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07.01.08

July is here! T-10
Birthday Challenge (1)
I've been so busy I barely realized it was the first day of July (my favorite month - lol). 10 days to my birthday. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the cookbook but I'm still shooting for 2 recipes a day so it's going fast. I slacked off a bit this past weekend though. I've been making a little calendar so I can keep track of what I'm making when. I can't wait to get this cookbook out already!
06.26.08

I took a day off…T-14!
Birthday Challenge (5)
I took a day off from writing my cookbook. I've been cranking out 2 recipes a day but I had to work late today so I only had the energy to make leftovers. I successfully avoided the Taco Bell which was calling my name though! I've been eating so good, I just have to keep up with it - it's pool season for goodness sakes! I've got lots of things in the works so I'm psyched about that! Here's a thought for the day: I never knew how to really take care of my pools. That was always handled by my ...
06.21.08

Productive Day!
Birthday Challenge, Cookbook (3)
I did 4 recipes today - whew! I reformatted the layout of the cookbook a little. I'm so excited! Although, I misread my handwriting and ended up putting in 4 times the amount of Splenda that I should have so I'll have to retest that one again. It was still edible but way too sweet for me! It's weird for me because I'm used to making one recipe and eating that for several days but with all this cooking, I'm eating something new every meal! I'm paranoid about ticks! My dad was just diagnosed with Lyme disease and then today, I ...
06.18.08

When it all comes together…T-23
Birthday Challenge (1)
I really feel like everything is just working with respect to my eating. I am eating super good - real food! I came home today and made a quiche, then some chicken (a double oven would have come in handy LOL). I didn't get done cooking and eating until 6:30 which is late for me, but all this cooking is helping me stay prepared. My lunches are all made the night before so they are ready to go in the morning when i go to work. I'm finding that eating good seems to be helping my tastebuds too. They feel ...
06.17.08

Feeling Awesome! T-24
Birthday Challenge (0)
I am feeling amazing! Not only am I losing weight but I feel like my life is more organized. I've been planning out my meals much more because I'm trying to do 2 recipes a day for the cookbook so when I get home I make 2 meals - one for dinner and one for lunch the next day. It's so nice not having to stress about what to eat - it's already ready! The only bummer has been my new storage containers. I got the Fit and Fresh Lunch on the Go set, which looks really awesome. It has a ...
06.16.08

Birthday Challenge Countdown T-25
Birthday Challenge (2)
I almost wanted to restart at Day 1 since I am newly focused and ready to git er done! But instead of starting over at Day 1, I'm going to countdown to my b-day! 25 days until July 10 so we're officially at T-25! I've lost 2.5 lbs of my TOM (and general slacking off) weight so I'm currently sitting at 142.5. Making the recipes for the cookbook has helped make me be more prepared with what I'm eating and I think that's helping!
06.15.08

Real Dads Eat Quiche
Birthday Challenge, Next Food Network Star (0)
I went over to my parent's house for father's day. My sister made the most awesome quiche ever! I'm totally going to steal her recipe! I worked on the cookbook some more today. Since I've been cooking and eating for the cookbook this weekend, I'm already down 1.5 lbs so I'm happy I'm back on track. This was a pretty good weekend! It was a nice mix of being productive and relaxing (hello, naps on both days!). I think work is going to be a bit busy this week but sometimes that can be a good thing!
06.14.08

Life Block
Birthday Challenge (2)
I don't know if you guys ever get writer's block. I work as a technical writer and at work I NEVER get writer's block, but somehow as soon as I try writing at home....blocked! When I was an angsty teenager, I never got it either. I noticed that as I got older and my life, in general, got better, writing became more of a struggle. Perhaps, you get filters the older you get, where all the good ideas get squashed down by that little voice that makes you second guess yourself or maybe your brain just gets too full of ...
06.12.08

Chugging along
Birthday Challenge (0)
I'm beginning to take this power thing personally. The power went out yesterday at work so we all ended up leaving and working from home. Then I went and got my pool water tested and spent the rest of the night adding chemicals every few hours. My water is out of balance from all the rain so it's cloudy and crappy looking at the moment. I'm going to vacuum it tonight after work and see if that helps (although it's hard to vacuum when you can't even see bottom!). The pool guy said that it could just be taking awhile ...
06.09.08

Super Grouper!
Birthday Challenge (2)
I've been experimenting with different fish this week. I got grouper. It sort of tastes similar to tilapia but seems meatier to me. I'm not sure if that's good or bad LOL. It has more texture than tilapia, which I call the tofu of fish. Yesterday i baked it with butter, lime, dill and chives. Today, I baked it with lime, soy sauce, butter, and salt and pepper. Both were tasty! I'm not *in love* with the grouper but it's a good change. I just felt like branching out and trying different fish. I've got TOM at the moment so I'm ...

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