Desperately Seeking Gina

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….W H A T ???

Ever get stuck in a rut? Hate what you’re doing? Don’t know how to get yourself out? That’s how I feel about work right now. I try not to blog much about work…but I’m just overcome with emotion about it today. Like I don’t want to live another day because I have to go back in three days. I’m exaggerating, of course. I think.

I want to be doing something else. Desperately. The {what} is the big question. What exactly am I meant to be doing {if in fact we are meant to be doing anything} What am I good at? What am I qualified to do? What the heck can I do for a living that’s enjoyable and lets me pay the bills? What is it that won’t send my hormones spinning and tear ducts working overtime?

I don’t know what the answer is…but I think it’s time to investigate W H A T??

If you are what you eat..them I’m a chocolatey tuna fish sandwich today…

{am. 2 Leggo waffles, rasp. jam, 1/2 milk, 12oz H2O–5.5 points}
{snack. Kelloggs nutri-grain bar–3 points}
{lunch. 6″ Tuna fish on wheat, one chocolate chip cookie–15 points}
{snack. 10 Quaker rice snacks–2 points}
{Dinner. Weight Watchers frozen Rice & Beans–6 points}
{dessert. 100 calarie pack striped shortbread cookies–2 points}
{total points–33}

…Wedding Plans on my mind

…not my own 🙂 Heather’s. I seriously almost called her at work today to see if she’d chosen a color scheme yet. I happen to know she’s been eyeing dresses already. Hey, ummm..Heather, remember all those mags you spotted in my foyer? Let me know if you want to borrow any. I actually flipped through two of them last night. Lots of creative ideas 🙂

I may not have mentioned this already….but I’m a magazine F R E A K. Thom shakes his head at me a lot cuz I don’t actually have any subscriptions. {He also frequently feeds my addiction by buying me bridal magazines…and he’s way cute about it too}.

When I’m home alone, I always read at least two mags before heading to bed. Here’s the list of mags that I read:

Creating Keepsakes
Simple Scrapbooks
Memory Makers
Rachel Ray
Martha Stewart Living
MSL Weddings
Brides-Michigan {lately}

Mags I love to read but don’t ever buy:

Domino
Real Simple
Paula Deen
Blueprint

What are your fave mags?

Meals for the day:

am. Scrambled eggs (1 yolk, 3 whites)
1 slice American cheese, and Salsa
16 oz H2O
1 cup watermelon
(4 points)

lunch: Salad in a pita
carrots
22 almonds (unsalted)
diet dr. pepper
(9 points)

pm. 2 eggs scrambled in a pita
1 1/2 cups watermelon
1 diet dr. pepper

(6 points)

I think you’re right…I’m not eating enough…but it’s hard to eat with my work schedule. Luckily I don’t have to work any nights for the next month or so….I’ll do better 🙂

…Eating & Accountability

….so the biggest deterrent to eating sensibly is living alone. No one here looking over my shoulder as I have dessert for dinner, eating while standing over the countertop, wolfing the sweets down in record time. No “looks” as I head to the fridge for the third time out of boredom. No other soul to worry about feeding. No one who cares that I headed out to another fast food joint for the fourth time in a week.

So when Liz suggested we email our meals back and forth for some moral support, I thought what a good idea. And listing my meals here, on my blog, even better. I don’t mean to make this a focus of my day….I just want to be held accountable for making better choices. And if I screw up…leave me a comment…

I’m gonna try to stick to the Weight Watcher point system. So…my meals for yesterday:

am: 1 cup yogurt & 1 peach

lunch: Italian mix salad w/cucumber, tomato, carrot & 2tbsp. dressing,
1 pita
1 cup watermelon
16 oz H2O
1 apple

pm: 18 homemade tortilla chips
homemade salsa
16 oz H2O
1/2 orange sherbet

…I’m a not-so-veggie VEG-Head

Title courtesy of Liz who asks about being vegetarian…
How I became a Vegetarian
by Gina K

It all started about a year ago and it involves a face-to-face meeting with a sweet little cow. Okay, not really.
So last year….after returning from Europe {does it seem as though my life is divided into Pre- and Post-Europe?….or do I just love saying after “I returned from Europe?” with a haughty European accent, of course. Which reminds me, after I came back, for about a week I kept saying “last week, when I had lunch in Monaco…”} but anyway, I digress…
Long story shortened— I determined it was red meat making my tummy upset all the time. Literally. I was throwing up all the time…I had that acid-y feeling that was totally yucky. And quitting meat was something I had wanted to try…so I did. Just like that. First week in July I quit. And GAWD was it hard. I wanted a Whopper so badly I could practically taste it…and I think the kids at Burger King were starting to worry a little, as I’d circle the building several times just to get that heavenly burger-whiff.
For a couple of months I didn’t eat any meat. No red, no chicken, no fish {totally thought fish was gross anyway}. Thanksgiving was a test and I failed miserably. As you may remember Thom was supposed to be here and then he didn’t make it and I did or said something that made the two of us totally miserable…and I buckled….I ate turkey. And that led to eating chicken….occasionally, though. Not often…occasionally. But…then Thom was here and I went back to not eating any meat.
Yeppers, Thom’s a Veg Head too. Has been since he was a kid. And, no, I didn’t stop eating meat because of him.
After Europe {Yea…I said it again} I lost 10 pounds…and then I lost another 12 after I stopped eating meat.
But….{ actually, a big BUTT} because I really didn’t research being a “vegetarian” I wasn’t really eating properly. I was H U N G R Y all the time. So what did I do? Filled up with potatoes and pasta and bread. My 3 favorite things. Carb City, man…and all that weight I lost…found it’s way back to me 🙁 I probably should have called myself not a vegetarian, but a Pasta/Potato-arian.
So…that’s where I’m at: trying to figure out how to eat..what to eat..when to eat {since a lot of nights I don’t get home til after 10 and I’m starving and I don’t get a break from 4-10 and when I do…not enough time to eat anything proper so I inhale a candy bar instead}.

I went the salad route for awhile…but I can only eat so much green stuff before I get totally bored. Thom did introduce me to fish while we were in Wisconsin, though. And it was good, too. Actually, I think my taste buds have changed drastically since I stopped eating meat…is that possible? I like a lot more veggies now…and this sounds weird but I feel cleaner. Like I’m not filling my body with previously-alive “things”.

And circling Burger King in order to get a whiff? Not so much anymore. I don’t even think about it much. Except when I think about my Mom’s lasagna…or Dad’s sloppy joes…or hot dogs with relish and mustard, or blackened steak from Branns. {sigh} Still a bit tough, but mostly not. 🙂

…Who Needs a Sister

…when you have a boyfriend to share clothes with? As previously posted, I occasionally wear Thom’s underwear. He thinks it’s sexy…I think they’re cute-with the little opening in front and all. I mean, geez, girl’s underwear don’t have anything interesting goin on…why shouldn’t we have some fun, too? And, anyway….sometimes it’s just a necessity. I hate doing laundry…why not just grab a clean pair of his and put off doing a load for another day?
Now, though….I think I’ve taken the whole clothes “borrowing” thing to another level. Today, I’m wearing his shorts. Again, out of necessity, as I own only one pair of shorts that I can’t seem to find. He doesn’t know that I’m wearing them but I’m sure he won’t mind 🙂 I might even go out to the beach in them!

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In other news, I’m supposed to be seeing a nutritionist in a couple of weeks. Supposed to be losing weight and trying to figure out what vitamins to take cuz of the whole not-eating-meat thing {might also help with the losing-my-hair thing as well}. My doctor suggested I keep a food journal so the nutritionist could take a look-see…..but I’ve been too embarrassed to actually do it. I eat so badly 🙁 For example, today…I woke at 8:30….had a 20-oz bottle of Pepsi and a Reece’s big cup for “breakfast” at 1pm {while at work}. Nice, eh? I’m making up for it with lunch though: a peach, and a salad with cucumber and tomato, and only two tablespoons of sweet Italian dressing {150 calories for 2 tablespoons???}. Went grocery shopping and loaded up on fruits and veggies….maybe I’ll be more inclined to start that journal this week 😉

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I don’t think I’m going to hit the 50-books-this-summer goal I set back in June. I’ve only read 5 i think…here are the last two I finished in July…

I never know how to end a blog entry…I need a cute little saying or something…have any suggestions? You know I value your opinions…all 3 of you who read this 🙂 Have a great Sunday!

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