Turkey Burgers????

So today was another successful eating day.  Tommorow is weigh in day, are you excited? cuz i am…lol.  So i had oatmeal for breakfast, then a salad and some mixed veggies and low fat string cheese for a snack.  Then for dinner i had steamed spinach with garlic.  Green beans.  Zucchini and onions (my favorite).  And turkey burgers… and i loved them!  I accused samantha of sneaking some beef in there, they were awesome!! She used ground turkey and put in some onion and peppers and then fat free cheese.  They were delicious!! i cant believe how good they were, im a believer!! Sorry for doubting all of you, no one will be getting punched in the face! well maybe someone will but it will be for something else. Thanks again for everyone that reads and leaves comments, it is a great help for me.  It also helps that its mostly chicks lol…. Until next time…

playing the simpsons video game at barnacle bills in nj with my nephew matt

Ice Cube said it best… “today was a good day”

So i stuck to my plan today.  I had oatmeal for breakfast, then my usual salad and veggies for lunch with some low fat cheese.  Then i had some leftover pork chops with zucchini and onions for dinner.  I had 2 sugar free jellos for dessert and then i will have my usual sugar free ice pops before bed.  Things are rolling along, i am going to get on the scale on thursday.  The scale doesnt lie…  I had a bit of a rough weekend so as long as i am less than i was last week i’ll be happy.  I am going away for the weekend so it will be a bit of a test but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.  I got home at 1030 after a long day and got my lunch together for tommorow.  I am also going to try turkey burgers for dinner tommorow and they better be fucking good or im gonna punch someone right in the mouth..jk…not really…lol.  Until next time…

mmm Ritas coconut italian ice

Back to the Grind

Today was a very good day.  I started the day by going to the gym.  I did my usual 20 mins cardio and then did chest.  I had a whey protein shake.  Then i got to work and had my oatmeal.  for lunch i had a salad with some mixed veggies.  I also had some shrimp cocktail, i know i know… life is good…lol.  Then for dinner i had some green giant veggies, 3 small pork chops and some sauteed zucchini and onions.  2 sugar free jellos for dessert.  Its never been going off the beam thats hurt me before, its not getting back on Until next time…

New Headshot, i look like a real person there, how about that!

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

i know there will come a day (probably soon) when i regret putting this pic online, hows that for a before pic?

So i went looking for quotes about a plan and i found the above to be my favorite, although it doesnt really relate to the ideas i wanna share about a plan i couldnt resist it.  I wish i could take credit for it but i cant.  I realized there are 2 traps  i fall into on the weekends.  1 of them ive already talked about and that is being good all week and therefore thinking that i can just eat whatever i want, like im going to the gallows.  I have let go of the idea that by eating good all week i am entitled to stuff my face on the weekend.  I am going to try to be as good on the weekends as i am during the week… within reason.  The 2nd trap i fall into, which i realized today is that i dont have a real plan on the weekends.  during the week i bring my heathly lunch with me to work and i always have my oatmeal for breakfast.  Then for dinner i usually have something to make for dinner or leftovers but its always something ive planned out.  Then on the weekends i dont usually have breakfast so by noon or 1 o clock im starving.  Like today, idid ok but i couldve done better.  I had no breakfast, and then i went to Habers house to watch football.  I had a steak (that shit was dope btw, thanks haber) and then some lamb kabobs.  There were some rolls and butter out which i love but i skipped.  then i had some… chips and dip… i know that was bad but i didnt have that much.  Then for dinner i went to a party where they had all kinds of stuff  to eat.  I had a little bit of beef stew, just the meat and carrots.  and a couple of bites of pulled pork ( i was still full from lunch).  Then i went to the Wolfmother concert (they were awesome btw), and then i got home and had 2 leftover burgers from last night.  I couldve been better today and i couldve been worse.  tommorow is back to the regular eating.  Next weekend i will go in with a plan just like i do during the week, if not for sat and sun at least for one of those days.  I am going to push my weigh in day back to wednesday or thursday for two reasons.  #1 i was bad and dont wanna know how much i weigh…lol and #2 sunday is always a bad day to weigh in cuz of the weekend.  i wanna thank everyone whos been reading, it means a lot to me.  So in the pic above i am wearing my moms blouse and hat…lol… if i remember right we were all arguing about something at the summer house in jersey and i was trying to lighten the mood…Until next time…

Saturday, saturday, saturday, saturday, saturday, saturday night’s alright…

So there were some negatives and some positives today.  I didnt go to the gym.  I also ate dinner too late.  I also had way too much salt and fat.  I had no breakfast.   but the most important thing that happened today… I said no.   I woke up about 930, had coffee and started my day.  Ran a few errands with Ms Chocolate and then met my brother at noon.  Whenever we hang out and watch boxing we wind up getting sopressata, italian bread, etc.  So we went to the deli, got the sopressata, the italian bread, some fresh mozzarella,  i also got a few meatballs and some broccoli rabe (i had to get something green!)  We drove to the Galleria and on the way we had some sopressata (no bread for me).  Then when we got back the eating started.  I had a few meatballs, some sopressata, and 1 very small piece of italian bread (that was tough).  Then Tic and KK666 showed up and they brought about 14 doughnuts (MY KRYPTONITE) and a bunch of these pastries from the bakery.  I made coffee for everyone and sat down to drink it and grabbed one of those pastries.  I held it in my hand, i even tried to talk myself into it by saying “this thing feels so light and fluffy” OUTLOUD! i actually said that outloud….lol… and then i got up and put it back.  I’ve never done that before.  It felt damn good.  My brother said “wow thats a real exercise of willpower”.  Those words have never been uttered in my direction before.  It made me feel good.  Then for dinner i had some green giant veggies and 2 burgers.  They were 90 % lean and i made em pretty small, i put fat free cheese on em.  So  we can either focus on the negative or the positive.  I really appreciate all the comments people have left, they are all very telling of the kind of relationships i have had with people throughout my life.  There was a comment left by someone Ive known for 11 years and one left by someone i met this summer for about 45 minutes.  The person i met for 45 minutes managed to say the same thing as the 11 year person but in a kind and considerate way.  Now i know there is fine line between being nice and enabling.  I dont expect to hear “hey way to go on the burgers and sopressata Dante!” lol, but lets just keep in mind what one of the wisest men ive ever known told me “Honesty, without compassion, is cruelty”.   Until next time…

pretty cool huh?

The Weekend’s Here…

So let’s start with the good stuff.  I had my usual oatmeal for breakfast (which i am not even close to getting tired of, i think i could have it every morning for the rest of my life!) then for lunch i had my usual veggies and i ordered a chef salad from a deli, yuck!  It was nasty.  I ate about 1/3 of it.  Then after work i went to the gym, did 20 mins of cardio and some back and legs and then had a protein shake.  Then tonight i went to the outback for dinner.  I had a couple of pieces of the bread.  i think its wheat, im not making excuses though, i probably shouldnt have.  Then i shared an order of wings for appetizer, not so terrible cuz i really wanted the cheese fries but that was totally out of the question.  Then i had the rib eye for dinner.   The waiter brought out a baked potato loaded with butter instead of the veggies i ordered.  He apologized and went to get the veggies.  before he left i made him take the potato away.  so i wasnt so terrible.  Lets see what happens tommorow, i am hanging with my brother so i may let it out a notch or two but i am going to the gym in the morning.  BTW, i am feeling back to normal today.  Its funny how one day the world can look like such a shitty place, depressing, tired, etc and then i wake up and im back to looking at the world with gratitude.  God has been good to me.  Until next time…

I will be walking on the beach with him next year too, he will be taller, will i be narrower??

The KFC Buffet in Franklin, TN… Yeah you heard me right, the motherf***ing KFC Buffet!

Kind of a Rough Day…

I barely ate today.  I know that isnt a good idea, i think it made me feel a little wackier than normal.  I didnt go to work so my eating was really thrown off.  I didnt have breakfast, strike 1.  I had a piece of leftover steak for lunch with no salad and no veggies, strike 2.  I had some chili at school for dinner, with nothing else, strike 3.  I also had too much caffeine, 3 coffees and a diet pepsi.  Barely any water, blah, bad day, right back on the horse tommorow.  At least i didnt stuff my face.  Sorry to be a Dante Downer, hopefully i will be back to my usual jovial self tommorow.  I also felt a little anxious today, i have suffered from anxiety in the past and it is so  much better than it used to be.  It has been practically non existant the last few months/years.   I think i need to go make a list of all the things I’m grateful for.  Until next time…

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Yaaaaaaankeeesss Wiiiiinnnnnn!!!

So the yankees are the World Champs again! Matsui, my favorite player, was the MVP.  How sweet it is.  I ate pretty well today.  I had my usual oatmeal for breakfast, salad and veggies for lunch.  For dinner i did go a little crazy.  I had some chicken Fajitas.  I also has some asparagus and some salad.  The Fajitas had rice with them, i didnt eat the rice.  I had the chicken and veggies and some guacamole and 2 of the wraps.  It wasnt that bad but definitely not something i will be doing every day.  Although, the chicken was delicious.  I may have some exciting career news soon so please stay tuned!!  Until next time…

I Like this pic...

Lose it too fast??

I had a convo via text message with a friend today who is also on a quest to get healthy and lose weight.  We were talking about the prospect of losing weight too fast.  We were both under the impression that losing weight too fast can lead to you putting it back on and even more.  I said let me lose it too fast, that’s a problem i would like to have.  It did get me to thinking about whether or not this was true.  If losing weight fast puts you at a greater risk of putting it back on just as quickly.  I think it varies for different people.  For someone like me, with so much to lose, i think the faster it comes off the better.  Anyway, no gym today.  I went 3 days in a row and it was a planned day off.  I ate well.  I had my usual oatmeal breakfast.  5 16 oz waters throughout the day.  A really delicious salad for lunch, prepared by the fabulous Samantha.  And then dinner….mmmm….mmmm….mmmm.  I had some steak, shrimp and veggies.  It was delicious!!  I had a pretty busy day, thing are rolling along.  The answer to yesterdays riddle is 1, because after that your stomach isnt empty anymore.  Until next time…

 

Check out those sideburns!!