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!