I'm Lovin' Apples!

Pumpkins & Apples

I think my roommate mentioned these were i the $1 section in Target :]

You don't know how excited I was to see Cider in the grocery!

This was the last bit of it... I decided to really enjoy it after my 1st class of the day was over

all too soon it was all gone :p

Caramel Apple I had this weekend for 5 P+P :}

mmm

It was better than I expected!

I've got some studying to do tonight! I hope everyone is doing well.

Goodnight!

-Wallflower

17th Weight Watchers Weigh-In!

This week I lost -4.2 lbs!

Current: 275

Starting weight: 320

Total Loss: 45lbs

5 lb's away from a total of 50... wow!

I'm so excited for this weekend! All I have planned is school work..but it's been a great feeling getting everything going & done. I was at a little block for a while & that seems to have passed!

Coincidentally it was Rosh Hashanah the other day when I decided to try & get back to the gym. It started something good here! A new year... I'm excited!

Hope everyone else week was also successful

Goodnight

Wallflower

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Dinner: Egg beaters & Veggies (Mushrooms, Brocoli)  

Finally, back to the gym! Before I went in I told myself that if I had to leave early because of my foot..that it would be okay & that I had at lest tried. Thankfully the Arc Trainer didn't strain any muscles in my foot &  was able to workout for a little over my usual 20 minute goal.

I almost forgot how accomplished I felt after having worked out!- and not to mention blowing off some steam that was building up the past few weeks (stress form school & just life). 

Oh, I was also finally able to sign into my WW account online! I had sent them an E-mail & this morning (before I noticed they had E-mailed me back) my account was working again! There was a list of suggestions as to why it may not have been functioning correctly.

ALL IN ALL I'm able to track online again & am back to the gym!

TOMORROW IS weigh-in day

Goodnight! 

Wallflower

Monday Monday..

I was having issues getting on my WW account today... I'm still having problems! I may have to call tomorrow to see what's going on. It's probably something simple, I tracked with an extra tracker I got from the meetings I was going to this summer. 

How obvious is it that I love orchids?!

A part of a painting I did over the summer. The color & quality is a bit off... I  hadn't thought to take a quality picture before leaving home.

Tomorrow is no classes!

Goodnight

-Wallflower

1st Time Making Tzatziki!

After a gloomy day we get this!- well worth it... 

Over the summer I was over a friends house & was tough how to make Tzatziki. I finally decided it was time to try something different. I bought all the ingredients I could recall were going to needed ( this is one of those times I wish I had a smart phone..I could have looked up the recipe). I think I did pretty well remembering thought! Tzatziki is pretty simple to make thankfully, the only item I forgot was the dill... I bought rosemary instead. :] I still used the rosemary in the recipe.

Next time I'll chop up some onions & use more cucumber

The Tzatziki was great & I have ideas for the next time I'll be making it! I looked here, more as a reference, I didn't follow a specific recipe. (next time I'll follow this one & see what happens)

Food Networks Tzarziki Recipie!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/tzatziki-recipe/index.html

I also picked up some strawberry Special K protein Shake, I was buying the chocolate, again I felt like changing things up a bit! Just like the chocolate.. I think it tastes just like boost! I'm confident the Vanilla does as well.. but I still haven't tried that one.

I'm not sure what happened or what I bought differently... but my groceries were much more than they usually are. The only thing I can think of is I bought misc fruits & veggies. I've been shopping for myself for 4 years now & there is a huge difference when you are buying things that taste good (junk foods) v.s. what's "good for you".
When I think about what I was buying my past years in college my shopping list would look something like this:
Cocacola (had to have it)
Frozen Pizza ( sometimes I would finish these by myself in a shameful amount of time, pretty embarrassing!)
Bread (white)
Cheese
red Meats
Macaroni in a box ( I recently looked at the nutrition facts on these boxes.. whoaaa :/ )
 * the list goes on but I'm not remembering atm
OHH yeah & cake.. because I felt like I could.
The point is.. I could buy all these items on sale or get one buy one.. & that week I'd have it.

Maybe it was just a weird week..not many sales on what I was running out of!

One more! right outside our apartment the color was dulled out when I uploaded it to picasa, I re-edited the color to have it match up with the original ( I'm surprised my camera picked up these wonderful colors!).

Ready for the week
Goodnight!

Wallflower

Fall in Florida

FALL MY FAVORITE SEASON!

Out in our apartment complex- I'm happy we are on the top floor so we can see the day light... the other floors are so dark.


Haha I can't say it enough.

I would love to live someplace where the seasons change, where you can see & smell the change outside! I will, but for now I'm going to appreciate the festive decorations that go up in stores and peoples houses. My home was never actually decorated for season.. but I would very much appreciate when I saw other people doing so.

I plan to go back to the gym ASAP (this tuesday classes are canceled!) there's no excuse as to why I would't go to the gym tuesday! My foot is feeling a bit better.. although I have been trying to keep off it as much as possible.

I have homework & reading (a streetcar named desire) to do this weekend..other than that it should be relatively relaxing!

it was beautiful out this afternoon!

I've been using this pasta a lot recently.. there are others to choose from but I keep coming back to this one.

I'm going to make this weekend a productive one

Hope everyone else is having a great weekend too!

Good afternoon

-Wallflower 

16th Weight Watchers Weigh-In!

279.2 (gain of 0.2)

I really need to find a way to keep active (not involving my foot). I was thinking maybe use some weighs? All in all this week proved to be a challenge, with the school work & the foot issue mainly.

Finally after the class this morning I was able to make a sandwich & sit to enjoy it!
Also finally got food- that helps :]

Usually I'm very low in Iron & always forget to pick up some iron pills.... there were a few options but one I had to choose from was missing. I was also told some Aleve would help with the some of the pain from the foot.

What's always left over after a night of painting :]

This was my last day of classes till monday! There is homework to do..but at least no lingering due dates :]

Good afternoon!

-Wallflower