We only have one day left....
Today was pretty much the same. We had fish for lunch and grilled chicken breast tenders for dinner.
We looked at two houses today, and showed them to each of our parents. I'm so thankful our parents are willing to help us out in this house buying process. They were all able to help us see some things in each of the houses that we previously had not seen. I think we've permanately knocked out the largest house from the mix. It's a good floorplan, but we just found all kinds of little cracks in the sheetrock and the baseboards throughout the house. For someone it will be the right house, but it's not for us. The other one we still really like, perhaps even like it more and more. I'm not sure if it beats out another house we haven't had a chance to look at again though. We shall see.
Well, that's about it for tonight. Have a good one.
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13 February 2010
11 February 2010
Day 18: 21 Day Body Makeover
Today I cheated on my diet, err, my body cleanse.
I cheated on it because I ate this:
I cheated on it because I ate this:
It's Snow Ice Cream. We have had upwards of five inches of snow on the ground today here in DFW. I have NEVER seen snow like this in Texas in my lifetime. It was perfect snow, easily packs together. It was great for snow ice cream. Now how many chances do you ever get to make and eat some great snow ice cream here in North Texas? The chances are second to none. So I broke my diet and mixed in some evaporated milk with a little Splenda and vanilla for an afternoon treat.
Here's what you need to make Snow Ice Cream
You'll need snow of course. Get some fresh--an area that hasn't been touched. We have to watch out for yellow doggie snow in our complex.
Scoop you up some fresh snow in a bowl, Splenda (or a sweetener,) Evaporated Milk, and Vanilla.
Mix in about a 1/2 tablespoon with splenda, a tablespoon or two of vanilla, and a little evaporated milk and mix it all together. Then you've got your snow ice cream!
Like I said earlier, it has been snowing like crazy here in DFW today. It started in the middle of the night and it's been snowing all day!!! I had so many kids absent today. I probably had about 15 absent from two classes. During all lunches there were lots of snowballs thrown in our school courtyard, but luckily, nothing near as bad as what apparently happened at Skyline High School this afternoon, according to News 8.
The snow is the deepest I have ever seen in this part of Texas. It is so much fun to play in, but it's definitely all over the road. It's supposed to drop down to the upper '20s as far as temperature tonight, so all the muck will definitely freeze, causing several schools to cancel classes tomorrow, including mine. YAY NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!! (oh, did I say that too loud??)
Here's some images from today:
Here's the front of Sam Houston High School at around 10:00 am.
This is how my car greeted me as I went out to the parking lot to leave today. I was one of the only people left at about 3:45pm. It was so clean and not covered this morning when I left home. I guess that's over.
Holly and Cliff were out this afternoon when I got home. Holly loved the snow.
Hey you super cute dog!
Just sniffin' around, lookin' for some smells...
Cliff had to muzzle her a little bit when she would not quit barking at a super cute bull dog out and about with his owners.
Well, even though I don't have school tomorrow, it's time for bed. Hope you all have a good evening.
10 February 2010
Day 15-16: 21 Day Body Makeover
Man, I'm really falling down on the job here. I'm not keeping up with my blog.
Things have been crazy, but in a way, I'm being a little lazy as well.
Well, only four more days to go after today...thank goodness.
I've already mapped out my meals for Monday, February 15th. Thank goodness I'm off work that day. Celebrating our presidents is awesome. I'm totally starting my day with waffles from Waffle House. I'm also going to be making these spectacular Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffles from the recipe my friend Romaine posted on her blog. They are super easy to make and Cliff and I both like Chocolate Chip cookies....what could be a better pairing??
I've started drinking some green tea--(hot) and it's doing a pretty good job of providing me with a hot drink during the cold season. This morning it kept me warm in my classroom since the air conditioning was on in the stinking room. I mix it with a little honey and it's fantastic. It's a good break from just water.
Tonight I made the fantastic baked carrots again. It was good with our grilled chicken. Again, just cut up your carrots, add a little water, put in some sliced REAL butter, and bake for about an hour. They come out super tender and quite tasty.
Well, I'm off to edit photos and I think I'm going to come up with some birth announcements. Seems like a good move for my photography. :)
Y'all have a good night.
Things have been crazy, but in a way, I'm being a little lazy as well.
Well, only four more days to go after today...thank goodness.
I've already mapped out my meals for Monday, February 15th. Thank goodness I'm off work that day. Celebrating our presidents is awesome. I'm totally starting my day with waffles from Waffle House. I'm also going to be making these spectacular Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffles from the recipe my friend Romaine posted on her blog. They are super easy to make and Cliff and I both like Chocolate Chip cookies....what could be a better pairing??
I've started drinking some green tea--(hot) and it's doing a pretty good job of providing me with a hot drink during the cold season. This morning it kept me warm in my classroom since the air conditioning was on in the stinking room. I mix it with a little honey and it's fantastic. It's a good break from just water.
Tonight I made the fantastic baked carrots again. It was good with our grilled chicken. Again, just cut up your carrots, add a little water, put in some sliced REAL butter, and bake for about an hour. They come out super tender and quite tasty.
Well, I'm off to edit photos and I think I'm going to come up with some birth announcements. Seems like a good move for my photography. :)
Y'all have a good night.
08 February 2010
Day 15: 21 Day Body Makeover
Today wasn't all that bad. I tried a grilled chicken salad from Dairy Queen for lunch....it totally sucked.
I find it difficult still to remember to eat my snacks. We are so engrained with the idea of eating three meals a day that it is hard to adjust to something different and eating so often. I have to eat during a morning class while I'm teaching sometimes and that makes me feel weird. Oh well, I guess I can tell the principal that I have low blood sugar and had to stop and eat something if they stop by for some reason.
Other than that....things are pretty good. I went to zumba again tonight of course---I definitely enjoy it.
Well, that is all. Hope you had a good evening!
I find it difficult still to remember to eat my snacks. We are so engrained with the idea of eating three meals a day that it is hard to adjust to something different and eating so often. I have to eat during a morning class while I'm teaching sometimes and that makes me feel weird. Oh well, I guess I can tell the principal that I have low blood sugar and had to stop and eat something if they stop by for some reason.
Other than that....things are pretty good. I went to zumba again tonight of course---I definitely enjoy it.
Well, that is all. Hope you had a good evening!
07 February 2010
Day 12-14: 21 Day Body Makeover
So, I have fallen behind on my blogging. My apologies. :(
This weekend has been pretty crazy and now I'm just now getting to updating the blog.
Friday night we went to the grocery store and bought some more produce, six pounds of carrots, 2 pounds of lunchmeat, and I'm sure we bought at least 2 more pounds of grapes.
Oh Lord! Help me last until next Sunday! I'm so ready to eat sweet things and potatoes, wheat, dairy, and corn things again! I'm getting tired of grilled chicken breasts and fish.
Tonight was successful. We celebrated the Super Bowl (boo Saints!) at Cliff's parents' house and we cooked dinner.
Grilled chicken breast, baked carrots, steamed broccoli and cauliflower were all on the menu. It was good. The carrots were some of the BEST tasting carrots I have ever had. I just sliced them up, added salt and pepper, a little water, and a good helping of butter and put them in the oven for an hour. They were so very tasty.
We ate Pappadeaux for Saturday night's dinner--the Cedar Plank Salmon. It was very good as well. The only thing I was uneasy about was that the fish was not completely cooked all the way through. They cooked it more like a steak, so it was a little pinker in the core of the helping of meat.
I'm missing actually eating something for breakfast in the mornings. A cold "shake" isn't exactly what anyone wants to start their day with on a cold morning. I'd much rather start my day with Cream of Wheat, or waffles. That is okay, I'll get to have my waffles next Monday morning as soon as we get done with this cleanse.
On a side note:
We looked at 10 houses on Friday afternoon after I got off work. I think we've narrowed 20 houses down to three. Now, to look at some more and view those again. (Oh! decisions decisions!)
Today I did a photo shoot for my cousin Ryan, who is graduating from high school in June. We had some fun and got some good shots. I'll make sure and post separately for that tomorrow.....along with viewing goodies. :)
This weekend has been pretty crazy and now I'm just now getting to updating the blog.
Friday night we went to the grocery store and bought some more produce, six pounds of carrots, 2 pounds of lunchmeat, and I'm sure we bought at least 2 more pounds of grapes.
Oh Lord! Help me last until next Sunday! I'm so ready to eat sweet things and potatoes, wheat, dairy, and corn things again! I'm getting tired of grilled chicken breasts and fish.
Tonight was successful. We celebrated the Super Bowl (boo Saints!) at Cliff's parents' house and we cooked dinner.
Grilled chicken breast, baked carrots, steamed broccoli and cauliflower were all on the menu. It was good. The carrots were some of the BEST tasting carrots I have ever had. I just sliced them up, added salt and pepper, a little water, and a good helping of butter and put them in the oven for an hour. They were so very tasty.
We ate Pappadeaux for Saturday night's dinner--the Cedar Plank Salmon. It was very good as well. The only thing I was uneasy about was that the fish was not completely cooked all the way through. They cooked it more like a steak, so it was a little pinker in the core of the helping of meat.
I'm missing actually eating something for breakfast in the mornings. A cold "shake" isn't exactly what anyone wants to start their day with on a cold morning. I'd much rather start my day with Cream of Wheat, or waffles. That is okay, I'll get to have my waffles next Monday morning as soon as we get done with this cleanse.
On a side note:
We looked at 10 houses on Friday afternoon after I got off work. I think we've narrowed 20 houses down to three. Now, to look at some more and view those again. (Oh! decisions decisions!)
Today I did a photo shoot for my cousin Ryan, who is graduating from high school in June. We had some fun and got some good shots. I'll make sure and post separately for that tomorrow.....along with viewing goodies. :)
04 February 2010
Day 11: 21 Day Body Makeover
Tonight's update is going to be short---got to get to bed soon.
We don't have to do three shakes a day anymore---Praise God!
I worked out at Zumba again tonight---someone asked if I had been loosing weight....cool! :) That makes me happy.
That is all, I'm going to bed.
Love to you all who actually read this....if there is anyone actually out there. :)
We don't have to do three shakes a day anymore---Praise God!
I worked out at Zumba again tonight---someone asked if I had been loosing weight....cool! :) That makes me happy.
That is all, I'm going to bed.
Love to you all who actually read this....if there is anyone actually out there. :)
03 February 2010
Day10: 21 Day Body Makeover
YAY! We made it to day 10!!! As of tomorrow---we only have to drink one shake per day!
Thank goodness.
No Zumba tonight. This allowed for me to do some running of errands after work today.
...running of errands such as purchasing new workout getup because I don't really have any long pants that aren't thick sweatpants. Lucky for me, I found two brand new pairs of pants at Target that I can't wait to wear. (Matter of fact, I'm breaking a pair in tonight as we speak.)
Do you know what is so great about these pants....they come petite and long sizes.
Short girls and tall girls alike can understand my enthusiasm on this matter.
I have never before seen petite sized workout pants, and they have always been too long for me. So, I end up fraying them because I step on them or I cut them off at the bottom and then they end up too short. I can't believe that I found something that fits!
You can see the pants here on the Target website.
Tonight's dinner was grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli.
Both were good. We've been eating steamed broccoli with almost every evening meal. Luckily, Cliff and I both liked broccoli before this whole adventure began. For some strange reason, we didn't eat broccoli all that often when I was growing up. I didn't dislike broccoli, and I don't recall my father disliking it, so I'm not sure why we didn't ever eat it. Maybe my mother did not like broccoli.
Who knows, at least I eat it now. It does a body good, almost like milk.
Ah milk.....how do I miss thee. In a little over a week I'll be able to sample some wonderful milk and other dairy products once again.
Well, that's it for tonight. Until next time...
Thank goodness.
No Zumba tonight. This allowed for me to do some running of errands after work today.
...running of errands such as purchasing new workout getup because I don't really have any long pants that aren't thick sweatpants. Lucky for me, I found two brand new pairs of pants at Target that I can't wait to wear. (Matter of fact, I'm breaking a pair in tonight as we speak.)
Do you know what is so great about these pants....they come petite and long sizes.
Short girls and tall girls alike can understand my enthusiasm on this matter.
I have never before seen petite sized workout pants, and they have always been too long for me. So, I end up fraying them because I step on them or I cut them off at the bottom and then they end up too short. I can't believe that I found something that fits!
You can see the pants here on the Target website.
Tonight's dinner was grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli.
Both were good. We've been eating steamed broccoli with almost every evening meal. Luckily, Cliff and I both liked broccoli before this whole adventure began. For some strange reason, we didn't eat broccoli all that often when I was growing up. I didn't dislike broccoli, and I don't recall my father disliking it, so I'm not sure why we didn't ever eat it. Maybe my mother did not like broccoli.
Who knows, at least I eat it now. It does a body good, almost like milk.
Ah milk.....how do I miss thee. In a little over a week I'll be able to sample some wonderful milk and other dairy products once again.
Well, that's it for tonight. Until next time...
02 February 2010
Day 9: 21 Day Body Makeover
As I sit here watching Top Gear, only the best car show on television, I cannot help but think that today has been successful.
I've eaten all five of my meals, drank all of my water, and worked out for an hour today. I feel good about myself.
Here's something that I really feel good about tonight---my water.
In the 21 Day Body Makeover you are required to drink between 64-100 ounces of water per day. Cliff and I bought these 32 oz water bottles, so obviously we need to fill them up twice per day in order to drink all that we absolutely have to. Well, today, I finished my first bottle of water by 9:30 AM!!!! I finished it just before announcements had finished during the second class period of the day. Needless to say, I felt awesome. ...and then it took me the rest of the afternoon to finish my second bottle of water, but of course I drank plenty for dinner and after Zumba tonight.
One other thing about this makeover---let's get personal for a moment here, and boy do I mean personal as far as for a woman goes.
Lets talk about farts....errr passing gas, yes, that term is better. One thing I have noticed since starting this program is that I have had less gas since I started totally changing my diet and drinking more water. I decided to ask Cliff about it tonight at dinner, (yes, I have no shame,) and he said he has experienced the same thing as well. (Thank goodness--because well, I have experienced his gassing without apology since pretty much 2005--yep, before we got married.)
Okay, enough about gas.
Well, I'm about to get heavily involved in an episode of NCIS. Y'all have a great night.
I've eaten all five of my meals, drank all of my water, and worked out for an hour today. I feel good about myself.
Here's something that I really feel good about tonight---my water.
In the 21 Day Body Makeover you are required to drink between 64-100 ounces of water per day. Cliff and I bought these 32 oz water bottles, so obviously we need to fill them up twice per day in order to drink all that we absolutely have to. Well, today, I finished my first bottle of water by 9:30 AM!!!! I finished it just before announcements had finished during the second class period of the day. Needless to say, I felt awesome. ...and then it took me the rest of the afternoon to finish my second bottle of water, but of course I drank plenty for dinner and after Zumba tonight.
One other thing about this makeover---let's get personal for a moment here, and boy do I mean personal as far as for a woman goes.
Lets talk about farts....errr passing gas, yes, that term is better. One thing I have noticed since starting this program is that I have had less gas since I started totally changing my diet and drinking more water. I decided to ask Cliff about it tonight at dinner, (yes, I have no shame,) and he said he has experienced the same thing as well. (Thank goodness--because well, I have experienced his gassing without apology since pretty much 2005--yep, before we got married.)
Okay, enough about gas.
Well, I'm about to get heavily involved in an episode of NCIS. Y'all have a great night.
01 February 2010
Day 8: 21 Day Body Makeover
Only two more days of three shakes a day. Thank the Lord!
I will say this though, I am beginning to get used to those stinkin' things. They still aren't good, but they aren't as gagging as they were one week ago when I started this big adventure.
Tonight's dinner sucked. I tried one of the recipes for salmon, but didn't have quite all of the ingredients. I chopped one cup of onion, four cloves of garlic, a teaspoon of olive oil and half a cup of Apple Cider Vinegar. I threw that all into a large skillet and brought it to a boil. (I put too much vinegar in it, because I could still smell it when I ate the salmon.)
Then, with the mixture heated, I set it to the side and dipped each salmon steak in the juices and put them in a broiler pan and put it in the oven about 5 inches away from the heat for four minutes on each side.
The salmon indeed got done, but it lacked flavor.
The steamed broccoli however, was good as usual.
I've added to my list of things to eat when I get done is El Fenix---chicken enchilladas with queso topping with rice and beans, along with plenty of guacamole and chips.
If you have not had El Fenix and you live in the DFW area, you are missing out. Heck, if you live within two hours of El Fenix, get your booty in the car, drive to DFW and get yourself into an El Fenix. It is among the BEST Tex-Mex food there is out there. It is absolutely wonderful. The downtown Dallas location is so inviting, with plenty of seating and a very courteous staff. The people there are so kind, it definitely adds to the experience.
Okay, enough of talking about food that I can't eat for another two weeks.
Upside of today: a woman in my Zumba class told me that I look like I've dropped some weight. It might be a trick on the eye, but it was still nice to hear. :)
Alright, that's it for tonight. I'm tired. Until next time...
I will say this though, I am beginning to get used to those stinkin' things. They still aren't good, but they aren't as gagging as they were one week ago when I started this big adventure.
Tonight's dinner sucked. I tried one of the recipes for salmon, but didn't have quite all of the ingredients. I chopped one cup of onion, four cloves of garlic, a teaspoon of olive oil and half a cup of Apple Cider Vinegar. I threw that all into a large skillet and brought it to a boil. (I put too much vinegar in it, because I could still smell it when I ate the salmon.)
Then, with the mixture heated, I set it to the side and dipped each salmon steak in the juices and put them in a broiler pan and put it in the oven about 5 inches away from the heat for four minutes on each side.
The salmon indeed got done, but it lacked flavor.
The steamed broccoli however, was good as usual.
I've added to my list of things to eat when I get done is El Fenix---chicken enchilladas with queso topping with rice and beans, along with plenty of guacamole and chips.
If you have not had El Fenix and you live in the DFW area, you are missing out. Heck, if you live within two hours of El Fenix, get your booty in the car, drive to DFW and get yourself into an El Fenix. It is among the BEST Tex-Mex food there is out there. It is absolutely wonderful. The downtown Dallas location is so inviting, with plenty of seating and a very courteous staff. The people there are so kind, it definitely adds to the experience.
Okay, enough of talking about food that I can't eat for another two weeks.
Upside of today: a woman in my Zumba class told me that I look like I've dropped some weight. It might be a trick on the eye, but it was still nice to hear. :)
Alright, that's it for tonight. I'm tired. Until next time...
31 January 2010
Day 7: 21 Day Body Makeover
Well, today was day seven. Only fourteen more days to go after this one. Only three more days until we only have to have one "shake" per day---thank the Lord!
We keep making trips to the grocery store because we keep running out of apples and lettuce and grapes, etc.
I hate the grocery store. I guess with as much as we are limited on what we could buy it makes the trip a little shorter. Either way, meh.
I have noticed that the program is making us go to bed a little earlier--Cliff in particular. He now rarely stays up any later than 10:00 pm at night. This is good--that way we wake up better and more refreshed the next morning.
My stomach is a little heavy tonight. Since Cliff found out we can have some steak every once in a while, he decided to prepare steak for us tonight for dinner. We marinated them in some light Italian dressing (which is great for chicken as well.) and threw them on the George Forman Grill, (who is from my college town of Marshall by the way.) With the steaks we added steamed broccoli and cauliflower (white, because Cliff won't touch the colorful stuff.) I added half a sweet potato since we can have half of one per day, and they need to be eaten anyway. Oh man, I enjoy a sweet potato! (Just ask Cliff's family when we go out for steak--who's most likely to order a baked sweet potato--yep, that's me!) Great, all this talk of sweet potatoes is making me think back to those fabulous holiday meals we had in November and December....oh man! Those are my favorite meals of the year! Who can beat dressing and sweet potato casserole? I could live on that stuff.
Anyway, I decided to take a picture of my meal because it's rather pretty and it's colorful--which is what your supper plate should look like:
On other notes, today we had to do something that Cliff is totally against. We bought Holly a sweater. We really were forced to, because we took her to the groomer on Friday and they shaved her naked, and the poor thing has been shivering throughout this cold snap. So, we went over to Petco and I tried to pick out the most manly, least girly sweater outfit there was. It BARELY fits this poor girl, and it's a red fleece vest basically that some other dog had tried on and gotten dust and dog hair all over it. I had to make sure and wash it first because I didn't want Holly ending up with Mange or something like that. (Her hair is too pretty to fall out.) Holly seems to like the sweater quite well, and Cliff says the sweater isn't so girly that he will still walk her. (Thank God, because I don't want to take her out all the time, especially in the cold.)
For your viewing pleasure, yet another image of my dog:
and yet, I decide I need to add even another picture of the super cute puppy to the mix.
Well, that's about it for tonight. I'm off to do some reading before I have to go to sleep. It's back to work tomorrow...
We keep making trips to the grocery store because we keep running out of apples and lettuce and grapes, etc.
I hate the grocery store. I guess with as much as we are limited on what we could buy it makes the trip a little shorter. Either way, meh.
I have noticed that the program is making us go to bed a little earlier--Cliff in particular. He now rarely stays up any later than 10:00 pm at night. This is good--that way we wake up better and more refreshed the next morning.
My stomach is a little heavy tonight. Since Cliff found out we can have some steak every once in a while, he decided to prepare steak for us tonight for dinner. We marinated them in some light Italian dressing (which is great for chicken as well.) and threw them on the George Forman Grill, (who is from my college town of Marshall by the way.) With the steaks we added steamed broccoli and cauliflower (white, because Cliff won't touch the colorful stuff.) I added half a sweet potato since we can have half of one per day, and they need to be eaten anyway. Oh man, I enjoy a sweet potato! (Just ask Cliff's family when we go out for steak--who's most likely to order a baked sweet potato--yep, that's me!) Great, all this talk of sweet potatoes is making me think back to those fabulous holiday meals we had in November and December....oh man! Those are my favorite meals of the year! Who can beat dressing and sweet potato casserole? I could live on that stuff.
Anyway, I decided to take a picture of my meal because it's rather pretty and it's colorful--which is what your supper plate should look like:
On other notes, today we had to do something that Cliff is totally against. We bought Holly a sweater. We really were forced to, because we took her to the groomer on Friday and they shaved her naked, and the poor thing has been shivering throughout this cold snap. So, we went over to Petco and I tried to pick out the most manly, least girly sweater outfit there was. It BARELY fits this poor girl, and it's a red fleece vest basically that some other dog had tried on and gotten dust and dog hair all over it. I had to make sure and wash it first because I didn't want Holly ending up with Mange or something like that. (Her hair is too pretty to fall out.) Holly seems to like the sweater quite well, and Cliff says the sweater isn't so girly that he will still walk her. (Thank God, because I don't want to take her out all the time, especially in the cold.)
For your viewing pleasure, yet another image of my dog:
30 January 2010
Day 6: 21 Day Body Makeover
Today presented its challenges with us being very busy searching for homes during most of the day in Mansfield.
As a result, we were bad kids and skipped both of our snacks because we didn't each lunch until three pm and we forgot to take our snacks in the car with us in the first place. Despite the cold though, I think we both managed to drink all of our water.
We purchased more grapes today to put in our morning shakes. We got two bags and it cost us a whopping $19.00---holy cow! What the heck---why am I insane enough to spend that much on grapes alone. (although I did have a couple after I got home and they are plump and taste pretty good.)
For dinner tonight we tried eating out at Chili's and it wasn't all that successful. I got the margarita chicken and substituted the sides with seasonable veggies---which really means it was steamed broccoli with a few shavings of carrots that weren't really worth eating. Cliff got the Salmon--and it was bland. We do not reccommend getting dinner at Chili's if you are on this body cleanse--because it doesn't really make the food taste any better.
On another note, we went house hunting today---oh joy! We looked at 8-10 houses, I can't exactly remember how many there were, and I don't care to go back and count. We got some good ideas of what was out there and we found at least one thing that we liked about each house. We found one that was great--but it is right behind our apartment complex, and every time we would look out the living room windows we'd see someone's balcony at our current apartment complex. Oh, but the kitchen was fabulous!
We did find another house, the second house---it was a pleasant surprise. It needs a kitchen makeover, and another bathroom cabinet in the master---and probably the secondary bathroom. However, overall, it's a really nice home. Ready for babies too--it's got a bedroom off the master and they connect--so it would be a great nursery, and then you can sheetrock it back up once you get done with having kids or you can turn it into your office--who knows. It's something we'll probably keep on the list. It made a pretty good impression.
Anyways, well, hope you've had a pretty good weekend so far, I'm going to go back to watching 500 Days of Summer and cuddle up with the hubby.
As a result, we were bad kids and skipped both of our snacks because we didn't each lunch until three pm and we forgot to take our snacks in the car with us in the first place. Despite the cold though, I think we both managed to drink all of our water.
We purchased more grapes today to put in our morning shakes. We got two bags and it cost us a whopping $19.00---holy cow! What the heck---why am I insane enough to spend that much on grapes alone. (although I did have a couple after I got home and they are plump and taste pretty good.)
For dinner tonight we tried eating out at Chili's and it wasn't all that successful. I got the margarita chicken and substituted the sides with seasonable veggies---which really means it was steamed broccoli with a few shavings of carrots that weren't really worth eating. Cliff got the Salmon--and it was bland. We do not reccommend getting dinner at Chili's if you are on this body cleanse--because it doesn't really make the food taste any better.
On another note, we went house hunting today---oh joy! We looked at 8-10 houses, I can't exactly remember how many there were, and I don't care to go back and count. We got some good ideas of what was out there and we found at least one thing that we liked about each house. We found one that was great--but it is right behind our apartment complex, and every time we would look out the living room windows we'd see someone's balcony at our current apartment complex. Oh, but the kitchen was fabulous!
We did find another house, the second house---it was a pleasant surprise. It needs a kitchen makeover, and another bathroom cabinet in the master---and probably the secondary bathroom. However, overall, it's a really nice home. Ready for babies too--it's got a bedroom off the master and they connect--so it would be a great nursery, and then you can sheetrock it back up once you get done with having kids or you can turn it into your office--who knows. It's something we'll probably keep on the list. It made a pretty good impression.
Anyways, well, hope you've had a pretty good weekend so far, I'm going to go back to watching 500 Days of Summer and cuddle up with the hubby.
29 January 2010
Day 5: 21 Day Body Makeover
Today was better.
I drank all three of my shakes---I missed my 2nd and 3rd one yesterday.
I stepped on my scale this morning---and here's the verdict--I'm 5 pounds lighter. :) That makes me happy.
I made decaffinated, unsweetened iced tea this evening for dinner---something different to drink--finally. I've had nothing but water to drink for the last four days.
Tonight we had some homemade chicken fajitas--without the tortillas, cheese, rice, or beans, you know, the good stuff. However, it was still pretty good. I chopped half an onion, half a bell pepper, and a cherry tomato and grouped it with some real butter, garlic, and chicken. I fried it up in a pan with some light olive oil and it came out not all that bad. Cliff and I both had plenty.
I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.
The shakes are starting to taste not quite so bad, but I'm still hungry for a pizza.
I drank all three of my shakes---I missed my 2nd and 3rd one yesterday.
I stepped on my scale this morning---and here's the verdict--I'm 5 pounds lighter. :) That makes me happy.
I made decaffinated, unsweetened iced tea this evening for dinner---something different to drink--finally. I've had nothing but water to drink for the last four days.
Tonight we had some homemade chicken fajitas--without the tortillas, cheese, rice, or beans, you know, the good stuff. However, it was still pretty good. I chopped half an onion, half a bell pepper, and a cherry tomato and grouped it with some real butter, garlic, and chicken. I fried it up in a pan with some light olive oil and it came out not all that bad. Cliff and I both had plenty.
I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.
The shakes are starting to taste not quite so bad, but I'm still hungry for a pizza.
28 January 2010
Day 4: 21 Day Body Makeover AND Bogger Problems
First and Foremost. If you are trying to read this blog in Internet Explorer, I apologise. For some reason, the background is not showing up and therefore, you can't see the white text. I've gone through the code and can't seem to find the right spot to fix it. I have submitted a question to Blogger to see if I can get some sort of answer, we'll see if I can't get a fix soon. The blog does display fine though in Firefox or Safari. Again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm working on it.
Okay, now on to the Body Makeover
I think I need to start taking the Apple Cider Vinegar....and if you've read the post from day 3, you can figure out why.
Still drinking LOTS of water.
Tonight I had baked whitefish from Black Eyed Pea---they looked at us funny when we requested no bread and no rice with our meal. It was difficult to pick veggies to go with the meal as well. Only broccoli and carrots--or the squash casserole were allowed.
Man, I can't wait to eat bread again----oh my goodness.
Presidents' Day is going to be a feast day for us----we're probably going to make ourselves sick on all the food we'll eat. I'm going to start my day with waffles. I'm sure there will be some peach cobbler thrown in there somewhere as well.
I'm not sure if I mentioned it last night, but we have started taking Fish Oil Tablets as well. It is supposed to help you sleep better and help clean out your system. My grandmother tried to get us to start taking Fish Oil tablets months ago and now her wish has come true.
Till Tomorrow----I'm so glad it will be Friday---but I really wish it was Saturday already.
Okay, now on to the Body Makeover
I think I need to start taking the Apple Cider Vinegar....and if you've read the post from day 3, you can figure out why.
Still drinking LOTS of water.
Tonight I had baked whitefish from Black Eyed Pea---they looked at us funny when we requested no bread and no rice with our meal. It was difficult to pick veggies to go with the meal as well. Only broccoli and carrots--or the squash casserole were allowed.
Man, I can't wait to eat bread again----oh my goodness.
Presidents' Day is going to be a feast day for us----we're probably going to make ourselves sick on all the food we'll eat. I'm going to start my day with waffles. I'm sure there will be some peach cobbler thrown in there somewhere as well.
I'm not sure if I mentioned it last night, but we have started taking Fish Oil Tablets as well. It is supposed to help you sleep better and help clean out your system. My grandmother tried to get us to start taking Fish Oil tablets months ago and now her wish has come true.
Till Tomorrow----I'm so glad it will be Friday---but I really wish it was Saturday already.
27 January 2010
Day 3: 21 Day Body Makeover
Three days down....so many more to go.
I tried adding grapes to my shake this morning instead of strawberries...Cliff is right, the grapes make it a little more manageable and almost good to drink with the shake. I also add Sonic ice in there as well---it's better when it's cold. My second shake at lunch I added less water to make it thicker and get the thing over with faster. It was still aweful. My students walked in for 8th period class and saw me finishing up the shake, at which point they asked me if it was good. I got a couple of them to smell it---and they agreed---it smells aweful!
Lunch was pretty good. I opted to go out today for a grilled chicken salad at Sonic. I ordered it without cheese and the chicken was actually pretty good. The chicken is served warm on the salad, so that is nice. Cold chicken = gross.
Cliff was very thrilled today when he found out he could eat steak for dinner. He emailed the developer of the program, George DeJohn, today and told him we were planning on going to Outback Steakhouse with our family and asked I guess if he could, by some miracle, have steak. Much to our surprise, George responded back with "Yes" the only thing is you should keep it down to a smaller portion and stick to a tenderloin. Of course, no bread and no "bloomin' onion" were allowed at dinner. (Even though, a bloomin' onion would be great.) I had Salmon again with steamed veggies and of course, water.
I feel like I'm drowning myself with water after drinking so much of it. Honestly, my stomach somewhat aches all day after drinking so much water. I know my body is not used to it, but it still does not feel all that great to be constantly drinking liquid all day long.
Tonight I did not have the luxury of doing my Zumba fitness routine. Instead, I went down to our complex gym with Cliff and we both rode the bike for twenty minutes with a two minute cool-down. A little bit of Maroon 5's Sunday Morning and the State of the Union address was thrown in as well while I peddled my way to a cleaner me.
I've been frequently having headaches throughout this process, but I had started having headaches frequently before we started the program, so I'm not sure that they are related. Cliff did look it up though and he said that you should exercise or reduce your supplement of the Power Cleanse until the symptoms subside.
Here is what they said on the website.
I look forward to sleeping after we finish watching Top Gear and I finish this post.
I tried adding grapes to my shake this morning instead of strawberries...Cliff is right, the grapes make it a little more manageable and almost good to drink with the shake. I also add Sonic ice in there as well---it's better when it's cold. My second shake at lunch I added less water to make it thicker and get the thing over with faster. It was still aweful. My students walked in for 8th period class and saw me finishing up the shake, at which point they asked me if it was good. I got a couple of them to smell it---and they agreed---it smells aweful!
Lunch was pretty good. I opted to go out today for a grilled chicken salad at Sonic. I ordered it without cheese and the chicken was actually pretty good. The chicken is served warm on the salad, so that is nice. Cold chicken = gross.
Cliff was very thrilled today when he found out he could eat steak for dinner. He emailed the developer of the program, George DeJohn, today and told him we were planning on going to Outback Steakhouse with our family and asked I guess if he could, by some miracle, have steak. Much to our surprise, George responded back with "Yes" the only thing is you should keep it down to a smaller portion and stick to a tenderloin. Of course, no bread and no "bloomin' onion" were allowed at dinner. (Even though, a bloomin' onion would be great.) I had Salmon again with steamed veggies and of course, water.
I feel like I'm drowning myself with water after drinking so much of it. Honestly, my stomach somewhat aches all day after drinking so much water. I know my body is not used to it, but it still does not feel all that great to be constantly drinking liquid all day long.
Tonight I did not have the luxury of doing my Zumba fitness routine. Instead, I went down to our complex gym with Cliff and we both rode the bike for twenty minutes with a two minute cool-down. A little bit of Maroon 5's Sunday Morning and the State of the Union address was thrown in as well while I peddled my way to a cleaner me.
I've been frequently having headaches throughout this process, but I had started having headaches frequently before we started the program, so I'm not sure that they are related. Cliff did look it up though and he said that you should exercise or reduce your supplement of the Power Cleanse until the symptoms subside.
Here is what they said on the website.
It is likely that you are detoxifying too quickly for your liver to keep up. This can cause toxins to re-circulate, causing symptoms such as headaches or joint pain. I recommend you reduce the Power Cleanse dose in half until the symptoms subside. Include a lot of high sulfur veggies such as garlic, cabbage, broccoli, onions, kale, and asparagus to help your liver detoxify and clear the toxins from your body. I also recommend a supplement called AminoDetox which will specifically help the liver "catch up" on its part of the detox process. This combination should slow down the re-distribution of toxins in your body and improve your liver's ability to clear the toxins.
I look forward to sleeping after we finish watching Top Gear and I finish this post.
26 January 2010
Day 2: 21 Day Body Makeover
Well, lets see how today went.
The shakes still stink, and I'm still kindof cranky.
I have been having headaches lately but that was going on before I started the body makeover. One thing is for sure---I slept well last night. I hit the pillow and I was pretty much out! It was great---I haven't slept all that well in a while.
Tonight we opted to not have dinner at home. Instead we went to Cotton Patch where we each had the grilled Salmon with the steamed veggies and Cliff got more broccoli. At first it was really hard at first to look through the menu at all the tasty items such as bacon and cheese fries----I'm not a huge french fry fan but oh! I'm certainly getting a plate of those with a pot of ranch dressing when I finish with this stinking thing!
I'm finding that I'm having cravings that I've never thought I've really had before. I found myself craving dark chocolate today--which I've never had a craving for before. I miss things such as sweet tea and even beans...yes, we can't even eat beans, I guess they cause excess gas.
The program suggests that women will have problems with constipation so they urge women to take one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with every meal. I have not had that experience so far, and I have not taken the apple cider vinegar. I'll pay attention to it over the next few days and see if anything changes.
Lunch was not all that bad. I had cold cuts of chicken wrapped in lettuce. It was actually pretty good!
It wasn't a fantastic day but I can make it through another tomorrow.
The shakes still stink, and I'm still kindof cranky.
I have been having headaches lately but that was going on before I started the body makeover. One thing is for sure---I slept well last night. I hit the pillow and I was pretty much out! It was great---I haven't slept all that well in a while.
Tonight we opted to not have dinner at home. Instead we went to Cotton Patch where we each had the grilled Salmon with the steamed veggies and Cliff got more broccoli. At first it was really hard at first to look through the menu at all the tasty items such as bacon and cheese fries----I'm not a huge french fry fan but oh! I'm certainly getting a plate of those with a pot of ranch dressing when I finish with this stinking thing!
I'm finding that I'm having cravings that I've never thought I've really had before. I found myself craving dark chocolate today--which I've never had a craving for before. I miss things such as sweet tea and even beans...yes, we can't even eat beans, I guess they cause excess gas.
The program suggests that women will have problems with constipation so they urge women to take one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with every meal. I have not had that experience so far, and I have not taken the apple cider vinegar. I'll pay attention to it over the next few days and see if anything changes.
Lunch was not all that bad. I had cold cuts of chicken wrapped in lettuce. It was actually pretty good!
It wasn't a fantastic day but I can make it through another tomorrow.
25 January 2010
Day 1: 21 Day Body Makeover
Well, I am definitely a Miss Cranky Pants today. I still haven't eaten any dinner, and I haven't had any meat all day! I didn't fall asleep until after 3:00am last night, and I'm almost certain I saw 4:00 am.
When I wasn't able to wake myself up with a super yummy Chic Fil A biscuit this morning and a sweet tea, well it didn't make a good start to my day. I had a "shake" made with water and fresh strawberries.
Bottom line, the shake taste like play doh--it's OH SO GROSS! I feel like Dumbledore in the Sixth Harry Potter book when he has to drink all of that liquid and he tells Harry "Why are you making me drink this!?" Harry in this case would be my husband---why did I let him talk me into this?? The powder from the shake leaves a bad taste in my mouth all day. I was not able to enjoy the salad I was having for lunch because I had to snack about an hour before hand.
Ugh, this is going to be a process, perhaps I'll grow stronger if I continue to persevere in this conquest to make my body over in 21 days. Tune in tomorrw for Day 2 progress and hopefully a better outlook on food---Salmon is on the menu for dinner. Unfortunately, the nasty shakes are still a requirement for me to drink three times a day.
When I wasn't able to wake myself up with a super yummy Chic Fil A biscuit this morning and a sweet tea, well it didn't make a good start to my day. I had a "shake" made with water and fresh strawberries.
Bottom line, the shake taste like play doh--it's OH SO GROSS! I feel like Dumbledore in the Sixth Harry Potter book when he has to drink all of that liquid and he tells Harry "Why are you making me drink this!?" Harry in this case would be my husband---why did I let him talk me into this?? The powder from the shake leaves a bad taste in my mouth all day. I was not able to enjoy the salad I was having for lunch because I had to snack about an hour before hand.
Ugh, this is going to be a process, perhaps I'll grow stronger if I continue to persevere in this conquest to make my body over in 21 days. Tune in tomorrw for Day 2 progress and hopefully a better outlook on food---Salmon is on the menu for dinner. Unfortunately, the nasty shakes are still a requirement for me to drink three times a day.
Goodbye Dairy, Caffene, and Good Stuff
For 21 days we will not see dairy, caffene, or sugary good stuff enter our bodies here in the Carpenter household. For 21 days we will not eat beef (yikes!) and mostly eat veggies, chicken, and fish. How will my husband survive? I already eat more of this stuff than he does--that's why I'm more concerned about him. However, he has more will power than I do. (Yes, I can admit it.)
Tomorrow we begin the 21 Day Body Makeover. (Finally!) After Cliff has been on anti-biotics for the last three weeks or so, we will finally be able to begin our New Year's Challenge. Cliff and I both have lost metabolism over the last couple of years and are downright happy, so we've gotten fatter than we should be. I will say we could both be worse, but we could be a lot better, so we've decided to take the step to do this program so hopefully it can jump start us loosing weight. I think we need to do before and after pictures--in the event this actually works. I'll be exercising with Zumba three times a week for an hour so hopefully it will really help. If this doesn't get the results I want--I'm going to Weight Watchers after this. I want to be back in decent swimsuit mode by the time my birthday rolls around in July. (That's a lofty goal, but I think I can do it.)
My plan is to write every day, even if it is just a little bit about our experience. That way, if anyone needs info. about the experience--well, it's out there then.
It is entirely too late, and hopefully my husband has stopped snoring by now, so maybe I can get some sleep.
Goodnight web world. Until tomorrow....err later today.
Tomorrow we begin the 21 Day Body Makeover. (Finally!) After Cliff has been on anti-biotics for the last three weeks or so, we will finally be able to begin our New Year's Challenge. Cliff and I both have lost metabolism over the last couple of years and are downright happy, so we've gotten fatter than we should be. I will say we could both be worse, but we could be a lot better, so we've decided to take the step to do this program so hopefully it can jump start us loosing weight. I think we need to do before and after pictures--in the event this actually works. I'll be exercising with Zumba three times a week for an hour so hopefully it will really help. If this doesn't get the results I want--I'm going to Weight Watchers after this. I want to be back in decent swimsuit mode by the time my birthday rolls around in July. (That's a lofty goal, but I think I can do it.)
My plan is to write every day, even if it is just a little bit about our experience. That way, if anyone needs info. about the experience--well, it's out there then.
It is entirely too late, and hopefully my husband has stopped snoring by now, so maybe I can get some sleep.
Goodnight web world. Until tomorrow....err later today.
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