Oh, this week! It’s been great because there’s been something going on every day! It also sucks, because there’s been something going on every day. So yesterday I got a call from Al (formerly referred to as Lie-Lie) where she asked if I would like to get together with her after work. The boyfriend hadn’t left campus yet, so I had time to kill and I love chillin’ with her. So we went to this little bar and grill across from my office, where I had 3 beers, a buffalo chicken sandwich, fries and a gelato. Ugh… And honestly, I think it was the beers that did me in. The fries and the chicken sandwich and definitely the gelato weren’t great, but a stomach full of beer definitely doesn’t help. Which sucks, because it’s so relaxing just drinking a cold beer after a long day and chatting with your buddy. However, afterwards I felt bloated the entire night and gained a whopping 1.4 pounds. Yipes. I get together with her tonight again, so I’ll be more conscious because LAST night was supposed to be my alright night. A chicken sandwich, no fries, and one beer, two max.
Didn’t get to the gym this morning because the boyfriend was over and I’m pretty sure he didn’t want to wake up at 5:30. But tonight he’s at his place because he’s chillin’ with his brother today, so I’ll be back at the gym tomorrow morning!
And that’s it! Have a thrilling, thin Thursday!
Posted on April 5th, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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As a quick post, I did not skip my post yesterday because of shame. I was just super busy. Was that believable enough?
So, as I think I mentioned on Monday, this week is busy. Monday I spent the night with Nighthawk. Yesterday a coworker treated myself and another coworker to dinner. Tonight the boyfriend comes home. Tomorrow is hopefully beers and dinner with Lie Lie. Then Easter weekend starts. So it’s busy, but also filled with unhealthy eating. Oh joy. On Monday I just had to get a burrito instead of a taco salad because I hadn’t in so long, and I’m happy I did. It fulfilled a craving. Yesterday I had brick chicken (for the first time and it was AMAZING) with brown rice and sauteed veggies. Not super unhealthy, but just a lot of food. And I ate all of it. Then shared a fruit cobbler with my coworkers. So, lots of eating. However, I have been eating light lunches and, more importantly, I’ve been going to the gym.
What? I know! Yesterday morning and then this morning I pulled myself out of bed and threw myself on the arc trainer at my gym. And I can’t say I’m upset. I’ve actually been registering losses! Not massive ones, but after eating all that food, I am happy to loose .2 pounds the next day!!!
So things are alright. We’ll see what I have to say next Monday, but for now there are still 3 days left in the week. I can do it 
Have a wonderful, weightless Wednesday!
Posted on April 4th, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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So how did I start out my new challenge? By weighing in at 205.4. Wop wop. Oh well, I assumed as much would happen after 3 beers, spinach and artichoke dip, fries and chicken tenders!
My buddy, Lie Lie, and I couldn’t do beers on Friday because she was so busy, so we did them yesterday. I’m happy I did because I love spending time with her and just chilling with a beer, but it does make me nervous about this week. Tonight I hang out with Nighthawk (FINALLY!), but hopefully that will just include a movie and I can eat dinner from my fridge. However, it could involve Chipotle whcih isn’t great. Tuesday I am being treated to dinner by a co-worker who I stayed late at work for last Wednesday. Wednesday the boyfriend comes home, so hopefully it’ll just be a normal night. Thursday I hang out with Lie Lie again. Friday starts Easter weekend, which will involve dinners and snacks for which I have no control over the calorie count. So it’s looking like a very scary week. Especially after how well I did this past week!
However, I do plan on going to the gym starting tomorrow. I’m aiming for every day, though Thursday morning will probably end up being a bust. But hopefully working out will help balance whatever I end up putting in my body for these next 7 days. I think it’ll be easier to get myself to do it, because I do have a lot of momentum from last week. It was so great and I didn’t give into urges and I just felt happy and productive with my weight loss! So, we’ll see how it goes but I’m staying positive!
Have a marvelous, mini Monday!
Posted on April 2nd, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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A quick update because it’s April 1st! That means it’s the end of my March challenge. So, am I 205? No. I’m 202.6!!! I lost a total of 8.8 pounds between March 1st and today. Hurray!
Now, that may go up by tomorrow, as I’m going out for beers and an early dinner. Oh well. 202.6 today! No let’s loose 20 pounds!
Posted on April 1st, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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Man, it’s been long! Last night I didn’t stay late at work (FINALLY) but I didn’t get home right away. I had to go to the gym and sign a form saying I officially cancel my personal trainer membership and waited an hour before being told, “You can go. I’ll just cancel it for you.” Oh well, I got to chill with a cool gal who work’s at my gym and saw the instructor for my hip-hop dance work out class, which I will go to in two weeks! Then I was off to my second job to quit, and I didn’t get home until about 7:30 or 7:45. So I ate dinner late, but I didn’t compromise! I ate my mashed potatoes because I wanted to! And when I jumped on the scale this morning, it read 204.4. Hurray!
I don’t know what’s been up. My weight has just been dropping and dropping. Maybe since I made the goal of 20 pounds by my birthday, I’ve finally got that motivation back, but I’m happy! I’m fitting into this costume I got a while back better than I EVER have and I am wearing a new skirt to work today! And the best is when I stood in front of the mirror this morning and thought, “You know what? I do look smaller!” So I’m going to try to keep it up! The boyfriend comes back next week for Easter Break, and Easter itself will bring lots and lots of eating, but it’s a short holiday, so hopefully it won’t be too treacherous.
And that’s it! Have a fabulous, fit Friday!!!
Posted on March 30th, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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So I gained .4 pounds between yesterday and today. Well, I guess I should just say there was a “change” or .4 pounds, because can you really gain between two days? Ah, whatever, you know what I mean.
I’m not upset about it though. Actually, I don’t think I can physically be upset right now, because I’m so exhausted. But the gain could have been a lot worse. Yesterday was the first part of an annual symposium my department puts on, and I was out of my desk from 9 to 5. Half of the day was spent running back and forth, feverishly hang up research posters for presenters, and the other half was sitting around, keeping watch of our stuff. In between that, however, I ate a boxed lunch they provided, which included chips and a cookie, both of which I ate. After 5, I was stuck in our office conference room preparing for the next day until almost 9. I was going to eat the lunch I brought yesterday, but though I’d rather just eat one of the other, left over lunches from that day, which included a massive tuna sandwich, a cookie and a bag of chips. All of which I ate. Between 6:30 and 7:30. So a .4 pound gain is actually pretty good when you think about everything I ate!
No gym today because I was EXHAUSTED! It was one of those days where, by 5, my arms just FELT exhausted. So I passed out at 10:30 and I could have slept until 10:30 am! If it weren’t for my alarm! Oh well, today is a little less hectic, and I’ll get back to eating what I should.
Have a thrilling, thin Thursday!
Posted on March 29th, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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Yes, I ate under my calories yesterday. Yes I ate early in the evening. But 204.8? That’s too much. Not that I’m complaining…
Didn’t get to the gym this morning. Got to sleep early and everything, but when my alarm went off at 5:30, I couldn’t get myself to get up. I think I have to start on Monday, because it gives me the motivation for the rest of the week. No matter. That doesn’t excuse me from not going tomorrow and Friday!
Today the department I work for has this huge annual symposium we put on, which means there will be extra food circulating around the office for the next couple of days. I don’t think the extra box lunches will come to the office until later in the afternoon, so that’s good. But I am worried about any plates of cookies or cakes that will most likely make their way into my office. I just really, REALLY need to make sure that they don’t make their way into my stomach!
Well, I think that’s it. Have a wonderful, weightless Wednesday!
Posted on March 28th, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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205.8. You heard me! 205.8! I don’t know what happened to those three pounds! Where did they fly away to? My only two guesses are that it was a fluke this morning or it’s because my TOM is winding down. I would like it to be the second, but if I randomly gain 2 pounds tomorrow, I’ll try not to take it personally.
Not much to report other than that. Made dinner for an hour and a half last night, so I didn’t eat until about 7:45. Yipes! Super yipes because I made mashed potatoes, but it was delicious and in the end I was content. Tonight I eat left overs before I get to the bus because today I have my second job. If I don’t chicken out, it will be my last shift there, so it’s not so bad. And Tuesdays will no longer seem so scary!
Gym tomorrow morning. No if’s, and’s or but’s.
Busy at work so this post was quick! Have a terrific, trim Tuesday!
Posted on March 27th, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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So you know how I mentioned a menu? Yeah, that went to shit.
This weekend was interesting. Not horrible, just interesting. Friday I went out for a beer after work with one of my besties and ended up getting a buffalo chicken sandwich with fries as well. Yipes! I was scheduled to work on Saturday instead of Sunday, which I didn’t learn until Friday and at a time that I told my manager I couldn’t do. So, that shot my grocery shopping and cooking plans for Saturday but I didn’t use it as an excuse to eat horribly. Sunday I ended up shopping almost all day with the same buddy from Friday, which was great! We went to a pizza place and I had a beer and half a pizza, but after hardly eating anything all day and being one my feet constantly, I think it’s evened out. I jumped on the scale this morning and boom, 207.8. Not bad, huh? I think that’s a pound less from Friday!
So a menu for this week? I don’t think so… The first half of this week is going to be a little crazy. I have German homework to catch up on tonight and dinners to cook. Tomorrow will be my last shift at my second job (unbeknownst to my manager, evil laugh here). Wednesday I’ll be hanging out with Night Hawk, who I haven’t seen in AGES! Thursday should be my first day in a while where I have a free night, but I doubt it will be free, as something will have dropped through the cracks between tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday. So no menu. But maybe this weekend? Hopefully? Eck, we’ll see. Haha.
So I’m not feeling too hot right now. My TOM is hitting hard this time around and I am feeling the start of a sinus infection. That coupled with the fact that I feel like I’ve been running around since Thursday morning with no stopping, I am EXHAUSTED! It was a battle to not call in sick today, haha. So I am going to throw myself into the gym on Wednesday morning if I’m not dead by then!
Ok, I think I’m done. Have a marvelous, mini Monday!
Posted on March 26th, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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I am exhausted. EXHAUSTED! I got home at 10:20, to leave at 10:40, to get back home at 3:00 am last night! I had a great night but, be warned, I’m going to be babbling.
So yesterday went well. Went through the day like normal, but half way through work a got a message from my best friend saying yes to dinner that night. I knew it would be tricky forcing myself to eat the right things, but in the end it wasn’t too bad. I suggested a buffet restaurant in a food court in one of the dorms (it’s a private school, if you were wondering) that has pasta and chinese and delicious things. It also has a salad bar, which is were I spent most of my time. Grabbed a big salad with lots of fixings, dressing on the side, fruit and a little serving of lo mein. Delicious and great for me this morning when the scale said 208.8. I don’t remember what I weighed yesterday, but it was higher than that, so I don’t care, haha.
So tomorrow starts the week of menus. I’m going to be trying a few new recipes as well as some old favorites I’m dusting off and taking out of the closet again. So that will be fun. Tomorrow I’ll post my first menu and then let everyone know how I did on Sunday. And so forth and so on. I’m hoping with all the new recipes that it will be fun, but I guess we’ll just have to see.
Ok, I’m off. Have a fabulous, fit Friday!
Posted on March 23rd, 2012 by logrollmagerino
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