Saturday, May 30, 2009

Back!

I flew back to the West Coast today! It was nice to come back to my apartment and my car! Of course it's always sad to leave the fam, but I know I'll see them again soon =)


I had a whirlwind of an afternoon (love the 3-hour difference!) and visited a trifecta of foodie stores! I've put everything away, but here's a quick rundown of what I bought - at least what I remember:

Trader Joe's: frozen sweet potato fries, low-fat raspberry vinaigrette, TJ's restaurant-style tortilla chips

Whole Foods: Cinnamon Puffins!!! (inspired by the gorgeous blogettes), water (I'm a water freak), sparkling water, 2 original Chobani yogurts (another inspired by you all), low-fat vanilla Silk soy, 2 chocolate-chip Z-bars, baby carrots, frozen broccoli, can of albacore tuna

Your local grocery purveyor: Skippy's Natural PB, 2 Yoplait yogurts in Cinnamon Roll & Strawberry Shortcake (new flavors I think), 1 Celeste Original frozen pizza, low-fat Wheat Thins, organic ketchup, sweet banana peppers, can of cannellini beans, 2 Campbell's soups (chicken noodle and Maryland crab), Banana Nut Cheerios (I'm a Cheerios girl!)

Almost entirely bereft of vegetables and fruit, but the selections were few, and I'm picky!

So now that I'm back on my own, hopefully I'll get into blogging my eats more regularly (as well as anything else I think you might be remotely interested in). I'm determined to get healthy and live fabulously!

My dinner was kind of odd (eaten in front of Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban - sorry, but Harry beats Edward Cullen any day!), but I really wanted to break into my new buys:
















Tada! Sorry for the bad lighting (or maybe it's my camera) and the ugly bowl! Everything was new to my palate, and I must say, the combination was magnificent!

I scooped out the cereals using this measuring spoon that came with a chai powder - it looks to be about 2 tablespoons, but I could be wrong. Anyway, I had 2 scoops of Banana Nut Cheerios (yummmm), 2 scoops of Cinnamon Puffins (they tasted almost gourmet, if you know what I mean - nothing too sweet or fake), 1 Yoplait Cinnamon Roll yogurt (100 calories & just the tad bit cinnamony), and a little less than a spoonful of Skippy's Natural PB. = So good and so filling! PB has been a "fear food" of mine for as long as I can remember, and I only recently sucked it up and learned to use it on my oats (thank you again blogettes!). I got used to shelling out $6 for Peanut Butter & Co.'s Dark Chocolate Dreams, Cinnamon Raisin, and my favorite - White Chocolate Wonderful - but I think I'll save those for when the chilly mornings return! It was interesting, I had almost forgotten what "normal" PB tasted like - the Skippy's was nice, and I'm always proud of myself when I can keep my serving to a small spoonful at a time (as opposed to say, 1/2 the jar).

Whew! Still with me?? I'm so excited about going back to the gym tomorrow morning! I'm thinking an hour of cardio, listening to my favorite Lady Gaga! With that, I'll leave you with a pic of me...at least my newly-pedicured toes! Nothing like starting lifelong relationships with an image of my foot!


  • Internship starts Monday!
  • Need to find a paying job!
  • Need a good book to read! (any suggestions??)
  • Find a new apartment!
  • Work out!
  • Play hard!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Ugh Fat Feelings Scram!!

So I'm at my parents' home for another week before heading back to start my summer internship (and hopefully a paying job!). Of course, when I'm home the biggest fear I have is of getting fat, why? Because I have less control over what I eat, when I eat. My mom is always insisting that I eat regularly, and she cooks for me (yum) which I am so grateful for. I'm so lucky to have a caring family who worries about me, wants me to be happy.

So why can I just forget the fat feelings and enjoy life?? I know that I won't be able to get the same quality/amount of food that comes with good ol homecooking, and I'll be able to go to the gym again and eat on my own time. Why can't I let go of that for two weeks?? My priorities are seriously messed up...

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

I'm Me

So the next couple posts probably aren't going to be too interesting, considering (a) I'm at home at my parents' until the end of the month, and (b) I don't have a camera with me. So bear with me until then!

Who Am I??

I'm in my early-20s, a student, transplant from the East Coast to the West. I love anything that shimmers or sparkles, I'm a total girly-girl, but I can hang tough with the boys too! In fact, most of my friends are of the male species, which has its perks and not-so-perks =P. Currently single, I adore reading, shopping, and dancing. I was on a dance team throughout much of high school, and I've dabbled in yoga and Pilates, but my main form of exercise now is the good 'ol sweat factory and dancing whenever, wherever possible...just give me a sturdy ground and I'm on it!

I love my family - my mom is my best friend in the world. I'm true blue to my friends, and I always love meeting new people. I'm a little bit shy, a little bit crazy, and somewhat of a perfectionist. I love froyo, sushi, and chocolate! (Dark preferred, but I don't really discriminate.) Because of the blogging world, I rediscovered my love of oatmeal and peanut butter (Peanut Butter & Co.'s White Chocolate Wonderful is a godsend). I'm a frustrated chef/baker, and have scorched my hair several times turning the stove on! Other than that, I'm pretty careful in the kitchen...

Movies! I can go from chick flicks to testosterone-driven blood baths, as long as there's some gawkable eye-candy in there somewhere. I love the ocean, but I don't know how to swim. I'll try almost anything once, and some nights, I just love to stay home and watch shitloads of TV.

Whew, me in a nutshell! What else...

I went through a period a few years back when my life was defined by the number of calories I ingested. No piece of broccoli went uncounted. 400 calories a day, no food after 2 p.m. Of course, that didn't always work, and I'd find myself the next day bingeing on who knows what. I was never clinically diagnosed as anorexic or anything, but one look at the dark place I had dug myself into, and you wouldn't need a silly doctor telling you this or that. Looking back at my journals from that time, I'm almost shocked at what I find...it's almost like it was a completely different person. I never went out, I alienated all my friends, and I was always cold, sad, alone and dead inside...

I'm still struggling from time to time, and I guess I'm what you'd call a disordered eater. I still feel guilty, withdrawn and ashamed whenever I think I've eaten too much. But I'm working on it! I'm so glad I found the blog world; hopefully I'll stick to this as an outlet to vent whatever I'm holding in so that I can LIVE FULLY AND BE HAPPY! I don't want to miss out on anything anymore!

Ok, that's enough for now. I'm still figuring out how to jazz up this site so that it doesn't look so blah. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Hello World!

After reading all of your wonderful blogs for quite a while now (like a creepster, I know), I decided to start one of my very own. As you've probably guessed from the title, I love food, so I'll be sharing my eats, and talking about my path away from disordered eating (f-you darling!), my as-yet elusive path towards getting more fit, as well as anything else that occupies my days, including work, boys (so far there's a BLANK), school, clothes, etc. Hope you enjoy!


Unfortunately, I'm camera-less for the next 1 1/2 weeks, so here's some ssshhh! lifted eye candy for you all:


OMG, he was my favorite in Star Trek. I don't care what the rumors are!