Lets Make Banana Pancakes & Pretend That It's the Weekend

grazer!

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:25:45 GMT

i have been grazing so bad lately!!! i dont eat bad things, just a lot.

heres what i ate today, ugh

1 bowl crispix cereal w/ skim milk
Grapes

Salad
Egg beaters
Grilled cheese (2 slices american) on lite style wheat bread

2 cups coffee w/ sugar/skim milk

McDonalds french fries
a couple tostitos

4 dove chocolate pieces

Salad w/ french dressing

I guess when you look at it that way, its not THAT bad but i could have had less chocolates and done without the fries, oh well. :-(

Janury 26, 2008

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:40:06 GMT

Breakfast:
1 Lender's Bagel w/ butter
Orange Pineapple Juice
cantaloupe slices

Snack:
Grapes

Lunch:
Ham & cheese on multigrain bread w/ mustard
Multigrain Tostitos
Diet Vanilla Coke
3 popem mini donut holes

January 22, 2008

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:52:36 GMT

Breakfast:

French Vanilla Coffee w/ 1 french vanilla splenda & 1 tsp. fat free french vanilla creamer
1 cup honey nut cheerios
1 cup skim milk

Lunch:

1 wrap
lettuce
Croutons
2 tbsp. parmesean cheese
2 tbsp caesar dressing
1 sugar cookie
diet coke
water

Snack:
4 chocolate covered pretzels- 200 calories

Snack:

1 large green pepper
1 tbsp italian dressing- 15 cals

January 21, 2008

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:49:39 GMT

Breakfast: Coffee with fat free french vanilla creamer & 2 splenda- 25 cals
                   1.5 cup special K cereal, dry- 165 cals
                   1 Weight Watchers peach yogurt- 100 cals

Lunch: 2 slices bread- 70
             1 can tuna w/ 2 tbsp mayo- 300
             1 slice cheese- 70
             1 tsp. italian dressing- 15
             2 cups pretzels- 200
             Diet coke- 0 cals

Snack: Kettle Korn- 100 cals
             Chocolate- 50 cals

Dinner: 2 slices bread- 70
             PB&J- 250
             Weight Watchers chocolate cake- 80
             Teddy Grahams- 100 cals

Snack- Skinny Caramel Latte from Starbucks- 90 cals
             Clementine- 25

Total: 1710

If I eliminated 210 calories, this would have been a good day. Oh well, I was busy and needed some fuel! i wish I had some carrots or something better than a 100 calorie pack to provide me with healthier fuel...time to go shopping <3

January 15, 2008

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:02:50 GMT

Breakfast: French Vanilla Coffee w/ 2 splenda & fat free french vanilla creamer
                   Special K Strawberry Granola Bar
                   Weight Watchers Amaretto Cheesecake Yogurt

Snack: 1/2 Cup Cheerios Snack Mix
             Vanilla Coke Zero
             1 Hershey Kiss

Lunch: Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jelly on 2 slices of Light Style Wheat Bread
             1 cup baby carrots
             1 Weight watchers chocolate cake

Snack: 100 calorie pack of smart pop butter popcorn

i got off track!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:06:23 GMT

ugh i was so dedicated to lj when i was home for break but now that i am back at school it is so easy to slip back into my old ways and slack off...so here's my attempt to remain consistent with my daily record of meals/snacks/workouts...hopefully i will also find some more time to check out the dieting support message boards again :( ugh school

Breakfast: hazelnut coffee w/ sugar free hazelnut creamer & 2 splenda
                   weight watchers yogurt
                   special k granola bar

Lunch: 1/2 cup pasta
             Lean Cuisine Southwestern chicken panini
             Honey Twist pretzels
             1 clementine
             Water

Snack: Grapes

Snack: Snack pack of Fritos, flavored water

Dinner: 1 cup pasta

Dessert: 2 hershey mini chocolates

Workout: 1 hour cardio

Snack: carrots & water

jan 8th

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:05:34 GMT

Breakfast: Hazelnut Coffee w/ sugar free creamer & splenda, 1 cup special k dry, 1 cup OJ
Lunch: Salad w/ french dressing & croutons
Snack: 100 cal. pack of teddy grahams
Snack: Cheerios mix
20 Minutes pilates
Dinner: 1 cup chicken soup, 1/2 pb&j on 7 grain bread
Snack: special k granola bar, baby carrots, 6 honey wheat pretzel sticks

My goals for intersession 2008

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:21:36 GMT

Goals for Intersession:

Hit the gym...EVERY DAY.
Complete resume and sample cover letters
Make sample application packet and bring to Betty
Make basic application packets
Check NJ Hire for openings
Do Cranford application
A's in both of my classes
Organize information for ISP- fundraisers, traveling information, etc.
Plan get-togethers with ISP group for the Spring semester
Avoid alcohol like the plague...
Work on scrapbook!!!
Meet w/ student teaching class and teachers
Figure out work schedule for the Spring
Figure out Lindsey's wedding- gift and hotel?

Focus: Classes, Weight loss, Job applications

Today:

Breakfast:
Special K Bar- 90
Yogurt- 60
OJ- 110

Snack:
Baked Lays- 210

Lunch- Progresso Veggie Soup- 90
Multigrain bread- 2 slices- 220
American Cheese- 2 slices- 140
Margarine- 1/2 tbsp- 50
Chex Mix- 100

Snack-
Iced Coffee w/ skim milk & sugar- 70

Dinner-
Steak- 350
Spinach-60
Milk- 120
Rice- 200
2 Oreos- 140

Snack- Peppermint Tea - 0

The dreadful total- 1910

Not horrible- but horrible for weight loss. If I did without the baked lays and the oreos...oh well.

I go back to school tomorrow and it will be easier for me to control what I eat because I won't be eating out as much, and I also have complete control over my own grocery list. I also have the ***SCHOOL GYM!!!!!!*** yayyyyyyy!!!!! So I will be working out every day since I Will have a super amount of free time over intersession, as long as i manage it well!

January 5th

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:36:11 GMT

Breakfast- 10 oz. OJ- 130
                    Granola Bar- 100

Snack- Hazelnut Iced Coffee, skim milk & sugar- 70 cals
              Banana- 90 cals

Lunch- Water
             Lean Cuisine Pizza- 400 cals.

Total so Far- 790

January 3, 2008

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:55:18 GMT

Today so Far:

Breakfast- 1 cup Special K cereal- 110 Calories
                    1 cup 1% milk- 102 calories

Lunch- Lean Cuisine Chicken Club Panini- 320 Calories
             1 Cup baby carrots- 50 calories
             1 Cup Beef Vegetable soup & 2 saltines

Snack- Salad w/ french dressing

Dinner- Baked Macaroni

Snack- small movie popcorn & diet coke

January 2, 2008

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:54:28 GMT

Breakfast- Carnation Instant Breakfast chocolate 1% milk
                    2 Eggo Waffles w/ syrup

Snack- Yogurt

Lunch- 3 slices of turkey, 1 slice of american cheese, mustard, weight watchers roll
               1/2 red pepper
              Caramel Corn popcorn cakes

Snack- Christmas cookies

Water

Dinner- Salad w/ french dressing, pasta salad, vegetable soup, rice, grilled chicken, lasagna, blush wine

Snack- christmas cookies & nonfat peppermint latte from starbucks

...ate too much @ the diner for dinner, but oh well. tomorrow is a new day and i will make sure to work out!

Goodbye, 2007

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:59:21 GMT

As we wave goodbye to the past 365 days which can be categorized as a "year" and begin the new journey known as 2008, it may be useful to look back at the past year and think about what we accomplished and what we would like to accomplish in the next year. Journeys can never be complete without destinations, and therefore, it is important to make our own to reach.

This past year was, as all other 21 years of my life, a very important one. I had my first official teaching experiences, both for pre-kindergarten and 4th grade students. I graduated from college with honors. I discovered new things about myself, and made some important decisions in how I want to live my life. I realized that I no longer find any significant importance in "getting drunk," and would much rather spend my time remembering the moments rather than drinking them away into oblivion. I made some important revelations about the past- for example, I finally admitted to myself that I am too free with letting boys walk all over me, both emotionally and physically. I admitted that I need to have more self-respect for myself and raise my expectations and standards for what I would like my future relationships to be like. For example, I look at Ashley and Dan. They are both individuals who found one another and get along because in each other they see something they like and which they believe to complete themselves. This is what love is. Love is not perfectly getting along with someone, all the time, but rather it is learning to live with each other's imperfections and maneuvering your way through life together because you want to.

Another important realization I made is that I should not allow my friends to walk all over me. I have recently found true inner-strength and individulality and I plan to use it to enhance my own self, while nourishing my friendships as my true self. As I feel more comfortable being myself, I can open up to others and have more realistic relationships with others. I am not perfect, nor do I strive to be.

This entry is jumbled and all over the place, but my goals for next year are:

1. Pay more attention to my physical health- this includes making better choices in regard to food, drinking less, brushing my teeth and washing my face each night before bed, flossing, drinking more water and less beer, exercising regularly, making foods with fresh ingredients, dressing presentably, etc.
2. Spend less time numbing my mind, and more time expanding it. Listen when others talk, read the news, gain actual interest in what is going on around me.
3. Read lots of books, laugh a lot, make lots of memories, paint, drink tea, teach, and love.

Today's Intake:

Breakfast- Special K cereal w/ 1% milk & an apple
Lunch- Salad w/ light french dressing, diet snapple green tea, 1/2 cup honey mustard pretzels
Dinner- Steak, Salad, Diet Coke, Pasta w/ tomato sauce, bread
Snack- Sourdough pretzel bites & 3 crispy chocolate candies
Dessert- Boston Creme Pie

...I could have done without the pretzels, and the pie..but otherwise I did pretty well today!!

Goals for tomorrow: New Years Eve, a toughy! I can still have fun, and not throw all my hard work away, though.

During the day, drink lots of water, a glass of milk, and 1 cup of tea or coffee w/ skim milk & splenda, no whipped cream
At night- control intake of hors'd'veurs- this will be TOUGH but worth it!
Try to drink clear alcohol w/ clear mixers- diet sprite, vodka & tonic, etc. (I will research low cal drinks!)
Eat breakfast and lunch with a healthy snack before cocktail party. Drink lots of water.

12/27

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:28:45 GMT

Pretty good day today:

Bfast* cheerios, 1% milk, light n fit yogurt
Snack* peppermint tea, 1 dove chocolate
Snack* 100 cal popcorn
Lunch* Turkey and blue cheese panini from everything yogurt w/ diet coke
Dinner* non-fat frozen yogurt- strawberry
Snack* Clementine, handful of lightly salted cashews

35 min. treadmill walk

...im still so hungry :(

im confused.

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:49:00 GMT

im new to LJ and to be quite honest, its extremely confusing to me- i cant figure out how to navigate easily through the site.

i am a member of 3 commuinities- but i cant seem to find where i can go straight to just the individual community sites without searching for them. they are not listed on my journal (like on facebook or myspace or xanga- the sites list the groups or blog rings you belong to). whenever i click my "friends page" i get updated posts from people in the communities, but mine never show up, so i dont know if people in the communities can read my entries from their friends pages.

any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. thanks!!!

Intro: (Enter stage right)

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:39:41 GMT

Name: K a t i e
Age: 2 2
Location: P A
Current Weight: 2 2 0 l b.
Highest Weight: 2 2 5 l b.
Ideal Weight: 1 5 0 l b .
What was the worst diet that you have tried? a n o r e x i a . . . not a diet, i know...just my worst experience.
What diet has had the best results for you? w e i g h t w a t c h e r s
Do you currently work out? If so, what activities do you participate in? If not, are you looking into to beginning? e l l i p t i c a l , r u n n i n g . m y g o a l i s t o b e a b l e t o r u n a m i l e
Do you belong to a gym? If so, which gym? i belong to t h e g y m a t m y s c h o o l
What moment made you decide to lose weight? seeing a few choice photos of myself, seeing myself on a downward spiral deeper into the 200's
Is there a goal that you want to reach? 150-160. we'll see what i look and feel like there. i havnt been 150 lbs since i was like 8 or 9.
Do you have any helpful tips to share? "Let's make this time different from all the rest!"

Christmas Eve

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:44:21 GMT

;;; todays intake ;;;

bfast- cheerios cereal w/ skim milk; 2 clementines
lunch- salisbury steak on a roll; water; a handful of multigrain tostitos w/ salsa con queso
snack- 1 oreo cookie
snack 2- glass of skim milk, 1 cup rice crispies cereal, 1 piece of mini dove chocolate
dinner- steak, green beans, yellow rice, wheat thins, cheddar cheese

"you will
find
that you
have all that you need
if you just
believe."

--the polar express.

Merry Christmas, everyone <3

What Do You Have To Say? - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:35:37 GMT

Share your favorite thing about this time of year.

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This time of the year is magical. It isn't one specific thing you can put your finger on, like opening presents or making the Christmas ham. It's the collection of millions of tiny things that together, make the magic of the holiday season. Some of these things can be as small as sharing a moment with the person behind you in line at the grocery store, or as big as recieving a miracle in your life that you have been praying for. It can be as small as seeing a child smile, Starbucks finally releasing the peppermint mocha lattes in the christmas cups, or getting christmas cards in the mail.

In our family, traditions play a big role in the holiday season. Every year, we go to midnight mass on christmas eve, and then i come back, put the christmas story on my TV, and fall asleep. I wake up in the morning, and go into my dad's room and lay with him until he FINALLY wakes up. We go downstairs, my mom is already awake, drinking tea, smiling, and watching the Christmas parade. They drink tea together, and then we go go the tree. I give them my gifts to them, then I open my stocking and then the presents. Almost as soon as this is over, our phone starts ringing off the hook for the next solid hour. All phone calls from my brothers and their families, wishing us a merry christmas. then i talk to them and the kids, and we exchange "what did you get?" conversation.

around 1:00 in the afternoon, we leave for christmas dinner at my brother's house. as everyone arrives, the kids separate the gifts into piles for each person on the floor in the family room. the house smells like cookies and turkey, and everyone is dressed in a wintery mix of red, white, and green. the kids ask, "can we open the gifts NOW?" and we tell them no, not until after dinner. we eat dinner- the 10 kids at one table, adults at the fancy one in the dining room. the funny thing is, even as the "kids" pass the age of adulthood, we still continue to sit together. we grew up together, and we will continue growing up together, until there is no more growing up to do.

at dinner, the kids laugh too hard and usually get into some type of trouble. someone almost always spills their milk. the kids finish eay earlier than the adults, so we start the yearly tradition of washing the dishes and wrapping up the leftovers. everyone always wants the job of packing the leftover mashed potatoes. we don't know why. just when we think we are done with the dishes, the adults start to pile theirs into the kitchen, messy with gravy and melted cranberry sauce. the adults are thankful for us washing the dishes.

after we digest, the kids start to slowly creep into the piano room and explore the mounds of presents on the floor. the parents soon realize that the kids are all in there, patiently waiting, and the gift unwrapping begins, one by one, youngest to oldest. we oohh and ahh, smile and laugh, take pictures, and make memories.

after the presents have been opened, its dessert- the one last thing separating us from the end of christmas. therefore, we savor every bite and laugh about old memories in the kitchen until one by one, the long goodbye begins and we realize that for another 365 days, christmas is over.

and we will do it all over again next year.

what are your traditions? i would like to hear them! please post them as "enlightenments" to my entry :)

thanks everyone, merry christmas!

What Do You Have To Say? - Great Films

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:15:18 GMT

What does it take to make a good movie? What's the best movie you've seen recently?

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The best movie I have seen recently is August Rush.
In order to make a "good movie" you need to successfully enthrall the viewer so that they forget they are in a theater full of people just like them, eating popcorn and drinking soda. They viewers shouldn't be checking their watches or texting their friends. They should be sucked into the action on the screen. When the movie ends, they should feel some type of reality shock of realizing they are in the same place they sat down 2 hours ago, and that their butt is asleep.
If the viewers of the movie experience this, the production crew has done a good job.
Also, if John Krasinski is in the movie, it is automatically perfect. :-)

Come on Sweet Catastrophe

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:23:53 GMT

So the party wasn't as challenging as I expected it to be, and I actually had a lot of fun, for once. Those parties are always full of tons of people I don't know who I spend the whole time just meeting people I don't care about and smiling too much. But last night I felt that everyone was being very genuine, and everyone was having a good time. So it works.
Not to mention that the photographer my brother hired to come was cute...married...but cute. And totally hitting on me. That made things more fun.
It was a very cute party theme. Everything was miniature. For starters, they had mini mac n'cheese pies, mini philly cheesesteaks, mini french fries, mini sushi, mini crabcakes, mini everything. For dinner they had mini raviolis, mini cardboard containers of lo mein, mini dumplings, etc. Dessert was the best- mini candy apples, mini cupcakes, mini brownies, mini lemon tarts, mini apple crumb cake. The bar did not serve mini drinks, though, and I filled up on about 6 glasses of white zinfandel and a corona light. upon leaving, they had bowls of different candies and you could make your own little box to take on the road with you. it was super cute, and super fun.

as far as the goals- i did pretty well- i started off drinking sparkling water, and although i had about 2 glasses of wine more than planned, i completely controlled myself around the food, so it was okay. i didnt work out yesterday though. shame on me.

*todays*intake*

bfast- lowfat granola bar, 2 clementines
snack- non fat vanilla cappucino
lunch- cherry coke zero, caesar salad from wegmans
snack- a slice of a candy apple

update soon<3

todays favorite quotes:

"The wisest men follow their own direction." - Euripedes

"To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act." - Anatole France

Ticker

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:37:38 GMT

December 22 2007

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:18:07 GMT

Stats* CW= 220
          GW1= 210
          GW2= 200
          GW3= 180
          GW4= 160
          UG= 150

((( todays intake )))

BFast- *banana & 6 oz. OJ*
Lunch-* 2 clementines & chicken wrap & iced coffee w/ sugar free hazelnut syrup/skim milk/splenda
Dinner-* Turkey & bacon on rye, handful of potato chips, diet coke

Pretty good so far...this party will make or b r e a k my day.

so i was thinking. i just started writing out some christmas cards for friends i graduated college with who didnt continue on to get their master degrees. these people werent my best friends in college, but i shared some sweet memories with them. so. i got to thinking. will my current school friendships ever turn to birthday and christmas card friends, in which you write "HOPE ALL IS WELL! LETS GET TOGETHER SOON! REMEMBER THOSE CRAZY COLLEGE PARTIES? THOSE WERE THE DAYS!" some of them probably will. but will all of them? this is semi-depressing to me. you spend 5 years with people, 24/7...you graduate...and then you find the time for them a few minutes a year to write out a message and send it through the mail. its inevitable that this will happen with some people- look at what happened after graduating high school. everyone has the bext intentions, but intentions are not enough. life is vicious on friendships...especially when distance is involved. you cant possibly stay in touch with everyone who has touched your life...

you just have to hope you stay in touch with the people who are important to you,
who have touched your life in somespecialway.
we cannot possibly keep in touch with everyone.
some people come into our lives
as fast as the ocean and leave in the wink of an eye.
one of the biggest challenges is learning how to let go.
and pray that you keep making friends
who help you make sense
of life and love and yourself <3
--me

And I Wonder...Do The Stars Shine When My Eyes Close?

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:26:22 GMT

here is my new attempt at yet another journal site. i always seem to open these, be super dedicated to them at first, and then stop posting. its silly, but that trend is a good representation of the way i live my life a lot of the time. for example, when i was a kid, i would get a new paint by number kit, paint half of it, and then forget about it. when i was a teenager, i would start a harry potter book and lose interest in it before it was done. weight loss? same thing. success in the beginning, then it all goes to crap. even now, i involve myself in so many things at once that i cannot concentrate and fully excel at the things i choose to do and enjoy. this has been one of my most recent goals for growing up: learn to say no to things that aren't beneficial towards my own self-enjoyment or aren't necessary responsibilities i need to fulfill, and to focus on the things that are truly important. this live journal is one more attempt and remaining consistent with something that is important to me. lets see if it works. i need to prove to myself, as well as to my family and friends, that i can stick to something for once. sad, isnt it?

so in here i plan to collect picture i like, quotes i enjoy, life revelations, frustrations, hopes, dreams, questions. i also plan to track my goals for weight loss, as well as my progress of eating well throughout the week.

so anywho- it's officially december 22nd. 3 days until Christmas. i cant wait! ever since i came home for christmas break, i have been relaxing and helping the parentals to make the house as much of a christmas wonderland as possible, minus the clutter. the christmas tree upstairs came out to be simply breathtaking. i have also been making christmas ornaments for my nieces and nephews, and a scrapbook for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. tomorrow i plan to help dad put up some more christmas lights outside of the house. he has a bad shoulder now, and cant do these things as easily as he used to. i know it somewhat disappoints him to know that he cant be as self-sufficient as he used to be, but he doesnt let that stop him. he is a truly amazing man, and my mother a truly amazing woman.

my goals for christmas break:
complete scrapbook for the parentals, develop a healthy eating plan/healthy attitude towards healthy eating, watch as much tivo as humanly possible, finish the novel i am reading, making cookies and gingerbread house with mom for christmas, collect materials for my portfolio, complete resume/cover letter for job search, complete cranford school district application and bring it to the school

my REALISTIC goals for starting new eating plan tomorrow:
of course my new eating plan begins on the day my brother is having his annual christmas party. this will be a good way to test my self-control and determination for the task.
1. Drink water all day until Christmas party
2, Limit alcohol intake at party to 4 cocktails or less. no beer. cocktails should be mixed with clear liquid, preferable sparkling water or diet sprite.
3. Eat a full breakfast: cereal, orange juice, fruit
4. 2 healthy, small snacks to keep full. Choices for tomorrow: clementines, apples, popcorn
5. At party: limit hors'd'veurs intake to only 3. this will be the biggest challenge. eat the ones i choose slowly, and enjoy the way they taste.
6. At party: choose 1 dessert. choose wisely! enjoy it, eat it slowly. 1 dessert consists of either 1 piece of cake, 1 scoop of ice cream, 1 brownie, or 2 cookies.
7. Eat a good sized dinner- focusing on proteins and veggies, a small portion of starch.
8. Alternate alcoholic beverages with water
9. Do at least 20 minutes on treadmill.
10. Do not eat anything after returning home from the party. If hungry, drink water and go to bed.

That is a lot of goals, but since it is a party day, i need to outline my own expectations for myself so that it is harder for me to cheat at the party. i will post which goals i reached tomorrow night when i come home.

and so begins my live journal life. <3 goodnight