Hold me accountable!

My goal for this week - GET 6 APS A DAY!

I've been a major slack-case on my APs lately, and I haven't broken the 140's since December, so to shake things up a bit, I'm going to do muchos exercise-o's this week.

For the love of all that resembles good, kick me in the arse if I don't post my daily victories!

Now that I've gotten that promise posted and outta the way, I'm going to go lay on the couch and play some Tetris. Surely I can rack up some APs that way! lol

Hooray for slime in a shell!!!

Who woulda thunk a snail could make my day?

Well, I suppose it starts with the scale, which showed a 1.5LB LOSS for today's WI!!!!

The snail just adds the visual dimension to the happiness and joy I'm feeling! WOOHOOOOOEEEY!!!

It's all about the Chocobran Plan, folks! Just droppin' a dozen of those puppies down the hatch a day has made a world of difference!

lol

Today it's gloriously gloomy outside - I truly appreciate a rainy day when I have the day off, because I can snuggle up in bed with The American President on in the background and the windows open juuuust enough so that rain drops don't stain my window sill, but I can still hear them hitting the neighbour's house and I can still smell the rainy air.

Plus that means I can't do any work outside on the yard or whatever, so bonus for me!

Yesterday at my parent's place was super fun! Lexi took Auntie for a walk, and made sure to point out "Attie's dooty cah" (Auntie's dirty car) to the family and random passer-by'ers on the sidewalk. Cute. lol Her vocabulary is excruciatingly vast (she's growing up too quickly!), and her curiousity is addictive. Ahh, I miss her already!

My sis wants me to come over and play again today, but I think I just need to tend to my exercises that I've neglected over the past few days - get 'em outta the way so I can focus on my 24 tonite.

Oooooh, Jack Bauer's sooooo brave!!!!

Ok, so here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
coffee w/ff creamer (my new friend!) - 1
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1 banana - 1.5
cinnamon - 0
= 4.5

Snack:
1 Granny Smith apple w/2 tbsp light cool whip (I'll eat anything with Cool Whip!) - 1
= 1

Lunch:
1 cup Gardennay broccoli soup - 1
crackers w/hummus - 5
= 6

Snack:
1 cup strawberries w/2 tbsp light Cool Whip (there it is again!) = 0
= 0

Supper:
2 slices All You Need is Loaf - 8
salad - 0
= 8

19.5/21 not including whatever I decide to snack on while glued to the tube tonite, watching another hour of Jack's intense and crazy life unfold before my eyes!

Damn you, Facebook!

And damn you, digital camera!

That's right, Facebook (or Crackbook, as my friends call it) has been consuming most of my computer time. Dammit! And adding insult to injury, my digital camera, although I have LOTS of pictures to download from it, for some reason won't allow me to upload my visual goodies to my computer! WHY??!?!?

So all the great piccies I have to share, of the yummy meals I've made and of my adorable niece, are stuck in the bowels of my camera, thus uninspiring me to share my stories on my blog with my famous visually-aided documentaries!

DAMMIT DAMMIT!

So that's that!

So, here I am, tail between my legs, without pictures to share - but I won't let that stop me anymore! (Plus I have nothing new to report on Crackbook...otherwise I'd be on that instead of this!) HA!

Anyhoot - I have to say, the Rod Stewart show was, to say the least, pretty darn fun! He's one cheesy mofo, and in my opinion, should've been onstage at the Club Regent Casino with his tacky clothes and seizure-like dance moves. But the man can belt out a tune like nobody's bidness!

5th row on the floor was pretty cool, he was THIIIIIIIIIS close to us! My friend is a self-described cougar, and was just lapping up everything ol' Roddy was throwing at us, but inside, I was just thinking, "Oh god, I wish Donovan was here so he could be making fun of this with me!" HAHA! Nah, it was a good show, and we had lots of fun!

I've been trying to stick to my physio-prescribed strength training exercises and stretching routines everyday, but I'm now up to 5hrs a day at work, and I tells ya, my body's feeling it. When I come home from work, I needs me a nap BIG TIME, and I'll fall asleep when Rachel Ray comes on, and won't wake up til Dono comes home from work at around 6 or so.

So, I'm still feeling the effects of the toxins in my system (damn you, surgery!), and I feel guilty about sleeping all the time, and in turn, I end up neglecting my exercising and stretches for the most part. But if I do feel the energy to do it, it's not until around 9 or 10pm, and then I get to bed late, only to wake up early for work the next morning. It's a vicious, vicious cycle!

On the upside, I'M OFF TODAY, and it's gloriously beautiful out there! Yesterday Dono and I did some obligatory spring cleaning - he washed the windows while I got our gardens ready for eventual planting. It was quite the workout in the hot sun, but I feel better now that everything's clean and ready and waiting!

Today, we're going to get our APs in with our flyer delivery, and then hit up ye ol' Superstore for some groceries - we're heading over to my parent's tonite for supper (bbq'd chicken!) and I'm bringing the fresh fruit salsa and dessert, so I need some groceries to get my shyte together!

Here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1 banana - 1.5
cinnamon - 0
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4.5

Lunch:
1 serving Buoy Meets Grill - 5
salad - 0
= 5

Snack:
1 cup strawberries - 0
2 tbsp light Cool Whip - 0
1 grapefruit - 1
= 1

Supper:
bbq chicken w/fresh fruit salsa - 4
salad - 0
1 slice Angel Food cake w/cool whip 'n strawberries - 2
= 6

16.5/21

Since I have a few extra pts to play with, I may pop some chocobrans down my throat at some point during the day!

Off to do flyers - hope everyone has a great day!!!!!

AHHH!

Ok, so I totally neglected my blog today, even though I have pictures to post (of last night's supper - SOOOO good!), and other fun stuff.....I had full intentions of doing it when I got home from work today, but I got home at 1:30, and crashed on the couch until half an hour ago (5:30)!!!

Stupid surgery drugs!

ANYhoot, I'll post more later - I just had to say.....

......GUESS WHO I'M GOING TO SEE TONITE??

WHEEEE!!!

Hopefully he's still donning this hair!

My friend and I are 5th row on the freakin' FLOOR!

We'll be able to feel the beads of sweat from his mullet just whippin' out on us! I have to go find some bras to toss up on stage!

HAHA!

I'll try to post more later, but let's be honest, it probably won't be til tomorrow!

Have a great day everyone!

Who knew there could be so many uses for an air hockey table?

I love my air hockey table! It's not only a really fun game that provides a great right-arm workout, but it also makes a FABULOUS king-sized comforter dryer!

Just hang that puppy over the top, and let the air circulation do the rest! lol

(It's also great for providing extra surface area for folding towels, storing crap, and making vacuuming the basement difficult!) lol

Also, my fitness stepper makes a wonderful place to hang my work shirts to dry, too!

Back on track Monday!

Good morning friends!

What a weekend! Saturday night, Dono and I went out to his cousin's Ukrainian dance troupe's fundraising zabava (big Ukrainian party) for a gourmet Ukie meal, to watch some incredible dancers, partake in a silent auction (that I, yet again, failed to win anything at!), and a social complete with kolomaka (20-min long Ukie polka-type dance where random ppl get up and join in the circle and do their best to get in on the traditional dancing action).

I wasn't wearing my dancing shoes, so I didn't show off my "skills" (note: I hadn't Ukrainian danced since I was 6!), but I did indulge in the faboo meal. NSV - I didn't finish everything on my plate, no matter how yummy it was! I was just sooo stuffed, and traditionally, my Baba would be insulted if I didn't clean my plate, so I was used to finishing off the heaping piles of perogies and cabbage rolls, but I just couldn't - and so I didn't!

Plus that, I didn't have any dessert, either!

(mind you, the pts I saved from not finishing my meal or eating dessert, I probably clobbered in the vodka....oh well!)

Yesterday, as beautiful as it was outside, I couldn't go out and play....I stayed inside all day to finish my friend's wedding video! (With the exception of our usually Sunday morning flyer delivery - we breezed through it, and I got 2 APs!)

We had to run out to Future Shop to pick up some new DVD-burning software, and my hubby bought me Notting Hill (one of my fav's!) b/c he felt so sorry for me that I was stressing out 'n stuff.

Awww!

(As I was doing my physio-required stretching and strength exercises - which garnered me 2 more APs!, I popped in this Hugh Grant classic and stayed up til midnight watching the follies as they unfolded!)

On the way back home from delivering the vid to my friend, hubby wanted to stop in at the BDI (Bridge Drive-In) for ice cream, so I treated him (and myself) - ANOTHER NSV....instead of the hot fudge sundae I usually get, smothered in nuts, I opted instead for a chocolate-dipped banana! So a fraction of the points, and still satisfying!

HOORAY!

Today's WI reflected my vodka and chocolate covered weekend - I still lost (how??!) but not as much as I would have liked. I'm down 0.5lb!

GO SNAIL, GO!!! lol

Today's my Sunday, as I'm back at work tomorrow, so even with my cramps that just came on an hour ago, I'm planning on whipping this ol' house into shape. Did a couple loads of laundry so far (are dryers supposed to be smoking and smell like burning? Uh-oh...!), did the dishes, and now I'm going to wash the kitchen floor, do some vacuuming, and other domesticated-wife stuff!

Here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
cinnamon - 0
1 banana - 1.5
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4.5

Snack:
1 mango - 2
= 2

Lunch:
2 cups Gardennay soup - 2
salad w/a hint of feta cheese - 1
2 slices WW toast - 1
1/2 tbsp peanut butter - 1
= 5

Snack:
1 grapefruit - 1
= 1

Supper:
1 serving ESBM's Just Stew It (yummy-sounding stew with Bisquick dumplings floating in it) - 7
salad - 0
= 7

19.5/21

Early Saturday morning...

Despite my being a lump yesterday, doing nothing but sitting at the computer editing the video (which is almost done, I think....kinda....not really..!!!), I did manage to get in some APs which I'd like to report!

4 APs!!! HOORAY!

2 for 40 min strength training
1 for 20 min treadmill
1 for 20 min elliptical

(it was 11:30pm by the time I finished, I probably could have gone longer if I didn't have to wake up at 5:45am today!)

Tonite, Dono and I are going to a big ol' Ukrainian feast thingo - his cousin's a dancer, and their troupe is holding a party - meal, watch the dance, and then a social after. My sis is coming along, I like getting her outta the house, and my brother's joining up with us for the social part. Should be good times - I think I'll only have about 6pts for the dinner, though - Dono's gonna have to eat what my pts don't allow! (he won't mind!)

Today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
cinnamon - 0
1 banana - 1.5
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4.5

........

not sure what else is going on here, but I'll figure it out and post again later! I have to get me arse to work now! Cripes!

ps. I just joined this Facebook thing last night - still trying to figure it out.... anyone else on it? So much for MySpace, I guess!