Signing Off....

Good morning all,

I'm down another 0.4 lbs for a total of 47.6 lbs! Over the next few weeks I'm going to try to not rely on blogging and writing out my calories and see where that takes me. I won't be blogging everyday, but I'll be on here from time to time! It's been a great journey :-) And I'm excited to see how I do on my own.

XOXO

Last Grocery Trip Before The Move

After work today I went on a hardcore run with Val. I hadn't been out running as often as I'd like so I thought I'd be a bit rusty. Well we definitely stepped it up a notch and did a fantastic job! I'm pretty proud!

I also went grocery shopping this evening - the last trip before the move! Here's what I picked up for the next week and a half:

-Bananas
-Blackberries
-Strawberries
-Whole wheat tortillas
-Lean bologna
-Fibre one raisin bran clusters cereal
-Raisin and cashew trail mix granola bars
-Sugar free vanilla jello pudding
-Chicken pot pies
-Peach mango v8 splash
-Diana bbq sauce

Meals for Wednesday:

Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 2 calcium chews (200 calories)

Snack - Apple, Kiwi (130 calories)

Lunch - 12-grain bagel, 2 slices of lean bologna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, Sugar free vanilla pudding (430 calories)

Snack - 1/2 bag of light popcorn (130 calories)

Dinner - Smokin' stampede quesadilla, Diet coke (290 calories)

Snack - 1 cup of peach mango v8 splash (1 fruit, 1 veggie), Weight watcher's double fudge cake (340 calories)

Daily Total - 1520 calories, 23 grams of fibre

Workout - 30 minute run, 10 minutes of walking, 5 minutes of stretching

Lease Is Signed!!

Brian and I have been very productive, ironing out all the details before the move. We signed the lease yesterday, got our renters insurance.... just need to rent the u-haul and we'll be set!

We also went to CD Warehouse to bring in some dvd's and cd's that we don't want anymore. Came out with $115 that we can spend on new movies without the guilt!

After all the errands we settled in to watch Biggest Loser. Last nights episode made me cry. A lot. :(

Meals for Tuesday:

Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)

Snack - Banana, 2 calcium chews, 1 pkg. crystal light (160 calories)

Lunch - 12-grain bagel, 2 slices of lean bologna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, Kiwi (420 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of soft baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, 1 vitamin water (140 calories)

Dinner - Lean burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, Diet coke (325 calories)

Snack - 1/2 bag of light popcorn, Easter cream egg (290 calories)

Daily Total - 1585 calories, 23 grams of fibre

Ugh. Too. Much. Chocolate.

So I guess I got too hungry today for some reason (growth spurt perhaps?) anyways, I decided to let myself have a "cheat night." I ate extra chocolate (leftover from Easter) and now I just feel gross! I used to enjoy the extra indulgences, but now I'm MUCH happier just having my little treats each night. How did I manage to eat so much junk before? I physically cannot hold the extra calories anymore. It feels gross! Anywho, I kind of see that as a positive thing - now my desire to overindulge will be gone because it really doesn't feel good! Now back to my healthy eating for the week....

Down 47.2 lbs....

Happy Monday Everyone!

I had another successful week - down 1.2 lbs for a total of 47.2 lbs! Only worked out twice, but I think the packing and moving boxes up and down the stairs counted for a bit of exercise!

Friday evening we saw the movie Date Night, which was really funny! I love silly movies like that where you can just forget about any stresses or worries and just laugh for an hour and a half. Saturday we did some baking and watched a whole lot of Friends. Sunday we did some crazy furniture shopping! At the Brick we bought a new couch and recliner chair. Then headed to IKEA and bought a coffee table, side table, 2 bookshelves to house our dvds, a lamp, curtains for the living room, curtains for the bedroom, measuring spoons.... we were really productive this weekend! It was exhausting though! I feel like I need another day to recoup! Oh well, the weekdays seem to be going by fairly quickly, so I'm sure it'll be Friday again in no time! And we've really gotten most of the shopping and packing done at this point, so it'll be a little more relaxed from here on in.

Meals for Friday:

Breakfast - Blue menu cinnamon apple muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260 calories)

Snack - Banana, 2 calcium chews (150 calories)

Lunch - 1/2 can of Campbell's Selects low sodium minestrone soup, 1 cup of blackberries, Sugar free vanilla pudding (240 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of soft baked chocolate chip oatmeal cookies (130 calories)

Dinner - Subway oven roasted chicken on flatbread with lettuce, hot peppers and light mayo, Diet coke (430 calories)

Snack - Small bag of baked lays chips, Reese peanut butter cup chocolate bar (3pk) (390 calories)

Daily Total - 1600 calories, 23 grams of fibre




Meals for Saturday:

Breakfast - 3/4 cup of apple jacks cereal, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (310 calories)

Lunch - 1 slice of oat and honey toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. of honey, Sugar free vanilla pudding, 1 cup of blackberries (380 calories)

Snack - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin (160 calories)

Dinner - Smokin' Stampede quesadilla, Diet coke (290 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of Ruffles all-dressed chips, 4 butterfinger mini eggs (330 calories)

Daily Total - 1470 calories, 21 grams of fibre



Meals for Sunday:

Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin (160 calories)

Lunch - 1 slice of oat and honey toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1 tbsp. no sugar added wildberry jam, Banana, Sugar free vanilla pudding (400 calories)

Snack - 100 calorie granola bar, Apple (180 calories)

Dinner - 1 spicy chicken breast on bun with 1 tbsp. light mayo, 2/3 cup of stir fry veggies cooked in 1 tsp. olive oil, Diet coke (450 calories)

Snack - Sobe low-cal raspberry lemonade, Mini cookies and cream bunny, Mini bag of lays plain chips (345 calories)

Daily Total - 1535 calories, 20 grams of fibre



My goal for this week is to workout: Monday, Thursday and Sunday.

We Got It!!!!

So we got our apartment officially! We sign the lease on Tuesday and then it's ours in just two weeks :-) Now the organizer in me has stepped forward with full force! I am packing up a storm and making lists left and right!

Last night I got home, did some packing and then watched the movie Away We Go. It was pretty cute, I must say!

Meals for Thursday:

Breakfast - Blue menu cinnamon apple muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260 calories)

Snack - 1 cup of blackberries, 1 sugar free vanilla pudding (130 calories)

Lunch - Baton Rouge - Garden salad with 6 oz. grilled chicken, pineapple soy dressing (500 calories - approx.)

Snack - Kiwi (50 calories)

Dinner - 1 slice of oat and honey toast, 1 tbsp. peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, 1 cut up banana, Diet coke (360 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of lays plain chips, 100 calorie aero singles bar (260 calories)

Daily Total - 1560 calories, 22 grams of fibre

And Waiting Some More....

We never got a call from the owners of the apartment we applied to. But thankfully I called the Real Estate company and they informed me that they just finished our application, were faxing it off to the owners, and the owners should have their decision to us by tomorrow.

I've been stressed out about work lately.. it's probably a mix of figuring out where I'll be living, while learning a new job... but truthfully I'm not in a job that is suited to my skill set... I feel like I'm in over my head sometimes. But today I got this wave of calm, like I can handle it. I panic a lot; sometimes I just need to sit still and breathe. I'm still very nervous about the next year at work and I'm hoping for better opportunities to come into my life, but in the meantime, I think I can do this. I'm like Thomas the Tank from the kids book / show, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can." And then he does!

After work today I came home and took advantage of the sunny weather by going for a run. It was extremely windy, but it felt good to get some cardio in. I felt lazy only working out once last week, so I'm glad that it's Wednesday and I've already worked twice!

This evening I went grocery shopping, which I always love to do! And then watched Brian's jiu jitsu class, where he got another stripe added to his orange belt. Way to go Brian!

And now it's time to veg for an hour before heading to bed.

Here's what I picked up grocery shopping this week:
-Bananas
-Blackberries
-Kiwi
-Lean bologna
-Minute rice
-Smokin' Stampede Quesadillas
-Jello sugar free vanilla pudding
-Case of bottled water
-Ketchup

Meals for Wednesday:

Breakfast - 21 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280 calories)

Snack - 1 cup of pineapple (80 calories)

Lunch - 1 sesame bagel, 2 slices of lean turkey, 1 tbsp. light mayo, Apple (430 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of soft baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (130 calories)

Dinner - 1 spicy chicken breast, 1 cup of stir fry veggies cooked in 1 tsp. of oil, Diet coke (300 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of Miss Vickie's plain chips, Easter cream egg (310 calories)

Daily Total - 1530 calories, 20 grams of fibre

Workout - 30 minute jog, 5 minutes of stretching

Waiting Game....

We're still waiting to hear back about our apartment... should know by this afternoon... so much to do, so little time!

Last night we went to go view another apartment (just incase we don't get approved for the one we applied to). And they were so unprofessional! First of all, they waited until we arrived last Thursday for the showing to inform us that the tenant cancelled all appointments and that they'd reschedule for Tuesday. So we show up yesterday and the office doesn't have a key for the apartment so we can't get in to see it! You'd think they would've looked for it beforehand and called ahead to let us know we wouldn't be able to see it. So frustrating! Now we really have to hope we get the one we applied for!

After that waste of time, Brian and I headed back home to make dinner and veg. We watched Black Sheep (hilarious Chris Farley movie), and Biggest Loser. I fell asleep before Biggest Loser and almost missed it! Thank goodness for the pvr!

Meals for Tuesday:

Breakfast - Blue menu cinnamon apple muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260 calories)

Snack - 2 calcium chews (40 calories)

Lunch - 1/2 can of Campbell's Selects low sodium minestrone soup, 4 triscut crackers, Apple, 1 cup of pineapple (350 calories)

Snack - 21 mini wheats (190 calories)

Dinner - 1 compliments lean burger, 1 bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, Diet coke (325 calories)

Snack - 1 mini bag of lays chips, 1 small bag of mini eggs (360 calories)

Daily Total - 1525 calories, 24 grams of fibre

Another Manic Monday is Over!

Today seemed jam packed and crazy busy, but I don't feel a lot got accomplished! I had a meeting out of office in the morning so by the time I got there, had the meeting and got back to the office, it was time to go out for lunch with a former colleague of mine! We headed to Eggspectations and caught up on the last six months or so which was nice. I got home from work around 4pm and did the Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred workout dvd before dinner. After dinner an old friend stopped by to pick up her rollerblades (which have been in my garage about 3 years). We ended up talking for 2.5 hours! Needless to say my packing did not start tonight. Sigh. My laundry did not get folded. Sigh. And I still need to get organized for work tomorrow. Sigh. On a positive note, it was nice to play catch up!

Meals for Monday:

Breakfast - 21 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280 calories)

Snack - Banana (110 calories)

Lunch - 1 grilled chicken burger on 1/2 bun with veggies and 1 tbsp. gucamole, 1 garden side salad with 1 tbsp. of balsamic vinagrette dressing (475 calories)

Snack - 100 calorie granola bar (100 calories)

Dinner - 6 blue menu chicken meatballs, 1/2 cup of multigrain rice, 1/2 cup of peas, Diet coke (340 calories)

Snack - 1/2 Hershey's dark chocolate bar (230 calories)

Daily Total - 1535 calories, 18 grams of fibre (need to up my fibre!)

Workout - Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred dvd (20 minutes plus 10 minutes of warmup / cool down)

Down 46 lbs and Counting....

Down another 0.4 lbs this week for a total of 46 lbs! It's a smaller loss this week, but I want it to go a bit slower now, and I only got a chance to workout once last week. This week I should be good to workout 3-4 times. I just rested all of Saturday and my sore throat was gone by Sunday morning! Yay!

Brian and I will be applying for the apartment we saw on Friday today. Well we've already gotten the application filled out, he's just going to hand it in before he heads into work today. Keep your fingers crossed!

Meals for Saturday:

Breakfast - 21 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (390 calories)

Lunch - 1/4 of a Marinated Tomato and Chicken pizza on Multigrain Crust, Apple, 2 calcium chews (345 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of soft baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (130 calories)

Dinner - 1 turkey sausage, 1/2 cup of multigrain rice, 2/3 cup of mixed veggies (peas, corn, carrots and green beans), Diet coke (320 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of baked lays, Easter cream egg, 100 calorie granola bar (420 calories)

Daily Total - 1605 calories, 22 grams of fibre



Meals for Sunday:

Breakfast - Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (200 calories)

Lunch - 12-grain bagel, 2 slices of lean turkey, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 1 cup of pineapple, 2 calcium chews, Diet coke (490 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of soft baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (130 calories)

Dinner - 6 blue menu lean italian meatballs, 1 tbsp. honey garlic bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of multigrain rice, 1 cup of stir fry veggies cooked in 1 tsp. of oil, 1 G2 drink (480 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of Miss Vickies plain chips, Easter cream egg (310 calories)

Daily Total - 1610 calories, 17 grams of fibre

Feeling Sick....

My throat is killing me, my body feels like it weighs 3000 lbs and as a result my workouts ths week have been slim to none, but on the bright side I think Brian and I have found our future home! We just need to get approved now, but we really like the place and the area :-) I'd be very comfortable there!

Yesterday after work / dinner, Brian and I headed to an apartment showing. It went very well as I'm sure you've guessed. So we're quite excited about the possibilities! But also now the stress of packing and whatnot is coming into effect. Brian went to jiu jitsu after the showing and I headed to the mall to run some errands. Zellers had some good sales going on for household items so I took advantage of that. We then went to see Clash of the Titans. I loved the action scenes, but all in all it wasn't really my kind of movie. Brian loved it though so I'm glad about that :-)

Meals for Friday:

Breakfast - Blue menu apple cinnamon muffin, Banana (280 calories)

Snack - 100 calorie quaker granola bar, 1 packet of crystal light in water (110 calories)

Lunch - 1/4 of a Marinated Tomato and Chicken pizza on Multigrain Crust, 1 cup of green grapes (325 calories)

Snack - 21 mini wheats (190 calories)

Dinner - 2 mini chicken pot pies (370 calories)

Snack - Diet coke, 100 calorie bag of crunchy cheetos, 1 mini bag of m&m chocolate eggs (290 calories)

Daily Total - 1565 calories, 25 grams of fibre

Weekend Here I Come!!!!

I am happy it's the weekend.... can you tell? I could barely get out of bed this morning! I'm definitely going to enjoy a relaxing, relatively plan-free weekend. After work yesterday Brian and I went to see an apartment. It was gorgeous - recently renovated, new kitchen, new floors, etc. Very nice place. But the tenant living there told us that the building recently had issues with bed bugs (not his room, but still!) and that there's an 18-month-old living above him and it can be noisy. This was good because the people working at the rental office wouldn't tell us these things so now we're hoping the condo we go see tonight or one of the two apartments we go see on Tuesday is nice enough to call home!

After the apartment showing we grabbed some Subway, headed back to Brians and watched the movie Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. I hadn't seen that movie before; what a great movie it is! I definitely recommend it. It had action, definitely comedy and was done in a really unique way.

Meals for Thursday:

Breakfast - Blue menu cinnamon apple muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260 calories)

Snack - Apple, Banana (190 calories)

Lunch - 1/4 of a Marinated Tomato and Chicken pizza on Multigrain Crust, 1 cup of green grapes (325 calories)

Snack - 21 mini wheats (190 calories)

Dinner - Subway 6" Oven Roasted Chicken on whole wheat with lettuce, hot peppers and light mayo, Diet coke (410 calories)

Snack - 1 bag of baked lays, 3 mini dark chocolate lindt eggs (210 calories)

Daily Total - 1585 calories, 27 grams of fibre

Maintenance?

So I was thinking to myself.... I only have about 7 more lbs I'd like to lose.... if my body lets me! I'm just going to continue doing what I'm doing and see where it leads me and hopefully be more relaxed and not expect a weightloss each week. I think I'll continue blogging, but I want to change my focus into maintaining my weight. Any suggestions bloggers?

Last night I skipped my usual Wednesday workout because the rain caused a lot of pain in my knee! So I took some advil and vegged. It was a very early night.

Meals for Wednesday:

Breakfast - 21 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280 calories)

Snack - Banana, 2 calcium chews (150 calories)

Lunch - 12-grain bagel, 2 slices of blue menu tomato and basil turkey, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 1 cup of mixed berries (435 calories)

Snack - 100 calorie quaker sweet and salty granola bar (100 calories)

Dinner - 1/4 of a McCain's International Marinated Tomato and Chicken Pizza on Multigrain Crust, Diet coke (225 calories)

Snack - 1 mini bag of Miss Vickie's plain chips, 4 mini butterfinger chocolate eggs (330 calories)

Daily Total - 1520 calories, 23 grams of fibre

You Can Go Away Now Rain, Ok?

Not so much a fan of this rain! The thunderstorm overnight was alright because there's something about rain and thunder that allows for such a peaceful sleep.... But as soon as I need to be outside, I'd like it to be dry please!

Yesterday was a fabulous day! The rain held off so I was able to walk to the bank and to Shopper's to run some errands on my lunch break. I like lunch time walks.... the fresh air and time away from the office breaks up the day a bit. I definitely don't do that enough! Although I know why... I went to Shopper's for laundry detergent and dental floss.... I came out with those items plus shaving cream, lysol disinfectant wipes, honey nut cheerios, 100 calorie quaker granola bars, some easter cream eggs and a flavored water. In my defense, there were a whole lot of sales going on!

After work I headed home where Brian and I caught up on our pvr'ed shows, almost finished season 1 of Friends, and enjoyed The Biggest Loser.

Meals for Tuesday:

Breakfast - Blue menu apple cinnamon muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260 calories)

Snack - Banana, 2 calcium chews (150 calories)

Lunch - 1/2 can of Campbell's Creations beef terriyaki noodle soup, 1 cup of strawberries, 1 cup of pineapple (280 calories)

Snack - 21 mini wheats, 1 Dasani Natural Essense Mixed Berry water (210 calories)

Dinner - 1 portion controlled blue menu burger, 1 bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (380 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of plain Miss Vickie's chips, 1 Easter cream egg (310 calories)

Daily Total - 1590 calories, 25 grams of fibre

Back to the Grind....

Well, it's back to work today, and I gotta say, I'm not feelin' it! I wish I was home.... just waking up from a wonderful sleep.... getting to have some breakfast, relax, workout, enjoy the nice weather outdoors..... Give me four days off work and then I never want to go back! Ah well, can't really complain... weekend was fantastic, and only four more days to go until another one!

Yesterday was so much fun! Annie and Val came over for 10am and we did the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred workout dvd. They now know what I mean about how intense it is! After the workout we went grocery shopping and then home to make a delicious lunch. Annie and I are addicted to the spicy chicken breasts from M&M Meat Shop, plus she loves the greek salad from Farm Boy.... so we had that together! So much yum! After lunch, Val headed home to work on homework and Annie and I settled in to watch Couple's Retreat. Then Annie went home and I napped. I think I got a ton of sun over the weekend and my body just isn't used to that yet! So I enjoyed an hour and a half doze on and off on the couch. Made some dinner for Brian and I for when he got home from work, and then we settled in to watch Season 1, disc 3 of Friends. It was a relaxing night and I'm definitely well rested today.

Meals for Monday:

Breakfast - 21 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk, 1 cup of pineapple (360 calories)

Lunch - 1 spicy chicken breast, 1 cup of greek salad (350 calories)

Snack - Blue menu apple and cinnamon muffin (170 calories)

Dinner - 6 blue menu chicken meatballs, 1 tbsp. honey garlic bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of stir fried veggies cooked in 1 tsp. of canola oil, 1/2 cup of multi grain rice (395 calories)

Snack - Diet coke, Mini bag of Miss Vickie's plain chips, 1 Reese peanut butter cup egg (320 calories)

Daily Total - 1595 calories, 23 grams of fibre

Workout - 20 minute Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred dvd, 10 minutes of stretching

Down 45.6 lbs and Counting....

I can't freaking believe it, but I lost 2.6 lbs on my birthday / Easter weekend! I'm so happy about that! I worked out four times this week (as opposed to my usual 2-3) so I think that was a big help. I'm almost to where I want to be!

Easter weekend was great! Saturday Brian and I headed to our first apartment showing. There were things we liked about it....things we didn't. We definitely liked the way it was layed out, but the building was old, the kitchen was old, etc. We're going to go see a bunch more before we make our decision obviously.

After the apartment viewing, we went back to Brian's house where we had Eater dinner with his family. We got spoiled with chocolates.... but it's great because I LOVE chocolate! I also got stemless wine glasses and a casserole dish with a container to keep the dish cool or hot, plus a gift card to Walmart from them for my birthday.

Later that evening we went with my family to Yuk Yuk's. We were in the front row so we got teased mercilessly. It was fun though! And my sister and Alex gave me my birthday card while we were there, which had a La Senza gift card and a Cineplex movie gift card in it. Woo! My sister keeps talking about how small my boobs are now, so I should've expected it! :P

Sunday I went for a run in the morning. The weather was gorgeous, but it was the most windy run I've been on yet! So my timing wasn't quite as good as what I'm used to, but I pushed through. Then I got spoiled with chocolates from my own family. Man, I'm going to have enough chocolates to last a while! Yum yum!

At my house we decided to enjoy the weather and just do chicken on the bbq for dinner rather than a big turkey dinner where we'd have to be indoors cooking all day. It was delicious! My mom also made these angel food cake cupcakes that were low in calories for dessert, so that was good since I had rich desserts both Friday and Saturday night!

In the evening Brian and I started watching Friends from the beginning. It's cool to watch the episodes in sequence! We've finished disc one and two of the first season.

Today I'm going to be working out with Val and Annie, having lunch with them and then we'll watch a movie. I'll be having dinner and hanging out with Brian tonight. Relaxing before going back to work. Sigh. This weekend was so busy that it just flew by!

Meals for Saturday:

Breakfast - Blue menu apple cinnamon muffin, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (370 calories)

Lunch - 1/2 can of Campbell's Creations low sodium beef terriyaki soup, 1 serving of no salt added soup crackers, 1 cup of strawberries (290 calories)

Snack - 100 calorie pack of fudge dipped pretzels (100 calories)

Dinner - 3 oz. of turkey, 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes, 1/4 cup of corn, 1/4 cup of carrots, 1/2 cup of broccoli (375 calories)

Dessert / Snacks - 1 small slice of turtle cheese cake, 1 mini bag of Miss Vickie's plain chips, Diet coke (370 calories)

Daily Total - 1505 calories, 23 grams of fibre



Meals for Sunday:

Breakfast - 21 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk, 1 cup of mixed berries (345 calories)

Lunch - 1 slice of 12-grain bread, 2 slices of lean bologna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 1 cup of pineapple, 1 source yogurt (450 calories)

Snack - Whole grain peanut butter granola bar (170 calories)

Dinner - 3 oz. of chicken, 1 tbsp. honey garlic bbq sauce, 1 mini baked potato, 1 cup of salad, 1 tbsp. of sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (355 calories)

Dessert/Snacks - 1 angel lush cupcake, 1 mini bag of Miss Vickie's plain chips, 1 small cookies 'n' cream bunny (410 calories)

Daily Total - 1730 calories, 20 grams of fibre

Workout - 30 minute run, 15 minute walk, 5 minutes of stretching

Woah Busy!

This weekend is so busy so I am just taking a moment to catch up on the last few days here.... Thursday was fabulous. I headed to the mall after work to pick up a few things... came home and hungout with my sister and her fiance before my parents arrived. Spent some time with them and then headed to Brian's. We watched the original Scream movie, which I hadn't seen in forever! It entertained me so much more than I remember. I stayed up until after midnight so that Brian and I could spend the first few minutes of my birthday together. That was really nice.

I woke up on my birthday to a gloriously sunny day! Came downstairs and my parents got me some workout clothes for my birthday (a nice green nike top and some black yoga capris). I also opened some cards from my Aunt, Uncle, cousins, grandparents and friends of the family. I had my breakfast, did the Jillian Michaels workout dvd with my sister (wearing my new workout gear, of course) and then got showered and ready for the day. Brian came over for lunch and we spent the afternoon reading and tanning on the deck. Tanning in my bathing suit on April 2nd? Who would've thought we'd have such amazing summer weather so soon! We made a chocolate truffle pie for my birthday dessert that afternoon and it turned out rather delicious if I do say so myself. Headed to Montana's for dinner on the patio with Brian and a bunch of my closest friends. Afterwards they all came back to my house for some truffle pie. I got three cookbooks from Melissa and her boyfriend, a cookbook and a necklace from Annie, flowers makeup and bath stuff from Val and pretty much every season of Friends, the movie My Girl, and a book about Gwen Stefani, all from Brian. Was I majorly spoiled or what?? Went to bed with a giant smile on my face, that's for sure! Lots of good times with family and friends.

Today I've been up and about, grocery shopping with my mom, spending time with my family. In a couple of hours Brian and I are going to our very first apartment showing (there's 5-6 we want to see). This could potentially be our new home! After that is Easter dinner with his family, and then a comedy show at Yuk Yuks with my family. It's gearing up to be another great day! And apparently the weather is going to keep getting warmer!

Meals from Thursday:

Breakfast - Blue menu apple cinnamon muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260 calories)

Snack - Banana, 1 cup of strawberries (155 calories)

Lunch - 12-grain bagel, 2 slices lean bologna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 2 calcium chews (410 calories)

Snack - 1 cup of raspberries (60 calories)

Dinner - Subway 6" roasted chicken on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and light mayo, Diet coke (410 calories)

Snack - Aero chocolate egg, Mini bag of original Miss Vickie's chips (270 calories)

Daily Total - 1565 calories, 27 grams of fibre



Meals for Friday:

Breakfast - Blue menu apple cinnamon muffin, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (370 calories)

Lunch - 12-grain bagel, 2 slices of lean bologna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 1 cup of strawberries (415 calories)

Snack - Mini bag of kettlecorn popcorn (150 calories)

Dinner - (Montana's) Apple pecan harvest salad with balsamic vinagrette dressing, Diet coke (380 calories)

Snack - 1/12 of a chocolate truffle pie (240 calories)

Daily Total - 1555 calories, 26 grams of fibre

Workout - 20 minute Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred, 10 minutes of stretching