Thank goodness it’s a 3 day weekend! I’m so freaking happy! Even though it started off kind of crappy. I got up this morning and my kitchen was FLOODED because our water cooler leaked out a whole brand new bottle of water! GAH! I have no mop (besides my shark steamer mop) so I had to use sponges and spend FOREVER cleaning it. Good thing my dispenser has a warranty!

Tomorrow hubby and I are going to Julian, CA for the GRAPE STOMP FESTA! It looks like a lot of fun and it’ll be good for us to go do something fun together. We are going to have breakfast at home and then check it out- it’s a 1.5 hour drive but I’m excited to go

Not much else- work is drama as usual- but I’m just trying to deal until I leave. I’m still doing well with the dieting, hubby is really on board with me- even last night told me the green beans were DELICIOUS? Did anyone here just faint? I know I almost did lol. Still haven’t gotten my DVD’s but I’m going to ask my coworker today just so it’s a gentle reminder

I’m off to check up on you guys then eat some breakfast! Have a FABULOUS weekend everyone!

Time to bring back and old classic. I bought this salmon at the store after my husband said he wanted it. I know! Don’t die of shock- a man asking for something healthy- yes it REALLY did happen! lol

Of course I put it with one of my favorites and made it nice and simple- PEAS!

Just look at those peas- see the two kissing on the bottom right? Oh yeah

This stuff was okay but I’m not really into breaded shrimp- hubby said it was like eating a crab cake to him, so I’m probably not going to buy it anymore- I wanted HERB crusted not bread crusted.

Tonight’s dinner is going to be marinated thin steak. I made my marinade with 4 components (well 5 if you count some water). I just took equal parts of balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, low sodium soy sauce, and then a tablespoon of crushed garlic (add more or less depending on how much garlic you like). Then I added about I’d say half a cup of water to all this. I used about 1 lb of steak and then covered it in plastic wrap and will cook my steak tonight For a side I’m going to do the leftover peas and also some green beans and I’m not sure what else. Probably something starchy for hubby so he won’t feel too upset that he’s been eating way healthier than he used to lol. We can’t upset the “men-folk” now can we?

STILL haven’t gotten my P90X DVD’s but I guess I can’t complain since I’m getting them for free.

Here’s my lunch I packed from last night:

Romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, chopped turkey and chicken breast, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and some avocado along with my 2 tablespoons of ranch. I basically combine it all at work so the salad is fresh when I eat it for lunch I shake up with the ranch and lettuce and carrots first, then add the rest of the ingredients and shake it up again to get everything perfectly coated with just a TINY bit of ranch

Weighed in today at 195- yay the scales back down, it hasn’t been too tough getting back into the low carb eating, I’m surprised at how easy it’s been to stick to around 100 grams of carbs a day again. My stomach is shrinking again and that’s always a plus. I was started to get disgusted with my belly again- I felt so bloated! Today I’m also going to try and get a workout in. I made a deal with hubby to spend less time on the computer, which I really should, facebook can’t take over my life! lol.

Have a great day everyone

I’ve always wanted to make bok choy- and this week I tried this new recipe:

CHICKEN AND GARLIC BOK CHOY

And here it is:

This came out pretty good- hubby ate it with a grimace (he says it was good but I know he isn’t fond of vegetables). Today’s dinner is herb crusted salmon with rice and peas. Yum

Just waiting for my P90X DVD’s…

Sheesh what a weekend. My sister came and immediately got herself sick. She didn’t check the weather apparently and ended up bringing nothing warm to wear. Then she turned on the fan in the room the first night she got here and apparently froze overnight and ended up with a fever/ear infection. I gave her meds but in the end she had to go to the emergency room for drugs. $150 copay! GEEZ! $150 for them to say “yeah she needs antibiotics” YEAH I already knew that! But no doctor is around to give me a prescription so I had to go there…. *sigh*

So things were good with my brother- I definitely see a difference in him- when I dropped him off he said thanks for having him! I almost died cuz he’s never spoken like that!

The only casualty of the weekend besides my sister getting sick is my beautiful light house stained glass fell because my brother accidentally knocked the air mattress into it. *sigh* Anyone know if that stuff can be repaired?

I saw The Other Guys with Will Ferrel and Mark Whalberg this weekend- it was pretty funny. Micheal Keaton was in it and I loved his performance as their boss At one point he says “Shake your dicks off, this pissing contest is over” and omg I lost it- it was HILARIOUS! I swear he had the BEST lines in the whole movie

Today’s all about eating better- I haven’t gotten the P90X from my coworker yet but I’m hoping to get it soon. And I looked at the diet- uh yeah- I’ll make myself sick with all that crap so I’m just going to do my own thing. Breakfast this week is plain yogurt with fruit and granola (strawberries and blackberries). My lunch today is my own chef salad with red leaf lettuce, cheddar, mozzarella, tomato, turkey, and chicken with ranch dressing. How’s that? YUM! Dinner is going to be this new recipe I found for chicken boy choy- and don’t worry I will take pictures! I might make some wild rice to go with it as well

Weight- geez- apparently I can’t eat carbs because despite only eating out once per day, and the first day was a SALAD, I’m up to 199 (seriously ONE slice of pizza and two breadsticks for dinner last night? It has to be salt!). My body is really annoying me- but it’s okay- I told hubby I’m restricting eating out as much as possible while we do this P90X thing. He agrees- he told me he’s really unhappy with his body and eating habits lately so he’s going to go all the way with me on this thing

Have a great day everyone.

Isn’t it funny how excited Friday makes us? It’s like YES TWO whole days of no getting up at the butt-crack of dawn -though I usually “sleep-in” till 8 am how lame is that? But I guess when you are up at 5:30 am sleeping till 8 am is a big difference. I love getting to do what I want for a change during the weekends.

My sister’s here YAY! We talked for over an hour last night lol. I pulled out the air mattress for her and she slept in the living room since it’s the coolest room in the house. My husband is like really you two can chat about ANYTHING can’t you? lol. YES WE CAN!

Talked to my dad yesterday, really it’s very hard for me to speak to him because of all the drama we went through, but anyways, my brother is back with him, has been listening, etc (gee thanks for the call dad). But he asked if my bro can spend the weekend with me- I said this weekend is fine but next weekend I’ll be busy. My brother’s excited to stay the weekend with us- it’ll also be a trial run if he starts trying to leave or giving me problems he won’t be coming over for a whole weekend for a while.

Not much else to say, hope you all have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

Yesterday I went through my old entries- and I got back to that entry where I finally hit onederland. I read all your encourage comments with a big smile on my face and all it does is make me want to get out of the 190s even MORE. It’s still ridiculously hot BUT the news said over the weekend it’s gonna cool down so YAY! I think I’ll take advantage of that time to work in the yard and get in a workout. The P90X is intimidating me so until we start I’d like to get some workouts in so I’m not a total blob. Workouts with weights and resistance bands and my treadmill

My husband wanted pho yesterday- but what he really meant is he wanted a rice/meat dish, so we went over to our my favorite pho place- but because it’s ridiculously HOT I got vermicelli, which IMO is basically COLD pho. I think it’s better for you since there is no salty beef broth. I didn’t take a photo but this is basically what it looked like:

It had shrimp, steak, rice vermicelli, carrots, cucumber, greens, bean sprouts, and then came with a fish vinaigrette. Yes I know that sounds nasty but it’s not really fishy at all- it’s nice and light and you pour it over your food- I then added a tiny bit of sriracha and hoison sauce. It was sooo good! So yesterday pft don’t even ask me about my carbs lol.

I brought my breakfast today- yay- so triscuit crackers and cheese- I know it sounds lame but until I HAVE to eat eggs for the P90X I’m staying FAR AWAY from them! These flavored triscuit crackers are the BOMB! Seriously- roasted garlic? FREAKING YUM! Tomato Basil? COME TO MAMA! lol. It’s hard for me to eat ONE serving but I do it- count it out and put the rest away- the old me would have eaten the box in ONE go- how crazy is that? I looked and one box is 10 servings of 120 calories- that’s 1200 calories! *die*

Tonight my sister is coming home for a visit- yay! I’ve got to tidy up the house but I can’t wait Have a good day everyone!

Today’s forecast: FIRE (yes it’s that damn hot).

It’s been so ridiculously hot here I’ve had no motivation to move! Seriously- when I get home I proceed to open the windows and doors and then just try to keep cool- you KNOW it’s hot when you are sitting and eating dinner and you are sweating! Literally this weekend mowing the lawn almost killed me! In the mornings when everyone walks over to Starbucks (I walk with them but usually don’t get anything) I’m dying it’s so hot- and that’s usually around 7 am!

Today is supposed to be even HOTTER than yesterday *sigh* We don’t have an air conditioner, we have fans, so it makes it tougher. Seriously I haven’t worn clothes to bed in a while! Yeah how sexy is that lol

Yesterday eating was good- I did come in at 42% carbs, but I’m okay with that, I’m okay with a slow loss and maintaining until we get this P90X thing. I found the menu’s online for the first month- they are very high protein- like 50% protein! I told my hubby that it’ll be hard for him cuz he’s not used to so much protein but he’s apparently all ready to go on this one. I think the hardest part will be breakfast during the week cuz it’s all egg whites and stuff. I hate just egg whites- I might toss in one yolk- some recipes call for 8 egg whites- eight! I think I’ll be safe subbing one yolk for a few whites. I’ll have to make some modifications cuz mushroom omelettes are part of the diet and those will just kill me. Any good ideas for a mushroom substitute?

That’s all for today- oh and one of the ladies from the group found me on FB and asked if I was still coming- I was like yeah NO…. lol. I just told her thanks but I found another group.

I forgot my breakfast food this morning and I’m all out here so I’m slightly annoyed- but I will probably actually get something at starbucks for once. They have a spinach and feta wrap with egg that’s pretty decent- I looked it up, 240 calories and 29 carbs- not bad. That along with a small iced coffee should be okay (90 calories and 18 carbs). I told myself no stress about carbs and I’m sticking to it. It’s helping me a lot to be honest. Lunch is some leftovers from last night, hubby made lasagna and no wife is going to say no to a meal cooked by their hubby (for a change), with a large salad. The lasagna has 29 grams of carbs and 280 calories per serving. And then dinner will be ICE dammit lol. Okay I’m not sure what it will be but ice sounds good to me!

Oh btw I’m so excited my sister is coming down to visit this weekend! Have a good day everyone!

At least it’s not up- TOM didn’t come till Sunday which is odd- I was supposed to get it last Thursday and though I had all the symptoms nothing came out till Sunday! I’m sure it’s those pills the doc put me on since it’s a male hormone blocker- but I know it’ll regulate itself again. I did well over the weekend-we only ate out once (RECORD!!) and it was soup plantation so really it’s not too terrible. I went nuts on Saturday and Sunday tackling the yard- I went overboard though cuz Monday I called in sick cuz my back and shoulders hurt so bad- I literally had shooting pains in my shoulders and my back was so sore. Today it’s just sore but that’s fine I can deal with it.

I’m not looking for a group anymore- I’ve just got to be more accountable- that’s it- I have you guys and 3fc so I’m good. I think I was just stressing but since the meds seem to finally be in order I’m not as worried- I know the number will go down again. Right now my goal is 189- then I’ll weigh less than I did when I got married Isn’t it funny how we reach our mini goal numbers? How many of used something around our wedding days as part of that time? *raises hand*

Not much else to say today except I’m taking it easy- we don’t walk anymore at work cuz it’s so hot we decided to skip it until the weather cools down (eh October?) but my husband now wants to do the P90X so we are going to start it as soon as we get a copy from his coworker. He’s unhappy with his body (not surprisingly considering all the crap he eats- we actually got into an argument over a candy bar and soda yesterday) and so now WE are going to get into shape. Um excuse me? I’ve already been working hard at it! But still, it’ll be nice to do it together I guess. Hopefully I don’t die lol. There are some weeks you have to do TWO workouts a day- are they insane?! *sigh* If this gets me to lose 20 lbs I’ll be happy lol. Now I’m gonna get on my husband for what he eats since we are going to do this program together.

Have a great day everyone

196.5- yay, at least it’s still going down. Strange thing is I have all the TOM symptoms but not the actual TOM. I think it’s the medication changes.