Missing Simon?

i love american idol. i have been a fan since its first year. i loved the first three judges... Randy, Paula, and Simon.

i thought that i missed simon... until i realized something. the talent this year is amazing. more amazing then any year i have watched. the contestants seem to be more happy, less afraid and positive. simon really brought such a negative presence to the show and i never really noticed how it impacted the contestants. i can only imagine how it felt being told " you are horrid" or "that was the worst performance i have ever heard" I think i got so drawn into watching simon tear apart these people that it almost seemed natural... part of this world. like people should be torn apart to get better, to improve. but i don't think that is entirely true. i agree that sometimes receiving negative comments pushes me to do better and work harder... but i am realizing that positive comments, a compliment goes much farther... and i think that is what i see happening in these new contestants... they have confidence. they are given constructive criticism that is helping them grow as performers. as people.

way to go steven tyler. jlo. and randy. for showing me how important a compliment is and keeping positive... even when it comes to fighting a french fry.

afternoon snack nightmare.

yikes. it was a rough afternoon. i walked in the house STARVING! I started my afternoon snack with a few wheat thin sticks. well. from there i decided to heat up tim's chili cheese dip to eat with my cracker sticks.

from there i thought tostito chips would be fantastic to eat with the dip. and they were.

from there i needed something sweet and an oreo sounded fantastic. or how about two of them.

tim called and i told him the about the damage i did to the pantry.

i pretty much destroyed the whole night from there with dinner of chicken drumsticks, mash potatoes and a tomato, onion and avocado salad. oh and for dessert. dairy queen.

totally fell off the band wagon. i will be jumping back on first thing in the morning with cheerios for breakfast.

pb and raisin.

it was a sandwich day.
peanut butter and raisin for lunch...

and tuna fish for dinner...


can you guess which sandwich tim made?

up.

weigh in today. 148.0... up 1.4 pounds from last monday.

frustrated. yes. i totally ate what i wanted this weekend. not a lot of it. just ate what i wanted. and i gain weight. unbelievable.

trying not to let this gain get me down. usually when i gain weight, i give up. hoping to refocus and keep my head on 140.

Next weigh-in: Monday, April 4th.

lessons from a potato chip.

"bet you can't eat just one." remember that slogan. from lays potato chips. do they still have it? i am guessing, no. the way society is now, i bet people think it promotes obesity just like the slogan "super size me" from mcdonalds.

the other day i was sitting in my faculty meeting, and a very nice teacher friend told me that it is very hard for her to eat just one of something. she can't stop eating once she starts. and i am the same way!

i have known this about myself for years (the dorito chip basket)... and i put a plan in place to help me with this and i wanted to share.

zip lock baggies. they are a amazing. every night, i count out my snacks and zip them up in a baggie. i do this for lunch but also for my afternoon and evening snack. it takes maybe an extra four minutes of my night. when i come home from work, i take my snack bag off the table and start munching away. tim thinks i am wasting bags but i think this has been a very successful strategy to not sit there and eat a bag of crackers or chips. better to waste zip lock bags than waste a bag of snacks.

so i will definitely lose that bet on eating just one... but bet i can only eat just one serving.

just a cold one.

an iced latte lite with caramel. just because it is a friday.



Have a wonderful weekend!

a fake out.

i feel as though i have been totally faked out. i could of sworn that it was time for spring. time to get out and run in warm weather. time to walk trails and parks. i even bet a friend that it wasn't going to snow anymore. boy was i wrong. tim and i were suppose to run today but i refuse to get my new kicks wet in this miserable weather. so instead, i got in cozy pajamas at 4:30 and wrapped myself up in a blanket. i had not even an inkling of motivation to work out.

onto a happier note! i cooked tim dinner tonight! he was tired when he got home from work and i offered to cook one of my favorite dishes...he agreed! so after a minor injury from the can and having undertoasted toast... it all worked out.


the dinner was about 300 calories! tim was still starving after the meal, so he ended the night with a handful of cookies... i guess i better keep working on my cooking skills.:)

classic tv.

i have watched the same television shows for years. of course i am a HUGE american idol fan. i wanted to be the next american idol for the past ten years! i love to sing... hand me a microphone and i will sing any song you want to hear...

my other favorite shows i love to watch are weight losing shows. biggest loser, heavy, ruby, i used to be fat are just a few of my favorites. i love watching bodies transform and new lives begin. i love watching people's confidence sky rocket as they lose weight. i love when they embrace life and change their life styles.

these shows are so motivating to me. it amazes me the effort and passion they have to eat healthy and work out... to survive.