Oh my, another Tuesday has rolled around. The weeks go by fast, don't they? Well I was hoping for some good news today, but alas my body doesn't seem to want to agree. 196.2, not a huge gain, but still a gain. I want to say that I was exactly on point the whole week, but I wasn't. I used my 35 flexies and all of my Activity points and maybe a few more. I think where I went astray was on Saturday. I weighed myself in the morning, 193.8 (awesome, right?). Once I saw that number, I gave myself free access to eat more than I should. I did only have 2 beers that night, but there were some nachos that kept calling my name.
As my mom says, it is what it is. Today, as a way to semi-control myself, I went back on Weight Watchers Core plan.
The basics of Core (taken from the WW website)?
Eat from the Core Food List: When you follow the Core Plan, you can eat until you’re satisfied from a list of wholesome, nutritious foods from all food groups. The foods are low in energy density, meaning they’re more filling, and you’ll consume fewer calories. (More on energy density later.)
Know your Comfort Zone: After some practice, you’ll find your personal Comfort Zone, which measures how full or hungry you are throughout the day. The Core Plan teaches you to recognize and respond to your body’s signals of hunger and satisfaction.
Use your weekly POINTS®: Allowance for non-Core Foods. You get a weekly POINTS Allowance of 35 to spend on non-Core Foods that add the variety you need for lasting weight loss. So don’t worry that you’ll never get to eat your favorite foods again.
Follow the 8 Good Health Guidelines: By sticking to our health guidelines, you’ll get the nutrients you’ll need while following the plan.
I have done this plan before and it helped break through a plateau I was having. I'm going to give it another go and see if it won't help me get below 195 for more than a day. Fingers and toes crossed for a good week!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
That is so money.
The Food Network is like my porn. My favorite thing to do on the weekends is to have a cup of coffee and turn to channel 50. You talk to anyone who watches the Food Network and they almost all have their favorite "Chef", mine?
1. The old school Paula episodes (when she lived in her old house and when she hadn't met Michael yet). Her food was more "homey" and reminded me of many things I had growing up in the Midwest.
2. Sandra Lee, cause that bitch always has a weird ass cocktail at the end and who doesn't like her table scape's? I know I love em.
And then there is my absolute favorite,
3. Ina. She (along with Paula) makes no excuses for using butter and a ton of oil in her recipes. I love her kitchen and overall house and really enjoy her recipes. I have adapted many of hers to more point friendly ones. But I think more importantly I love the fact that she is fat. There is only one episode I can think of that she creates a "low calorie" dish. It was kind of like a tzaki sauce (that amazing creamy garlicky-dill sauce on gyros that I could eat by itself!). Sorry I got off track...all in all, she works it. She has fun and doesn't give a shit. I would totally be her friend.
But as much as I love my girls, a new favorite has come into the picture, Guy Fieri. 
I'm not too keen on his cooking show, but I love one of the shows he hosts. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Anyone who has seen this show knows what I am talking about. He goes around the country looking for great diners, drive-ins, and dives (duh). The episode I saw today, he went to a place where they deep fried a hamburger patty. But not to be out done, Guy freakin deep fried the ENTIRE hamburger! Amazing. I would SO eat that! The place also had deep fried Twinkies and Oreos. Ok, my mouth is watering, I need to stop.
I'm not too keen on his cooking show, but I love one of the shows he hosts. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Anyone who has seen this show knows what I am talking about. He goes around the country looking for great diners, drive-ins, and dives (duh). The episode I saw today, he went to a place where they deep fried a hamburger patty. But not to be out done, Guy freakin deep fried the ENTIRE hamburger! Amazing. I would SO eat that! The place also had deep fried Twinkies and Oreos. Ok, my mouth is watering, I need to stop. The only problem with watching this truly hardcore "porn" show, I get hungry. It doesn't matter if I just ate or if I am eating at the moment, I really want what he is eating. I wonder if they have Food Network Anonymous?
Hi my name is Soho Fat Girl and I am addicted to the Food Network.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Ole!
Who doesn't like some good mexican food? Meat, cheese, tortilla. Delish! Tonight I met up with one of my good friends, A. She's fabulous. She crazy blind dates and does improv, she is very much the people person. We hadn't seen eachother in awhile, so we decided to do dinner. Since I live in Soho and she works in Soho, we met on my corner and walked around and enjoyed the great weather we were having. We decided on Dos Caminos. I hadn't yet tried it, plus we could eat outside. We started out with their famous guacamole! Totally worth the $12.00 price tag.
Oh, she had a margarita and I had the red sangria. It would have been better if they were a bit bigger. $9.00 bucks for some sangria?? You kidding me? Especially when the glass is so full with ice! Total rip off, but whatevs, we hadn't seen eachother in awhile. We then ordered, her the mahi tacos. Me, the chicken tacos. We decided to share them and try each. Wow, for $14.00, they were some TINY tacos! I think I had 2 pieces of chicken in them. The mahi tacos, were fabulous. Enough spice and kick to it, I suggest.
We talked and caught up, it was great. We ordered another round of "refreshing beverages" and called it a night. Overall, Dos Caminos is overpriced average mexican food. Taco Express on Varick does it better and you get a ton of food.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Tales from the Scale: Lack of Focus
Ah yes, another Tuesday has yet rolled around. Ok, so again, I wasn't expecting a miracle. It would have been nice to think that I was within my points for the whole weekend, but I know that its not true. I did however, lose weight. 195.8, so that is a plus from last week.
Anyways, enough with the scale. I really wasn't in the mood this morning to weigh myself. And no, its not because I knew I didn't lose. You see, my apartment has been taken over by mice and I was up late last night resetting traps. At 2:45 am, I heard another one go off in the kitchen and then heard the trap slap around. Oh great, I didn't quite get him. I just got his arm, the poor thing. I went to the bathroom and didn't hear anything, so I thought that he finally died, but after climbing back into bed I heard him again. Well, I couldn't just let him suffer so I went and grabbed some plastic bags, put the trap in there (with the little guy still attached), and grabbed my tea kettle. I am almost in tears just thinking about it. I really don't like killing animals (cockroaches, I don't mind), but the little thing looked at me as I was putting him in the bag. I did it quick and made sure he was gone, so he didn't suffer anymore than he had to.
Needless to say, it took me awhile to go back to sleep.
Anyways, enough with the scale. I really wasn't in the mood this morning to weigh myself. And no, its not because I knew I didn't lose. You see, my apartment has been taken over by mice and I was up late last night resetting traps. At 2:45 am, I heard another one go off in the kitchen and then heard the trap slap around. Oh great, I didn't quite get him. I just got his arm, the poor thing. I went to the bathroom and didn't hear anything, so I thought that he finally died, but after climbing back into bed I heard him again. Well, I couldn't just let him suffer so I went and grabbed some plastic bags, put the trap in there (with the little guy still attached), and grabbed my tea kettle. I am almost in tears just thinking about it. I really don't like killing animals (cockroaches, I don't mind), but the little thing looked at me as I was putting him in the bag. I did it quick and made sure he was gone, so he didn't suffer anymore than he had to.
Needless to say, it took me awhile to go back to sleep.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Pizza, Beer, and Cake. Oh my
My loyal readers (ok, so I don't think that anyone reads this), but I am back. I went home to the midwest to visit my family and go to my future sister-in-laws bridal showers. So, here is the run down:
Day 1: I arrived the evening before (Thursday) very late. My planes were on time, woo whoo!, that totally never happens. My mom picked me up and we headed back to the house where I grew up. Woke up in the morning and went to the local hair salon to get my hair did. They do a great job, plus my mom pays for it. After getting all beautified, we headed out to my grandparents to say hello and see my Uncle D. My Uncle D was leaving to go back to Iraq where he is a civilian contractor on a army base in Bagdade. After eating about 6 of my Grandma's chocolate chip cookies (they are SO good), my mom and I headed out to the mall! Ahh suburban life. We were both in search of dresses for the upcoming nuptials of my brother and his fiance. I was also in need of some new jeans and over new wardrobe. Most everything I have is a size too big! Long story short, I ended up getting an Antonia Melani dress. Size 14 thank you very much! Its really cute and very comfortable. I also got some new jeans and said goodbye Lane Bryant. I am now too SMALL to fit into their clothes. It feels great! Amazing right? After the mall we headed to Panera Bread, a calorie landmine if you ask me, but whatevs I'm on vaca. We then went to Target, my favorite store in the whole world. You can find everything there, and its pretty cheap too! After shopping away the day we headed back to my small town and met up with my Uncle D, his friend P, and my Uncle A at the local bar. The joint was jumping as the sand volleyball tournaments had started. Pitcher after pitcher of Miller Light, we drank away the evening. We also polished off a plate of the best nachos ever..mmm. I headed back home, drunk, and passed out cause I had only slept for a few hours the night before and had shopped all day.
Day 2: Bridal Shower #1. My mom, grandma, and I were heading up an hour north to go to the first bridal shower being put on by my future sister-in-laws side. We had some time in the morning, so we headed out to the outlet mall (yay, mall!) to go get me some new bras. I hadn't been fitted in a long time, so I tried on a bunch of them. 36D! Crazy, back in September I was a 38DD. I'm hoping that I don't lose any more weight in my chest, it probably will :( After the outlet mall we went to Grandma's for supper (or as most people call it lunch, don't ask me why they call it supper!) , as my Uncle D's last meal before going back to Iraq. My grandma made roast, mash potatoes, corn, green beans, and homemade rolls. So freakin good. I then had a piece of her homemade chocolate cake with fudge icing. Yes, it is as good as it sounds. After eating, my mom and I went and filled communion cups for church and then she dropped me off at a high school friends house. I had been invited over to catch up with her and bunch of girls I went to school with. All I have to say is wow, it was weird. Ok, just for awhile. You see, 3 of them are married, 1 has a serious boyfriend, and one of the married girls is pregnant. None of them have ever left the midwest and ventured out. Hell, one teaches at the high school we went to! Anyways, it was really good catching up with them. They all seem really happy and I am happy for them.
Ok, shower time! We drove up the scenic route an hour away and was greated by the brides family. The normal bridal shower things happen. Cake and presents. This one, however, had wine! Yay. Totally made it better to attend. After drinking half of a bottle, we headed home, ordered chinese, and fell asleep at 9:30. Yeah, totally exciting.
Day 3: Another Bridal Shower! Ahhh. But first, my mom and I went to visit Margret. The coolest 94 year old I know. She is somewhat losing her hearing, but she is still very with it. Always asks about my job and living in NYC. She is awesome. We chatted and then went back to get ready for the final shower. My grandma and I drove into town to get my Great Aunt (also a kick ass chick). Shower time! Walmart cake (not as good as my grandma's, but was amazing still), mixed nuts, some slushy drink thingy that was like a Flinestone push pop, and mints. But not just plain mints, these bad boys are homemade cream cheese mints. Its a tradition in my family that we make these for special occasions. Needless to say that I have made hundreds. After all the present opening, the family headed back to my grandparents for pizza and beer. All my cousins came with their significant others and we had a grand time. It was great catching up with them.
I headed back to NYC today and I am exhausted! Boy that was a jam packed weekend full of family, old friends, lots of food, no time at the gym, and lots of drinks. Oh well, back on the bandwagon today.
Day 1: I arrived the evening before (Thursday) very late. My planes were on time, woo whoo!, that totally never happens. My mom picked me up and we headed back to the house where I grew up. Woke up in the morning and went to the local hair salon to get my hair did. They do a great job, plus my mom pays for it. After getting all beautified, we headed out to my grandparents to say hello and see my Uncle D. My Uncle D was leaving to go back to Iraq where he is a civilian contractor on a army base in Bagdade. After eating about 6 of my Grandma's chocolate chip cookies (they are SO good), my mom and I headed out to the mall! Ahh suburban life. We were both in search of dresses for the upcoming nuptials of my brother and his fiance. I was also in need of some new jeans and over new wardrobe. Most everything I have is a size too big! Long story short, I ended up getting an Antonia Melani dress. Size 14 thank you very much! Its really cute and very comfortable. I also got some new jeans and said goodbye Lane Bryant. I am now too SMALL to fit into their clothes. It feels great! Amazing right? After the mall we headed to Panera Bread, a calorie landmine if you ask me, but whatevs I'm on vaca. We then went to Target, my favorite store in the whole world. You can find everything there, and its pretty cheap too! After shopping away the day we headed back to my small town and met up with my Uncle D, his friend P, and my Uncle A at the local bar. The joint was jumping as the sand volleyball tournaments had started. Pitcher after pitcher of Miller Light, we drank away the evening. We also polished off a plate of the best nachos ever..mmm. I headed back home, drunk, and passed out cause I had only slept for a few hours the night before and had shopped all day.
Day 2: Bridal Shower #1. My mom, grandma, and I were heading up an hour north to go to the first bridal shower being put on by my future sister-in-laws side. We had some time in the morning, so we headed out to the outlet mall (yay, mall!) to go get me some new bras. I hadn't been fitted in a long time, so I tried on a bunch of them. 36D! Crazy, back in September I was a 38DD. I'm hoping that I don't lose any more weight in my chest, it probably will :( After the outlet mall we went to Grandma's for supper (or as most people call it lunch, don't ask me why they call it supper!) , as my Uncle D's last meal before going back to Iraq. My grandma made roast, mash potatoes, corn, green beans, and homemade rolls. So freakin good. I then had a piece of her homemade chocolate cake with fudge icing. Yes, it is as good as it sounds. After eating, my mom and I went and filled communion cups for church and then she dropped me off at a high school friends house. I had been invited over to catch up with her and bunch of girls I went to school with. All I have to say is wow, it was weird. Ok, just for awhile. You see, 3 of them are married, 1 has a serious boyfriend, and one of the married girls is pregnant. None of them have ever left the midwest and ventured out. Hell, one teaches at the high school we went to! Anyways, it was really good catching up with them. They all seem really happy and I am happy for them.
Ok, shower time! We drove up the scenic route an hour away and was greated by the brides family. The normal bridal shower things happen. Cake and presents. This one, however, had wine! Yay. Totally made it better to attend. After drinking half of a bottle, we headed home, ordered chinese, and fell asleep at 9:30. Yeah, totally exciting.
Day 3: Another Bridal Shower! Ahhh. But first, my mom and I went to visit Margret. The coolest 94 year old I know. She is somewhat losing her hearing, but she is still very with it. Always asks about my job and living in NYC. She is awesome. We chatted and then went back to get ready for the final shower. My grandma and I drove into town to get my Great Aunt (also a kick ass chick). Shower time! Walmart cake (not as good as my grandma's, but was amazing still), mixed nuts, some slushy drink thingy that was like a Flinestone push pop, and mints. But not just plain mints, these bad boys are homemade cream cheese mints. Its a tradition in my family that we make these for special occasions. Needless to say that I have made hundreds. After all the present opening, the family headed back to my grandparents for pizza and beer. All my cousins came with their significant others and we had a grand time. It was great catching up with them.
I headed back to NYC today and I am exhausted! Boy that was a jam packed weekend full of family, old friends, lots of food, no time at the gym, and lots of drinks. Oh well, back on the bandwagon today.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Tales from the Scale: Water makes you float and bloat.
Tuesday. D-Day. Weigh in day. After this past weekend, I wasn't too confident about weighing in. At least I don't go to meetings, I am an online girl, so the weighing in process is extremely personal. After my third time at the bathroom (have to get everything out!) I got on the scale, then again, and then again. Could this be right? This scale must be broke! 196.8...what??? Seriously. Did my Saturday night binge really make me gain almost 3 pounds? Is that even possible? Well apparently yes. As a veteran WW (Weight Watcher), I know that the scale doesn't always reflect the whole truth. There are so many factors that go into the scale. Water is a huge influence. Did I drink enough water the day before, am I bloated because "Aunt Flow" is in town, did that extra bit of salt make me retain even a bit of water? Yes, yes, and yes. Ok, so maybe blaming the gain all on water is really not the whole truth. I'm sure that consuming over 5,000 calories on Saturday played a role in it, but I much rather take the easy road and say "stupid water weight!". Call it denial if you will, but I can't beat myself up for taking a bit of a detour over the weekend. So in the end what has this set back cost me you ask? Nothing really. I'm not here to do a quick fix, this is my life and I am not going to stop living it. Will I end up quiting over it? Absolutely not. If I did that everytime I failed, I would be living in my Mom's basement watching reruns of Dr. Phil. I do what most people do, pick myself back up and move on. Today is a new day and also marks a new "week" for me. 35 new flexies to eat and a clean slate to start off with.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Who you calling fat?
Ok, so I'm fat....well not as fat as I used to be. My highest weight known was 230, jesus, I was like a linebacker. As of last Tuesday, I weighed 194 lbs. Almost 40lbs, not too shabby if I do say so myself. I wanted to blog to document the 20-30lbs of weight I have left to lose.....
Soooo Day 1:
Well, I wouldn't be fat without my so-called "friends". Yesterday overall was a good day. I met up with my touch football team to play our game (we lost, but I scored a touchdown). After eating all of my flexie points, I was planning on just having some diet coke and a bit of a dinner. Hell, I had 13 points to use. Well...that didn't exactly happen. One flip-cup round after another and I was drunk! I hoped in a cab with two other teammates to head to ANOTHER bar and continued to drink. That led to the burrito the size of my head, and don't forget the side of chips! After that I was toast. I headed home cause I was going to fall asleep at the bar. Well, what else could top off the night? Ben & Jerry. If I couldn't spend it with an actual guy named Ben or Jerry, I was going to spend it with a pint. I can say that I didn't eat the entire carton, but I could have if I didn't fall asleep. Lesson learned, right? Probably not. Everyday is a challenge for me. Getting up and going to the gym, making sure I drink enough water, getting enough calcuim, fruits and veggies. Its a never ending struggle, but I am determined to get to my goal.
Soooo Day 1:
Well, I wouldn't be fat without my so-called "friends". Yesterday overall was a good day. I met up with my touch football team to play our game (we lost, but I scored a touchdown). After eating all of my flexie points, I was planning on just having some diet coke and a bit of a dinner. Hell, I had 13 points to use. Well...that didn't exactly happen. One flip-cup round after another and I was drunk! I hoped in a cab with two other teammates to head to ANOTHER bar and continued to drink. That led to the burrito the size of my head, and don't forget the side of chips! After that I was toast. I headed home cause I was going to fall asleep at the bar. Well, what else could top off the night? Ben & Jerry. If I couldn't spend it with an actual guy named Ben or Jerry, I was going to spend it with a pint. I can say that I didn't eat the entire carton, but I could have if I didn't fall asleep. Lesson learned, right? Probably not. Everyday is a challenge for me. Getting up and going to the gym, making sure I drink enough water, getting enough calcuim, fruits and veggies. Its a never ending struggle, but I am determined to get to my goal.
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