My friend Christine and I have a bad habit of msn-ing each other all day long complaining about our bodies. We just finished having a conversation about our least favourite body parts. Mine = Stomach. Hers = Ass. I said my stomach looks like dough, and she says her ass looks like cheese, which made a light bulb go off in my head. Maybe after a while, our body parts start resembling our greatest food weaknesses. I love bread with all my heart. I believe Christine feels the same way about cheese. I'm pretty sure I'm onto something.
Anyway...this past weekend I went on a camping trip with a bunch of friends. I think it just goes without saying that weekends away in the summer are not a good combo for me. It's like my conscience goes on a break as well. Can't believe I'm about to do this, but here goes the list of what I consumed this weekend:
Friday Night:
Asian chicken bites and fries from Wendy's with a diet coke
3 handfuls of chips by the fire
1 hot dog (because who doesn't want a hot dog cooked on the fire?)
2 handfuls of corn nuts
3 Bud Light Limes
*Gulp! Good thing we got rained out by 11:30!
Saturday:
1 tea with 1 1/2 sugar (shoulda brought some splenda with me)
1 whole wheat bagel with cream cheese
2 glasses of "mango madness" (vodka, Seven Up! mango juice)
*And this was all before noon.
Saturday Cont'd:
Half a turkey sand which
1 handful of corn nuts
1 ice cream on a waffle cone (because who doesn't want an ice cream at the beach?)
3 (individual) fries with gravy
2 handfuls of sunflower seeds
3 handfuls of sour cream and onion rings
1 hamburger with cheese
1 1/2 helpings of macaroni salad
3 wine spritzers
more sour cream and onion rings
more corn nuts
2 marshmallows (because who doesn't want marshmallows cooked on the fire?)
Pretty sure there were a few handfuls of cheerio mix somewhere in the night as well
Total of 5 Bud Light Limes
*AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Sunday:
1 tea with 1 1/2 sugar
1 whole wheat bagel with cream cheese (don't even know if it was low fat - does it really matter at this point though?)
1 chicken nugget HappyMeal with diet coke
4 crackers when I got home
1 piece of boneless chicken breast
1 helping of potatoes
Pretty much half a loaf of bread
2 glasses of wine
3 handfuls of popcorn
OH.MY.GOD. I eat like a line backer!
And note to self Taryn: Doesn't look like the bread alone is causing your stomach to resemble dough.
This.Must.Stop.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Anything You Can Do...
There's nothing like a little friendly competition to propel me towards my goals!
I went away for a few days last week and came back to discover that another one of my very good friends has started a blog as well. Love that this trend is catching on, and love, love that it might translate to a little more motivation ;)
So back to my friend's blog: http://couchto25k.blogspot.com/. She's been at it for less than a week and she's already doing better than I have in over two months! Not to be outdone, this only means it's time to step up my game! In order to do that I should probably start by cleansing my body of all that I gorged on while on my little mini-break. If there was a competition on how much bread and cheese one could consume in 2 days, I'd be in the running! And that's not all, I actually got to the point where the thought of another french fry made me want to dry heave. How many french fries do you have to eat to get to that point? Answer: A LOT!
Yesterday I made a big bowl of Quinoa salad to pack for lunch this week. I figure I can get at least three servings out of one batch, which saves me the trouble of deciding what to bring for lunch for a few days. Quinoa is low in calories and very good for you. Hooray! Competition's on!
To be honest, there's really no competition at all. My wee friend has been little in both height and weight since I've known her. She might have gone from a size 2 to a 4 (unlikely) since she got married, but she'll be back on track in no time and, of course, I'll be behind her all the way (both in a supportive way and likely physically lagging waaay behind).
I went away for a few days last week and came back to discover that another one of my very good friends has started a blog as well. Love that this trend is catching on, and love, love that it might translate to a little more motivation ;)
So back to my friend's blog: http://couchto25k.blogspot.com/. She's been at it for less than a week and she's already doing better than I have in over two months! Not to be outdone, this only means it's time to step up my game! In order to do that I should probably start by cleansing my body of all that I gorged on while on my little mini-break. If there was a competition on how much bread and cheese one could consume in 2 days, I'd be in the running! And that's not all, I actually got to the point where the thought of another french fry made me want to dry heave. How many french fries do you have to eat to get to that point? Answer: A LOT!
Yesterday I made a big bowl of Quinoa salad to pack for lunch this week. I figure I can get at least three servings out of one batch, which saves me the trouble of deciding what to bring for lunch for a few days. Quinoa is low in calories and very good for you. Hooray! Competition's on!
To be honest, there's really no competition at all. My wee friend has been little in both height and weight since I've known her. She might have gone from a size 2 to a 4 (unlikely) since she got married, but she'll be back on track in no time and, of course, I'll be behind her all the way (both in a supportive way and likely physically lagging waaay behind).
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