So I just remembered why I stopped going to bars with this friend that I went out with last night.... after a few drinks we both want to eat JUNK!!! After we left the club last night at 3am, we immediatly stopped at Pizza Pizza and pigged out on pizza, french fries, and chicken nuggets! Oi. I swear the red bull and vodka made me do it!! So today I woke up feeling crappy from eating all that junk, so I went for a walk, 2.5 miles. Better than nothing I guess.
I'm hoping for a better week ahead!
Did anyone catch that new show, 650 lb virgin on TLC? It was good eh! He inspires me.... but the saggy skin thing scares the crap out of me. I mean, I know I was no where near as big as him, but sagging skin is always in the back of my mind.
Red Bull and Captain Morgan is my deadly junk-binge-inducing cocktail of choice Luckily Red Bull is so freaking expensive and I'm cheap so I'm forced to control myself around it now. I went shopping this weekend (fruits of shopping trip on my diet blog) and am now extra broke, which is usually good for my waistline.
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Luvja- Going for a walk=definitely better than nothing. If you decide a little walk is better than nothing more often than not, that really adds up
I'm going to the VT Brewer's Festival on Friday so I have to be pretty good this week. Although I'm going to see Harry Potter at the drive-in on Thursday which pretty much guarantees I"ll be eating corn dogs and onion rings. I'll just have to try to plan for it. Hope everyone had a good weekend!
Things I need to do today - buy a wine stopper. We got wine last night and I opened one bottle and couldn't get the cork back in, so I was like okay boys, we have to finish this. I drank about 1/2 the bottle myself, Australian Shiraz is SO good. Also, drinking red wine while watching TrueBlood made me feel a lot cooler than I was. I wound up going to sleep with a case of the giggles and woke up laughing. Best feeling ever.
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Luvja - I personally have never had redbull and vodka (I don't like the taste of redbull) but my sister explains to me its the devil's drink. 2.5 miles is nothing to look down your nose at, good for you
Forestroad - HP Madness starts for me tomorrow Its a tradition with me and my college roommates that we see it at midnight on opening night. I won't spoil it
I was just informed that I lost one of my clients (I work for a homecare agency) This practicular client, I cleaned their home I hated the job but it was 4 hours a week I couldn't refuse. Well they don't need our services anymore, and that brings me down to 6 hours a week now I have been trying since March to find a freaking decent job with no luck. Someone just shoot me and put me out of my misery, please? I am tired of this. I really am.
luvja- A lot of my clients work for homecare agencies and can't get more than a couple of hours a week these days, either. Hopefully things will pick up again.
ugh i've been sort of not feeling like working out lately so for 3 weeks we have missed going to the gym for one reason or another. finally getting off my butt and going again.
i did finally break my comfort zone tho i bought a real pair of shorts and a really cute skirt(its long and camoflages perfectly lol) now if i get some heels i might finally feel a bit sexier.
despite my non gym going i've only gone up one or two pounds but they will come off since i'm getting my butt in gear 29 is only 3 months from now 180 would be spectacular for that
It just makes me so mad because, I have no experience in other than what I do now(Personal support work), and telemarketing when I was in highschool (which I refuse to do again), and because I have no experience on cash, or customer service, no one will hire me. Well you tell me, how the heck am I going to get experience if no one will hire me because I don't have previous experience? It's just a discouraging never ending cycle.
THat is the same thing that I think about when searching for jobs. Everybody wants someone expereinced, but how will I ever get a job if I have no exp.
The "you don't have experience...but we're not going to hire you to give you that experience" cycle is wicked frustrating!!!! Hopefully something will open up for you soon, luvja!!!!
I am SO ready to start this week off right!!!! After a weekend filled with dinner out with my college friends and another friend's bachelorette party, I am ready to get back to being healthy and not sabotaging my diet with tons of empty alcohol calories!!! I have been trying to do some more strength type moves, that include lunges and squats and my thighs are KILLING ME!!! haha I went to the gym today though and did 50 minutes of the elliptical even with the pain.
I have four weeks until a couple night out things are planned (a gala skating charity event thing and my friend's wedding), so these next four weeks will definitely be spent working out, watching what I eat, and hopefully losing some poundage. We shall see.... hehe
Luvja- I know what you mean For a psych programme at uni you needed some experience in a psychological area in order to apply. But then whats the point of the programme? The programme teaches you to work in a psychological area....which you worked in before you entered the programme? Drives you crazy
Chele-ugh lunges. BUT whats worse than lunges? Stairs With weights. OMG they kill me
thanks for all the congrats Im tempted to update my ticker every day must.not.get.carried.away
Glad to see everyone is doing okay. I am doing pretty good myself, have been going out around the city with my family. We discovered this really cool Indian restaurant in University City which has this lovely buffet. I was a good girl and only had one plate at the buffet.
However, I really had a more difficult time today because next to this Indian restaurant was a cupcake bar, and since I had never been to one, I dragged my mom and sis to the place as well. I was not aware, however, that my mom was going to spend $50 (!!!) in the place, and buy four or five cupcakes in addition to my two. Well, at least my cupcakes were really good and I'll leave the other ones to my mom.
I have decided to try some kind of online food journal/food guide/whatever. I hear this is a good way to keep yourself accountable, and I figure if I have to look at the things I eat each day I'll be less inclined to eat more than I should.
And now, to personals...
Icon- Glad to see the ticker move! Good job. How's Molly doing, btw? Frodo and Legend are doing well, full of energy as usual.
Luvja- I can relate to your struggle! I tried searching for a job in technical writing, and they keep on saying they need someone with tons of experience. I have done about 2 years of editing/writing work, but they don't seem to think it's enough. Are you in college or have any sort of degree? A college could probably set you up with an internship or something, they usually don't pay great (if at all), but you gain valuable work experience.
Lissa- You should totally go for a good pair of heels!
Anyhoo, I'm off to search the web. Have a great evening!
I can recommend the daily plate, its very simple if you dont want lots of fancy exercise record keeping etc as well.
Molly's doing ok, still hating the cone lol but shes a bit more cheerful. She was playing with the tamarillos and oranges in the fruit bowl today she likes them because theyre huge so she can see them even with her collar and she can get the stalks into her cone and bite them Aww frodo and legend, so cute ^_^
Shelly - Ugh, that IS frustrating eh? I feel like I'm losing this battle, I have run out of options. I wish college was a choice. I don't have the grades or time or money. I was actually looking at going back to school today. I just have so much to think about. My life is so confusing right now!
I'm about to go take a long walk and think about things.... and then my super awesome hair dresser/best friend could sense sadness in my voice and insisted she do my hair tonight to cheer me up. I love that girl. ta ta ladies
Luvja - I'm sorry about the client. That problem was actually why I changed my career choice. I had wanted to go into wildlife biology, but you cannot get hired without experience, and the only way to get experience is to have a job - so I went the route I'm on now. School might not be too terrible of an idea?
Shelly - I'm sorry, did you say "cupcake bar" ? Those two words together may be the best (or worst) words combined ever. I have a little notebook that I carry around every where to record my food. I have my WW pocket guide clipped inside and it really helps me to keep everything recorded.
As for me lol. I spent all day with the giggles and THEN I get an email from my sister to day - she got a new tattoo - "mom" on her foot. Now, the sentiment is very nice, but she didn't tell my father. I told her when he finds out about it, she needs to call me on speaker so I can laugh. As a friend of mine said, ironically your mother would not appreciate that. While that's true, my grandmother is laughing her A$$ off where-ever she is (hopefully with my mama). This has spurned a very amusing FB comment stream.
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But a real bit.
Luckily Red Bull is so freaking expensive and I'm cheap so I'm forced to control myself around it now. I went shopping this weekend (fruits of shopping trip on my diet blog) and am now extra broke, which is usually good for my waistline.
I hated the job but it was 4 hours a week I couldn't refuse. Well they don't need our services anymore, and that brings me down to 6 hours a week now 
A lot of my clients work for homecare agencies and can't get more than a couple of hours a week these days, either. Hopefully things will pick up again.
she likes them because theyre huge so she can see them even with her collar and she can get the stalks into her cone and bite them 
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