Hectic Week

Sorry for lack of postage! This week has been craazy.  Wednesday morning there was a fire in our residence hall..so at 3:45am we were all awoken from our nice cozy beds and forced out into the cold for about a half hour before traveling to the arena for about 4 hours to wait for the smoke to clear…apparently something in one of the break rooms in the basement caught fire..luckily no one was hurt and they cleared out the fire relatively quickly..it just really sucked getting woken up..Luckily I got to miss my 9am psych class, so that was good..but my other four classes of the day still went on..In bio we dissected frogs, in chem we got back our tests (86 biaatches), and in calc we were taught a new lesson and given a take home quiz.. Woo boy!

However, some good did come out of this.  My calc class today was cancelled, my bio lecture yesterday was cancelled, and I found out I don’t have to go to class at all on Tuesday! Can i get a woot woot! That means I’ll be flying outta here by 3 on Monday and spending time chilling at the house all week..Yay! I’m super stoked for thanksgiving and relaxing with my family..Things will be a little awkward and challenging at home, but I’m ready to be there for my mom and brother, and hopefully it wont be so bad.

Today’s plans include: shower, chem class, gym (30-40 min on elliptical), traveling home, stopping in for a haircut, picking up my check, and having dinner with mom..What a day! I’ll go ahead and post my recent eats, some okay, some not so okay..

Oats with pb/banana

Many fruit cups

Cherry Pie Larabar..mmm..

gala apples

Corn pops with van. soymilk

Cliff Mojo Bars=YUM

Kashi heart to heart w/banana

Light n fit yogurt w/grapes

Mucho more lata! For dinner tonight I’m hoping to score a baked sweet potato, a delicious veggie burger on eng. muffin, a side salad, and maybe a yogurt mix for dessert!

Have a terrific weekend before thanksgiving!<3

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Stressed to no end…

So today I have been cramming for my bio test…the same as I have been doing for the past two days…yuck..I also have a ton of chem and a psych test and calc quiz on friday i need to study for…Yea..I am so ready for the weekend…I’m planning on chilling here until saturday morning, then driving home, and I’m hoping to plan something with Jarrett..as for tonight..after my test I’m going to a psych study session, then for a run on the tread to clear my head…afterwards i plan on studying for the test and working on some chemistry problems…woo…what a night…As far as eating goes..today so far:

Bfast: a few sips choco milk, cup grapes, honeycrisp apple

Lunch:  side tossed salad, pineapple, about half cup of vegetarian seven bean soup..YUM

Dinner:  prob. something small..maybe protein filled..we’ll see.

Have a wonderful rest of the week..now I’m off to take this test…wish me luck!

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Blah..frustration.

I am such a perfectionist..and I hate that…I can’t just accept one small treat…i have to have 304983058 of them in order to be satisfied…I have no stopping point it seems…You wouldnt think someone of 110-115 lbs would be able to pack away as much as i do…but ulitmately if i continued down this road i would gain weight, but i balance it all out with days where i can hardly eat anything at all…it’s all a vicious cycle i need to break out of…this weekend started out awful…i managed to eat about 8 little 90 calorie gross gingerbread men..hahaha..its kind of humorous…but it didnt stop there…i also had some pretzels and peanut butter…and about half of a pita from the pita pit with my friend linds…i felt pretty bad afterwards…but that didnt stop me from eating a super sweet breakfast on saturdya of three kashi waffles with pb, choco chips, and coconut…along with two bananas…and later i snacked on a load more of pb, a slice of white bread, and a sweet n salty peanut granola bar…sunday was the worst i think…maybe..who knows..who cares…i had a bowl of oats with pb and banana mashed inside…then later snacked on a vanilla milkshake poptart…and when i returend back to campus i had a buttload of pretzels, a small 190 cal. choco chip muffin, and two granola bars…all covered in peanut butter

Needless to say i threw out the peanut butter, the rest of the muffins, and about an entire box of granola bars…simply because i cant say no..and its not worth the calories and fretting over a potential binge…this shit needs to stop..im so sick of feeling disgusted with myself…all of these carb laden treats are terrible for me…and i should be focusing more on fruits and veggies and lean protein..rather than using pb for my sole protein source…SO…that leads me to this weeks goals

1.  PB free week. nuff said…it just leads me to unleash the bad side…

2.  Friday nights…are the worst for me. and begin the weekend of eating nonstop..so friday will be my special treat day…i will have a yummy breakfast, a small snack for lunch..and a nice dinner out somewhere…from there i will stop eating.

3.  saturday morning i will prob. drive back from campus but not before a trip to the gym…ill return to greenfield..im planning out to lunch with jarrett..only small snacks before and after then…

4.  no stress eating…when im stressed this week…which i know i will be, i’ll try to post about my feelings..or just think about what and why i’m really eating..

5.  three workouts this week..last week i got in three good trips to the gym, and it really put me in a better mood, so thats what i’m shooting for this week as well…

So with these five changes..i hope to make this week a great week..and to just keep in mind, it will only make things better..not worse :-] Have a great Monday!

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Short and Sweet

Today has not been very exciting..and a bit on the lonely side…It began with my 8am chem lab..followed by a nice 50 min workout on the ET and tread…then continued with bio lecture..and a leadership meeting for a club im in at school…now I’m relaxing with the roomie and her friend megan watching THE OC! Uhh hell ya! I ❤ the oc!! Best show…well this is short because i want to get back to more oc!  Eats today:

Bfast: yogurt and sliced banana, coffee with splash of 2%

Lunch: pb&J on wheat with grapes

DInner: two mini kit kats, carrots, celery, i want to say about 2-3 tbsp. pb

Yeeaa..tomorrow i’ll be pitching the rest of the candy…and going home! Maybe baking is in store? We’ll find out…Gnight!

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wow..its already wednesday

Or almost thursday i should say…Today has been packed full of classes, but everything went fairly well..tonight I actually did go to the game, but decided to leave early…the drinking scene isnt much my cup of tea :-] Now I just plan on chilling in my dorm…maybe looking over some biology or studying for my psych quiz on Friday…I am perfectly fine with that…a lot of people I know always have to be out doing something or partying…but I really just enjoy relaxing, and having time to myself in the room…Sometimes having a roommate constantly there makes me claustrophobic..so I always embrace the moments when I have “me” time.  So on a another note…OBAMA is presendent! Yay! This is def. a moment in life, which I will remember..and tell my kids about someday!  So..I have pretty much made up my mind to enter the dietetics profession…the only thing is I’m worried about money…I’m worried I will not end up making enough to support a family…and I’m thinking about pursuing a double major or minor in business..so maybe I can have a back up plan…If any of you happen to be in the dietetics field and know what the financial situation is like please let me know!  I just need to be able to makea good income to support my family and my parents…and I want the best life for my kids as possible…If you have tips or advice, it would be much appreciated! Now onto eating!

Bfast: cheerios, grapes, vanilla soymilk (230)

Lunch/Snack: banana, mini kit kat (150)

Dinner: reese cup, blueberry light n fit yogurt, coffee (160)

Yes..I realize today was weird…I should def. throw out the rest of the candy…and replace it with a healthy 200 cal snack! but when a chocolate craving hits, man do they hit the spot! I was actually quite proud, I limited myself to only two pieces…thats a step up..now off to watch the game on ESPN and get some biology done! Nighty night!

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ELECTION DAY!

I have def. cast my ballot for the first time, and it was quite an experience…I ended up waiting for an hour, but it was worth it…just being able to give some input in the leader of our country is a really good feeling…SO…I have noticed lately that my stomach is getting bigger…and its kind of scary…also my legs are thicker than they used to be…and I dont think I like where this is heading…so I’m going to do something about it…For most days I’ll probably try to give some type of food calorie count…and post my exercise for the day…most of my meals are simple…but I think by posting, I can hopefully avoid excess snacking and overdoing it on sweets and such…the weekends are my biggest struggle…mainly because I am home a lot..and I just get bored…I have no idea how much i weigh …and I’m afraid to look…I don’t want to be afraid of that number, so hopefully by making some changes, i can feel confident enough to hop on the scale again…

Today so far:

bfast: brown sug. and cinnamon oats -200 cal

snack: kit kat, tall skinny french vanilla latte-150 cal

dinner: prob  salad with some fruit..

I’m going to class soon…then afterwards I’m heading for a quick 30 min run on the tread..and catching some dinner before my meeting at 7…Have a great rest of the day!

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Starting fresh..

yay! a new week! I’m actually excited to start this week, so I will be closer to having it done with!  So far today I’ve been to psych, chem, and calc…and took my calc test, which was surprisingly pretty easy…There was only one problem I had a little trouble with…ah well..this week I plan on working out 3 week days + saturday…tomorrow I will be voting :-] wednesday i have a chem quiz…thursday is my chill day..and I have yet to see about Friday…all in all this week isnt too bad…I know that I’m scheduled to work on Sunday, so I’m a little..just a little…excited about going back to see some old friends 🙂 As far as this weekend goes…it was fun…but could have been better I suppose…We decided not to dress up..and just go out to eat at a Mexican place…El Rodeo with our good friends Lindsey and Eric…we then headed back to Lindsey’s house to watch a “scary” movie called Schrooms…ha..yea it wasnt very scary or good really at all…but it was nice to hang out…Saturday I ran back up to school for my retreat, which was pretty neat…except for the fact I had to get up at 7am…but it all worked out because we were done by 1pm…so I had the rest of the day to relax and enjoy some time with my Mom…I also took a lovely nap…then Sunday I went over to Jarrett’s house, and we drove around for a bit…and we washed some dishes for his mom…I know we are such an exciting couple! ha! ah well…Foodwise this weekend I lived off of butterfingers, snickers, and m&ms…oh my. Teehee..I feel a little yucky today, but I think with some excercise, it should all work its way off sometime…Well that is all for now…I plan on going for a 20 min jog around campus..then heading to the gym for 20 min on the treadmill or elliptical…wooo…catch up lata!

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