Monday, December 23, 2013
Happy Holidays Y'all!
Hi everyone! This will be my last post of the year. I will be off work next Monday so I won't be doing much of anything. I will post again on Monday, January 6th. I'm still eating WAY too much this holiday season but I'm not too concerned because I'm ready to get back to normal for the new year. I plan on weighing on January 10th or 11th just to see how much damage has been done but hopefully I can even out by February. So, hang in there! The holiday is a torturous time. My mother has been baking her buns off and I a human garbage disposal. We will make it through. I wanted to just take this brief moment to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. Also, while I'm away, my brother David will be turning 20! Happy Birthday, ya turd...I love you! Lastly, Bama plays Oklahoma on the 2nd so ROLL TIDE!
Monday, December 16, 2013
Hold On
Hi y’all! It’s been a couple weeks but I’m back. I won’t pretend like I’m in the swing of
things, though. The semester is finally
over, I’m back from New York and I’m getting a break for a few weeks so things
are finally slowing down. I haven’t
weighed because I know it won’t be good.
Between the holiday parties and the food I stuffed in my face in New
York, I know it won’t be pretty. I’m
back on today so I’m in a miserable mood.
I am going to be intermittently bad for a few weeks until I can get
through the holidays. Once I make it
through that struggle, I plan on being perfect starting January second. I may wait to weigh but sometimes that gets
me in trouble. I just need to hold on through the holidays. This is the toughest part of the year, y'all! We can do it!
Cassandra and I adopted a friend’s dog. His name is Major and we are already in love
with him! I took him for a run yesterday which prompted my fastest mile
ever. He drug me all over the apartment
complex so I was pretty out of breath when I got done and then my Nike app
informed me I ran my fastest mile ever.
That’s about the only health related success story I have for December.
My mom, dad, Jordan and I went to see P!NK in concert in
Birmingham last weekend and had a blast! The pictures and video above are from
that concert.
The pictures/videos below are from our trip to New York.
Enjoy!
I’ll post next week!
Bye!
“We’re losing light, losing light, yeah, we’re fading fast
We had a fire, need a spark, or we’ll never last
Just look at me, look at me, I’ve been burning for you
So long, so long…” Hold On-Colbie CaillatMonday, December 2, 2013
Empire State of Mind
Hi Everyone! I don’t have much time today. It’s been a hectic day and I have about a
million and one things to do. I didn’t
weigh this past week because of the Thanksgiving holiday and won’t be weighing
this weekend because I’ll be in New York.
I plan on weighing again on December 14th to see how far
behind I am. This is certainly the
toughest time of the year to lose weight.
There are parties and trips and dinners and it’s just bad. I won’t be posting next Monday because as I
mentioned, my mom and I are going to New York City! We leave Friday and we won’t
be back until Monday night. If you are a
college football fan, you know that Alabama had a heartbreaking loss on
Saturday. I am still so sad about it but
I love my team! So, Roll Tide anyway! I posted some pictures below that I took
over the break.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL WEEK/WEEKEND!
I will post again on December 16th!
Send good vibes that my mom and I have a safe trip please!
Roll Tide!
Bye!
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh
There’s nothing you can’t do, now you’re in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you, let’s hear it for New York…” Empire State of Mind-Jay Z With Alicia KeysMonday, November 25, 2013
Simple As It Should Be
Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving week! I hope you all get the
opportunity to rest this weekend and spend time with your families. I was sick last week (which is why I didn’t
post) and I’ve been so busy that I am more than excited for a four day
weekend. I will have to grade some and
continue to exercise but there will be no working, no teaching and no tutoring
for four whole days and that is most definitely something to be thankful
for. I was sick for over a week and it
still feels like there are some germs hiding in my sinuses and I think I’m
having problems getting rid of it because I rarely rest. Well, that’s all going to change soon! In other news, I managed to lose about 3
pounds in the past two weeks (even after going crazy for Halloween and the LSU
game). This is perfect timing because I
am sure that I will gain all of it and more on Thanksgiving day. I have seen several dieting sites
recommending recipes and ideas on Thanksgiving.
I’m probably a bad influence because I am a hardcore believer in
enjoying your holidays. I have never
held back on Thanksgiving and Christmas, even the past few years when I’ve been
on Weight Watchers. I always bounce back
the next day or week (for leftovers). I
think it’s worth it to have to shape up and lose the holiday weight in order to
enjoy your company and the food that is around.
If you aren’t the type of person that has the ability to do that though,
you may consider more healthy alternatives when you are at the Thanksgiving
table. Meanwhile, I’ll be trying not to
eat an entire apple pie.
So, I don’t have a recipe to share but I wanted to show you
something I tried this week. Green Giant
makes this series of “Just for One” vegetables.
First of all, I get it Green Giant.
I’m the only one eating the broccoli.
There’s no need to call me out in the freezer section because I’m
unmarried. I just think they should
consider changing the name so 29 year olds don’t get a complex just from trying
to eat a serving of food. Anyway, I
digress. I don’t eat enough vegetables
and honestly, it’s not like this has many nutrients but it is nice to pull out
one small pack for a side and not have to worry about making a whole pack of
frozen broccoli or some other veggie. There
are other combinations out there but this one kind of put me in the
Thanksgiving mood…preparing for my mother’s amazing broccoli cheese casserole.
I had decided I wasn’t going to share anymore images of
record breaking from my Nike app but I kind of thought this one was funny and I
posted it anyway. I had no idea that
Nike would track a 1K but apparently I ran .62 miles in a faster speed than I’ve
ever done before. I thought it was
interesting. There is no record breaking
going on right now. I have been running
on the treadmill the past couple of weeks because I hate the cold weather and
for some reason, I run much slower on the treadmill than I do outside. You would think that wouldn’t be the case but
it is.
I also decided to share a picture of my Dad and brother with
my parent’s dog. She’s so BIG! It’s
crazy.
The Iron Bowl is this weekend, y’all and the media is having
a field day. It’s a big game because not
only does it determine who goes to the SEC championship game but if we lose, it
means our hopes for yet another national title game are dashed. If Bama plays like they should, they will win
so I hope that’s what happens.
That’s all!
Enjoy Thanksgiving and ROLL TIDE!
Bye!
“Cause time will go
And we may be
Far apart I know
But as far as I can see
This is so good
There’s no need for change
It’s alright with me
It’s as simple as it should be
Simple as it should be…” Simple As It Should Be-Tristan
PrettymanMonday, November 11, 2013
All Too Well
Happy Veterans Day, Y’all! A great big thank you to all the
men and women (including my dad) who have served in the Armed Forces! So, after Halloween and Alabama’s big LSU
weekend, I am up a couple pounds. I am
not surprised by this at all. I have had
way too much fun the past couple of weeks.
My immediate goal is to get the last couple pounds off and then lose 1
or 2 more before Thanksgiving so I can essentially gain it all over again with
my mother’s cooking. It’s a vicious
cycle.
So, I think I mentioned the new mashed potatoes that I love
right now in a previous post. Well, last
week I decided to use them to make a new creation. I mixed the mashed potatoes with the French
Onion Dip Greek Yogurt, sliced turkey, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and
pepper. I formed them into balls and
cooked them in the skillet with Pam. My
mom makes delicious potato cakes so obviously, these weren’t quite as decadent
but they had good flavor and it was a new spin on the same old mashed
potatoes. The best part is that those
potatoes go a long way in your belly. I
always appreciate a filling food.
Hopefully you all saw Alabama dominate LSU on Saturday. It was one of the most fun games I’ve been to
at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The fans were
completely in it and we played great. We
have a couple of weeks that shouldn’t be difficult and then we play
Auburn. If we can squeeze past them, I
like our chances of being in the big game again…but I’m trying not to put the
cart before the horse.
I took a couple pics of my parent’s dog, Greyson. She is huge and still think she’s a lap dog
but she is pretty cute. I hope you all have a great day and week!
“I’d like to be my old self again, but I’m still trying to
find it…” All Too Well-Taylor Swift
Monday, November 4, 2013
Can't Fall Down
I’ll be honest, last week wasn’t a great week for me because
of Halloween. I didn’t weigh and I’m
just hoping that the damage isn’t too bad when I weigh this weekend. I went a little overboard. I’m back on today so I’m starving of
course. I plan on being perfect until Thanksgiving. So, hopefully I can do that. It’s OK to stumble as long as we get back
up. It’s just nowadays, it takes me a
bit more time to get back up. I feel all
old and decrepit sometimes. I’ll get
there.
Before my Halloween debacle, I was able to run my fastest
mile on my Nike app on Wednesday. I know
it’s not fast to a lot of people but for me, that isn’t bad. I love the Nike app because it tells you
every time you break a record. The GPS
could be better on it but overall, it’s a pretty cool feature. I recommend to anyone who runs/walks
regularly. You can connect with Facebook
friends on it as well and create competitions and goals.
My mom made me a wreath for football season and I think it’s
adorable so I shared a picture. Below, I
pasted some Halloween pics/videos. It’s
my favorite holiday and I had a great time this year. Also, I was lazy and didn’t prepare anything
or have much in the way of tips or suggestions so you get to look at Halloween
pictures!
I’ll try to do better next week.
Bama plays LSU so give out good Roll Tide vibes!
Bye!
“I’m at the point of almost breaking now
I’ve knocked on every door in this cold town
(Yeah)
The higher you go the harder you fall
If I wanna be safe then I just stay small
Wanna grow to the sky where it’s beautiful
But I can’t see that from the forest floor
How can I hold it together
When nothing I try makes it better
I just wanna lay here forever
Cus if I don’t get up, then I can’t fall down…” Can’t Fall
Down-Natasha Bedingfield
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