The Final Crusade..getting the last pounds off of this Chica!

[LowCarbinChica]

Final Menu for Saturday:
b: Poached egg with butter, slice of ham, 4 strawberries with Splenda, coffee w/ half n half.
l: packet of turkey deli meat and 1 little sample of our new chicken meatball (Sweet Basil Parmesan...very good!) the turkey deli meat had sugar in it though. I didn't realize that until after I bought it and I was running late to go to work so oh well. I think like 5g of sugar in the whole packet.
Snacks: 2 Starbucks "Doubleshot Light" drinks. 60 cal each with 5g sugar each
d: went to vegan restaurant and got a bowl of marinated tofu, steamed broccoli, spinach, kale, cauliflour, and vegan peanut sauce with crushed peanuts. Mmmmmmmm

That's all I ate....That's not a lot. I also walked about 2 miles yesterday. This morning, I weighed 181. B@st@rd scale. I hope it's just this scale in Laguna Beach that's set up to torture the skinny little hoes that work out at this place. I can't wait to go back to my fat-scale at home and see what I weigh on that thing....

Right now, I'm having a little breakfast. Denver omelette with a few strawberries. and Coffee with half n half. I'm thinking I might need to drop the dairy. I'm going to research the Paleo diet and see if that's doable for me on a long term basis. I know I won't be able to give up butter or Half and Half but otherwise, I will learn to get by without cheeses and other creams. It'll be tough but seriously....this ass MUST lose weight.

Also, I've emailed a plastic surgeon I used to recommend people to back when I worked in the fashion/modeling industry to get a consultation for Body Thermage on my upper arms. I have been researching it and it looks like the results take 4-6 months to fully develop. That way, I can continue losing as the skin continues to tighten up and hopefully, by next Spring, I'll be able to wear tank tops and strapless dresses without looking like a freak show. I don't know how much it'll cost. Probably about $2k but it's totally worth it. I owe my bf $2k but he told me I can use it to get whatever procedure I want done, but I feel bad and I'm insisting that I'll pay him. Too bad he's not insisting that I keep the $.

Sooooo, if I get my arms done now, continue to lose weight to at least 160 lbs and then get some lipodissolve done on my saddlebags, then I thinkkkkk I'll be a hot mama. From there, any weight I drop will be cherry on top.

I'm going to be home like 2 weeks straight at least so I'm excited about being able to cook for myself and work out and have a regular life. OMG it's so depressing being on the road alone.


lalala ~ I'm totally proud of you about the chocolate thing. Seriously, that's tough to do but you did it. You go girl!!!! Also, do you wanna go hiking on Saturday or Sunday? We could go to Muir woods. It would be a workout and it's sooooooooo gorgeous there. I am not a "hiker" by any means but I figure at least it'll be movement and it's pretty. Yay? Nay?

[lalala]

hey chicky,

your dinner last night sounds amazing. i loveee peanut flavoring on steamed veggies, especially broccoli. yum!!

and I try to skip out on meats/sausages w/ a bit of sugar in it but once in a while it's ok considering it's a better choice than getting a donut or a bagel or something so good job.

And yes, always stay committed to one scale. I hate using other scales because it confuses me and gets me frustrated. I'm very faithful to my own scale (which i've calibrated for accuracy) and I try to avoid all others. But you're hilarious regarding the LB hoebags. haha

As for the surgery, would you consider trying to get more exercise in and cleaning up your diet a bit and sticking to that. Then just waiting a bit to see what your results are and then proceeding to make the decision of whether or not it's necessary to even get it done? I guess I have a lot of confidence in you and your ability to do it on your own without going through the physical and financial burden of having surgery

And yes, I'm totally up for anything. I have no idea where Muir Woods is, but I'll go. I don't have a car though and I wouldn't know how to get there But I'd definitely be up to it considering I've never gone hiking.

Also, do you tell your bf about LCF and having a journal and meeting people off of here and such?

What are your plans for the day? I have a buttload of work to do but I've been lounging and talking on the phone and making food so I've barely done anything

Have a good day!!

[LowCarbinChica]

Final Menu for Sunday:
B: Denver Omelette (ham/bell peppers/cheddar), few strawberries (2g sugar) w/ splenda and half and half, and coffee with half and half.
L:greek salad w/ gyros and feta
S: 2 Starbucks Doubleshot Light cans (10g sugar total)
D: insides of a turkey/cheese sammy w/ mayo, 1 oz scharffenberger 82% extra dark chocolate bar (6g sugar)

Still under 30g carbs for sure. Let's see what my trusty scale at home says in the AM.

Right now, I'm huddled in a corner at SFO airport waiting for my flight home. OMG Can'tttttt waitttttttt. I bought some amazing Mayorga coffee in DC when I was there last week and I shipped it home. It should be there waiting for mama when I get home.

About my cosmetic "procedures," the arms thing isn't surgery; it's skin-tightening. It boosts the collagen in the skin to force it to be tighter. Basically with my 100+lbs weightloss, I have skin that looks like an oldie and I need to tighten up in certain places. my arms were ridiculously fat before so now there's lots of flabby skin. Anyhoo, even if I have no fat and am all muscly, my skin will still be there, dangling away like an 80 year old. Sooo, I figure since it takes 6 mo for the skin to tighten up with Thermage (laser therapy), then I'll use that time to continue strengthening and losing some more weight so hopefully it looks better soon.

About the saddlebags getting lipo'd, I am not planning on that happening for a while. I want to continue working out and see how my body shapes up. I really love taking long walks and I love Pilates so I hope to continue at my own pace with the workouts and see how my body tones up. Again, because of my gigantic @ss (i'm not exaggerating, seriously), my saddlebags are permanent things that hang off me that I don't think will ever smooth out on their own. I have a deformed body.

Muir woods is on the way to Stinson beach (up highway 101 north of the GG bridge)...It's SO gorgeous up there. They film lots of car commercials on that highway winding across the mountains there. You'll LOVE it. I don't hike either other than that place and like Yosemite and stuff. I think it'll be fun though if the weather's good. And no, my bf doesn't know that I journal about this stuff lol. I haven't told him yet that I'm going to meet up with you. LOL He'll think I'm a freak journaling and meeting people who are losing weight. He still doesn't buy the whole low-carb diet idea. Although he saw me lose weight eating cheese and "treats." He used to be like, wow everyday you're eating a treat and you're on a diet? Tee hee proved him wrong!!!

Wellllll, have a great week. If i make it in to the city mid-week this week for the consultation and you're around, we should get coffee or something. TTYS

My stupid flight home is delayed 2 hours so I'm here at SFO till 11pm. I wanna go homeeeeeeee.

I think I'm going to either go to the gym or take a jog tomorrow morning. Maybe I'll take a Core Training class and jog back and forth from the gym..hmmm I think I will. Also, one thing that's tough when I'm not traveling and am at home is the late dinners and snacking that my family is used to. I hate it!!! It's so hard to stay focused and good on your diet when it's like 10pm and your sisters are barbecuing and eating food. It's hard being middle-eastern where people eat late and don't have normal 6pm dinners like the rest of the world. I'll stay focused and try to take long walks at night and maybe start popping sleeping pills at 8pm from now on.

Anyhooooooo.....I hate airports.com. I also don't like people that walk bow-legged. So grossss!

[LowCarbinChica]

As of this AM, on my own scale, I was at 180. So, I've only lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks. I'm not going to give up, but just continue this plan and stay between 20g-30g of carbs per day and see where it leaves me by the end of September. Even if I stay at 180 (which I better not!) then at least I'm down 3 lbs this month. I've got to stay positive and even though my weight loss is not as quick as it was before, it is still happening at a crawl, so I will stick with it.

This morning, in my own home, I ground my coffee beans and made a pot of coffee, made an omelette of bell peppers, pesto, parmesan cheese with a side of sundried tomato chicken meatballs. Mmmm healthy and 0 carbs other than the half n half. Yayyy!

I also didn't get a chance to work out this morning like i wanted to since I got home at like 1:40am and barely woke up at 10am. Anyhoo, just working on some stuff at work this morning and I think I'll take a nice long walk tonight when the sun goes down tonight. Also, I'm going in to see the plastic surgeon for a Thermage consult this week. Yayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

lalala ~ I actually told my bf about this site and you and I as pen pals for the past few months and that we want to meet up and he thinks that's very weird. Whatever!!! I don't think it's a big deal but he's not very cyber-friendly and thinks it's just strange. What does your bf think?

[lalala]

Your lunch yesterday sounds awesome. I love greek salad!!

And thanks for the explanation regarding the procedures you hope to get. There is so many options for cosmetic surgery, I have no idea what the possibilities are. Good luck on your consultation this week. And I've never done pilates, but I hear the results are amazing if you stick to it. I think they offer classes at like 24 hour fitness and such, but my yoga class experience there was horrendous so I haven't gone back for a class since. What gym do you belong to?

Your breakfast omelet sounds awesome. I've only tried pesto once (it was the kind in a jar from trader joes) and it was way too strong and it had an overpowering flavor. Is there a specific brand you recommend or enjoy?

And my bf doesn't know about this site specifically, but last year I would post very infrequently on a fitness/health forum and there was a girl there that was moving into the same building as him and she worked at the same facility as me and she was close to my age. I met up with her and told him about it, and she came over to his place and met him and it all turned out great. I still meet up with her every once in a while for coffee and we email each other often to update one another on our lives and such. He still asks me "do you ever talk to that girl you met on the internet?" hahah and I tell him yes and what's up with her and such. So it's not a big deal but he does get weirded out by it

[LowCarbinChica]

I like the pesto from Costco. It's SUCH a yummy dip for veggies. And it has a really good balanced flavor. I don't like pesto w/ pinenuts. The one i get from Costco has basil, olive oil, and romano/parmesan cheese. It's SO good.

OMG I made this delicious dark chocolate bar that's probably like 98% cocao - healthy, dairy-free, and DELICOUS. here's the recipe:

1 baking chocolate bar (Ghiradelli)
4 tbsp cocoa powder (Ghiradelli)
3 tbsp coconut oil
3 tbsp sugarfree vanilla bean davinci syrup

Heat all and whisk in a bowl over simmering hot water. When it's all smooth and silky, pour into a rectangular pan lined with foil. Refridgerate for an hour. Use pizza cutter to cut out little squares. Store in a covered container in the fridge.

It's SO yummy and rich and decadent and there's no dairy to make you bloated or stall you at all. I just had some for a dessert after dinner. Speaking of which,

Here's my menu for Monday so far:
late B: omelette with pesto, bell peppers, parmesan, and chicken meatballs. Coffee w/ half n half
L/D: Baked salmon with cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, onions with lemon and butter and a dill creamy sauce i made. about 4 little squares of my dark chocolate.
Snack later tonight: I might have some tea and if i'm super hungry, i'll have some raw veggies with pesto.

[LowCarbinChica]

Last night, i did have a little snack later at night: 1 oz mozzerella and a piece of my dark chocolate after I took my NyQuil and my stomach was sort of burning. Didn't have the raw veggies.

This morning, I weighed 179lbs!! Yay! So 4lbs down this month. I wonder if I'll get to my 175 goal by end of September afterall? We'll see.

Menu so far today:
B: This morning, I made an omelette of 2 eggs, pesto, butter, bell peppers and a side of chicken meatballs. Coffee w/ half n half.
L/D: I'm meeting up with my aunts to buy some beauty supplies from a pro shop and then meeting my dad to look for investment properties....I might eat out with either of them. If not, I wanna make some tuna cakes at home or my meaty ragout.

Also...I absolutely love my dark chocolate squares. I hope I don't overdo them. Trying not to.

I'm scheduled to take my labwork tomorrow morning to check my thyroid function out. I hope I'm not hypothyroid but if I am, I want to fix it now!!!

I'm excited to keep losing and get to my goals. Being under 180 sure is motivating.

[LowCarbinChica]

Woah, just a note that adding coconut oil to your diet abruptly will do a number on you! Specifically, a number 2.

[lalala]

Hahaha, I think I had that happen when I was using CO as well. But this week with my addition of yogurt...now that cleared me out

and awesome freaking fantastic job on the weight loss. I love how exciting it is to see the scale go down. Stick to your clean eats and I'm sure you'll hit your goal for the end of the month!

Oh, and I had a bunch of blood drawn today and my thyroid is being checked as well so hopefully both of our results will come out normal

And about that pesto...I think I remember looking at it at costco, but it's in a kinda large container so I didn't purchase it because I figure i'd probably end up not liking it. In the past, I purchased some sausages and some meatballs from there (maybe it was your brand hahah) and I got stuck with the large packages of them that I didn't like so I'd just pass them off to bf and he eats anything so it worked well. Now he's not here so I just stick to what I know I like to avoid wasting money and food.

and yum!! your chocolate sounds awesome.

Have a goooooooooood day!!!

[LowCarbinChica]

LOL at our "detox" diets.

I'm going to get my blood work done in the AM for the thyroid thingy. Keeping my fingers crossed for the both of us!

Here's my final menu for Tuesday:
B: Omelette of 2 eggs, pesto, butter, bell peppers and a side of chicken meatballs. Coffee w/ half n half.
L: A little leftover salmon with butter and fresh lemon on top. 1 piece dark chocolate.
D: More salmon with butter and like 5 pieces of dark chocolate.

I ate dinner kinda late too...about 8pm cuz I ran late with my dad and we didn't go out to eat afterall. This sucks but it's all good. I'm not feeling too well so I think I'm gonna NyQuil myself to sleep for the night. Damn, I just remembered that my bf wants me to wake him up at 11pm my time by calling him. If I NyQuil it, I won't be able to wake up to call him...I think i'll have my sis call him.

Anyway, today was a very weird day. I hung out with my dad who I always have trust issues with since we found out a few years ago that he was cheating on my mom and they split up. Now, we're buying a house together and I just am not able to trust him 100%. Also, my bf is sort of warning me about him too soooo, I dunno.

I just realized how strong my bf's influence is to my dieting. He's always joking and acting like he knows how much I weigh. (I haven't told him how much I've weighed since I started gaining weight from my ultimate 163 low that I had gotten down to). When he asks, I say, "I'm a little higher than 163 but I'm not telling".. LOL Anyhoo the freak of nature can guess how much I weigh within 1-2 lbs. It's so scary. And he's very intuitive on when I'm being good about my diet and when I'm not. It's weird.

Today, he's like, soooo have you gotten down to 179 yet? I know you were like 180 or so last month. How the H*LL does he know? He doesn't even know about this website and I never post it anywhere else. It's just weird how he can tell. Arrggghhhhh anyway, it's funny when he asks about my diet cuz he doesn't say "hey fatty are you losing weight?!" he's more like, sooo how's your diet going? And somehow or another, that motivates me to stick with it. Tonight when he asked that, I was like "it's going well...i'm going to look skinnier to you next time you see me." He's like, "niiiiceeee". Anyhoo, that's all it takes and I'm gung-ho for a few weeks. Scary, isn't it?

Anyway, I love him even though he can be a pain in the ass sometimes...I also love that he motivates me to look better. I know he'd love me either way, especially cuz we met when I was over 200 lbs so he was somewhat attracted to me despite the extra weight. Some friends say that they'd hate it if their man wanted them to be skinnier. Why?? Don't you want a man that motivates you to look and be healthier?!? Anyway, I highly prefer this over a boyfriend who was like, "no don't lose weight I like you the way you are." That's freakish and I don't ever want to be with a chubby chaser. My bf has told me that he doesn't care if I lose weight cuz I'll always have an *ss and that's all that matters to him. Oh well, I guess that's a fetish too which is pretty gross.

Anyhoo, I bought 4 sugarfree Torani syrups today: Chocolate, Brown Sugar Cinnamon, Caramel, and Vanilla Bean. I have an espresso machine with a milk steamer and I love making homemade cappuccinos and lattes in the fall and winter with yummy syrups. Mmmm can't wait!!! I think the Choco one is going to come handy....Mmmmm Valencia mochas, peppermint mochas....yummmmmm

Yes, I know I'm a heifer. If i limit it to one little treat of that sort that has no sugar alcohols per day, I should be fine. I hope my late dinner and dark chocolate tonight won't make me gain weight by morning. K, Time to drug up and call it a night.

Good night, LCF.

[DiSa]

Hi Chica! maybe the olives had some saltiness to them too and it's just water retention. Hang in there.

After my melt down the other night I am just back to plain ole lowcarb eating, no more induction, no more meat only I'm simply going to eat lowcarb.
I ordered that Carbquick and made little cheese biscuits last night they were very good @ 2carbs per each. I also ordered the Josephs Pita bread (4net carbs after -fiber)and it was fantastic warmed up with turkey meat and provolone cheese for lunch! I really need to ger back to walking or some sort of exercise it so takes up my empty time in the evening and curbs my appetite....anyway this is your journal not mine so I better stop! LOL

Have a great day and ....drink your water!!!

[LowCarbinChica]

176.6!!!!!!! More to come later but I was soooo excited to post this!

[DiSa]

[lalala]

holy sh iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!! I was just about to reply to you in my journal and I saw your weight!!!! DAM N GIRL. Freaking awesome job!!!


I'll be back with more to say in a couple of minutes. Just had to get that out now

[lalala]

ok i'm back

I think certain people in our lives influence different aspects of it. For me, my bf definitely influences my weight in a positive way as well (which is how it should be!!!). That's great that he motivates you and has loved you the way you were. That way, you can try your hardest to make progress to show him how good you know you can look. My boyfriend always tells me that he'll love me even if I get to be 400 pounds We always talk about this type of stuff just because he is really really into fitness and he makes an effort daily to do at least an hour of exercise so its clearly something very important to him, and I constantly vocalize my fear of getting really fat again. That's seriously one of my biggest fears. I thought I carried my weight well before but I realize now that I had brainwashed myself. Generally speaking, I've always tried to be healthy and with LC I was able to drop some weight but he really gave me that push to exercise more regularly and it just stuck with me so I'm thankful he brought that to my life. Plus, he fell in love with me at 183 pounds so he's truly seen me at my worst so I hope to continue to get smaller and then maintain a good healthy weight for myself in the long run. We need to look sexy for our boys

And that sucks about your dad trust your intuition and do what you think is right. I'm sure it's tough but I hope you make the right decisions for yourself.

and again, good job on the massive loss today. that CO detox diet must be working eh? the yogurt one not so much. hahaha. too bad I really enjoy it though. I'll stick with it cause my stomach feels healthier since it cleans me out so much daily. plus, who doesn't love yogurt??

[LowCarbinChica]

175.7 lbs this am!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Final Menu for Wednesday:
B: 3 egg omelette with chipotle cheddar chicken meatballs. coffee and half n half
L: dark chocolate coconut oil bark, in and out cheeseburger (animal/protein style), diet coke.
D: Olive garden salad and 2 little steak medallions over a creamy gorgonzola sauce with bell peppers and mushrooms. about 3 bites of tiramisu with my dad as a birthday celebration for him.

OMG OMG OMG!!! I can't believe I've gotten down to 175.7 already! I'm sure after this whoosh, it's going to slow down considerably. I'm just going to do what I'm doing everyday from now on. It looks like that dark chocolate coconut oil bark is my key to success! I ate the last piece yesterday so imma have to to the Ghiradelli factory down the street today for more baking chocolate. Who woulda thunk that eating chocolate everyday is the key to losing more weight?!?!? Love it!!!!! Also, I've been eating a good amount of fat all day long and starting each day with eggs. I have to do this regularly.

This morning, I ate chipotle chicken meatballs with a little sugarfree honey on top. It was yummy but I didn't eat any eggs because my mom didn't buy any organic eggs this week - just regular ones which I don't want to eat. I also had some coffee. I think I'm going to head on over to Ghiradelli today followed by a trip to Costco and stock up on my grocery needs. Maybe I'll wait on Costco cuz I'm going to be out of town the next few days...

lalala thank you for recommending I start a journal. I really think it's helped me stay accountable to myself and notice patterns. I am finally back on track.

The yogurt detox sounds awesome but it's just too many carbs for me. I think I really need to stay within 20ish grams of carbs a day to lose. FML I totally wish I could be like those people who eat a piece of low carb bread or oatmeal or eat fruit everyday and still lose. Oh well...I'm sure when I'm down to where I need to maintain, I'll be able to get away with that stuff. In the meantime: fat, protein, and more fat it is.

About the dad thing, it's so depressing having to deal with this about my own dad. I just don't know what to do...He's my dad so I need to do my duty of being good and caring for him, but at the same time, I just don't trust him. I need to talk with my bf about this a little more ...arrgghhh

Anddddddddd, about looking sexy for our boys. Duhhh!!! I don't think there's a better feeling than knowing your man wants to ravish you cuz of how good you look, is there?!?!? I guess some women don't feel that way, but there's also women that withhold sex from their husbands, so i guess we're all different!

Anyhoo, lalala I was thinking about it...would you rather meet up Friday? I have a couple doctors appointments in the mid afternoon and I'll be done around 4ish. Wanna hang out?

[lalala]

Geeeeeeeeez woman!! You're on a roll.

A couple of days ago you were thinking you wouldnt hit 175 till the end of the month and look where you're at now I'm glad the chocolate is working for you. Maybe you can trademark it like the cookie diet but create the chocolate diet. Women all over the world would love you!!! Have you ever tried using bakers chocolate bars (the 100% kind) instead of cocoa powder? I only ask b/c I have the ghirardhelli kind and it doesn't seem to mix well but the only probably with the bars is there is already cocoa butter in it so that's already tons of fat.

And i'm glad you enjoy having a journal. I do at times, but other times I feel obligated to write something or I feel like I"m talking to myself. But it is nice to have things documented to go back and read later if the reference is needed.

And yes, I'm loving the yogurt. It's not really doing anything for me weight wise as I'm still stuck at 147 but I really really enjoy yogurt, so if it makes me happy and my weight isn't going up more, then it's worth it My favorite right now is that one from Tj's the European one. I dont think it has cream on top but it's super tangy and i just love the thickness of it. I think once you get your weight down a bit more, you'll be able to tolerate a bit more carbs. At least that seemed to be the case with me. I think if I would've tried to eat yogurt 20lbs ago it wouldn't have sat so well with me.

Boysssssssssssssss. Dang I need some bf love like right now. i don't know how you handle having a long distance relationship. I saw my bf 2 weeks ago and i won't see him till next weekend and i'm already going crazy

And ya, Friday works for me also. I have an appointment in the morning at 10 and I may have to go to school at noon but I should be done no later than 3 so ya. Make the plans and tell me what you want to do

[DiSa]

Chica! congratulations!!

[lalala]

just so you know, it was freaking hottttt here today and it's expected to be warmer tomorrow.

you're probably used to it because you're more inland but just want to give you a heads up.


seeeeeeeeeeee you tomorrow

[LowCarbinChica]

Thursday's Menu:
B: Chipotle Cheddar Chicken meatballs with SF honey on top, coffee w/ half n half
L: 1 kubideh kabob + sliced tomatoes
S: Dark chocolate coconut bark
D: 1 1/2 kubideh kabobs plus dark chocolate coconut bark
~I know i had something else...just can't remember.

Friday's Menu:
B: SF Vanilla Breve Latte
L: 2 Chicken skewers w/ grilled onions n tomatoes and artichoke from Asqew Grill
S: piece of Dark chocolate coconut bark w/ lalala (she didn't like it! hahaha)
D: Chipotle bowl w/ double-chicken
S: Dark chocolate coconut bark plus 1 oz almonds

Saturday so far:
B: Tillagio cheese with 2 oz almonds, a couple pieces of nasty salami, breve latte.
L: TBA
D: TBA

[LowCarbinChica]

Lallala it was so fun hanging out with you. You're a cool chica even though we have the absolute polar opposite palettes. That's so weird. LOL

Anyhoo, i am getting caught up on some freaking work this morning. My friend and i are gonna hang out today....get mani/pedis and just chill and then later, I'm going to visit my friend that moved to Monterey with her b/f. We're gonna go smoke hookah and just hang out tonight. Tomorrow if it's sunny, we'll go to the beach. If not, we'll lolly-gag and then I'm back home for a few days. I'm working a roadshow next weekend so this was my fun weekend and next week the hard work starts again. Oh well....that's the job. :S

lallaa i'm offended that you didn't take my sausage!!!!! or my dark chocolate. oh well...I binged on it yesterday night with my cousins. It was so yummy with the almonds. I LOVE rainbow grocery's bulk section. That's soooo awesome. I'll have to bring jars next time and buy coconut butter and coconut oil and nut butters from there. That's so amazing and such great prices. Thanks for opening my eyes.

[lalala]

hahah no it wasn't that i didn't like your foods. My bf got mad I didn't get the sausage for him. hahah he'd eat anything. and I have really weird food choices. all my friends joke with me about it because I'm very picky about what I like to eat and how it's made and whatnot. but the chocolates were good but it probably wouldn't have been good for me to have anyways just because i'd eat it all and get sick.

yes, rainbow is amazing. i was just there a few days ago so i didn't need to stock up, but when i usually go there i spend like 2 hours there. i look at everything up every aisle and just enjoy being there

i had a great time with you too come back soon so we can do it again!!

and thanks for the burrito bol!!

sorry the salami sucked. hahah. and if you want to hear about overeating...ughhh get this. i fell asleep a while after i got home and then woke up at like 1 am. ate some yogurt. no biggie right? ya well then i bust into some pb i ate a half of a mother f ucking cup of the crap. I'm starting a Nut/Nut butter ban for my room and my life. No more of it. holy crap. i then felt guilty and it just sucked. ahh such is life, huh?


when i came home talked to my bf for a while, tried telling him your poptart story and he didn't think it was that funny i told him i was laughing so hard i was crying!!! anyways he was just glad i had a good time and that i came home alive.

also, pm me your email address so i can email you some pictures.

have a fun and relaxing day chicky!!

[misslatte]

Hi! Mind if I pop in from time to time?

You're gorgeous and your little doggie is adorable!

I'm going to have to try your chocolate bar recipe, I have some 100% ghirardhelli bars that I've been wanting to do something with.

I want to hear this poptart story!

[lalala]

oh misslatte....she needs to tell you the story in person. re-telling it over the internet does it no justice so you need to come up to visit to hear it

chica, hope you're having a good weekend. smoke some hookah for me

either passion fruit or mango flavored please

[LowCarbinChica]

I've been a bad chica!

Saturday started off right but I ended up going to my friend's house and we ended up partying, and next thing I knew, I was eating pizza and garlic bread.

Sunday, we continued the party and I ate WAY too much. I mean, I don't even want to quantify the calories or carbs I had...Anyhoo, needless to say, i was up dramatically on the scale this morning. 181lbs. FML

Anyway, I am going to be better starting today...just resisted a major binge potential of pound cake with fresh whipped cream and instead am sucking down a nasty chocolate protein shake. My sister is coming home with a rotisserie chicken and some guacamole so hopefully that'll make me a bit happier.

lalalala how do you like El Pollo Loco?

I seriously can't party anymore. It's hard.

Okay so today, my menu so far is:
B: Pesto + Roasted Turkey 2 egg scramble, coffee w/ cream
L: Choco protein shake (160 cal, 1g sugar, 5g carb, 3g fiber) and the chicken n guac pretty soon.
D: I might go buy a spaghetti squash...craving fall flavors today.

[LowCarbinChica]

poptart story is funny....if I didn't have any pride, I'd post a picture that would illustrate the story beautifully. But alas, I have an ounce of pride in me.

[lalala]

Oh chica...looks like when we mess up we do it together

I ate over a 1/2 lb of peanut butter the other night plus way too many servings of yogurt to choke it down with. But WE WILL SUCCEED!!!

Put it behind you and move forward. But hopefully you had lots of fun in the process.

Enjoy your chicken and guac..add some salsa to it too And I actually really really dislike el pollo loco. haha. you probably love it, eh?

And yes, go buy spaghetti squash and do what I did with it. I posted instructions in my journal from when I made it.. it was really good too!!

Have a good week chica!!

[LowCarbinChica]

Final Menu for Monday:
B: Pesto + Roasted Turkey 2 egg scramble, coffee w/ cream
L: Choco protein shake (160 cal, 1g sugar, 5g carb, 3g fiber) and the chicken n guac.
S: Cherry Tomatoes w/ french onion dip and diet coke at costco, about 3 Tbsp cashew butter. omigod is that heavenly or what
D: a tiny serving of spaghetti squash + meaty ragout, glass of cabernet savignon.

Okay, so I need to post my thoughts right now so I can read this again soon when I need it. To my couple of readers that come here, you by no means need to read the rambling about to begin...I won't expect any commentary since it's a depressing and ridiculous train of thought narration.

Over the past couple days, I lost sight of my weightloss goal and decided that partying and bingeing with my friends was more gratifying. Well, it was fun and we laughed and had a good time, but at the end of the day, or the day after, I am left with weight gain, guilt, and with being that much further away from my goal. This morning I was 182 so basically somehow or another I gained another 1lb yesterday although I ate within my carb limits. (probably leftover extra calories from Sunday turning into more fat on my body)...Anyway, it's SUPER depressing because I was on a roll and starting to feel better about some weightloss and then, 1 wrong move and I'm back up to where I started. This SUCKS royally. I am vowing here, to stay on track again until I reach 160. I don't care how long it will take me, but I will get there. And as far as my 175 goal by the end of September, it's still possible. I'm going back to look at my menus from last week and how I had begun the losing streak and will go right back to that. In fact, after I get some work done today, I'm going to cook up a nice big omelette which will hopefully keep me on track for the day.

Last night, I spoke with my bf and he was talking about going on a trip to Europe together and that would mean that I'd meet at least a couple of his relatives (that are skinny girls) so I need to get to a decent looking weight (160 at the very most) soon!!!! OMG I will get to that goal by NYE. I feel much more excited about this goal now and I'll do it....just need to kick my big giant butt back into gear starting now!

[LowCarbinChica]

My Yummy Meaty Ragout
1/2 stick Butter
1 medium chopped Onion
4 cloves Crushed Garlic
2 Tbsp Rosemary
to taste Salt/Pepper
3 lbs Ground lean beef
1/2 cup sliced baby Chanterelles Mushrooms
3/4 cup Cherry Tomatoes, cut in half
3/4 cup Diced Bell Peppers
2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
3/4 cup Red Wine

First, fry onions, garlic, salt and pepper in butter. Add ground beef and rosemary and brown. When the beef is about 90% cooked, drain liquid from pan. Then add cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers, and tomato paste and stir. Add red wine and then put cover on over medium heat and let it all stew and cook together for 15 minutes. Remove cover, stir, and let it reduce and boil down for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and voila!

[lalala]

YOU CAN DO IT

I'll be here cheering you on. Just don't lose sight of your goals again and you'll be there in no time. Next time you're w/ friends or family and you want to eat a bunch of crapola text me and I'll yell at you to help you get your butt in gear!!


Your dinner sounds awesome!!! And tell me what you put in that omelette!!