12 Step Program

Happy Hump Day everyone! Sorry for not posting last night! As you may know, or may not know; I am a major Glee fan. I love love love love that show!!! The season finale was on last night and I was glued to my TV for that whole hour, didn't move, just watched.. I laughed, I cried (yes bawled like a baby..). I was excited to see though they are going to re-play the entire season this summer- yay for re-runs!!!

So as for my excuse as to why I didn't post yesterday at all.. I'm not sure I have one! I did go to bed LATE on Monday, woke up Tuesday in kind of a daze, worked out a little before going to work.. but brought my stuff to work to go for a walk at lunch time..

Got the email we are being audited today and Thursday. I cleaned up my cube and made a little home for my voodoo doll I have.


I hope the auditors have a sense of humor!

Here's where we get a little personal again. I had a mini-meltdown last night because I realized that my digestive system has been slightly irregular lately. Ok, alot!!!!! I don't want to get into TMI, but years ago, when I was a little more crazy than I am now- I was majorly addicted to diet pills and laxatives. It caused my body months of chaos and stress and I really really believe that it led to my intolerance of several foods.. Since I haven't been eating up to snuff lately- when I do eat up to snuff- my body suffers. Long story short, last night I drank some Senna Leaf tea.. nope didn't do anything but make my stomach hurt like crazy. I've been on the verge of puking all morning so far and now am guzzling gingerale.. YUCK! I hope this sick feeling passes ASAP! I can't afford to vomit on the auditors shoes today!!!

(slight interjection.. those are my new glasses for those of you who "follow" me on Facebook when I announced I was a part of the four-eyed geek club.. cute aren't they?!)
So I'm hoping this doesn't adversely affect my workouts! I DID DO YOGA THIS MORNING! I'm still sticking with my plan, no worries!


New snack.. this was SO yummy! It tasted like peanut butter cookie dough.. YUMMMMM!

This coming weekend, I've got a bunch of things going on... I have to go to the consignment shop and giveaway most of my clothes and hope to make some money off of them. Then bring $500 dollars worth of stuff to the Salvation Army to donate. I'm getting rid of all of my clothes that are borderline too small for me and keeping all the clothes that are too big and fit just right. I'm throwing the Baby Bear out the window ok???? I'm tired of looking in my closet and seeing the old clothes, going, "oh my god, why can't I wear that anymore??".. So I won't look at them!

By the way, I'm also starting a Shoe-aholics Anonymous.. I need a 12 step program.. I am donating/selling 25 pairs of shoes. And I still have 20 pairs in my closet.. YIKES!

Monday Blahs

Here I am... draggin' butt on a Monday night. I really really want to stay up late and watch True Beauty tonight, but I don't want to be too tired tomorrow either! Does anyone else have disicpline and go to bed when they are "supposed to" or do you throw that to the wayside when something "happens" or a good TV show comes on?

Well I did have to swtich it up and do Pilates tonight when I got home instead of yoga. My stomach appreciated it I think! I swear adding Pilates to my workouts really amped up the way my stomach looks. It's not perfect, but it's getting a whole lot better!

So I was also planning on doing another portion of a workout besides the 30 minutes of Pilates, but I'm too sleepy. I'm going to have to start taking my iron supplements again.. I'm getting too tired too fast lately! How did I used to run on 4 hours of sleep before???? It's just NOT possible anymore!

So my lunch today was pretty basic.. I'm trying to use up my bread that I was telling you about yesterday- so I stole some of my mom's egg salad :) I hope she doesn't notice that I licked the bowl clean. I LOVE egg salad. Does anyone else or am I the only one? Anyway, in recent months I have convinced my mom that "vegan mayo" is the way to go, so not only is it healthy, with no saturated fats or raw eggs in it, it's the perfect companion when you want to do something stupid. Like de-veganize it. I can't help it guys! I have to de-veganize vegan mayo- I just don't like the fake meats!


Yummy!!!!! Healthy fats galore!!

For a snack I had more healthy fats, a PURE chocolate brownie bar. Super sweet, chock full of nuts, good fats, rich chocolate flavor. I don't really like walnuts, but I do like this bar..


Right now, Big Bang Theory is on.. only one of my FAVORITE shows on TV.. think I will brush my teeth and TRY to be in bed on time. I'm SO cool!!!!!

Hot And Muggy

It was another day of crazy weird weather! I can't stand it! It was SO hot, muggy, more tornado watches... blah! Now I'm in my room typing away with the AC on.. watching Real Housewives of New Jersey.. wild and strangely gross. On both counts :)

First of all, I'm so happy to see more readers! Welcome!

Now.. a round-up of the day. Yoga for 60 minutes this morning. It was flippin' intense and soooooo sweaty! I love power yoga because I feel like a rubber band after and super strong.

That was my only workout for the day, I would have gone on a bike ride but I remembered I was supposed to be going to church. I went and I was really glad I did- the sermon was really awesome and hit home for me. Went home and got busy! Lunch was boring, more grilled cheese sandwiches! The bad thing about Gluten-Free breads is that unless you freeze it you have to use it up in a few days or it goes bad. Nice huh? I typically freeze mine, but I left it out on the counter the other day...... and didn't want to throw it out, so I stuck it in the fridge- it was still ok for grilled cheese : )



Well I need to sign off for the night.. but dinner and stuff was just about as boring as lunch! Hope everyone is doing awesome and gets a lot of rest! Tomorrow is Monday (duh) and I'm sure I'll be dying in the morning.. UGH! Good night!

Doesn't Get Any Better

Two a.m. and I'm rudely awakened by a thunderstorm - the weather has been absolutely nuts lately! It took me a while to get back to sleep- but I did.. and dragged myself out of bed. I rolled over and hit the yoga mat. It was still open on the floor where I left it the night before. Good job me...

I don't have any pictures for you tonight, but here is the list of stuff we did today.

8:30-9 a.m. Yoga : )
9- 10:30ish Clean, clean, clean, clean. watched a little bit of Flip This House...
10:30- 11 a.m. Turbo Jam!!!!!!!!!! I love this work out!
late morning to mid-afternoon watched more Flip This House and Disney movies with the Peanut.
someone posted on Facebook there was free ice cream at Friendly's.. so off we went in the heat and steam of the day to go snag a scoop of ice cream. It was cold. And very yummy.
Came home, cleaned some more.
More food. Grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner.

Bike ride after dinner.
Home.
Shower again because the humidity makes it feel like I am drenched anyway. Figured I would smell nice at the same time.
Intercepted a panicked call from C. He wanted to know if there was a tornado touch down. Laughed. Turned on the weather channel and saw there was a tornado watch going on for my county. I'm safe, please no one worry!

Now? Bed! Pictures tomorrow for sure, I'm just too lazy to go back downstairs and get my camera...

Good night!!!!

Not Exactly What I Meant..

Hi all! Happy Friday to you!!!!! It's late over here- and I just got home a little while ago. I thought about diving into bed and calling it a night, then I remembered, my sorry ass did not get out of bed on time this morning. No yoga, no sleepy time. So I turned on my TV to Criminal Minds and went to town. Or rather, went to my mat. I did my obligatory 20 minutes. I feel pretty good now- all nice and stretched out!

So today I brought my breakfast with me because I was running so late. Remember how I was talking about healthier fats?

Yea I don't think this kind of fat was what I had in mind! Dang munchkins! And dang Gail for bringing them in!
I ate my breakfast anyway. It was tasty! I love almond butter, it's soooooo good! And it definitely is an easy way to get in some "healthy fats".


Well I'm off to bed all! G'night! Catch up tomorrow!!!

101 Days Till..

Last night I was lying in bed wondering what my problem was. I have been hungry. And tired. And tired of being hungry and tired. Mood swings, stomach problems. Headaches and bodyaches. I've been stressed out about money, work, life, planning, not having any support from C's family, etc. It doesn't help that I've also been in a pollen induced coma lately due to the high pollen count around here. It's all overwhelming sometimes and I want to snap. Instead I usually just cry. Yesterday "prevening" I did and I thought there might be some solace in my yoga mat. I did an hour and a half of yoga and damn did it feel GREAT. I loved every second of it. It reminded me of my old runner's high.. I've been having a lot of pain in my foot, so running is out- even though it's still ok to bike ride so far.. so biking is my only form of cardio lately... When I was done I was starving. Yoga burns mucho calories for me I think!
So anyway- while I was reaching deep into myself (my soul people... GOD YOU GUYS ARE GROSS!) I thought about how I should do a yoga challange- maybe that will distract my mind if I have a place to go for 30 minutes everyday where I can focus on not what is going wrong, but what my body is doing right. I'm not tooting my own horn here but I can go into some pretty freaky yoga poses just from being uber flexible in my hips. Oh man I miss my hubby... (sorry now I'm being gross)
Then I read Biz's blog today (by the way- nice new layout Biz!) and she started a 101 Days of Summer Challange. I missed the start date so technically I am going for 99 days of Summer... but Biz signed me up anyway!!!

My challenge to myself:
1. Eat more healthy fats.
- I don't count calories, but I'm not stupid. I'm not eating enough fat. Maybe that's why I've been such a bum lately.

2. Do at least 30 minutes of yoga daily.
- this may change as my body protests so much stretching. But I'm open to a couple of days of Pilates in exchange for yoga.

3. Biking 15 miles a week
- I don't know how I will keep track of mileage but I have a general idea of how far I can go based on my previous running routes.

Please note. I AM NOT trying to lose ANY more weight. I don't want to say what my weight is right now as that might trigger some people. Every body is different and carries their weight in different places. Right now, every pound I have is in my butt and my boobs. So if I have new readers coming over from different places, please don't ask what I weigh, I won't share!! *hugs*

What does this mean for the blog? I gotta start posting everyday.. FKGLODSL>A>A WHA?!!!
I knew you'd all be shocked! Even if it's just a little blip and there are no pictures. No humor. No jokes. No food. I'm gonna flippin' post everyday. If I happen to have an online stalker who reads everyday.. if I miss one, make sure you smack me.


I will try to have a little ditty on food and such that I'm eating, but I can't make any promises that some of my posts will be beyond.. "FML- I did my yoga. Now beat it." HAHA.

Here is my little badge to make it official.. Now I'm IN!

TODAY- I already did my yoga ; ) this morning, bright and early.. It was nice to go back to the mat after just doing a bunch of yoga last night.

FOOD: Using my leftover chicken, and throwing together many things I had hanging around my freezer, I managed to come up with a MEAL. *GASP!!!!!* I know you are all shocked! It's so easy! Even all you peeps who have commented and said you are terrible cooks, this was so terribly easy. Toss frozen veggies in a pan. Heat. Toss in sauce. Heat some more. Toss in grilled chicken. Heat some more and WhAMO.. we have a meal!


Here is what went into it... Some nice Gluten-free teriyaki sauce... It smelled
SO good! I loved it!


I should have thought of this the other day when everyone was eating Chinese and I was picking at rice and an egg roll!

Well thats all I got for you guys! I better get back to work over here. My phone call time is UP- time to work on EMAILS. BAHHHH!

Wonder

Memorial Day weekend is a brief memory for me. It seems so far away, even though it was only just the other day. Anyone else have time feel like it's flying by but it's moving at a snail's pace? I suppose.. since it's already Hump Day - the week is half over and I shouldn't be complaining! But I realized that I never posted anyrthing from Mem Weekend.. how can I ditch you like that?! Crazy me!

So for starters, I worked on Monday.. What? That's un-American isn't it??? But it was for a good cause- I was making the OT. I realize that I don't talk about money very often- but I'm wayyyy struggling. So that one day of working, paid for one week of camp for the Peanut. And I will gladly give up a nice holiday if it means she gets a week of learning and fun and excitement. And it was NICE outside! I couldn't believe it!

Let's run down the schedule here.. Friday was the 28th- the 27th was my parents 33rd anniversary. Holy crap! And they are still going strong- even though they drive each other crazy. Well anyway, my grandmother ordered Chinese food for us.. naturally, not asking anyone what they wanted besides my father- who wants IT ALL! So nothing came that I could eat, so I picked at the rice, ate an egg roll and called it a day. My grandmother got upset- but hey- what can you do?

Saturday, I got up early and worked out.. then the Peanut and I went for a long bike ride- it was nice to get out in the bright morning sunshine. She is doing great at bike riding now- trying to do tricks and all that. Meanwhile, I'm behind her screaming STOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!! OMG WHAT ARE YOU CRAZYYYYYY!!!?!??!! Mama can't afford no ER trips!!! This kid is going to have to be in a BUBBLE till she's 18! Mild stroke over and done with and we went shopping!
She needed a bathing suit, new dresses for church, and new shorts. Oh and new sneakers. Got all that and went food shopping. My favorite part of the day! We stocked up on Larabars, fruits and veggies (I buy frozen veggies cuz I'm LAZY) and some new snackies to supplement the cans of tuna and big container of yogurt I have. Here are some of the goods...
(this I am dying to try!!!! I need to find some ground turkey in my freezer- all you do is add salsa, and ground meat.. and DONE! Hamburger Helper.. but GF and DF style.. Yay!!!!!)

I picked this up cuz it was on sale.. I'm not sure I'll like it because blueberries do awful things to my stomach. I'm hoping because they are not fresh I'll be ok! It just looks SO YUMMMMY!

I thought of Sarah when I saw these.. This is nut free.. and tastes yum.. It's a little on the sweet side- so I would use it in plain yogurt- I put mine in vanilla and it was a bit TOO sweet. Still- nutrition wise- this was on par..

I can't wait to try these either. What should I put on them? A veggie burger? A huge juciy hamburger? Chicken????

I think that's about it.. So let's go over to Sunday! Another celebration for my parent's anniversary! We had a cookout and had all the cousin's and siblings over. It was a fun little gathering.. tons of food to be found. Here was my plate..

I was carbo-loading.. we have chicken, beans, and Goya Mexican rice. Gotta love it! Also consumed were some chips, and lots of pink lemonade. No dessert, because the Peanut and I were on our way to a birthday party for Melo.
I won't even get into what happened at the party. Let's go with the good stuff. Or semi-good stuff.

Note to parents.... Bouncy house + 90 degree weather + 20 kids does not = FUN. It was cool for about 5 minutes. But I got some good pictures!
Lissette on the bouncy house- she had wayy too much fun!
Birthday boy. He is crabby cuz he is wearing a Yankee shirt- GO SOX! Nani- one of my nieces, she is too cute!

Well that is about it! Hope everyone is having an AWESOME week!!!!! I'll be blog reading so look for my comments... ; )