Yay! One Month Anniversary of Vegetarianism!

I'm glad it fell on a Saturday, because it just so happens that I got to go to the local Hydroponic Farm, picked some produce and had time to cook my first tofu dinner! YES!

FIRST:
I wanted to go to a local farm so I could support local food (as opposed to the same type of lettuce in Publix/WinnDixie that was shipped from Argentina and take 10x as much gas to get to the same place). Also hydroponic growing uses minimal amounts of water (tower planting), and minimal amounts of soil. Let me find a picture of hydroponic growing... This is what it looks like. They give you a little bucket and a small pair of shears, and this is your grocery Aisle! It's so awesome. (There is a picture of my actual lettuce from dinner before i chopped it off in the below slideshow). Yeah, and i totally just handpicked some rosemary, and i got to choose my strawberries- by cutting them, not be looking through the plastic container looking for the box with minimal bruising. I still had to go to Sweetbay Supermarker afterwards for some extra stuff, and it made me sad looking at produce in their bags, all suffocating and shit.


So here is a slideshow of my dinner! If you place your cursor over the picture, it'll give you a description. OH And try to start with the picture of all the food laid out.

SECONDLY:
Just some small updates. Still working out likea fien. The more i workout with Chalene with Turbo Ja, the more i like her. It's an addicting workout.. but a good addicting not weird addicting. I just got a pilates video from Netflix, i'm kind of worried because i've never done pilates and it also has the word "burn" in the title. LOOK FORWARD TO IT... :) lol. Uh.. and here are some sorta old pictures from way earlier this month and .. earlier. Of course, highlight the picture if you want details on it.

Apples:Apples

So I kinda started doing weight watchers again.. with no help from the meetings. I still have my points counter from when I was with WW.
For a couple of days I actually took down my calorie intake as well as my points. HMM.

At my max amount of points for my weight, at 33. My caloric intake was only at 1,100. UM, should I be worried?! No wonder why people at WW drop weight like flies, they're eating so much under! Well, at least it's certified as healthy? Whatever. We'll see how things will go.

Another thing, my weight hasn't dropped a bit. Not even a little for the past couple of weeks. I can totally feel my clothes feeling more loose or whatnot, but THAT STUPID SCALE. That stupid scale..

Another thing is, a lot of people who have lost a significant amount of weight have told me that after a couple weeks of no noticable success, one day you'll wake up and be like "WTF? Where is the rest of my body?". I really hope that happens to me, lol. And I think that in the past the reason I never realized a weight loss is because I quit before that time came. Lame. Well.. i'm still in it to win it. I'm just getting really frustrated. :/

Why did this make me tear up?

I'm such a girl. lol.
This is joshua and kaytee in So You Think You Can Dance season 4, doing a hip hop routine.
The set up is, is that kaytee is finding out for the first time that her man is leaving for Iraq the next day. I dunno.. i think i just like the blasian combo. lol *sigh*



ADDENDUM: 10:30pm. Same day.

I just watched the documentary Donkey Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters.
UH.. why did it make me tear? Here's a preview for the doc.. lol i cried when Steve Weibe cried. :( Me so lame. lol

Love? Wait, food comes first.

SO.. i've been a pig today.
But i'm still struggling to get to 1500 calories :(

Right now, at almost 10pm, I am at 1,290 for the day. WTF. And I've been eating really gross too, i think Im about to start my crimson wave (ifyaknowwhadimean).
I've had 2 burgers (with buns!), a hot dog, an ice cream cone (mmm cookies n cream) and waffles with syrup... so I'm actually in the process of baking fries (at 120 a serving), so i can catch up to AT LEAST 1500, oh.. and another ice cream cone. mmm.

EVEN with this disgusting food, there are a couple good things:
1. I'm still working out regularly
2. I'm making good choices within the bad ones
(mustard = no calories
low fat buns = 80 calories compared to 120
1/2cup ice cream = 120 with no sugar added
1/4th cup waffle syrup = 35 calories, sugar free)
3. I'm still staying vegetarian friendly :)

I would have never thought I'd say this but.. I almost bought a kit kat bar earlier today for 220 calories... i should have bought it.
I think the next two days, i'm definately aiming for 2,000 - 2,200 cals.
I'm scared if i don't meet my 1500 - 2000 range, my bod will go into starvation mode and keep the calories i don't need. UGH.

so, this brings me to my food of the day.. because organic blueberry waffles have already been the food of the day..it is honorary today because it is the one serving of item that had the most calories today at 240 for two.
sooo..

CONGRATULATIONS STEAK STYLE FRIES!
YOU ARE FOOD OF THE DAY! because you're taking one for the team.


NOW for the "love" portion of this entry.
It's not really love, but i'll call it that.. because it's something i would respond to if someone asked how my "love life" were going.

OKAY, so there's this guy at work right? He's kinda cute.. i guess.. he's really tall.. over 6', and he's older--way older. Which is good.. not like.. creepy older, but.. more mature, but not weird.. old. WHATEVer, LEts just SAY I've dating someone older than this guy before. OKAY. phew.

**edited 7/16 for privacy reasons**

Then the whole vibe of the conversation went.. weird. It wasn't so cool, and us chatting, it kinda just died. He kinda turned around and kept working. I wasn't sure if he just had to work, or like something made him want to stop talking to me. And i just.. left.

I dunno. I mean, I'm still super girly, you know? I do my hair once in a while, and i look cute sometimes.

Due to some events in the past, i'm not really looking for another pussy-guy, and if a guy is turned off to me gaming? That's a pussy-guy. Soo.. i dunno. I dunno.

Striptease

So, i signed up for Netflix the other day where i can receive two DVD's at time. I figured, i'll get a workout video and a movie at a time! Sounds great right? So i received my first two: Failure to Launch, which i have already seen.. but i really like Zooey Deschannel in it, and Carmen Electras Striptease.

Okay, Carmen Eletra is SUPER CUTE in the DVD's, she's like a little highschooler, and the moves are easy to follow but it's WAAAAY TOO slow for me. So i like it, if it's my first time ever working out. So, after one day i am returning it :( And i'm expecting Island Girl: Hula Workout next, lol. Today after i did Carmen Electras workout, i did my Turbo Jam Live disk. Two workouts in one day? Not bad, especially since i sushied last night, and ate so much i almost blew out tuna rolls.

I have been keeping my calories between 1500 and 2000, doing a really great job doing it, excluding last night of course. :)

Right now, i am eating a delicious veggie chicken pattie sandwhich, with three veggie southwestern nuggets. I am SO impressed with the taste of the veg nuggets, that i am claiming it food of the day! It has a nice little spicy kick, it's meant for breakfast, but great for any time of the day and three large pieces are only 180 calories. So...

CONGRATULATIONS SOUTHWESTERN VEGGIE NUGGETS!
YOU ARE FOOD OF THE DAY!


p.s. this is frustrating, because i can't find a picture of the box eithe ron morningstars website, or in google.. hmm. :( But its more southwesternie, with corn a chicken flavor and a nice light spicy kick.

okay, well.. going to go walk my Ruby now, she just finished eating as well :)

Hmm

My before and after pictures are gradually developing into something good. lol.. i noticed my sides are losing some mass.. which is good, but the 'after' isn't really an 'after' shot, but more of a 'progression' shot. Nice, right?

I went swimming today, there were a buttload of people and a baby crying half of the time. Yucko. I was laying out to dry, when i realized i was getting more of a tan than i already had, so i had to leave. I'm not really going for the African-American look.

OH And if you noticed, i posted one of my addictions onto my blog, with the whole Flobots playlist. I could only find a couple flobot songs on projectplaylist.com :(

I was contemplating on my food of the day, even though i haven't yet had lunch. BUT I DID HAVE BREAKFAST, and mmmm was it yummy. I had these Organic Blueberry waffles, which actually tasted like i picked the blueberries this morning and made my waffles from scratch. DELISH.
sooo...

CONGRATULATIONS ORGANIC BLUEBERRY WAFFLES!
YOU ARE FOOD OF THE DAY!


i'm not sure if this is the brand i have, because i'm too lazy to walk over to the freezer :)

But the picture is good enough, only one i can find on line

Current Obsessions

I.. have been plagued with obsessions the past couple of days. And you're probably thinking, well.. and obsession means one thing. Well, actually.. it's not one thing. If i can't obsess over one thing at this one time, i'll find something else to be ridiculously engrossed in.

*Location* Parents house in Brandon
*Obsession* Watching Bones:Season 2 DVD

*Location* Parents house in Brandon **WHEN MY MOM HAS THE REMOTE OR PUSHES ME OFF THE COUCH
*Obsession* Reading & Writing in my physical journal

*Location* My Car :)
*Obsession* The new Flobots CD that Karens bro let me borrow.

I went to the store earlier today, i like ran. I ran to go back to my car to listen to the CD and get the hell out of WalMart and get back to my little obsessions. Yeah, I guess you can say those little obsessions testify that I have a life.. lol.
And if you know me, I LOVE WALMART. ... But i love money more :)

Mi madre wanted to go to the mall foodcourt and eat lunch there.. she had this huge chicken platter, and i had 12ounces of miso soup. yum yum! They ran out of sushi :(
I bought microwaveable miso soup in a cup for when i go to work. SUPER Asian, right?! haha. Aaaand miso soup made me realize how much i really really really like tofu, weird, right? Yeah.

Another obsession? THE FOOD OF THE DAY!

CONGRATULATION LIGHT CHOCOLATE SilK SOY MILK!
YOU ARE THE FOOD OF THE DAY!


obviously its the one on the right. But.. this is one of the only pictures i could find of it.

WELL.. wow, i'm ridiculously sleepy. So.. ciao!

Hey Fazools

So, my motivation has definately been shot down for some reason. I just feel so fatigued and gaross, and blah blah.

But today I got off of my ass and i went and swam laps, which was very refreshing. i was also going to go clubbing tonight, but i have to work early tomorrow morning, so i definitely nixed that.

I started counting my calories today, which is great because i haven't been doing so either. :( But i'm getting back on track, and I just have to live one day at a time and keep myself on check!

I also went and visited this new gym by my house, and it's open 24hrs, and you get your own key to the place. It's so much closer than progressive.. i love progressives gym SO MUCH, but it's just such a burden to drive 30 minutes back and forth then go back for work, ya know? So i'm seriously contemplating switching gyms. This place is so cool, has all the new machines and even has 24/7 tanning.. not that i need it. Just saying.

So today was good, and i'm doing super well with my vegetarianism. The food of the day is Italian Sausage Tofurky... lol, and looking at my caloric logbook, it is the most caloric food i have taken in today at one sausage at 280 calories. In second place is a hamburger bun at 180 calories, and in third a vegan burger griller at 150 calories.

CONGRATULATIONS TOFURKY!
YOU ARE FOOD OF THE DAY!


ADDENDUM: Today i ate a whopping 1,555 calories. lol i forced myself to each that much, because i refuse to eat less than 1500 a day. A crucial part of weight loss is actually eating the correct amount of calories, and i just really.. haven't been. Sometimes i end my day with under 1,000 :(. So then my body goes into starvation mode and keep calories i don't need. LAME RIGHT? My main goal is to stay between 1,500 and 2,000 on a daily basis.


I'm doing so well, but i know i can definitely do better.

WhADDUP?!

Heeey!
I've been having waaay too much fun the past couple of days. Sunday, i went to the beach with Bianca, her sister Maci and their friend Jason. It was my first time at Coquina Beach, it was really pretty! Then afterwards we went to my place and played Rock Band and DDR for a while, which was awesome. between the beach and my place, we went to a Chinese buffet where i was a good vegetarian still. YESSS!

The vegetarianism has been going very well, i've been keeping up since I said i have, and i haven't even craved the food. And like i expected, my parents don't really care.
"Hey mom, i'm trying to be a vegetarian"
"okay, good." (WHAAAAAT?!)

yesterday, my mom was like "Hey, theres food in the fridge, beef, pork and rice"
"Mom, i'm trying to be a vegetarian"
"oh, okay, well theres shrimp" (I'm still doing seafood for now)
"Okay cool"
"WAIT, why are you eating a corndog?"
"It's a vegan corndog"
"oh."

Yesterday i went to the Apple store, because i'm saving upfor either a MacBook or a MacBook Air.

MacBook Air:


MacBook: (funny video, lol)



I know the MacBookAir looks SUPER FRIKIN COOL, but the screen is 13.5 inches. It's freakin tiny. But it would help when i tote it around my classes, ya know ? I dunno. I'm setting up a personal shopper for the Apple store in August when i've saved up and decided to buy. I'm going to do more research.

As for today, i woke up late and did not work out, i'm headed over to the 'rents house to eat some corndogs, go to the bookstore and play with my Ruby. My sweeeetie face!

KAREN, CALL ME. NOW.