mid-month mess-up

ah, bethany coined that lovely phrase. we're on day 15 of Making the Cut and both of us failed pretty miserably this weekend. i mean, it could have been worse, but...

time to get back on track for this week. i suffered (suffered is NOT the correct term. indulged is probably better) the weekend due to a wedding, birthdays, memorial day fun, and spending most of my time at Josh's, leaving the option for cooking unavailable. but, i had a great weekend, got some sun yesterday, hung out with family most of the weekend, and had a lot of fun.

yesterday i made a "picnic" for Josh and i which we ate at the beach. we were going to fly a kite, but both of us didn't feel like going to buy one, though when we hit the beach and felt the wind i think we were both a little bummed we didn't get one. we both got a little sun, which is awesome, then hung out with bri & rach for the rest of the day, indoors, playing video games (and eating more unhealthy food *sad face*). Josh was there keeping me accountable to my diet, or try to, but i wasn't very responsive.

fun spot by the pretty grass and soft, warm sand

look at that cute boy!


chicken salad croissants, pasta salad, and fruit salad!
a day of salads, but not the healthiest of salads...


windy. i love us!

oh! and i forgot to mention one of the best parts of the weekend. Saturday night Josh offered to drive us around the Peninsula, and on our way back out we stopped at Waldameer. it was pretty busy due to the holiday and impending fireworks, but we rode the Tilt-a-Whirl and the Scrambler (there were no lines on the rides though!), and it was seriously so much fun. we were laughing so hard, i loved it! :)

day 10

today is day 10 of 30 days of Making the Cut. i've definitely been doing some slacking this week as far as meals go, but i'm still refraining from all sweets and unnecessary eating/snacking.

i have weighed myself and there is the possibility that i have lost 5 lbs since this whole thing started. i know i fluctuate between a few pounds, but last night i weighed the lowest i have weighed in several months, and this morning was even less (i know, you are supposed to weigh in the morning, but my original weighing was at night, so i am trying to "stay consistent" as far as that goes). it seems that my favorite jeans, which i haven't worn much in the last 6 months, are fitting more like they used to (or i really stretched them out...), so...

Tuesday bethany and i made an awesome lunch. california chicken salad with mango and avocado.
Wednesday lunch was a grilled sirloin salad with red peppers, red onion, and corn in a olive oil, lemon juice, and red wine vinegar dressing. it was pretty good as well.

exercise...has been...happening. roomie and i have been walking around the neighborhood, so that's better than nothing! i received my 30-day shred DVD in the mail yesterday so i will be able to use that soon! (super busy the next two days/nights).

california chicken salad with avocado and mango

other things going on:

• remodel is almost complete. carpet is all in (looks awesome) and almost all of the furniture is in. unfortunately i ordered wrong freaking panel frames so i have to order more now to complete everything
• singing this weekend at church, plus it's my brother in law's bday this weekend, and memorial day weekend (which means a day off! YES!)
• roomie and i are being screwed by the electric company, trying to bill us WAY TOO MUCH MONEY, since they finally read our meter...for the first time...since 4 months before we moved in. i tried calling and causing a rucus, but i suck at that and ended up in tears. roomie came through and made it all work out...sort of. they are taking some $ off, but we still think they are charging us too much.
• bridals showers and weddings for my awesome SKANK friends kt and nicole are coming up FAST!!

office recarpeting...

yesterday i walked up the stairs of the office and saw this... (excuse the very orangey picture color, please)

that's right! "remodeling" has continued at AJ Grack Business Interiors. by 4 o'clock, carpet was ripped up from the wall to my station (the one shown on the bottom picture) and my boss was vacuuming and making lots of noise. when i came in THIS morning it looked like this...

so, the carpet is 1/2 done, we're all moved around (even more, now, 5 hours later). the carpet should be done tonight and the NEW FURNITURE up tomorrow! so excited!!!

dieting on a weekend (days 4, 5, & 6)

i did NOT do well on sticking to the Making the Cut meal plans. this happened for several reasons:

1. not convenient
2. trying to feed myself as well as Josh (he said he wanted high-calorie meals!)
3. attending a bridal shower on Saturday afternoon with AMAZING food and so yummy cake (yes, i had some)
4. getting invited out to eat by our friends kt and mike after church on Sunday (i'm a sucker for going out to eat...always)
5. being hungry and not feeling like cooking

however, i did stay under my calories (though my carbs/protein/fat ratios did NOT turn out as they should) by not eating too much and eating salads...(for the most part).

i ordered the 30-day shred DVD, so hopefully that will help with the working out (did not do much of that this weekend, that's for sure).

also, stayed under my budget last week, yippee!!

Making the Cut Day 4

well, it's day 4 of 30 days of Making the Cut. it has been going well so far, but i must say, i'm an absolute failure at the working out part. i might go pick up Jillian Michael's 30-day shred video for $10 at target (since i'm under on my budget this week too!) to get me more motivated.

the first 3/4 days i ate almost to a "t" what the meal requirements were. my problems lie in...

1. i HATE cottage cheese. day two's breakfast was a CUP of cottage cheese. i decided to try a 1/2 cup, and only managed to eat 2 1/2 spoonfuls before wanting to spit it everywhere. however, i didn't eat anything else (but the required "toast") that morning.
2. i love eggs. with salt. eggs with salt are not an option. 3/4 of the days have called for 2 scrambled eggs (the only kind i'll eat) and kashi cereal and skim milk. for some reason, the thought of eggs at 8am just makes me nauseous. today instead of this breakfast, i had the 1/2 c skim milk to drink, a piece of toast, & 1 T peanut butter. this made me much happier.
3. sometimes the lunches make me nauseous. i'm not sure what is going on here. the lunches are good, but for some reason...about 10-20 minutes after eating them, the thought of them just makes me queasy.
4. i'm going through major sugar/caffeine withdrawal. this morning was the first morning i woke up without a headache. one of my main goals with this "diet" is to get off sugar and caffeine for a while. i don't think i've ever gone a day without something sugary, and i'm now going on 4.
   
5. i hate working out. i hate every aspect of it. plus today i'm really busy and don't see when i'm going to have time to do anything.

so, that's about all for the update! have great weekends everyone!!