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Archive for January, 2009


January 13, 2009

So - this work thing. As much as I love my job, I think I would like to live a life a leisure. I love my 3-day weekends, and they are ALL OVER for awhile. And then, when I get them back? They will be Friday-Sunday weekends, which means I have to GO TO WORK [...]

January 12, 2009 (Weigh-In Day)

Breakfast: Oatmeal (my go-to breakfast on non-work days), today made with water, vanilla soy milk, apple butter, peanut butter & pecans, sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar; coffee w/ soy milk
Lunch: 1.5 pieces of leftover lasagna
Snacks: 5 chocolate covered strawberries, 1 banana
Dinner: leftover enchilada casserole, 1 square dark chocolate, 1 beer
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: Elliptical, 45 minutes
Weight: [...]

January 11, 2009

Breakfast: My usual weekend fare of oatmeal (1/3 cup each oats, water, vanilla soymilk) with peanut butter & pumpkin butter with pecans. Coffee w/ soy creamer
Brunch: Eleventy cups of coffee w/ half & half; 2 eggs over medium, potatoes, and a delious muffin
Dinner: Enchilada casserole, 4 beers (Crazy indulger that I am).
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: 6 [...]

January 10, 2009

Breakfast: Oatmeal! Made with vanilla soymilk & water, and I added: a bit of soy creamer (I cooked it a bit too long), peanut butter, pumpkin butter, raisins & pecans. I also had some coffee & soy creamer.
Lunch: Chili with 1/2 oz cheddar & some saltines.
Dinner: 3 small slices of homemade pizza, 2 very small [...]

January 8 & 9, 2009

Internets - it is only the first part of January, and already I broke my ‘post the food everyday’ pledge. BUT! I have excuses!
This week has sucked. I have felt crappy. I have eaten poorly. I have exercised little. I have not had enough water. I have worked a lot. Those things combined to make [...]

January 7, 2009

Still feel gross.
Breakfast: low-fat vanilla yogurt, vanilla-almond special K, diet coke
Lunch: 1 banana, 2 pieces of string cheese, 2 TB peanut butter
Afternoon snack: 1 mini Twix, 1 mini Baby Ruth, 4 TB peanut butter, 1 Diet Coke
Dinner: At this point, I’m thinking chocolate covered strawberries & wine, but maybe I’ll feel healthier when I get [...]

January 6, 2009

Today was not so good. I have cramps. I’m sure that’s TMI, but I don’t care.
Breakfast: coffee with soy creamer, Luna bar, lime flavored. Too sweet, too early. BLECH!
2nd Breakfast (post-workout): 1 cup of vanilla (low-fat) yogurt, 1/2 cup Special K vanilla almond cereal, diet coke
Lunch: white bean & turkey soup, 15 saltines
Dinner: Homemade vegetarian [...]