Food and Workout Journal for Monday, June 30, 2008

6:20 a.m. 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, few sliced strawberries, small glass juice

Noon - Other 1/2 of Panera sandwich, handful of reduced fat chips, 2 chocolate chip cookies, diet coke

Afternoon - 1 root beer suck candy

Supper - Hamburger on bun w/ketchup, mustard, onions; few reduced fat chips, couple bites cole slaw, small glass vitamin water, few pickle slices, 4 chocolate-peanut clusters

Evening - 1 chocolate chip cookie, small glass 2% milk

WORKOUT: Crunch Burn and Firm Pilates w/Ellen Barrett - 45 min.

Food and Workout Journal for Sunday, June 29, 2008

Breakfast - small bowl of CoCo Wheats, 1/2 orange, small glass OJ

Lunch - Panera Bread w/DH: 1/2 Turkey Bacon Bravo sandwich (turkey, bacon, cheese, onions, lettuce, sauce on ciabatta bread), bag of chips, 1 pickle, couple sips of Sprite

Afternoon - Dairy King w/DH - 1 small vanilla cone

Later afternoon - 2 chocolate peanut clusters

Supper (7:45 p.m.) Rotisserie chicken, homemade coleslaw, little bit of baked potato w/butter, small glass vitamin water, 1 peanut cluster

WORKOUT: 1 hour walk (total) in Brecksville (to/from Panera)

Food and Workout Journal for Saturday, June 28, 2008

Breakfast - little bit of oatmeal, 1/2 orange, 1/2 banana, small glass OJ

Mid-morning - 2 Dove chocolate caramels

Late Lunch (2:00 p.m.) - Cheesecake Factory w/DH: several small pieces sourdough bread, split Grande Factory Burrito w/DH, split chocolate coconut cream cheesecake w/DH too.

Afternoon/Evening: 1 serving vitamin water, 4 chocolate peanut clusters

WORKOUT: The FIRM Total Body Toner w/Allie (40 min.)

Food Journal for Friday, June 27, 2008

Breakfast - mini bagel with whipped cream cheese, little bit of pineapple, small glass OJ

Mid-morning - Chex Mix and diet coke

Lunch with a huge group of staff/SMW: Quiznos - small Baja Chicken sandwich, bag of Jalepeno chips, diet coke

Evening - 3 chocolate chip cookies w/ 2% milk
Large cereal bowl of air-popped popcorn w/little bit butter/salt, small can Dr. Pepper (8 oz.)

Food and Workout Journal for Thursday, June 26, 2008

Breakfast - 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 1 banana, small glass OJ

Lunch @ Ritz Carlton: "Palette Platter" - 2 tiny pieces of bread w/butter, 1/2 crispy chicken sandwich w/cheese, ham, and honey mustard, small bowl of soup, small serving mac-n-cheese, tiny serving creme brule.

Dinner - 2 chocolate chip cookies, 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 1 sausage link, small glass vitamin water, 1 banana, 3 Dove chocolate caramels

9:45 p.m. - few peanuts

10:45 p.m. - 2 Dove chocolate caramels

WORKOUT: 45 minute walk around neighborhood (south loop + return from Hickory/bike trail

Food and Workout Journal for Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Breakfast - 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, pineapple chunks, small glass OJ

Lunch - Big Mac, fries, diet coke (I know....this has to stop....happening waaay too often)

Afternoon - 1 root beer suck candy

Dinner - 1 Belgium waffle w/syrup, sliced strawberries and blueberries, 1 small sausage link, small glass vitamin water, 2 chocolate chip cookies

WORKOUT: Cathe Total Body Sculpting (1/2 hour)

Food and Workout Journal for Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Breakfast - mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, pineapple chunks, small glass OJ

Noon - 3 chocolate chip cookies, 2 pieces pepperoni pizza, 1 small (8 oz) can regular pepsi

Dinner - mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 1 cookie, blueberries, peanuts, grape/apple juice

11:00 p.m. another cookie!

WORKOUT: Walk around neighborhood (south loop + two cul de sacs) - just under 1 hour

Food Journal for Monday, June 23, 2008

Today was the firm's golf outing, which I left the house for at 10:30....didn't get back until 10:30 at night.

Breakfast - 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 1 orange, small glass OJ

Noon - hamburger w/ketchup, onion, mustard on bun, tiny bit pasta salad, couple of pickle slices, 1 chocolate chip cookie, little bit of lemonade

Dinner - Grilled chicken, tiny bit of salad, pasta with tomato sauce, 1 roll, chocolate mousse for dessert, diet coke

Once I got home - 4 chocolate chip cookies (yeah, it was late, but I was still hungry)

Food and Workout Journal for Sunday, June 22, 2008

Breakfast - Panera w/DH: Bacon, Egg and Cheese breakfast sandwich, small organic lowfat chocolate milk

Mid-day - glass grape/apple juice

Dinner - 1 tiny baked potato w/butter, rotisserie chicken (not a whole lot)

Throughout the day - 6 chocolate chip cookies!

8:00 p.m. - another glass grape/apple juice

WORKOUT: 1 hour (total) walk in Brecksville (to/from Panera)

Food and Workout Journal for Saturday, June 21, 2008

9:30 a.m. 1 piece of toast w/peanut butter, small glass juice

11:50 a.m. 2 chocolate chip cookies

2:30 p.m. Your's Truly w/DH: Grilled chicken sandwich w/bacon, cheese, and mayo, 3 pickle slices; Carvel - 1 small twist soft-serve cone

4:00 p.m. 1 medium glass grape/apple juice

6:00 p.m. 2 chocolate chip cookies w/ small glass 2% milk

7:00 p.m. Little bit of airpopped, buttered/salted popcorn, small glass vitamin water

9:30 p.m. 2 more chocolate chip cookies w/ small glass 2% milk

WORKOUT: Walk w/DH to/from/around Calvin Park + Mary Lane Loop (around 1+ hour)

Food and Workout Journal for Friday, June 20, 2008

6:20 a.m. 1 piece of toast w/peanut butter, small glass OJ

12:15 p.m. McDonald's w/Phyllis: Quarter Pound (er w/cheese, diet coke (hey...I skipped the fries!)

1:30 p.m. 1 root beer suck candy

5:30 p.m. 2 chocolate chip cookies

7:00 p.m. 2 pieces Rascal House pepperoni pizza, 1 can regular Coke

WORKOUT: Walk (probably 1 hour) - To/from Calvin Park + Mary Lane loop

My idea of a great time

Okay, so everybody has their own idea of a great time. I find mine to be much "tamer" than many folks. In fact, I'm sure many will find my "good time" activities completely boring. But that's alright. I know what makes me happy. And I know what keeps me sane.

Last night I come home feeling pretty yucky as it the first day of TTOM. It was also a fairly stressful day at work full of people problems and lots of negotiating. I'm kind of tired, achey, and very much in need of chocolate and comfort. So I treat myself.

It's a very nice, cool night so I open up all of the windows. I set up the kitchen CD player with my current audio book, The Thirteen Tale. I put my kitty in her bed up on a stool in the kitchen so she can watch me. And then I start making chocolate chip cookies. I'm a stress baker, and making chocolate chip cookies is completely therapeutic to me. I enjoy my book, smell the wonderful scent of the outdoors with the freshly cut grass as well as the freshly baked cookies, and every few minutes scratch my feline friend's adorable head. And of course I'm eating lots of cookie dough batter as well as a couple of baked cookies.

Nothing is better for my mental well-being and relieving stress than a night like this. I felt so much better and was ready for a blissful night's sleep afterwards.

Take your shrinks and group therapy. Take your Prozac and Paxil and whatever else the pharmaceutical companies are pushing now (I can't keep up with all of the crap out there.). Take your nights on the town, bar-hopping, night clubs, cigarettes, and booze. I'm perfectly content in my kitchen, and there's not much in life that can't be fixed with the addition of chocolate chip cookies, a feline, and books!

Food Journal for Thursday, June 19, 2008

6:20 a.m. 1 cup Fruity Cheerios with 1/2 c. 2% milk, small glass OJ

12:15 p.m. Take-out from Gardenia: Fried chicken sandwich w/mayo (about 3/4's), French fries (about 3/4's), diet coke, 2 root beer suck candies

6:00 p.m. Chunk of milk chocolate

8:00 p.m. (ish) 2 chocolate chip cookies and enough batter to make 2 or 3 more! Small glass 2% milk

No workout today....feeling like crap (first day of TTOM)

Food and Workout Journal for Wednesday, June 18, 2008

6:20 a.m. 1 cup Fruity Cheerios with 1/2 c. 2% milk, small glass OJ

12:15 p.m. The Market Cafe w/JPC: Caesar salad w/croutons, 1 piece pepperoni pizza, diet pepsi

4:30 p.m. 1 root beer suck candy

6:15 p.m. Cheeseburger w/ketchup and onions, few organic pretzel sticks, small glass vitamin water, 1 pizzelle, 4 Dove chocolate caramels

9:45 p.m. Chunk of milk chocolate

WORKOUT: Walk around neighborhood - south loop + 2 cul de sacs (little under 1 hour)

Food and Workout Journal for Tuesday, June 17, 2008

6:20 a.m. 1 cup Fruity Cheerios with 1/2 c. 2% milk, small glass OJ

12:30 p.m. McDonald's w/Kathy: Big Mac, medium fries, regular coke (they were out of diet...not that it mattered after the Big Mac!)

5:30 p.m. 3 Dove chocolate caramels, 2 pizzelles

8:00 p.m. Chunk of milk chocolate

WORKOUT: Cathe Basic Step on 6" step (30 min.)

Food and Workout Journal for Monday, June 16, 2008

6:20 a.m. 3/4's of a mini bagel w/peanut butter, 1 normal sized lowfat yogurt, small glass OJ

12:00 p.m. Grilled chicken fajita wrap from Gardenia (chicken, rice, onions, peppers, salsa, sour cream, cheese in tortilla) - ate 3/4's, few regular chips, diet coke
4:00 p.m. 4 Milky Way Mini's

6:00 p.m. 1 chunk milk chocolate, few peanuts, 1 Fiber One bar

WORKOUT: Cathe Push Pull (45 minutes)

Food and Workout Journal for Sunday, June 15, 2008

8:30 a.m. 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, little bowl of OHs! cereal w/2% milk, small glass OJ

12:00 p.m. 4 Dove chocolate caramels, 1 ham, cheese, mustard sandwich on sesame seed bun, few pretzel sticks, 2 root beer suck candies, vitamin water

4:00 p.m. 2 pizzelles, 1 chunk milk chocolate, vitamin water

6:00 p.m. 1 piece Rascal House pepperoni and onion pizza, vitamin water

WORKOUT: 45 min walk around neighborhood

Food and Workout Journal for Saturday, June 14, 2008

8:45 a.m. 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, little bit of egg white, 1 small sausage link, small glass OJ

12:00 p.m. 3 Dove chocolate caramels, 2 lemon pizzelles

1:45 p.m. Cracker Barrel w/DH: Grilled chicken, bacon, cheese, and mayo on grilled sour dough, steak fries, couple bites of cole slaw

5:00 p.m. 1 root beer suck candy, 1 chunk of milk chocolate

6:00 p.m. small bowl of peanuts

7:00 p.m. 1 piece Rascal House pizza w/pepperoni and onions, vitamin water

9:45 p.m. Buttered/salted airpopped popcorn, vitamin water

WORKOUT: 1 hour walk around Hinckley Lake (paved trail)

Food Journal for Friday, June 13, 2008

9:30 a.m. 3/4 Belgium waffle w/syrup and strawberries, 1 small sausage link, small glass OJ

1:00 p.m. Ham, cheese, lettuce, and mustard on sesame seed bun, few mini pretzels, small glass 2% milk w/Hershey syrup, few roasted peanuts, 3 Dove chocolate caramels, 2 root beer suck candies

5:00 p.m. Chunk of milk chocolate

7:00 p.m. Delivery from Rascal House: 3 BBQ chicken wings, 2 pieces pizza w/pepperoni and onions, 3/4's can regular Coke

I'm really being lazy. I was home all day again and didn't workout. Crazy. But I'm just enjoying myself for the week.

Food and Workout Journal for Thursday, June 12, 2008

8:45 a.m. Small bowl of oatmeal w/brown sugar, 1/2 banana, couple slices of bacon, small glass OJ

12:00 p.m. Grilled cheeseburger w/ketchup, mustard, lowfat mayo, onions, and lettuce; several baked French "fries," small glass vitamin water, large chunk milk chocolate, 2 root beer suck candies

3:00 p.m. 2 lemon pizzelles

6:00 p.m. Small bowl of roasted peanuts, small glass vitamin water

9:00 p.m. Another chunk of milk chocolate

WORKOUT: Cathe Low Impact Step on 4" step (40 min.)

Food and Workout Journal for Wednesday, June 11, 2008

10:00 a.m. Panera Bread w/DH: Bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich, lowfat organic chocolate milk

1:45 p.m. Winking Lizard w/DH: Few bites of spinach salad w/bacon bits, egg whites, and warm bacon dressing; 1/2 grilled cajun chicken wrap, few steak fries, 1 pickle, 1 glass regular Coke

3:00 p.m. 1 small soft-serve twist cone

5:00 p.m. 3 lemon pizzelles

9:30 p.m. Bowl of airpopped buttered/salted popcorn, small glass vitamin water

WORKOUT: 1 hour (total) walk in Brecksville Reservation (to/from Panera)

Food and Workout Journal for Tuesday, June 10, 2008

9:15 a.m. Bowl of CoCo Wheats w/raw sugar to sweeten, 1 mini bagel w/peanut butter, small glass OJ

12:00 p.m. Organic pepperoni pizza on wheat crust (probably 1.5 servings), small glass 2% milk w/Hershey syrup, 4 Dove chocolate caramels

3:15 p.m. 1 root beer suck candy

6:30 p.m. 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 1 Fiber One Bar, several milk chocolate morsels (Nestles chocolate chips...maybe 1/4 cup)

10:30 p.m. Tiny bit of air-popped buttered/salted popcorn, little bit of vitamin water

WORKOUT: Cathe Low Max - Intervals 1 - 4 Premix - on 4" step (45 min.)

Food Journal for June 7th, 8th, and 9th

DH and I visited our families in PA on Saturday and Sunday. It was hot, hot, hot....and miserable. Mom and Dad don't have central air (hell, they don't have the internet or a touch tone phone either), so there was nowhere to be comfortable. I did absolutely no exercise there, but I'm not blaming it just on being there. I've been in a very vegetable-type state since for the last several days. I feel fine....it's just that I want a break. And since we are on vacation, I'm taking one. Granted, we are now back home and I could exercise if I wanted, but I don't feel like it. Most likely, though, I'll get up tomorrow and do something before it becomes so miserably hot. I know I'm just being lazy.

Saturday
7:30 a.m. Small bowl of oatmeal w/cinnamon and raw sugar, 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, small glass OJ
1:00 p.m. Long John Silvers w/Mom: 3 chicken planks, few fries, 2 hush puppies, couple bites of cole slaw, diet root beer, small hot fudge sundae w/whipped cream
6:00 p.m. Amber's graduation party - 1/2 piece ham, little bit of cole slaw, 1 roll, 2 small cookies, 1 piece cake, 1 and 1/2 cans regular Dr. Pepper

Sunday
9:00 a.m. 1 oatmeal-to-go bar, small glass regular chocolate milk
12:00 p.m. Montana's Country Cafe w/DH and the In-Laws: Grilled chicken sandwich (w/bacon, cheese, and mayo), few potato chips, couple of pickle slices, water
2:00 p.m. Tiny bit chocolate frozen yogurt (just a taste)
3:15 p.m. 2 mini York Peppermint Patties
6:30 p.m. Hoss's w/Mom, Dad, and DH: little bit of garlic bread, cheeseburger w/ketchup & onions, few fries, 1 glass regular Coke, small dish soft serve

Monday
7:45 a.m. 1 oatmeal-to-go-bar, small glass regular chocolate milk
12:00 p.m. 4 Dove chocolate caramels
2:30 p.m. Longhorn w/DH: 1 chunk brown bread, tossed salad (w/ lettuce, veggies, shredded cheese, croutons and side of Ranch - shared it w/DH), Grilled chicken sandwich w/cheese and BBQ sauce, water
5:00 p.m. Lowfat chocolate ice cream (probably about 2/3 cup)

Food and Workout Journal for Friday, June 6, 2008

6:30 a.m. Little bit of Coco Wheats w/raw sugar to sweeten, 1 mini bagel w/organic peanut butter, small glass OJ

12:15 p.m. Cheesecake Factory w/DH to celebrate me passing PHR (and to kick off our vacation): couple tiny pieces of sourdough bread, 1/2 spicy crispy chicken sandwich w/chipotle mayo, 1/2 serving French fries, few bites of DH's burrito, and a whole piece chocolate tuxedo cheesecake (minus most of the whipped cream!)

3:00 p.m. 1 mini can (8 oz.) regular root beer

7:30 p.m. Other 1/2 chicken sandwich, fries, couple bites of DH's burrito, and a couple bites of his leftover cheesecake

WORKOUT: Leslie Sansone WATP Express Brisk Walk - 2 miles (30 min.)

I PASSED!!

YES!!! I passed the PHR test today!

Food Journal for Thursday, June 5, 2008

I wasn't planning to take the day off from working out today, but I am. I've been crazy busy all day, and I just didn't get to it. That's okay, really. I think I needed a break!

6:20 a.m. 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 6 oz. lowfat yogurt, small glass OJ

12:30 p.m. Champp's w/Larry: Grilled cajun chicken sandwich with some kind of sauce, peppers, onions, and cheese; Waffle fries (my favorite), diet coke

2:00 p.m. 4 Hershey caramel kisses, 1 root beer suck candy

7:00 p.m. 1 mini bagel w/cream cheese, little bit of vitamin water, 1 Fiber One Bar

What is With People?!

Okay, part of my job (well, a big part of my job) is to deal with people issues at work. Performance, conflicts, relations, etc. But here's what's funny: I can go days....weeks even....with no issues. But then I'll have a day like today when my office should have a revolving door or line queues like they have at Disney. It's like everybody waits until the same day to talk with me about their problems.

And selfishly, I don't have a lot of time to deal with them right now. I have one more day of work (tomorrow) where I have to get everything done before I take my certification test on Friday, and then take some well-deserved vacation next week.

Just venting, I guess. Because I sure as heck don't have a person to talk with at work when the going gets rough. Since I'm that person, I guess I'll just talk with myself through my blog! Damn, I'm a good listener!

Food and Workout Journal for Wednesday, June 4, 2008

6:20 a.m. 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 6 oz. lowfat yogurt, small glass OJ

12:45 p.m. Lunch w/Phyllis: Big Mac, French fries, diet coke (my head is hung in shame!)

2:00 p.m. 4 Milky Way Minis

6:00 p.m. 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, small glass vitamin water, 4 Hershey caramel kisses, 1 root beer suck candy

WORKOUT: Cathe Hardcore Gym Style Back, Shoulders, & Biceps (50 minutes) - that woman is insane! I think there was one exercise where I literally had to go down to 1/2 the weight she was using. And I'm fairly strong. She's a freak of nature. That's all there is to it!

Food and Workout Journal for Tuesday, June 3, 2008

7:45 a.m. 1 cup Fruity Cheerios with 1/2 c. 2% skim milk, 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, small glass juice

12:00 p.m. Cracker Barrel (meeting w/Kathy and MA): Grilled chicken sandwich w/bacon and mayo on grilled sourdough, couple of pickles, diet coke

3:00 p.m. 3 Dove Chocolates, 1 Fiber One Bar

5:30 p.m. 2 breaded chicken tenders, few baked French "fries", organic chocolate ice cream (probably about 2/3 cup)

WORKOUT: Cathe Low Max - All Step Combos Premix on 4" step (45 min.) - Hardcore Series

Does Everybody Know I'm Pregnant?!?!?

Lord, help me. I've often written about my co-worker, "Cathy" who is pregnant. This woman bugs me like no other. She needs to make sure that everybody knows she is pregnant. Of course (as mentioned before), she's not of a delicate size, so it's kind of hard to tell if she's pregnant or if she just upped her already enormous junk food intake.

I rarely sit in the company's lunch room simply for the fact that she is in there, and she makes comments on absolutely everything other people eat. That's so damn irritating. "Oh, Olivia....you're eating Oreos today. Double Stuff?" "Oh, Maria, Nutter Butters AGAIN?" "Emily, you always are eating tofu!" Jill, do you ever eat anything besides chicken salads?" All the while she herself is stuffing her pregnant body with junk. "Oh, but I'm eating for two!"

But that's all besides the point. Today we are sitting there, and there is another pregnant young woman beside me. Somebody at the table talking about moving boxes, and Cathy came right out with, "well Amy and I can't move boxes in our condition!" Um, nobody was asking her to do anything. They were talking about something they were doing themselves. It was just one more, "HEY EVERYBODY....I HAD SEX AND IT TOOK....PAY ATTENTION TO MEEEE!" type of comment.

I never understood women who were so proud of their pregnancies. So, you had sex. So what? Are you pleased that somebody found you attractive enough to do the hokey pokey? That's really not such a big deal. In fact, some men pay for it. Why should the world be excited over your conception? As I see it, you basically failed Birth Control 101. Read the packages better, idiot.

RESULTS FOR MAY 2008

Well, as predicted, I don't have much in the way of results to share. My eating has been all over the place. The good thing is that I didn't gain. I actually weigh exactly the same as I did last month. Oh well....onward!

Food and Workout Journal for Monday, June 2, 2008

6:20 a.m. 1 cup OHs! cereal with 1/2 c. 2% milk; small glass OJ

12:00 p.m. Lunch with the new starts: 2 small sandwiches (well, really 1 and 1/2) - 1 ham and 1 turkey (both on croissants) , little bit of salad w/nuts and dressing, 1 cookie, diet coke

6:15 p.m. Tuna and light mayo on white bread, 15 organic pretzel sticks, 1 Fiber One Bar, 3 Dove chocolate caramels

8:30 p.m. 1 root beer suck candy

WORKOUT: Cathe Muscle Max - Timesaver Premix - 56 min. (not much of a timesaver!) - from Hardcore Series

Food and Workout Journal for Sunday, June 1, 2008

I was supposed to weigh myself today, but forgot about it. Since I will only do it first thing in the morning, I'll have to wait until tomorrow. I'm not really expecting any weight loss since I've had a pretty bad few weeks as far as eating goes. Today was no exception!

9:00 a.m. (ish) 1/2 waffle w/syrup, small glass OJ (DH got up early and made the batter. The guy just never follows directions and things do not taste as they should. Hence, I only ate 1/2 the waffle. Hey, he tries. Sort of.)

12:00 p.m. 1 piece Rascal House pizza w/pepperoni and onions, 3 Dove chocolate caramels

3:00 p.m. Ruby Tuesday's w/DH: Salad from the salad bar (greens and veggies, shredded cheese, bacon bits, sunflower seeds, ranch dressing, croutons), 1 and 1/2 Ruby Mini's (min cheeseburgers), few French fries

5:00 p.m. 3 Dove chocolate caramels

6:00 p.m. 1 Popsicle

7:15 p.m. 1 Root Beer suck candy

8:30 p.m. 1 piece Rascal House pizza w/pepperoni and onions, small glass regular Sprite

WORKOUT: Walk to/from Ruby Tuesday's via bike trail (approx. 1 hour total)

STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!!

Well, I've been doing my best to prepare for my PHR exam, and I think I'm doing fairly well. I did all of the sample test questions on the CD provided with the SHRM Learning System (all 1,040 of them), and I scored a 79%. Not great, but I only need 70% to pass. I think I missed some of them out of pure exhaustion.


I also did a couple more tests from other sources. I scored 81% on a 106-question test that was provided from our study group yesterday. Today I did a timed computerized test from the HRCI (the organization who actually gives the test) and scored 82%. I was very happy with that score as the test was hard. Plus the questions are supposed to be very similar to what will be on the actual test, so I was relieved with how close I am. I still have to read up on Employee and Labor Relations (the union crap), as I only scored 56.25% on that area. I'm very glad not to have to deal with unions in my job. I think I'd pull my hair out over all of the stupidity.


With the test being on Friday, I have a few more days to get ready.