Deb's Losing It!

Day 228

Deb — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:39:19 +0000

I am now officially 30 pounds down & working towards my next goal, which is to lose 6 points off of my BMI! I reset my ticker to reflect that, and it looks like the only goal I won’t make this month is the lose 8″ total off of my waist one. I can live with that.

I did some more beading today and I also vacuumed the house. It’d been about 10 days since I did last time, and thanks to Lucy’s heavy shedding, I had to empty the canister twice and probably could have gone over everything again and emptied it a third time. Then I set up all of my transfers for the month for money. Did I put away the huge pile of laundry I did the other day? No, not yet. Tomorrow!

I also spent some time working on my beading. I worked out the cow pattern I created and it turned out really cute. I also did one half of a pair of tropical fish which turned out really well but was incredibly time consuming to make because of the complexity of the patterns and colors. I’m taking a break from that and will make its mate tomorrow afternoon. I’ll hopefully be able to get a good photo of the tropical fish earrings as well when I finish them as they are going to be really, really pretty.

Friday The Connoisseur is going out of town for the weekend and I’m taking care of her animals. Four dogs, three cats, three horses, two goats, a rat, and three snakes. Everyone is easy to take care of, assuming her snakes don’t try to eat me when I make sure they have water. Eek!

I also went by the clinic to make an appointment to get a new birth control prescription in a few weeks. After three weeks of calling them several times a day and no one ever answering the phone I gave up and drove over there instead. I have no idea how it is they never answer the phone no matter when or how many times I call, but its frustrating as hell because even though the clinic is just a few blocks away, I do not want to have to go in to do something I should be able to do over the phone.

Food was decent today. Calories were spot on, fat was a little high. I blame my sudden desire to eat nothing but salads lately with too much fatty dressing. Here’s today’s eats.

What	Calories	Fat Calories	Points
Quaker Granola Bar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip (1)	100	27	1.7
Coffee w/Coffeemate	70	27	1.7
Rice-a-Roni Red Beans & Rice (No Margarine, 1 box)	480	18	9.0
Chicken Ceasar Salad	792	410	18.8
Total Calories From Fat		482
		% of Daily Total
Food Totals	1442	33%	31.2

I do apologize for the lack of quality posts lately- I’ve honestly just been so busy with trying to get up a good varied inventory for the festival that I’ve hardly had time to think about anything else. Being busy (when I’m not watching Mad Men!) does have a perk- I’m not thinking about stuffing my face when I’m concentrating on stitching a new pattern or trying to design a new one, or trying to do a little housework here and there.

Saturday night we will be going out to Tracy & David’s for the Tacky Tiki party and I can’t wait! I probably will eat too much, though I’m not worried about heavy alcohol consumption- 2 drinks is generally my limit at most parties and I usually just drink water instead of any alcohol at all. I’ve got my Bermuda shorts, my tank top, my tacky homemade polyester Hawaiian shirt (its a little small so wearing it open over another shirt) and my insanely large red plastic lobster earrings.

Day 227

Deb — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:19:43 +0000

Food was good today, though to be honest I barely ate until dinner time. Mostly I just drank a lot of coffee. Mmm! Coffee! I had an appointment with my mental health doctor which went fine, and then went home to cook dinner. I was supposed to stop by Alix’s after the appointment but before dinner but she wasn’t home during that time frame so will try again tomorrow.

I still haven’t made it back to the gym since the other week, but I am pretty sure I will make my 30 pounds goal tomorrow morning. I’ve been really in the mood for salads lately, so might have yet another one for dinner tomorrow. I’ve got tons of lettuce plus two cucumbers, and we’ve got plenty of chicken, some mozzarella cheese, and Caesar dressing. Yum! We’ll see what I feel like tomorrow.

I also spent some time this evening working up some new patterns for earrings- I did a cow, a pig, and 2 fish. The cow I worked up and it turned out pretty well. The pig still needs work, and I won’t really know about the fish until I have a chance to try them out.

I also drew out how I want my connecting wires to look when I get my zebra wire so I can better connect the beaded strands and the chain portions of that necklace I did the other day. I’m confident it will work after seeing it sketched out.

Anyway, today’s eats.

What	Calories	Fat Calories	Points
Quaker Granola Bar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip (1)	100	27	1.7
Coffee w/Coffeemate	70	27	1.7
Ramen (1 Block)	380	126	8.4
Coffee w/Coffeemate	70	27	1.7
Pork Loin, (6 Oz)	244	54	5.4
Potatoes, Mashed w/Milk (1.5 Cup)	261	14	4.5
Zucchini w/Margarine (1 Cup)	80	63	1.9
Total Calories From Fat		338
		% of Daily Total
Food Totals	1205	28%	25.3

Everything was on target or a little below today- That’s always a good thing.

Tomorrow I need to vacuum, put the laundry away that I did today, and work up a second cow to make a pair out of them. Then maybe I’ll try one of the fish patterns. And on that note, good night! See you tomorrow!

FMM: One or the Other

Deb — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:42:24 +0000

It’s Friend Making Monday time! Stop on by Kenlie’s blog here and link up your answers to the questions on your own blog and make some new friends!

FMM: One or the Other

Shower or Bubble Bath? Bubble bath… I hate showers.
Money or Power? Money.
Country Music or Rap? Country but not this recent pop-country crap that’s been flooding the ariwaves for the last 10 or 15 years.
Sunshine or Thunderstorms? Thunderstorms hands down!
Uniform or Suit? Suit
Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
Beauty or Brains? Brains
Newspaper or Online News? Online
Marinara or Alfredo? Alfredo
Lip Gloss or Lip Stick? Lip stick
Beach or Mountains? Beach
Talk or Text? Text
CNN or Fox News? CNN
Cake or Potato Chips? Cake
Movies at home or at the theater? Home
Bar or Bookstore? Bookstore
Rock or Pop? Rock
Manicure or Facial? Manicure
Book or e-reader? Book
Planes or Trains? Trains… I’m terrified of planes.

Day 225 & 226 – 222.4

Deb — Tue, 29 May 2012 04:56:04 +0000

Once again I didn’t manage to post anything last night, so doing double tonight. The scale was down 3 pounds on Sunday from last week- Yay! That definitely made me happy, and I lost a half inch from my calf so that gave me my 2.5 inches lost this month goal.

Mattie had Monday off due to the holiday, which was nice. Pretty much all I’ve done over the last few days is working on my beading- I came up with a great necklace idea that I want to make a second one of, but I’m waiting to get some wire-wrapping wire so I can finish it off properly. Right now I’m honestly afraid the damn thing will fall apart as it is now, but I’m confident I can fix that easily enough with the right materials.

Food was pretty good over the last two days, a little high but not enough to be freaking out about. I wanted to go to the gym today but the gym was closed due to the holiday, and tomorrow I’ve got to be here for the produce delivery and then later I have an appointment with my psych doctor in the afternoon.

I also got Mattie’s big birthday present today, which he then teased me about not even liking it. On the 8th, we’re going to see Primus. He asked me “Do you even like Primus?” I laughed at him and told him if I didn’t I would have told him to find himself a date for the night. Silly boy. Of course I want to go too! Duh!

Anyway, moving on. Sunday’s eats.

What	Calories	Fat Calories	Points
Hamburger (1 Oz)	260	158	6.7
Rice-a-Roni Beef (1 Box)	258	27	5.2
Venison (4 Oz)	179	36	3.9
Potatoes, Mashed w/Milk (1 Cup)	174	9	3.0
Sweet n Sour Stir Fry Chicken	529	220	12.1
Frozen Yogurt	164	5	3.3
Total Calories From Fat		455
		% of Daily Total
Food Totals	1564	29%	34.2

And here’s Monday’s eats.

What	Calories	Fat Calories	Points
Quaker Granola Bar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip (1)	100	27	1.7
Rice-a-Roni Red Beans & Rice (No Margarine, 1 box)	480	18	9.0
Chicken Ceasar Salad	849	427	20.1
Frozen Yogurt	164	5	3.3
Total Calories From Fat		477
		% of Daily Total
Food Totals	1593	30%	34.1

Anyway, that’s my day. Tomorrow I should be getting the stuff I ordered from eBay last week and I can get the earrings waiting for ear wires finished and priced. I’m also going to try actually setting up some of my stuff on the displays I bought to see how its really going to look. I have no doubts though that it will look great.

Alright, I’m off for the night. See you all tomorrow!

Day 223 & 224

Deb — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:48:20 +0000

I totally spaced on posting last night so just figured I’d put it off a little longer until this evening when I did the weekly wrap-up. Yesterday was just bad on food all the way around. We went to see Men in Black 3, which was decent, though kind of cutesy. Unfortunately, the movie meant popcorn and soda. I drink soda on my own maybe once a month but put it in front of me and I cannot say no to it. Add in a late dinner and I was way, way, way over my goals for the day.

Today was much better, and it was more fun too. We had Kim and Jeremy over and she brought a mess of venison, which I’d never eaten. Deer is much tastier than elk, for the record. It wasn’t gamey at all, which is why I didn’t care for the elk- it was very gamey when I tried it. I made mashed potatoes and a salad to go with it, and I didn’t touch the potatoes, just the salad and meat.

Here’s Friday’s eats.

What	Calories	Fat Calories	Points
Yoplait Original Yogurt	170	13	3.5
Quaker Granola Bar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip (1)	100	27	1.7
Lipton Extra Noodle Soup (1 Packet)	240	27	5.1
Pop Weaver Extra Butter Popcorn (1 Bag)	300	144	6.5
Barq’s Root Beer	111	0	2.2
Kraft Mac n Cheese (1 Box)	880	176	18.6
Chicken, Breast (5 Oz)	200	45	4.4
Total Calories From Fat		432
		% of Daily Total
Food Totals	2001	22%	42.0

As you can see, I was way over on calories and points.

After dinner (tonight’s) we played a game on Munchkin, which finally really got going only to have Jeremy swoop in and make a win while the rest of us were barely getting our footing. Next time we play will be better because we’ll have a better idea of what we’re doing and we won’t be so hesitant to ply our cards for and against each other.

Here’s today’s eats.

What	Calories	Fat Calories	Points
Oatmeal	329	36	6.1
Quaker Granola Bar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip (1)	100	27	1.7
Raisins (1/2 Cup)	216	0	3.8
Venison	358	63	7.7
Salad w/Lite Ceasar	274	221	6.7
Total Calories From Fat		347
		% of Daily Total
Food Totals	1277	27%	26.0

Good food!

I also did quite a bit of work on my beading today and busted out I think three pairs of (woven) beaded earrings. The rainbow theme is in full effect right now! I made up a simple pattern for the actual rainbow shapes, so going to make a few of those over the next day or two then move onto a new pattern. Maybe another pair of cars too, this time in green?

The weekly wrap-up isn’t so bad either. I had a few days I was well below target, so those balance out with me being so far over on Friday. Still, we’ll see what the scale looks like tomorrow.

Average Daily Points
30.2
Weekly AP’s Earned
5.3
Av. Daily Pts. – AP’s Earned
29.4
Goal 1500 – 1800 Cals
Average Daily Calories
1438.4
Weekly Calories Burned
529.0
Average Daily % Fat Cals
26%

I’m in god shape everywhere except for exercise. That part just sucked through no fault except my own. Anyway, I’m going to wrap this disjointed mess up and go read for a bit before bed. Have a great night all!