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