Pork tenderloin, sauerkraut and green beans
that was the menu at my house last night.
I made dinner for my mom and I and did everything to a T. I looked up how long and at what temp to cook the pork, I checked the meat with my trusty meat thermometer and put it back in for an extra 15 mins just to be sure. And about 2 hours afterwards we both started to feel sick. Yes, I think I made my mom and I sick.....
I have had to cancel plans for the night as I can not be more the 3 feet from a restroom, just as a precaution. Boo to being sick.
I just ate a small lunch and can tell it was to soon. Pray I can make it through the rest of the day.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The Healthy life: Grocery shopping
I.love.grocery.shopping.
End of story. It is quite possibly my favorite day of the week, from making the list, hunting for coupons and scoring some awesome deals. It is just shoots adrenaline right through me.
Before my healthy life quest it would take me maybe 30 minutes to go major shopping, this has drastically changed. Now it probably takes me an hour, I am the lady that is standing in the canned food aisle taking forever and a day comparing labels, you may think I am crazy standing there with 2 identical cans of corn, staring intently at their label but that is what I do now. I have to make the healthiest choice and if that takes an extra 5 minutes then so be it. It will be worth it when I am at my goal weight.
I know it will get easier, I mean I have made strides since my first shopping trip with hubs. Who, coincidentally is no longer allowed to come with me to the store. If he gave me the puppy eyes one more time I was going to wallop him. I remember having to refer back to some notes I had jotted down about sodium, grams of fat and calories. I will say it isn't that cost effective to be healthy, the cost of fresh produce takes a huge chunk out of my budget but I just can't bring myself to buy asparagus in a can.
here are a few things I do to makes things easier:
1. Plan, Plan, Plan. I plan my dinners for 2 weeks and that gives me a start to my list
2. I have my list made, coupons ready to go on pay day so I can hit the store before I go home, this way I am not tempted to go out to eat on payday.
3. I always have a snack before I go to the store. Going to the grocery store on a empty stomach is never a good idea and I will always buy things I will regret. This fact isn't scientifically proven but it needs to be.
4.I write my list in order of how I shop, I try to hit the outside of the aisles first because that food usually is less processed which equals less sodium and preservatives.
There you go ladies, Have a wonderful Friday Eve!
End of story. It is quite possibly my favorite day of the week, from making the list, hunting for coupons and scoring some awesome deals. It is just shoots adrenaline right through me.
Before my healthy life quest it would take me maybe 30 minutes to go major shopping, this has drastically changed. Now it probably takes me an hour, I am the lady that is standing in the canned food aisle taking forever and a day comparing labels, you may think I am crazy standing there with 2 identical cans of corn, staring intently at their label but that is what I do now. I have to make the healthiest choice and if that takes an extra 5 minutes then so be it. It will be worth it when I am at my goal weight.
I know it will get easier, I mean I have made strides since my first shopping trip with hubs. Who, coincidentally is no longer allowed to come with me to the store. If he gave me the puppy eyes one more time I was going to wallop him. I remember having to refer back to some notes I had jotted down about sodium, grams of fat and calories. I will say it isn't that cost effective to be healthy, the cost of fresh produce takes a huge chunk out of my budget but I just can't bring myself to buy asparagus in a can.
here are a few things I do to makes things easier:
1. Plan, Plan, Plan. I plan my dinners for 2 weeks and that gives me a start to my list
2. I have my list made, coupons ready to go on pay day so I can hit the store before I go home, this way I am not tempted to go out to eat on payday.
3. I always have a snack before I go to the store. Going to the grocery store on a empty stomach is never a good idea and I will always buy things I will regret. This fact isn't scientifically proven but it needs to be.
4.I write my list in order of how I shop, I try to hit the outside of the aisles first because that food usually is less processed which equals less sodium and preservatives.
There you go ladies, Have a wonderful Friday Eve!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Sign me up!
After much consideration, this weekend I will join the the glamours ladies of Mary Kay!
That's right! I am going to become an independent beauty consultant and I couldn't be more thrilled with my decision. I needed a part time job anyway so why not trying something new, with a product I love, on my own time and on my own terms.
After trying Mary Kay I haven't looked back. I am not going to lie, I was a little skeptical at first because when someone said Mark Kay I thought of older women, pink Cadillacs and the mom from Edward Scissor hands (I know she was Avon but I thought of her none the less). But I was totally blown away by there products. At that point I had what I like to call a make up counter (or makeup jail as I heard it put on Saturday) in my very on bathroom.
I am a product junkie, weather it be make up,shampoo or some other bottle of elixir, when a new product hit the shelves you can bet within a week it would be in my cart in the checkout line. I think it was the excitement, the possibilities that come when you get a new product. Being that I am said junkie there were times of let down, when the shampoo made my hair lifeless and flat, the new beauty mask made my skin break out but more often than not make up let me down the most. I would battle through a bad shampoo, find a friend that wanted the beauty mask but with the make up you knew after one use if you liked it or not and that stuff is harder to find takers on because it is YOUR skin tone or YOUR color choices. After the initial grieving process the unwanted purchase always went to the plastic Rubbermaid container under my sink aka the makeup counter. I am not sure why I kept it, I guess I thought after awhile it would change or I would change... kind of sounds like a bad relationship...
The straw the broke the camels back was the Lash Blast mascara from Cover Girl. I loved the commercial, with spunky Drew Barrymore looking cute in a white suit, promising me big, bold look at me lashes I was hooked. I wanted it and when I walked down the florescent lit aisle I found the magic tube of mascara in WATERPROOF!!!!!!!! I didn't think this day could get any better, I went to check out and I handed the cashier a $20 because this tube of goodness cost about $10. I thought "I can't put a price on big, bold look at me lashes." So I grabbed my change and went home and did my usual ritual of using my new product as soon as humanly possible. I put on some music, and started my beauty regime on my fresh face. It could hardly stand waiting for the mascara step because I never break out of my make up routine, for anything and the mascara was always the last thing I put on. When it was time I opened the package and looked at the brush, it was one of those rubber grabby ones (that look like a french tickler) and I was little disappointed. The brush itself was huge but the last 1/4 inch was nothing but these little nubbin things, no bristles, I brushed it off and I slide the applicator in the tube and swirled it around. I pulled it out and started applying it, I noticed how clumpy it was, the formula was so thick that it just globbed on my eyelashes and made them stick together I looked like Tammy Fae Baker, my she rest in peace.
Doubting my mascara application skills, I wiped eye lashes off and then the brush and decided to try again, same thing. At this point I knew that this product was a bust, I already had one eye done and I figured I could use my eye lash brush to fix eye number one so I finished. And remember what I said about the piece of the brush that only had little nubbins well when I went to finish eye number 2 and I was brushing my inner lashes I had to hold the brush so close to my nose so my inner lashes could get some some love that I glooped black mascara all over my self....
To the plastic bin the tube went. I was mad, mad that it was such a bad product, mad that I was out $10 and mad that I had Black waterproof Mascara all over my face.
At this point I was late for my very first Mary Kay Party. So I got the black smudge off of my face and walked to my bestest house and fell in love.
Needless to say I walked away with face wash, the micro derm kit, some eye make up and remover and have been buying the product ever since. I know I can sell this product because I think every woman out there has had a story like mine and then they are stuck. Either they can't return the product because it is open or they won't because they don't want more crappy product. Not to mention I can sell this product because it is A.MAZ.ING!!!
Wish me luck on my new venture!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Healthy life: Almost there
Last night I was doing my usual thing..... dreading the body test on the wii fit, but I knew I had to do it.
I needed to shake things up a bit so I decided to lay off the wii fit and did the Dancing with the stars Latin Cardio Dance and while I feel like a complete doofus when trying the moves, I do work up a nice sweat and can feel the burn.
I brace for what I think is going to be an inevitable let down and I tell myself "if you have gained weight you know why and you know how to get it off."
and to my surprise....
I am down 4.4lbs!!!!!!!
I am so close to 7.5 lbs I can almost taste it!
I can't wait to go home and bust a move, work up a sweat and burn some calories... 3 more lbs to go!!!
I needed to shake things up a bit so I decided to lay off the wii fit and did the Dancing with the stars Latin Cardio Dance and while I feel like a complete doofus when trying the moves, I do work up a nice sweat and can feel the burn.
I brace for what I think is going to be an inevitable let down and I tell myself "if you have gained weight you know why and you know how to get it off."
and to my surprise....
I am down 4.4lbs!!!!!!!
I am so close to 7.5 lbs I can almost taste it!
I can't wait to go home and bust a move, work up a sweat and burn some calories... 3 more lbs to go!!!
Monday, January 25, 2010
little bit of this, little bit of that
This weekend was nice/ok.
Friday I was kind of having a down day, I think last week was a down week (you can really tell if you go back and read my blogs) but Friday in particular was bad. My mom came over and watched Greys and I made spaghetti for everyone. It was an early night to bed and I needed it.
Saturday was supposed to be craft day but fundage became an issue, And with it being so glum and rainy I kind of just wanted to snuggle up and watch some tv but I went to a Mary Kay facial party instead. I think it was a good trade off. The Mary Kay party was fun. I got to listen to some of the directors talk and hear their stories and to tell you the truth it really inspired me. To hear these women take control of their lives in a way that puts their family first (in 2 cases on Saturday) and still be successful was amazing. I mean they didn't come from privileged backgrounds, they were just your everyday woman, they just did it on their terms.
Sunday was church. If you did read a few posts back I talked about a pull to work on my relationship with God and my faith. Step one was go to Church and I am so glad I did. The sermon was great as usual and I did take from it. Then in the middle of everything the lights go out in the entire church. The pastor starts to laugh and says he is going to continue and was really witty and quick on his feet. We still had 2 hymns to sing so he had us sing "this little light of mine." Which was hilarious, he stood at the alter with his flashlight and started waving it around. All and all it was a great service. After Church Hubs and I went for a late breakfast and during breakfast my bro called!!! We actually got to talk for about 30 min which was nice. He is such a chatter box when he is having a good time. I can't believe I get to see him next week!!!! I am so pumped!
Then it was off to Dad's house for Lunch with family. My family is very birthday heavy from January to April so we have to do one weekend a month for all the Birthdays. Dinner was terrible. I mean the food was amazing... and totally fattening but I managed. My Dad, I can only assume was out on Saturday night with friends and ended up only getting about 3 hours of sleep. So he was in a pissy mood. When we all sat down at the table and started passing the food around my Grandma made a comment of how food is supposed to be passed on the left, my dad says "well the etiquette police aren't here are they?" My Grandma flashes me a look and I can just see her festering. Well I thought that was the end of it, but Vicky (step mom's mom) wouldn't let it go. Every other thing out of her mouth was how everything had to be passed to the left. I am getting angry at this point because fact of the matter is, my Grandma was correct she was just making a point. So the rest of the evening was spent with my comments being made about passing to the left, my Grandma throwing a card at my dad because he was being a smart ass and then my dad falling asleep until everyone got up to leave..... gotta love family get togethers.
Friday I was kind of having a down day, I think last week was a down week (you can really tell if you go back and read my blogs) but Friday in particular was bad. My mom came over and watched Greys and I made spaghetti for everyone. It was an early night to bed and I needed it.
Saturday was supposed to be craft day but fundage became an issue, And with it being so glum and rainy I kind of just wanted to snuggle up and watch some tv but I went to a Mary Kay facial party instead. I think it was a good trade off. The Mary Kay party was fun. I got to listen to some of the directors talk and hear their stories and to tell you the truth it really inspired me. To hear these women take control of their lives in a way that puts their family first (in 2 cases on Saturday) and still be successful was amazing. I mean they didn't come from privileged backgrounds, they were just your everyday woman, they just did it on their terms.
Sunday was church. If you did read a few posts back I talked about a pull to work on my relationship with God and my faith. Step one was go to Church and I am so glad I did. The sermon was great as usual and I did take from it. Then in the middle of everything the lights go out in the entire church. The pastor starts to laugh and says he is going to continue and was really witty and quick on his feet. We still had 2 hymns to sing so he had us sing "this little light of mine." Which was hilarious, he stood at the alter with his flashlight and started waving it around. All and all it was a great service. After Church Hubs and I went for a late breakfast and during breakfast my bro called!!! We actually got to talk for about 30 min which was nice. He is such a chatter box when he is having a good time. I can't believe I get to see him next week!!!! I am so pumped!
Then it was off to Dad's house for Lunch with family. My family is very birthday heavy from January to April so we have to do one weekend a month for all the Birthdays. Dinner was terrible. I mean the food was amazing... and totally fattening but I managed. My Dad, I can only assume was out on Saturday night with friends and ended up only getting about 3 hours of sleep. So he was in a pissy mood. When we all sat down at the table and started passing the food around my Grandma made a comment of how food is supposed to be passed on the left, my dad says "well the etiquette police aren't here are they?" My Grandma flashes me a look and I can just see her festering. Well I thought that was the end of it, but Vicky (step mom's mom) wouldn't let it go. Every other thing out of her mouth was how everything had to be passed to the left. I am getting angry at this point because fact of the matter is, my Grandma was correct she was just making a point. So the rest of the evening was spent with my comments being made about passing to the left, my Grandma throwing a card at my dad because he was being a smart ass and then my dad falling asleep until everyone got up to leave..... gotta love family get togethers.
Friday, January 22, 2010
where is the love?
romance :to court or woo romantically; treat with ardor or chivalrousness
I know that I akready posted, but something just popped in to my head that I thought I would write about.
I was reading one of the many blogs that I follow and the topic of this particular post was how the bloggers husband wasn’t romantic. Well, mine isn’t either….. At all.
The other night I was watching “True Life: My marriage is over” when Hubs got home. He sat down and watched it with me and we kind of butted heads on one of the situations.
The husband and wife had been together for 6years married for 3. She was a stay at home mom and I am not sure what he did, but they had nice home and she and the kids were provided for. Well she had started to go out dancing, and not club dancing we are talking country line dancing (I think she called it side step dancing) almost 3 nights a week. When her husband confronted her about it she said that he wasn’t giving her the attention that she craves so she was finding it else where. Now I am not condoning getting all dressed up and leaving your family for 3 nights a week to get attention but I could kind of see where she coming from. Hubs did not. He said that she was in the complete wrong for what she was doing and she was a bad wife and mother for leaving…. I knew the look on my face was one of WTH? And “You must be crazy.” He asked if I agreed and I said that although I didn’t agree with her actions and how she was handling things I could see where she was coming from. I explained to him that he husband thought that it was “romantic” to keep a roof over her head, clothes on her back and food in the cabinets. I told him I see those as a necessity and although I am thankful for what he does I expect to have those things wither it be by his doing alone or in a joint effort.
Now, Hubs doesn’t think it is romantic to do those things he sees it as his manly duty to do those things. But he still wasn’t getting what all the hubbub was. So I laid it out for him. I told him I know you love me; I am reminded of that everyday. But as a woman I need a little extra, to know that you have been thinking about me that day, or that you still see me as the girl you were so smitten with when we first met. He looked blankly at me and I said think of it this way…. Who do you think invented foreplay? A woman, because we can’t just roll over and hop on. I could see a glimmer of hope in him yet, I knew a sex reference would get him. .I said it feels nice to be special. He then tried to tell me that he was romantic and I told him that the last time I got flowers was when he proposed, that was over a year ago. I told him you know you there isn’t enough romance when I say I am crushing on you because you vacuumed.
I don’t know where this post is coming from…. Well I do actually. I read blogs about husbands giving there wives flowers and then having one extra for there new born girl and my heart just melts. I was really hoping he would step up for Valentines Day but really I finally broke down and asked him if he had any plans… and he said no. I feel like if I want any romance I have to create it myself.
Anyway. there is my whinny post for the day... later all.
Love.
I know that I akready posted, but something just popped in to my head that I thought I would write about.
I was reading one of the many blogs that I follow and the topic of this particular post was how the bloggers husband wasn’t romantic. Well, mine isn’t either….. At all.
The other night I was watching “True Life: My marriage is over” when Hubs got home. He sat down and watched it with me and we kind of butted heads on one of the situations.
The husband and wife had been together for 6years married for 3. She was a stay at home mom and I am not sure what he did, but they had nice home and she and the kids were provided for. Well she had started to go out dancing, and not club dancing we are talking country line dancing (I think she called it side step dancing) almost 3 nights a week. When her husband confronted her about it she said that he wasn’t giving her the attention that she craves so she was finding it else where. Now I am not condoning getting all dressed up and leaving your family for 3 nights a week to get attention but I could kind of see where she coming from. Hubs did not. He said that she was in the complete wrong for what she was doing and she was a bad wife and mother for leaving…. I knew the look on my face was one of WTH? And “You must be crazy.” He asked if I agreed and I said that although I didn’t agree with her actions and how she was handling things I could see where she was coming from. I explained to him that he husband thought that it was “romantic” to keep a roof over her head, clothes on her back and food in the cabinets. I told him I see those as a necessity and although I am thankful for what he does I expect to have those things wither it be by his doing alone or in a joint effort.
Now, Hubs doesn’t think it is romantic to do those things he sees it as his manly duty to do those things. But he still wasn’t getting what all the hubbub was. So I laid it out for him. I told him I know you love me; I am reminded of that everyday. But as a woman I need a little extra, to know that you have been thinking about me that day, or that you still see me as the girl you were so smitten with when we first met. He looked blankly at me and I said think of it this way…. Who do you think invented foreplay? A woman, because we can’t just roll over and hop on. I could see a glimmer of hope in him yet, I knew a sex reference would get him. .I said it feels nice to be special. He then tried to tell me that he was romantic and I told him that the last time I got flowers was when he proposed, that was over a year ago. I told him you know you there isn’t enough romance when I say I am crushing on you because you vacuumed.
I don’t know where this post is coming from…. Well I do actually. I read blogs about husbands giving there wives flowers and then having one extra for there new born girl and my heart just melts. I was really hoping he would step up for Valentines Day but really I finally broke down and asked him if he had any plans… and he said no. I feel like if I want any romance I have to create it myself.
Anyway. there is my whinny post for the day... later all.
Love.
TGIF!
I am happy this week is over.
Real happy.
Today is my cheat day and I am dying for Chipotle. Lunch can't come fast enough
Tonight will consist of cooking for my hubs and madre, working out, and catching up on my DVR or renting a moving... I am not sure which one yet. My mom really wants to see the hurt locker which I do too but not at the cost of $4.99 ... meaning I want to wait until it comes to HBO. I am not really into war movies and such but I know as soon as she walks in the door she is going to want to try to see if movies on demand will work. I am going to have to let her down easy. I have been in such a sour mood the past few days, I want something that is going to make me laugh.
Saturday is craft day. I need something that is going to keep me busy this weekend so I am going to make a wreath. It is going to be the one below but with yellow (if I can find it) fabric and a red bow. Hopefully that will keep the hungry monster at bay for a few hours. Hubs is going to cook out on our new grill too, I am so excited!
Sunday is Church, birthday dinner at my Dad's house and then house work. We have so many birthdays from Jan-April that we have to have one birthday dinner a month or we would have to be there almost every weekend for 3 months to get everyone covered.
I think it sounds like a great weekend.... What about you bloggies? What does your weekend look like?
Real happy.
Today is my cheat day and I am dying for Chipotle. Lunch can't come fast enough
Tonight will consist of cooking for my hubs and madre, working out, and catching up on my DVR or renting a moving... I am not sure which one yet. My mom really wants to see the hurt locker which I do too but not at the cost of $4.99 ... meaning I want to wait until it comes to HBO. I am not really into war movies and such but I know as soon as she walks in the door she is going to want to try to see if movies on demand will work. I am going to have to let her down easy. I have been in such a sour mood the past few days, I want something that is going to make me laugh.
Saturday is craft day. I need something that is going to keep me busy this weekend so I am going to make a wreath. It is going to be the one below but with yellow (if I can find it) fabric and a red bow. Hopefully that will keep the hungry monster at bay for a few hours. Hubs is going to cook out on our new grill too, I am so excited!
Sunday is Church, birthday dinner at my Dad's house and then house work. We have so many birthdays from Jan-April that we have to have one birthday dinner a month or we would have to be there almost every weekend for 3 months to get everyone covered.
I think it sounds like a great weekend.... What about you bloggies? What does your weekend look like?
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