Twenty Five is the New Fifty Two

Back in the swing of things this week. Being extra-careful to eat well, so remind me that I said this, ok?

7am-
1- 25MG Topiramate tablet
1- 30MG Adderall XR Capsule

Was a bit hectic getting ready today. I went to a late showing of The Town last night and ended up going to sleep later than I wanted to. I was also distracted by the fact that my face decided to spontaneously open a zit factory overnight.

8:30am-
Yogi SkinDetox Tea
0 Calories
Apple slices
70 Calories

Had a lot to work on today, and got some very good news. Spent my lunch hour running an errand.

1:00pm(ish)-
1/4c Mediterranean Blend Trail Mix
(Raisins, Walnuts, Figs, Apricots, Almonds, Pistachios, Cherries, Blueberries and Hazelnuts)
140 Calories; 70 Fat Calories

1:30pm-
Coconut Cream Pie Larabar
220 Calories; 90 Fat Calories

3:30pm-
Tazo Green Tea w/Ginger
0 Calories

4:45pm-
1/4c Mediterranean Blend Trail Mix
(Raisins, Walnuts, Figs, Apricots, Almonds, Pistachios, Cherries, Blueberries and Hazelnuts)
140 Calories; 70 Fat Calories

Total at 5:00pm- 570 Calories; 230 Fat Calories

Taking my little brother to the Brewers game tonight. I am not feeling well, so I doubt I’ll mow down on stadium food.

6:30am
1- 500MG Metronidazole tablet
1- 25MG Topiramate tablet
1- 30MG Adderall XR Capsule
2- 350MG Echinacea Capsules
1- 1000MG Vitamin C Tablet

8:15am
1 Cup Green Tea w/Lemon
0 Calories

12:45pm
1/2 Avocado w/salt and Pepper
140 Calories; 110 Fat Calories
Lipton Diet Green Tea w/Honey powder added to ice water
0 Calories

Daily total at 1:16pm: 140 Calories; 110 Fat Calories

I have absolutely no desire to eat anything today. In fact, the only reason I ate that Avocado is because I haphazardly cut it up while I was talking to my co-worker in the kitchen at work. I make a point not to eat when I am not hungry, so I am a bit annoyed with myself for eating that dumb Avocado. It didn’t even taste good. However I lectured the man across the hall on how he should be eating a serving of almonds everyday, and he just came in here to tell me he choked down his nuts (ha), so now I feel like I need to.

Remember a few days ago when I mentioned that the Metronidazole sometimes left a “metallic” taste in my mouth? Well, that has been lacing everything that has been touching my lips. Who wants to eat anything when it tastes as if it has been finished with a dash of iron? I don’t even want pizza right now.

Yeah. Not even pizza sounds good. I must be sick.

7:30am
1- 500MG Metronidazole tablet
1- 25MG Topiramate tablet
1- 30MG Adderall XR Capsule
Apple
70 Calories; 0 Fat Calories

8:30am
1 Cup Green Tea w/Lemon
0 Calories

1:45pm- Panera Bread
Black Bean Soup
170 Calories; 35 Fat Calories
French Baguette Side Portion
180 Calories; 10 Fat Calories
1/2 Chocolate Duet Cookie w/Walnuts
225 Calories; 110 Fat Calories
Meal Total- 575 Calories; 155 Fat Calories

Daily total so far (at 2:40pm): 645 Calories; 155 Fat Calories

I am blaming Nine for my cookie craving, because he got me started on them last night and I have been wanting one ever since. I am justifying it for several reasons:

• I only ate half
• The soup was healthy, low-fat, and I didn’t even finish it
• It contained walnuts, which are good for my blood pressure

I should have listened to my instincts that told me to throw away the stupid baguette portion right away. I forgot that they give it to you, or else I would have just told them I didn’t need it.

A little over two more hours of work. I am supposed to go work out with Andy tonight, but I only nabbed about four hours of sleep last night, which is leaving me feeling quite zombie-riffic right now. Meh.

If you’re anything like me, you fear the word “fat” more than you dread the notion of having to represent Lindsay Lohan in court.

Perhaps there may be no good excuse for LiLo’s moonshine addiction, but there is such thing as “friendly fat.”

I want you to meet my lovely friend, Omega-3 Fatty Acid (and no, Lindsay; you don’t tootally trip balls off of it)

Let me give you the skinny on my favorite fatty:

Omega-3 Fatty Acids are a “family of similar” unsaturated acids. The most important ones being ALA, DHA and EPA. They are considered essential for good health.

Not only do you need Omega-3 Fatty Acids (which I am going to shorten to O3FA’s from now on, because… I said so) for your BRAIN to function properly, but research shows that they provide the following health benefits:

• reduced risk of heart disease
• lower bad cholesterol levels
• reduced blood pressure
• lower triglyceride levels (for diabetics)
• better mood (aided in depression and bipolar treatment)

Lack of O3FA’s in your diet can result in some crummy symptoms, including  fatigue (read- really freaking tired), dry skin, mood swings or depression, heart problems or poor circulation.

This might explain why my hands and feet are perpetually cold.

Your body cannot make O3FA’s on it’s own; you have to get them through food. Here is a quick list of some delicious places to get your fat fix:

• Flax (the BEST source!!!)
• Walnuts
• Pecans

For those of you who like to eat the flesh of living things, you can also get it from seafood, and even seal oil. However, the last option is fairly illegal, so I would suggest having a nice salmon fillet before you try to claim you were clubbing seals to lower your cholesterol.

If you really hate fish, you can take a fish oil supplement.

Now when someone calls you a fatty, you can smile and say, “thank you!” After you kick them in the jugular, of course.

(Source: Wikipedia)

790 Calories; 181 Fat Calories

I would like to congratulate myself for doing considerably better Wednesday than I did on Tuesday. 

I would like to say I deserve a cookie, but let’s not even go there! I’ll just stare at the new Bebe Fall Lookbook, and that will be enough to make me forsake cookies.

Mmm, deliciously tacky, yet fashionable leopard print. Hello, lucious over-the-knee boots. Decadent feather caplet… 

…want.

3:00pm
1/4c Cashews
200 Calories; 140 fat calories

Diet Green Tea w/ Honey (powder mixed into cold water)
0 calories 

I am excited because Andy comes home tonight. This will be the first time I will hang out with him since our big argument back in mid-July. I initially had told him not to contact me anymore, but after a few weeks of not speaking, and an awkward run-in at the end of July, he apologized and we decided that maintaining some form of friendship was mutually beneficial. 

He has been gone for the entire month of August, and will be coming back home this evening. We are taking his friends from Donnybrook to dinner, so that will alleviate any residual awkwardness between us.

I’m more annoyed because the last time he saw me, I was standing outside th buses in my flowered dress, looking all cute, and eight pounds lighter than I am now. Ugh.

At least we are going to one of my favorite healthy/vegan places for dinner, so being able to find something suitable to eat will be one less thing to be stressed out about.