Today I'm celebrating my last day working with the crappiest work group ever! Yay!! I'm starting on another floor this Monday =D
RANDOM My boss just showed me the Ottawa newspaper and I'm in the crowd picture they took of Bluesfest 2008 and i look weird in it. LOL
I'm trying to find out what I want for Xmas this year and it's hard =( All I want is to go travelling and have a pair of snowshoes as a winter sport with my bf....i cant think of anything else except Spa gift certificats and a mini-water bottle running belt..free weights with gloves..a push up bar...jewelery and ipod...ok..i suppose i have enough ;)
Nothing to report today other than...I'm happy and I had subway for lunch AND i'm having soup for supper tonight so I feel pretty good!! I'm also planning on taking a healthy walk tonight after purchasing a cool sports winter jacket..2 in 1 with the snowpants included for..80$! OMG! Ok. I seriously have to stop spending....somehow
I didnt get to run yesterday because of my cold...I have a really bad cough still so I did some elliptical and speed walking on the treadmill instead. My goal is to workout 3 days a week and walk 30minutes or more on the days that i dont go to the gym. Do-able? Heck yeah. I lost over 70 pounds...I can do anything =D
BF and I decided to take on snowshoeing this winter!! We're not too fond of skiing or skating so we opted for that...but..ow..$$$$$$$$$. Those things aren't cheap!! I was looking on the l.l. bean site for good deals and it's still over 100 bucks..not counting the $$$$ for the boots. *bites her lip* I'm trying real hard not to spend as much as I use to...meaning no more binge clothes shopping (lol) and less restaurants. Most of my money goes there ...so I'm trying to budget for the first time in my life!! Why?? Because I've opened a new account at the bank strictly for my personal travels =)
BF and I are planning a trip to Japan for next year in the fall. In the meanwhile, we'll take japanese classes or just buy japanese language lessons for pc...gather up some money...plan our trip...although, I would rather go in April when the cherry blossoms are in bloom but BF has trouble getting time off during that time of the year (end of fiscal year at work). It's a dream come true for both of us to go there so I DEF need to have the money by September-October 2009 because it's gonna be expensive.
Also, I wanna be smaller by the time we head to Japan. You all know why. He even dared to tell me i could go clothes shopping there....MEN. lol I bet their XL over there is a Small here! LOL
Anyhoo, nothing much to report...I'm..um..going to Costco tonight..lol..and I plan on eating a jumbo spinach salad tonight =oD Yum. Also...BF gave me his xmas list today and its made me realize that i cant think of a lot of stuff i'd want o_O What's the matter with me??? LOL
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo That chicken vindaloo was smokin HOT! lol BF loves spicy things so I was trying my best to not drink too much water to insult him. LOL I should of asked for milk. Ah well. =) It was great though...I loved it. He even placed some Naan bread on the side of the plate and it made it less spicy when I ate it with that.
Like I've mentionned to some of you, I'm now going to have a food journal on my blog to help me stay accountable. Soooo...I need to behave. lol. Here's my plan for today!
Breakfast : Oatmeal (260cals)
Lunch : Ham sandwich with mayo, V8 low-Sodium, 2 yogurts (500cals)
Snack : Natural almonds (10ish) (200cals)
Dinner : Big spinach salad with small chicken breast (3oz) (400cals)
Dessert : Half an english muffin covered thinly with peanut butter (150 cals)
EXERCISE : 20 min run, 20 min elliptical and 10 min abs
Badminton from 7pm to 9:30pm
So this is my plan =D I need to start working out more..especially since it's freezing outside and I can't walk very long without my legs getting frozen =( I'm feeling kinda bloaty and fat lately so I definitely need to do something in order to feel better....soooooo...healthy eating and exercise is my priority right now like it should ALWAYS be.
My goals?? I want to eat cleaner foods, less food (yeah...I've upped my portion a lil since i'Ve been with dbf...NOT a good thing. lol) and move A LOT more. I want to feel healthy and right now, I'm just not feeling it. I'd like to say that I want to lose 5 pounds before Xmas but...I honestly just want to eat healthy and exercise and feel great...and the number really doesnt matter to me =D Although..I can't lie...it use to motivate me ALOT when I kept track with numbers =P
Hope you gals have a great Tuesday!!! Take care and be healthy
Alright. I'm fighting VERY hard not to go to subway during my lunch break and have a yummy grilled chicken sub and diet coke. I may need a subway detox and FAST. lol
Instead, I'm gonna go workout...even if I forgot my gym socks *gulp* . It would be a lame excuse ..so I'm gonna have stinky feet. So what. It's only for a few hours and I'll feel much healthier after a run. So there you have it. I'm going for a run and tonight I'm eating beef vindaloo that my bf is going to make! He may even substitute the beef for chicken ..
Looks delish doesnt it? =D His rice cooker makes the yummiest rice....and he always prepares the freshest veggies....plus I plan on taking a walk with him tonight to help digest it all.
Here's a few pics for you all..since you guys are bugging me about it BF isnt too photogenic so I'll just post a few...
These are pics I took during our lil Montreal romantic getaway
This is my DBF =D
And this is us......bf isnt very photogenic =P
Soooooo..there you have it!!!
I have to go to a meeting with my future boss. xox bye gals!
November is bonkers. So many things are happening all at once that I'm neglecting EP and badminton practice and my routine calls to my mom (oooh she doesnt like that!!). Last weekend BF and I had a weekend getaway in Montreal and stayed at the Hyatt there for 2 nights ..and..wow...AMAZING room and awesome modern pool with a lounge feel to it. It was heaven. We took it easy and walked around..had a drink somewhere quiet and talked..relaxed in our hotel room...haad breakfast at Eggspectations (the food is to die for!) ..walked the entire underground path to the malls (they dont call it the underground city for nothing!) and shopped shopped shopped. lol He was patient with me ..especially when i was disappointed about not getting enough clothes. lol So he took me shopping again on Sunday after our IKEA trip
We went to this fancy restaurant too on Sat. night and had filet mignon and red wine..mmmmm..it was pretty romantic!!! We were suppose to do a lot more but hey...we wanted a nice romantic weekend out of town...and that's exactly what we got
As for the weightloss thing...hum...I'm very undisciplined exercise-wise =( I'm unlucky aswell since today i feel sick so i'm not really in a gym kind of mood. Buuuuut...I walk a lot!! And DBF knows i wanna eat well so he's making great efforts =D He made a yummy terriyaki stir fry with fresh veggies and sticky rice in his rice cooker the other day with salad and monday night he made a chinese fondu with lots of veggies to snack on and a salad. I even made fresh spring rolls for him last night with salad and he loved it....yay!!!
At work things are......weird. I can't stand 2 of the people I work with..they're bitter and very hypocrit and are basically mean with me. It's elementary school all over again. So...of course I looked for a job elsewhere in my department where i work. I got rejected for this position a lil higher than mine but Monday the exact same boss came to see me to offer me a position with the same rank of pay that I'm already in. Of course I jumped on the opportunity, even if it does mean a lot more work...heck..I may feel more accomplished and much happier working with nicer people (I already know the group well).
So.............On November 24th, I'm officially GONE from this hell-hole =P My current boss will hate me for it but whatever......I just need some change in order to be satisfied with my worklife.
So this is what's happening with me lately. I'll see if i can steal bf's laptop tonight or his pc while he does something else to blog and read all of you.
I'm hovering between 167-168 pounds lately. My lowest yet!!! I'm loving life, too. I take a lot of walks with my hunny so at lease we both keep fit and we even made a healthy recipe from one of my cookbooks this weekend =) It was fun to prepare with a good glass of wine...and great company, of course. hihi
My weightloss goals this year ?? Lose 5 pounds. =) Soooooo....this means i have to watch what I eat a lil more and get moving if I want to achieve this. I have confidence that by Jan. 1st I WILL lose 5 pounds. Anybody else with me?????
I'm short on time though...I'm hardly ever home..I'm either playing badminton or with my boyfriend at his place..and whenever we see eachother we pretty much give the other person all of our attention =P We went grocery shopping together yesterday and I helped him choose something healthy for breakfast and some bread and ham for him to make lunches. =) But...hopefully soon enough I'll probably take the bus at his place after work and we'll eat together and so on.....leaving us some more alone time, meaning we dont always have to give 100% of our attention to the other =P He's already giving me a double of his key this week......so....wow..we're moving fast. lol Did I tell you he fixed my broken faucet in the bathtub and he gave me an old cordless phone cause he knew mine broke??? He's so sweet...we also went to this haunted farm for halloween night...and i got the crap scared out of me..it was fun ;P
Hope you gals are happy and healthy!!! I'm off to read you. xox
The yummiest red wine and gourmet homemade pizza on Naan bread....that's what I made for my man on Saturday night =D We ate with a candle on the table and some nice soft music..real romantic. My supper was AMAZING. I def need to do this once in a while..and the wine....oooh the wine...it doesnt make me tipsy and tastes great
The more we see eachother the more we wanna be together and the harder it is to say goodbye when we have to part and do something else with our lives =P hehe. We're ridiculous...
This week I'm boarding the healthy train!!! I've eaten too much junk lately and I havent been active enough. Sooo..good thing my train ticket never expires!!! This week I'm eating clean foods and working out 3 days this week......walking/playing badminton on the other days. I've decided to run during my lunchbreak today =D Hopefully that will get my andrenaline pumping and motivate me even more!!!!!
Since it's flu season, I've grown a new found love for squeezed tropicana orange juice and real oranges. They've never been proven to help with colds but at least I'll benefit from all of the anti-cancer stuff it has in there and so forth =P My bf is talking about calories now. Oops. Am I already rubbing off on him?? LOL I no longer count calories like I use to -- I estimate and listen to my body instead while using my head.
Anyhoo, today is Monday ------ Lets make it a GREAT week!!!!
I'm mad at myself for not commenting on your blogs!! I didnt even find the time to comment on Wednesday like I planned. I also ended up being sick and staying over at bf's place anyway.....keeping him up all night because I couldnt sleep and was coughing and blowing my nose. We ended up calling in sick and I got to cuddle in his arms for much longer and we spent the day together =D
I've opted for something simple for my supper for bf...I'll play it casual at first for the dinner part, dress my table nicely and place a pretty plate of cream cheese, sour cream, salsa and cheese dip with some tortillas chips as a started. I'll also pour him a nice glass of red wine(i may just buy some coke zero, his fave, and poor it into a wine glass just for fun, too)...while I abandon him in the living room (he'll watch some tv or something) to cut up some veggies. I've planned to make lil pita pizzas with his fave stuff on it.
AFTER, I'll light all of my candles, cut up some bananas and strawberries and take out my fondu set and sparkling apple cider to accompany it. I may have some soft music playing in the background and ......enjoy! =P
Casual light dinner with a sensuous dessert. Mwahaha. I'll show off my cooking skills some other time.......
I'm obsessed with subway lately! I go every week. I seriously have to cut on that..it's making me poor. lol
Thank you all for your really cool suggestions for meals..I'll defintely try those..just maybe not tomorrow :) Take care and don't be sick like me..drink your orange juice and take your multi! LOL
It's the middle of the week.....meaning...we're halfway there!! Where? The weekend of course!!
My plan today consists of .....
Healthy Breakfast with big orange juice (I'm starting a cold...)
Lunch hour wog and some cycling and sit ups (1 hour)
Healthy snack : almonds
Healthy supper...Salmon, veggies and salad.
Laundry and dishes and bathroom and floors and comments on your blogs (2 hours)
Around 7oclock I pack my bags and bf picks me up =D
Take tylenol cold nightime.lol
We sleep EARLY..lol..so in bed by 9:30 and sleep by 10 or 10:15.
Geeze.....am I ever busy these days!!! My sleepover went well for all you curious gals =P We maybe slept 6 hours...we need more practice i think. We talk wayyyyyy too much. lol It was fun waking up at the same time as him in the week and taking the same bus in the morning It was fun seeing eachother in work clothes. lol
I plan on making supper for him this weekend..but i have no idea what to cook !! I wanna impress him and I know he loves meat and spicy stuff and stir fries and onions and green peppers. lol Although...I suck at cooking steak and stir fries. lol *sigh* What do you gals suggest? and for dessert????? I thought about a small chocolate fondu with some sparkling apple cider since he loves it so much. So..PLEASE HELP ME! hihi. I know many of you gals are killer cooks =D
Hope you all have a great Wednesday and make healthy decisions!!! XxX
ok Angela. I get the message ;) lol Here I am!!!!!
I actually went to the gym today and going for a walk with my lovah tonight....and I'm eating pretty healthy-ish..except for those cookies earlier...but I'll eat a vegetarian rice noodle stir fry tonight to compensate!
I went to see Corteo by the cirque du soleil last Saturday (with my man again..hum..yeah..we pretty much spent the entire weekend together..lol..). It was magical!!! I've never seen anything like it. I'm definitely going every year now. lol He took me to this place called Mongolian Village..a stir-fry buffet thingy. You put all the ingredients you want in a bowl, they weigh it, give you the check and cook it right there while you sit at your table and wait for it to be served. It was really cool......god i love this man. lol Tonight is gonna be my first time sleeping over during the week..it's a weird coincidence that we have to take the same bus at the same time to go to work ..so it's perfect.
I've been slacking with the blogging and the commenting =( but work is crazeh and im obsessed with my bf apparently and have to juggle friends and badminton and family...so blogging is kinda on the sidelines but i miss you girls..hence why im gonna try real hard to at least post. :)
I keep reading all of your blogs so dont worry..im up to date with you all so be careful what you say!! I'M READING! lol
BF isnt too photogenic so I'll just post a few...
