DIY Disaster

   So remember when I mentioned here that I had done some crafting? Well, I'm finally getting around to posting my results - you'll see why below I didn't rush to show you all the fruits of my labor. About a year ago I noticed some crafty chicks on craftster had made some pretty sweet versions of ruby red slippers. I had to have some myself. I found some old shows I didn't wear anymore, took a trip to Joann's and picked up some sequins and glue. I grossly underestimated how many yards of sequins I would need and only had enough to cover one show. In the closet all of it went, until a few weeks ago when I decided to finally finish it. Went to Joann's again picked up more sequins and got to work finishing the other shoe. Here is the finished project. See if you can find where I went wrong...

 

 You see how one is slightly more red than the other? Yeah, note to anyone attempting this BUY ALL OF YOUR SEQUINS AT THE SAME TIME. I should have known this, being a knitter and all that even sequins have different dye lots. It may not look very noticeable in the picture (or maybe it does) but in person it was quite obvious. You'd think this was the disaster part wouldn't you? But you'd be wrong. After wearing them all around the house doing my little turns on the catwalk I decide I like them and I can still rock these. The very next day I walk into my room and find my shoe looking like this, or rather what was left of it.

 

Our darling new 5 month old puppy Colt thought this was his shiny new chew toy. Notice how there is very little sequins actually there - yeah he ate most of it. He had shit that would make Liberace jealous. Needless to say I was pissed, but look how adorable he is I couldn't stay mad for long.

What are the lessons we learned here: 1)Buy enough sequins the first time around and 2)Keep your finished projects away from your pups - unless sparkly shit is your thing of course :p

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   Oh and I've decided to forgo writing about my daily menus unless I've eaten something new or interesting. I feel like posting menus of meals that I've already mentioned in past posts is pretty boring and I don't really think anyone is helped or interested in what I eat every day, right? Seriously my day to day meal habits are quite boring. If I manage to whip up something good I promise I'll share.

Day 24 and more...

  Does anyone else feel like they haven't quite grown up? I'm nearly 30 years old yet I feel like I could have just graduated from High School - of course I was skinny then so I mean this mentally not physically. I still watch cartoons; Hello New Looney Tunes on Cartoon Network whaaaaat! I've been known to eat cereal for dinner, I have the sense of humor of a 13 year old boy and I'm a total slob (Yes, Honey I really did admit that). I thought becoming a Mother would instantly change my perspective, but it hasn't. It is still weird to me that I have this little person calling ME Mom. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't change the fact that I am a Mom, but I often wonder when I will finally grow up and if I even want to. The funny thing is I'm not even sure what my definition of grown up is, I just know I'm not there yet.
 
   I have to believe that my weight issues are the root cause of this feeling of immaturity; or at least part of it. I've been overweight basically since I graduated high school. I cut ties with all but 1 of my friends, I avoid Facebook, Twitter all of the social networking sites for fear of someone from high school seeing how big I've become. With the exception of this blog I virtually don't exist. My boss was actually stunned at how little information you can find on me by Googling my name - And that's how I wanted it.
 
   I'm pissed at myself for allowing this weight to control my life to the extent that it has. I see women hanging out together and I'm jealous. I have practically no friends of my own, all of my friends now I met through my Husband. I have all of these crazy insecurities that I mask in various ways that have kept me from having really great relationships with people and I really regret that. You know how hard it is to make friends as an adult! It's not like High School where you're forced into these situations where friendships are inevitable.  In High School I had more friends then I could count, got along with everybody and dare I say I was actual popular. I had a pretty rocky senior year; I partied really, really hard and pushed myself to the edge. I met my Husband right after graduation and never looked back. Are these feelings going to go away when the weight does? I have no clue.
  
Alright, enough rambling. I'm not even sure what my point was - I guess I just wanted to vent a bit. I don't normally like posting any of this heavy type stuff but it can't be shits and giggles all the time and because it's my blog (In my best Cartman voice) "I DO WHAT I WANT".

Here's what passed my lips today:

Breakfast: Nothing but coffee. Super busy today didn't even have time to realize I hadn't eaten.

Lunch: Spicy Turkey Sandwich, small side salad

Dinner: Nothing official like, I was too lazy to cook for myself and ended up just eating Salami and Cheese. But It's okay I wasn't actually hungry anyway.

I know that menu is pathetic, I'm a horrible dieter so please don't do what I do! :p

Day 23

    Holy hell I ate a shit ton of food yesterday. As I mentioned here I started the day off with cupcakes, followed by Thai food, chips/candy when I got home, again Thai Food from my favorite place washed down with gobs of ice cream. I really took advantage of my cheat day. Seriously though the cupcakes, or rather "bundtinis" as their called, totally made the cheat day worth it. The best cake I've had in I don't even know how long. This is what they look like:

    Now, I should mention the bad side of my cheat day. I had heartburn last night, tossed and turned, had a really hard time waking up this morning and generally just felt like shit. So yeah, wasn't too hard hopping back on the wagon this morning. I know not everyone agrees with cheat days but for me they are a necessity. Anytime I completely cut off any food group it becomes the only thing I can think about. Knowing I have scheduled cheat days allows me to put my mind at ease when I know I can look forward to enjoying food from my favorite places once or twice a month. Sure, it may slow my weight loss but I'm more likely to stick with this for the long haul if I have these day to look forward too. Not that I'm miserable every day with what I'm eating, I really enjoy eating low carb foods, but come on LOOK AT THOSE CAKES! I don't want to live in a world where I can't have one.


Here's what passed my lips today:

Breakfast: Strawberry Yogurt, coffee

Lunch: Went to "In and Out" with my boss. Had a Double double with Cheese Protein style (No spread)

Dinner: Breakfast for dinner - Scrambled Eggs, Bacon and a piece of Toast

Didn't really snack much today. I think I ate so much yesterday that it killed my appetite for today.

Day 18

  Thank you Mr. Schwan guy! You must know I'm a total sucker because I bought stuff from you even though I wasn't planning on it, didn't place an order online and didn't call you directly. What I should have done was politely said "Thanks, but no thanks." No, instead I feel bad that you took the time to walk the 10 feet from the curb to my door in the chilly night to ask if I needed anything. Of course I don't need anything hence why I didn't place an order, but feeling bad for no apparent reason whatsoever I cave and buy some carb comfort pecan ice cream and broccoli w/cheese...Both are actually pretty darn good. Damn you Schwan man...you know me too well.

Here's what passed my lips today:

Breakfast: Running really late this morning forgot I had to help out my Son's teacher this morning. Managed to grab half a bagel w/cream cheese on the way out.

Lunch: Went to El Pollo Loco with the work crew. Had yummy grilled chicken with Salad. Their cilantro dressing is super yummy I need to find a recipe.

Dinner: My Mom cooked a turkey and brought over a whole spread (of mostly stuff I can't eat). Luckily, I bought the broccoli from the Schwan dude. Had Turkey with a little gravy and Broccoli.

Dessert: 1 serving of the ice cream. It's surprisingly good, creamy and no funky aftertaste.

Snacked on nuts and sunflower seeds. Lots of Green Tea today too.

Day 17

Here's what passed my lips today:

Breakfast: Half a CK Bagel with Cream Cheese, Coffee

Lunch: Half a Spicy Turkey Sandwich and Half a Cup of White Cheddar Broccoli Soup

Soup is from Costco, but I will be trying out a recipe soon!

Dinner: Not really hungry had an Atkins Shake and a small piece of SF/Gluten Free Pumpkin pie I made for Thanksgiving.

Snacked on Nuts and many cups of Hot tea today because it was pretty chilly.

...BTW Did you all hear about "Arrested Development"? I'm so stoked! I love that show I can't wait until 2013!!  Netflix, all is forgiven...

Day 16

  Here's what passed my lips today...

Breakfast: Creme Fraiche Scrambled Eggs with Bacon - Shout out to Randy Marsh! Where my South Park fans at?!

Lunch: Had a bunch of client meetings with my Boss today so we stopped at Panera for lunch. Somehow this was my first time at Panera. I'm not sure how I managed to avoid this place all these years - oh wait - I do know, because most of the stuff is healthy and you can't find anything fried on the menu. Anywho, I had the Half Soup/Salad combo which consisted of Caesar salad sans croutons and a cup of Broccoli Cheddar Soup. Really yummy.

Dinner: Turkey sandwich with my trusty CK bread, lettuce, tomato, spicy mayo and sharp cheese.

Snacked on nuts and an a small apple.

I've noticed some serious appetite suppression the last few days. I have heard that is a side effect of being in ketosis which I currently am in and have been in for the past two weeks. Whatever the cause may be I'll take it! It's nice to be actually full after a meal for once.

Day 11,12,13,14,15! Weigh In...

   It seems like forever since I've blogged. It's kind of like when you've been on vacation from work and your first day back you have to remember how to function again. Not that blogging is work, but it kinda is. I don't always have something interesting to share and I feel like if I write something it should be somewhat interesting. The problem is the bulk of my day is quite mundane, but I imagine for most people that's the case.

  Well I hope everyone enjoyed the Holiday and enjoyed a much needed break. Believe it or not I was totally good this past 5 days. I'm not sure how I did it, but I managed to turn my nose up at all the usual faves. I'm glad I did because it probably would have been another five days until I blogged had I cheated - I would have felt so defeated. Many a board game were played and I also made some chain maille jewelry; That seems to be the key for me. Keeping busy.

  I'm not going to do my usual Day of menu today - was super busy all day playing "Oh yeah that's how you do that..." (Been off of work since Last Wednesday)

Did do my weigh in today...drum roll please.....................Down another 5lbs! Finally NO 2 as the first number in my weight. Yay! 12lbs Total! Hopefully this fat train keeps burning coal because I need to hit my mark by March.

Did anyone hit up any of the Cyber Monday or Small Business Saturday deals? I kind of combined both with my purchase today. LocarbU had a 10% off code today so I bought some more Carb Kruncher bread and a few other products I've been wanting to try. Code is "cybermonday" still a few hours left to use it - If your in California, if not shipping for you might kill this deal.

  Oh and Eversave has an Overstock deal for the next 2 days. $20 credit plus free shipping for $10 bucks! You can view the deal Here!

Day 10

   Can I just curl up in a ball and sleep through the entire day tomorrow? It's one thing to pass up some naan or a scone, but an entire Holiday centered around food - pure torture. Especially since I have this intense relationship with mashed potatoes; very love hate. We're currently broken up at the moment but I have a tendency to fall for it's buttery charm. I will try and be strong, but I'm not going to lie I've already begun trying to figure how I can turn this day into a "Planned Cheat Day"...It's pure insanity. I don't even really like turkey and stuffing, but I'm going crazy because I know I can't have it. I wish I could just look at food as purely a fuel source. Life would be so much easier. I spend so much of my day concentrating on food, even more now that I'm dieting. It really is like having an addiction - I suppose I'll be going "cold turkey" this Thanksgiving. Sorry, I had too...

Here's what passed my lips today:

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with Sharp cheddar cheese, coffee

Lunch: Half a CK Bagel Chicken Breast Sandwich

Dinner: Chinese Chicken Salad

Snacked on Carrots, nuts and had some coconut bark.

Enjoy the day with your family and friends...

          

Day 8

   I started out today by picking up the most amazing smelling pastries from my local German bakery. No, I didn't cave into temptation, but it was my Boss's b-day and he's not really a cake guy - so I went with fruit and pastries instead. It was quite torturous for me; we have a small office and the buttery smell wafted in the air for hours. More torture followed with lunch when we yet again had Indian food. They served us the biggest freakin' naans I've ever seen in my life - Frisbee size! I resisted, again. Serenity now....

Breakfast: Half a CK Bagel with Cream Cheese, Iced Coffee (Yay I didn't forget breakfast for once)

Lunch: A sampling of different Indian Foods: Palak Paneer, Tandoori Chicken, Murgh Boti, Channa Masala, Chicken Karahi, Chicken Kofta and salad - lots of yum.

Dinner: Not really hungry polished off the remaining Tod Man my Mom brought me last night. It's basically Fish Paste, Red Curry Paste and Chinese Green Beans fried to your liking - in our case we like it pretty deep fried. (The Red Sauce is Spirachi)

Day 6 & 7

   Don't you just love lounging around the house in a big comfy sweater with nothing in particular calling you away from your nice spot on the couch. I had a pretty lazy weekend - Which is fine; we have far too many weekend functions planned through the end of the year. I did manage to get some crafting and thrifting done both of which I will post about possibly tomorrow.

Here is what passed my lips today - Saturday is below in pics (Menu for Saturday is entirely low carb)

Breakfast: French Toast (Using CK), Fruit and Bacon

Lunch: Iced Coffee, Some leftover Sausage and a Small salad.

Dinner: Chinese Chicken Salad (Dressing is homemade)

Oh and my Mom made some homemade Tod Man (Fried Fish Cake) Soooooo good and naturally low carb. My Mom is from Thailand and makes the BEST Thai food.

 

 

 

Day 5

    Well it's Friday and I had originally planned to weigh in and post my results. Unfortunately, I was running late (what's new) and I have this weird rule about not weighing in unless I do it as soon as I wake up.  I suppose it's better this way anyway; I'll be less tempted to stray off plan this weekend if I know I have to weigh in on Monday. Stay tuned...

Breakfast: Yeah, didn't have time this morning. Did happen to munch on a handful of green apple slices before I headed off to work though.

Lunch: I caught up at lunch! We go to my favorite Indian place every Friday at work. I filled my plate with Salad, Tandoori Chicken, Aloo Palak (Minus the Aloo) and Paneer Masala - Yum, yum, yum. I turned my nose up to the oh-so-precious naan, defying my natural instinct to gobble up each warm, soft, buttery piece.

Dinner: Chicken from El Pollo Loco and a side salad.

Snacked on a Protein Bar and Sunflower seeds.

I've never mentioned it before, because it kind of goes without saying; I drink a lot of water. Like, a TON.  I try and chug down a glass before every meal. Not so fun at night though - I've half asleep walked into walls many a time...

Day 4

   Do you ever just forget to eat? I definitely had planned to eat breakfast this morning; put it all together in my head as I was driving home from my Son's school. I got home, fed the dogs, made myself coffee and started working on my laptop. 9:30am rolls around and I realize I need to pack up and head to the office. I chug down my coffee and go to work. Around noon the hunger shakes creeped in and it was that exact moment that I realize I never did eat breakfast. Of course by then I'm ravenous. I somehow managed to only eat my low carb burger and never once reached for my bosses fries - and they were waffle fries, WAFFLE FRIES!!

Breakfast: Coffee

Lunch: Lettuce wrapped mushroom swiss burger (Yes, it's as messy as you imagine)

Dinner: My breakfast that I had planned. Leftover taco meat with scrambled eggs and cheese wrapped in a low carb tortilla (I use Mission Low Carb Tortillas)

Snacked on Carrots/Hummus, Sunflower seeds and nuts.

Day 3

Breakfast: Yogurt and Coffee

Lunch: Soup at Hand Chicken w/mini noodles

Dinner: Taco Salad

Dessert: Jell-O SF Caramel Mousse

Snacked on Green apple slices, carrots/hummus.

                  I love taco salad. I could probably eat this every day...

Day 2

Still feeling a bit under the weather; not very hungry. Here's what passed my lips today:

Breakfast: Chorizo chicken sausage and eggs again.

Lunch: Campbell's Soup at Hand Creamy Chicken Soup

Dinner: "French Bread" Pizza - Consists of  1 Half of a Carb Krunchers Hot dog bun, Mexican Cheese (All I had), Pepperoni and Tomato Sauce (Forget the brand but it comes in a can - I freeze little 1 Carb cubes in ice trays and pull them out when I need them)

My Pizza...

I snacked on Carrots/Hummus and True North Pecan/Almond/Peanut clusters. I really need to go grocery shopping as my menus are lacking proper greenery. To be honest I'm not a huge vegetable fan, but I understand and appreciate their importance.