Chinese Food

I suck. It began here. In fact, I was wondering all the next day whether this was what made me sick in the first place. None of my co-workers, who enticed me with their Chinese food wiles, got sick though. But this was certainly where my diet went downhill in a big way. Damn.

Quite a Mouthful

Well, I think this was--you guessed it--Special K Chocolatey Delight. It's hard to remember since I posted this picture almost 2 weeks ago, but didn't write anything. That was before everything went completely to hell. I got a stomach virus, I went to a wedding in New Hampshire, got the stomach virus again, and then ate like a pig as I celebrated my birthday for an entire week. So this is the last day I was being "good". According to the scale, that was also 8lbs ago. How could I possibly have gained 8 lbs in a week and a half? I have no idea. One of the great mysteries of the universe. Either way, it fucking sucks.

Second Verse, Same as the First

I had Special K Cinnamon Pecan again for breakfast this morning-- so no picture. Just go and look at yesterday's. It was identical. Except I didn't have the box posed quite as nicely. For some reason, I enjoyed it much more this morning. Maybe I got a better selection of flakes or something. Maybe I was just freaking starving.

There were so many people at the Y this morning, I couldn't get on the freaking equipment I wanted to. I felt like screaming at these people. It's 6-freaking-a.m. and I can't get on the cardio machines I want to get on!? That is fucked up! Go home, people! Get some sleep! What the fuck is wrong with you!? Is it unreasonable to expect that if I haul my ass to the gym at 6-freaking-a.m. in the morning, that I can get on the stairmaster if I want to!? There is one crappy old stairmaster. There are two really good ellipticals with the arm bars. And they were all crammed full of assholes! So I did 35 minutes on the stationary bike and went on the universal machines. Pissed me off. Could you tell?

I have used the word "freaking" four times in this post.

Cinnamon Pecan Special K

I was very excited when I learned about a new variety of Special K from the Hungry Girl web site-- Cinnamon Pecan. So when I finally found it in my grocery store yesterday, I couldn't wait until breakfast this morning to try it. (Actually, that's true. I didn't wait until morning. They were giving out free samples at Stop and Shop, along with some kind of new Frosted Flakes ["Golden" or some shit.] They were both yummy.) So when I had it for breakfast this morning, I was surprised to find myself decidedly underwhelmed. Maybe all the pecans were at the bottom? It just didn't taste as good-- it almost wasn't sweet enough. That is easily rectified by dumping a bunch of Splenda on top of it (pretty much how I end up eating most "healthy" cereals) but it made me wish I had just stuck with the new standby-- Chocolatey Delight. Damn. Now I have a whole box of it to finish. Those new Frosted Flakes were actually much better.

Eggotown

Why can't I stop eating "eggs"?! I am completely addicted to fake, egg-like substances. With American cheese singles (which, arguably, could also be considered a fake substance.) We have to go to the grocery store, maybe I'll be able to acquire some items to add variety to my breakfast. At the same time... I like what I eat for breakfast, it just doesn't always make for compelling blogging. And it seems to be working. So if it ain't broke...

Snow Day

I hate driving in the snow, so I stayed home today. I suppose if I didn't have an abundance of vacation/personal days available to me, I would've made the effort to go in to work, but I didn't. Plus, I felt like I got everything done yesterday that I needed to, so I'm writing today off. It's a pajama, hot cocoa, and Wii kind of day. My husband is home too. But I won't let that bother me. (I keed, I keed!)

A leisurely snow day breakfast of SpKChocD and "eggs" with cheese. I suppose that is a little gross-- eggs and chocolate? I must have Cadbury Cream Eggs on the brain or something. I wonder how many Points are in one of those? I will make it my mission to find out. Stay toasty!

I'd Like It To Go, Please

Hmmm. Oatmeal, prunes, and coffee. I sense a theme here. (Prunes and coffee not pictured.)

This morning's lower-sugar oatmeal has been brought to you by the Dharma Initiative's Hydra Station.

I am a colossal dork.

Happy Thursday!

"Garden" Variety Breakfast

WTF is this? I grabbed a low-fat corn muffin at the grocery store this morning as I ran in to buy some last-minute birthday cards. It looks like a freaking garden gnome! I'm not really complaining, as I suppose it gave me more muffin-top surface area (and as everyone, especially Elaine Benes, knows, the top is the best part), but it was a little bizarre-looking, don't you think?



One of my co-workers asked me this morning if I was losing weight. I said, "Anything's possible." She told me it showed. I'm not sure it actually does, but it felt nice to hear it.

Breifly Bananas

Not sure what possessed me to have this, but I had a banana cut up in fat free sour cream, with almonds and Splenda. It was ok, not great, but ok. I just wasn't in the mood for cereal, "eggs", Eggos, or oatmeal. Fat free sour cream kind of sucks. I mean, if you are putting it on a potoato or something, it's ok, but as a standalone flavor, not so good. Now I wish I had just had some of my beloved Special K Choc-ee-D. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. At least my coffee was good-- macadamia nut.

Down Twelve

Well, I forgot to take a picture of my breakfast this morning-- which was a small plastic ziplock which contained precisely 50 grams of dry Cinnamon Life. It was fairly ghetto, but I do love me some dry cereal. Anyway, that is so not important, since I have bigger news than that-- I have lost 12 pounds! I started Weight Watchers 6 weeks ago today, and I'm 12lbs less than I was then. It' hardly shows, which is kind of pathetic, but I feel really great and this has all been so manageable. As you can see, I am eating plenty! I would still like to lose 40lbs before the Candy Expo in May, but it's going to be close. Anyway, since I missed my breakfast photo this morning, I'll just post something else:

Suck it, Johnny Depp! Fucking poser.

Mango Shrimp -NOT Breakfast

My husband got sick, and we never made it out to our fancy, fabulous post-Valentine's Day dinner. I saved my Points for nothing, or so I thought, sitting on the couch eating a Lean Cuisine BBQ Chicken Pizza. But the next day, I found myself over my parents' house, and my dad suggested Thai food for dinner. So this is what I was saving up for-- it was worth it!

Mango Shrimp-- look at that presentation!

"Eggs" Over My Hammy

We are supposed to go out tonight to a fabulously wonderous dinner, so I am trying to keep my breakfast light. It's Better N' Eggs, Boar's Head Low Sodium Ham and a slice of American cheese. It was pretty freaking good! And only 3 Points!

Burnt to a #*&$^%$ Crisp

Adding insult to injury, I insisted on no candy for Valentine's Day. And we didn't go out or really celebrate or do anything. And then I wake up the next morning, and my breakfast ends up like this!

I ate it anyway. Bleh.

Ode to The K

O Special K, Chocolatey Delight

I eat you for breakfast, not just at night

You are sweet, crunchy, chewy, and chocolate-esq

Dance of joy! I leap, twirl, arabesque

(you try to rhyme something with "chocolate-esq, ok?)

That's all I got.

I <3 Eggos

Man, I fucking love Eggos.

Defintely NOT Breakfast!

Dinner at Blue Water Seafood. I couldn't possibly eat a dozen oysters myself, could I? :)

I ate 11-- my husband managed to choke one down.

Dinner was way yummy.

Hefty, Hefty, Hefty!

Again with the purple soysage. It didn't look like that in real life, I swear. Something is very wrong with my crappy cell phone camera. Ah, I love my big Saturday morning breakfasts!

At the Y this morning, I saw a woman on the elliptical machine with a black Hefty bag hanging out the back of her pants. Seriously. I can only imagine she was doing the ole "sweat out the extra water weight" technique, but I just figured that most people would be too embarassed to engage in that sort of stupidity out in public. She wasn't even fat! Maybe she was trying to fit into a particular dress or something, I don't know. Still, who would do that? And why was it hanging out the back-- didn't she care that everyone would see it and judge her? Or, okay, that I would see it and judge her? I thought you only did that in the privacy of your own home, jogging in place with the shower running on full blast. (Note: I have never done such a thing.) It was just so odd.

The second odd thing I saw at the Y this morning was another woman working out wearing a glitter-laden 2001 tour t-shirt for N*Sync. I swear. She didn't look like she was wearing it ironically, either. I get it, it's the gym-- or rather, this isn't a Crunch in some trendy portion of NYC, it's a suburban NJ YMCA--who gives a flying fuck what you're wearing to work out and get all sweaty? I've certainly shown up in some stunning ensembles. But an N*Sync t-shirt? Really?

I guess I should concentrait on my workout more, and judging the people around me, less. But it sure helps pass the time.

Get a Life

Cinnamon Life and skim milk. Some things you just don't grow out of.

Boooring!

Quaker Low-Sugar oatmeal. Again. It was strongly suggested to us that we start getting in to work on time, as it would reflect well on our subordinates. The latest I usually get in is about 10 or 15 minutes after 9am-- and it's not because I'm lazy or sleeping! When I go to the gym in the morning, it takes me a bit longer to get in. Anyway, I've been eating alot of oatmeal in an effort to not be any later in to work than I have to be.

I had every good intention of eating that banana, but it was too far gone for my own personal taste. My husband likes to eat them when they are still green (blech!) and my dad will eat them when they are so mottled with brown that there isn't a speck of yellow left (blech! again). I like them somewhere in the middle, and this was was just about too overripe for me. Not that you give a shit.

Banana Waffles

What a game yesterday! We had such a fun time at my parents' house, watching a great game, and stuffing our faces! 18-1, suck it Pats!!

I pigged out, but I don't feel bad about it. Jeannie's spinach dip was awesome, as was my sister's macaroni and cheese. I had a few pieces of fried chicken, some spiral ham, some cheese, pizza bagels, and some broken-off pieces of a giant chocolate chip cookie frosted with "Go Giants"! I even had blueberry beer, which was really good. All part of the Big Blue theme, I guess. I didn't get on the scale this morning, and that's probably just as well. Forget it. Onward.

Anyway, back on the wagon this morning. Although look at this wagon! How awesome does my breakfast look? Good ole Nutri-Grain Low Fat Eggos, a banana, SF syrup, Cool Whip Free, and Better'N Eggs. Dee-lish!

Did you see there was a shooting at a Lane Bryant store outside of Chicago? How horrible. Talk about adding insult to injury-- not only having to shop there, but to get shot and killed while doing so. They haven't caught the shooter yet. Digusting. More reason to shop online I guess.

Big Game Day

It's Superbowl Sunday and I'm glad I'm down 8.6lbs going in to it. Hopefully, I can't undo all that good in a single day, since all bets are off this afternoon, as far as I'm concerned. I am planning on not drinking that much though, since I've decided I'd rather eat calories than drink them. We'll see what actually happens though.

For breakfast I had my usual fave Choc Special K, and a 100 Calorie English Muffin with a less-than-carefully measured out portion of low-fat peanutbutter. Peanutbutter has long been my downfall. I'm hoping this will hold me over until we get to the party this afternoon. Maybe I'll take some pictures of all the crap we eat this afternoon, in the hopes that it will make me feel sick and get me right back on track tomorrow morning. I am only a pound and a half shy of my uber-goal of 10lbs the first month. And there is no way in hell I'm getting on the scale tomorrow morning.

Sushi Dinner

We went out for sushi tonight and although I swear we'd ordered the "Sushi Dinner for Two" before at this restaurant, tonight we got the boat! Cool! I always wanted the wooden sushi boat. And sushi is so low in Points! Unfortunately, I ate so much edammame and miso soup before we got on the boat, I had trouble eating all that much sushi. My husband managed to make up some of the difference though.

And of course, we had a little bit of fun with the leftovers. Dorks.

Eggo Cheese

Nutri-Grain Eggos and Egg Beaters with Cheese. Yum!