Yes I finally got the surgery done Friday. It was honestly the easiest thing I've ever done. It was also the best decision I've ever made. I now see perfectly without glasses or contacts. I also see sharper. Yay, my life is made.
Moving on from that. I have been eating horribly, but I have not gone back over the weight from the beginning of the year. I guess that's a good thing. My sister saved the day (as usual) yesterday when we went grocery shopping and I once again was telling her about all my struggles. We made plans and shared tips. I went home with a bunch of healthy food, ready to get back into it. I will never understand how people make it through life without siblings. My sister (and brother, he's just not mentioned much in my healthy lifestyle journey) is the best ever. She amazes me with what she can do and how strong she is. I honestly feel bad for only children, life must be so lonely :(
In other good news, I finally bought PB2 today. I have been wanting to try it for quite a while now and I am just now getting to the end of my peanut butter jar, so I thought it was the perfect timing for trying this out.I have only mixed a little just to try it out. It's pretty good. I just tried it by itself. I'm sure with other food it is even better, but really this was just a test to see if I'd made a big mistake trying to find healthy alternates to my fat girl food loves.
I'll let you know when I start mixing it in different recipes. For example, tomorrow I plan on making my oatmeal a banana, PB2, cocoa oatmeal. We'll see how that works out. I've been cooking a lot more and relying on frozen meals a lot less. Which was one of my goals so that's good. I found that I love bean threads (it's like rice noodles but slightly different), rice noodles, and Asian cuisine in general. It seems to be easier to keep healthy as most of the meals (made at home) only consist of rice/pasta and veggies with any or no meat all. Seems like a good light, healthy dinner option to me. Bonus: it's really easy to make. Especially when your boyfriend loves cooking and you can just watch. I guess that can't count as me cooking more, but it counts as me eating more homemade meals, so I'll take it.
Ok I realize that was a whole lot of random updates, but this is as exciting as my life gets. It's rough being me :)
Happy Thursday!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Weekend Hiatus
Sorry for the past couple of days, but I honestly didn't have much to write about. I feel like it would be incredibly boring if I just reported about what I eat and if I work out or not daily. So I wait till either it has been long enough or I have something to say.
And really neither has happened. I've been pretty busy with work, just got a new wave of business. I had planned on going to San Antonio and spend the weekend with my BFF but that got cut short thanks to my adventurous cat who got stuck in my parents attic and could not be found unless her mama called her name. Thanks Lily, I appreciate the love but I would have liked you to prove your loyalty some other way.
This is Lily stuck in the attic (a hole in the house was made to get her out and take this picture) she's looking quite traumatized.
And this is Lily celebrating her freedom:
She was rescued and is doing just fine. I did get to try out one of those Paint and Drink classes that are so popular right now; and I loved it! It was so fun. This is coming from a girl who does not draw or have any artistic talent.
My beautiful painting I did the left one and Ali made the right one:
And really neither has happened. I've been pretty busy with work, just got a new wave of business. I had planned on going to San Antonio and spend the weekend with my BFF but that got cut short thanks to my adventurous cat who got stuck in my parents attic and could not be found unless her mama called her name. Thanks Lily, I appreciate the love but I would have liked you to prove your loyalty some other way.
This is Lily stuck in the attic (a hole in the house was made to get her out and take this picture) she's looking quite traumatized.
And this is Lily celebrating her freedom:
She was rescued and is doing just fine. I did get to try out one of those Paint and Drink classes that are so popular right now; and I loved it! It was so fun. This is coming from a girl who does not draw or have any artistic talent.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
On Repeat
My favorite blogger Macie always has on repeat Wednesdays. And I'm once again stealing this idea except on a Thursday, because we all know I can't keep a schedule straight to save my life. She has all these cool songs and artist that on there that make her way cooler than me; cool has never been my style so I'll stick with what I know. My current obsession is....Taylor Swift. I know, lame. I don't care how uncool or overdone it is, I absolutely love her songs. Specifically one named "Come back...Be Here"
I promise sometimes I listen to something else besides T-Swift, like 2% of the time.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Busy week..kinda
Sorry about the short hiatus, I took a recovery day on Monday, then had training for work (yay) which meant having to catch up on work today (even more yay). So I actually have done really well all week with eating. I haven't gone over point budget (I'm using Weight Watchers because I love the program) even though I ate a few bad things. But that's the whole point of the program, you can eat whatever you want, you just have to account for it and make sure not to overdo it! So the brownie and pretzel bites I had were worked into my budget and I did not go over. Now I get that it's not super healthy, but I'm really not one of those people who can love and rave veggies (jealous of those who do). And sometimes a girl just needs a brownie ok?
So earlier this week, I took my cat to go meet Sam's cats. We're lame like that and wanted to see how they would react to each other if/when one day they are thrown in the same household. well that was a giant disaster. My Lily wanted nothing to do with it and almost attacked Sam's cat (see why I needed a brownie?). Guess she doesn't want to replace her BFF Doc (i.e. my sister's cat, they hang out and love each other).
I did work out two of the past three days and have plans to work out the next two days as well. I'm visiting my BFF in San Antonio this weekend and will probably not do any workouts that don't involve holding a drink in my hand and then lifting it to my lips. But I do plan on being good so I can stay on track and fit into that bridesmaid dress in May like I promised the bride I would.
we made it halfway through the week y'all so that's good news! Happy Hump Day!
So earlier this week, I took my cat to go meet Sam's cats. We're lame like that and wanted to see how they would react to each other if/when one day they are thrown in the same household. well that was a giant disaster. My Lily wanted nothing to do with it and almost attacked Sam's cat (see why I needed a brownie?). Guess she doesn't want to replace her BFF Doc (i.e. my sister's cat, they hang out and love each other).
I did work out two of the past three days and have plans to work out the next two days as well. I'm visiting my BFF in San Antonio this weekend and will probably not do any workouts that don't involve holding a drink in my hand and then lifting it to my lips. But I do plan on being good so I can stay on track and fit into that bridesmaid dress in May like I promised the bride I would.
we made it halfway through the week y'all so that's good news! Happy Hump Day!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Soo I ran a half marathon today...
That's right I actually finished it AND I only walked about 1 mile. I'm not gonna lie, I'm really proud of myself. I hadn't trained like I needed to (read: I've run a total of 6 miles in the past two and a half weeks combined) and almost deferred. But I would have still lost my money if I deferred, so I decided to suck it up and try and run. I did get myself in that situation. It's not like it creeped up on me either, I signed up back in June or something, plenty of time to train.
Anyways, that doesn't matter now. Let's go over how this run went:
I woke up at 5 AM to be ready to leave by 5:40, had a good breakfast and got ready. Val was running late (what else is new?) so we did not actually get there until 6:15 even though we live about 8 minutes away from where we parked (you do the math). It was drizzling when we left and some major cold front came through. By cold front I mean it was in the high 40s, low 50s. This is Houston so you Northerners don't judge. Out here in Houston we're not even sure snow is a real thing or if it's made up by Hollywood to make movies prettier. Just saying.
We were kinda late lining up so we ended up being the very last people to start running. I'm not kidding, I turned around and there was no one behind me. It also started pouring down really cold rain fright as the start gun went off. I was only wearing capris and my Texans long sleeved shirt (did you really think I wouldn't wear/mention my Texans?) I was soaked within seconds, it was great. I started running expecting the worst, I hadn't run in ages and it was the worst weather I had ever run in. At this point I was wishing I had stayed in bed.
Surprisingly the first 4 miles flew by, I didn't stop at all except to drink my water from the water stands (who can run and drink anyways, I'd choke to death) and I don't consider that a walk, that's just a safety thing. I lost track of miles and times between 4-6 miles, I had to go to the bathroom really bad and was starting to feel the effect. I finally found some port-a-potty's (ew, but necessary) and waited in line for about 10 minutes freezing my butt ff since I was still soaked but at some point in the race the rain had stopped. I was so focused that I didn't realize it had even stopped raining.
To be honest after that the race was a blur, I stopped to drink at every water/Gatorade station. I was in pain, but I was determined not to walk much and wanted to prove to myself I could push through. It rained on and off and I lost myself in thoughts a few times. I know it's not a good thing but for runners, but it's how I run. It's therapy. I also almost burst into tears a couple times, too much emotions. Crossing that finish line was such a good feeling, but I think I was a little too exhausted to take it all in. Either ways I got my medal and finisher's shirt, so it was a successful race. Hopefully I can run again next year. I definitively want to do another half marathon (once I'm fully recovered. For now I have no interest in the full marathon, but who knows.
Stay tuned, tomorrow I'll go over a list for newbies of what to expect and some tips to get through your first half or full that I learned today while talking to people. Hope everyone had an awesome weekend!
Anyways, that doesn't matter now. Let's go over how this run went:
I woke up at 5 AM to be ready to leave by 5:40, had a good breakfast and got ready. Val was running late (what else is new?) so we did not actually get there until 6:15 even though we live about 8 minutes away from where we parked (you do the math). It was drizzling when we left and some major cold front came through. By cold front I mean it was in the high 40s, low 50s. This is Houston so you Northerners don't judge. Out here in Houston we're not even sure snow is a real thing or if it's made up by Hollywood to make movies prettier. Just saying.
We were kinda late lining up so we ended up being the very last people to start running. I'm not kidding, I turned around and there was no one behind me. It also started pouring down really cold rain fright as the start gun went off. I was only wearing capris and my Texans long sleeved shirt (did you really think I wouldn't wear/mention my Texans?) I was soaked within seconds, it was great. I started running expecting the worst, I hadn't run in ages and it was the worst weather I had ever run in. At this point I was wishing I had stayed in bed.
Surprisingly the first 4 miles flew by, I didn't stop at all except to drink my water from the water stands (who can run and drink anyways, I'd choke to death) and I don't consider that a walk, that's just a safety thing. I lost track of miles and times between 4-6 miles, I had to go to the bathroom really bad and was starting to feel the effect. I finally found some port-a-potty's (ew, but necessary) and waited in line for about 10 minutes freezing my butt ff since I was still soaked but at some point in the race the rain had stopped. I was so focused that I didn't realize it had even stopped raining.
To be honest after that the race was a blur, I stopped to drink at every water/Gatorade station. I was in pain, but I was determined not to walk much and wanted to prove to myself I could push through. It rained on and off and I lost myself in thoughts a few times. I know it's not a good thing but for runners, but it's how I run. It's therapy. I also almost burst into tears a couple times, too much emotions. Crossing that finish line was such a good feeling, but I think I was a little too exhausted to take it all in. Either ways I got my medal and finisher's shirt, so it was a successful race. Hopefully I can run again next year. I definitively want to do another half marathon (once I'm fully recovered. For now I have no interest in the full marathon, but who knows.
Stay tuned, tomorrow I'll go over a list for newbies of what to expect and some tips to get through your first half or full that I learned today while talking to people. Hope everyone had an awesome weekend!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Go Texans
So today I decided I should wear my JJ Watt shirt to work in honor of the Texans playing the Patriots Hope it goes over well. I didn't get a picture of it but just to be an obsessive Texans fan let me show what the shirt looks like and make by entry prettier by including my favorite team in anyway I can:
Isn't it beautiful? Ok moving on...
Today I actually got up early to go work out. It may have been because it is my weigh in day and I wanted that number as low as possible, but that's irrelevant, I still went. And id my three mile loop. I did stop and walk a couple of times. Mainly because I haven't run consistently in quite a while and I didn't want to push it. Also, I'm running a half marathon this weekend.
What? Didn't I just finish saying I haven't run in forever? Yeah, I did. But I signed up for this this summerwhen I was motivated and paid for it, so I might as well attempt. If I walk (which I will) it's ok. Next one will be for real. At least this way I get a feel for the process and I'll be ready the next time it comes around. It's on my bucket list, and it's on my list of things to do in the next year, so I will get one done. This one just wasn't meant to be.
I did pack my lunch again today, that's a lunch for everyday this week, best I've done since the holiday season started.
It's pretty boring, my usual sandwich, grapes, cherry tomatoes, and lime jell-o. In the excitement of the Texans shirt, I forgot my oatmeal, so have coffee and water for breakfast. Not good but I'll survive.
And just because I can, one that makes me laugh. Sorry Cowboys fan, but you've made fun of us for so long, I can't say I feel bad.
Today I actually got up early to go work out. It may have been because it is my weigh in day and I wanted that number as low as possible, but that's irrelevant, I still went. And id my three mile loop. I did stop and walk a couple of times. Mainly because I haven't run consistently in quite a while and I didn't want to push it. Also, I'm running a half marathon this weekend.
What? Didn't I just finish saying I haven't run in forever? Yeah, I did. But I signed up for this this summer
I did pack my lunch again today, that's a lunch for everyday this week, best I've done since the holiday season started.
It's pretty boring, my usual sandwich, grapes, cherry tomatoes, and lime jell-o. In the excitement of the Texans shirt, I forgot my oatmeal, so have coffee and water for breakfast. Not good but I'll survive.
And just because I can, one that makes me laugh. Sorry Cowboys fan, but you've made fun of us for so long, I can't say I feel bad.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Running shoes
(NOTE: this should have been posted last night, I pressed save instead of publish. I'm a mess sometimes)
So last night I made it to the gym to get on the treadmill. I had to take my new vibrams that I got for Christmas instead of my normal running shoes. I'd only used those shoes to walk and they seem pretty ok, but running in them was torture. It hurt to get used to them, so I ended up walking most of my work out. Although I did get an hour on the treadmill and ran about 25 minutes of that. I'd still say that overall it was a good stop at the gym.
It's been raining a lot here, so I haven't been going outside much. I know what people say about "If you want for the ideal time to start, you'll never do anything in your life". I get it, I agree. But after a long day at work, I don't want to run in the rain in new shoes that I haven't gotten used to yet. Sorry for being a slacker.
I tried a new recipe today. It's from the lovely Taralynn over at Undressed Skeleton. She's got tons of recipes and advice. She's very creative and I like to just read up on what food combinations she's creating. For example, did you know that one mashed up banana combined with and egg makes two yummy pancakes for breakfast? I do now. Not obviously, it's not a real pancake but its a very good substitute for breakfast that is healthy and has protein. Put some PB or Jam on top and you're set. Mine were a little plain this morning because I was improvising.
I really want to get some PB2, the powder peanut butter. I'm usually not into substitutes, but peanut butter is my weakness and while I know it's healthy calories I can't always handle the amount of calories (or points since I use the Weight Watchers program) it adds to my meals. Anyone ever tried it? DO you love it or hate it?
I also packed my lunch today and kept it pretty healthy and light. Just a turkey sandwich, lime jello, and fruits. So so far so good on the getting healthy track. 3 days down, i bazillion to go. Yay! Happy hump day everyone, we're halfway to Friday!
So last night I made it to the gym to get on the treadmill. I had to take my new vibrams that I got for Christmas instead of my normal running shoes. I'd only used those shoes to walk and they seem pretty ok, but running in them was torture. It hurt to get used to them, so I ended up walking most of my work out. Although I did get an hour on the treadmill and ran about 25 minutes of that. I'd still say that overall it was a good stop at the gym.
It's been raining a lot here, so I haven't been going outside much. I know what people say about "If you want for the ideal time to start, you'll never do anything in your life". I get it, I agree. But after a long day at work, I don't want to run in the rain in new shoes that I haven't gotten used to yet. Sorry for being a slacker.
I tried a new recipe today. It's from the lovely Taralynn over at Undressed Skeleton. She's got tons of recipes and advice. She's very creative and I like to just read up on what food combinations she's creating. For example, did you know that one mashed up banana combined with and egg makes two yummy pancakes for breakfast? I do now. Not obviously, it's not a real pancake but its a very good substitute for breakfast that is healthy and has protein. Put some PB or Jam on top and you're set. Mine were a little plain this morning because I was improvising.
I really want to get some PB2, the powder peanut butter. I'm usually not into substitutes, but peanut butter is my weakness and while I know it's healthy calories I can't always handle the amount of calories (or points since I use the Weight Watchers program) it adds to my meals. Anyone ever tried it? DO you love it or hate it?
I also packed my lunch today and kept it pretty healthy and light. Just a turkey sandwich, lime jello, and fruits. So so far so good on the getting healthy track. 3 days down, i bazillion to go. Yay! Happy hump day everyone, we're halfway to Friday!
This is my packed lunch, lots of fruits since I'm not big on veggies!
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