A Quest for Skinny (and Happy, too)

More about Madrid

Kristan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:12:49 +0000

This rollercoaster project is so crazy!! It went from us being there for 3 years, to only 6 months and NOW they’re saying 4 or 5 years!! Woah.

I need to get so much stuff done! We decided to get our house rented out ASAP. We’ll stay in my parents big house until we leave for Madrid in the meantime. My brain is swirling around right now with everything I need to do!!

donate as much stuff as possible to Goodwill
list as much stuff as possible for sale
pack pack pack pack pack pack

That’s just the beginning. Then there’s all the legal stuff about renting the house and what not. But I think I’ll let the husband deal with that.

*faint*

MIA this weekend

Kristan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:20:09 +0000

I wasn’t really missing, but I didn’t post anything here. I didn’t track my food as diligently as I should have, but I still made some sensible choices. I peeked at the scale this morning and it said 150.8! So far 1.6 lbs gone…Hopefully I can maintain that loss (or lose more!) until Friday.

I need to set some milestone rewards. I am going to do something for my first 5 lbs. And also something for sticking to exercising for 2 weeks straight. The exercise goal will be for business weeks, really. So for 10 days within a 14 day period (weeks running from Sunday-Saturday), I need to get at least 30 minutes of exercise in.

5 lbs lost reward: Something from Kohls. I got a mailer that has a 15% off coupon, and all the clothes in the mailer are SO cute. I need something cute that fits. Arg.

Exercise reward: A new pair of athletic shoes. Probably around $50 or so. My other two pair are old and need to be replaced.

I’ll shop around online today and update with links to the items I want.

Pasta Jessica

Kristan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:51:27 +0000

This is my new favorite thing. It came about after I had made spaghetti with meat sauce the other night using whole wheat thin spaghetti and ground turkey. As I was packing up the leftovers for lunch the next day, I ended up spooning all of the sauce over the husband’s portion. So for my portion, I just had pasta. Now, I usually don’t mind because I’m a pasta whore and all I need is a little garlic and olive oil to make me happy. But I got to talking with my friend Jessica about my pile of leftover pasta and she asked me what other ingredients I had on hand. I’m trying to clean out my pantry, so I listed a bunch of canned goods: artichoke hearts, asparagus, beans of all kinds. This is the genius idea Jessica inspired:

1 can Progresso artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 shallot, diced
2 galic cloves, minced
2 cups cooked whole wheat thin spaghetti
2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
2 Tbsp reduced fat grated parmesan cheese

Sautee the garlic and shallots in 1 Tbsp olive oil. Add the artichokes and beans. Toss with hot pasta, drizzle with olive oil and then top with cheese and basil.

Serves 4 at about 6 WW points each.

*picture coming later today

“snack time”

Kristan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:57:27 +0000

It’s 11 AM. Y&R is about to come on. This is the time in my office traditionally known as “snack time”. But I’m not hungry right now. So I am not gonna eat a snack.

I’ve already eaten my omelet, grapefruit and strawberries. And I drank 16 oz. of water. I’m just not hungry. I will be in about an hour when All My Children comes on, and then I can heat up my lunch.

Just getting it out there….

Official Start

Kristan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:28:47 +0000

This is today’s pre-planned food journal. I’ve got a few calories to add to it somewhere.

Here’s the WW Points breakdown:

Breakfast (2):

Omelet – 1
Grapefruit – 1

Lunch (4):

Pasta Jessica, half serving - 3
Salad – 1

Dinner (6):

Salmon – 3
Casserole – 3

Snacks (7):

Strawberries – 0
Orange – 1
Protien smoothie – 6

At my official start weight of 152.4 lbs, I get 22 points everyday. That meal plan is only using 19. I didn’t realize how few points the breakfast and lunch were going to be. There really is a lot of food. It’s all core except the cheese in the casserole and the protein smoothie, though, so that’s gotta be a good thing.

Yay for a great start! And 3 points of extra treats! The nice thing is, according to Sparkpeople, my extra calories need to come from fat and carbs. I’m thinking frozen yogurt….

Oh pre-planning, how I love thee.

Kristan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:25:36 +0000

Pre-planning out my food really puts me in the mood to get back on track. Tomorrow I have no excuse to run by McDonald’s for a Deluxe Evil Breakfast. I have everything all ready to go!

Here’s the booty:

Breakfast:

Egg white omelet with scallions, spinach, celery, green bell pepper and cilantro (easily 1c. of veggies in here)
Half a grapefruit with a Splenda packet if it’s too tart

Lunch:

1/4c. cooked whole wheat thin spaghetti with 1/4c. kidney beans, 1/4c. of artichoke, 1 Tbsp reduced fat parmesan cheese and 1 tsp olive oil
2c. romaine salad mix with 2 Tbsp Kraft Light Balsamic Vinaigrette

Snacks:

1 whole orange
6 large (and I mean VERY large) strawberries

Dinner:

Broiled salmon (3 oz)
Farm Girl’s Broccoli Casserole

That leaves a bit of extra calories. I’ll track it all formally tomorrow with points values and nutrition info to find out exactly how many. Maybe I’ll have a protein smoothie with my Lean Dessert Whipped Vanilla Cream protein powder made with soy milk and a banana to round out the calorie necessity.

Owning up.

Kristan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:26:38 +0000

I spoke earlier of getting my act together and getting back on Weight Watchers. I really need to.

About a month ago, I weighed 132 pounds. That was a good number for me. I was comfortable there. I wanted to become more strong, so I started a gym regiment that had me lifting weights 5 days a week. And I gained weight. The only problem is, I gained icky, ugly weight. Not the shapely, muscular weight that I’d be okay with. I wasn’t counting my points/calories as strictly anymore, but I was burning so many calories each day I figured it would all work out.

Well, it didn’t. I am going to post a picture of what I look like today. At 152 pounds. I gained TWENTY pounds. I am seriously disgusted with myself. Here goes nothing:

And now the whole world knows how smooshy and icky my body is. *sigh*

But maybe it will help me to whip this ass back into shape. Tomorrow marks precisely one month until my 25th birthday. I’m hoping to be at 140 by then. That’s 30 days. Or four weeks and two days. So technically my goal should be 144 with a healthy 2 lb per week loss. But I am thinking that a portion of my flubber is related to all the sodium I’ve taken in so I’m trying to factor in that bigger than usual loss the first week.

I am going to weigh in each Friday morning and report it here. I am also going to post my daily food journal. Really, I promise. If I don’t harrass me about it and then I will.

Oh, and…

Kristan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:43:28 +0000

I want to start my food journal again. I’m getting all soft and blubbery and I’ve gained loads of weight. I know it’s because I have been shoving my trap full of fat and sodium.

I am going to experiment with steel cut oats tonight to bring in for breakfast.

I’m gonna have to get back on weight watchers. Blech. I got down under goal a couple of months ago and now I’ve gained almost all of it back. I’m hoping that I can get this extra poundage off of me once I start chugging water and eating veggies again. We’ll see.

I’m feeling angry right now

Kristan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:27:12 +0000

And not really for any good reason. I just get really annoyed by people that think they’re better than others. Um, sweetheart, you’re not. But go ahead and keep telling yourself that you are. Go on with your bad self.

Phone dodging

Kristan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:13:13 +0000

The phone is ringing. I avoid answering it when you call. It makes me feel bad, but I just don’t want to talk. I don’t want to tell you that I don’t want to do what you want me to do. I don’t want to make plans with you. I’ve told you before that I didn’t want to answer the phone and you said it hurt your feelings. That is not my intention. I just don’t like talking anymore. I have found out that I don’t like talking to certain people because I would rather avoid the drama that gets spewed to me. You see, I have so much stuff going on in my head right now. And you go on and on and on about all this stuff that bothers you. No one ever asks me how I am doing. They just dump all their drama on me. Because I let them. Because I am a pleaser. I am a fixer. But I don’t want to be. I want to get my life in order again. I want to be happy. But you are driving me crazy.