in our house but I could get used to it.

I made a batch of chili last night yum! We followed up dinner with some ice cream and a Vita Top for me. Blah, I ate wayyy to much. Our fav show Rock of Love was on, we are such dorks.

I also go some shopping in at Cotsco and the grocery store.

~My baby girl after her bath~

Sorry I look a lil scrubby...no shower yet haha

My eats for today~

Coffee - lots of it
Apple w/peanut butter ~ yum

Chili with veggie chips

Grapes

Not sure about dinner ~ will update

My butt will be at the gym tonight!

Bad blogger

2009-04-04T10:56:00.000-07:00

So my work computer got some virus and I'm not sure what it's from. =( That means I shouldn't blog at work anymore. It's some type of spy ware crap grrr. Anyway, I'm sorry I missed some days. Nothing to brag about here, I haven't done terrible but not great either.

This weekend we are watching my brother in law's dog, Marley. This is quite exhausting with Roxie and Marley going crazy all weekend.

I'm just sitting here trying to wake up. I'm not sure what I'm going to do today. I should head over to the gym soon to work off last nights pizza.

It's soooo beautiful outside! Tomorrow is supposed to be 60 degrees!! I see the dog park in our future.
Have a fabulous Saturday ladies!

Day 5

2009-03-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

Last night was nice! I took Roxie to my best friends house for a walk and a little play time. After the long walk we go some yummy Pho. We almost got Thai but I think Pho was a little better for my waist line. After that I went home and snuggled in bed with Roxie since my hubby worked until 11:30pm. I enjoyed a Vitatop and 2 dove dark chocolates and then cut myself off.

Tonight I'm either going to kickboxing or running...we shall see. Derek gets off at a decent time so I'm excited to spend some time with him.

Payday tomorrow so I must get to work. Have a wonderful day!

B- Oatmeal + Coffee

S- Apple

L- Lean Cuisine Potatoes and Cheese

S- Cheese Itz - reduced fat - real healthy NOT

D- Not sure - possibly chili

Day 4

2009-03-30T08:26:00.000-07:00

I hope you all had a wonderful Sunday. Mine was very relaxing. I didn't make it to the gym but I did manage to go on a long walk with Derek and Roxie. We took Roxie to the dog park in the afternoon which was a lot of fun. It had been raining all week so the place was more like one big mud pit. We gave Rox a bath when we got home. Soon after I made some chili and thew it in the crock pot to cook all day.

So, Derek and I might be leasing my parent's 2nd house. There are some major pros and cons. First off this house is probably 300 feet from my parent's house with a huge row of trees separating it...that's kind of a con privacy wise. The pros are the house is being remodeled somewhat right now and by the time we move in August it should be really nice. Right now it's a total dump. Another pro is it has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths and we would only pay around $1,000 a month for everything. It's a VERY hard decision blah I don't know what to do.

Anyway, I'm going to get to work and head to the gym later. Have a wonderful day!

Food Wise ~

B- Mini Wheats + Coffee

S- Apple

L- Healthy Choice Alfredo + Edamamne

S- Brownie Luna Bar ~ Yum!

Day 3

2009-03-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday! I'm not feeling that great this morning and I'm really not sure why? I had a couple of glasses of wine last night but nothing crazy. I didn't eat the best but not the worst either. After the gym I had a big bowl of cereal - 350 + Z Bar - 130 + Sweet Potato/Little Steak - 450 + Snacks at party and Wine - 600 + more cereal - 250. Ok wow I lied, I did eat a lot. I'm sure I left something out and that was bout 1,800 calories. Today will be much better. I proud to say that I avoided the chocolate cake.

We had a great time at the party. There was a lot of people there that I didn't know which took me out of my comfort zone a bit but it was nice getting to know new people. After the party we stopped by a local bar by a co-workers b-day. It was around 12:30 am so most people were already trashed. We got home around 1ish and passed out.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do today. I want to workout but that does not sound appealing at the moment because I haven't had my morning cup of joe. I also want to bust out my crockpot and make some chili. More to come...

Day 2

2009-03-28T08:16:00.000-07:00

Good morning! I'm happy because it's a cool rainy morning and I can smell my coffee brewing. I passed out early last night and got a good 10 hours of sleep. My workout last night totally kicked my ass and I'm really sore. I jumped on the scale last night and was so mad at myself, I gained weight. Well the official number this morning is 151 pounds! This means I've gained 5-7 pounds since I started this blog. I'm not going to beat myself up over this, I'm just going to make a change. Yesterday was a really good start to day one.

This morning I'm going to head over to the gym once I'm fully awake. I'm going to do some arms and cardio. I told my mom and dad I would visit so I'm going to do that this afternoon. Tonight we are going to our friend's party, I think he's turning 30 this year. Derek has known him for 10 years through the Seattle band scene (Derek used to be a promoter).

Here is my baby....

Starting this over Day 1

2009-03-27T07:59:00.001-07:00

I have 30 more days until my mini vacation with Derek so I think I'm going to start my count down over. I'm obviously not getting very far with what I've been doing and it's not fault but my own.

I'm so happy it's Friday! We are going to have crappy weather this weekend but I will try and make the best of it. I didn't work out last night so I'm hoping to workout tonight. The only issue I have with Friday night workouts is my baby Roxie has been home all day alone because Derek and I work the same shift on Friday. Well Derek works a second job on Friday nights so it's always just Roxie and I hanging out. Hmm maybe I can hang with her until 7ish and then run to the gym. Otherwise Derek works tomorrow so I plan on working out and visiting my mom and dad.

A little side note, I realize that last year I lost 25 pounds without counting calories. Maybe counting calories just isn't my thing. I also worked out like a mad lady..

B- Coffee + Breakfast Cookie - 250

S- Apple - 100

L- Sweet Potato + Edamamne + Veggie Burger- 420

S- Grapes - 100

D- Cereal + Milk - 350

S- Vitatop + Popcorn - 200

E- 25 on Elliptical + 30 Minutes on Tedmill - 500

Enchilada Recipe

2009-03-26T13:19:00.000-07:00

You have to try these Turkey Enchiladas! My husband kept raving about them all night. The only thing I did different was cooking the turkey over medium heat until 90% done, drain the fat and then add the sauce and veggies and cook over high. I also added one jalapeno pepper.

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=682860

Day 60

2009-03-26T08:29:00.000-07:00

Aahh I woke up late today so I'm a little off schedule. I need some coffee before I hurt someone. To top everything off I have an awful headache. I'm supposed to leave work a little early to see Derek's co-workers son play some baseball. I guess they are top in state but I'm going to feel like an old lady next to all the high school girls ha.

I DID workout last night! I hauled over to the gym and did 40 minutes on the elliptical. After the gym Derek and I took Roxie on a quick walk around the neighborhood. I'm not sure if my horrible snack attack cancelled my workout. It involved chocolate...lots of it.

More to come...

B- Coffee + Breakfast Cookie - 230

S- Apple - 100

Lunch- Leftover Enchiladas - 300

S- Grapes + Fruit Snacks - 230

D- Pho - ?? Guess 600

Day 59

2009-03-25T07:54:00.000-07:00

Last night I had an awesome workout! It felt good to attend kickboxing, it's been so long. I was so tired last night that I feel asleep with my contacts in...I hate that.

I stuck to my meal plan besides dessert. I had a VitaTop - 100 and some chocolate chips - 150. I also had a few bites of Derek's hash browns so I will say 100.

Tonight I'm going to try and go to the gym right when I get home so I can enjoy the rest of the night with Derek. I want to make something with ground turkey. Any suggestions? I already made chili this week. Derek could eat chili 7 days a week but I want to change it up.

B- Coffee + Berry Oatmeal - 250

S- Apple - 100

L- Edamame w/Veggie Burger - 270

S- Grapes - 100

S- Quaker Cookie if needed - 180

S- Fruit Snacks - 250 ~ Blah, had a little accident with these and now I feel like crap!!
D- Enchiladas - 350 + Wine - 250

I'm going to workout hard and try not to snack on anything tonight.

Day 58

2009-03-24T07:48:00.001-07:00

Aahh still feel like crap this morning. Aunt Flo is on the way! =( My jeans are feeling tight so it's time to kick my butt into gear.

I'm going to make it to kickboxing tonight no matter what. Maybe I will even go early to do a little elliptical.

In April Derek and I are going to this awesome bed in breakfast across the pass. http://www.mthome.com/ This place is awesome and I'm so excited. It's a little inspiration to work hard up to the date and have an awesome weekend with wine and yummy food.

B- Life + Coffee - 200

S- Apple - 100

L- Chili - 450

S- Grapes - 100

S- Fruit Snacks - 130

D- Grilled Cheese + Soup - 500

Day 57

2009-03-23T07:38:00.001-07:00

I feel so bloated from this weekend, I hope it goes away really soon. I'm ready to get back on track. I won't be able to workout tonight because of work and right after I have to get my mom from the airport.

Derek and looked at houses yesterday so that was fun and a bit stressful. There are some great deals right now.

I need to get to work, I have a lot to do today. Have a Happy Monday!

B- Apple Oatmeal + Coffee - 250

S- Apple - 100

L - Chili - 450

S- Grapes - 100 + Fruit Snacks - 130

D- Think I'm just going to have my new Raisin/Pumpkin Cereal w/milk - 350

Day 56

2009-03-22T11:17:00.000-07:00

Good morning! This weekend really flew by, tomorrow is back to work.

Yesterday was cheat day to say the least and so was Friday. I work up bright and early and had to take Roxie to the vet because her stitches weren't healing properly. Soon after I met my best friend for the best breakfast ever. I had 2 eggs over medium, ham, hash browns, pancakes and some of my Derek's omelet. Wow, I felt like a major pig by the time I left. I didn't eat anything else until 7pm! Going out to breakfast used to be my favorite thing before I lost weight. This time it was different, I felt disgusting. So I doubt I will be going out to breakfast any time soon unless I can practice a little self control.

Last night we went to our friends house and had a little get together. My friend leaves tomorrow to go back to nursing school so we had to say bye. It was nice seeing friends that I hadn't seen in months. We stopped by the liquor store and got a bottle of Sky and mixed it with V8 fruit juice - yum! I brought crackers, cheese and salami. All night we munched on egg rolls, cheese filled pastries, breaded shrimp, chips and much more. I was SO full. I swear I just don't know when to stop. We started talking about weight and diet last night and it's funny how everyone had a totally different take on it. My friend Megan who is tiny went off about how she never counts calories and just eats what she wants when she's hungry. Most of my girlfriend's said they don't weigh themselves. I thought that was interesting.

I forgot to mention that I made snickerdoodles on Friday night and munched on those all weekend.

So I'm going to *try* and get back to my healthy ways today. I'm drinking coffee right now and I will keep you posted....

My baby girl is doing better...this was taken this morning

Day 55

2009-03-21T08:03:00.000-07:00

I just realized that I'm on day 55 but I have nothing I'm counting to. Looks like I will be counting forever. I've maintained pretty well over the last year. I'm within 5-7 pounds of my wedding weight.

Last night was not a great night for the diet. I'm sick of eating healthy in a way. I feel my best when I'm eating right and working out but it gets old.

I'm going out to breakfast this morning with my hubby and best friend and I'm sure that's going to take up a lot of my calories for the day.

I think I'm going to skip calorie counting for today and get back on track tomorrow.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!

Day 54

2009-03-20T08:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday! My office is having a party for a different department today but us ladies in accounting are invited. I made some snickerdoodle cookies last night to bring with me and they are so yummy! I managed to only eat a little bit of the dough which is huge for me because I like cookie dough more than cookies.

I had an awesome workout last night but over did it in the food department a bit. I'm starting to feel a little better overall. I'm thinking about not using my scale anymore. Does anyone have success with that? It usually brings me down unless I see a lower number. I should go with how my clothes fit but I'm so fixated on a number.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do tonight. It's raining so a walk is probably out of the question.

B- Maple Oatmeal + Coffee - 250

S- Apple - 100

L- Subway Sandwiches I think...around 300

S- Wheat Thins - 170

S- Quaker Bites - 130

D-

Day 53

2009-03-19T08:04:00.001-07:00

I had to look back at my workout schedule for the week and realized that I didn't workout Tuesday but I did yesterday, which was supposed to be my rest day. I'm not sure what I'm going to do at the gym tonight. I'm a tiny bit sore from doing a little leg work last night. There is a class at 5:45 called All Star Workout or I can just do arms and hop on the elliptical.

Last night was pretty good food wise. I ate my planned dinner and snack but had a few gummy worms and one thin mint to top it off. I need to put a lock on the cupboards and fridge at night to stop myself for snacking.

We have this huge audit going on at my office so I need to get to work.

PS. Work is going great, I'm soooo happy to be back. I'm actually raising money to send kids to camp who are affected my HIV and AIDS. So far I've raised $385!!

B- Dry Life + Coffee - 200

S- Apple - 100

L- Burger and Sweet Potato - 280

S- Breakfast Cookie - 180

Post Gym- Cereal/Milk - 200

D- Fish Sticks and Tots + Wine - 600

S- 100 Calorie Kettle Korn and Vita Top - 200

I just got home from the gym and was STARVING so I made some edits to my food.

Day 52

2009-03-18T07:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a bad day. I didn't workout and I snacked like a crazy lady. Today is a new day, thank god! I'm going to make it to the gym tonight, I promise!

My boss is gone today so I'm going to try my best to get a lot done.

B- Dry Life Cereal + Coffee - 200

S- Apple - 100

L - Sweet Potato + Veggie Burger - 260

S- Quaker Bites - 130

Pre-Gym - Energry Bar - 140

Dinner - Ziti/Bread - 500

S- Vita Top + Pudding - 250

E- Ran 2+ Miles and took Rox on a short walk

Yay for 2 more days until Friday!!

Day 51

2009-03-17T07:56:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!
I'm not sure what I'm going to do tonight. I'm supposed to go to kickboxing but I would rather celebrate the day.

I'm driving my mom to the airport tonight, she is going to NY for a week to see the family. I wish I could go!

I going to try and be very productive today at work. I'm just drinking my coffee fast to try and wake up.

Hope you are wearing green!!

B- Oatmeal + Coffee - 250

S- Apple - 100

L - Kashi Meal + Carrots - 350

S- Quaker Cookie - 180

S- I had an accident that involved thin mints and wheat thins - 300

D- Ziti and slice of ham/crackers - 600

Day 50

2009-03-16T13:27:00.000-07:00

Wow Day 50! I will post more later.

B- Quaker Breakfast Cookie - 180

S- Apple - 100

L- Lean Cuisine - 250 + 2 Cuties - 50

S- Energy Bar - 140

Dinner- Chili - 500

S- Vita Top + Whip - 150

E- 30 Minute Elliptical + 1 Mile Jog

PS. I must add on that last night I had a Vita Top, Whip, Little Ice Cream, Strawberries with Chocolate Drizzled over the top. OH and a few bites of Derek's Shake... 400 calories?

BMR

2009-03-15T16:33:00.000-07:00

So I haven't weighed myself in FOREVER. I don't plan on stepping on the scale for a good week. It makes me a sad, sad person sometimes.

I want to concentrate more on eating right, working out and living a healthy lifestyle. This doesn't necessarily mean diet or lose a lot of weight. I've lost most of the weight that I wanted to lose but now I have to do the hard thing which is maintain.

I wish I could eat anything and everything I want but if I did that I would gain every ounce I lost. It takes me good time to drop weight but I gain it fast.

So I calculated my BMR and I would need to eat 1,875 calories to maintain my weight with no exercise.

I plan on working out 3-4 times a week so I consider this moderately active. So, according to this calculator http://walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/blcalcalc.htm I would need to consume 2,250 calories per day to maintain.

I'm going to shoot for 1 pound per week weight loss until I'm down to 140.

To do this I'm going to eat 1,750 and workout at least 3 times per week if not more.

Wow, I've been rambling but I'm glad I figured this out.

I don't have to stave to be healthy and lose weight.

The End!

Day 49 ~ Workout Schedule This Week

2009-03-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

I feel like poo this morning about my binge last night. I now realize that it really isn't worth it. I think I had 3 or 4 slices of Hawaiian pizza, 3 glasses of wine, some gummy candy and my cherry dessert. The crazy part is I woke up starving. Anyway, last night I felt sick to my stomach after eating all of that and just passed out.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do today. Right now I'm just sipping on some coffee. It's snowing pretty hard outside, gotta love Seattle. I know I have to go to Babies R Us to get my friend at work a gift for her daughters 1st b-day.

Mon 3/16 - Gym

Tues 3/17 - Kickboxing

Wed 3/18 - Walk Rox

Thurs 3/19 - Gym

Fri 3/20 - Walk Rox

Sat 3/21 - Gym

Sun 3/22 - Off

I'm going to try and keep my eating light today.

B- Coffee & Life Cereal w/milk - 250

L- Grilled Cheese w/ham & an Apple - 400

S- Quaker Bites & Apple Sauce - 250

D- Dinner is going to be Chili Yum-O w/some wine maybe - 600

S- Vita Top and Whip - 140

E- Elliptical for 40 Minutes

Day 48

2009-03-14T09:24:00.000-07:00

It's a rainy day in Seattle, I love mornings like this. I think I'm one of the few that likes the rain.

Anyway, I'm just trying to wake up. Today is my nephew's championship game!!

My friend is in town from college so we are all hanging out tonight.

B- Coffee & Raisin Bran + Milk - 300

S- More Cereal + Little Piece of Amish Bread - 240

L- Apple + Kettle Chips - 240

I'm going to call today a loss. I ate more chips and have been snacking here and there all day. My friends are about to come over for pizza and WINE! YAY! Sooo I will just stop counting calories for tonight. I'm also going to make my mother-in-law's ghram cracker crust cherry cheesecake yumminess.

Have a fabulous Saturday nigth!

Day 47

2009-03-13T09:16:00.000-07:00

Good morning! It's Friday and I have the day off Yayyy! Anyway, I let the other job know that I would not be coming back. I also told them that for the future they shouldn't lie to people about the hours and workload. They didn't have much to say besides that they would mail my check.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do today. Right now I'm sipping on some coffee and relaxing. It's beautiful outside.

B- Coffee & Soy Sausage + 2 Waffles - 300

L- Raisin Bran/Milk + Apple - 320

S- Energy Bar - 200

D- 1/2 Sweet Potato & Chicken w/fruit - 500

Da6 46

2009-03-12T19:35:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have a lot going on. Today was another HORRIBLE day. I feel like this company lied to me about everything. Soo...long story short, I'm going back to my old company. They are nice enough to let me have my spot back. Jeez! This last week has been hell.

B - Cereal and Coffee - 300

S- Apple - 100

L- Broccoli and Cheddar - 300

D- Teryaki - Around 500?

S- Wine

So I gave in and bought a box of Girl Scout cookies. I might crack into those babies later.
I'm feeling soooo much better now I know I don't have to go back to hell tomorrow.

Good night!

Day 45

2009-03-11T19:12:00.000-07:00

Another long day and my back hurts bad. I'm going to make this quick. Today was a little better but not much. =( I just don't think it's fair to ask someone to work 12-13 hour days. That part was not mentioned at the interview.

B- Quaker Cereal + Coffee - 300

S- Apple - 100

L- Lean Cuisine - 270

S- Grapes (tons) - 150

D- Not sure yet