Today

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I finally got out of bed at 12:30 and the first thing that I thought about was food. I thought Pho would be awesome and when I walked into the living room, J asked me if I would mind getting us Pho. How convenient! Was he in my head? I went and grabbed some (Chicken Pho for me and Beef for him) along with a few chinese pastries from the Sheng Kee next door to the Pho place. I ended up getting bored around 2 or 3 and drove down to Savers in Redwood City. Savers is kind of like a department store of used or broken stuff. I am very partial to Salvation Army type of stores and I have not been to Savers so today seemed like the perfect day to check it out. It was interesting…. I did not find any clothing that I would wear, unfortunately, but the store definitely has potential. I am always in the handbag and shoes section in those stores because you can find some designer purses for cheap if you look hard enough (sometimes). Today was definitely a bust in that department, however the store had so much stuff it was hard not buying crap simply because of how cheap it was. For instance, there were 3-4 electric sandwich makers that were like new and only $3.99 or something. I always thought that those were cute, but I do not remotely need one of those. We have a George Foreman that makes awesome sandwiches and everything else we could want.

The electronics department is a hoot. It is like the perfect example of where people’s stuff goes to die. There were 8-10 VCRs, 5-6 old scratched up George Foremans, Bissel steam cleaners with no cords, iced tea makers, etc, etc etc. It was good times. I spent probably more than an hour in there, keeping an eye out for valuables that were cheap but no dice today. I did pick out a Weight Watchers mug, I have been eyeing these online for some time. Basically it is a giant mug with a straw that has the day’s amount of water so you can make yourself drink your daily water easily. Hehe. It was only 99 cents, but when they rang me up it was 47 cents. Now THAT is a good friggin deal. Online they are 7 bucks plus shipping.

After that I was craving some coffee, and I realized we had nothing to eat for dinner at home so I hit up Safeway with a Starbucks inside. I swear, Starbucks makes grocery shopping so pleasant. I enjoyed a Peppermint Mocha and a Cranberry Bliss Bar. They were both heavenly. I grabbed a frozen pizza and some salad for dinner. I am going to the gym tomorrow so I am eating what I feel like tonight, dammit! Oh right, I never told you about that.

So I was researching gyms in the area and I stumbled across one, Powerhouse Gym. It has a $60 processing fee (39 dollars cheaper than every other gym), and $32 dollars a month (13 dollars cheaper than the next cheapest gym). The yelp reviews on the place were fantastic, and I emailed them to ask if I could get a free pass so I could try it out before I decide to join. They said sure, as long as I redeem his offer before Christmas. I figure it is best that I give it a try. There are 2 gyms across the street from my work but they are super expensive. I would love it to be more convenient but at that price it seems silly. I could technically still use the EA gym but I was not happy with the amount of machines in there. They also did not have an ab machine and I love ab machines. So, tomorrow morning I am going to get up early and try out the gym. It will be hard at first but I really need to get my ass into better shape. It is just sad how much extra fat I have on my body.

As for diet, I am going to stick to a relatively simple lower (but not too low) calorie diet. Egg whites and toast for breakfast, lots of tuna and chicken. I will do 5 days on/2 off for the eating so I can still drink and eat junk on weekends. Even though its better to stick to a diet 100%, I am being realistic and I will want beer and eat along with J on the weekends. If I try to act like I wont, I will just fall off. So we shall see how that goes! I am sick of trying new things and bringing up diets all the time but I will just have to keep trying until something works!

Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli

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Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli

Fat 9g      Calories 350
Vitamin A - 90%DV     Calcium - 20%DV
Vitamin C - 15%DV     Dietary Fiber - 24%DV
Weight Watchers® Points® 7
Vegetable Servings 2
Wow, this was a really good Lean Cuisine meal.  It is one of the only times I have chosen to go “meatless” in my lunches and I am truly floored. It tastes amazing, and the butternut squash is slightly sweet. I was not hungry afterwards, which is quite a shock, because since I started ditching eating out and started eating Lean Cuisines, I am normally wishing for a little something more after lunch. Not so with this one! It has 5-6 medium sized raviolis, and then TONS of vegetables with a rich tasty sauce. I finished the raviolis quickly but had a plate of vegetables to finish. I made myself finish the vegetables and wow, I was satisfied! I am going to make this one a regular in my rotation that is for sure. For those on a budget, if you sign up for the Lean Cuisine newsletter, you will receive a coupon for $1.00 off of 2 Lean Cuisines. If you use the coupon when the Lean Cuisines are on sale, ($2.00-$2.50 on sale here) you will receive a dolar off and that is a great deal for 2 lunches!

Willpower

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I tried Weight Watchers in the past and it worked… but counting points is bad because even when you reach a good weight you are going to stop the counting and then you can’t eat like a “normal” person (that was me!). Even though nowadays “normal” is fat kinda, isn’t that odd? Anyway, my point is, I am just trying to eat lots of salad. I really like salad. You can’t expect me to live on it, but I do really like it, but I am always tempted by bad stuff! Well J asked me to go to McD’s for him, and I stopped and got a salad from the store on the way. It was NOT easy cause I was starving. It worked out though. I suppose I do have willpower then don’t I? Well it is day 2 of eating salad for dinner and a lean cuisine for lunch. Oh and special k as a late night snack if I want one, cause I actually like special k. The chocolate one is really good! I am learning to like the Lean Cuisines as well. It really takes a while of trying before you find the ones that you like. I actually plan on posting mini-reviews of the ones I try here on this blog. There is a much better site that already does this: HeatEatReview - however that is them and this is basically for me so I remember which ones I like so I buy them again. After you’ve had a lot, you forget which one you hated that sounded good, then you get it again and go “OH YEAHHH! THIS ONE SUCKED!”