Lowe's didn't work out.

Oh well.


I already put in a couple applications today.
Also, I feel kind of down and haven't worked out except playing frisbee with this cool light up frisbee with my sister for at least an hour.

Paul is working tonight at a Bridal Show. I hate the Bridal Shows during the week...He has another one tomorrow.

Although I'm making myself pretty busy tomorrow anyway. I go to school, come home, work out, shower, then head off to an RCIA class at the church...just to introduce myself.

Then I'll be home around 9, so we'll see how that goes...Anyway, my eating was pretty good today as far as calories.

I only had 1 soda today.


Breakfast:
Bagel with ICBINB: 370 calories
1 c of Dole: Pineapple, Orange, Banana Juice: 130 calories

No snack

Lunch: Turkey Sandwich:
Turkey: 60 cal
Provolone: 60 cal
Light Mayo: 45 cal
White bread: 80 cal


Snack: String Cheese: 45 cal


Dinner: Cheese Pizza: 350 cal


Total: 1,140 calories



Exercise: 1.5 hours of Frisbee..lol: 385 calories burned.

Okay.

So I did exactly what I said I was going to do the other night when I posted.

I got up, went to church, came home, worked out..I actually managed to stay on the elliptical for 20 minutes..It was pretty awesome.
Then I did some upper body work..Not quite an hour..but it was a good workout.

Today.

Here is my calorie count:

Breakfast:
Bagel with ICBINB: About 370 calories


S1: Craisins: 100 calorie pack

S2: Prunes: 75 calories


Lunch: Chicken and Mashed potatoes: 427


Dinner: Caesar Salad: 159 calories


Total: 1,131 calories..not too bad.

On top of it..Another 20 minutes on the elliptical: 256 calories burned
20 minutes of weightlifting: 85 calories.

Total burned: 341...I'll be working my way back up to where I was...lol.



Also, as far as the job at Lowes...I called and the HR woman actually stepped out for the rest of the day. Needless to say, I shall be calling tomorrow morning...just to see if there are still any openings and whatnot.

Anyway, have a happy Monday.

I'm thinking its a good time to start over.

Okay...so I was disgustingly hungry today..and had 3 donuts.

I felt so gross.

I think that since I have been sick and my allergies have kicked up, tomorrow is my last day of medication...so tomorrow is going to be my "do-over".

I am going to get up, go to church, come home, work out for at least an hour, and start over with my eating habits.

I've been kind of slack in that department, and I don't want to ruin all of my hard work.

Anyway. I'm not counting calories today..I'm afraid to.


I want to be healthy again...and I am going to be healthy again.

So...time for some serious ass-kicking. My own.

Ugh...Aunt Flo left me a 1.8lb present.

Yeah. I gained 1.8 lbs.

Figured because I felt like such a "heffer" lol..for eating so much.

Anyway, I will definitely be working that off...and then some...=)

I have a few updates:

Job: Monday I am going to call Lowe's just to let them know I am still, in fact breathing, and really wanting the job.

Cellphone: I know I didn't really bring this up at all..but my phone has been acting...slow. So since Paul and I have different services (I have Sprint, he has T-Mobile) we decided to merge and purchase a Verizon family plan.
If I get the job at Lowes, I told Paul I would pay for the first bill, then we would go from there...so we'll see.


Eating:
I haven't really eaten much today...Not by any means because I gained a pound, but because I haven't been hungry...

I didn't eat breakfast, but had an early lunch.

So:

Breakfast: N/A

Snack 1/Lunch: Chili: 300 calories

Snack 2: Granola Bar: 100 calories

Dinner: TBD

I may be going to a friend's house because Paul is doing a bridal show tonight from 7-11. I will hang out with her until he gets back or whatever, because he has to drop off the equipment there in order to leave anyway.

I also got a lot of cute clothes to go out in. We went to Charlotte Russe in the mall, and I got this really cute tealish colored tank top with a belt, and I got matching shoes.

Also, Heather gave me a couple shirts that she doesn't every wear...One was a green tank top, and the other was a vest from Deb's...which usually I get Larges or XL in Deb's shirts...but the vest was a Medium..and it fits!
How awesome is that?

I was really excited...and I can't wait to lost more weight, the more I will lose the better my clothes with definitely fit. =)



Anyway, off to watch some television before Paul and I have to leave!


Have a great Friday!

Let's make this quick..

So I feel pretty good today.
Aunt Flo is on her way out the door, so the bloating has subsided and I am feeling much better.

I got up at 6:30 and stayed up because I felt that good..lol....and that refreshed..haha.

Sadly, I haven't heard back from Lowe's about the job...And my "interview" was a week ago. Ugh.
I really need a job.


Anyway.

I am going shopping with my friend Heather today, we are getting some "going out" clothes...
It's funny because I will wear the pants or jeans that I plan on going out in, just so I know how the top or whatever looks with the pants...lol.


So. Let's get to it.

Breakfast:
Coffee, 1/2 bagel, 1 string cheese: 227 calories


S1: TBD

Lunch: PB&J sandwich: 193 calories

S2: TBD

Dinner: TBD



Exercise: 3 hours worth of walking through the mall: 590 calories burned
Playing with the kids...lol...that's at least 200 calories burned...


Anyway, I will edit this thing later...
Have a great Thursday!

Getting ready to cook some porkchops!

Okay, I am going to make this quick.
I plan on doing some working out tonight...I am completely drained because today was my first day back to school, but I am going to do a workout video or something.

Anyway...today I am pretty sure I am seriously under my calories..lol.

Here it is:

Breakfast:
1 Bagel with Cream Cheese: 306 calories

Snack 1:
Nutrigrain Bar: 130


Lunch:
No real lunch.

Snack 2:
Cream Cheese on Crackers: 270 calories

Dinner:
Pork Chops: 244 calories
Mashed Potatoes: 60 calories
Corn: 63 calories


Total: 1,073 calories.

Okay, so I'm not off..lol. It was the cream cheese and crackers.

I think I may do some wii fit stuff, like yoga tonight. After a few minutes of cardio of course.

Have a good night. =)


*EDIT*
Exercise: Paul and I went outside and played catch for about 15-20 minutes: 142 calories burned
Jogging/Running on the treadmill: 30 minutes: 385 calories burned
Free weights 10 minutes: 128 calories burned.

Also: in general: School: walking carrying less than 25 lbs: 85 calories burned
Walking up stairs while carrying less than 25 lbs: 71 calories
And I burned 85 in home activities alone..lol

Total: 896 calories burned.

oooOOOooOOh...lol.

Oh man.

So I have to be perfectly honest with you guys, I feel like I have been a little lax in the exercise department...I've done a lot of normal stuff that requires me to be on my feet and moving around...like serious cleaning...or grocery shopping...the usual stuff.

As far as going on the elliptical..I haven't really done it in a while.
I need to get back on track this week. Spring Break will be over, so I will be getting back into the swing of things.

Also, I went for the "interview" on thursday, it turned out that I ended up doing a second half of an application, and they said I would get a call next week...So I will be waiting for that.

I feel like my break went so fast. It is horrible.

And, to put the icing on the cake to my Spring Break, Aunt Flow decided to pay me a visit last night...so I have all of the first day of the period issues...Bloating..Headache..Cramps...it is horrible.


So I wasn't necessarily calorie counting today because I knew it wasn't going to be pretty.
Tomorrow is a new day..and the start to a new week.

Paul works late tonight. I hate it when he works late..being a DJ..he won't get home tonight until 2 a.m....at least.

He also works tomorrow..it's a bridal show..but still. It's my last day of spring break....Ugh...

Monday I go back to school...which I am seriously hating right now...I always get this way...last spring and this one...it's like an anxious child going through "Senioritis" as we called it in High School...Where time is ticking down until the last week of school...and it's like you wake up for school and you can think of so many things that are so much more important.

Especially when the weather will get nicer...it's bad for me. I dread going to school knowing that I will be stuck in a classroom while people are out and about on 80 degree days.
It sucks.

Anyway, I just wanted to make an update. I also don't plan on touching a scale this week. Not until Aunt Flow leaves.

Have a happy weekend.

Another quick post before our hike today!

So I'm really excited about today. =)

It's supposed to be soooo nice out.

Anyway, just to sink it in, this is what I am having today (oh, and to top it all off, I lost 1.3 lbs!)

Breakfast:
Multigrain Cheerios with 2% milk: 175 cal

Snack 1:
Nutrigrain Bar: 130 cal

Lunch:
PB & J sandwich: 288 calories
Half a pear (I'm sharing it with Paul..lol): 40.5
Strawberries (7): 14 calories
Tostitios (about half a serving: 12 chips): 70 calories


Snack 2:
Nutrigrain Bar: 130 calories


Dinner:
Garlic and Olive Oil Vermicelli: 350 calories


Total: 1,197.5 lol.

Exercise: About 4 hours of hiking: 2,062 calories burned.

POSSIBLY some yoga (45 minutes): 161 calories burned

Total: 2,223 calories burned...=)


Have a great Wednesday everyone!


Oh, and wish me luck on my interview tomorrow, I don't know if I will be able to sneak in another post before then.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!

I hope you all remembered to wear green to avoid those who still feel it is necessary to pinch others. Haha.

I know I haven't updated since Friday. Shame on me.

I am still around 188, so I guess that's good.

Paul has been sick, so I have been taking care of him (as he did of me).
Also, I feel like I have been eating like a piggy! I guess the scale held that my eating wasn't AS bad as I thought.

So, this is going to be a pretty busy week for me!
I have so much to fill you guys in on...

Yesterday was pretty uneventful for a monday. I actually spent most of my day cleaning! I was on my feet (or hands and knees scrubbing the bathroom floor) for like 4 hours...It was crazy.
I cleaned the kitchen (took everything off of the counters, bleached them. I wiped the stuff down, I dusted and windexed everything!) Web MD says General Cleaning for 4 hours burns 1,031 calories...How crazy is that?!?

Today was pretty eventful actually. Well, I got up with the intentions of cleaning the upstairs today...but I slept in sooo late.
Paul actually woke me up at like 10:30..and we relaxed all morning.
Around 2 I got ready and went to visit an old teacher that I had in High School. I had her for Health Occupations...It was a vo-tech class that I took for 3 years...she didn't have kids of her own so I was pretty much her adopted daughter...so I went to visit her (since I haven't seen her since the engagement) and show her the rings and my wedding plans so far.

Anyway, we caught up and it was really nice.

After speaking with her for a little over an hour, I went to Walmart to pick up a few things for Paul, and then came back home..where we ate outside on the balcony because it was like 70 degrees outside and it was beautiful!

Also, I have an interview with Lowe's on Thursday at 11! I am so excited...It's only a seasonal job (I would start on April 11th and end July 6th) but it's a start...and they may decide to keep me through the fall..who knows?

So that's my most exciting news...

Tomorrow, Paul and I are going hiking through Dingmans Falls...with a high of 61..woo hoo!!

Anyway, today's numbers:
I actually didn't eat as much...so I had some post-dinner calories..lol...You'll see.

Breakfast:
Bagel with Cream Cheese: 320 calories

Lunch:
I didn't eat lunch...I know..horrible me..but I had a really late breakfast...so I just wasn't all that hungry.

Dinner:
Costco Cheese Pizza: 384 calories

Snack 1:
Tostitio's: 140 calories

Snack 2: (my ugh snack): I had a SMALL portion of left over cheese fries from Outback Steakhouse (my parents went and brought me home cheesefries because I love them!..I had a small portion then left the rest to my brother): 207 calories...not so bad compared to the 2900 that the entire thing is...ugh.

Total: 1051...Not bad at all. =)


Tomorrow, if I don't post..I will probably have:

Breakfast:
Multi-grain Cheerios with 2% milk: 175 calories

Snack 1:
Nutrigrain Bar: 130

Lunch:
PB & J (possibly): 288 calories
Pear: 81
Possibly a Clementine: 35 calories


Snack 2:
Nutrigrain Bar: 130 calories


Dinner:
Garlic and Olive Oil with Vermicelli: 350 calories

Total: 1189..Good Good.


Exercise: Hiking (takes about 4 hours to get through the falls): 2,062 calories burned. Woohoo!
Yoga (45 min): 161 calories burned

Total Burned: 2,223 calories...=)

Anyway, time for bed...=) I have a busy day tomorrow.

Quick post

Okay...I gained a pound.

Ugh...


I really don't' want to get into it.


Anyway...today there will be no meat since its Friday.


Breakfast:
Multigrain Cheerios with 2% milk: 175 calories

Snack 1: Nutrigrain bar maybe: 130 calories

Lunch: TBD

Snack 2: TBD

Dinner: Pasta tonight..: 310 calories


Total: 615...minus Lunch and Snack 2...I'm not really sure what they are yet.



Exercise: Elliptical, Bicycle, Weight Training.



Off to grocery shop.

Now that I have some time to breathe..

I finished my medication this morning for my sickness.
I still feel a little congested, but it is definitely MUCH better than it was.

Anyway...I need to weigh myself.
I was at 188 when I last weighed myself the other day (yesterday maybe)...but I just ate breakfast so that may damper it a little bit.

Actually I am going to go quickly weigh myself anyway...just for the general idea...189..so breakfast probably tripped the scale..lol.

Anyway, I will start watching my calories again today...

Breakfast:
Multi-Grain Cheerios and 1/2 of Milk: 175 calories

Snack 1:
Nutrigrain Bar Blueberry: 130 calories

Lunch:
6" Subway Turkey Sub: 279 calories

Snack 2:
Quaker Tortillaz Chips: 130 calories

Dinner:
Breaded Chicken (Thighs and Legs): 300 calories (estimation)
Corn: 83 calories
Maybe some mixed veggies or green beans: 60 calories at most


Total: 1,157 calories...that's better. =)


Exercise: Since I am still feeling a little worn out..I may do about 10 minutes on the elliptical, maybe 10 more on the bicycle thing...and the rest of the time doing yoga and maybe a little weight lifting..It will really depend on how much my body can handle.

Anyway, on a note that doesn't really touch on being in shape...I think I may have gotten a new job..Which is much needed.

It isn't something big...I put in an application at Lowes hardware store, next to my college. I actually got a call back the next day..but I didn't hear my phone go off at all, so by the time I called back, the lady had left for the day.

But I called today and she doesn't work today, so I left my name and number so that way she knows I did call back and I definitely AM interested in the job.
Hopefully I get a call for an interview tomorrow.
I am actually really excited, because I am now on my Spring Break, and I could possibly be making some money =).

Hopefully this all works out. =)


I better get going though, I have a lot to do today.
Have a great day everyone!

I am feeling much better today.

So after taking the medication (its 1 pill twice a day for 7 days) since Wednesday I am definitely feeling much better. Yesterday was the first day that my throat was not hurting at all..and today is the second.

However, I still have some congestion like it is trying to leave me with a head cold.
I know that I was going to try and work out every day for Lent, but like I had said, if my body is exhausted I will let it rest...
That's what I have been doing..
And my mom told me something very important, she told me that when I am good enough to start working out again, I need to work my way back up to doing the elliptical for 40 minutes and whatnot...so just do the elliptical for 10 then some yoga and whatnot, until I am back where I was.

The plus-side is that I have been watching what I am eating but still eating healthy and losing weight based on that alone.

It's nice. =)

So I am hoping to be back on the bandwagon by wednesday, thursday at the latest. =)


That's it for now.

Wow. I am so sorry I haven't posted!

So here is the scoop on my not posting the past like 3 days.

Tuesday, I had my journalism class..which I believe I posted, actually.
I did the workout I said I was going to do, but I had this weird twinge in my throat.
I kept drinking water thinking that it was just a serious case of cotton-mouth..which I get when Paul turns on the fan while we are working out. (I leave it off...he likes it on..go figure)

So I just kept drinking water to stay hydrated.
I showered, and got myself ready for bed no problem, but I felt so tired by 9 that I passed out by 9:30...which is very unusual for me.

I wake up around 11:30 with some serious chills. It was horrible, I had on flannel pajama pants, Paul's snowboarding thermal socks, 3 shirts on, a hoodie on top of it, and was wrapped up in three blankets...and still couldn't get warm.
So I woke Paul up and told him that I think I needed to make a doctor's appointment for the next day because I felt like I had been hit by a truck and my throat was on fire.

I drank tea, took some motrin with milk (so it wouldn't give me a tummy ache later), and curled back up with Paul (who is like a human heater) and tried to sleep.

The next morning (Wednesday), I wake up still with chills, sore throat, headache...I felt like death..it was horrible.
I got up to go to the bathroom and Paul said fairly bluntly: You look like shit.
Don't you love it when your fi's and dh's are so open with you?

I got back into bed and stayed there 90% of the day...the rest was made up of peeing.
I don't think I have peed so much in my life...granted, I was mainly eating soups and drinking gatorade, water, and tea..but still.

Around 10 I took my temp and it was 100.7...time for Motrin again to bring it down...so I popped in some motrin, talked to my mom, and she wanted to check in on me later.
So, she said not to take any more motrin for the rest of the day so we could see how serious this was.

By 1 I passed out again...woke up around 3:30 sweating...
When my mom came in around 9 that night she cleaned up a little bit (I had tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner...the dog had half the grilled cheese and I ate about 1/4 of the soup), my fever was up to 102.8

Needless to say at 9 a.m yesterday when the Dr's office opened, I called to get an appointment. I made one for 11:15..but didn't get to see the doctor until 12:35pm...yeah, they were THAT busy.

So I go in, and the doctor was asking the typical questions (because I haven't seen him since October of 07...I was sick in October of 08, but he called in the prescription)...and checked my sinues, ears, nose, and throat...which he kinda gave a grossed out face..which is understandable.

He said that it's all in my throat..and I have Strep Throat...which I haven't had in like 5 years...and Yeah, I still have my tonsils...They were going to take them out when I was little, but they were afraid (since I have thin blood) that I could POSSIBLY bleed to death...so that was that.

So he prescribed me Augmentin...which the liquid made me sick as a child, but the pills are easy.

I do feel better. I had a fever last night, but I took my first pill last night...and so far I'm just coughing out the infection...tmi possibly..sorry.

I have to take 1 pill twice a day for a week.
I'm hoping I am okay by Monday...I really need to go back to school...

Anyway, I am feeling a little bit better, my throat is still sore but tolerable.

The past few days I haven't really been calorie counting...I probably won't be today either.
I can't really eat all that much, it's really just been popcicles and other liquids.

So, there is my update...


Also, Irene, I saw that you commented on my last post about my dress...I know the type of design that I want, but I haven't bought any dresses yet, because I still have a year and a half before the wedding, so I don't want to buy a dress that may be too big on me by the time my wedding comes...
I know that it can be taken in, but I would rather wait a little while longer, that way it would be a little more accurate.

Anyway, time to finish my oatmeal and take my medicine...then time to relax.

Today was pretty good...

I had a good day today..besides the freezing winds...=)

Breakfast:
2 eggo waffles: 190
ICBINB: 80
Sugar free syrup: 35

S1: Pepsi: 100

Lunch:
Egg Salad: (eggs, mayo, salt, pepper)
Eggs: 92 (7 eggs, hard boiled, smooshed together..lol)
Mayo: 90

S2: Quaker Tortillaz Chips: 130

Dinner:

2 pieces of Tombstone Pepperoni Pizza (I have been on a pizza craze): 390 cal


Total: 1107 calories...not bad.


Working out:

All cardio tonight!

Elliptical: 40 minutes: 515 calories burned.
Stationery Bike thing for 10 minutes: 100 calories
Ab workouts: 10 minutes: 115-120 calories

Total for tonight: 730-735 calories. =)

So, my school was closed today...

I didn't have school today because of the "mega-storm"...We got about 6 inches of snow.

Anyway...I shoveled my drive-way...and our neighbors...so that was a pretty good workout.


Today I have eaten a lot...it's kinda gross...

B: PB&J and Coffee: 382 calories

S1: PB&J: 282 calories and a Coke: 103 cal

L: a few club crackers with yellow american cheese: 480 cal

S2: Raw broccoli with Italian dressing: 85 cal
Coke: 103

Dinner: Cheese Pizza: 350 cal

Total: 1785 cal...

I used that BMI calculator that Irene had sent me on a previous blog, and I calculated that I need 2674.06...so I guess that isn't as bad as I thought...I just feel gross about it.

Anyway, like I said before, I shoveled two driveways today...so that was a workout.

Yardwork: Shoveling Snow: 1 hr and 30 min: 785 calories burned

Elliptical (after dinner): 40 minutes: 524 calories burned

Light Weight lifting: 15 minutes: 65 cal burned

Sit-ups on a balance ball: 15 minutes: 175 cal burned

Total: 1549 cal burned.