RedPandaOne

Quick update as I run out the door. No exercise No floss or moisturizing Did hit protein goal Monday and yesterday

Oh crap, I didn't realize I hadn't posted since Thursday. Well, I can't report on goals because I also apparently didn't track. Though, I had both turkey and swordfish on Friday so I'm going to assume I hit my protein goal. Also, I did floss this morning and I did moisturize last night. Okay, so I guess I can report on a couple goals. I test drove cars over the weekend. I'm going to get another Camry. Now to just wait for the insurance check and I will buy it this weekend. I decided to go with power over practicality. I only need AWD 3 months of the year, and it's not even for the full three months. I know I'm going to want my Camry the rest of the year. Apparently my dad knew what I was going to pick as soon as I started driving it. I tried to pretend like I was going to think about it, but once we hit the highway, I knew that was the car I was going to get.

Wednesday Update: Protein - No. Only hit 71 grams. And I was at the top range of my calories. It was the pepsi and jack. I was fighting back tears all day over my baby (read: car). I wanted something to drink. Floss - no, but I hit my one time goal for the week so not beating myself up about it too much Exercise - ha! (I really need to figure out what my block on this is) Moisturize - yes!!! As I was in the shower, I kept repeating "moisturize me. Moisturize me!". I was half way back down the stairs after getting dressed when I actually remembered, so I turned back around and put on the moisturizer. I'm going to hang a sign or something on my mirror/door to remind me

I'm glad you signed up for help. We/I am here for you too. Just one day at a time. PM me if needed.

That is one of the sites that I used, but I don't think it was the one I was thinking of. One of my FB friends said Truecar, which is either it and they've revamped, or it's something very similar. Someone else also suggested Edmunds, which for pricing hasn't been too helpful but their reviews of the cars have been. I've already taken one off the list based on the fact that it has a crappy engine. I have my times when I like to go 80mph. Or when someone is going 45 on the highway and I need to gun it to pass. It's coming down to: Toyota Camry Honda H-RV Honda C-RV Basically, I'm getting another Camry unless the test drive for the other two completely win me over. I cleaned out my car this morning, and I actually started to cry when it was time to leave. I'm not a car person at all, so I'm really surprised that I'm getting super emotional over losing this car. Maybe because it's the first one I've ever bought on my own? Anyway, to my goals. None of them where achieved. I remembered to moisturize while I was on the couch watching TV and cross stitching, but forgot once I got to my bedroom. And I was so close to meeting protein, I got 76 grams. I didn't track until this morning or else I would have had a spoonful of peanut butter or something last night to get to 80!

Alright. I've had several talks with my insurance company this morning. They have determined that my car is totaled. However, they are going to give me about $12,300 for it. So, that's a good chunk of money! With the money my grandma left me, I can put that towards a down payment of a new car (parents don't want me to get a used) and actually be able to afford the monthly payments. Now, when I was buying my car six years ago I used a website to get the average price paid for what I was looking at. I have no idea what this website is now. You'd input as much information you knew, and it would give a bell curve of what actual people had paid. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Okay! I'm officially back. I guess that ended up being a Week 0 for me. Still no word back on the status of my car. I know it's still early, but the waiting is making me so anxious. I had a breakdown on Sunday. I want to hid from the world, but I know I need to keep busy to keep my mind off of things. Not sure if it's related or not, but I think I'm getting sick. My sinuses went haywire last night. Stuffed and running nose, pressure, sneezing fits. All between midnight and 2am. I finally took some cold and sinus medicine at 2. Now this morning I'm shaking and I'm actually sweating a little even though it's only 65. But as far as my goals yesterday: Exercise - no. No excuse, just didn't do it Moisturize - forgot to as well Floss - yes!! 80-100 grams of protein - yes! I got about 90.

Needless to say, I didn't do any of my goals last night. I picked up my rental car after work and just went straight home. Had dinner (2 hard boiled eggs, and two mozzarella sticks wrapped in turkey). But I also had a rum and coke. It seemed like a rum and coke type of day. I showered and sat on the couch all night. I'm actually a little scared to drive. Which I'm sure it normal after any sort of incident. I just hate this feeling. My nerves on are end waiting to hear back what the official damage report is. I want my baby back! (and yes, that old Chili's tv commercial just came to mind). Today will be the lunch that I packed yesterday but never ate. And I think tonight I'll try the protein shake she had given me.

Thanks guys! And I will certainly take care of myself. Will take a nice hot shower tonight and call it an early night. I know I'm going to be nervous to drive, especially with a rental, so I have a friend picking me up tomorrow for the movies. And I'm going to avoid that street for awhile! It's not one I need to be on, so it won't be too difficult. I just took it today because I was trying to avoid a left hand turn.

You're welcome! We've all been there at some point in some way. So, I didn't track yesterday. Or, I didn't fully track. I had input breakfast and lunch in the morning. Lunch time came around, reheated my chicken, broccoli, and couscous, and then proceeded to accidentally dump it all over the counter in the shared kitchen in the office building. I put as much back into my container as possible. Looking at the time I knew I couldn't get to the cafeteria in time before they closed at 1:30 (it was like 1:24). Sucked up being grossed out and ate what I could save... until I found a hair. A blonde hair. My profile picture is outdated, I no longer have blonde hair. I'm red and blue. So, the hair did not belong to me. I stopped and dumped it all. I think I ate about half the chicken breast, but none of the broccoli or couscous. I was starving by the time I had dinner. It was tuna salad on wheat bread with pickles and lettuce. It came with a side of fries, but I ate half. And my problems didn't stop there I got in a car "accident" this morning. I put it in quotes because it did not involve another car or person. It was just me. But I did a lot of damage to my car, it's potentially totaled. I hit a fire hydrant trying to give street sweepers more space on the road. I feel like an idiot. The cop was super nice about it. Gave me business cards for two auto body places he likes, one of them being where they take their cruisers for repairs. Money wise, this is the last thing I need! I really hope it can be fixed, I can't afford a new car right now. My baby was supposed to go another 5 years and then I was going to start looking at them while I built up a savings for a deposit. Ugh. Yes, I'm fine. Just feeling like a stupid driver.

I *think* there is a way you can figure it out. It wont be 100%, but give a good idea. I know sparkpeople has a large user database and will show raw foods people have put info in for. I'm sure there is someone on the boards here who could help you. If I knew what it was, I'd help. I just think there is.

I use spark people to track everything. I input all the information on the label and sparkpeople keeps track of it all. I have a growing database of food. Here is what yesterday fully looked like

I hit my protein needed. I've also wanted to eat all night. I didn't, but wanted to. I also flossed this morning No workout. Shocking.

Oh, good point...

Oh, I remember the Flips Yogurt cups. Okay, I might like that then. And that is super easy. I'll have to search out a video. Or just parchment paper and just do a batch some day this week and toss in the freezer.

Thank you! I can't remember exactly when I started. It was well after the movie came out. I actually remember working at Blockbuster in 2007 and one of my coworkers suggesting it for me. It would have been another 2 or 3 years after that, I think, when I actually did. I've never been a fan of parfaits, so that's all I'm imaging mixing the raisin bran with greek yogurt. It's funny, really. I like both, so you'd think I'd be all over combing them. How does one freeze a breakfast sandwich? Make the entire thing and then freeze it? Or just the egg? The meeting went really well. We went the entire 45 minutes scheduled. I think she got concerned at one point thinking I had an eating disorder when I listed what my typical day for eating was. Even after I said it out loud, I was like "I know it's not a lot. But I started eating like this because of a job and timing." I told her about my pepsi and chai addiction. She said that those were low hanging fruit, and not what she wanted to address right away. Though, she did say with the right brand of chai, I could still continue to have it. If I substitute one spoon of chai mix with vanilla protein powder I could potentially keep it in my diet. We would just need to see if what I have is a good brand, sugar wise. I would need to find a good vanilla protein powder, the last one I tried years ago gave me horrible acid reflux. And thank you too! She was a lot of fun to dress up as. A lot of people were like "Hey, Kaylee!!" Though one person did call me a mouse... But, it was a relatively cool cosplay, at least compared to the Scarlet Witch I did the day before. I was only in it for 2 hours max, and by the end I was drenched in sweat. My hair line looked like I had come out of the shower.

Yup!! I was late to the party, but I love the show. Actually went as Kaylee this year at DragonCon, too.

The biggest hurdle will be breakfast. I am okay with my bowl of raisin bran. I dont want to take the time and make something in the morning. She suggested putting my cereal in greek yogurt. I'm not sold on it, but I bought some and will try at some point. Here are the possible meals she gave me for breakfast and dinner:

I'm back! I waved the white flag on the last challenge. The conventions just threw me overboard and now I'm getting back on the wagon. There's no zero week for me, I'm diving right in and making this a 6 week challenge. I'm going to miss the last two days due to my trip to Orlando, so I want to take full advantage this time around. Goal 1 - Eat more protien This goal actually comes from the nutritionist I met with on Friday. I've joined the weight loss department at a local hospital and am doing their medical weight loss program - so no surgery for me. I've met with the behaviorist and the nutritionist now. After going over my daily intake she thinks I'm not eating enough protein. She said that at the levels I'm eating at I should be losing weight. So we are upping my caloric intake from 1200-1400 to 1400-1600 with 80 grams (minimum) of protein a day. She's good with what I eat for lunch and we worked on some ideas for breakfast and dinner. I'll post that list later. Goal 2 - Exercise 3x a week Still working on this. It's been a few weeks since I exercised. I did a lot of walking last week at DragonCon, but I need to do that daily. MWF I will work out. Goal 3 - Face care once a week I need to start moisturizing and flossing more. I'm really bad at doing both. So starting off slow and doing it just once a week. Mini goal - put away clothes by end of challenge. I need to stop living out of my laundry basket.

Just popping back in to say, No I haven't died. I have not given up (fully). I've waved the white flag for this challenge, but will be back for the next. I've been in Atlanta and Dragon Con since last Wednesday, back at work yesterday. Had a blast. Drank tons of water, but also chai and pepsi. I also think I have a stress fracture in my big toe on my right foot. It hurts to walk, but does not hurt to the touch.

And being $300 short means I've spent an extra $500 since last week. It means I spent the $40 needed for chiro and $180 for my hair appointment, plus the $300 I'm short for rent. I think I miss calculated when doing my transfer. I know I didn't spend all of that on my debit card over the weekend. The hair, maybe, my lyfts ended up on my debit instead of my credit card via paypal, but I did not spend that much money this weekend.

Oh yea, I'm still super happy and proud that I found it after all these years. Like, we've seen it online, but never in person. It was our unicorn. And I'm throwing in the towel for this week. It's been an absolute disaster when coming to sugar drinks and exercise and everything. Somehow I'm $300 short in what I need to pay everything, so I need to transfer more money. I've had either a chai or pepsi everyday this week. I haven't done any exercising. Next week? I dunno. I'm home Monday and Tuesday. I was going to go to trivia, but I think I'm going to skip. I think I need more time to pack, getting home Tuesday night at 10 and then leaving at 5 or 6am for my flight is giving me a little bit of anxiety now. I'll be at my parents all weekend starting tomorrow after work so I really only have whenever I arrive home Sunday night and Monday, tonight is out since I'm meeting a friend for dinner that I haven't seen since October. Wednesday thru Tuesday I'll be in Atlanta for Dragon Con. And while I'm going to try to eat healthy, it's really going to be whatever place has the shortest line. Though, I do remember one place in the food court that has gyros. I wonder if it's still there. My friends and I will be shopping ahead of time to pick up food to keep in the hotel room, but mostly snacks and for them booze. I'll pick up cereal and water, not sure what I want for snacks that I can keep in my bag in 90 degree heat.

Comic Con this weekend was a blast! Went through my entire budget, and then some. I found two rare pops that I ended up buying. One I have been helping a friend find for about 3 years. She was iffy on it because of the price. The guy gave me 15% off, so I got it. I'll probably just keep it for myself and maybe sell it down the line. The other was one on my wish list and I can't believe I found it. That guy also gave me a discount, too. They normally take $10 for cash, but I didn't have it, but he gave it to me anyway. Both pops were found in the last booths I checked, and were the only booths that I saw carrying them. I bought them during the 2 hour preview I had, so before the con officially began. I don't know if I got the discounts because I have boobs or because I was nice. Either way I'll take them. The first one I got, the guy did say he gave me the discount because he liked me better than the guy who had been looking at it before, and he wanted to piss off the guy who had been looking at it before because he was rude. I wish I could have been there to see his face when he came back to buy it. Seriously, I was just looking and then gasped and went "OMG, you guys actually have it! I've been looking for 3 years!" So yea, that was about $200 unplanned on the credit card between the two. The rest was done in cash and two "meals" put on my debit card (the food was crap, I missed my hotel with fridge so bad). A chai was had on Friday, and soda the entire weekend. I haven't had this much soda in a very long time. The withdrawals are going to be horrible this week. I did have my first meeting at the weight clinic today! It was with the behavioral person. We basically just talked about my past history and what I was looking for from them. She gave me her card in case I wanted to talk some more. She also got me a meeting set up with a nutritionist, I'll be seeing her in about 3ish weeks. I just need to bring in a couple days of food tracking for her to review. And I still have my meeting with the doctor at the end of September.

So happy for you! Good luck!!

Yesterday. Ugh yesterday. I don't want to acknowledge it, but I will. Another Pepsi happened No exercise happened (what's showing up for yesterday was me walking from the parking garage to the restaurant) $55 for parking and $22 for food was put on credit card We wont even get into the food (the mudpies were delicious) Today wasnt good, but not bad either. A chai happened Exercise DID happen $85 on travel CC to renew my TSA precheck I really didn't want to exercise, but I mustered it and did. I also have lost an entire workout outfit. New pair of leggings and a shirt. Texted mom and she hasn't seen them at the house, and I cant find them in either clean or dirty laundry. Going to make working out difficult next week if I dont find it.