Its Wednesday already?

This week is flying! I have my doctors appointment tomorrow to go over the results of my CT Scan of my ankle from 2 weeks ago. I was told in June that I have 3 choices: 1. live with the pain, 2. cortisone shot or 3. surgery. I chose cortisone. Up until a month ago I felt like I had a brand new ankle. Not a hint of pain! About a month ago, out of the blue, BAM! pain is back big time. This went on for 2 or 3 days and that was it. I have had a few occurances of "oh crap, its coming back" but than it disappears again. I am hoping he is able to give me another shot as I really do not want to get side-lined by surgery right now. I feel like that would really derail me as I depend on my exercising to lose weight!

I spent 45 minutes this morning with my trainer than did a 45 minute spin class. It wiped me out but it felt good at the same time. I have finally realized that I need to exercise....when i do, I feel good the rest of the day!

My eating today was as follows:

b - S.E.I Max protein chocolate coconut shake w/ skim milk
s - banana
l - Chobani Plain non-fat yogurt with Kashi cereal
s - slice of turkey and slice of swiss cheese
d - 1/2 cup rice with marinara sauce and a poached egg

total calories - 919
total protein - 83g

Tuesday Ramblings & Pics

I am starting to feel "back to normal" today! Yay! I go to my spin class in a little while and I can actually say I missed it this weekend! Never in my life would I have thought I could "miss" exercise. Don't get me wrong, I went to the gym in Chicago AND I did the 5k but it wasn't my routine. I love traveling but it always throws me off and I crave my routine.

I am addicted to those True Orange/Lime/Lemon packets that were in our goody bags! So good. I have never seen these here and will be looking where I can get them as I am down to my last one. Anyone know where I can get them?

As I said yesterday, I didn't gain or lose during the 4 days I was in Chicago. While I was not over-eating in any way shape or form, I was not eating as good as I do at home. That being said, yesterday I was back to my 80g of protein and my calories were 900. The scale rewarded me with a 2 lb drop from last weeks weigh-in. I'll take that!

Here are some more pics from Chicago! Enjoy!

Catherine & Amy

Theresa & Vickie

Rani, Jen, Jenny , Amy & Nicole

Bonnie & Carmen

Jennifer & Joey

Twins! Me and Maria


Me & Catherine

Gail & Gen



Me & Rani

Me at the 5k on Saturday

Have you heard about Boob's?

LOL! What a weekend my friends. To meet a lot of you FOR REAL...live and in person was the most surreal experience of my life! Seriously...I mean that. I felt like I was dreaming and many of my blog friends were in my dreams. I already can't wait to do it again!

The planning committee for this weekend were out of this world, Kagead, Jen, Draz, Steph, Joey, Linda & Sarah!!! Thank you for all your hard work! A great time was had by all.

Meeting Catherine, Amy and Sarah (actually, I met Sarah over the summer) were one of the many highlights of the weekend. Those three, in that order, were the beginning of my journey. Through them, I found all of you! Hanging out with Band-Babe, Tessie, Miss Vickie and hello! how about my great roomie and travel companion...Stephanie!!!! (love her!) was so unbelievable! Just being with EVERYONE, makes me feel more committed than ever...there were women in all stages of the journey and I love every one of you!

I will post pics from my other computer tomorrow, I promise! I just wanted to check in and catch up on all your blogs. I've missed reading them while away.

Good news on the scale this morning...no weight gained and no weight lost! Thats cool though...I ate my way through Chicago!

Car Show and BBQ for dinner!

For the first time, Steve is taking his car to a car show tonight. You know the kind....a bunch of old guys in a parking lot with their rods! The only reason I am going is because it is in a parking lot of a BBQ restaurant and I love BBQ Baby Back Ribs! Yea!

I went to the gym this morning and had my session with my trainer and then had to run to the lab for a blood test so unfortunately, I didn't make it to my spin class! In a million years, I never thought I would feel bad about missing exercise but I do. I have one more shot at it tomorrow at 6:30 and you can bet I won't miss that! I really love spinning....I can easily burn 500 - 700 calories each time and I feel like I get more burn than other classes. I am hoping to make it to the hotels gym on Friday morning too.

b- S.E.I. Chocolate protein shake
l- tuna with mayo/onion with 4 trisket crackers
d - ribs & coleslaw

So far, my total calories for the day are 742 and my calories at the gym were 342.

I plan on packing tonight and cannot wait to see my Steph tomorrow and the rest of you on Friday!

BYOC to CHICAGO Questions Answered!

1) You’re trapped on a desert island and you can bring only 3 of your favourite foods along. What do you bring?

Bacon
Eggs
Chips

2) If you could meet any 3 people, living or dead, who would they be and why?

Jackie Kennedy
Oprah
Steves mom: she died before I met him and I know she would have loved me!

3) What is your stripper name? (take the name of your first pet and the name of the street you grew up on)

Pebbles Bow


4) How old were you when you lost your virginity? Alternative question if you don’t want to answer this: What is your LEAST favourite part of your bod since losing weight? Your MOST favourite since losing weight?

Right now my thighs are my least favorite part and my waist is my favorite part.

5) Do you believe in ghosts or evil spirits? Would you be willing to spend a night alone in a house that is supposedly haunted?

I do believe in ghosts and would not spend the night in a haunted house by myself. With Steve, yes because he would protect me.


) What is your natural hair colour? If you dye it something completely different from what your momma gave ya, how come?

Brunette

7) Boxers or briefs? Alternatively…bikinis or granny pantie?

Briefs and bikini or hipsters


8) If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? (Trilogies do not count as one movie, cheaterpantses!)

Legends of the Fall

9) What is your guilty pleasure (feel free to go straight to the gutter with this one if the spirit moves you!)

I am a Housewives of New Jersey Addict. I don't watch any of the others but this one just gets me! Hysterical!


10) How many pounds gone forever are you celebrating??

Since my highest weight: 54 lbs
Since surgery: 35 lbs

Todays Agenda

Hmmm....woke up at 5 a.m. to go to the gym for my 6 a.m. training session and had a surprise visit from Aunt Flo! Possibly, this is why my scale is stuck at 178 for the past two days? I was planning on staying for a step class after my training but just didn't feel up to it so I came home. Tomorrow is another day, right?

Nothing much going on here, just starting to pack for Chicago and getting excited about the trip. I am having my nails done this afternoon and tomorrow go for my hair cut, color and express Keretin Treatment. I'm going to miss Steve and I'll worry about him not eating while I'm gone because you know, without me to remind him, he never eats! I am being a little sarcastic but he literally will go all day and say "I didn't eat anything today, whats for dinner?" Very odd man my husband! I have to have a plan most days of what I am going to be eating! I've told him what I have in the freezer and it will be up to him to take it out and defrost. I am leaving him with pulled pork for sandwiches and eggplant parm which should keep him fed while I am gone! I may even make him a big batch of coleslaw. He eats that as a snack at night!

Exercise for today: weight training

b - egg, 1/4 bagel
l - Chobani plain non-fat yogurt with Kashi go-lean
s - s.e.i. max protein chocolate shake
d - Nathan's hot dog rolled up in a Pillsbury Crescent roll with 1/2 baked beans (I can usually eat 1/2 of hot dog but that was before last weeks fill!)
s - Skinny Cow ice cream cup

Calories = 1188
Exercise = 240
protein = 75g



Not a very healthy eating day but that's how I'm feeling today and it will have to do.

So I was thinking....

Its great that I have roll-up ballet flats to throw in my bag in case I need them, but the reality is, I will need them because I absolutely will not be walking 3/4 mile on concrete in 3 inch heels. There, I said it! So, I'm thinking that I will have to have a bag big enough to throw my heels in whilst I am wearing my roll-up ballets, yes? Ok, that being the case, why am I wearing roll-up ballet shoes when I can be wearing a much more comfortable pair of Naturalizer flats with a nice rubber sole? Either way I will need a bag for my heels so I may as well wear the more comfortable flats for walking!

The roll-up ballets may still come in handy at the restaurant when my heels start to hurt me, which they will. The roll-ups are much cuter than my flats. Stephen thinks I have serious issues and doesn't understand why I even need the heels in the first place! "Just wear the comfortable flat's" he told me! Men!

When will my hair stop falling out? It really makes no sense why its even coming out. I am NOT losing weight fast, thats for sure. Thank God I started out with extra thick hair...I would be bald if it was thin to start!

Todays eating & exercise:

Exercise: None...Sunday is my day of rest!

b - S.E.I. Max Protein Cookies and Cream shake with SF French Vanilla syrup
l - chobani plain no fat yogurt with 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean Crispie Cereal
d - 1/2 turkey meatball with mozzerella cheese and marinara sauce and about 1/4 cup, if that, of thin spaghetti with Steves mothers recipe of pasta capesto sauce. So good!

Calories for today = 1089
Protein = 78g

Does it sound familiar to yesterday? It should because it is the same with a few minor differences. I know this is TMI but I have been using 1.5 scoops of protein powder and 1/2 cup of skim milk and 1/2 cup of water to make my shakes. Since using the new protein powder, which I LOVE, I have been adding the milk which I never did before. Anyway, I think the combo of more protein plus milk (which has been known to give me problems in the past) I've been gassy and have had diarrhea. Hopefully, eliminating 1/2 scoop of protein and the milk entirely will eliminate these symptoms. I hope, I hope!

Dinner we had plenty of leftovers with lots of sauce so it should be ok for me although I usually don't do leftovers well.