The Need to Feed....

No "office" or "work" talk today. I promise.

Let's instead discuss my foodie desires. Also known as my uncontrollable NEED TO FEED. AHHH!!! I'm having one of those very tricky to control "hungry" days. I've kept it at bay with lots of water, coffee and deep meditative breathing. HA! DISASTER AVERTED for now! DA DA DAAAA... I can't be messing around and slacking! Tomorrow morning I partake in my weekly battle with Mr. Scale. No stuffing of the face will be allowed!!

It all started innocently enough with a tasty bowl of dark cocoa oats.

BREAKFAST (meal #1) at 9:00am.

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 wheat bran
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbs unsweetened dark cocoa
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• dash pumpkin pie spice
• pinch salt
• (Microwaved and topped with 1 tbs ground flax, 2 tbs sugar free raspberry preserves (Smucker's) and 1 tbs Better N' Peanut Butter.)

I inhaled this. There was now slow savoring of each bite going on this morning. NOPE, not today. And when it was all gone, I starred at the caked on remnants of the dried on oatmeal in horror. I wanted more. MORE! I immediately downed a 24oz bottle of water and sipped on some coffee! It helped mask the cravings but they never truly went away. I barely hung on until lunchtime.

LUNCH (meal #2) at 12:30pm.

I dove into my lunch bag like a maniac. Like a rabid animal I picked at the zipper, desperately trying to get at the goods inside! I rolled my tasty treat together and devoured it with a smile. Mmmm. Delicious eggy perfection!

I had breakfast wrap in a honey wheat Flat out with 5 egg whites + spinach + Sriracha.


On the side I enjoyed a few slices of the sweetest cantaloupe ever! It was like honey. SO so good!


This kept me full, but for HOW LONG was the question. I distracted my brain with a break away from the office with sis-sis (Annie-Boo). We went to the park and chatted. It was nice to get away. 10 hours at the office yesterday with no break was WAY TOO LONG! Oops, I forgot, NO OFFICE TALK ALLOWED! I apologize!

I may or may not have been caught clapping while giggling as I prepped my afternoon snack. :-O

SNACK (meal #3) at 4:15pm.

• Plain Dannon Greek Yogurt
• 1 Braeburn apple
• Udi's vanilla granola
• Cinnamon

Plain Greek Yogurt makes me so happy. Sometimes you'll catch me eating a flavored one, however, plain will always have my heart.

After work it was off the gym. I was able to leave work ON time. YAY!

WORKOUT!

Tricep pulldown (cable with straight bar)
90lb x 8
80lb x 15
70lb x 15
70lb x 15
(Plie Squat with a 12.5lb dumbbell)
Bicep Curls (barbell)
45lb x 8
40lb x 15
35lb x 15
35lb x 15
(Plie Squat with a 12.5lb dumbbell)
Skull Crusher (barbell)
25lb x 15 (3 sets)
(Plie Squat with a 12.5lb dumbbell) (and THIS is the moment where I pulled something in my inner thigh va-jay-jay area. IT HURT)
21's (barbell)
25lb x 21 (3 sets)
Tricep Extension (dumbbell)
12.5lb x 15 (3 sets)
Hammer Curls (dumbbell)
15lb x 15
15lb x 15
12.5lb x 15
Elliptical Cross Trainer
30 minutes, 2.67 miles, Intervals at levels 6 & 8

Total time at the gym = 1:13
Max HR = 164
Average HR = 136
Total Calories burned = 571

Like I said above, I pulled something "delicate" while doing a squat. NO idea how it happened. I do squats all the time. I guess sometimes it takes nothing at all to easily hurt yourself. I walked around for a bit and it got a little better. Magically I was still able to get on the elliptical, which made me happy since I missed my workout yesterday. Tomorrow is a rest day and hopefully I'll be back to 100% by Saturday.

SNACK (meal #4) at 7:15pm.

I refueled with a simple shake when I got home to feed my starving little muscles. 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze + 1 scoop chocolate peanut butter whey protein + 1 tbs sugar free chocolae Torani syrup + dash cinnamon + ice.


Nick just made a "top secret" phone call upstairs to GameStop. I have NO idea what is going on but he just ran out to "pick something up". PEOPLE... I am seriously praying that it's not a new video game which will haunt me for the next few weeks to come. I'm still dealing with the daily trauma of Call Of Duty:Modern Warfare 2. I HOPE HE WENT TO GET A BOARD GAME INSTEAD. I love board games. Do they even sell board games? (I'm scared) Video games are such life and soul sucking entertainment. HAHAHA!

And now we are CURRENT! While Nick is out, I'm going to sneak in a bath and start on dinner. Be back in a FLASH!
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Aaaaaaaaaand I'm back. So is Nick. AHHHHH! That crazy sexy man of mine went and got a WII. You know, cuz we didn't already have enough electronic "toys" in the house.


Now don't get me wrong, this is exciting because they make a lot of fun games for the WII. ONES EVEN I WOULD PLAY! However, this is also extremely scary because he picked it up for a specific game that he is obsessed with. It's not even out yet!!! And you can BET that when it does come out, I will get the MAD PLEASURE of watching him play it for hours upon hours on his down time. HA! MEN!!!!!!!!

DINNER (meal #5) at 9:30pm.

It was a quick one. I had a veggie burger (Morning Star Farms black bean burger + Ezekiel whole wheat wun + FF Miracle Whip + bread & butter pickles + spinach) and a small side salad (spinach + bread & butter pickles + garlic & sea salt sunflower seeds).


I also had a SUPER tasty bowl of sweet pineapple and cantaloupe for dessert.


Yum Yummers!!!

Time to go play with the WII. The Mr. is getting all sorts of into it. He's currently yelling at the television and waving a "sword" around. In a way, men are like kids, with money, real cars and MORE toys. If he reads this I'm going to get it!! HA! :)

Tomorrow morning is weigh in (AKA Scale Wars). Wish me luck with Mr. Scale. I'm not sure how it'll go. This week has been a bit "iffy".

XOXO
Ildie

VICTORIOUS!

It's been such gorgeous day today! It's warm, sunny and breezy. Oh, and it's FRIDAY! WIN-WIN! As predicted, I had an uneasy nights sleep but woke up feeling much better. I can't let some stupid random encounter with a shady stranger dampen my spirit. Not all things are in our control. In a way you just have to accept that and live your life. I like to think that most people are good. You can't let paranoia run your life!! (I say that now because the sun is shining. Ask me about this again at midnight when I think I "hear" something outside...HA!)

****Drum roll please**** I WON the scale battle this morning. Sweet victory was mine! I lost another 3.4 pounds. This officially puts me over the 50lb mark. To be exact, I've lost 50.2. GO ME!

BREAKFAST (meal #1) at 9:00am.

To celebrate, I had a tasty bowl of chocolate PB&J oatmeal, with a special little addition. I crumbled half of a Nature's Path Chococonut bar into the mix as well. It was like a sweet decadent breakfast concoction of LOVE! So good!

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 wheat bran
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tbs unsweetened dark cocoa
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• dash apple pie spice
• pinch salt
• Splenda to taste
• (Microwaved and topped with 1 tbs ground flax, 2 tbs sugar free cherry preserves, 1 tbs Better N' Peanut Butter, 1/2 Chococonut bar.)

Pure bowl bliss my friends! BLISS!

My day was a little different today. Breakfast had me so full that I decided to take a break first and then come back and have my lunch later. I just wasn't hungry at 12:30. I ran around and got all of my grocery shopping done first instead. I loaded up on all of the ususals (veggies, fruit, lean meat, low fat dairy etc...) and then headed back to work. Weeeeeeeeeeeee! I got back to work at about 1:30 and decided to have my lunch!

LUNCH (meal #2) at 1:45pm.

I had the best salad today. Simple yet flavorful. I love non fussy meals!

• Spinach
• Tomato
• Leftover roasted brussel sprouts
• Morning Star Farms black bean burger
• Garlic favored sunflower seeds (Kaia Foods brand..YUM)
• Spray butter

I inhaled this. It was magnificent!

While I was devouring my lunch, I came across the sexiest little email ever. It was the "big guys" letting us know that we can leave at 3:00 today. SWEET! It was already 2:00. :)

MINI SNACK (meal #3) at 3:00pm.

To celebrate our early freedom, Ann and I indulged a bit. I busted out the second sample that I received from Emmy's Organics. Dark Cacao Macaroon's. OMG! I shouldn't have shared with Ann! THEY ARE THAT GOOD! They remind me of a Mounds bar (everything reminds me of a Mounds bar lol) if it were made with dark chocolate! TO DIE FOR! GO GET SOME NOW!!!!!!!! I am in LOVE with them. Not sure I can share the last one with Nick like I did with the Chip Mint flavor. MUWAHAHAHA! It gets an 1365 out of 10. I actually moaned while I ate it. Baby bites at a time to savor the decadence!


DROOL!

I left work in a fury of excitement at 3:00 and hustled home. The air was whizzing through the sunroof and the sun was shinning. I LOVE FRIDAY'S SO MUCH! I got home, put the groceries away, opened some windows and started some early prep work on dinner. I was attempting stuffed pork loin for the first time.

I butterflied the loin and seasoned it with sea salt & black pepper. I then mashed some light swiss Laughing Cow cheese, dried dill, dried rosemary, golden raisins, regular raisins, dried apricots and black pepper in a bowl. I smeared it over the loin and then topped that with chopped fresh spinach. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO TWINE! BAH! I remedied the situation with roughly 20 toothpicks and some strategically placed foil. :)


I celebrated my brilliance with a lovely glass of wine. Again, I LOVE FRIDAYS!


With dinner basically good to go, I decided to unwind in a hot bath before Nick got home from work. I'm loving this day so far.

SNACK (meal #4) at 6:30.

Nick and I decided to play some board games tonight. We haven't done that in quite some time.


I poured myself another glass of wine (naturally!!) and made a quick snack of fresh strawberries, butter pretzels and a second decadent dark cocoa macaroon from Emmy's Organics. YEP, that's right. Nick didn't want it. I gladly "took care" of the problem by devouring the second piece. LOVE IT!


DINNER (meal #5) at 9:30pm.

After 3 grueling hours of strategic moves and conniving backstabbing, the game was over and we were both ready to feast. I actually popped the loin into the oven at 9:00 so it would be done by the time we were done playing. Perfect timing. We enjoyed the pork with a side of green beans (seasoned with S+P, spray butter and garlic sunflower seeds). I thought it turned out REALLY GOOD! The pork was moist and tender and the filing was a mix of creamy melty goodness. ;)

Of course I also had some magical Sriracha on the side. I love HEAT!


Time for round two of game wars! I SHALL BE VICTORIOUS!

XOXO
Ildie