so i don't know if y'all have groupon in your area, but if you do you should DEFINITELY check it out. here's the link for the San Diego Groupon - i seriously buy gift certificates to restaurants at least once a week. they have lots of other discounts as well but i'm a total foodie, hence the post-deployment weight gain and subsequent weight loss missive.
SPEAKING of which i've decided to put my foot (i just spelled foot 'fut' and had to erase it...why would that happen? at what point in my life did i decide to speak german? anyways.) down when it comes to this post-deployment weight gain thing. HOW, you ask? i, alanna, will NOT buy one new dress until i have lost my post deployment weight. this means that today, i woke up after drinking three full camelbak sippy bottles of water instead of what everyone else was drinking, delicious wine...all while watching my beloved Bachelorette.
yay me, and yay Crystal Light (and on a slightly more embarassing note, yay Kool-Aid 5 calorie packets as well). That being said, I woke up this morning at 149.2. As you all may remember, that is not at my highest (159 during deployment, 152 post-deployment) and certainly nowhere near my lowest (129 while sick, 133 while dieting & working out) and unfortunately, still nowhere near my pre-post-deployment weight gain (142). Thus, I have devised a 1200 c. a day plan with delicious little substitutions that, so far, feel quite indulgent.
Breakfast: (100cal) English Muffin w/ I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray butter + a slice of (45cal) 2% Kraft Singles Pepper Jack Cheese, microwaved for 20 seconds. Results? tasted like a delicious and seriously indulgent grilled cheese.
Snack: (50cal) Fiber One Yogurt, Vanilla + (37cal) 3 oz. Blackberries (don't worry, I didn't measure, I just grabbed half the container). Results? the Fiber One yogurt was surprisingly thick and creamy, and really good - I'll buy it again. obviously the blackberries were delish!
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Tortilla Crusted Fish with Rice, Poblano Peppers and Corn in a Sour Cream Sauce (290cal) + a (60cal) Frigo Cheese Heads Mozzarella String Cheese
Snack: 2 servings of Baby Carrots (so about 2/5ths of the bag, 70cal total) tossed with Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper seasoning
Dinner: (270cal) Lean Cuisine Shrimp Alfredo + (115cal) SteamFresh Vegetables, Cauliflower and Broccoli (tossed together so LC sauce gets all over my veggies, yum!)
Dessert: (180cal) Peach Cobbler LOFTHOUSE COOKIE! I love any diet plan that I can make where I can STILL EAT LOFTHOUSE COOKIES!
seriously scrumptious!
So, if all goes according to plan, in only a few short weeks (hopefully a week and a half) seven and a half pounds will be gone, and i will be looking gorgeous in what will be my first Lilly of the 2010 summer:
Daphne Dress Jacquard (don't the stones look like candy!?)
but you guys know me...i didn't manage to survive my first shift at Lilly without picking up a little something - the Katia wrap top! I've worn it twice already - it's UBER cute and SO versatile:
love it!
and now finally, the bachelorette...le sigh. so we LOVED Kasey (first photo), despite his clear and distracting speech impediment - he's SO cute! totally bummed to find out in the preview of the season that he's evidently NUTS. my pick for overall winner is Chris H. (second photo) - who doesn't want a Ryan Reynolds look alike next to them every morning? and personally, i also like Jesse (last photo)...how about y'all?
as a final P.S., my girlfriend has a SATC2 segment on the CW tomorrow morning as she's a personal stylist, and she just invited me (the token redhead) to be her Miranda - while I have a work commitment so I can't attend, you know what else is keeping me? my weight. definitely time to do something about it!
and check out Pink Preppy Lilly Lover's Murfee Scarf Giveaway - amazing and so generous!
and Confessions of a Law School Dropout's newest Emily Giffin book giveaway!
yay me, and yay Crystal Light (and on a slightly more embarassing note, yay Kool-Aid 5 calorie packets as well). That being said, I woke up this morning at 149.2. As you all may remember, that is not at my highest (159 during deployment, 152 post-deployment) and certainly nowhere near my lowest (129 while sick, 133 while dieting & working out) and unfortunately, still nowhere near my pre-post-deployment weight gain (142). Thus, I have devised a 1200 c. a day plan with delicious little substitutions that, so far, feel quite indulgent.
Breakfast: (100cal) English Muffin w/ I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray butter + a slice of (45cal) 2% Kraft Singles Pepper Jack Cheese, microwaved for 20 seconds. Results? tasted like a delicious and seriously indulgent grilled cheese.
Snack: (50cal) Fiber One Yogurt, Vanilla + (37cal) 3 oz. Blackberries (don't worry, I didn't measure, I just grabbed half the container). Results? the Fiber One yogurt was surprisingly thick and creamy, and really good - I'll buy it again. obviously the blackberries were delish!
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Tortilla Crusted Fish with Rice, Poblano Peppers and Corn in a Sour Cream Sauce (290cal) + a (60cal) Frigo Cheese Heads Mozzarella String Cheese
Snack: 2 servings of Baby Carrots (so about 2/5ths of the bag, 70cal total) tossed with Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper seasoning
Dinner: (270cal) Lean Cuisine Shrimp Alfredo + (115cal) SteamFresh Vegetables, Cauliflower and Broccoli (tossed together so LC sauce gets all over my veggies, yum!)
Dessert: (180cal) Peach Cobbler LOFTHOUSE COOKIE! I love any diet plan that I can make where I can STILL EAT LOFTHOUSE COOKIES!
seriously scrumptious!
So, if all goes according to plan, in only a few short weeks (hopefully a week and a half) seven and a half pounds will be gone, and i will be looking gorgeous in what will be my first Lilly of the 2010 summer:
Daphne Dress Jacquard (don't the stones look like candy!?)
love it!
and now finally, the bachelorette...le sigh. so we LOVED Kasey (first photo), despite his clear and distracting speech impediment - he's SO cute! totally bummed to find out in the preview of the season that he's evidently NUTS. my pick for overall winner is Chris H. (second photo) - who doesn't want a Ryan Reynolds look alike next to them every morning? and personally, i also like Jesse (last photo)...how about y'all?
as a final P.S., my girlfriend has a SATC2 segment on the CW tomorrow morning as she's a personal stylist, and she just invited me (the token redhead) to be her Miranda - while I have a work commitment so I can't attend, you know what else is keeping me? my weight. definitely time to do something about it!
and Confessions of a Law School Dropout's newest Emily Giffin book giveaway!
