running again today

Yeah, it's Tuesday again. Getting off work early so I can meet Laura at soccer practice this afternoon. And during her practice, I'll be doing my jog. Hopefully it won't be too bad like last week. Seriously, I'm still feeling that icky feeling of running that first mile. After the first mile hump, then it starts getting easier... but still, it's a bit tough.. seriously. Anyway, hopefully all will go well today. We'll see. :)

Oh, Mark's staying home today because he's taking Christopher for a quick checkup. For about a week now Christopher's had this rash all over his back and has spread onto his tummy, neck, head and face. At first we thought it was a heat rash cuz last week was so hot, but then came last Thursday, Mark noticed a slight fever and the grouchiness in Christopher just told us it might just be something else. Mum thought it might be roseola which babies 6 months and up usually get... but then the symptoms doesn't quite match up. Lalalalala... long story short, Christopher's finally going to see the doctor today. Hopefully it'll just be something simple like chicken pox or who knows what and we can all get over this in due time. :)

Alright, so yesterday I was supposed to do my first official DVD workout of that 30 Day Shred. Well, I didn't. BUT I did make up my own mini circuit routine. It wasn't too bad. I found myself getting hot and sweating 2-3 minutes into my routine. Overall, I say it was a success... I mean, I actually did something! Oh, and doing all of it while watching the Steelers beat the Ravens in overtime on Monday Night Football. Yeah, so not bad.

Okay, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- dinner leftover: chicken stir-fry w/ bp & onions + rice (350 cal)

AM SNACK:
- kiwi (75 cal)
- mini snickers (50 cal)

LUNCH:
- Eating Right orange glazed chicken w/ broccoli & rice (300 cal)

PM SNACK:
- banana (105 cal)
- string cheese (80 cal)

DINNER:
- turkey sausage w/ small side salad + dressing & 1/2 cup rice (350 cal)
- 2 big marshmallow, plus mini melted scraps (75 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1385

Planned Workout: jogging... hopefully at least 3 miles?! okay... 40mins?

official start! :)

So like I said last week, I'm officially starting my 30 Day Shred today. I haven't done the workout yet, but I totally plan on doing that tonight when I get home from work. I really, really, want to do well, or at least, try to stick to something... and it's only for 30 days, so I have to at least try and do it. I know I'm always terrible, especially at starting things and then eventually just getting side track, etc. Although I can proudly say I am still sticking to running... just not so often as I did during the summer for a few weeks.

Anyway, speaking of running, Mark and I did our planned jog around Golden Gate Park yesterday. We started by the Polo Fields, ran down MLK and around to JFK and back... to the Polo Fields parking lot. It wasn't so bad... a quick 3.1 mile jog. Of course, Mark's pace is much faster than mine, so he finished his in 27 minutes. I did mine under 32 minutes. So overall, we did good.. met our goals, etc. Mark really enjoyed this jog so I think we're going to do it again. We've decided that one day out of the work week we'll go jogging after work before actually going home. I know that once I get home, I don't really feel like going out again. So anyway, that's what we've planned for this Friday. Let's hope we stick with it.

Oh, we went to the movies yesterday after the 49er's game. Saw Eagle Eye, wasn't too bad. I liked it.. Mark did too. I'm glad we finally got out and watched a movie. It's been a while since we've last seen something at the movie theatre.

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- dinner leftover: spaghetti w/ pasta sauce, garlic bread (350 cal)

AM SNACK:
- orange (100 cal)

LUNCH:
- Lean Cuisine chicken teriyaki bowl w/ veggies & rice (250 cal)

PM SNACK:
- banana (105 cal)

DINNER:
- chicken stir-fry w/ bell peppers & onions + 1/2 cup rice (350 cal)
- apple crumble (225 cal)

EVENING SNACK:
- apple crumble w/ ice cream (325 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1705

holding off for now...

Yes, I've decided that because I am still sore, especially my arms, I'm going to hold off on the 30 Day Shred. I will restart it on Monday. Hopefully by then my body will have recovered and everything will be fine. Anyway, we'll see how things go. :)

Alright, today's weigh-in. I weighed myself this morning and I think I've lost 1/2 pound. Not bad I guess. So I'm now down to 102.5. Almost back to my pre-baby weight. But here's the thing, I really don't care if it's 102, 100, or 105.. whichever, all I really want is to lose some inches. I know I still have quite a few to go... so I'm just really hoping the strength, circuit workouts will help out.. and of course, not to mention, the running. Hopefully all will be okay. My ultimate goal is to look GOOD and lean by my 25th birthday next July... so we'll see. :)

Okay, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- 1 fried egg (75 cal)
- 2 slices turkey bacon (40 cal)
- cup fat-free milk (90 cal)

AM SNACK:
- orange (100 cal)

LUNCH:
- 2 street tacos, chicken/veggies with gaucamole, beans, lettuce, salsa, etc (500 cal)

PM SNACK:
- kiwi fruit (75 cal)

DINNER:
- TBD (350 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1230

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UPDATE: i ate soooooooo much tonight! made some cc cookies, had like 4-5 of them tonight, plus 2 ice cream cones! i know, crazy... way too much. eww, better luck tomorrow.

lake merced race results

Okay, turns out Mark didn't run the lake in 33 minutes. He did it in 39:39... which is still amazing! He improved his pace by almost a whole minute... from 9:35 to 8:48, which is incredible! I on the other hand improved my pace as well, from 10:50 (from the last race) to 10:25. My official time for Lake Merced? 46:56... not bad eh? Considering the first time I ran the race... like ever, was in 53 minutes. Anyway, we're planning on running a 5k by ourselves this weekend in Golden Gate Park. Hopefully all goes well. Alright, more later. :)

day 4, measurements, etc

Okay, so I was bad yesterday. I didn't do my workout. Hopefully I can squeeze it in today before Back to School Night tonight. We'll see.

Alright, so I got in some quick measurements this morning. I know, kind of embarrassing, but here they are:

Below Bust: 26"
Waist: 26.5"
Tummy: 32.5"
Panty Line: 31.5"
Hips: 34.5"
R Thigh: 20.5"
L Thigh: 21"
R/L Calf: 13"
R/L Arm: 10"
Neck: 11-1/8"

OMG... I know, terrible. Let's see if I'll ever see a 24" waistline. :)

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- dinner leftovers: chicken stir-fry w/ rice (400 cal)

AM SNACK:
- large banana (125 cal)

LUNCH:
- Eating Right chicken w/ peanut sauce (280 cal)

PM SNACK:
- orange (100 cal)

DINNER:
- spaghetti w/ veggies (230 cal)
- cup fat-free milk (90 cal)

EVENING SNACK:
- chicken kabob (250 cal)
- Twix candy bar, 1 stick (140 cal)
- Crunch candy bar (220 cal)


TOTAL CALORIES: 1735

Planned Workout: 30 day shred dvd :) <-- decided that im gonna wait til monday to restart. i'm still very sore from earlier in the week, especially my arms. :)

day 3 of 30

So like I said yesterday, I went for a run/jog during Laura's soccer practice. Jogged for about 32 minutes or so.. about 3 miles. Not too bad. One thing I did noticed about me is that I'm still not quite there yet. It's like for some reason my heart's not super fit yet. I feel like I'm still struggling a bit. Maybe it could be that I'm trying to improve on my pace or something... but I can definitely feel the push every time I try to go faster. I don't know... just need more practice at this or something. Anyway, I'm just super proud of myself for sticking to it and actually jogging the whole 3 miles. Initially I had planned on jogging 3.8, but since I didn't run the actual course I had mapped out and instead improvised, it only worked out to about 3 miles. I guess that's okay.. considering during a good chunk of my run yesterday I kept battling with my head telling me to just slack off and walk... but this other voice inside said to keep going, which I did.. and finished the run (w/out walking). Anyway, we'll see how my Tuesday runs turn out to be as the soccer season progresses. I've made a decision that I will take Laura to every Tuesday practice and during those practice days I will run to kill the 80 minute practice time. Good luck to me, I guess. :)

Alright, so yesterday was day 2 of 30 for the 30 Day Shred. I did plan on doing the workout, but after my run, I decided that I was going to give it a rest. You see, Mark and I did that race on Sunday... and we both woke up Monday super sore! I was sore all day Monday but since I wanted to checkout the DVD, I did the workout instead anyway... instead of giving my body a break. Well, after the Monday workout, I woke up yesterday still sore... and after my run yesterday, it was just like... ahhh! Let's just take a break. Anyway, I'm much better today, so no excuses on not doing the workout tonight. I really want to do well, so I'm hoping I stick with it. I did pretty decent yesterday on my eating.. although, kind of bad in the fact that I didn't really eat a whole lot. Hopefully today won't be too bad, whether it's low or high. :)

So, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- dinner leftovers: chicken w/ tomatoes, onion, etc + rice (300 cal)

AM SNACK:
- medium banana (105 cal)

LUNCH:
- Eating Right chicken w/ plum sauce + rice & veggies (310 cal)

PM SNACK:
- large banana (125 cal)

DINNER:
- chicken stir-fry w/ bell peppers +rice (400 cal)
- cup fat-free milk (90 cal)
- 2 ice cream cones (450 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1685

Planned workout: 30 Day Shred DVD, level 1 :) -- i didnt do it. bad me, i know.

day 2 of 30

Alright, so last night after Christopher went down (to bed), I pushed PLAY and did my first workout of the 30 Day Shred. As you all probably know or as mentioned yesterday, it's a circuit workout, so it's pretty much just go, go, go! Boy was it tough. I mean, I'm usually pretty good w/ these workout videos, just cuz I have like a whole bunch of them (crazy huh?!) But yes, Jillian really doesn't let you stop. I mean, you're constantly moving from one move to the next. I really enjoyed it actually. I like the fact that all the routines are easy to do.. I mean, routines that I've done in the past before. I like how the cardio portion really lets me rest (especially after an intense strength routine/s). Overall, it wasn't so bad. Of course, I started on level 1, so yes. We'll see how level 2 and 3 are like... maybe I'll do those sometime later this week or early next week. I guess for now I'll stick to level 1 just a bit longer (a few days) and see how I do. If it gets a bit boring or if I think I should move on to the next level, I probably will. Anyway, I still haven't done today's session yet... will probably do that tonight. Oh, I have a run schedule for today after work. Getting off early to take Laura to soccer practice. Utilizing that hour slot for my run. I was going to do a 5-mile run, but I think I'll just stick to the shorter 3.8-mile one instead. I'm not sure how much time I'll have... considering I'll arrive at practice a bit later than usual so I won't really have a whole 80 minutes or so.. etc. Stay tune. :)

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- 2 french toast w/ syrup (325 cal)

AM SNACK:
- Twix mini bar (75 cal)

LUNCH:
- Eating Right lemongrass chicken (230 cal)

PM SNACK:
- medium banana (105 cal)

DINNER:
- chicken stir-fry w/ tomatoes, onions, ginger, sweet peppers + 1/2 cup rice (350 cal)
- cup 1% milk (130 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1085

UPDATE: total miles ran >> 3 miles for about 32 mins... not bad :)

30 day shred, weekend race, weigh-in, etc

So I got the DVD in the mail this weekend for Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I'm super excited for it. I'm going to start it today when I get home from work. I previewed it this weekend and it doesn't seem so bad. It's got 3 levels, easy, intermediate and advance or whatever... and only 20 minutes each. So 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio and 1 minute of abs. That's not bad. So it's like a circuit training kind of thing. I just hope I'll stick to it. I mean, it says 30 days right...? So I guess stick to it for 30 days, a MUST do and see if I can do it? Who knows.

Anyway, yesterday was the Lake Merced Half Marathon/4.5-mile Run. Mark and I did the 4.5-mile run. OMG... I'm still feeling a bit out of it for some reason. The run was a bit tougher than before. I guess it could be that I haven't really been keeping up with my runs. Lately, I haven't really been running apart from just racing. Since the Nike+ race, I haven't really ran (practice)... and raced twice since then. I don't know... I think I did okay though. I definitely improved on my time, from the previous time I ran the lake. Mark's time was waaaaay good, assuming it's the correct time. We're waiting to see the official results to make sure. But if he's correct, then wow! He said he ran the lake in 33 minutes. Compared that time to the last time he ran/walk it (cuz that was all he could do then), it's just astonishing! 33 minutes?!!! Wow! His previous time on this course was 47:10. So if you think about it, that's 14 minutes he cut there! That's like a 7:20 mile pace or something. Anyway, we'll see what the official results say. Interesting to see though. :) I'm just super proud of him... I mean, he said he's not even a runner.. and to do this good? Plus, just compare this run to the first couple that he did... it's just amazing!!

Btw, I weighed myself this weekend cuz I missed the weigh-in on Friday. I'm still the same... at 103lbs. So haven't really gained or loss any. I know I haven't really been keeping up with my food journal.. so yeah, not so great. But let's hope w/ this whole 30-day shred thing, I'll try to keep up with it. We'll see. :)

Alright, here's what I ate/plan to eat for the day:

BREAKFAST:
- leftover dinner, spaghetti w/ ground turkey pasta sauce (350 cal)

AM SNACK:
- Special K's breakfast bar (90 cal)

LUNCH:
- Pazzo side salad w/ balsamic dressing + 1 piece of bread (250 cal)

PM SNACK:
- medium banana (120 cal)
- 6-7 peanut M&M's (75 cal)

DINNER:
- chicken stir-fry w/ tomatoes, onions, lemongrass, ginger + 1/2 cup white rice (350 cal)
- cup 1% milk (130 cal)
- rotisserie chicken breast w/ yorkshire pudding, a couple steak fries, steamed green beans and 1/2 cup rice (450 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1215

racing again this weekend

Mark and I will be running another race this Sunday. Again, it'll be part of the DSE running club little races they have almost every weekend. Last weekend we ran the Stern Grove 4-mile race and OMG... it was tough. It was the first race both of us did that included hills! That last hill was super grueling. I had to stop for the first time in a race, and that I hadn't done in like forever... since I've started racing again. Anyway, this weekend's race will be at Lake Merced which both of us have ran at least once before. To be exact, I've done it three times and Mark's done it twice. Our last times for it was under 50 minutes... so we're hoping to do better this time. Mark's race time for Stern Grove was 38:22... so if assuming he keeps his pace, he should be able to complete the Lake Merced 4.5-mile race under 44 minutes. And for me? Well, I ran Stern Grove in 43:20... which is a few seconds slower... so let's hope I stay within the 48-minute range to keep up w/ my current pace.

Anyway, I'm really hoping I do better this time. I mean, I should be familiar with the course... so hopefully that will help me?! I don't know.. I just know I'm a bit excited for it. Oh, Mark finally got running shoes... yes, FINALLY! He's been racing/running in his casual Adidas shoes. It's really funny cuz if you look at everyone's feet on race day, you can spot him out. He's like a sore thumb w/ his casual shoes.... while everyone has proper running shoes. :P

It's amazing, I can't believe he's really running with me. Mark hates running.. has always despise it just because. But what we've discovered after a few races is that we both love the after feeling (well, not literally right after cuz you feel sick and wanna puke after having just ran who knows however many miles).. but you know, the feeling after that. You really feel like you've accomplished something great. It's like climbing Mount Everest or something. I don't know how to explain the feeling quite exactly, but all I can say is... it feels fabulous afterwards. It's this crazy euphoria feeling.... something like that, I don't know. We both love talking about how we did on our runs, so it's great. I'm really glad Mark's doing this with me. He's been super! :)

Alright, enough said. Stay tune for the results this weekend! :)

Here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today (i know i haven't been keeping up with this or haven't done that great lately):

BREAKFAST:
- 1/2 cup brown rice (110 cal)
- lean ground pork w/ cauliflower, quick stir-fried (160 cal)

LUNCH:
- something from Pazzo (450 cal)

DINNER:
- TBD (350 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1070

i lost some weight?!...

Today's weigh in. So weird, I've been doing terrible these last couple of weeks. Anyway, I got on the scale this morning and it read 103. So I guess I'm 103... a 3-pound weigh lost from last week? Strange... but I guess I'll take it. I'm almost back to my pre-baby weight, just not my pre-baby figure yet. Ugh... I really need to get going on that weight training thing. I need to get my old figure back at least.. or look even better than before the baby!





Anyway, a friend of Mum's brought over a bunch of bananas the other day. Since the bananas were starting to brown, actually, some of them were already super brown, I decided to make use of it. Yesterday I came home to a house smelling delicious... Mum had made some banana bread. Alright, anyway... so yes, to use up some of the browning bananas, I made some chocolate banana cupcakes. Boy, I didn't realize the recipe was going to make so many cupcakes. I swear, I think it was at least 36 or 40 cupcakes in all! Anyway, I haven't frosted them all just yet. I want to try this new frosting recipe I found on this one site, so hopefully it'll turn out. Mark's a tough critic... he likes his icing a particular way. He hates meringue buttercream (which I absolutely love!) So I have yet to please him.

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- last night's dinner: spaghetti w/ turkey meat sauce (300 cal)

LUNCH:
- chinese chicken chow mein (800 cal)

DINNER:
- tilapia fish w/ less refined white rice + steamed veggies (300 cal)
- chocolate banana cupcake w/ icing (400 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1800

$8 for butter?

I can't believe the price of food's gone up so much! Last night when I stopped at Costco to pump gas and pick up a rotisserie chicken for dinner, I decided to check out the prices of their butter. OMG! Can you believe it? It's now $7.99 for a thing of butter that contains 4 one pound (cut up into quarters). And if you want the kind that's not cut up into quarters, just 4 one pound blocks, it costs even more?! Wait, maybe less... actually, I think less for 20 or so cents less. Anyway, fact is... I can't believe butter's costing an arm and a leg. It's finally decided to join the rest of the other gang I guess... you know, gas prices, milk, ice cream, any dairy products?! Who knows?! I remembered when I used to get them at Costco for $4.99. I don't know.. the way things are going these days, I think my $4.99 days are long gone?! Oh yes, don't get me started on bread. It's ridiculous. Thank goodness I don't really eat bread, but then I guess it does kind of suck that my mother-in-law and everyone else around me eats bread... so we still have to buy some every now and then. Eww, I know. Ahhhh!

Anyway, enough said. Just sucks, that's all. I can't experiment as much as I'd like to w/ my crazy baking recipes, just cuz at the moment I'm kind of broke and can't afford to waste any ingredients. Ahh, I know... oh well.

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for the rest of the day:

BREAKFAST:
- rotisserie chicken (250 cal)
- 1 fried egg (75 cal)

LUNCH:
- 1/2 cup brown rice (110 cal)
- 2 oz salmon (90 cal)
- steamed broccoli (30 cal)
- 1-1/2 pieces of teriyaki chicken from Whole Foods w/ a bit of brown rice (450 cal)

DINNER:
- spaghetti w/ turkey meat pasta sauce, two slices of buttered bread, salad (600 cal)

EVENING SNACK:
- 1/3 chocolate banana cupcake w/ buttercream frosting (130 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 2085

Update later. >> UPDATE: ate too much.. oh well.

i'm still doing horrible! ahhhh!

Alright, I think I ate about 2,500 calories yesterday. I'm not even going to update my entry for yesterday.


shepard's pie made w/ ground turkey :)


my first attempt at Vietnamese BBQ pork

Anyway, here's what I ate last night. Pretty bad huh? Well, Mum made shepard's pie. I know the picture doesn't do her dish any justice, but boy was it yummy. After that I wanted to try out this Vietnamese grilled pork recipe. I searched all over the web for the recipe (which I did find it easily... there was just too many variations!). Anyway, I finally settled on one. The overall verdict? Meat looks yummy, but didn't taste anything close to the real thing. I guess it was because the meat got a bit burnt and you could really taste the bitterness from the burn... or who knows?! Oh, but when I woke up this morning and smelled my T-shirt that I cooked the food in, it actually smells very similar to the real thing... so I don't know. I guess I cooked the meat too long and messed it all up (or it could be my marinade). Oh, plus next time whenever I do decide to attempt to make this again, I'll have to pound the meat or something to make it tender.

Alright, here's what I've eaten today/plan to eat for the rest of the day:

BREAKFAST:
- small portion of leftover Shepard's pie w/ ground turkey & steamed green beans (250 cal)
- 1 scrambled egg w/ 1 slice turkey bacon (95 cal)
- 1 handmade raspberry pie w/ chocolate coating (300 cal)

AM SNACK:
- medium orange (100 cal)

LUNCH:
- french fries (300 cal)
- 1 scoop chicken apple salad (175 cal)

DINNER:
- rotisserie chicken breast/wing (300 cal)
- 1-1/2 cup rice (250 cal)
- steamed broccoli (30 cal)

CALORIES: 1800

Oh, Mark's going to go jogging with me after work tonight... so I'm excited. Not a long jog, just a quick 20-min one or something. That should be okay, I say. :)

UPDATE: mark and i didn't go jogging tonight. got a bit lazy. we jumped rope outside in a back yard for a bit. quite a workout.. should've gone jogging instead. :P

yummy baked goodies :)

Guess what?! I did get to bake last night. Christopher was such a sweetie pie, he went to bed early! Lately he's been pretty crankly in the early evenings, but last night, he wasn't too bad. Anyway, after Mark put him down to bed, I got started on my baking. I made a pound cake and tried out a new pie dough recipe. The dough turned out perfectly so I decided to make hand pies instead of an actual pie. The verdict? Everything was fabulous and delicious. Of course, my hand pies weren't as sweet as Mark would had liked it (he's got a very sweet tooth... loves everything extra sweet, unlike me who's the opposite!).


my first attempt at pound cake -- using martha stewart's recipe :)


delicious raspberry hand pies -- so yummy! :)





Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- 1 fried egg (75 cal)
- 2 slices turkey bacon (40 cal)

LUNCH:
- 1 sausage (265 cal)
- 1/4 cup brown rice (55 cal)
- some steamed green beans (30 cal)
- Whole Foods: 1 piece of chicken teriyaki, 1 bali chicken wing, 3 pieces of rosemary potatoes (450 cal)

PM SNACK:
- 1 raspberry hand pie (200 cal)

DINNER:
- homemade Vietnamese BBQ pork over rice (400 cal)

TOTAL: 1515

Update later. :)

i feel like baking tonight!

The last week or two here in SF the weather's been scorching hot! Anyway, just yesterday the temperature dipped or should I say went back to its usual temperature/weather, etc. So since it's back to its oooogly cold foggy weather, I can bake again! I definitely took that opportunity yesterday and cooked some yummy foods, plus baked some delicious brownies! Of course, as always, they turned out super yummy.



Here's a photo of what I had for lunch yesterday. Chicken teriyaki w/ brown rice & veggies. :) It was sooooo yummy; the teriyaki sauce I made turn out just right! Even Mark (who despise brown rice) said he would eat brown rice in this dish!

Anyway, I really want to bake tonight. I just hope Christopher will be a good boy tonight so I can bake... and not have to watch/babysit him too much! I think I'm going to make a raspberry pie and some pound cake. I know Mark will enjoy the pound cake (since he really does not like pie, any kind of pie.. period!). Alright, stay tune... hopefully I'll have some cool photos to show!

Oh, I almost forgot, because I forgot to weigh myself last Friday, I remembered to weigh myself this week. Stepped on the scale this morning, it read 106. So I guess I'm back up. Ahhh! I really need to get back into counting calories and working out. I know I really need to run. MUST RUN! Hopefully I can squeeze in some run sessions this week. We'll see. :)

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- brown fried rice w/ lean ground pork (330 cal)

LUNCH:
- brown rice w/ lean ground pork & cauliflower (350 cal)

PM SNACK:
- 1 small banana (95 cal)
- mini snickers (40 cal)
- 1 brownie w/ half cup 1% milk (205 cal)

DINNER:
- lean pork tenderloin w/ rice noodles, stir-fried (400 cal)


EVENING SNACK:
- 2 raspberry handpies (400 cal)
- 1 slice of pound cake (200 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 2020

Update later. :) >> UPDATE: I ran for 20 minutes tonight! Not bad, getting back into it again. :)

vietnamese food for lunch today

OMG, I'm absolutely so full right now! Alright, still doing terrible. Ahh! I just remembered, today's weigh-in. Oops, I totally forgot to weigh myself this morning. Alright, must do that tomorrow. I know I gained some weight back this week. I've been so off my eating thing.

Anyway, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for the rest of today:

BREAKFAST:
- 1 fried egg (75 cal)
- 2 slices turkey bacon (40 cal)

LUNCH:
- pho w/ chicken breast (400 cal)
- 1 shrimp cake (100 cal)

DINNER:
- Vietnamese BBQ pork w/ rice (750 cal)
- 2 shrimp cake (200 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1565

Update later. :) .... UPDATE: did okay. kind of sucks, haven't ran lately. need to run!

laziness

I'm getting a bit lazy these days to jot down what I'm eating, etc. I know I've been kind of off this whole food journal thing, just because. I know I have to get back into it, trying to eat healthy and do good. Ahh... just a bit tough at the moment I guess. We're getting free lunches all week this week at work, it's too irresistible to resist yummy good food... that's FREE! Anyway, I know I didn't do so great yesterday. I probably had about 2000-2500 calories yesterday.. let's hope I do okay today. :)

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- salad w/ boiled egg + italian dressing (150 cal)
- 1 slice turkey bacon (20 cal)

AM SNACK:
- 1/2 cup Kashi Crunch cereal (95 cal)

LUNCH:
- Thai spicy eggplant w/ chicken, bellpeppers & basil (400 cal)
- 1 cup rice (200 cal)
- 2 spring rolls w/ peanut sauce (250 cal)
- 3 chicken skewers (200 cal)

DINNER:
- leftover lunch
- side salad w/ peanut dressing (150 cal)
- 2 spring rolls w/ peanut sauce (250 cal)
- 3 chicken skewers (200 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1915

Update later. :)

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UPDATE: I know I ate too much. Let's try again tomorrow.

withdrawal

I miss LA. This past weekend was such a blast, I still cannot stop thinking about it. I really had a lot of fun. It was just Mark and me... hanging out together, no kids.. just doing whatever our little hearts desire. Let's see, what did we do in LA? Well, it was our first time there (I know, silly huh? Of the many times we've been down in SoCal, we've never really bothered to stop in LA)... anyway, saw the Observatory in Griffith Park, Hollywood sign from the Observatory, the Walk of Fame stars, Chinese Theatre and Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highlands... and drove around looking for Valley Oak, Jeff Lewis (of "Flipping Out") house. Turns out it was in the Hollywood Hills (nice houses, hilly neighborhood... definitely not my cup of tea).. and of course, it was in the "gated" part of Valley Oak Drive so we didn't get to see it. Oh well, it was still kind of cool trying to find where it was, navigating it using the $5 map we bought at CVS Pharmacy. All and all, LA was a lot of fun.. the Nike+ race turned out super fantublous... everything was super neat! Oh yes, we stayed at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown LA... very nice place, w/ a great view on the 30th floor... so yes, it was very luxurious, sort of, you can say. Also in LA, Mark and I also visited this apartment where his parents and him lived for a short while back in the early 70's. Turns out the house still looks very much the same, nice and all in this great neighborhood off of Los Feliz.

Lalalalala... I can't wait to go back to LA, especially the beaches to just hang out. Venice Beach was very nice. Love it! :)

Alright, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- 1 fried egg (75 cal)
- 2 slices turkey bacon (40 cal)
- 1 slice whole wheat bread, toasted (100 cal)
- 1 tbsp plum jam w/ 1 tsp butter (60 cal)

AM SNACK:
- 1 medium banana (105 cal)

LUNCH:
- CA sandwich w/ chicken, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes + potato salad & a few french fries (890 cal)

PM SNACK:
- 1 cup Kashi Crunch cereal (190 cal)

DINNER:
- sausage w/ rice & steamed green beans (350 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1620

Update later. ;)

nike+ human race 10k

Quick entry for now. More later.

We survived it! My official race time: 1:07'37" -- not bad eh? Mark ran it in 1:06'02"... pretty good. I'm just soooooo proud of us. We did it not only in under 75 minutes, but under 70 minutes!!! Yay for us.. and boy, I tell ya, LA was a blast! There were so many runners participating in this race. I believe almost 13,000 runners... quite the scene, pretty sweet actually. Kanye West was pretty good at the after race concert. Alright, more tomorrow. Night. :)