Day 380: Monday

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So no, it’s not my birthday, but today I did realize that I was going to be 25 in January. It terrified the crap out of me. Am I going to have a quarter life crisis like John Mayer? It just kind of hit me like a ton of bricks. It was just a weird realization to have. Even though it was a sad realization, it was not a bleak realization like it was two years ago. In my old life, the word “if” was a caveat. I would think about 40 years down the road and think “if I’m still able to walk.” “If I’m even still alive.” Depressing thoughts like that about if I can make it to 62. My grandma is 94 so I have the genetic make up to live that old, so why I wouldn’t make it that far in life it would be my own undoing, me abusing my body with food and lack of exercise.

The difference between then and now is that I love myself now enough to not to die for some disease that would be cured by diet and exercise. I know a lot of people say it, but I really was watching my life go by. I let it go by by not passing up on the junk food and other crap I was putting in my body. If you feel like I did back then, really evaluate where your life is going and do something about it. You got this!

Breakfast: I just had some grape nuts and granola. Deliciousness.

Lunch: I really need to bring my own lunch again. Today I bought a pizza lunchable from the Circle K across campus. It was not as good as I remember, but it was still okay I guess. Like I said, I need to bring my own lunch again.

Snacks: When I got home, I had some sunflower seeds and a Fiber One bar that was flippin’ awesome. I think the key to my success last week was not grazing through out the week and I need to work on that again this week.

 

 

 

Dinner: Last week, we bought some sirloin at The Fresh Market so we finally cooked those babies up. They turned out really well! I cooked up two pounds so Megan split a pound and then I cooked the other one for fajitas tomorrow. I’m so stoked.

So like I said, I really need to work on my grazing keep it in check because at this point I don’t have enough points to eat that much. We will just see how it all goes. See ya tomorrow.

Day 379: 57th Weigh In Yo!

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What up G!

So I didn’t know how this week was going to go. I took two steps forward and one step back the past week. I was also in this funk that I couldn’t kick which affected my attitude and eating habits. But then my friend Alex told me to snap out of it. Sometimes that’s all you need to get out of a funk. Anyways, so whatever I did this week, it worked. I dropped 4.2 pounds this week! KABOOM SON! So that means I’ve lost 112.2 pounds and  now I’m down to 244.8!!! I can’t freakin’ believe it! I’m really stoked to bust out of the 240’s then in to the 230’s and then the 220’s then the 210’s the Onderland son!

Breakfast: I just had a bowl of grape nuts and granola. Yumness. After church I had a Fiber One bar. It did not make me sad, it was delicious.

Lunch: After church, we couldn’t really figure out what to do for lunch. We ended up deciding to go to MoMo’s for a slice of pizza the size of a toddler. I had the Queso-MoMo slice which had cheddar chicken, jalapenos, red onions and slices of tomatoes. It was awesome.

Dinner: I was in a rush for dinner, so I made some spaghetti with some sauce (no meat. Again, in a rush.) I didn’t take a picture, but you know what spaghetti looks like.

 

 

 

 

Dessert: So Andrea, Jacob, Alex and I had a study session at Starbucks so I had a decaf iced skinny caramel machiatto. They these free samples of peanut butter cup cupcakes so I tried one.

Snack:  We are now watching Hocus Pocus so we had some stovetop popcorn. This movie is ridiculous, but it’s Halloween awesomeness at it’s best.

I’m kind of bad about this, but it happens. I have a good loss and then I eat things I shouldn’t. I mean the pizza was good, but was probably still high in points. Also, this summer, I was offered a free sample of that same cupcake, but I didn’t eat it because it was 200 calories. I should have been better, I need to be that good still about tweaking those small changes to get better. Definitely going to work on that this week. See ya tomorrow.

Day 378: Saturday!

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(I really need to be better about this whole blogging thing…)

So today was pretty good. It might have been the first time ever that I have to do homework on a Saturday. This semester is going to kill me. Anyways, I’m hoping my Rangers will be able to pull out the W tonight, but I guess we’ll see how it goes. (THEN THEY BOOMSTICKED A 9 RUN INNING!) Good times.

Breakfast: I had a mix of grape nuts and Back to Nature granola which was BOGO at Publix. It was a super awesome combo 0f deliciousness.

Lunch: Megan was going to get her hair did and dyed at the mall so we went to Jimmy John’s for some subtasticess. I had the Beach Club with half the mayo. It was yummy as always.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snack: After Megan got her hair awesomefied, we went to Target so I could buy some new clothes. At this point, I’m done to about three shirts that actually fit. The rest are pretty baggy. Anyways, we got some Starbucks in Target. I got my classic Venti Iced Caramel Machiatto. It’s been a long time since I had had any Starbucks so it was delicious.

 

 

 

 

Dinner: We decided to grab a light dinner out so we went to Red Elephant. Although they’re known for their pizzas, they have this awesome oriental salad with seared tuna. This time, we also tried their spinach artichoke chip which was awesome! A pretty awesome dinner.

So today wasn’t too bad with food. I’ve been drinking my water this week and for the most part I’ve been staying within my points. I think I gained last week because of my high stress last week but we’ll see if my mellowing this week will help out. Here’s hoping for an awesome loss. See ya tomorrow.

Day 378: Wordless Wednesday and Thursday

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Day 376: Tuesday!

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Nothing’s better than when your life just decides to get better. The past few days I have been in a super funk; the combination of school craziness and eating issues have been really wearing on me. Today though, the cloud was lifted and everything seemed to just look up! Hip hip hooray! (I immediately regret writing hip hip hooray.) Anyways, today food was much better which made it even better. Food time.

Breakfast: For breakfast I had a wafflewich without the banana. Nothing better than hot peanut butter between two eggos with a little honey. Pretty delicious stuff. 4.5 points

Lunch: I didn’t have a lunch to bring today, so I went one of the convenience stores on campus to find some grub. I found the Sabra pretzel and hummus pack that I love so I had that and a SmartWater (which worked out because I needed water and I needed a vehicle for said water.) Anyways, it kept me pretty full until dinner so that was a good choice for lunch. 8 points. 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: The Fresh Market had a killer deal on boneless pork chops ($2.99 a pound! Oh snap!) so I tried my hand at Bar-B-Queing pork. I was kind of nervous because I didn’t want us to die from uncooked pork, but it turned out really well! I found this awesome rub that was low calorie and required no salt. A little oregano, rosemary, half a teaspoon of olive oil and a tsp of honey. Megan made her signature lite garlic mashed potatoes which complimented them awesomely. For dessert, I had a slice of pumpkin pie from TFM. It was good, but it did not have a “home made” taste and the second ingredient was high fructose corn syrup. It was about a 18 point meal.

So today I got to 30.5 points. Not bad at all. I was just a little over but nothing catastrophic. Wordless Wednesday tomorrow. Get stoked! See ya tomorrow.

 

P.S. If you have a question about me or what weight loss system I use (at this point, nothing is off the table) ask in the comment box below or check out my Facebook Page! Who know? Your question might make it on tomorrow’s blog!

Day 375: Monday Meow

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As far as Mondays go, today was not too bad. Nothing too exciting happened, which nowadays is a good thing (I’ve turned in to an old fart.) Well… there was that game WHERE THE RANGERS WON!!!!!!!!! That was a freakin’ legit walkoff grandslam by Nelson Cruz. I love postseason baseball. Alright, food times.

Breakfast: I tried something a little different for lunch. Instead of my usual wafflewich, I had a cup of Blueberry Stonyfield Yogurt and mixed a serving of grape nuts. It was actually really good! 6 points

Lunch: I had a 4 point Szechuan Chicken Smart One. It always smells really good, but it tastes okay. I also brought an apple and an orange too.

Snacks: After I got home, I had about 10.5 points worth of snacks. I was really hungry at that point. Nothing bad, but random things like chips and salsa, a cheese stick, and some other random deliciousness.

Exercise: I went to Leach for the first time in a while. I did only 15 minutes on the stairmaster on level 8 which was rough but it felt good. A whopping 3 exercise points.

Dinner: It was one of those days for Megan, so we decided to go out to Mellow Mushroom for dinner. I was stupid and ordered something that I really didn’t know the calories on. I had the Jerk Chicken Hoagie which was delicious, but it was a whopping 17 points for a 6 inch. I’m a little frustrated about it because with a 28 point allotment, there isn’t much room for error. I would have taken a picture, but I was doing the trivia night festivities so phones weren’t allowed out.

So I got to 37.5 points today. Even with the minute exercise points it was bad. Tomorrow will be better. Tomorrow has to be better. See ya tomorrow.

Day 374: Sunday Weigh In

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Wait, I do what? I blog about food I eat? That’s ridiculous!

Oh yeah… I do that… sometimes.

The second half of this week was stupendously stressful and exhausting. Unfortunately, there is no end in sight to that nonsense known as grad school. I would have been blogging this weekend, but my computer cord was messing up and Megan had the other one when she was gone. Frankly, it’s been really hard to blog when you’re on a computer all day writing and reading. Not to mention by the time I get home I am completely exhausted from life. I need to figure out how to balance everything because this has been a crucial key to my success so far. Speaking of success, talk to talk about failing (he said half jokingly.) Last night I weighed before I went to bed and I was 249 exactly. Usually, that means you will lose some by morning. Evidently, I hadn’t made up the calories from my killer 10k run because when I weighed in this morning I was 249 exactly again. I gained 1.4 pounds this week. I was surprised, but it is what it is. I had two good weeks in a row, but I’m going to get back to it this week. If I’m not able to work out (which was the case this week) I really need to be close with my points so I can drop some pounds.

Breakfast: I had a wafflewich, but the bananas we bought were really bad for some reason so it was meh.

Lunch: I was living the bachelor life for lunch so I had spaghetti-o’s and a grilled cheese. It was pretty simple but pretty delicious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: It was one of those makeshift dinner nights (you know how those are, you look deep within your pantry for that thing you bought that one time.) A while back (like a year ago) I bought this veggie burger mix where you just add water, let it settle, and then make patties. They were pretty good, especially with the beans.

 

So today was pretty good, but I just felt weird the whole day. Like I said, tomorrow I shall dominate. It will be an awesome sight. See ya tomorrow.

Day 370: Wordless Wednesday!

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Day 368: Monday and Stuff

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I’m exhausted, and I have a bunch to do. Let’s get to it.

Breakfast: I had a wafflewich without the naner. It was delicioustastic. 4.5 points

Lunch: I had a Smart One Szechuan Chicken and it made everyone in the office jealous. It was pretty good, but it definitely  smelled better than it tasted. For dessert, I had a Stoneyfield yogurt with chocolate. It looked kind of gross, but after I stirred it pretty well it was pretty good. I did bring some pretzels, but I ended up not eating them. 7 points.

Snack: When I got home, I made some tea and had a bagel with 1/3 fat cream cheese and this awesome four berry jam we bought a while back. 3 points.

Snack: 2 points of jerky. Awesome.

 

 

SAWS!!!: Megan and I decided go for a run to get ready for 5k season. By the time we ran, it was getting cool and pretty breezy so the first mile I over did it a little because I was sucking cold air like crazy. Either way, I had one of my best times so it all worked out. I want to cut my time down a bit before the end of the semester for the Trick or Trot 5k on the 29th. I really want to break the 30 minute mark. Better get to it. 7 exercise points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: It was definitely a steak night. So. Awesome. Megan made some light mashed potatoes with chicken broth that were pretty good too. We topped it off with a little ice cream after which made it the perfect meal. 13 points

So on my first real day of 28 points actually we really well. I got to 29.5 points so with the exercise points I’m good. I still might have a healthy snack like a banana because I still feel a little weak. Anyways, GO RANGERS! See ya tomorrow.

Day 367: Ballin Weigh In Edition

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Sup G Awesomes!

Today has been brought to you by the letter “awesome.” Awesome weather, awesome relaxing and an awesome weigh in! Yes, I did say awesome weigh in… I dropped 3 pounds this week! These back to back weeks losses is pretty insane. So now I’m down to 247.6 and it feels great. So with this drop below the 250 mark (a place I haven’t been in since who knows when) I only get 28 points a day which is crazy considering I started with an allotment of 34 points a day. I know it’s not a lot, but now I really have to eat my weekly points (35 extra points to use through out the week) so I won’t starve myself and in fact gain weight. I can’t wait to lose some more this week! BOOM! 

Breakfast: This morning, we sat out on our porch in the frigid 50-some degree morning sipping on coffee and eating out 1 point bagel thins with a little low fat cream cheese. It was awesome. At church today, two different awesome ladies, Ana and Tara, made pumpkin cake and there were both equally awesome as well.

Lunch: After church, our Young Professionals group went out to Lake Jackson and had a picnic. Everyone just brought a sack lunch so we ran over to Subway before we went out there. I had the oven “fried” chicken sub with Southwest Chipotle sauce. It was ooey-gooey deliciousness.

Snack: I had a cup of berry yogurt which was awesome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: Megan made a WW classic meal tonight: orange chicken! It was perfect with a little white rice. Definitely a great and filling meal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dessert: It was 30 cents an ounce at TCBY tonight so we went over there for some froyo awesomeness. It’s been a while since we have done self-serve, which in hindsight might be for the best. I went a little overboard with the toppings, but I didn’t put too much froyo in there. I think I need to go back to just getting a small or child’s cup.

So today wasn’t too bad, but could have been better. Tomorrow, we are going to start working out in the morning and see how that goes. I think we are going to get back to Insanity and at least do it a few days a week along with some cardio in there. Anyone interested in playing racquetball at 6:15 am some time? (Seriously, if you are interested let me know.) See ya tomorrow.