Weigh-in Update :]

Weigh-in Update Starting from July.28.12

July.28.2012 / 294.6 

Aug.4.2012 / 291.0 = -3.6

Aug.11.2012 / 289.4 = -1.6  {Total -5.2}

Aug.18.2012 / 285.4 = -4.0 {Total -9.2}

I was very shocked, for some reason I had already come to terms that i had gained this week ( I felt so bloated )...but  instead I lost 4lbs! Good news :]
What did I do? Uhhh....I definitely increased my resistance on the arc trainer, I realized it was getting a little to easy. The default resistance number is at 15 and this week I took it up to 17-20 going back and forth.
Going back to meetings is really great, instead of thursdays like before, I'm going on saturday mornings. I was surprised how packed the meetings are on Saturdays though, it's no surprise once you sit in on the meetings, the WW leader on Saturdays is so energetic, funny, informative, and very genuine. This weekend we mainly talked about drinks alcoholic and non...

We had a visiter the other day! He was right next to the screen door, so we tried to open the screen for him to get back out into the world! Instead he jumps off the screen, into some plants then into the pool. My parents were in the pool at the time :} my mom's reaction was priceless. He was a great swimmer, we got him out with a pool net ( we figured the chlorine water  wasn't the best water to be swimming around in). We find some really crazy things in our pool area.

His name is Icarus * ironic..I know, because he is a turtle :P

The other week we found a little turtle in the pool, my mom again had a funny reaction, she thought he was  leaf at first.

Good afternoon & weekend!

Wallflower

Hello Stranger ( Blogger) Let's talk!

All the sudden the other day I had cherries on the brain, they turned out to be perfect! Im guessing they are in season?

This blog was helping me stay on track, I realize that more than ever now that I'm back here...looking through old posts and revisiting people's blogs I followed. Reading what other people were doing helped me keep on track and made it enjoyable.
This will be my 1st week back on WW now WW 2012! I'm kicking myself now because I'll be posting my current weight, I didn't want to look for a while, but it's time to face the facts.
So, this past week I weighed in at  lbs 294.3
It's scary to think I was down to 270's, I plan on revisiting the 70's again but passing it on my way to 60's and so on...

As for what's going on these days..
First, out of the way I graduated college! :D
I'm also living home for a bit, looking for a job, doing some freelance at the same time..
Working out mondays, wednesdays and thursdays (gotta find some better music for working out).
A project that's been on the back burner for too long, my room at my parents. I'm starting off by donating some stuff that's been in my room forever... almost done with this large task. I'll be tackling my closet next.

I really can't wait to start posting here again, I'm also excited to see what everyone else has going on!

Good night!

Wallflower

Happy 1st Day of SPRING! { 23rd Birthday }

Good morning & Happy 1st Day of Spring!
It's 6:00 & I just checked my E-mail before getting ready for class :) the one class I had was canceled!
Now I have ome extra time to post.

I've been working on my thesis every extra chunk of time I have. When I'm not working on thesis, I'm looking for a job for after graduation!

The plan for today is to apply to more jobs, work on some painting homework and go out with some friends. :) sounds good to me!

Still stressed about the end of the year! There is a lot going on, it's crunch time now. Thankfully it will calm down more in a  few months!

:D

Wallflower

The Big Gain Theory

The Big Bang Gain Theory


I'm awake at 3:51 AM- Good morning!
Since I'm wired & am hardly sleepy I thought I'd update a little.
It's not really a theory... it's  fact. I've gained and I'm at 280.
I was at 274 ish for a while... now I've gained- it's scary, but maybe that's good so I get back on track. Since I was very much off track, I am not proud of what I was eating AT ALL. I never even liked Taco Bell before this past year!
Soooo these 6 or so pounds back into the 280's have scared me. Old habits I haven't had problems with are coming back to bite me in my Taco eating butt.

I have two months left till graduation!

This semester I've learned

1.  I eat when i'm stressed
2. I eat to get my mind off of something
3. I also eat while having ll nighters- these are the worst 
4. My roommate loving taco bell doesn't help ( it's not her fault at all haha, it's all me eating them tacos!)

goodnight! sleep time

wallflower

Matzo Ball Soup

Matzo Ball Soup with Potato & Mushrooms! :] This is what I made for dinner tonight... this morning I woke up with a bit of a sore throat. 1st thing I did was change the a/c filter, then decided I'd be making soup for myself tonight. Before it was time to make any dinner I was already feeling much better... sometimes it takes a while to get out of that morning drowsy-zombie-like state, right??

Even though I was feeling much better, I was pretty set on making and having some Matzo Ball Soup!
My brother used to call them bowling balls hahah....

SOUPS UP!

I didn't mind making this tonight because it's so easy!

I didn't have any carrots.. but I did get some mushrooms and potatoes yesterday 

They were the tiny potatoes :] very cute

(packet 1) waited in the fridge for about 15 minutes before forming the balls...

boiling time!

I think the mushrooms and potatoes were a nice idea since I'm not much of a soup person

It really takes a certain day for me to want to make & eat some soup! This was a nice dinner :]

I was thinking about the book Stone Soup and Seinfeld while making dinner tonight :]

Have a good weekend!

Wallflower

Fresh Florida Oranges & blueberry wine! 36th WW Weigh-In

Staying the same-ish.... 

It's crazy when your state is known for something, like oranges, then  you find some of the produce in the market isn't local... hahah what?

I miss having orange trees around

Before hurricanes ruined our trees, we had several fruit trees on our yards. I remember spending an evening with my family making fresh orange juice for the house! :]

Anyways, I found some local oranges this week! I also was on the search for a blue wine bottle for a project I had last week.  It took a while but I found a blue bottle, it just so happened the wine was also from Florida :}.  Took a while to actually have  taste since I've been busy with projects. I decided to finally give it a try last night, just a sip, since I was still working on projects. The blueberry wine was actually very good!

here's their site!
 http://www.keelandcurleywinery.com/wines/blueberry-sweet.php

also a link to a site showing a group visiting the winery :]
http://www.barefootinfloridawithjulie.com/field_trip_16.html

Good afternoon!

Wallflower

Afternoon update :]

Oranges,granola & turkey burgers.... ( can't be good eating the same thing everyday...)
That's been my diet for the past week. :/  It's not on purpose really, like a new thing to try. It's more like it was easy the first time..so lets do it again. I'm sick of it already :] I think we're going grocery shopping sometime soon.

GREEN MONSTER EXPERIENCE
I recently found several shake recipes "green monster"- the recipes call for spinach :] I made revisions to make it my own but it was actually very good!

It's surprising how fast a big bag of spinach goes!

I could see little green specks but I didn't taste anything  'spinachy'

I'll be trying this again sometime!
The small Hamilton beach blender I got... after a while of using it I realize it's probably not so great. I know * you get what you pay for -sometimes youa re lucky and find a real gem- * this wasn't what happened. The blender is fine for now.. I have 3 more month here, I'll probably give it to my parents. They already have a nice full-size mixer but I don't know who else I'd give this to when I'm done in school. I'll ofcourse tell them
Cons
1. it's small, you guys will probably never need it...
2. it smells like a "motor after pressing the button for less than 15 seconds..
Pros
1.It works fast though! so I have no trouble- even with frozen bananas and spinach leaves.
2. It's pink/ cute ? I guess that doesn't count for much :] haha

Owell! I'm usually more fortunate when buying things like this..
I'll go for the real blender next time. I'm sure it will be worth it. PLUS by then I'll be working  ( let's hope).

Good evening!

Time for homework! & the never-ending list of ''TO DO's''

:)

Wallflower