Cheerio!

Things that have happened since I last spoke to you:

1) I did week 5 day 3 of the C25K AND I walked 3 miles.

2) I ate shrimp with pasta for lunch.

3) I waited for my boyfriend to pick me up from the bus stop.  By bus stop I mean I walked from the bus stop to Applebee’s and sat and read for 10 minutes before he got there and drank Diet Coke while I had 2 glasses of Pinot Grigio.  I started to tell him a story about something and went on a tangent.

4) I ate an entirely different kind of shrimp and pasta for dinner.

5) I fell fast asleep on the couch before the opening credits for Restaurant: Impossible ended, was guided up to bed and did not move an inch till 6 am.

6) I finally finished the story on the train into work this morning.

It’s a rough job dating me – or maybe just having a conversation with me.  Either or.

A while back I got a pack of goodies from MyBlogSpark.  It contained a box of Multigrain Cheerios.*

 

*That link brings you to the page that has a Biggest Loser tie in.   More on that in a bit.

                                                   

I used the containers yesterday.  The water in my bottle looks pink because it was flavored with some Crystal Light.  And yes.  That is a Jim Halpert bobblehead in the background.  He and Pam hang out with Dwight all day.   :) 

I tried these once before and went back to regular old O’s but I’m finding that I really like the bit of sweetness these have this time around. I like my cereal sweet - but not too sweet. Back in the day I was a Frosted Flake fiend but something with sugar hidden in the title can't be all that good for you. Even if it tastes grrrrrrrrrreat! 

Ahem. Anyway - inside the Cheerios box there’s a code to enter to access some tools to help you if you are in a weight loss situation (like I am currently).  You can get your BMI, some workout hints and a 7 day meal plan.

I’m working on eating these for breakfast for the next week – which is not exactly the plan – they give you many more choices – but Cheerios have long been my breakfast of choice on weigh in days.  They make me feel lighter somehow.

It’s mostly in my head – I know – but whatever works right???   I figure it can’t hurt!

Soooo - if you’d like your own box, bag and handy dandy containers just comment here before midnight (ET) on Saturday.  Winner will be announced on Monday!!

Woo hoo!!

Tonight I’m headed back to NJ.  It’s supposed to warm up considerably so I’m thinking of walking to the World Trade Center to meet Dave after work.  We may – or may not – head to trivia tonight.

I weigh in again tomorrow.  Wish me luck.  My Valentine’s meal and penchant for Pinot Grigio might get the better of me.

Scarlett O’Hara Syndrome

Hi, I’m Krissy and I suffer from Scarlett O’Hara Syndrome.   I wear hoop dresses made out of curtains, super tight corsets and go around saying “Fiddle dee dee” when someone tells me to do something I don’t want to do.   I steal other people’s boyfriends and marry them immediately – including one that belonged to my sister.

Like Prissy – I don’t know nothin’ ‘bout birthing no babies and could not stomach working at a hospital in wartime.

It’s quite the affliction.

Actually Scarlett and I do have a lot in common - one thing in particular.  We both put off till tomorrow what we don’t want to deal with today.

I’ve been doing that for months now in regards to my weight loss and even at work.  I get things done and haven’t gone far off the tracks but it’s no way to live.  As much as I’m prone to do it – procrastinating completely stresses me out.

How do I procrastinate?  Let me count the ways.

1) My glasses from…2006 got too loose to wear about a year or so ago.   Instead of going to Lens Crafters and having them adjust them I wore some old pairs I had lying around.  After my mom and Jen both told me to never wear the gold wire rim Brooks Brothers pair out of the house again I settled on a different pair that I probably got in 2003 or 4.  When I had my eye exam last year they asked me to read the chart with my glasses.  Apparently that prescription is a little off because I couldn’t read the teeny tiny letters on the bottom.   I finally got new glasses yesterday – as well as getting the 2006 glasses tightened so I can wear them.  Now I will have 2 functional fashionable pairs.

I got a cute pair of tortoise shell Ray Bans with a bit of light blue on the inside.  The interior color is a light blue and the outside is a little lighter tortoise.  This is the closest I can find to what I bought.

I realllllllllllly wanted this pretty dark blue pair from Tory Burch but my newly fixed pair are red and I wanted something more neutral.  I also wanted something that said - “I wear GLASSES.”

Jen will know what I mean by that.

2) I went to the gym a few weeks ago and they stopped me on my way out and told me my membership expires on 2/22.  I couldn’t afford to pay for the renewal till this week so instead of just going and saying “Yeah I’ll catch you on the 15th” if they asked - I AVOIDED GOING ALTOGETHER.   Why?  Because I’m a scaredy cat who thinks that they somehow won’t let me use a treadmill till I pay up.  This morning I not only renewed – I ran – for 20 minutes straight – ending up with about 2.5 miles total.

3) My last haircut was before a wedding I went to in October.  I’ve keep up with the color but not the cut.  I am trying to grow my hair out but really?  When you wear ponytails for 4 weeks straight maybe that’s a sign you should get a haircut.   I finally took care of it at lunch today.  It took all of 40 minutes.

This morning I took a little extra time.  I straightened up and took out all the trash – including the recycling.   I filled the dishwasher and ran it.  I packed breakfast* and lunch for today AND tomorrow as I am going to be in the office and not working from home.   I got dressed in something besides jeans (a skirt even – with high boots!!)  and headed to the office like a real working person.

Sometimes it’s good to deal with tomorrow today. :)

* I opted in for an offer from MyBlogSpark,General Mills and Multigrain Cheerios.  More on that, how it ties into my Biggest Loser obsession and how you can win a prize pack in tomorrow’s post.

No Mas

I did not have chicken enchiladas for lunch.

I went to the doctor and apparently a side effect of losing 60 lbs is losing your gallbladder. He will be very, very surprised if it turns out to be anything else.

So...tomorrow I get a sonogram and Wednesday I schedule surgery.

Good times.

The doctor also said I need to eat almost no fat until I get this sucker taken out. This means enchiladas are not in my future.

I made this instead.



Steamed chicken goyzas with edamame and sweet chili sauce.

Dinner is going to be some chicken and quinoa with some fresh veggies and italian seasoning.

This is not the way I wanted to meet my goal weight - but I think it just might be!!

I also bought fruit. I don't eat a lot of fruit if you notice (hi Annie!) but it's because I like berries and such but not so much that I'll eat them quickly. But look for grapes and Granny Smiths in the next few days. I do tend to eat more fruit when it's warm out - I will say that.

Oh and PS - Amanda and Jenn - I'll be shipping your chocolate tomorrow!! Sorry it took me so long!

Slurries

That's the weather today - it's a rainy, snowy, slushy mess out there.

First thing this morning I ran out to TJ's. But before that I ate this:



I got some staples - I needed new spinach and I'm gonna make Chicken Enchiladas for dinner. I also found plain panko breadcrumbs at TJ's YAY!!




And avocados to make a hair mask. I'm determined to fix this if it's the last thing I do!!

I also bought this:





Amanda and Jenn - be on the lookout sometime early next week! I have to box the stuff up and take it to the post office but it's almost on it's way. With an extra bonus gift in honor of my first giveaway. YAY!!!

It's nearly 4 and I haven't eaten lunch yet. So I'm going to do that now.

Back later with step by step enchilada pics!

Snowy Day

Good morning!

I'm all bundled up in my bed watching the snow continue to fall outside.





It's days like this that are meant for working from home.

So last night I scientifically picked the winners of the edamame giveaway. Hee!





Congrats Jenn and Amanda! Send me your information via email (singleserving.km@gmail.com) and as soon as it stops snowing I'll get them to you!

This morning I made a little omlette-y kind of thing with spinach, onion and a slice of swiss cheese. And half an onion bagel with butter.



Twas yummy!!

I'm going to trudge over to the gym at some point today and that's the extent of what I'm planning on doing. Going to make something with shrimp for dinner. Maybe Ina's Baked Shrimp Scampi which I really do love.

We'll see. Catch you in a bit.