no strings attached

Last night my twin and I were bored and wanted to go out and do something because it was our first official day of spring break. We couldn't convince our mom to go out with us, but we did convince our old babysitter to come out on a "school night". We went to carrabaas for dinner. I did show up to the restaraunt hungrier than I should have, but I didn't overeat =). I had two slices of bread (from the bottomless and dangerous bread basket) =O, a bowl of minestrone soup along with the Spiedino Di Mare (altered the recipe to have all scallops, no shrimp, without the breading) with a side of veggies. It was so good! I wish I would have brought my camera along to take a picture of the amazing meal, although if I had brought my camera I would most likely not have remembered to take the picture before I woofed down the entree =). I couldn't even engage in conversation the food was that good! Enough about the food--wait, isn't it always about the food? =P Anyway after dinner we scurried over to the theater just in time to see the movie No Strings Attached. The movie theater was so empty it felt like we were VIP =) hahah

This morning I woke up and ate a bowl of oatmeal. I've had this for breakfast for the past couple of weeks now and it never gets old! =) I never stir in the dollop of peanut butter. I always leave it for last! YUM!

1/2 c. oats(prepared with water): 140 cals

1 tsp Organic Peanut Butter: 34 cals

and a dash of cinnamon: 0 cals

What is your go-to breakfast?

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and for lunch I look forward to having this every day =)

wrap: 50 cals

turkey: 60 cals

spinach: 3.5 cals

1 Tablespoon avocado: 23 cals

1 tsp dijon mustard: 5 cals

FAVORITES

Beginning-Good
Middle-Bad
End-Good =)

The start of my day went fairly well. I walked into my chemistry class not exactly confident about taking my chem exam, but left feeling like I had known the content well enough to get an A. =)

The middle of my day I spent having a pitty party for myself. Some days you just have to have a good cry? Am I right? I cried about a variety of things...mostly over life and how I don't know what to major in yet and maybe some other things, but anyway I look back on the cry now and give myself a huge pat on the back! I credit myself for actually feeling my emotions at that moment because I never do that. I'm the type to bottle it all in, but not today! I felt so much better afterward!

The end of my day after a good talk with my mom, we both cleaned up and headed to my favorite store in the world--COSTCO! We ran into a woman who looked like she was in her mid 20s. She, along with her four tired and hungry looking kids and her husband were debating on whether or not they should purchase the dried figs they'd come across in the aisle. My mom struck up a conversation with her, telling her that she and her sister were trying to decide on purchasing the same exact figs just the week before. Come to find out this lady was just as nutty about her health as we were. She told us about her natural skin care products she gets at health food stores and how she has watched food inc. and because of it has raised a couple of her own chickens along with a couple of pigs. It was so pleasant running into her and her family. When we were checking out of Costco she waved us to come over and try the figs she ended up purchasing. She was so sweet and turned out the figs were as well. I ran back so fast to the aisle where we had seen the figs and rushed them back to the checkout line. I hereby dud thee dried organic COSTCO figs a new favorite! =)

What I snack on a daily basis:

Carrots + Peanut butter (trust me on this one...it's delish!)

 

mushrooms + roasted red pepper hummus or cauliflower dipped in hummus

and my two indulgences: jello mousse cups (only 60 cals each) and organic dried figs!

What are some of your favorite items you can't leave the grocery store without???

Makeover

I think it's time I give my blog a makeover
=)

I've been thinking of trying some new makeup myself...preferrably makeup that's good for my skin! Do you have any cosmetic favorites that you can't live without?

wisdom teeth

so what I've been up to...
hmmm

I've been really trying to work on being positive and I think it may just be working....

for one-I had two snowdays in a row and that NEVER happens in college! =D
for two-I only had to get two wisdom teeth taken out and they were both on the same side, so I'm not experiencing that much pain.
for three-I've been having a grand old time indulging in icecream and pudding cups =D


what were your favorite things to eat when you got your wisdom teeth removed???

Can someone please...

give me a swift kick in the pants and tell me to get a move on? LOL seriously....b/c I have a lottttttt to do and haven't done any of it!

I need to do the following:
clean my room
get organized
welcome in the new year
update my blog


etc.....

finally

put together an "About me" page!

Refer back to whenever you are craving sweets

The ugly affects of binging:

bloating

thick throat

sick to stomach

cranky

guilt

weight gain

puffiness

weakened immune system

robs you of a good night's sleep

bad breath

FOOD HANGOVER

Ok...so I did experiment with food; however, I experimented with the wrong kinds of foods. The holiday party I attended offered a nonhealthy "frost your own sugar cookie station" with no limit as to how many cookies you could eat, sweet n' sour meatballs, and not to mention the cute little weenies wrapped in crescent rolls. Everything was fair game! I was doing just fine with not eating anything until Kelsey reeled me in by asking if I wanted to frost a sugar cookie. I thought...sure, why not. I haven't had sugar cookies in God only knows how long. I'll just have one. One cookie never ends up being just the one cookie. The one cookie turns into two and before I knew it I was taking two cookies and sandwiching them together with colorful green and red frosting, topping it off with sprinkles just to be sure it looked extra pretty before I stuffed it away in my belly. My brain hadn't gotten the "STOP NOW BEFORE YOU PUKE" signal so I kept right on going. I started feeling a little sick by the 13th cookie...or was it the 15th? I DON'T KNOW! I lost count! I tried some meatballs before diving into the cute little weenies wrapped in crescent rolls that were displayed on a cookie sheet, on the stove top. Before heading home I allowed myself a couple handfuls of none other than the most amazing bbq chips on the planet!!! I couldn't possibly leave the party without sampling everything! If it hadn't been for Kelsey I wouldn't have come home feeling like a big TOTAL piece of CRAP or written about any of this b/c it wouldn't have happened!!!! Grrr...It's amazing how awful I feel when I allow myself to eat like this. I've eaten so healthy for the longest time that my body screams at me whenever I feed it junk. I'm writing this blog right now in hopes that I can avoid this from happening ever again. Binging isn't fun. Binging doesn't make me feel good and there are ways I can prevent it. I've come up with a cheat sheet to help me get through the holidays and most importantly life! Social gatherings, unfortunately, do involve food.

• Eat a snack before you go to the party. It will keep you full and most likely keep you from snacking on holiday goodies.
• Always drink plenty of water. This means your stomach won't have room for 15 cookies, 10 or so meatballs, 5 weenies, and a couple handful of chips.
• Set goals. If you know there are going to be sugar cookies at the party aim to eat only 1 or 2. Shoot for one, but if you have to have two eat the second cookie, but then stop after that.
• Always carry around a deck of cards in your purse. If you had your two cookies and your eyes are still wandering...relocate (somewhere preferrably far away from the junk food) and suggest playing a card game with the girls at the party.
• Look at all of your options before diving into something. Try to choose the healthiest option. For example, I should have gone straight for the meatballs because they have protein where sugar cookies are simply empty calories.
• Know the 20 minute rule. Let yourself have one cookie, walk away from the scene, and once 20 minutes is up your body will be able to tell you if it can stomach another.
• Enjoy it. No--really! Focus on the sugar cookie you are eating and really taste it. Treat it like wine tasting. Really engage all of your senses and enjoy that moment of indulgence. Savor each and every single bite. It's more fun that way instead of just shoving food in your mouth. What's the point? Eating should be fun and enjoyable!

P.S. I know the blame doesn't go to Kelsey, but I couldn't possibly pin it on myself... =)