About ME!

Age: 26. 27 in June
Bed Size: Cal King. I have a German Shepherd and husband who dont know how to sleep on their half.
Chore You Hate: All of them. Mostly gardening or picking up dog poop, oh and folding laundry!
Dogs: Yep, just 1
Essential Start of Your Day: hitting the snooze alarm at least 3 times
Favorite Color: Pink
Gold or Silver: Silver
Height: 5'8"
Instruments I Play: None now. I used to play violin
Job Title: Human Resources Coordinator, CA Region
Kids: None
Live: Bay Area, CA
Mom's Name: Tami
Nicknames: Nunu, Noni.
Overnight Hospital Stays: 4ish. I had breast reduction surgery and didn't move around after surgery, developed a blood clot in my lung and pneumonia in the the other. MOVE PEOPLE, MOVE!!!
Pet Peeve: Loud breathing, toothpaste in the sink, annoying people, slow walkers...I am a pretty irritable person, lol
Right or Left Handed: Right
Siblings: 2 step brothers, both older
Time You Wake Up: First alarm goes off at 5:50am, I finally roll out of bed at 6:15am
Underwear: I am cheap, I wear thongs from Target.
Veggie You Dislike: all I only eat salad :( What Makes You Run Late: sleep, or my husband, he is always late!!
X-Rays You Have Had: my knee, back, and wrist
Yummy Food You Make: Chicken or Pork Scallopini, Chipotle Mac n Cheese, I can make a mean grilled cheese.
Zoo Animal You Like Best: big cats (lions, tigers, pumas)

New Last Name

Oh I cant believe I forgot....

I FINALLY CHANGED MY LAST NAME!!! I am "officially" married, lol. I am only 6 months late, my wave of feminism was squashed when my husband finally gave me the look.

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So I feel like such a slacker when it comes to posting. I am never good at this whole thing. With dieting I keep feeling like I am hitting a brick wall, but I am happy to admit that this self-proclaimed, extremely picky eater as opened up her repertoire of food even more the last few weeks. This is my first time attempting at meatless Fridays for Lent, my husband is Catholic--I am not. In past years I would eat my juicy burger in front of him without an ounce of guilt; however, this year I thought I would give up meat for dinners for Fridays. Which I know for some people you think REALLY?? Thats not hard, but 99.9% of my dinners consist of chicken and some sort of fruit. So two weeks ago I tried Morning Star Chickn Patties, which weren't that bad and the Points+ value was only 4 so not horrible for a breaded fake chicken patty. It didn't taste bad! A year ago I wouldn't have even thought of tasting it, let alone eating 2 patties. It tasted like a bland chicken nugget, so I would definitely add seasoning or some kind of sauce to spice it up.
So tonight I tasted Boca Burgers, these were actually REALLLLYYY good, much better than the Morning Star and even tasted like beef. So I am definitely proud of my willingness to try new things lately.
As for the gym I have really slacked these last 3 days and not gone and just laid in bed after work. It has been pouring down rain here in the Bay Area, CA and has definitely made me not want to do anything, let alone try and run and the gym. So I feel like a total slacker and a downward spiral. I feel like a slacker so I slack by not going making me feel like more of a slacker... But I feel really proud of myself in my strength. My personal trainer had us do a 300 workout and I was amazed that I could do push-ups and box jumps. I was so scared to even attempt to jump on the box, but my trainer held my hand lol and I did it. Shocked myself.

For this weekend it is my husband's best friend's fiance's bachelorette party. We are going to Napa and going wine tasting. I am really torn about the whole experience, I really don't want to drive Napa, let alone drink extra calories in wine which will lead to me snacking and inevitably eating some crap I really shouldn't. UGH what we do for friends, this is going to take a lot of willpower.

Another note, my best friend is almost 6 months pregnant and we just found out that Matt's long time friend for Catholic school is also pregnant. I have definitely been hearing my biological clock ticking a lot louder. I find myself searching at Nursery room themes and furniture and then I freak out about the cost of a baby and wonder if its ever going to work. Another thing that freaks me out and I feel horrible for saying, is that I am putting so much work into losing weight and while as slow as it is it makes me appreciate all the hard work even more. A baby is just going to add more weight I am afraid of becoming "fat" once again..

So yes I may not have been posting but there has a lot been going on in my life. On a "lighter" note I am officially down 11.6lbs to a 231.4. I am afraid to weigh in tomorrow as like I mentioned above I haven't been working out to much and I think I could have incorporated more fruit into my diet this week, but I am determined to start fresh on Sunday; even though I will be missing my weigh in  tomorrow.

Weigh In Day- 232.6

So I lost 1.4lbs. I finally hit my 10lbs! But at the same time I am upset that it wasn't more. How do you guys get over that feeling of that's a good loss but still upset? And reading all of your blogs and seeing people have lost 50-60 pounds that seems like a year away i just wanna cry Why can't I just weigh in one week and it say -10 lbs? While I totally understand the concept of this being a lifestyle change and I don't plan on ever going back to the way I was eating I just wish I could see the positive benefits sooner.

Weigh In Day- 232.6

So I lost 1.4lbs. I finally hit my 10lbs! But at the same time I am upset that it wasn't more. How do you guys get over that feeling of that's a good loss but still upset? And reading all of your blogs and seeing people have lost 50-60 pounds that seems like a year away i just wanna cry Why can't I just weigh in one week and it say -10 lbs? While I totally understand the concept of this being a lifestyle change and I don't plan on ever going back to the way I was eating I just wish I could see the positive benefits sooner.

Weigh In Day- 233.6

So I lost 1.4lbs. I finally hit my 10lbs! But at the same time I am upset that it wasn't more. How do you guys get over that feeling of that's a good loss but still upset? And reading all of your blogs and seeing people have lost 50-60 pounds that seems like a year away i just wanna cry Why can't I just weigh in one week and it say -10 lbs? While I totally understand the concept of this being a lifestyle change and I don't plan on ever going back to the way I was eating I just wish I could see the positive benefits sooner.

Chipotle Mac n Cheese

Well as some of you re aware today was Ash Wednesday the beginning of Lent. What this means for me (being the good wife I am) with my husband being Catholic this means I need to find LOWFAT veggie dishes for Fridays and of course today. With both of us not liking fish and me hating every vegetable this can tend to be a bit difficult, I can only eat quesadillas and rice so much before I wanna run into a wall.

So tonight I made Low Fat Chipotle Mac n' Cheese. It actually turned out really good wish I would have taken some pictures for you. Here is the recipe..

Ingredients

• 1  (1-ounce) slice white bread
• 1/3  cup  all-purpose flour
• 4  cups  fat-free milk
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1  cup  (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1  tablespoon  Dijon mustard
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 2  drained canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, seeded and chopped
• 8  cups  hot cooked cavatappi (about 5 cups uncooked pasta)
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°.

Place bread in a food processor, pulse until coarse crumbs form to measure 1/2 cup; set aside.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Place flour in a large saucepan. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly with a whisk. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer mixture for 2 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat; stir in 2 tablespoons Parmesan and the next 5 ingredients (2 tablespoons Parmesan through chipotle chiles), stirring until cheese melts. Combine cheese sauce and pasta in a bowl.

Spoon the mixture into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine 2 tablespoons remaining Parmesan and breadcrumbs; sprinkle over pasta mixture. Cover and bake at 375° for 10 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until mixture is bubbly.

Note: To make ahead, assemble casserole as directed, but stop before adding breadcrumb topping. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature; sprinkle with breadcrumb topping, and bake as directed.

Nutritional Information

PointsPlus= 8

Calories: 328

Fat:7.3g (sat 3.8g,mono 2g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:17.7g

Carbohydrate:46g

Fiber:1.8g

Cholesterol:20mg

Iron:2.4mg

Sodium:638mg

Calcium: 415mg