ugh. giant headache all day from lack of carbs.
am feeling fat in general, and my will-power is next to nil cuz i think it's nearing that time of the month. Too much information? WELL TOO BAD!!! HAHAHAHA
have been cursing this diet in my head all day, as well as cursing the students for needing so much of my time for retakes. i am definitely a grumpy gus.
here's the menu for the day:
breakfast: 1 egg over-easy (I ran out of spinach)
lunch: carl's jr. lettuce-wrapped burger (*sigh* I really need to go grocery shopping so I can stop eating these)
dinner: my will power gave out, and i had a bbq pork wrap from costco. It was delish!
I felt really guilty for having had carbs, so I got off my duff at around 9:30 and went to work out (sets/reps/weight):
squats: 2/10/95
overhead dbell raises: 2/10/15 (my arms are so much weaker than they used to be...)
rows: 2/10/60
lunges: 2/10/2x20
swiss ball curls: 2/10/bw
push-ups: 2/10/full-body
I am a little sore today, which is a good thing. I am at home waiting for my new 52" Sharp aquos tv to be delivered, and then I am going to go for a swim in our community pool. It is freakin' hot for November this year, and I may as well take advantage of it.
i'm hoping the physical exertion will make me less of a (whiny) bitch. we'll see...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
The ish really hit the fan for the rest of the week.
I didn't get a chance to update my blog, and now I don't remember exactly what I ate. I will say I was good up until Friday (I remember i had a caesar salad from Wendy's for lunch on Thursday, and a southwest salad from Jalepno Grille on Friday), and then Saturday hit...
Tong and Sawamura got evacuated from their home mid-morning on Saturday because of the fires, so they left me alone to staff their interns as well as mine in primary care and ocular disease for a few hours until the front desk could find somebody to help cover. I didn't have time to go buy a carb-free lunch (worked straight through lunch), so I caved and had a granola bar one of the students gave me. By the time I got home, I was ravenously hungry, and the only thing we had on-hand was ramen/instant noodle packets (I couldn't stand the thought of eating another carl's jr. lettuce-wrapped burger) and grapes. OMG, I really miss fruit. Fresh, cold, juicy, sweet fruit. It makes me question how good this diet is if I can't eat nature's candy.
Sunday was friend's thanksgiving in LA:
breakfast: 1 egg, over easy
lunch: grilled fish from California Fish Grill (haha, pretty obvious choice, I guess)
dinner: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pecan pie, creamed corn, sweet potato pie, wine... you name it, I had it. :)
Now, it's back to cutting carbs. This diet is very inconvenient when emergencies happen... need to be better about planning ahead (but who knew there were gonna be fires in Brea??), because not eating at all is not an option. Ppl with more will power may be able to do it, but not i.
I didn't get a chance to update my blog, and now I don't remember exactly what I ate. I will say I was good up until Friday (I remember i had a caesar salad from Wendy's for lunch on Thursday, and a southwest salad from Jalepno Grille on Friday), and then Saturday hit...
Tong and Sawamura got evacuated from their home mid-morning on Saturday because of the fires, so they left me alone to staff their interns as well as mine in primary care and ocular disease for a few hours until the front desk could find somebody to help cover. I didn't have time to go buy a carb-free lunch (worked straight through lunch), so I caved and had a granola bar one of the students gave me. By the time I got home, I was ravenously hungry, and the only thing we had on-hand was ramen/instant noodle packets (I couldn't stand the thought of eating another carl's jr. lettuce-wrapped burger) and grapes. OMG, I really miss fruit. Fresh, cold, juicy, sweet fruit. It makes me question how good this diet is if I can't eat nature's candy.
Sunday was friend's thanksgiving in LA:
breakfast: 1 egg, over easy
lunch: grilled fish from California Fish Grill (haha, pretty obvious choice, I guess)
dinner: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pecan pie, creamed corn, sweet potato pie, wine... you name it, I had it. :)
Now, it's back to cutting carbs. This diet is very inconvenient when emergencies happen... need to be better about planning ahead (but who knew there were gonna be fires in Brea??), because not eating at all is not an option. Ppl with more will power may be able to do it, but not i.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
day 9 (tuesday)
breakfast was nonexistent today, because I had errands to run, and just plain forgot: a slice of cheese.
lunch (w/ a family friend): carl's jr. guacamole burger, sans bun (I really need to stop eating these, but a salad just didn't sound like it would cut it after I'd pretty much fasted all morning)
dinner: cucumber and chicken stir fry (leftovers)
so I've been obsessively weighing myself every morning in the hopes that all this pain is be worth it. A couple of days ago, I was down a pound, and I was feeling very lean (have you ever noticed how your body feels when you're burning calories even when not doing anything? You can actually feel the burn). Today, the pound i lost over the last week or so is back, and i'm not feeling quite so lean. There must've been some hidden carbs in what I ate yesterday. :(
and all this is happening the day before my weekly weigh-in for the biggest loser competition! I was hoping to be able to post a loss two weeks in a row (which hasn't happened thus far). boo-hoo.
guess I'll have to hit up the gym tonight to boost the burn.
lunch (w/ a family friend): carl's jr. guacamole burger, sans bun (I really need to stop eating these, but a salad just didn't sound like it would cut it after I'd pretty much fasted all morning)
dinner: cucumber and chicken stir fry (leftovers)
so I've been obsessively weighing myself every morning in the hopes that all this pain is be worth it. A couple of days ago, I was down a pound, and I was feeling very lean (have you ever noticed how your body feels when you're burning calories even when not doing anything? You can actually feel the burn). Today, the pound i lost over the last week or so is back, and i'm not feeling quite so lean. There must've been some hidden carbs in what I ate yesterday. :(
and all this is happening the day before my weekly weigh-in for the biggest loser competition! I was hoping to be able to post a loss two weeks in a row (which hasn't happened thus far). boo-hoo.
guess I'll have to hit up the gym tonight to boost the burn.
day 8 (Monday)
breakfast: spinach and egg scramble, 2 sausage patties
lunch: reduced-fat southwest salad from trader joe's, minus the black beans *sniff*
1 container of spicy ranchero-styl egg white salad (packed with protein, pretty few calories)
peanuts (I think I OD'd on these, cuz I felt kind of sick afterwards)
dinner: southwest salad from stonefire grill (lettuce, nappa cabbage, avocado, onions, jicama, bell pepper, tri-tip) and roasted chicken breast -- i didn't realize i ate two different kinds of southwest salads until now... i am getting repetitive.
snack: string cheese
lunch: reduced-fat southwest salad from trader joe's, minus the black beans *sniff*
1 container of spicy ranchero-styl egg white salad (packed with protein, pretty few calories)
peanuts (I think I OD'd on these, cuz I felt kind of sick afterwards)
dinner: southwest salad from stonefire grill (lettuce, nappa cabbage, avocado, onions, jicama, bell pepper, tri-tip) and roasted chicken breast -- i didn't realize i ate two different kinds of southwest salads until now... i am getting repetitive.
snack: string cheese
Monday, November 10, 2008
Day 7
feeling refreshed after 10 hours of sleep (I was in bed by 10 pm last night... I am still not a loser)!
breakfast: spinach and egg scramble, sausage patty (this is becoming default meal for me, but it's very tasty and satisfying)
lunch: sausage wrapped in lettuce, with a little bit of onion (bbq with church peeps... I brought mac and cheese, and veggie salad... it's getting easier to turn down carbs).
dinner: cucumber and chicken stir fry, no rice -- something's missing... but I managed.
breakfast: spinach and egg scramble, sausage patty (this is becoming default meal for me, but it's very tasty and satisfying)
lunch: sausage wrapped in lettuce, with a little bit of onion (bbq with church peeps... I brought mac and cheese, and veggie salad... it's getting easier to turn down carbs).
dinner: cucumber and chicken stir fry, no rice -- something's missing... but I managed.
Day 6 (Saturday, November 8)
had clinic at 8 am, so breakfast was next to nil: a couple of slices of cheese
lunch: carl's jr. low carb burger (again... i'm going to have to stop eating these)
dinner: 1 egg over easy, a couple of sausage patties
passed up on going out for drinks with friends because
1. I was too tired and lazy to drive up to Pasadena after work
2. even if I had the energy/motivation to drive the 50 miles that google maps said it would take, I wouldn't have been able to drink anything. I would've just been standing around staring at ppl, so I decided to sit at home alone with alfie and watch the boob tube. I am not a loser, I am not a loser, I am not a loser...
lunch: carl's jr. low carb burger (again... i'm going to have to stop eating these)
dinner: 1 egg over easy, a couple of sausage patties
passed up on going out for drinks with friends because
1. I was too tired and lazy to drive up to Pasadena after work
2. even if I had the energy/motivation to drive the 50 miles that google maps said it would take, I wouldn't have been able to drink anything. I would've just been standing around staring at ppl, so I decided to sit at home alone with alfie and watch the boob tube. I am not a loser, I am not a loser, I am not a loser...
Friday, November 7, 2008
Day 5
the challenge of eating out with people who love carbs and dessert, summarized in two words: it's hard.
here's today's menu:
breakfast: spinach and egg scramble, with a couple of sausage patties
lunch: chopped salad from corner bakery (lettuce, avocado, bacon, chicken, bleu cheese)
dinner: seared tuna over a bed of greens, bowl of miso soup
snack: string cheese, walnuts
my friends ordered this toast thing at dinner that looked freakin' awesome. Two 2-inch thick slices of toast, hollowed out, and filled with ice cream, topped with cubes made of the center of the toast.
it doesn't sound so great, but trust me. It looked dericious.
damn this diet... :P
here's today's menu:
breakfast: spinach and egg scramble, with a couple of sausage patties
lunch: chopped salad from corner bakery (lettuce, avocado, bacon, chicken, bleu cheese)
dinner: seared tuna over a bed of greens, bowl of miso soup
snack: string cheese, walnuts
my friends ordered this toast thing at dinner that looked freakin' awesome. Two 2-inch thick slices of toast, hollowed out, and filled with ice cream, topped with cubes made of the center of the toast.
it doesn't sound so great, but trust me. It looked dericious.
damn this diet... :P
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