Yeah, no.

I come here and stare at my 'new post' page a lot. Sometime I even type things, only to delete them. I go through phases of everything, and I have been in my 'do not write, especially to the public' phase. Welcome to my life.

Seriously though. Maybe I felt guilty, as I did my detox then basically quit my diet. I've been working on re-conforming to it and getting back on track with the exercise after my total diet breakdown though. Perhaps I wanted to get myself in check before I updated the world. Still working on it, but let's restart this mental accountability. I also was given by an acquaintance a 3 month supply of AcaiBurn. I'm going to give that a try while maintaining diet and exercise, and maybe that will give me a boost too.

In other news, I'm going to get a piercing on Friday. Just not sure what yet.

Tonight is..

I guess not every moment is meant to be filled with hope and eagerness. Ever since the last adjustment of my medication I've spent the vast majority of my time at some level of heightened energy/hypomanic/manic-ness. Then I went a few days without some meds, and now I'm...just weird. A weird night for me. Not necessarily bad...I guess it's pointless to explain. You either know or you don't.

In the meantime my puppy is a cute ball of fuzz. We went to the National Cherry Blossom Festival over the weekend, and I broke my diet for a day. I'm back on now...but yeah. Life is a little lacking in luster at this exact moment. I'll get back to you when things are all bright and shiny again.

Diet Day Six : Still Detox

I can't believe it's day six of this diet already. I may extend phase one...or just tack on a couple of the additional foods, since I could probably use some extra protein after this detox. Have a bit of chicken and a couple cans of tuna a week. I love me some tuna. Nom. Still, this is the easiest diet I've ever tried, and the only one I've stuck to for more than a day or two anyway. I've been working out too, getting a good start on a healthy lifestyle. At least I'm motivated. Since finally starting on this 'get-in-shape' journey, every look in the mirror is extra motivation. Instead of getting depressed and plopping on the couch with some 'feel-better' ice cream, I'm instead excited about how I will look later on. I can only imagine I'll be more motivated once I start seeing results. I just hope I really do manage to lose a few pounds during this detox. Even if I don't I'll keep it up...healthy eating and exercise are the keys to losing weight anyway.

In other news, one of my college classes ends tomorrow. We've got our 'final', aka exam number 3. I love non-cumulative finals. Makes life so much easier. Still, I have 3 days worth of Stats homework and an essay to do tonight as well. I really need to get on the ball with keeping up with homework. I get it done, but it might be easier if I didn't have to do it all at once.

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Springtime

Today we're going to discuss something very dear to my heart which will probably stand in stark contrast to some other things I've revealed about myself. We're going to talk about my deep love of flower gardening and bird feeding. When I was about 12, I loved it so much that my grandmother signed me up for a magazine called Birds and Blooms. To this day that is still my favorite magazine. They even printed a question I wrote in and people sent me hundreds of letters, books, and even a few birdhouses and bird feeders. I'll tell ya, gardeners are some nice people. Must have something to do with the community aspect of gardening - sharing seeds, bulbs, and starter plants.

I don't have a garden of my own right now. I wish I did. The springtime makes me itch horrible to get out there, dig in the dirt, plant some flowers and feed some birds. My neighbors all have gardens...at least I can look at theirs. Maybe I'll the chance to do something this summer, we'll see.

Diet Day Two : Detox

Today has been a busy day, but as far as diets go this one seems pretty easy. I started my day with a small grape bunch and an orange. Lunch was a small bowl of leftover eggplant chili (I could eat that all week!). At about 4 I had a plate of broccoli and baby carrots dipped in a just a bit of low-fat ranch dressing, and I had another bunch of grapes on my break. I'm feeling a little peckish right now but I don't want to eat too close to bed...I'm craving some more of that chili. That is some good stuff right there.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

My husband is pretty excited about this movie. I am too, but he's the one that got started. In fact, after checking out the trailer a few times (not to mention checking out the super cute Mary Elizabeth Winstead i.e. Ramona Flowers) he decided to look into its background. Turns out the movie is based on a comic...a pretty good comic. We've just read volume one so far, but it's a fun read. Quick, easy, and entertaining. Now I just need to decide how I'd look with Ramona's hair.

Check out the movie trailer.

Diet Day One: Detox

This is not primarily a diet blog, I just need someone to hold me accountable. Since I don't have a diet buddy, I'm making you, my imaginary audience, my accountability partner. Today has been a breeze so far. I woke up and had a banana and orange before work. I'm not going to lie, there is one point at which I am breaking this diet, and that is to drink coffee during detox. I just don't have the time and patience to start a diet AND go through caffeine withdraw. I followed with a spinach, roma tomato, and broccoli salad with a bit of low-fat ranch dressing for lunch. Afternoon snack was an orange and a handful of frozen grapes. Dinner I am particularly proud of.

For dinner I made a delicious eggplant chili. The recipe was quick and easy, and I was able to modify it to account for my own chili preferences. I'll post the recipe I used myself.

Eggplant Chili

6 tablespoons olive oil
unpeeled medium eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup onion, yellow; coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves; crushed
2 cup hot salsa
1 tablespoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano; dried
1 1/2 teaspoons parsley; dried
salt and pepper to taste
1 large can chili beans
1 regular can kidney beans (light or dark) rinsed

Heat olive in a large skillet. Add eggplant, onion, and garlic. Sauté 10 minutes until softened.

Transfer to a saucepan and add salsa, chili powder, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in beans and cook 10 minutes more on low heat. Adjust seasonings to taste.

Fat Smash Diet

I'm tired of being borderline obese. Seriously, I know I've gained some weight, but my BMI says I'm .9 away from obesity. That hits me where it hurts...my pride! So yeah...today was the first day my husband and I hit the gym together. I only burned about 200 calories, but the way I see it that's 200 more than I would have burned otherwise. You have to take the little victories or you'll never get anywhere.

That said, I am now announcing that it is official Fat Smash Diet Eve. That's right boys and girls, tomorrow I am hitting the fat smash diet and I am hitting it hard. I've stocked up my fridge and freezer with all kinds of fresh goodies. I'm currently trying to throw together some recipes/meal plans so that I'm not staring into the fridge starving and end up throwing out my diet just because I'm too hungry to figure out a meal.

Tomorrow I work at 7:30. I'm trying to decide if I should start out strong with a real breakfast or if I should grab some fruit and go. Probably do the fruit thing, since I like to sleep every little bit I can. Lunch will be a salad...mmm...have to throw in some sort of little snack in between meals, one will definitely be carrot sticks with just a wee bit of low-fat ranch dressing. Dinner...hmm...perhaps I'll dive right in with the eggplant chili. We'll see what happens. Gotta weigh in first thing in the morning, then no more weighing til the morning of day 10. Eek!