It has been quite a while since I have been able to sit down and get blogging. It's so weird, because I have actually had some people ask me, "Did I miss one?" And I just laugh and explain to them that actually I'm just getting THAT much busier as it gets closer to the wedding. Also work couldn't be busier lately.
So, I'm sure you are all dying to know. It's been a month. Has she given in to her inner fat girl yet? The wedding is right around the corner, will she fit into the dress? Well, first of all I feel I still have a great balance of eating really healthy during the day and then saving my indulgences for the evening. I still eat the same basic meals that I have talked about in previous blogs for my day time food, but as I have explained before, I really become a star in the kitchen in the late night hours.
Over the last few weeks I have come up with things like cubed apples covered in cinnamon and a packet of sweetener warmed up in the microwave. There have also been some 2% milk stirred up with some Midnight Moo (chocolate syrup from TJs) and perhaps a dabble or five of whipped cream on top. Did I mention that I am also really into making Mexican dishes at night? YUM. Just last night I made some veggie and flax seed chips that I covered in 1 tbsp bean dip (sprinkled about evenly), chipotle salsa (also sprinkled about evenly) and Mexican 2% cheeses (whatever your serving size is and maybe a sprinkle more). I started by cooking it on stove top. I sprayed my pan with some canola oil and then quickly learned that my chips were cooking at a MUCH faster speed then my cheeses. What to do? What to do? So I tossed it all off the pan and onto a plate. It was time for the microwave to finish the job. I have to say it was Mexican perfection for a white girl. I really would like to pat myself on the back for that one. OH! I can't forget to mention that I dip my chip concoction (nachos?) in light sour cream and cholula. Oh cholula, we have a secret love affair.
Side note. If you haven't tried cholula hot sauce before... Let me make a strong case for it. Spicy foods help your digestive track along. Wanna know why those pretty Japanese girls are so damn skinny. Its because they keep wasabi in their pockets like their momma taught them. Point being, cholula is spicy AND yummy. Both qualities that wasabi lacks for me. So let's connect the dots.. Spicy, tasty, VERY tasty and makes all meats taste even better. I know, I know. You are probably sold already. But here is the best part. Each 1 tsp of Cholula, or any hot sauce for that matter, is less than 5 calories per serving. Downside? All hot sauces are high in sodium, but if you monitor what goes in your garbage shoot like I do, you will know if it's ok to add some more of my girl cholula.
So, now that you know where cholula and I stand, you may be wondering how the gym and I stand. Well, I am still body bugging it up. I heart my body bugg forever and ever. I am also still addicted to the gym. However, since I have gotten very close to my goal size, I have changed my work out a bit. Here is brief review. I started out at 163 pounds in January of 2009. Today I weight 130 pounds. I have weighed 130 for probably the last 3 to 4 weeks. One might refer to this lovely phase in my program as a "plateau". I am beginning to think my body has said NO MORE. And is very specifically requesting to stay at this weight. That being said, I have begun to listen. Instead of doing so much cardio, I have been doing more weight training. I still have a bit of fat that I would like to turn into muscle, so they say that working out this way should accomplish that.
What am I doing now? First off, I only go once a day now. (I used to go to the gym twice a day. I'm a crazy, I know). When I am there, I do about 15-20 minutes cardio, a drop down from my old 30-45. I prefer the elliptical over all other machines. After that I do lots of different free weight exercises with my arms. I also use those controlled machine thingies with the weights. That's the technical term, right? I usually use these machines for my leg exercises and pull ups and other random arm stuff. After that I usually do some wall squats with a ball or maybe some sit ups on a ball. At the end I always always always stretch for a good while. If I don't my legs will feel like rocks.
Overall I feel that I have not let you guys down yet. In fact, I am hoping that at this time next year, I will still be maintaining what I have done. Dreaming big, I know. So it's about 2 months and a few days til my wedding. OHHHHHHH MY GOSH! How excited am I? Keep your fingers and toes and all other parts crossed so that I don't lose my mind. Until next time friends...
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