Halfway!

Dec 152010

We’re are halfway through the month of December, which means there are only about two weeks left in 2010.

Holy Crap!

At the beginning of the month I stated that I am going to lose 20 pounds this month…come hell or high water…or something…

So how am I doing?

My weight on December 1st:  276.4lbs

My weight today (December 15th): 268.0lbs

I’ve lost 8.4lbs so far this month.  Nice, respectable number I think.  I would have loved to have at least 10 pounds by now, and I would have REALLY loved to have lost 12-15lbs, but I am on the right track.  I have a lot of other stuff going on, and I’m not starving myself, or spending 23 hours a day in the gym (there were a lot of days that only had a 30 minute elliptical workout).

I have the rest of the month, and I’m still confidant.  Sure Christmas is coming up (which I’m not ready for. At. All.) but I got this :D

WooT!

Update 12/7

Dec 072010

Same sh*t, different day :P

As I’m typing this, I’m finishing up a 13.5 hour work day.  I know its a little bit different, since I work from home, but to sit in front of the computer for over 13 hours…it can suck sometimes.  I did get in 30 minutes on the elliptical though, so WooT to that.

For the past few weeks I have basically been working morning to night.  I haven’t really been to the gym, but I have been getting in 30 minutes on the elliptical during my lunch break, and every so often throughout the day I’ll take some downtime to do crunches, or something with my dumbbells.

I also haven’t been ordering Dominos or running out to get McDonalds.

I’ve gotten off to a good start with the 20 pound goal, but I don’t want to state the progress just yet.  In the past, whenever I’ve posted my weigh in, I’ve used to rest of the day as a “free” day.  I think I have enough control to not do it now, but I don’t want to jinx myself.  You’ll get a weight next week though, when we’re halfway through the month :) .

In other news, I think I’m going to buy a car.  I’ve been wanting to for awhile.  I’ve been needing to also, because my van is on it’s deathbed.  I’d love to buy a new car, but I don’t think I’ll be able to afford it.  Not only would I have to worry about a car payment (which I don’t have now), but I’d also have to deal with the insurance increase, all of which goes on top of debt I am trying to pay off.  Boo!

I can manage it if I keep the price right, but it will definitely cut into the McDonalds budget (awww…shucks…).

Anywho, as far as used cars go, I’m looking at a 2006 Toyota Camry, and a 2008 Ford Fusion. 

 

I haven’t seen either in person yet, but the pictures look pretty :)   The Ford has lower mileage (48000 as opposed to 97000), and its black (which I like), but its also about $2500 more, so we’ll see… Assuming my financing pre approval goes through, I’m going to head down either one day this week or next week to see whats up.

And…that’s all I have.  Hope you’ve had a good day!

Bulkin' Up

Dec 062010

A lot of people, when they start dieting, will look to frozen meals. And there are a lot of plus points there, they are pretty affordable (and at least one brand is one sale at my grocery store each week), there provide instant portion control, you can still a bit of variety, and they’re easy to make.

On the flipside though, that portion control usually means a rediculously small portion, they are usually chock full of preservatives and sodium, and you don’t get much in terms of fruits and vegetables with them.

I’ll buy them every so often for lunches.  I don’t usually feel like cooking during the day, and I do like the variety.  What I’ll sometimes try to do though is bulk them up a bit, in a way that I get more of a filling meal with not too many more calories.

Case in point: Today’s lunch.

I started out w/ a Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravoli meal (220 calories), and added a few little bits, including:

  • Frozen spinach
  • Frozen peppers
  • Fresh Salsa
  • Parmesan/Romano Cheese

I prepared the Ravioli in the microwave as directed, and then heated up the spinach and peppers in the microwave as well.  I then added the salsa and a bit of cheese, and microwaved the whole thing again for a minute or so.  And BAM!

 I managed a spice up and otherwise small, and kinda boring meal, while only adding maybe an extra 50-60 calories.  Not bad, eh?

 

Do you use frozen dinners at all?  Do you bulk them up? 

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