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Krystin
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Posted: 23 August 2005 07:07 pm |
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Lunch , as previously posted was great. I'm not sure how I feel about dinner though. I had a bag of raw nuts and rasins with mini yogurt chips from out vending machine at work (230 cal) while driving to p/u my daughter. Once home I had a few semi-sweet chocolate chips I keep in the freezer, but just a few (50 cal?). An hour later I had the last of the cookies (200 cal). And an hour after that I had fat free yogurt (80 cal). So I estentially gorged myself all day.
I don't know what lunch comes out to calorie wise, but its got to be alot. I really need to investigate the calories of fruits, veggies, and grains. I have no idea how much most of the are. I really need to educate myself because its possible that I ate alot of volume without alot of density. I'd feel better if I knew that lunch was only 500 cal instead of the 1000 calories I'm imagining it is. I guess I've got some research to do!
Breakfast today was a breakfast burrito from Sonic's, compliments of my guy. I had him get it without the sausage, but it still had eggs, processed American cheese, and fried tator tots in it. It actually had great flavor from the tomato and jalepenos they add in, plus the salsa I added. So it probably wasn't the best choice for breakfast, but it was yummy! My mid day snack has been sliced strwberries and whole blueberries with some Splenda.
I have no idea what lunch will be. I need to have lunch with a consumer to talk about work issues outside of work. So I'm trying to be cheap, but healthy at the same time. For dinner I'm going to dinner with the Tampa Bay Vegetarians again. Tonight's menu is from the Jerusalem cafe, so it will be Middle Eastern vegetarian. I'm loking forward to talking with people that have been living this lifestyle for awhile and can offer me pointers and support. PLUS, I get to have a night out to myself, which is a big bonus!
My sister was a vegetarian for a long time and recomended a cook book that she still uses. She says the meals are so good that most meat eaters will like them. I think it'll be a goos transition book for me! Its called "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" and its written by Debra Maddison, if anyone is interested. I've also been reading "Raw Food, Real World" by Matthew Kenney and his partner, I've forgotten her name. Raw food for life is something I'm not even close to attaining, not so I want to, but it has great recipes (but very time consuming) and has alot of information.
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Krystin
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Posted: 24 August 2005 04:38 pm |
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Well lunch was a trip to the mall food court. I had a veggie platter from one of the Asian restaurants: mixed veggies (cabage, carrots, broccoli), green beans, and lo mein noodles, with water as usual. I was really full until about 5pm. By the time dinner was served at 7pm I was starving! It was a vegan buffet with salad predressed with something that tasted like ranch, but wasn't, pita bread with hummus and tahini sauces/dips, some spaghetti dish that was really good, stuffed cabbage (with rice and veggies inside), lentil soup, rosemary potatoes, and falafel balls (OMG!! They were outstanding!!!). Dessert was a pastry with fruit inside and a fruit paltter with grapes, strawberries, and watermelon. I was so stuffed by the time I left! My eyes were deffinately bigger than my stomach when we were dishing up our portions. And I felt awful leaving alot on my plate, but I did leave a good portion uneaten. Still, I was uncomfortably full all night! At 11:30 pm I had a rough time falling asleep because I was so full! I b rought some leftovers home to my guy, and he seemed to like it too, so I'm sure we're going back!
I met some really good people there and I'm looking forward to next months dinner. Its going to be held at an organic farm that is just around the corned from my house. And the menu is all raw!!! Usually we have a guest speaker, but at this dinner they are going to demonstrate how they make the food instead! So it'll be like a free cooking class on how to prepare raw food into a meal, rather than just a snack of fruit and nuts! I'm really excited about it, if that wasn't already apparent!
I'm leaving Tampa in a few hours to go to some mandatory meeting/trainings in Orlando on Supported Employment best practices and such. So I will be eating out every meal for the rest of today, tomorrow, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. That is 5 days of eating out! I'm a little worried, but I know I can always get a salad anywhere we go. That is going to be my staple while we are away. I was thinking about looking up vegetarian restaurants in the area (near Disney World), but at the moment I don't have the time. And I don't particularly like to plan everything. I'd rather just play things by ear. Breakfast has already been another Sonic burrito so I've got to be careful the rest of the day, actually the rest of the week!
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Krystin
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Posted: 28 August 2005 08:29 pm |
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I don't think I ate a single salad the entire trip!!  This entry is gonna be pretty lame, just documentation of my food choices.
Wednesday lunch was a personal pan deep dish "Farmer's market" pizza Chicago style). I only ate the toppings and bottom crust, not the outer edge crust. Dinner was braised tofu and veggies with steamed and fried rice at a Japanese restaurant. We shared a large alcoholic beverage, plus had rum and diet coke back at the hotel room.
Thursday breakfast was a bagel with cream cheese (*&%$!* continental breakfasts!), a cheese danish (minitureized), and 2 glasses of orange juice with one cup of coffee and cream with seet-n-low. Lunch was a veggie burrito with roasted peppers, squash, etc., while out at the conference. It also came with rice and black beans and water. Dinner was 3/4 of a veggie burger from Burger King with a few fries and water. I forgot to ask for the burger w/o condiments and it was smothered with mayo. OOPS! I think we got something later in the evening too, but I can't remember what it was. We also has our usual rum and diet coke before bed.
Friday's breakfast was more bagels, cream cheese, danishes, oj, and coffee. Lunch at the conference was catered and we had a side salad (the only one the entire trip!!) with herb vinagrette dressing (which I had about 1 tbs of), 1 1/2 breadsticks, veggie lasagna with steamed carrots, peppers, and squash on the side, and Angel Food cake with fresh strawberries and blueberries on the side. I cleaned my plate! Dinner was pasta primavera at a near by steak house. I only ate the veggies though. I did have some fried mushrooms dipped in ranch for an appetizer and 1 slice of a loaf of garlic bread. I also had 2 long island iced teas. Again, more rum and diet coke back at the ranch.
Saturday's menu was fruit and nut pancakes with strawberry topping and whipped cream from IHOP. (I had 2 pancakes and gave the 3rd to my daughter.) Lunch was a veggie quesadilla, chips and salsa, and water. Dinner was a veggie Cuban with an awesome dipping sauce and fresh fruit from Bahama Breeze. Plus a shot of tequila and a long island iced tea. Again, another round of rum and diet soda once we got back to the hotel room.
Sunday's breakfast (today) was another bagel with oj. Lunch has been pb&j on low cal whole wheat with real fruit spread (instead of jelly) and water. I have no clue what dinner will be since we are back in Tampa and have yet to do grocery shopping.
I'll check back in later with some more entertaining details of our travels on this mini vacation!
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Krystin
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Posted: 29 August 2005 10:57 pm |
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Dinner yesterday was a burrito made with soy taco meat, green chilie refried beans, corn, tomatoes, onions, green taco sauce, and some sharp cheddar cheese all rolled up in a whole wheat tortilla. That was at 2:30 pm. (I was starving and had to eat!) I also had an awesome sweet tooth. At 3pm I went to 3 stores looking for the perfect dessert. I ended up with Tiramisu and Snicker's cheese cake and Nestle drumsticks. I ate one slice (preportioned) of the cheese cake and one bite of the tiramisu, no drumstick! So by the time Iron Chef America came on TV at 9 pm I was beyond hungry again. My guy and I had nothing in the house since we had been on vacation for 5 days and had eaten everything prior to leaving. We ended up getting a spinach pizza that used riccotta cheese for sauce (instead of marinera) and garlic cheese bread. I only ate only slice (but it was pretty big!), plus a 3x3 inch chunck of the bread dipped in spaghetti sauce. We also had a couple rum and diet sodas. But the weekend is over and so is the #%@&! food and night caps.
Breakfast today was a slice of pizza. My soy milk had gone bad and I was too hungry to wait for oatmeal to cook... EXCUSES!!! For lunch we went to Sweet Tomatoes and I got vegitarian minestrone soup, a piece of whole grain Indian (not Native American) bread, a salad with lots of different veggies topped with sunflower seeds and a fat free raspberry vinagrette (10 cal per tbs!!!), and a few slices of honey dew and cantelope. I was really full until we got home from grocery shopping. I ate a small piece of a danish I had brought back from the vegetarian dinner I attended last Tuesday (I was told that it lasts over a week in the fridge, so its not as grose as you think!). And that just spurred a mini binge. I had a banana, another chunck of the leftover cheesy garlic bread, and a pack of peanut butter granola bars (which at 200 calories for the pack I should have just finished off the Tiramisu!!). Plus some water. Oh well. Lunch is over and so is my self pitty for making bad choices!
Dinner will be a Lebanese stew my sister recomended that is 100% vegan! I hope its good 'cause the ingrediants are cheap and healthy!
I got a call from my OB/GYN. That is never a good sign 'cause those guys only call if there is a problem. He said my last pap showed "atypical" cell growth. Not abnormal, just atypical. So I have to have another check up in 3 months. He told me to start taking some supplements that have been proven to reverse cell growth. The main ingrediants are extracts from veggies like broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, etc. I really have no interest in eating a pill of extracts so instead I will try to eat more of those foods. (Besides it costs over $30/month!!) I always thought I was healthy, but the more I pay attention to my health the more I discover "abnormalities". Sometimes I wonder if its psychological. The more attention you pay something, the more issues you have with it? Or maybe I have a dumb doctor that just wants to prescribe me herbal supplements to make his private practice thrive. I'll get the check in 3 months and after that, if I still feel unsure of him, I'm gonna get 2nd and 3rd opinions. I'm soon to be 25. That is entirely too young to worry about "atypical cell growth" and breast tissue abnormallities.!!!!!
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collegestudent
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Posted: 29 August 2005 11:17 pm |
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| Just as a heads up.. 25 is not to young to worry about abnormal cell growth. My mom had cervical cancer at the age of 26 (needless to say, the OB/GYN is my friend). You should check out the monthly newsletter on drgreger.org for nutrition advice and how the foods you eat can be related to cancer.
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Krystin
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Posted: 29 August 2005 11:22 pm |
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The vacation was really good! I went to the conference on Thursday and Friday and my daughter got to hang out with her dad. Thats super cool 'cause they haven't been able to spend their daughter/father days together for the past 3 weeks. On Thursday we went to this simulated skydiving place. We actually had to get geared up in all of the skydiving garb and do a training. And it was safe for kids as young as 3 so my daughter got to "fly", too!! It was so increadibly fun!!! You could change your hieght in this wind tunnel just by positioning your hands a different way, or arcing your back, or bending/straitening your legs. My arm and chest muscles hurt for the rest of the trip. It was an increadible workout!! The simulation lasted for 2 rounds of 1 minute apiece. Thats a total of 2 minutes of workout, but it left me wobbly afterwards, which is my definition of a good workout! I'm currently looking for sky-diving sites near me where I can start with tandum falls and eventually do it by myself. That would be an awesome hobby! My guy golfs, or at least goes to the driving range, 1-4 times per month. If I could find a place that charges $30 or so per flight I could rationalize going twice per month. Maybe I could even tie it into my weight goals: like a bi-monthly reward. Or maybe I'll just use it as my hobby, something I do regardless because it makes me happy.
As far as hobbies go I need more of them! Its been more difficult to make "good" friends in Tampa then I thought it would be. I need a medium to find other people that I can relate to and form true friendships with (aside from the mom at the park that is constantly moaning about her kids, or her husband, or her corns on her feet;)).
A chick from the vegetarian dinner was talking about in-line skating. She lives in the county west of Tampa, the one with the best beaches! So it might be hard to arrange something, but maybe we could get together at different locations to skate all of the local trails. Gosh knows that the area has quite a few smaller ones and even some large ones that span 50 miles or more. We could do one five mile stretch per week or something. I suppose I should try and figure out how to incorperate that with my family life though. My daughter hates skating 'cause she doesn't have the balance or cordination yet. And she doesn't like riding her bile 'cause her legs get tired. And she's too active to sit in a stroller and let me push her. I'll come up with something though.
I like to go bike riding. Maybe I should re-invest in a bike and put a child seat on the back, or one of those kid trailers. Or maybe I should just take my daughter out to bike more often so she gets stronger.
Maybe I should talk with the people at the next vegetarian dinner and see what their interests are. I know most of them are very health conscious. Maybe they could introduce me to new activities. I don't know, but I've got to do something to make friends and get more active, while still spending the majority of my time with my family. SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME!!!
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Krystin
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Posted: 29 August 2005 11:36 pm |
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collegestudent:
Thanks for the web site info and sharing your family's experience! The ob/gyn I'm seeing also told me to research Bruce Lipton. Have you heard of him? He's supposed to be one of the leading researchers (or was, I don't remember the details from the call, still a little overwhelmed...) regarding the health and nutrition connection.
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Krystin
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Posted: 30 August 2005 04:57 pm |
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Dinner was the Lebanese Stew (SP?). Here is the recipe if anyone is interested (I'll post in the recipe forum also). I should note it os adapted from Deborah Madison's book "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone".
1/3 c olive oil (I used 1/4 c canola oil beacuse I've read that olive oil can become carcinogenic after a certain heating point and a 1/3 c seemed to be a bit much); 1 red onion, chopped/diced; 3-5 cloves of garlic miinced; 2 tsp coriander (add this to the garlic once its minced); 3-4 red potatoes chopped/diced; 2-4 carrots chopped; one can (15 oz or so) diced tomatoes (I used one that has added herbs) DO NOT DRAIN; 1 15oz can garbanzo beans (chickpeas) drained with 1/3 c of juice from the can reserved; one dried red pepper (I used dried crushed red pepper flakes); 1/3 c parsley, chopped; a 1/3 c cilantro chopped (use fresh herbs if possible); salt and pepper to taste.
Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot (you won't be able to make this in a skillet unless you decrease the portion sizes of the ingrediants). Add the onions and saute until they are translucent. Add the garlic corriander mixture, stir. Add potaotes, carrots, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, hot red pepper, 1/3 c garbanzo bean liquid, and salt and pepper to taste (I like the McCormick's Grinders steakhouse seasoning 'cause it has other spices aside from pepper), stir. Heat uncover until it boils (still on med heat). Once it boils cover and lower heat. Cook until the potatoes are fork tender (20 -40 minutes depending on how you cut the potatoes and the heat you lowered it to). Add salt and pepper again, to taste. After cooking turn off the burner and add the cilantro and parsley, stir. The recipe suggests serving with black olives and lemon wedges, but it was good just like it is.
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Krystin
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Posted: 30 August 2005 05:10 pm |
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So I had stew and then took my daughter to the park just outside our back yard. Once she was in bed an hour or so later I decided it would be a good idea to eat some of that Tiramisu. And I did. And it was good. There was only 1/2 of it left after my guy had some on Sunday, and I only ate 1/2 of that 1/2. Ok, so I'm trying to make it sound better than it is, but it still wasn't that bad... I don't think, anyway.
Breakfast has been a chilled banana (it tastes better this way, more like a creamy popcicle) with about 1 1/2 tbs peanut butter on top, and a glass of light soy milk. Lunch will probably be Sweet Tomatoes again since I didn't pack my lunch and my guy is having his alone time this afternoon. I can't go wrong there, always pleny of options that are low in fat and high in fiber and nutriants.
I tried to get up at 5:30 to work out, but that was far from a success:P!!! I had gotten up at 2:45 am and felt well rested, fell back asleep by 4am and by the time the alarm started I was exhausted all over again. I remember snoozing twice, but then woke up at 7 am, not realizing I had turned off the alarm! Mornings are my worst enemy! D*mn them! Its ok, the afternoon is just around the corner !
Last edited on 30 August 2005 05:11 pm by Krystin
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Krystin
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Posted: 31 August 2005 04:43 pm |
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I did have Sweet Tomatoes for lunch. I bought a low sugar vegan strawberry torte at a local natural food store for dessert. And a snack of peanuts before going home for dinner (I got off a bit late... paperwork!). Dinner was Hamburger Helper with ground soy burger. I hate Hamburger Helper so I had a bite to try the soy burger and decided to heat up a Gardenburger wrap instead. Later I had a Nestle Drumstick.
I went to bed pretty early last night and woke up equaly early. I should have worked out, but I felt lethargic. I'm pretty sure it was due to dehydration 'cause I felt all sorts of better after 2 tumblers of water. At that point it was time to get off my rear and start the day.
Breakfast was a chilled banana with Kashi Go Lean Crunch with light soy milk. Lunch will probably be the salad bar at Pizza Hut beacuse I have to meet a case manager for one of my consumers there. I'm not sure what dinner will be, maybe just a salad or leftover burritos from Sunday.
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Krystin
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Posted: 1 September 2005 04:19 pm |
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Lunch was that salad bar I mentioned, plus 3 slices of veggie thin crust pizza! I wanted a chocolate snack and tried to get a Snickers out of the vending machine at work, but it got caught. I should have taken that as a sign to walk away! Instead I bought a second bar to help the first one through! And I ate them both (280 cal apiece!) And ya know what? I don't care. Not at all. Nope, not even a little. Dinner was soy chicken nuggets with my guys famous green bean casserole. YUMM! I ate alot of that stuff. And once again, I don't give a $#&*! I looked in the mirror and was far from satisfied with that, too. But guess what? I don't care. Even with all of that food I was hungry at 9 pm. So I made the only good choice I'd had for the day and munched on a few baby carrots.
Breakfast was Kashi with light soy milk and some dried fruit. I didn't lookt at all of the ingrediants when I bought it but I did today. It should have been dang candy bar! Everything in the bag was prepared with either extra sugar or corn syrup. The cherries, cranberries, banana chips, blueberries, everything! Moving on....
Once at work this am I bought a cinnamon rasin bagel and used half of the cream cheese. That amounted to 320 cal total. So its 9:30 and I'm up to 700 cal or so.
Its crazy, I hate structure 'cause its too rigid for me. But I hate not having structure 'cause I don't ever achieve my goals. Maybe I'll join Weight Watchers again. They make you stick to a plan, but allow you to play around with bonus "points" so that you can have your cake and eat it too. It costs alot of money though. Enough of this whining. I'll check back when I'm in a better mood.
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Krystin
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Posted: 1 September 2005 09:57 pm |
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After 1 hour after the bagel and cream cheese I had to see an individual at the airport. For lunch I grabbed a burrito supreme from Taco Bell (for someone who doesn't like fast food I sure have been relying on it alot lately!) made with extra beans and no meat. I also had a fruit cup with melons and grapes and pineapple. 2 hours after that I went home for my official lunch and had a left over burrito from Sunday's dinner. I also ate the rest of the dried fuit (various berries, cherrires, banana chips, ect.). Now that I'm at work I've had a snack pack of raw nuts and rasins and I'm currently munching on a packet of Twizzlers.
I guess I'm still in that "I don't care mood." But, I DO care. That is part of the problem. I feel like #$%* and I'm eating like it, too.
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Krystin
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Posted: 2 September 2005 05:58 pm |
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Whew! Thank goodness that mood swing is over! I feel great today! I picked up my guy's sister and her 2 kids from the airport last night at around 12:30 am. I got to sleep at 2 or so and was up at 8 am. Its amazing that sometimes I'm in better spirits when I'm stressed and have had little sleep, who knows why? Work will be a little crazy (the last day to prepare for our agency audit Tuesday), but I'm pretty confident that I provide good, quality services to the people I work with and I'm hopeful that it will be reflected in the documentation I keep (and that the surveyors will see it!).
Breakfast was a banana with peanut butter and a glass of light soy milk. My mid morning snack was a snack pack of raw nuts and rasins from the vending machine here at work. I'm not sure what lunch will be, we'll have to see if I have the desire to spend 1/2 gal of gas to go home for lunch or if I'll just get something local. Gas prices in Florida are crazy! ($3 or more per gal). I am thankful that I can complain about that because it means that I have transportation and a job to go to, something many people do not.
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Krystin
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Posted: 3 September 2005 03:46 pm |
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Well lunch ended up being a bean burrito from Taco Bell with a side of rice. I had a diet Dr. Pepper and a Twix candy bar for an indulgent snack (this has become a staple the last few weeks... got to work on that). Dinner was at the Itallian joint I'm always praising: Risotto something Funghi. Super YUM! I also had a few pieces of bread and 3 glasses of Pinot Grigio. Once home we had a couple Capt'n and diet DP as usual on the weekend.
I got so much done yesterday! Of the 12 files that had to be in tip top shape I finshed... ALL 12! It took over an hour to do each file, some 3 hours, but over the coarse of this last week I got them all done! For those of you in human services, you understand that it doesn't matter how much time you spend filing and updating and writting 'cause next month it has to be done all over again. But it sure does feel good when everything is up to date, even if only for a moment.:)
Breakfast today was a banana with pb and light soy milk. I might take the kids to a free movie downtown, but my guy's nephew can be a hard pill to swallow. I'm not sure I want to deal with that today. Or maybe it'll be good for him to be out with a family that has rules that are enforced. I mean, I can't undo 5 years of no discipline, but I can at least define the boundaries while he is here. We'll see how it goes...
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Krystin
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Posted: 6 September 2005 09:27 pm |
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Today is the day the auditors come. I still have some case notes to finish writing and file, but other then that I'mm in good shape. We've been able to get the nephew situation under control and I've really been enjoying having compant around (plus having a baby around that I can give back is alot of fun!)
I'm not keeping track of my meals really, just eating vegetarian and saying no to desserts when we go out, which is alot anyway, but even more so now that we have company around. And I've been stopping when I'm full, or a couple bites past full, but far from stuffed. I'm gonna go back to Weight Watchers next week. I have a hard time gauging my portions without following a system, and trying to keep myself disciplined without a support network that I have to see evey week and weigh in with has not been working out. I allow myself $25/week for me so I'm gonna take $10 of that every week and put it towards this. Thats something I feel good about!
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Krystin
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Posted: 7 September 2005 05:25 pm |
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Food for yesterday was Kashi cereal and light soy milk, a cinn/rasin bagel w/cream cheese, lots of water, leftover rissotto (sp?) from the Itallian place downtown, Indian food for dinner (all vegan) and 2 sugar fee popcicles.
Todays food had been Kashi cereal with soy milk and that is so far, but I'm gettiing hungry so I'll need to eat soon. Probably Subway.
I have an interview with the auditors today and they will also be interviewing some of the people I work with. I know that they will like what the people I work with will say about me, but I'm a bit nervous about them interviewing me. Its more like a quiz, "In what situation is transportation billable?", "What is the minimum requirement for contact with Support Coordinators?", "Can you tell me your company's mission and vision statements?", blah. blah. blah. I know the answers to those, but I don't know what else they'll ask. It was much easier in Phoenix because I had the licensure books practically memorized. Here, the rules and regulations are much different. The funding sources are totally different. The services provided are different. Billable services vary from the services provided (thats right, we have services that you must provide, but cannot be reimbursed for!!!!) It gonna be ok. I'm gonna be confident, but humble and answer them to the best of my ability. Thats all I can do and that will be good enough.:)
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Krystin
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Posted: 9 September 2005 11:09 pm |
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I rejoined Weight Watchers yesterday. I think the group I picked is a good one, everyone offers lots of feedback and most are social, which makes me happy!
They have 2 plans to choose from, the Core and the Flex. Core lets you eat as much as you want from a limited group of foods and you have 35 points (points are determined by a food's calories, fiber and fat content) to use however you want throughout the week. So you can have 35 points of alcohol, refined bread, candy, sugar, etc per week.
And the Flex plan gives you a certain number of points to use per day depending on your current weight (I would get 22 per day). Each food you eat costs you points, again depending on cal, fat, and fiber. Its like balancing a check book. Plus you get the 35 bonus points, too. I like eating what I want and still having the opportunity to "budget" for an ice cream, or full fat dressing from time to time.
The Core plan focuses on stopping when you are full and only eating unprocessed foods, alot like Eat to Live. I eat as much as I want until I'm full, but only of certain foods (like nearly all plant based foods and some meats or meat substitutes). So I'm going with ore 'cause it'll help me get on track to being where I want to be nutritionally, plus I don't have to sneak in a cookie, I'm allowed to budget for it and work it into my week.
I weighed in at 170.6 lbs fully clothed in denim and after eating breakfast. So I'm gonna try and wear the same or a similar amount of clothes and eat the same breakfast on Thursdays.
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Krystin
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Posted: 11 September 2005 07:59 pm |
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I've gone a litle overboard the last few days with eating. Mostly the not stopping when I'm full part! But I've made decent food choices, although far from perfect. I have 4 days until I weigh in again so that is 4 days to focus on making good choices and getting in a few work outs.
I bought a book called "Raw Food, Real World" by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngallis. It has alot of info on veganism with a focus on raw foods. Plus a ton of recipies. I've been slowly weaning myslef off of dairy and eggs. The egg part is easy, the dairy not so much. I'm looking for a good substitue for sharp cheddar cheese. I've been told nutritional yeast has a nutty cheese flavor, plus lots of nutrition (hence the name:)). And I've been given some suggestions for soy cheese, but I'm a little scared:?. So for now I'm doin' the best I can minimizing these last 2 animal products from my diet. Well, the last 2 major animal products. You'd be amazed at how much animal products are fused in with our foods!
Today is my "alone day" in which I get the day to myself and my guy takes our little gal out so I can chill by my lonesome. They are going to a Devil Rays game and I'm gonna read Gina Berriault's "Women in Their Beds". And then I'll work out a little with out anyone needing help in the restroom or anyone else giggling while I do sets of walking lunges. And I'm goona make an awesome wrap w/ a spinach and veggie tortilla, tomato slices, spicy hummus, lettuce, and all sorts of goodies. This is PURE HEAVEN!!!
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Krystin
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Posted: 12 September 2005 11:45 pm |
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Today was the exit meeting for our audit at work. The chick says we've really impro ved from last year to this year and our overall score is up, however she wouldn't tell us what the score was. The Supported Employment (the area I'm in) documentation was greatly improved and the interviews with the people we serve shows that most are very satisfied and the ones who aren't have the support of our team to work on correcting the few minor issues that do exist. So that is awesome news! I'm a bit irritated that she wouldn't say what the actual score was. Last year was 78%. This year they aren't giving purely %'s but instead levels: recognizing, implementing, and achieving. Plus a % score. We have to wait 30 days for the official report and then the auditor will return in 45-60 days to check on improvements in the areas that needed some work. All in all I'm pretty happy with review.
I had to bring back my book I just bought 'cause after balancing the check book things weren't adding up right. I like the work I do, but it pays horribly. I need to either get another job or find a second job. I'm not a fan of the 2nd job option 'cause it meens I have less time with my family and less time for school. And leaving my job a year into it seems like its not the right thing to do either. I feel like I need to give it at least 2 years to see how the company is growing, but then again I'm not really satisfied with the work I'm doing now 'cause I'm not a great salesman. And most of my work is convincing employers to hire people with severe disabilities to do the same work as someone without a disability (or at least a portion of the same work). I believe in the people I work for and I'm confident in my ability to set up the neccessary training and supports to make it work, but thats not enough for most employers. And to be honest I don't think the only jobs people with disabilities (such as Autism and severe mental retardation) can do are cleaning jobs or bagging groceries, but those are the jobs that are offered.
I found a job lead to work with the states housing department and it pays enough to allow me to not work 2 jobs so I'm applying despite my lack of desire to work in an office either approving or denying people's request for Section 8 housing. Actually, I don't know if I could tell someone, "NO, you make $10 to much per year. You don't qualify for help."
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aicirt78
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Posted: 13 September 2005 04:46 pm |
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"I've gone a little overboard the last few days with eating. Mostly the not stopping when I'm full part!"
Why do we do that? I too eat when I am full. Especially if I have my food planned out for the day. I will eat lunch ad feel full, but my plan will say I was going to have yogurt too. So I go and eat that too when I know I am full and I am able to say I am full. I stop and think about it "but that yogurt will taste good", sometimes I even think  "I am full, but that will make me feel more full and I like that feeling". I think I need help, Just kidding... well, maybe not:D, no really I am. I know I need to work on that. I need to stop when I am full. I NEVER thought I was an emotional eater, but I am really realizing that I am. Together we will be strong and try to stop when we are full. I once saw this study on some show like 20/20 where they had these two people (one of them unknowingly) eat together and the one who knew this was going on would continue to eat and eat and the other person who did not know she was in a study followed the other and continued to eat. Afterward when they talked to the unknowing person and asked her about it she did say that she felt it was because of the other person. I have paid attention and I KNOW I do this. Maybe if you are eating with other people you can pay more attention. Maybe knowing this will help you stop when you are full. It has helped me from time to time. Good luck and talk care! :)
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Krystin
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Posted: 13 September 2005 10:35 pm |
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I do alot of situational eating. When I was in Phoenix and worked with my best friend I was always eating! I'll try your tips and thanks for reading my diary :)
I've done well with my food choices today: whole wheat pancakes with all fruit spread and a sliced banana for breakfast, with soymilk of course. Lunch was wrap with hummus and a garlic spread and veggies on a garden veggie and spinach tortilla.
I tried to get another meal in while I was at work. Mostly due to boredom and not true hunger. I was at the airport where one of the lady's I support works. I went to a restaurant and tried to order balck bean soup, but it turns out that they use ham to flavor the soup and the only salad they have that doesn't have meat already on it was ceasar. It turns out their dressing, like most ceasar dressings, uses anchovi oil in it. So being on a vegetarian diet was deffinately a deterrent to eating too many calories!
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Krystin
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Posted: 15 September 2005 12:37 am |
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I got some health test results today after donating blood. My blood pressure is down to 112/78, which for me is amazing!!! I've had boarderline high blood pressure since my daughter was born nrealy 4 years ago, even though I'm at "normal" weight (The HIGH end of normal :)). My last blood pressure reading was pretty good, too, but this one is better. The last one was 120/76. So exercising and trying to diffuse stress is definately working for me!!!!!
They screen your cholesteral, also. My last donation said I was at 142, which is below the 200 cut off and that is a good thing. Since I haven't eaten meat in 2 months or so and I have drastically cut back on dairy and eggs over the past 3 weeks I'm hoping this next reading is even better. I need to re-read some info I have on cholesteral 'cause I don't remember what the minimum was, all I can recall is "lower is beter".
I found this really great baking mix (Hodestone or something like that) that is made of mostly whole wheat flour with some UNBLEACHED white flour and it was super yum. I didn't even use the eggs it called for in the pancake recipe and soy milk substituted fabulously. So I bought a penne pasta from the same company thinking it would be good, too. Not so much really. It was the worst pasta I've ever had!!! I was really excited because it had flaxseed in it, which has omega-3 (and being a vegatarian getting omega-3's is important). It was worse that cardboard! There is another more commercial brand I'm gonna try, Barilla, that has a wheat pasta with flaxseed. Any suggestions on a good vegan source of omega-3's or a quality flaxseed based food would be greatly appriciated.
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Krystin
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Posted: 15 September 2005 07:55 pm |
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I went to my Weight Watchers meeting this morning and I'm down 2.4 lbs for a total of 168.2 lbs, again fully clothed after eating breakfast and drinking ALOT of water. I'm excited about that! The meetings are proving to be really good. I can spurt out random things about food, dieting, raising kids, etc. that I don't have the space for here, or forget about by the time I'm sitting down to writer here, or don't want to talk with my friends about. (Because who really wants to hear about how dieting while they are shooting pool or dancing? :) )
I haven't done my measurements in awhile. I was scared to do them after getting back from the Orlando trip because I hadn't eaten too well. And I was scared to do them after my "I don't care week", and I was scared to do them after having company in town. THAT IS ALOT OF FEAR!:) But really, it just shows me how much I allow myself to buy into excuses like "Its ok, we have a guest over." So I'm gonna do my measurements this Saturday.
I've been doing really well with getting in exercise lately. As I posted in Corina's diary, the 12 step programs focus on one day at a time, regardless of the addiction. So having a goal of "I will work out 45 minutes every day at a Rate of Percieved Exersion of 7 with a 5 minute warm up and a 5 minute cool down, plus 20 minutes of yoga and stretching" just doesn't work for me. I miss one workout and I feel like I've failed. BUT, if I say "Today is a clean slate do the best you can to make good choices for your body" I've found that I follow through much better. So last week I worked out for 30 minutes nearly every day, which is the first time I have done that since starting this diary!
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Krystin
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Posted: 15 September 2005 08:43 pm |
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| I was doing some research on the Tampa Bay vegetarians web site and looking up liks they had posted. I found a site call fatfree.com and it has a ton of low fat recipies for vegetarians. Though I'd let ya know....
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Krystin
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Posted: 16 September 2005 09:16 pm |
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I love the season change from Summer to Fall. I'm not sure why its so dramatic for me living in areas where its warm year round (PHX an Tampa) since the trees don't change color and the temperature is still warm (as previously mentioned:)), but September is always a good month for me. It always feels like its a month of change, of progress, or transition. I always start my New Year's resolutions now because now is the time of year that I have the most desire to better myself, and to be honest, the new Year doesn't symbolize much to me other than Winter break is almost over (when I'm in school). Almost every year, at this time of year, I get the urge to start running again. So thats what I'm gonna do. I need to buy a new pair of shoes, but thats easy enough to do.
After spending some "quality" 1:1 with my guy it is painfully obvious that I have some major upper body work to do!!! My arms are still sore today! I like the overall shape of my body although there are a few areas that I need to work on like adding more to my rear (its currently almost non-existent, in the opinion of a J-Lo society anyway:)) and I've got work on my middle. I can do lunges and squats and bridges for my butt all day, well until my knees start to hurt if I'm not doing them right, but I hate situps and crunches. Pilates is a little better, actually its the only thing that I don't absolutely hate! So I've got to find a good routine that I can easily modify when boredom sets in. Suggestions are definately welcome! And finally, as mentioned at the begining of this paragraph, I need to build upper body strength.
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~NavyWife~
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Posted: 16 September 2005 09:40 pm |
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Hi Krystin,
Just being nosey lol ;)
WTG on your accomplishments thus far. Your doing awesome!!
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Krystin
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Posted: 16 September 2005 10:03 pm |
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| Thanks! Most of my entries are a bit long winded so thanks for your patience and I wish you great success in your weight loss/health gain efforts, also!
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Krystin
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Posted: 17 September 2005 03:13 pm |
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| I woke up this morning and thought, "Hey its been 72 hours since your blood test. Why don't you call and get the results." And I did, and I'm not too happy about it. At the begining of June my cholesteral was 142. Now after switching to a vegetarian diet that has very limited amounts of dietry cholesteral I am at 172. Whats that all about? A 30 point increase AFTER making dietary changes?
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aicirt78
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Posted: 17 September 2005 05:46 pm |
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| Did you not eat or drink (except water) for 12 hours before the test? I know I have to fast before mine. Are you going to retake the test in a few more month? I am sorry to hear about your test, I hope it doesn't keep you down! Take care, Tricia:D
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~NavyWife~
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Posted: 17 September 2005 06:13 pm |
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| I have heard this happen often to alot of people. I'm not sure what cause it, but would be curious if anyone has an explanation. Perhaps you could talk to your doctor and see what he/she may make of it. She may have an explanation of what is going on.
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Krystin
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Posted: 19 September 2005 07:47 pm |
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I didn't fast before the cholesteral test because I was donating blood and you have to eat normally, plus I ate the last time I donated, too. Maybe I should get it checked with my primary care doctor. Who knows what happened. Thanks for your encouragement Tricia, I'm not going to let it get me down:D.
I ate really well this weekend, especially for a weekend. Those are usually my binge days! I also exercised both days and today, which is uaually hard to do on the weekends and Monday. I'm super proud of that! My guy is a football fiend and it helped that he was tied up in the games all day so I could go in another room and workout for an hour or so and not feel like I was missing out on precious time with him, since it (time with him) is generally very limited.
As I've been posting in everyone's diary(:)), I've been contemplating running again. I have a local magazine that lists all of the local walks/runs. There is at least one a week, plus lots of groups that run together non-competatively, and just for fun. I haven't ran competatively since middle school and the last time I ran even lesurely was over a year ago, so I have no idea where to start with my training. I want to register for a fun run 5k at the local zoo to get my feel for what a real 5k would be like. That is in the first week of October. And Shapes gym is hosting a breast cancer fund raising walk/run 5k at the end of October that I think would be fun to do. But I'm really interested in running in the annual Thanksgiving 5k.
I've gotta get back to work, but I'll finish this later!
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aicirt78
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Posted: 19 September 2005 09:22 pm |
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| I would try to have it checked by your primary doctor. It will most likely be very different if you fast prior to having the test. I think I am going to start my marathon stuff very small. In a few weeks their is this little mile walk to benefit a horse farm/ park in my area. I know I can do a mile walk w/o ANY trouble, but maybe it will give me a taste of what it is like and I was thinking I could possibly meet someone that would be interested in doing marathons that I could train with a little. Who knows. I will let everyone know what comes of it. Good luck and keep us posted. :D
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Krystin
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Posted: 20 September 2005 07:53 pm |
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Tricia: I'm sure there are lots of people in your area that do casual training together that you could join in on if ya wanted. And I will get my cholesteral levels checked by my MD. I just hate having to pay a copay for something that isn't essential.
 My two favorite people in the whole world (aside from my guy and daughter!) are coming to Tampa exactly 2 weeks from tomorrow!!! Lisa and her wife Jen were the hardest part in the decision making process to move out here. It was harder to leave them than it was my parents and career! I have only seen them once in the last year and that was when I was on my vacation in Phx/San Diego at the end of June/begining of July. They are celebrating their 5 year anniversay and I plan to show them an awesome time! I'm so excited I'm having a hard time working!
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Krystin
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Posted: 22 September 2005 07:31 pm |
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Today was weigh-in day at Weight Watchers and I was down .8 lbs for a total of 3.2 lbs lost since September 8th. I thought I'd be down much more because I worked out every morning for at least 40 minutes on my elliptical trainer each morning and I did a strength training routine twice, plus a bonus workout last night (as insurance, knowing I had to weigh in today:)). But I'm deffinately ok with .8 lbs. The way I see it, I ate and drank before weighing in since I had to get my workout in this a.m. and I want to be around 140 lbs and down about 20 inches by next September. To reach that goal I need to loose about 2.5 lbs per month and bout 2 inches per month. So in 2 full weeks of WW I've already met my monthly goal. 'Cause I'm cool like that;)!
On the food front I have some improving to do. As I explained before the Core plan allows you to only eat high quality, non-processed, natural foods in any quantity you want and also allows you a certain number of "points" to add in things that aren't permitted (like super yummy chocolate...mmm...). I guess I just like chocolate and pizza a little too much! The other night I had to run out at 7 pm after having dinner already to get a Princess cake from the Publix grocery store bakery. And every Wednesday night we order a $5 cheese pizza from Hungry Howies. And on Thursday's I get lunch at Pizza Hut's buffet while checking in on a client (at least I start with a salad!). Every Sunday we try and eat at Laughing Cat, the Itallian place I'm always talking about. Every Saturday and Sunday night my guy and I have a few drinks of rum with diet soda. At least 2 weekends a month we go see the Devil Rays play and drink beer and get peanuts and what not. Not to mention the vending machine at work. Granted I get a bag of dried fruit and raw nuts, but neither of those foods are on the Core plan. And to be honest I'm not willing to give these things up because this is a drastic improvement from the amount of eating out and drinking I used to do.
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Krystin
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Posted: 23 September 2005 09:33 pm |
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| I had an amazing talk with my guy last night. I was a little stresed out about the amount of money I have to spend on things I really enjoy, like the occassional eyebrow waxing or a book I want to add to my collection. I make significantly less than he does and we were still trying to work out who pays for what and what systems were fair. After 3 hours of loving debate and compromise and budget readjustments we came up with an awesome system that allows both of us some autonomy with our purchases and individual savings, but ensures we are equally contibuting to the family's finances. AND... I hate my daughter's day care. They are nice people, but there is no control in the classrooms. Kids climb on bookshelves, I'm not kidding! And the teachers use an excessive amount of slang. May daughter came home and told me, "I ain't gonna lie on you no mo," after I caught her telling a fib and the next day a teacher said this exact sentence to another child in my pressence! I know everyone uses slang and I accept that, my grammar and spelling are far from perfect. However, these people are the first teachers that are working with these children, laying the foundation for language skills, etc. So part of my conversation last night was convincing my guy that it was in our daughter's best interest to go to another preschool (it's been a complaint of mine for the last 9 months). We also fit this into our budget. Today I am visiting a pretty promising school that is also affordable. And last but not least, I didn't like my credit union becasue they charge just as much in fees as regular banks, plus they don't offer alot of the services I wanted. I joined another credit union today that has everything I want, plus a low rate credit card I wasn't able to get at the other credit union. Today has been an awesome day! The perfect start to a weekend! Take care guys, I'll chat at cha later!
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Krystin
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Posted: 25 September 2005 03:50 pm |
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| Last night was the vegetarian dinner I go to monthly. It was held at an herb farm in a rural part of town. All the food was prepared raw. We had flaxseed crackkers made from whole flaxseeds and leftover pulp from juicing apples and some other fruits and veggies. It was served with fermented veggies, apparently that helps digestion. The main course was spaghetti and meat balls. The spaghetti was squash that had been put through a spiral thingy. The sauce was rehydrated sun dried tomatoes with herbs an garlic. We had a salad made from native florida plants and a dressing of honey, lemon, and garlic. Dessert was a chocolate banana pie. The crust was made from oats that were ground into flour, dates to sweeten, and some other stuff. I don't remember how the rest of the pie was made, but it also had dates in it. The chocolate part was carob mixed with homemade almond milk. Everything was really good, and as always it was alot of fun to hang out with other people that have been living the lifestyle I'm trying to adapt.
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aicirt78
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Posted: 25 September 2005 09:24 pm |
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I once taught preschool. Boy, that was so, so stressful and a lot of hard work. It takes a VERY special person to take that job on and be successful!!! I think it is important that you feel at ease when your daughter is at daycare. I say go with your gut instinct and make the change if you are feeling that is what you should do. I know how money problems can be. Sometimes I do not know how I made it. But if you can find another affordable daycare, go for it. I think stress is such a HUGE part of our weight problems. So it is good that you are taking care of these things and putting your mind and soul at ease. Good for you!! Take care, Tricia 
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Krystin
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Posted: 27 September 2005 05:20 pm |
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I'm still looking around for a good preschool that doesn't cost more than what I make:)! You're right Tricia, it takes an incredible amount of patience and skill to work with preschoolers all day every day. And Florida ratios are like 1:15 for 3 year olds. But if you have a mixed class with 3 and 4 year olds, but a majority of 4 year olds the ration is 1:20. Thats just crazy talk! Anyway...
I took Friday and Saturday off from exercise, but I worked out for an hour on Sunday and 30 min yesterday. Plus I spent a little over an hour cleaning yesterday.
I haven't been eating as well as I should: lots of bread, lots of sugar, lots of grease... just lots period! However, I found a great farmers market that is run out of a flea market in a town that is only a 5-10 minute drive away. All the food is locally grown. It isn't certified organic (because certification costs alot of money), but the farm rarely uses pesticides or anything. Plus it doesn't have any of the junk added to it, like wax, that you get at regular grocers. I bought cilantro, parsley, tomatoes, potaotes, green beans, carrots, bananas, grapes, cucumbers, cantelope, salad blends, peaches, plums, jalepenos, broccoli, cauliflower, portobello mushrooms, and a ton of other stuff for a grand total of $20. And they threw in a free loaf of seseame seed bread 'cause we purchased so much. $20!!!! That is amazing! I have lots of recipes planned this week, so the eating should be much better!
I also discovered the wonderful world of tempeh. I had this awesome sandwich from a restaurant that just opened. It was outstanding! Tofu can taste bland and takes some spicing up- plus it has mushy texture, but tempeh has a naturally nutty flavor and nutty texture. It took on the flavot of the marrinade it was in really well. That will be on next weeks grocery list!
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Krystin
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Posted: 28 September 2005 11:44 pm |
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I think I have solved the preschool crisis! I wrote a letter to the director and my daughter's teacher explaining that I'd love to contribute to the classroom (and school in general) in any way I can. I listed suggestions like hosting a parents "date night" and volunteering to be a sitter or help with the pizza bill, arranging field trips and chaparoning them, throwing a Fall Festival, or helping in the classroom with any activity they need. It went over really well! The director belongs to a group of preschool officials that promote family involvement, but she hasn't been able to get it going at my daughter's school because many of the parents are single moms with alot to juggle. So she offered me the opportunity to go through the groups training and take over activity development at the school. I'm really excited. I'll have a chance to be more involved at the school, easing my fears about what is happening when I am not there and I get to give back to the community since this will all be done on a volunteer basis (with $150/month for activities provided by the group of prechool officials).
Food today has been great! I had lots of fruit for breakfast, lentil soup for lunch, a 100 cal bag of 94% fat free popcorn, and an oatmeal cookie from that bakery I'm in love with (the one that is all organic and makes its food with applesauce and yogurt).
Have a great day!
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Krystin
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Posted: 29 September 2005 02:58 pm |
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I have a job interview today for a part time position at a teaching tools store. I will have met the residency requirement (by next semesters start date)in order to pay in state tuition vs. the bank busting out of state tuition. I'm not a big fan of loans and debt so I'm pickiing up this part time job to save for school next semester. I think I want to go into education (even though all of my course work thus far has been in sociology and psychology) so working in this enviornment should give me the chance to learn about educational products and do a little networking. And we all know that knowing the right people never hurt anyone! Needless to say I'm pretty excited!
Today is my weigh in day, I'll be posting that after my meeting. Have a great day!
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