Jobs

Today I gave my boss an official letter of resignation. I know, you all think I'm crazy for quitting a job in this economy. However, I have enough money saved up to last me til I get another job plus I live with my parents who buy all my food and pay for my cell phone. I currently work for a Customer Service desk in my local mall where I am the assistant manager. I no longer wish to be the boss nor do I wan to deal with butthead employees who can't do what they're asked to do and a mall management team that is purely and wickedly annoying.
So I am going to take a summer school course and try to find a job where I will only be working about 15-20 hours a week. Then in the fall, I might conider just doing school. I'll definately be attending school full time, I just don't know if I'll work during that time. We'll see.

On a positive note, I have been eating really well today. No real exercise today 'cause my inner thighs feel like they've been stretched to the moon, but tomorrow I should be back on the treadmill. My thighs are just yelling at me for pushing myself to walk 3 miles in less than an hour. 58 minutes and 2 seconds to be precise. :) (can you tell how proud of myself I am?)

Walking Song of the Week

Everything I Can't Have by Robin Thicke.

It's got a Salsa flavour that I love. Plus he has this sweet, melodic voice. The song makes you wanna move and dance. I first heard the song on Step Up 2 and had the hardest time finding it 'cause it wasn't on the soundtrack.

Weigh In

My current weight is 281.4lbs and my body fat percentage is 45.4%. Still ick considering I've only lost 2.2lbs, however, I haven't been doing too well, following a healthier way of eating the last couple of weeks. Work problems and Easter waylaid me a little.

So a couple of stats:

Current Weight - 281.4lbs

Goal Weight - 160lbs

Weight Lost - 2.2lbs

Weight Left to Lose - 121.6lbs.

However, today, I start anew. I ate a healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I went to Curves this morning (though I was only able to complete 1.5 circuits; apparently I ate too soon before working out) and I walked the full circuit at the reservoir this afternoon.

I feel amazing.

Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!
Hope everyone is enjoying their Easter. My morning has been going fairly well. Of course, being a Holiday, I didn't make my healthy breakfast. Instead I ate 2 glazed donuts from Dunkin Donuts and a handful of Cadbury Fingers.
I am resolved to make a healthy lunch and I know that I'll be eating a relatively nice dinner of Spiral Cut Ham and mashed potatoes with lots and lots of veggies.
And for anyone wondering why I have a picture of a Stuffed Cow in this post, this is Stanley. My Mommy gave him to me in my Easter Basket (yes, she still makes us baskets). Isn't he cute?
Enjoy the holidays everyone and I'll be back tomorrow for Weigh in.

Veggies!!!

I have to admit that I'm quite a picky eater. One of the reasons I've never gone on a real diet or lifestyle change is that I feared the foods I'd have to eat. However, there are quite a number of veggies and fruits that I do like.

My Mom and I went to the store the other day after Curves and I bought some Cauliflower, plums, strawberries and today we were able to find some nice cucumbers.

Some of the veggies I like are broccoli, brussel sprouts (my favourite), carrots (cooked), corn (although it's pretty starchy), peas (also cooked), mushrooms (but only mixed in with other foods), and a couple of others. See? I told you i was picky. In my defense though, I know a lot of people who don't like brussel sprouts, broccoli, or cauliflower.

Fruit is a little easier to eat. Mostly because they can taste sweet.

The fruits I like are:

Plums, Peaches, Strawberries, Blackberries, Lemons, Limes, Oranges (some varieties), Kiwis (yum), grapes (mostly green, though I'll eat red), apples (only Granny Smith), etc.

One fruit I'd love to try is Starfruit. PastaQueen mentioned in a blog posting that they taste a little like limes. I imagine I'll like them then.

Next summer, my Mom and I are going to plant our own veggie garden so that we won't have to spend so much money on veggies. This summer, we're going to plan out where the garden should go and kill off the sod where it'll go.

A little random info, We used to have a calendar that hung in out kitchen that was pictures of fruits and veggies made to look like they had faces and things. It made food fun.

Walking Song of the Week

Buttons by The Pussycat Dolls is my favourite song for this week. There's just something about it that makes you feel sexy. Like just listening to the song makes me hotter. Who knew a song could do that for you?

Weigh In Time

I ordered a new scale from amazon.com recently and it finally came in this Saturday. I was so excited. Of course I didn't read the description when I placed the order so I didn't know that I needed a 9volt battery to operate it. So I went over to CVS and picked up two for the price of one. Yea, money saved!

The scale I chose is the Taylor Body Fat Scale. When I found it it was on sale and I got it for bout $22.00, normally it goes for about $50.00.

So I currently weigh 283.6lbs and my current body fat percentage is 45.2%. Yuck! But I know that I'm working hard to lose the weight and become much, much healthier.

I walked 3 miles on the treadmill yesterday and I went to Curves this morning. I want to make sure that I'm not just working on aerobics or cardio but strength training too, which is what Curves can provide me.

I also made this great chicken breast recipe for lunch today. It's pretty much, 1 can of Cream of Mushroom soup mixed with about 2/3 of the can filled with water. You mix that with about 2 cups of brown rice, cooked and place the mixture in a 9x9 glass casserole dish. Spice it up a little with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika, add 2 chicken breasts to the top. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45minutes and you get a tasty way to cook chicken. Plus it made enough for me to take to work tomorrow for lunch.

I also made mini-egg bakes in muffin pans. It was actually an idea I got from a comment on PastaQueen's blog. This way I can pop them in the microwave in the morning for a quick breafast on the go. Yummy!

Thank goodness for recipes. They make my life less dull. See you next time.