Twenty Five is the New Fifty Two

Upon shutting down my computer and leaving work yesterday, I headed off to pick up my little brother from my parent’s house.

They really should have a sign hanging above the door that reads, “Abandon Your Healthy Eating Habits, All Ye Who Enter Here.”

Not only is my folks’ home literally bursting with food (I counted thirty one boxes of cereal in the pantry once, and only four people lived there at the time) but the majority of it is snack stuff. Pita chips, crackers, cheese curds, packaged cookies… a dieter’s nightmare.

Oh, and she ordered my favorite pizza. Veggie with feta cheese on it. I was afraid this was going to happen! I tried to resist, but I ended up having two and a half pieces. I opt-ed to eat the skinner slices, and fed the thick crust to my dogs.

6:15pm
Veggie and Feta Cheese Pizza- 2 1/2 Slices
550 Calories; 180 Fat Calories (this is approx, as I am pulling info off of the net and not from the actual pizza place) 

Just in case you’re wondering, two out of my three dogs are overweight.

My brother and I headed out to the baseball game, where we witnessed the Brewers embarrass themselves for a couple innings. Well, Escobar did a great job stealing a few bases, but that’s about it.

We decided to go wander downtown instead. So what did I do? Take him to Brick 3, of course! My brother is a teenage boy, so he eats like none other. I wanted him to try the mac and cheese pizza. I wasn’t especially hungry, but he wanted me to eat, so I got a slice of Caprese.

9:15pm
Brick 3 Caprese Pizza
Lets shoot for around 500 calories, and maybe 180 Fat Calories? I don’t know… 

Remember when I said I was going to try to eat healthy? Let’s ask the three and a half pieces of pizza about that.

Fail.

Dropped my brother off at his house, and went home. Pretty much passed out because I was one sleepy bear!

11:45pm
2- 25MG Topiramate tablet

9.20.10 Total- 1,620 Calories; 590 Fat Calories.

Meh, could have been worse. But for all I know, I could be way off with my pizza guesstimations.

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.

I was a big waste of space yesterday.

I went to sleep at around 5am, woke up at 2pm, and didn’t move from the couch all day.

Save to make food.

I won’t even tell you what I ate, but I can guarantee it was enough to keep a baby hippo satiated for months.

I was being a big baby because of my tattoo. It is very hard to sit up because it burns so bad! Whaaaa.

As for saturday, I was a pretty good eater. Can’t really recall specifics, but I know I brought one of my protein shakes out to the clubs with me.

Yeah, I was that girl.

“Yo, what the hell you be drankin?”
“It’s a dairy-free, gluten-free, sustained energry protein shake”
“Like muscle milk?”
“No, it’s nothing like muscle milk”
“Hey yo, dis girl be drankin muscle milk!”

yeah…
I also had a piece of cheese pizza around 3am. NBD.

ANYWAYS, lets get started on today, shall we?

7am-
1- 500MG Metronidazole tablet
1- 25MG Topiramate tablet
1- 30MG Adderall XR Capsule
2- 350MG Echinacea Capsules
1- 1000MG Vitamin C Tablet

10:00am
1/4c Almonds w/ dried Cranberries 
190 Calories; 150 Fat Calories

Total at 12:04pm: 190 Calories; 150 Fat Calories

I am going in next saturday to get the “groom” sugar skull done on my other side, so I need to keep the tummy looking nice. It’s looking like crap right now, but I am going to chalk that up to major bloating due to the entire pizza I ate yesterday. (whoops!)

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)