Food
B-fast: 3/4C Honey Nut Cheerios, 1/2C Go Lean Crunch, splash of Almond Breeze.
Mid-morning: wished for a piece of fruit (noted!)
Lunch: Tuna pita (2nd time this week), banana, 2 Breaktime Chocolate Chip Cookies with PB on them (oh...my...God...)
Supper: 1/2C Vegetarian Baked Beans, Crustless Broccoli Quiche, roasted broccoli and butternut squash, 2 pieces of Turkey Bacon.
Workout
40 min wog on the treadmill. Sweaty...beast...
Groceries
again? Yes. I spent my lunch planning meals and making a(nother) grocery list (I'm also working on not feeling guilty for buying groceries all...the...time. Post for another day!) D is playing hockey 5 out of the next 6 nights. Normally when he's going to be gone I just wing it. This morning I thought "why wouldn't I plan meals for myself? I'm the one who cares what we eat!". So I sat down with cookbooks and meal planner (that I found this morning) and prepped. I incorporated leftovers, D being home, and a trip to Regina and now I'm good to go for another week.
Normally when I wing it, I slide off track and then it all goes downhill from there. Considering I really want a pita and fries with tzatziki from Opa! when we're in Regina, I best be good for the rest of the week.
Fridays are hard days for me. We always go for breakfast Friday mornings and I can never resist getting eggs and bacon. At lunchtime I usually not hungry so I have an iced coffee or some (weak) smoothie, and then when I get home from work (usually early) I eat a bunch of crap cuz I'm so hungry and have no plan for supper!
Anywho, here's what I got today.
Chocolate Almond Breeze
2% milk
Kidney Beans
Waters
Black Beans
Tomato soup X 2
Low fat cream of Broc soup
Vegetarian Baked Beans
Tuna X 2
Canned Black Olives
Sun Dried Tomatoes in Oil
Pillsbury Biscuit dough
Lunch Meat
Turkey Bacon
Shredded Cheese
Broccoli Crowns (which were a full dollar less per pound than bulk!)
5lb bag carrots
Snap Peas
Kale (the blog world has been full of kale chips. I'm cautiously curious)
B-Russell Sprouts
Organic Baby Spinach
Whole Wheat Pitas
Tortillas
Sliced Mushrooms
Potatoes
Red Onion
I'm really hoping that I only need to go to the store one time between now and next Friday, and that should only be for apples and bananas. It better be.
Thoughts
I'm feeling really good about things today.
Plus I get to see my bffs on Saturday for bridesmaid dress shopping! :D
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
I Heart B-Russell
That's not the only Russell I heart!
It must be said that tonight's supper rocked my face.
Roasted brussell sprouts are awesome.
That is all.
It must be said that tonight's supper rocked my face.
Roasted brussell sprouts are awesome.
That is all.
The One Who Works Over Lunch
Missing most of the day yesterday had put me way behind. It's all paperwork, but depends on a bunch of other people for it to be finished. Luckily, I'm hoping to get everything done in the next few hours and go home at 4:00 to workout. Guess things aren't that bad *winky face*
I'm still not feeling 100%, but today it's almost like I can't get enough to eat. But I'm kinda scared to eat too much. Catch 22 much?
Today's b-fast: sucked. Protein shake and a banana. Held me over for about 45 mins. (I knew that would be the case, but didn't feel like making anything last night. Must get back on an oatmeal kick!
Lunch: Brought to you by Subway. An oven-roasted chicken breast salad made with iceberg, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, salt, pepper, sweet onion sauce...oh yeah, and chicken (they almost forgot that part). Also tomato and vegetable with rotini soup an apple and a Nestea Zero.
Snack will include something.
Supper is sweet and sour pork with minute rice (my fave!) and roasted B-Russell sprouts. I'm kind of excited about it. Never made the pork or sprouts before!
I need to drink water. I feel like I haven't had any since Sunday (hungover) and that's probably right. I'll put it on my to do list!
Pennie Lane
I'm still not feeling 100%, but today it's almost like I can't get enough to eat. But I'm kinda scared to eat too much. Catch 22 much?
Today's b-fast: sucked. Protein shake and a banana. Held me over for about 45 mins. (I knew that would be the case, but didn't feel like making anything last night. Must get back on an oatmeal kick!
Lunch: Brought to you by Subway. An oven-roasted chicken breast salad made with iceberg, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, salt, pepper, sweet onion sauce...oh yeah, and chicken (they almost forgot that part). Also tomato and vegetable with rotini soup an apple and a Nestea Zero.
Snack will include something.
Supper is sweet and sour pork with minute rice (my fave!) and roasted B-Russell sprouts. I'm kind of excited about it. Never made the pork or sprouts before!
I need to drink water. I feel like I haven't had any since Sunday (hungover) and that's probably right. I'll put it on my to do list!
Pennie Lane
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The One With the Questionable Stomach
Last night's Chicken and Biscuits were sub-par. I think there were too many vegetables and too little chicken. Meh.
Today's eats have been all over the place because I started the day feeling fine, but by 10:30 I was dizzy, off balance, and felt like someone was using my stomach as a stress ball. I'm not convinced it's not the flu, but I haven't been sick, nor have I been in the bathroom all day. I'm hoping it's just a weird one day kind of thing and I'm fine tomorrow. I have way too much work to do to be sick right now!
On today's plate...
Breakfast -- a cup and some of the frozen summer fruit salad blend I picked up yesterday (strawberries, pineapple, grapes, honeydew...maybe something else) with vanilla yogurt on top. Put in the fridge overnight so the fruit melts and sweetens the yogurt (this works really well with raspberries and plain yogurt). Then I added a bit of agave nectar and half a cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch to it this morning. I don't know what went wrong but this morning I had frozen yogurt!! The berries were still kind of frozen too. That never happens! It was good, once everything melted.
Lunch -- today's lunch was in two parts. Part one was at 12 and was a can (yes, the whole can) of Campbell's new Light chicken noodle soup. And Light it was. I've had the garden minestrone before (half the can) with a salad and it's satisfied me. Not today. By 1:30 I was pretty sure the cramps were from hunger so I rolled out of bed (upsetting the cat in the process. Sorry Roger) and had a piece of toast. Got back into bed. Ten minutes later I had another piece of toast, a cheese string, and some turkey lunch meat! This filled me up a little bit more.
Snack -- if you can call it that, was a banana whilst making supper.
Supper -- "Classic Macaroni and Cheese". It was really good. I always add chopped tomatoes and green onions to my mac and cheese (can't for the life of me remember why or when this started). I used real butter, 2% milk, and part-skim cheese. Then I ran out of part-skim and had to use light, which doesn't melt worth a crap. Next time it's part-skim or full fat all the way. I was going to sub skim milk for 2% but it wouldn't have been nearly as creamy. I also had a few handfuls of sugar snap peas and a couple radishes.
Not sure what the night-time snack will be. Probably something with peanut butter (Unhealthy addiction) I'll probably also finish off the rest of the 2 litre of diet 7-up I picked up this morning. Mmm...aspertame...
That's all for now folks.
Pennie Lane
Happy birthday Dear Scott, happy birthday to you.
Today's eats have been all over the place because I started the day feeling fine, but by 10:30 I was dizzy, off balance, and felt like someone was using my stomach as a stress ball. I'm not convinced it's not the flu, but I haven't been sick, nor have I been in the bathroom all day. I'm hoping it's just a weird one day kind of thing and I'm fine tomorrow. I have way too much work to do to be sick right now!
On today's plate...
Breakfast -- a cup and some of the frozen summer fruit salad blend I picked up yesterday (strawberries, pineapple, grapes, honeydew...maybe something else) with vanilla yogurt on top. Put in the fridge overnight so the fruit melts and sweetens the yogurt (this works really well with raspberries and plain yogurt). Then I added a bit of agave nectar and half a cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch to it this morning. I don't know what went wrong but this morning I had frozen yogurt!! The berries were still kind of frozen too. That never happens! It was good, once everything melted.
Lunch -- today's lunch was in two parts. Part one was at 12 and was a can (yes, the whole can) of Campbell's new Light chicken noodle soup. And Light it was. I've had the garden minestrone before (half the can) with a salad and it's satisfied me. Not today. By 1:30 I was pretty sure the cramps were from hunger so I rolled out of bed (upsetting the cat in the process. Sorry Roger) and had a piece of toast. Got back into bed. Ten minutes later I had another piece of toast, a cheese string, and some turkey lunch meat! This filled me up a little bit more.
Snack -- if you can call it that, was a banana whilst making supper.
Supper -- "Classic Macaroni and Cheese". It was really good. I always add chopped tomatoes and green onions to my mac and cheese (can't for the life of me remember why or when this started). I used real butter, 2% milk, and part-skim cheese. Then I ran out of part-skim and had to use light, which doesn't melt worth a crap. Next time it's part-skim or full fat all the way. I was going to sub skim milk for 2% but it wouldn't have been nearly as creamy. I also had a few handfuls of sugar snap peas and a couple radishes.
Not sure what the night-time snack will be. Probably something with peanut butter (Unhealthy addiction) I'll probably also finish off the rest of the 2 litre of diet 7-up I picked up this morning. Mmm...aspertame...
That's all for now folks.
Pennie Lane
Happy birthday Dear Scott, happy birthday to you.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Shopping List
In an effort to reign in my spending on groceries, I'm going to try (to remember) to post my (hopefully) weekly shopping trips. I'm also going to try to note anything that expires/gets thrown away. If I see it on a list, maybe I'll learn how to shop better!
My biggest problem is actually with produce. I like to have different kinds of fruits and vegetables around. I eat a lot of salads and I like a lot of stuff in them! I also try to eat a lot of fruit, and it gets old eating just apples 3+ times a day. Unfortunately, sometimes I go way overboard and buy enough for a house of 5. Which we are not. We are a 1 person who eats fruit and vegetables household.
In this week's cart: (* means on sale)
2% milk for D (and Roger)
Skim milk for me
Chocolate Chip Cookies
*Frozen fruit summer salad
Green Giant Frozen Mixed Veggies
Shredded Marble Cheese
Romaine hearts
*Butternut Squash ----> I'm being brave. And trying to eat one new vegetable each month. I'm counting squash as a vegetable whether it is or not.
*Snap peas
Bananas
Roasted Garlic Hummus
*Radishes
*Green Onions
*Jazz Apples
*Tomatoes
Whole Wheat Pitas
Salad Bar Vegetables X 2
This is a funny week because I pretty much just needed produce. I'm using last week's meal plan and bought all the stuff last week! I'm not sure I planned ahead for lunches (I always forget this part!) so there will likely be salads with peanut butter pitas!
Supper time! My stomach is trying to eat itself!
PL
My biggest problem is actually with produce. I like to have different kinds of fruits and vegetables around. I eat a lot of salads and I like a lot of stuff in them! I also try to eat a lot of fruit, and it gets old eating just apples 3+ times a day. Unfortunately, sometimes I go way overboard and buy enough for a house of 5. Which we are not. We are a 1 person who eats fruit and vegetables household.
In this week's cart: (* means on sale)
2% milk for D (and Roger)
Skim milk for me
Chocolate Chip Cookies
*Frozen fruit summer salad
Green Giant Frozen Mixed Veggies
Shredded Marble Cheese
Romaine hearts
*Butternut Squash ----> I'm being brave. And trying to eat one new vegetable each month. I'm counting squash as a vegetable whether it is or not.
*Snap peas
Bananas
Roasted Garlic Hummus
*Radishes
*Green Onions
*Jazz Apples
*Tomatoes
Whole Wheat Pitas
Salad Bar Vegetables X 2
This is a funny week because I pretty much just needed produce. I'm using last week's meal plan and bought all the stuff last week! I'm not sure I planned ahead for lunches (I always forget this part!) so there will likely be salads with peanut butter pitas!
Supper time! My stomach is trying to eat itself!
PL
For Riz
After a week of emotional eating, Smarties for breakfast, and absolutely zero exercise, I'm back and am more determined than ever. Eating chocolate dainties and drinking my body weight in beer and wine (which, naturally, lead to BK yesterday) won't make me feel better. It won't make me feel better about having to come back. In fact, eating like crap makes me feel like crap. For a few years I self-diagnosed myself with IBS. Every time I ate, I needed to use the bathroom immediately after. Two years ago as of Feb. 14 I stopped eating crap, started exercising, lost 40 pounds, and realized I didn't have a disease -- terrible food was the disease!! I'm not saying I'm going to stop eating everything bad for me (where's the fun in that?) but I want to make conscious decisions to put premium fuel in my tank. Eating well makes me feel good, end of story.
So on that note, here's what's hittin the palate today. I had to wing breakfast and lunch, and will hit up the grocery store after work.
Breakfast: Pink lady apple (my faves!) and a Nature Valley chocolate chip granola bar thing. (Def. not worth the five points, but I forgot to make overnight oats last night, and was in a hurry this am. Was only going to have 1 of the 2 bars that come in the pack, but changed my mind.
Workout: Snuck out of work at 11 and came home to do a 40 minute wog on the treadmill whilst watching Dragon's Den. 5 minute warm-up then alternating 90 seconds jogging with 2 mins walking.
Lunch: Protein shake (1 cup skim milk, 1 scoop Vanilla Whey Gourmet protein powder. Tuna salad (1 can of tuna, coleslaw dressing bc I don't like mayo, celery, relish, onion salt, garlic powder) on a few romaine lettuce leaves.) I might have an orange or something too.
Not sure what my snack will be. Potentially nothing today.
Supper is Homestyle Chicken and Biscuits. If it tastes good, I'll try to remember to post the recipe tomorrow.
I'm hoping to shovel some snow after work (after groceries...ugh) because we're going to have a swimming pool in the basement come spring. Not convinced this will happen today.
What's ahead on Pennie's Lane?
I had a discussion with D's sister-in-law (my sister-in-law-in-law?) Saturday night. She's a marathoner and runs all the time. We've decided to register for 2 races together. I'm pretty sure I'm freakin NUTS! The first race is Melissa's and is in Banff. The race isn't until the fall, but registration is sometime in Feb, and if you don't register the first day, you don't get in. Did I mention this is a 10k? Yes, 10k. That's 5 more km than Preston's Road Race, and 4 more than the MS Walk (yes, WALK).
The second is a whole year from now. It's the Disney Princess Half-marathon. First half in Disney World dressed like a Princess? Why not! We figure the four of us can take a trip that just happens to land right smack in the middle of the race.
I've got oodles of time to train for both of these, and I figure why not. Ten km is essentially about an hour. I can do anything for an hour. And if I can't, I can do anything for ten minutes 6 times. I've never done a race before, just fun-runs. I figure registering for these will keep me committed to losing weight and learning to run.
Right now I plan to continue the Couch to 5K plan. I was doing really well with it until winter came. I'm scared of breaking my leg outside. I'm still scared, so the treadmill will have to do for a month or two more.
Phew! Lots to say today!
Pennie Lane
So on that note, here's what's hittin the palate today. I had to wing breakfast and lunch, and will hit up the grocery store after work.
Breakfast: Pink lady apple (my faves!) and a Nature Valley chocolate chip granola bar thing. (Def. not worth the five points, but I forgot to make overnight oats last night, and was in a hurry this am. Was only going to have 1 of the 2 bars that come in the pack, but changed my mind.
Workout: Snuck out of work at 11 and came home to do a 40 minute wog on the treadmill whilst watching Dragon's Den. 5 minute warm-up then alternating 90 seconds jogging with 2 mins walking.
Lunch: Protein shake (1 cup skim milk, 1 scoop Vanilla Whey Gourmet protein powder. Tuna salad (1 can of tuna, coleslaw dressing bc I don't like mayo, celery, relish, onion salt, garlic powder) on a few romaine lettuce leaves.) I might have an orange or something too.
Not sure what my snack will be. Potentially nothing today.
Supper is Homestyle Chicken and Biscuits. If it tastes good, I'll try to remember to post the recipe tomorrow.
I'm hoping to shovel some snow after work (after groceries...ugh) because we're going to have a swimming pool in the basement come spring. Not convinced this will happen today.
What's ahead on Pennie's Lane?
I had a discussion with D's sister-in-law (my sister-in-law-in-law?) Saturday night. She's a marathoner and runs all the time. We've decided to register for 2 races together. I'm pretty sure I'm freakin NUTS! The first race is Melissa's and is in Banff. The race isn't until the fall, but registration is sometime in Feb, and if you don't register the first day, you don't get in. Did I mention this is a 10k? Yes, 10k. That's 5 more km than Preston's Road Race, and 4 more than the MS Walk (yes, WALK).
The second is a whole year from now. It's the Disney Princess Half-marathon. First half in Disney World dressed like a Princess? Why not! We figure the four of us can take a trip that just happens to land right smack in the middle of the race.
I've got oodles of time to train for both of these, and I figure why not. Ten km is essentially about an hour. I can do anything for an hour. And if I can't, I can do anything for ten minutes 6 times. I've never done a race before, just fun-runs. I figure registering for these will keep me committed to losing weight and learning to run.
Right now I plan to continue the Couch to 5K plan. I was doing really well with it until winter came. I'm scared of breaking my leg outside. I'm still scared, so the treadmill will have to do for a month or two more.
Phew! Lots to say today!
Pennie Lane
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
TableTop
Hello!
Not much going on here today. It's -25 plus a wind chill. Would be a great day to put on sweats and chill in the basement with the cat. But sadly, there are airwaves to be sold (or at the very least, a desk to be sat at).
Here's what I'm eating today.
B-fast: 2 mini pitas with peanut butter and apple butter (this PB obsession is getting dangerous) and a banana
Lunch: Homemade veg soup. I should post the recipe because it's. that. good. It's also quick and easy to make. Even quicker when you don't have to put away clean dishes and wash the soup pot first.
(Roger just stepped on the "delete" key and licked my finger. It was cute. I gave him some milk for it.)
Ah yes. Soup. Plus a delish salad full of romaine, mushrooms, carrot, celery, red & green pepper, olives, cauliflower, broc, cut up cheese string and calorie wise catalina. I don't discriminate when it comes to salads. My grocery store has a salad bar and it's fantastic. I'm there every Tues on biz'nis, so I usually stop by and load up on already cut veggies to put on the lettuce I have at home. I also tried a veggie dog on a whole wheat bun with ket + rel. It wasn't very good. I will eat the remaining 5, but will not buy them again. Plus, it turns out I just like bun with ketchup and relish. Who knew?
I also might have some grapes.
I haven't thought far enough ahead for snack or supper. Fruit and crackers maybe. And a hamburger and curly fries for supper? I don't feel like having to exert myself in the kitchen tonight so we'll see.
Hasta luego!
Pennie Lane
Not much going on here today. It's -25 plus a wind chill. Would be a great day to put on sweats and chill in the basement with the cat. But sadly, there are airwaves to be sold (or at the very least, a desk to be sat at).
Here's what I'm eating today.
B-fast: 2 mini pitas with peanut butter and apple butter (this PB obsession is getting dangerous) and a banana
Lunch: Homemade veg soup. I should post the recipe because it's. that. good. It's also quick and easy to make. Even quicker when you don't have to put away clean dishes and wash the soup pot first.
(Roger just stepped on the "delete" key and licked my finger. It was cute. I gave him some milk for it.)
Ah yes. Soup. Plus a delish salad full of romaine, mushrooms, carrot, celery, red & green pepper, olives, cauliflower, broc, cut up cheese string and calorie wise catalina. I don't discriminate when it comes to salads. My grocery store has a salad bar and it's fantastic. I'm there every Tues on biz'nis, so I usually stop by and load up on already cut veggies to put on the lettuce I have at home. I also tried a veggie dog on a whole wheat bun with ket + rel. It wasn't very good. I will eat the remaining 5, but will not buy them again. Plus, it turns out I just like bun with ketchup and relish. Who knew?
I also might have some grapes.
I haven't thought far enough ahead for snack or supper. Fruit and crackers maybe. And a hamburger and curly fries for supper? I don't feel like having to exert myself in the kitchen tonight so we'll see.
Hasta luego!
Pennie Lane
Monday, January 10, 2011
If you care to know what I'm eating today...
...read on!
Breakfast -- 1C of Kashi Go Lean (was on sale...me likey) and an apple
Lunch - deconstructed tuna pita. (Tuna with celery, relish, coleslaw dressing, onion salt with a pita on the side.) Banana
Snack - yogurt and a protein shake (a scoop of vanilla protein powder + 1C Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze {UVAB})
Sups - (sponsored by M& M Meats) Applewood Smoke & Maple Salmon with stir-fried veggies and rice
The plan is to get a few groceries after work then hit up the treadmill for 40 mins. Oh yeah, and make soup. D works until 6 today, so if I sneak outta work early, the timing should be perfect.
Roger is trying to eat my tuna. Silly kitty.
Breakfast -- 1C of Kashi Go Lean (was on sale...me likey) and an apple
Lunch - deconstructed tuna pita. (Tuna with celery, relish, coleslaw dressing, onion salt with a pita on the side.) Banana
Snack - yogurt and a protein shake (a scoop of vanilla protein powder + 1C Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze {UVAB})
Sups - (sponsored by M& M Meats) Applewood Smoke & Maple Salmon with stir-fried veggies and rice
The plan is to get a few groceries after work then hit up the treadmill for 40 mins. Oh yeah, and make soup. D works until 6 today, so if I sneak outta work early, the timing should be perfect.
Roger is trying to eat my tuna. Silly kitty.
Weekend? What weekend?
I spent the weekend at D's parents' house. That means not only did I eat like shat, I feel like I didn't get a weekend! I thought about coming home Saturday afternoon, but quickly got rid of that notion. Five to fifteen cm of snow and 50km winds? No thank you. I'm proud to say I did 30 mins on the treadmill Saturday, and that doesn't usually happen when I'm there. (I also shoveled snow for 30 mins when I got home yesterday)
Despite eating 2/3 of a 9X13 pan of taco dip by myself, I lost 1.2 pounds last week. I ate really good Monday to Friday afternoon and exercised a few times. I need to figure something out. My problem is weekends that I'm not at home. If I'm at home, I'm ok. When I'm not, I go into holiday mode and eat my face off. If I have any hope of being where I want to be by July, I need to stop this. D has hockey every Friday and Saturday until at least the middle of February. If I continue to eat well during the week and then boycot vegetables on the weekend it will take forever to lose this weight.
To "fix" this, I could just stay home instead of going to the hockey games. While, in theory, that cures the bad eating, it also leaves me alone for almost the entire weekend. Loneliness often leads to mindless eating. So I could possibly end up eating just as much, but all alone!
Seems like a catch 22. I guess I just need to be 100% committed. I don't feel guilty about eating the way I did on the weekend. I went to H-ville knowing I was going to! I just know that the number on the scale could have been lower.
Oh well. Enough about that. In two weeks I get to meet my beautiful bridesmaids in Reg to look for dresses and I can't wait!! We're getting married six months from yesterday. There is so much to do. We're having a slight problem figuring out supper. This is where the SW and SE differ. My parents think that if everyone is driving 2 hours to the darn thing, we should feed them. D and his parents think that if we do that, they won't invite most of their friends. (If they aren't close enough to be fed, why do they get an invite??) I don't care what we do. I also don't know how to tell the people who are paying for it "no". It's annoying, and while I don't want to talk about it right now, we got the proofs for our invitations back on Friday and will have to make a decision on supper shortly. Luckily, this is the only snag we've come across, and for the most part I'm laid-back about the planning. (This is very unlike me, but at the end of the day, D and I will be married. The rest doesn't really matter)
Wow, long-winded, unimportant post!
Later!
Pennie Lane
Despite eating 2/3 of a 9X13 pan of taco dip by myself, I lost 1.2 pounds last week. I ate really good Monday to Friday afternoon and exercised a few times. I need to figure something out. My problem is weekends that I'm not at home. If I'm at home, I'm ok. When I'm not, I go into holiday mode and eat my face off. If I have any hope of being where I want to be by July, I need to stop this. D has hockey every Friday and Saturday until at least the middle of February. If I continue to eat well during the week and then boycot vegetables on the weekend it will take forever to lose this weight.
To "fix" this, I could just stay home instead of going to the hockey games. While, in theory, that cures the bad eating, it also leaves me alone for almost the entire weekend. Loneliness often leads to mindless eating. So I could possibly end up eating just as much, but all alone!
Seems like a catch 22. I guess I just need to be 100% committed. I don't feel guilty about eating the way I did on the weekend. I went to H-ville knowing I was going to! I just know that the number on the scale could have been lower.
Oh well. Enough about that. In two weeks I get to meet my beautiful bridesmaids in Reg to look for dresses and I can't wait!! We're getting married six months from yesterday. There is so much to do. We're having a slight problem figuring out supper. This is where the SW and SE differ. My parents think that if everyone is driving 2 hours to the darn thing, we should feed them. D and his parents think that if we do that, they won't invite most of their friends. (If they aren't close enough to be fed, why do they get an invite??) I don't care what we do. I also don't know how to tell the people who are paying for it "no". It's annoying, and while I don't want to talk about it right now, we got the proofs for our invitations back on Friday and will have to make a decision on supper shortly. Luckily, this is the only snag we've come across, and for the most part I'm laid-back about the planning. (This is very unlike me, but at the end of the day, D and I will be married. The rest doesn't really matter)
Wow, long-winded, unimportant post!
Later!
Pennie Lane
Friday, January 7, 2011
Down With Guilt!
Roger says hey.
This will be short, but sweet. And I'm MIA all weekend. 3 days + 3 hockey games = ? (D's mom's taco dip, if nothing else great!)
Just watched a short segment from Eat, Pray, Love. Julia Roberts had a relationship with her pizza. I love the idea behind that. Why wake up and obsess over every single morsel that touched your tongue the day before, just so you can feel bad about it??
I'm not very good at living for the moment, but sometimes I go through crazy thoughts: the age old "you could die tomorrow". Why save money? Money is meant to be spent! Eat everything! Forget about people who suck the positive energy out of you!
But then the responsible part of me kicks in, because if we have babies, there has to be money. And D and I are going to live to be 96 and 100, so it will be nice to be able to retire and afford things.
My two cents for the day. I'm not saying we should all eat crap and be obese, but I think we need to forget about feeling guilty. If it makes you happy, how can it make you feel guilty at the same time?
I'm having dessert.
Pennie Lane
This will be short, but sweet. And I'm MIA all weekend. 3 days + 3 hockey games = ? (D's mom's taco dip, if nothing else great!)
Just watched a short segment from Eat, Pray, Love. Julia Roberts had a relationship with her pizza. I love the idea behind that. Why wake up and obsess over every single morsel that touched your tongue the day before, just so you can feel bad about it??
I'm not very good at living for the moment, but sometimes I go through crazy thoughts: the age old "you could die tomorrow". Why save money? Money is meant to be spent! Eat everything! Forget about people who suck the positive energy out of you!
But then the responsible part of me kicks in, because if we have babies, there has to be money. And D and I are going to live to be 96 and 100, so it will be nice to be able to retire and afford things.
My two cents for the day. I'm not saying we should all eat crap and be obese, but I think we need to forget about feeling guilty. If it makes you happy, how can it make you feel guilty at the same time?
I'm having dessert.
Pennie Lane
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Can I go nowhere with you?
I think I finally understand what Rodney Atkins meant when he sang "Things go from bad to worse, you'd think they can't get worse than that, and then they do".
The main reason I didn't want to move 4.5 hours from home has happened. When going over the pros and cons of moving, one of the cons was that I'd be so far away if something happened. What if Dad got hurt? What if Mom got sick? What if one of my friends needed me there? It's too long for an after work trip. It's too far to be there as fast as I'd like to be there.
I know that by being *there* there would be nothing for me to do. There's nothing I could say or do that would change what's happening. But maybe I could look after some kids with red hair so their mom could could take time to herself to cry. I could physically hug her, instead of just sending them out into the universe and hoping she gets them. I could make her some toast when she's hungry but doesn't have the energy to make it herself. I could just do anything she would ever need done and feel like I'm doing something worth doing.
But I can't be there. I have to go to work each day. I sit at my desk, cell phone within reach, feeling sick to my stomach every time it makes a noise. Life is going on. I wish time had frozen the day before the headaches came. I wish people understood that there are worse things in life. Your bad day is nothing. It's all relative, but I envy the people whose bad day is sleeping in and getting a speeding ticket. That's not a bad day. That's an inconvenience. Talk to me when the person you love most in the world is taken away from you. Talk to me when the most you can do in one day is get out of bed and walk to the post office. Talk to me when people pass you on the street and don't make eye contact because they can't handle talking to you.
I'm not trying to make it about me. It's not about me. It's about so many other people than me. I don't know what you're going through. I don't know how you feel. What I hated most when I went through hell (besides the sympathetic head tilt and the word "journey") was people saying "I know how you feel/I know what you're going through".
Oh? I respectfully disagree!!
What's the point to this post, you ask? There is no point. I needed to get it out. I needed to say it without anyone hearing it. I needed to be able to delete and reword before I was ready to hit publish.
And it's not about what I need right now.
All I can do is love you to pieces.
Love,
Pennie (Lane)
"Well it's empty and ugly
And terribly sad.
I can't feel what you feel,
But I know it feels bad."
The main reason I didn't want to move 4.5 hours from home has happened. When going over the pros and cons of moving, one of the cons was that I'd be so far away if something happened. What if Dad got hurt? What if Mom got sick? What if one of my friends needed me there? It's too long for an after work trip. It's too far to be there as fast as I'd like to be there.
I know that by being *there* there would be nothing for me to do. There's nothing I could say or do that would change what's happening. But maybe I could look after some kids with red hair so their mom could could take time to herself to cry. I could physically hug her, instead of just sending them out into the universe and hoping she gets them. I could make her some toast when she's hungry but doesn't have the energy to make it herself. I could just do anything she would ever need done and feel like I'm doing something worth doing.
But I can't be there. I have to go to work each day. I sit at my desk, cell phone within reach, feeling sick to my stomach every time it makes a noise. Life is going on. I wish time had frozen the day before the headaches came. I wish people understood that there are worse things in life. Your bad day is nothing. It's all relative, but I envy the people whose bad day is sleeping in and getting a speeding ticket. That's not a bad day. That's an inconvenience. Talk to me when the person you love most in the world is taken away from you. Talk to me when the most you can do in one day is get out of bed and walk to the post office. Talk to me when people pass you on the street and don't make eye contact because they can't handle talking to you.
I'm not trying to make it about me. It's not about me. It's about so many other people than me. I don't know what you're going through. I don't know how you feel. What I hated most when I went through hell (besides the sympathetic head tilt and the word "journey") was people saying "I know how you feel/I know what you're going through".
Oh? I respectfully disagree!!
What's the point to this post, you ask? There is no point. I needed to get it out. I needed to say it without anyone hearing it. I needed to be able to delete and reword before I was ready to hit publish.
And it's not about what I need right now.
All I can do is love you to pieces.
Love,
Pennie (Lane)
"Well it's empty and ugly
And terribly sad.
I can't feel what you feel,
But I know it feels bad."
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Snackasaurus
My snack is blogworthy and I must share.
After a lovely little 60 min walk/jog (more walk than jog. lungs screamed) I had a banana sliced with cherry yogurt. With a side of pita slathered in peanut butter and apple butter.
So...good....
PL
After a lovely little 60 min walk/jog (more walk than jog. lungs screamed) I had a banana sliced with cherry yogurt. With a side of pita slathered in peanut butter and apple butter.
So...good....
PL
Food, Glorious Food!
I don't like to mention to many people that I'm an official Weight Watcher, but one can definately tell that I went from heavier to lighter to heavier again. I got there somehow. I lost 40 pounds with WW points system and am back with the pointsplus program. I love it. 0 point bananas? Sign me up!
When I'm back to watching what I eat, I'm a closet over-weigher. Not like 3 times a day, but a couple extra times a week I like to make sure that what I'm doing is paying off. Especially in the beginning, when I expect a bigger loss. Like this morning for example. My official weigh-in for the week was Monday. So two days later I jump on the scale...and am down 3.4 pounds. This is why it pays to care. After feeling badly about how I look for the past six months, I have recommitted, and know I'm going to follow it through. I'm even excited to sweat! I have to tell myself that until I'm better, it will only make it worse.
So in the interest of being excited about what I'm eating and the new WW program (and in an effort to get me to keep up with this blog) I'm going to try posting my daily eats.
I'll start with yesterday because I think I remember it.
B-fast: Plain yogurt, blueberries, gross-o Muesli cereal
Lunch: Salad with a bit of leftover chicken and ham. Homemade veg soup.
Snack: Apple with peanut butter (I'm so loving peanut butter right now!)
Supper: M&M Meats Ginger Chicken bowl. (not a fan). Salad.
Snack: Blended frozen raspberries and strawberries with a glug of almond breeze and a squirt of honey. Popcorn.
And I had a banana at some point.
Today.
I'm hungry today. I contribute it to the unappetizing, unfilling supper last night. I'm craving lots of vegetables. And a burger...
B-fast: Plain yogurt, strawberries, gross-o Muesli cereal (this will remain gross-o until it's gone. I wish D would eat it)
Lunch: Salad with chicken, half a pita, vegetables, pear.
Snack: Watermelon. Triscuit thin crisps (Parmesan-Garlic, AKA deliciousness in a triangle)
Supper: I'm really excited about this. Half a pita, burger, curly fries. Probably salad. All tracked and accounted for.
That's about all I know today. Happy eating!
PennieLane
When I'm back to watching what I eat, I'm a closet over-weigher. Not like 3 times a day, but a couple extra times a week I like to make sure that what I'm doing is paying off. Especially in the beginning, when I expect a bigger loss. Like this morning for example. My official weigh-in for the week was Monday. So two days later I jump on the scale...and am down 3.4 pounds. This is why it pays to care. After feeling badly about how I look for the past six months, I have recommitted, and know I'm going to follow it through. I'm even excited to sweat! I have to tell myself that until I'm better, it will only make it worse.
So in the interest of being excited about what I'm eating and the new WW program (and in an effort to get me to keep up with this blog) I'm going to try posting my daily eats.
I'll start with yesterday because I think I remember it.
B-fast: Plain yogurt, blueberries, gross-o Muesli cereal
Lunch: Salad with a bit of leftover chicken and ham. Homemade veg soup.
Snack: Apple with peanut butter (I'm so loving peanut butter right now!)
Supper: M&M Meats Ginger Chicken bowl. (not a fan). Salad.
Snack: Blended frozen raspberries and strawberries with a glug of almond breeze and a squirt of honey. Popcorn.
And I had a banana at some point.
Today.
I'm hungry today. I contribute it to the unappetizing, unfilling supper last night. I'm craving lots of vegetables. And a burger...
B-fast: Plain yogurt, strawberries, gross-o Muesli cereal (this will remain gross-o until it's gone. I wish D would eat it)
Lunch: Salad with chicken, half a pita, vegetables, pear.
Snack: Watermelon. Triscuit thin crisps (Parmesan-Garlic, AKA deliciousness in a triangle)
Supper: I'm really excited about this. Half a pita, burger, curly fries. Probably salad. All tracked and accounted for.
That's about all I know today. Happy eating!
PennieLane
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Goals for 2011
Like half the world I'm resolving to do a few things differently in 2011. Since I'm not a huge fan of the word "resolution" (it signifies the end of something) I'm going with "goals".
Personal
* Worry less and stop assuming the worst. It comes with the territory, but it drives a person (and her fiance!) crazy. This is a huge step and it's going to be really hard, but it's something I need to do for my sanity!
* Be a better gf/fiance/wife. I don't like the word "better" but can't think of an adequate replacement. Ask fewer annoying questions. Say what I mean and mean what I say. Stop sweating the little things. Remember every day how lucky I am that D loves me, crazy and all.
* Learn more. We played Beatles Trivial Pursuit and I didn't know most of the answers. I want to.
Professional
* Accept what I cannot change and have the courage to change the things I can.
* Be HAPPY with what I'm doing.
* Make goals for Pampered Chef and do it!
Fitness / Health
* Weigh 25 pounds less than right now by July 9 (the wedding!)
* Run a 5K in 35 minutes or less
* Exercise 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes unless it will do more harm than good. (This week I'm not doing any. I've been sick for 6 days and my lungs won't be able to take it. Crazy, not stupid)
*Drink 8 glasses of water/coffee/tea each day. I'm also hoping this will help me drink less pop.
Personal
* Worry less and stop assuming the worst. It comes with the territory, but it drives a person (and her fiance!) crazy. This is a huge step and it's going to be really hard, but it's something I need to do for my sanity!
* Be a better gf/fiance/wife. I don't like the word "better" but can't think of an adequate replacement. Ask fewer annoying questions. Say what I mean and mean what I say. Stop sweating the little things. Remember every day how lucky I am that D loves me, crazy and all.
* Learn more. We played Beatles Trivial Pursuit and I didn't know most of the answers. I want to.
Professional
* Accept what I cannot change and have the courage to change the things I can.
* Be HAPPY with what I'm doing.
* Make goals for Pampered Chef and do it!
Fitness / Health
* Weigh 25 pounds less than right now by July 9 (the wedding!)
* Run a 5K in 35 minutes or less
* Exercise 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes unless it will do more harm than good. (This week I'm not doing any. I've been sick for 6 days and my lungs won't be able to take it. Crazy, not stupid)
*Drink 8 glasses of water/coffee/tea each day. I'm also hoping this will help me drink less pop.
Monday, January 3, 2011
A Fresh Start
I'm back. For the past 6 months I've stopped counting/caring what I've been eating and the weight has crept back on. I saw it coming. There were weeks, here and there, where I would track and exercise, but then something would happen. I'd get sick, there would be a celebration of some sort, or, you know, I'd want some ice cream.
So here I am. Six months until my wedding day and 35 pounds heavier than I would like to be. I love that it took a year to lose 40 and six months to gain most of it back.
I told myself that I could do whatever I wanted over Christmas (which included a lot of food, but also walks which made me feel a bit better) but come January I needed to be back at it.
It's not even entirely about the wedding. Sure, I have the prettiest dress ever made and I want to be smokin' hot, but it's more about how I feel. And how I know I CAN feel. I can try on one outfit and feel good, instead of trying on half a dozen and feeling mediocre. I can feel strong after exercising, instead of feeling like a soft mess.
I started learning how to run, and then winter came. I'm not really all about breaking my ankle, so I stopped. Our basement is pulled apart and the treadmill has been pushed into a corner. The exercise bike is shoved into another room. The couch is pulled away from the wall which leaves no exercise room.
I'm full of excuses, I know. But I'm also full of homemade vegetable soup, and a salad with chicken, which I just had for lunch. I know I can do it again, and I have a time goal in mind. If it doesn't happen before July 9, it's not the end of the world. It's a life-long process and the wedding is just one magnificent day. And at the end of that day, I will be married to D and it will happen no matter how much I weigh, and with or without sunshine.
Like I said, I'm back. With or without readers, this blog helped me before so I'm going to try to keep up with it.
One great thing I did was quit smoking, 3 months ago today. I feel fantastic about that, and I can't wait to get healthy without that little storm cloud hanging over my head.
Love, Peace, and Salads,
PennieLane
Love you HT.
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