i feel soooooooo full right now!

Ahhh! I feel awful. I just ate some sushi for lunch and I'm super full now. It's making me sleepy... ahhh!!!

Alright, camping was fun. I did horrible on the food, I'd say. But I guess if you compared it to previous camping trips, it wasn't super bad. I ate some food... but not as much as I normally would. Let's say I probably down about 2500 calories both days.

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

BREAKFAST:
- 1 fried egg (80 cal)
- 1 slice regular bacon (45 cal)
- 1 slice turkey bacon (20 cal)
- 1 small piece of brownie (120 cal)

LUNCH:
- 6 piece viper roll, deep fried sushi (500 cal)
- 6 piece california roll (400 cal)
- some edamame (120 cal)

DINNER:
- 1/2 cup rice (100 cal)
- smoked sausage (200 cal)
- some broccoli (50 cal)
- 2 small brownies (200 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1835

Update later. Eww, I feel sick. UPDATE: Ahh! Did horrible. Better try tomorrow.

off camping today :)

We're leaving for our weekend camping trip late this morning. Right now I'm at work... trying to put in a couple hours before I take off. Anyway, I'm excited for camping! I just know it's going to be super fun... Oh, let's hope my food choices this weekend won't be too awful. I know we'll be bbq and all, but ahhh.... I just need to be moderate and considerate I guess.

Oh yes, today's weigh-in. I think I lost 1/2 pound. The scale was in between the 5 and 6... so that makes me down to 105.5? It's either that or I'm 105.. whichever. For now, I'll take the higher of the two.. just because.

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

BREAKFAST:
- 1 small banana (80 cal)

AM SNACK:
- small apple (50 cal)

LUNCH:
- KFC bbq wings, 6 (468 cal)
- KFC 1/2 portion potato wedges (130 cal)
- soda (100 cal)

PM SNACK:
- TBD

DINNER:
- 4 grilled chicken drumsticks w/ bbq sauce (580 cal)
- potato chips (140 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1548, not terrible yet... but of course, TBD :)

Update later... when I get back from camping or something...

something different...

I got some mini inspirations by reading random things here or there. Anyway, turns out Britney Spears have been on this 1200 calorie thing. Not too bad right? It's kind of like something I'm already supposed to be doing... I just haven't really kept up with it or really get myself involved in it.

Anyway, I've decided to really put some thoughts into planning my meals for the rest of the week, etc. Well, more on this later.. cuz I'm kind of busy at the moment. Just wanna jot down what I've eaten/plan to eat for the rest of the day today.

Here's the food entry:

BREAKFAST:
- 1 fried egg on whole wheat toast (180 cal)
- 1 slice of turkey bacon (20 cal)
- 1/8 cup of milk (15 cal)

AM SNACK:
- small apple from Peter's apple tree (50 cal)

LUNCH:
- Cafe Pazzo 1/2 roasted chicken club sandwich (400 cal)
- small side salad w/ balsamic dressing & small piece of bread (250 cal)
- handful of fresh cafe-made potato chips (100 cal)
- a couple cookie halves (200 cal)
- few bites of random fruits (100 cal)

DINNER:
- 3 oz salmon w/ rice & broccoli (300 cal)
- second half of the chicken sandwich, shared it w/ Mark (300 cal)
- apple crumble w/ 1/2 scoop mint chocolate ice cream (300 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 2215

Update later... I know, not so great on the calorie count today. Well, couldn't really help it, Pazzo's just super yummy.. plus the food was free. Yeah, free lunch at the office today... sweet right? :)

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UPDATE: yes, i know.. i ate hella today. bad me! let's try again tomorrow.

not so into it at the moment...

I know I've been doing pretty bad these past few days, week.. etc. I feel like my heart's just not super totally into it at the moment. I have something else on my mind right now... and so I guess maybe that's why. Anyway, I know I have to get back into it, especially with my training because the Nike+ HumanRace10K is almost here. I can't believe August is already half over. Wow.. time sure flies huh? The girls start school next week, so summer's coming to an end I guess. Oh, we're going camping this weekend to put a nice outdoorsy end to it all, I guess. I can't wait, it should be a lot of fun.

Going on three or four years now, Mark and I along w/ the girls have always gone to this campsite near Yosemite Park. It's called Lake Tulloch. Every summer we've been there, it's been in August and the temperature is scorching hot! I haven't checked the weather for that area lately but I wouldn't be surprised if it's in the 100's this weekend when we are there. Anyway, should be a lot of fun... I absolutely love it. What's my favorite part of camping? I have to say, apart from sleeping in tents. roasting s'mores and not showering, it's got to be the food! We've got this system down where we don't pack any food and just buy it from the local supermarket in the next town over on the way to the campsite. We typically grab some hot dogs, burgers, chicken drumsticks/wings along with any necessary utensils/condiments and go from there. Once we get to the site and have everything set up, Mark would light up the grill and start grilling all the yummy food we picked up. It's great, just super fabulous... my favorite part of it all! You cannot have a bad grillin' feast, I swear.. especially when you're camping. :)

Alright, enough said for now. Here's what I've eaten/plan to eat today:

BREAKFAST:
- Kraft EasyMac -- pretty nasty for breakfast, I know.. was running late this morning (220 cal)

AM SNACK:
- 2 plum wafer cookies i made last night (70 cal)

LUNCH:
- small green salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette and small piece of bread (300 cal)

PM SNACK:
- fruit TBD (100 cal)
- 1 plum wafer cookie (35 cal)

DINNER:
- hot dog w/ salad, a few french fries & half an oatmeal cookie (400 cal)

EVENING SNACK:
- 1 cup fat-free milk (90 cal) -- ew, i cannot stand safeway milk.. gotta go back to whole foods for theirs.

TOTAL CALORIES: 1025

Update later :)

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Not too bad right? More tomorrow. :)

almost like newlyweds? :)

I know I haven't been totally committed to this thing... well, maybe not quite 100%, but definitely like 90 or something. Anyway, I weighed myself this morning just to see where I was. And hey, not bad... still 106, so that means I haven't gained (or loss).. but still doing okay. Well, I guess we'll see where I stand come Friday. I know I need to do/get back into exercising/running/etc... it's just that it's been kind of tough fitting it into my schedule at the moment.

Oh, last night was the first time ever Mark and I felt like an actual married couple, living by ourselves. Mum and Dad were spending the night over at Peter's babysitting Diana and Vanessa while he was out of town for the week and Priscilla and Laura were over at their mom's. Anyway, it was just so cute getting home last night. After work yesterday, I went over to Peter's to pick up Christopher. We didn't get home until 6:30pm last night, but everything was just so cute because Mark was waiting for us. He drove himself to work yesterday so he got home around our normal time.. 5:30ish. I'm sure he enjoyed his hour of peace, without anyone bugging him, etc. I don't know... everything just felt so right. Me getting home w/ Christopher, settling down... and then cooking dinner for us. Ahhhh... I love it! Anyway, we had the entire house all to ourselves. It's not very often that this happens, so when it does, I guess you can say both Mark and I really do enjoy it. It was just super nice and peaceful after Christopher went down to sleep. It was like 8pm and there was just Mark and I... sitting/cuddling on the couch in front of the TV, with the 2008 Beijing Olympics on in the background. Not too shabby, I guess. Oh, afterwards, I found myself in the kitchen baking some yummy chocolate chip cookies. Haven't made that in a while, and I remembered Mark asking for some last week. Anyway, the cookies turned out great... they were delicious! :)

Lalalalalala... anyway, here's what I've eaten/plan to eat for today:

BREAKFAST:
- fried rice w/ 1 egg scrambled, 1 cup rice, scallions, soy sauce (200 cal)
- 1/2 cup milk (45 cal)

AM SNACK:
- 1 kiwi fruit (50 cal)

LUNCH:
- lasagna (300 cal)
- water

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

DINNER:
- hot dog w/ bun, relish, jalapeños + ketchup & mustard (250 cal)
- french fries (155 cal)

EVENING SNACK:
- 1 homemade cc cookie & 2 shortbread cookies (180 cal)
- mini bits of plum wafer cookies (60 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1330 -- okay, still not great!! keep trying :)

a new approach

So, here we go again... something slightly different, but very much the same.

ONE RULE: To keep going! Must not just survive week 1, but week 2, 3, 4 and so on.

I know I should and must try to >>

1. Eat healthier, plan my meals... (eat 1,100-1,250 calories/day on most days, and up to 1,600 calories 2 days a week!)
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables (at least 2 servings/day)
3. Have less process foods
4. Drink more milk (or 3 servings of dairy/day)
5. Exercise at least 3 times a week (30 minutes/day)
6. Continue running... just keep running! (nothing major, even a 10-15 min run session is ok)
7. Keep walking... try to get 10,000 total steps (walk/run) a day!
8. MUST incorporate strength training/abs.. and stretch!

That's it. Very simple... so pretty much, very similar to before, apart from the dough part cuz I'm broke at the moment, plus it didn't really motivate me in the first place. I don't know why... ahh! Let's just hope I can really keep up and stay with it. MUST GET PAST WEEK 1 and the weekends.

Alright, we'll see how everything goes. :)

not doing so well...

Alright, I have to be honest, I have been slacking. Maybe I just have to scrap everything and pretty much, just be more aware of what I'm eating, doing, not eating/not doing, etc. Plus, I'm kind of broke at the moment... so I can't really afford to pay myself dough here or there for all the mistakes. I don't know.. I know last week I did horrible and even worst this past weekend. I believe I ate around 2000-2500 on both Friday and Saturday. Yesterday, I did okay... around 1400 calories, but I still bad cuz I didn't eat any fruits/veggies or drank any milk. Ahhh, horrible! Something to think about, I guess... and really still, need to work on...

Well, today's a new day, it's a new week... so I hope I do better this week. Btw, I did go out on Saturday and ran 4.5 miles around Lake Merced. Turns out, I improved on my time there from before. Instead of clocking in at 53 minutes, I clocked in at 48:10.. not bad right? Oh, also, I don't feel out of shape anymore.. or at least not that time anyway. :)

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

BREAKFAST:
- 1 fried egg on whole wheat toast (175 cal)
- 1 slice turkey bacon (20 cal)
- 8 oz fat-free milk (90 cal)

LUNCH:
- Lean Cuisine garlic ginger chicken stir-fry w/ veggies (290 cal)
- water

PM SNACK:
- 2 kiwi fruit (100 cal)
- some edamame (100 cal)

DINNER:
- vegan stir-fry w/ seitan, rg bell peppers, broccoli, garlic & sauce (180 cal)
- 1/2 cup white rice (100 cal)
- a few mouthfuls of fried rice (30 cal)

EVENING SNACK:
- 2 homemade chocolate chip cookies (200 cal)
- 8 oz fat-free milk (90 cal)

TOTAL CALORIES: 1375

Update later. :)

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UPDATE:

Okay, didn't stay within the 1,100-1,250 calorie boundaries, but that's okay... 1375 isn't so bad. Anyway, made some cookies tonight. Very tasty.. :) Alright, that's it!