Down 4.7 pounds!
I'm super excited, obviously :)
This whole snow storm thing has everyone's panties in a bunch . . . so when I went to the store to buy some groceries I could hardly get through the aisles. Seriously, don't these people have jobs? It's snow, not an atom bomb.
Anyway . . . perhaps I'll make another boringish food post later . . . for now I'm just being all crazy happy about my loss.
So funny . . . Every time I post a new blog, I lose a follower. So . . . Sorry I'm so boring guys! Seriously.
I have so much school work to do tonight it isn't funny. Tomorrow morning is the big weigh in day . . . wish me luck!
I do need to mention my newest favorite snack in the whole wide world, though. Today I bought some Tofurky slices which I love because they are seriously awesome. They don't have that weird "soy" flavor or anything. I could eat it all day. Anyway, I also recently purchased a jar of Nasoya brand Dijon style Nayonaise . . . Nayonaise, you ask? Yes. No dairy, no eggs, yes awesome! This stuff seriously tastes amazing and I highly recommend it.
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I realize that I haven't been posting much in terms of personal stuff here lately. I think I just needed to get back into the groove of actually posting a blog at all and I was sort of afraid that I would flake out again and look like an absent moron. So I needed some time. Needed to build up some trust.
I had been feeling pretty ugh-ish about weight loss for a while. I wanted to do it, I was pretty much paying attention, but couldn't recommit. I have a bad habit of letting those around me influence my decisions way too much. Something I definitely need to work on this time around is the fine art of saying "no." Why do I find this so hard?
I also really need to work on finding balance in my life. I know that I will never succeed with the all or nothing attitude. I can't be completely strict until I lose weight because I will inevitably gain it back. I know this. I've done it before. I need to find a way to go out to dinner with friends without A) having a panic attack beforehand or B) eating everything in sight until the kitchen staff runs away and hides for fear that I will come after them next. Alcohol is another biggie. I've just been going without, but I want to have a glass of wine now and then without the fear that it will totally screw up my next weigh in.
So, in other words, I've got some issues...
In the meantime, I've been quietly plugging along, counting points to myself, packing my lunches, planning my snacks . . . all without the help of the blogger world that I love so much. I think I needed to do it. I needed to be successful on my own, not just because I was being successful for the readers of my blog.
I still struggle with motivation for exercise. This week was rough because I was unable to go to the gym on Monday and Wednesday because my daughter was sick Monday and today I needed to observe a classroom. But I plan to be there as soon as both kids are in school on Friday morning. As for tonight - I have way too much homework for tomorrow so I'm just going to have to pass on movement for the time being. Perhaps tomorrow I will be able to get some in during the evening.
OH! Now I do remember something I wanted to ask . . . I am in desperate need of some new tunes for working out. I have a lot of singer/songwriter, indie, touchy feely crap and I need some fun fast music to listen to while on the treadmill or elliptical. One of my favorite songs for now is Viva la Vida by Coldplay - I need variety. All suggestions are welcome! :)
Until next time . . .
Just thought I would share my food from today . . .
Vegan Breakfast burrito from whole foods (I don't know the points value of this, so I estimated a little high 9 points)
Agave Sweetened Soy Yogurt (2 points)
Coffee with soy milk ( .5 point)
Salad - greens, arugula, corn, black eyed peas, sunflower seeds, olive oil, vinegar, broccoli, quinoa (5.5 points)
Primal Strips Thai Peanut Seitan (1 point) - i forgot to take a picture of the actual food . . . but here's the wrapper
I'm not sure what to have for dinner tonight, but i have 13 points left for the day . . . any suggestions? :)
This last weekend was probably the shittiest weekend I have had in the last few years. So much bad stuff happened, but I managed to weigh less on Monday morning than I did on Friday. No eating my pain, thank god. I'm just starting to et back into the swing of all things internet . . . so hopefully i will start commenting on blogs again soon.
This isn't a video - just audio . . . and it is safe for work . . . but I find it to be so funny that I had to post it on everything internet today :)
Has anyone had this stuff?
After going to the gym this morning, I ventured over to the Giant Eagle Market District (Which, by the way, is GE's way of trying to be cool like Whole Foods without actually being cool like Whole Foods and still charging just as much) to get a few things. I wandered over to the cold beverage section, because fun beverages are number 4 on the list of things I'm obsessed with (Numbers 1-3 are as follows: Blank books/Journals, Reusable Bottles, and reusable bags/totes/purses). Among all the tea and vitamin water was a bottle of this Kombucha stuff. I've been afraid to try it (for good reason!) but decided I should give it a go . . . especially since all the crazy hippy types are all about it. 
I make my purchases and head to my car, where I open up the bottle for a drink.
I thought I was going to die.
Die.
So then I'm like . . . Jessi seriously, it can't be that bad . . . drink some more and see . . . maybe it's an acquired taste.
Yeah, no.
I ended up drinking about 1/4 of the bottle before surrendering and dumping the rest of my $3.29 down the drain.
Is it possible that I had just a bad brand? Or does this shit really suck that bad?? Anyone have other experiences?
