Liz, Version 2.0

16 Point Salad

2010-08-04T06:50:00.002-04:00

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This is "Tommy's Salad" from Monte de Rey in town. I knew it would be high points, but I was shocked when I added it up and found it was 16. More than half of that is from oil, and I probably should have added more points but I didn't have the stomach for it. From now on, I will be making my salads at home, and baking instead of sauteeing!

We want to get a puppy, but alas, we cannot.

2010-08-04T06:49:00.005-04:00

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This is our neighbors puppy, and I wish that it was mine. I wish our landlords would change their mind.

AMAZING pops!

2010-08-04T06:49:00.004-04:00

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This was so easy, I should be ashamed! This is yoplait smoothie mix, with some extra milk (beyond what the bag calls for, to thin it out) and Splenda.

I figure these at UNDER one point each. One bag made SIX pops. AMAZING!! More importantly, DELICIOUS!!

The neighborhood dogs...

2010-08-04T06:48:00.001-04:00

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Here is Bo and BeagleyPoo. I don't know what BeagleyPoo's name is. I don't know where Ugly Dog, Fat Dog, or Loud Barking Chihuahua were when this picture was taken, but it is proof that the dogs just seem to wait for us to come home and them ambush us.

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2010-06-21T07:04:00.001-04:00

3.5 pt breakfast.

About to actually pack a healthy lunch.
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2010-06-20T18:36:00.001-04:00

I had estimated 10pts until I SAW the cheesiness of this...
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2010-06-20T15:38:00.000-04:00

5.5 pts, .5 of which is from pineapple salsa.
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2010-06-20T13:44:00.001-04:00

4pt snack
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2010-06-20T12:10:00.000-04:00

Amazing low 2.5pt salad.

Points came from the crunchy salad topping, reduced fat feta, olive oil, and sliced deli chicken.

Yum-mo.

Wish everything else today was as good as this salad.
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2010-06-20T10:32:00.001-04:00

1.5 pts for half cup cereal and quarter cup milk.
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2010-06-20T09:54:00.001-04:00

Half a point.
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2010-06-20T08:08:00.001-04:00

1.5 pt cup o joe.

(Half cup fat free half half, splenda).
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2010-06-19T18:36:00.000-04:00

8.5 pt dinner

5pt steamfresh whiskey steak meal

2lc wedges
3 wasa

Opt broc and chEese
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15 Pt. Lunch

2010-06-19T12:21:00.000-04:00

Egg salad - 3.5 eggs, 2 T canola mayo, 1T dijon mustard = 13 pts

»Note I didn't finish the egg salad but plan to finish it later as a snack

3 Wasa Sourdough = 1 pt

Tomato salad with reduced fat feta and a drizzle of olive oil = 1 pt

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2010-06-19T09:59:00.001-04:00

Breakfast:

2 point yogurt
Half point tomato juice

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2010-06-19T09:35:00.001-04:00

I am back on WW as of this morning.

Half a point of Cranergy, and a Slimquick pill.

Today, chores are my excersizes.
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2010-04-03T11:05:00.000-04:00

This one is for T.S.
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Roxy Loves Grandma

2010-04-02T11:54:00.001-04:00

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2010-03-22T19:04:00.001-04:00

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Clementine wants those buffalo bites that Daddy is eating! Mommy's healhy eating is NO FUN.

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2010-03-22T18:50:00.000-04:00

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5.5 Pt Dinner

2010-03-21T18:26:00.001-04:00

Made the cauliflower poppers. They are good but I made them too small. I would tone down the chili powder next time, and that is saying a lot coming from me. I will finish the rest though, for no points!

While they were cooking I heated up a nonstick pan, and in the same little bowl I had mixed my cauliflower seasonings in I put in a teaspoon of evoo, some thyme, some sage, some ground mustard, and a tiny bit of crushed red pepper. I poured it on one side of the pork chop and pressed it into the hot pan. While it was sizzling I used my finger to get the rest of the oil out and rubbed it on the other side.

The pork chop was really good.
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Turkey Roll-Ups

2010-03-21T12:39:00.002-04:00

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Pickles, laughing cow, and turkey!

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2010-03-20T18:09:00.000-04:00

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Dinner

2010-03-20T17:47:00.001-04:00

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Light butter on the corn, blue cheese on the steak.

Broccoli and Laughing Cow

2010-03-20T17:32:00.002-04:00

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Such a stellar combo!

Walnut Raspberry Salad

2010-03-20T16:01:00.002-04:00

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Not as good as it sounds.

Groceries

2010-03-20T15:49:00.001-04:00

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I always feel a little proud when I have done a good grocery shopping with lots of healthy foods.

I love poached eggs

2010-03-20T15:20:00.002-04:00

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I have a serious love for poached eggs.

Poached eggs, 2 pts each.

2010-03-05T14:38:00.001-05:00

And you yell to yourself
And you throw down your hat
And say 'Christ, do I gotta be like that?
Ain't there no one here who knows where I'm at?
Aint the no one here who knows how I feel?
Good God Almighty, that stuff ain't real'

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2010-01-30T10:56:00.000-05:00

After :)
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2010-01-30T10:55:00.000-05:00

Before.
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You know you're jealous.
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2010-01-04T16:02:00.000-05:00

This pillow came out SO horrible OMG.
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2010-01-04T15:50:00.000-05:00

I never knew a car could be my soulmate...
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2010-01-04T12:31:00.001-05:00

The scarf I ended up making for Ryan, which I still need to mail to him.
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2009-12-29T19:39:00.000-05:00

The scarf I made my brother.
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2009-12-29T18:50:00.000-05:00

Crazy idea I had for handwarmer. I threw it out, but it might be neat if I worked on the pattern.
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2009-12-29T17:43:00.000-05:00

This is the shawl I made my grandmother for Christmas. I thought it came out great. I made another in purple for Mike's granny.
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2009-12-29T17:02:00.000-05:00

Our Christmas Cheerwine ham, falling apart with deliciousness.
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2009-12-29T16:41:00.000-05:00

So we never forget.
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2009-12-29T16:16:00.000-05:00

Mike on Christmas.
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2009-12-28T21:07:00.000-05:00

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Dinner

2009-12-28T20:51:00.001-05:00

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Two extra-lean turkey burgers with swiss and ketchup
Salad with shredded carrots, blue cheese, and allergy-safe ranch

For breakfast (picture coming) I had a cup of southwestern eggbeaters with a quarter cup shredded cheese and four slices of turkey bacon. I packed a yogurt to have with lunch, but I didn't eat it. I did eat the pudding as a snack. For lunch I bought an apple, which I had with a little caramel dip I had, and a half a cup of pistachios, which I did NOT have an allergic reaction to.

For the day I am under 1600 calories, and boy oh boy do I feel GREAT.

First Workout In a Hundred Years

2009-12-27T16:31:00.001-05:00

Well, I won't claim the entire hour was aerobics, but I devote a wii-hour to playing/excersizing, which is more than I have done in over three months. I am giving myself a pat on the back. Now, to work on our new puzzle. Another small goal is to spend less time on the couch. I feel like I live there.
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2009-12-27T14:23:00.001-05:00

I am starting over.

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2009-12-07T18:15:00.001-05:00

She wants those chips!
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I got personal crustless pie on Thanksgiving :)
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2009-10-09T22:09:00.000-04:00

I am so stressed out that it is causing physical pain. Stupid wedding planning.
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2009-10-08T13:22:00.000-04:00

Don't mind me. I was feeling VERY silly this morning. Another picture to illustrated my improving skin.
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2009-10-08T13:21:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to share that my skin is looking a TON better.
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Yay Library

2009-10-01T17:14:00.003-04:00

OK I went to the library earlier, as I mentioned. I have now officially gone through my entire book wish-list and looked up every single book. The ones that came up in the card catalog I have requested. I am #1 in the "hold queue" for most of them. Sadly, most of them look like they are lost and won't be coming in anytime soon. Still, though, my hope is that they will come in as fast as I can read them. Also, I like just having another something that has me out and about a little bit more. I enjoyed going out today and socializing with people (including a special man who very loudly asked how I was and wished me a wonderful day). I am pretty happy about all that.

The Library

2009-10-01T14:13:00.003-04:00

I think that I may have been too harsh on our library than was deserved. Yes, it is very small and pales in comparison to the libraries that I never actually took advantage of in CT... but I have just learned that they work really hard to get books for people and have a crude-but-progressing website that you can make requests on. The ladies at the library acting like I was a returning friend when I paid my $2 in late fees on my one-year-overdue cookbooks and slipped off to fiction to look for something fun and new.

2009-10-01T11:33:00.001-04:00

I am still on track. My water-weight is gone. I am ahead of goal. I have lost back 5 of the 10lbs I gained when I was on vacation and in the following months.

Nightly Update

2009-09-27T17:49:00.005-04:00

What I ate:

6 slices of lunchmeat pepperoni = 140 calories
2 servings of Glutino crackers = 280 calories
2+ servings* garlic hummus = 133 calories
1/2 cup Fruity Dyno-Bites = 74 calories
2oz Cool Whip Light = 40 calories
1 cup shredded lettuce = 8 calories
2/3 cup shredded carrots = 30 calories
2/3 cup broccoli florets = 20 calories
1/4 medium red onion = 11 calories
1+ cup* shredded chicken = 290 calories
4 tablespoons blue cheese dressing = 260 calories
1/2 cup bargain brand chocolate ice cream = 130 calories

*when a serving seemed to be a little more generous than intended, and I added a little extra to the calorie count

Total Calories: 1,415
Bravo: My skin seems to be improving. For some background, about two months ago I saw a new doctor (in my own town, so I wouldn't have to drive an hour) and had her write me a bunch of prescriptions. One of the prescriptions that she re-wrote was my birth control rx. Now, my epilepsy medications interact with birth control, causing a few issues. For this reason, I need a HIGH ESTROGEN birth control pill. I have always been on ortho-cyclen and it has always worked out. My new doctor wrote the rx for ortho-cyclen, but there is no generic version of it. The pharmacy has been giving be tri-nessa, with is the generic of ortho TRI cyclen, which is a LOW ESTROGEN pill. I looked it up online and found: Not only can an imbalance cause adult acne, but also can cause depression (too little estrogen affects seratonin --- too much progesterone can also cause depression symptoms). Sooo I called my doctor. My request was simple -- write "fill as is for medical reasons" on the RX so that they couldn't give me a generic. Of course, it took a full day of phone calls to get that fixed, because the stupid, stupid doctor's office kept insisting that I was already on it (not acknowledging the generic issue no matter how many times I said it), but they finally got it. Then I had to wait for my cycle to finish. But it's been a week now that I've been on the right pill, plus I have been VERY VERY strict about taking care of my skin and using all my washes and lotions and peels, and I can see a DEFINITE improvement. Here, pictures, just for you.

About ten days ago:

Today, there are some marks, but they aren't raised anymore. I hope it doesn't take too long for the red spots to go away. If anyone has any advice on this, I would love it. I should mention that I am really happy that I finally got my eyebrows done a week ago. I plan to take much better care of them from now on. It's amazing how much better I feel about myself when I don't look like a grizzly bear.

Boo: I didn't work out today. I didn't pig out either, though. I wish I had more energy. I have no idea why I am always SO tired and never feel like doing ANYTHING.

Weight On Goal?: Technically, no. I weighed myself this morning after two days restricting calories and I GAINED six pounds. I don't buy it. It takes an ACCESS of 3,500 calories to gain ONE pound. For this reason, I can only assume it is water and will go away itself.

Daily Goals

2009-09-27T16:42:00.002-04:00

My daily goal is to keep my daily calorie intake under 1800 calories. Ideally, I would like to be under 1500, but that seems a little unrealistic... especially after the last two months of pigging out have got my body CRAVING sugar and carbohydrates.

I want to be a good wife when the time comes. As of today, I am $4,367.48 in debt. This does NOT include my car, which is TECHNICALLY Mike's debt... since Mike bought the car FOR me and makes all the payments on it. Now, I do pay all of our rent, which is the monetary equivilant, but he still pays more bills than I do. He also pays every time we go out, etc. Now, he has an awesome (810) credit score (which is why my car loan is under his name), and I have debt that I am getting nowhere with. I am going to BRING HIM DOWN. So, my goal for money is as follows...

I have a list on my blackberry of every credit card bill that I have, as well as our rent, cable bill, and my car insurance. On this list I also have a running tally of my debt.

I have always checked this list before every payday and paid the bills that were due, usually trying to pay a little extra. This has not been easy, since I don't make very much, but has been easier over the last nine months since Mike and I moved in together.

Basically, nothing is more important than paying off my debt. No, not saving. I don't need to save when my debt is piling up at a 26% (yes, my worst card is 26.99%). I need to pay it off.

So every single day I am logging in and checking my balances and due dates. Every single day I will do SOMETHING towards fixing it. This is hard to explain without sounding especially neurotic, but those of you who achieve by obsessing, like I do, might understand.

Keeping a daily log of my debt TOTAL has been scary. I don't USE my credit cards. If I run out of money completely and need something, Mike would rather buy it for me than see me charge it... so I haven't used my cards in a long long time. So how is my debt rising by as much as a hundred bucks every pay period? Scary, scary stuff.

I am hoping to keep my changes updated, to keep myself motivated.

OK, now, I also plan to work work work on my skin as part of my "self-beautifying" movement. I will post pictures of that. I am already seeing an improvement, because I have been obsessing... even washing my face and applying cream at work.

I will try to post daily. The truth is though that these updates can't be done from blackberry, and my laptop really really does stink... so we will see how easy it is.

I need a new laptop. So bad.

Back On Track - For Real.

2009-09-27T11:41:00.002-04:00

Okay... in the two months since I went on vacation I have tried to control myself without counting calories. The result? A slow and steady gain.

Today is day 3 of counting calories again. I was under goal by 200 the first day, over by 90 the next, and on track today.

I am getting married. A wonderful man has deemed me fit to spend the rest of his life with. The least I can do is be the best me that I can be.

My mother is coming in LESS THAN A MONTH to visit, and I think that we are going to go look at dresses, just for shits and giggles. I at least want to be back to my lowest weight by then. Or, even better, actually hit my "vacation goal"... which I came within a pound of meeting before all hell broke loose.

This means I have to focus. I think I can do it. Having a wedding date (9/18/2010, for those of you not paying attention) has made it all the more real to me.

I also am making a one-year plan to be outwardly beautiful in other ways. Skin, hair, teeth... I am starting now. I have made a calendar of what I expect to get done. I am doing twice-daily acne treatments and my skin is looking better after a few days.

Weigh-ins to come when I am not feeling quite so ashamed.

Smoothie

2009-09-26T08:58:00.000-04:00

1 cup frozen strawberries
2/3 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/3 cup orange juice
Splenda

255 calories
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The huge salad that will make me thin.

2009-09-26T08:07:00.000-04:00

711 calories with 3 tablespoons of awesome blue cheese dressing (not pictured).

This will be my main midday meal today. It includes:

One small chicken breast, shredded
A quarter of a red onion
A quarter cup shredded carrot
Half a cup of chopped up broccoli florets
2 hard-boiled eggs

It is the same salad I had last night, and I almost died of happiness.

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2009-09-25T22:26:00.000-04:00

Officially back on diet. Finished under 1700 calories today. Hooray!!
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Date set

2009-09-21T14:39:00.000-04:00

9/18/2010 is my wedding date. That means I have just under a year to become the me I want to be. Can it be done??
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2009-09-17T19:47:00.000-04:00

I found the best gluten-free rolls in the universe.
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2009-09-05T13:11:00.000-04:00

This is why I am still fat.
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2009-09-05T11:49:00.000-04:00

Now this is a puppy face that I miss :(
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2009-09-04T19:53:00.001-04:00

Oh, how I wish I was still there!
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2009-09-04T19:42:00.000-04:00

A man's man! That's who I will be marrying :)
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2009-09-04T19:33:00.000-04:00

Ah, nothing makes me happier...
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Uh oh

2009-08-31T22:31:00.000-04:00

This afghan isn't going to match ANYTHING!!
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