12/12/12

Here's my phone at 12:12pm on 12/12/12 and what a coincidence...Goofy is wearing a hat. The hat is good for #FMSphotoadaychallenge.

Dec 1 -

8:00 PM - I was watching The Walking Dead with my boyfriend.

Nov 15 Photo a day

First...

Wooo!! I got my tickets in advance for Breaking Dawn part 2. I'm sort of bummed that I can't go to midnight showing of the movie but it's for a good reason. This year I have a job to be at 9 am. Since I'm not a morning person and I have to be alert while on the job, I don't think it would be in my best interest to go even though I want to so bad. At least I'm going on opening day, sporting the same shirt I wore last year. ;)

Okay now for the photo of the day...what's in my bag?

It looked somewhat neat didn't it? Well,let it be said that I work with children. That's my excuse for carrying around bubbles and a little wooden toy tricycle.

Nov 4 thur Nov 14 - photo a day

Nov 4 - TV (Watching Once Upon a Time with my guy)

Nov 5 - 5 o'clock - most days at 5 I'm working, no picture to take then because cameras are not allowed on the job. 

Nov 6 - A favorite thing, my current favorite thing is this makeup palette by Wet n Wild

Nov 7 - Reflection

Nov 8 - Something you do everyday (play with my pup)

Nov 9 - Small (the last small bite of my sandwich)

Nov 10 - Can't {won't} live without - My guy :) and nail polish ;)

Nov 11 - Night

Nov 12 - Drink

Nov 13 - Where I slept

Nov 14 - Man-Made (Everything in the pic but the dog)

Photo a Day - Nov 3

Breakfast - Ah! I was so happy it was Saturday because it's my day off and although I didn't sleep in comfortably like I wanted. I had a delicious breakfast so my morning wasn't too bad.

forgot to snap a pic before I started eating

I thought it was funny how my pup was laying on the floor. I don't think it's funny how he's sleeping under my chair right now and is really gassy.

Tonight I wanted to be experimental for dinner again, so I followed this curry recipe. It turned out pretty good but wasn't too spicy. I'm alright with that because I like spicy food but was expecting a little more of a kick. Next time I make curry, I want to try itsjudytime's recipe on Benjimantv's channel.

meal made completely by me! I normally don't make the rice

And speaking of itsjudytime, my boyfriend found Tim Tams for me today at Target!! This was actually the only reason I wanted to go to Target. He ended up going on his own and picked them up for me! Boy was I happy when he showed them to me!

Nov Photo A Day - 2

Colour - Picked up a full size of this fabulous green by Essie called Mojito Madness. Bonus! I only paid $4 for it!

November Photo a Day?

So, something beginning with C? Well that's easy! ChiChi starts with C! I'm not even going to say that I'm going to attempt to complete this month's challenge. Ha! Know what else is funny? I originally started "Project 365" last November and I completely failed at that. So yea... not making any promises here.

Also, I haven't been doing the best with my exercise. I caught a cold that I couldn't shake and it just made me drag all month long. The good thing is the 10 lbs I lost have not crept back up on me.

Happy November everybody!!

Mummy Dogs

I followed Lia's video for these cute little Halloween treats, Mummy Dogs! These are so easy to make and taste pretty good too. While we were eating them, my "mother-in-law" and boyfriend said they look like babies. I commented that it'd be fun to make them for my way in the future baby shower. Of course, they wouldn't be wrapped like mummies but little babies ;)

Pork Adobo

I followed BenjiMantv's video to make Pork Adobo (Filipino recipe). I've been wanting to try adobo forever but didn't think I would ever get the chance. Everyone enjoyed it and I think I'll want to try it again with chicken.

Maybe one day I'll try authentic Pork Adobo but until then I'll make it myself.

WIAW - October 24,2012

My breakfast was 1/2 cup of Raisin Bran Crunch with Soy Milk, no picture of that because I was on my way to work.

My lunch was a ham & cheese sandwich, hummus, with tortillas and pico de gallo.

 My dinner was Ramen (1/2 the season packet) Kale & a brat.

Justin Timberlake is a married man

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My all time celebrity crush, Justin Timberlake has tied the knot with Jessica Biel. They dated for more than 5 years and tied the knot last week in Italy.

Congrats to the newlyweds :)

I shouldn't commit ...

To blogging every day. I never keep up with it. But I've still been eating less and loro told me my face looks thinner! Plus some of my jeans fit better! Yay"

This lifetime movie I was watching had me crying. It was called the memory keeper's daughter.

What I ate 10/1/12 and POTD

I ate reasonably today, not healthy but not excessive. For breakfast, I had coffee with cream and sugar and some cuban bread with butter (245 total calories). For dinner, we ate Wong's Wok. I had fried chicken and shrimp fried rice (910 calories). I was still under my calorie goal by 300 calories! As soon as I finish writing this, I'm going to go walk in place while watching TV.

where I stood

yup, trying it ONCE again

9/28/12 - What I ate

For breakfast I ate half a slice of leftover Papa John's The Works pizza with scrambled egg. I had a cup of coffee with cream and sugar to drink. My estimate that this breakfast was 300 calories.

 On my way to work, I had a snack of Cheetos Salsa con Queso. I only ate 21 (not the whole bag like I would have done before) this was 150 calories.

For dinner, I had a Jimmy John's #4 (Turkey Tom) which was 514 calories.

9/28 is my "mother-in-law's" birthday. We had tres leches cake and 2 types of Edy's ice cream. I'll leave it at that. The next birthday in our house is Loro's birthday. There will be a little break from birthday cakes.

These jeans I wore today were easier to fasten. Still a little tight but they are skinny jeans, so yea. I don't remember if I posted the last pair of jeans that slipped on nicely. I got a little room in those! Yay!

9/27/12 - What I ate

Breakfast: I had a corn tortilla with one egg, a slice of quesadillia cheese and a slice of ham. To drink I had a cup of coffee with cream and sugar. I'm going to estimate that my breakfast was around 500 calories.

Snack (on my drive to work): I ate a Strawberry Banana yogurt. I don't remember how many calories it was but I know it was over 100.

Dinner: I had a chicken thigh (without the skin), a little more than 1/2 a cup of rice, 1/2 cup of mixed veggies & potatoes and 1/2 of a small avocado. My estimate that my dinner was around 700 calories.

While watching the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy I ate a Butterfinger pumpkin which was 160 calories.

I didn't drink a sip of soda all day and had water throughout the day. Not the recommended 8 glasses but I'm drinking more water than I use to.

I'm aiming to get 1300 - 1600 calories or so a day to lose weight while doing light exercise. Today I ate about 1460 calories.

I did 40 minutes of dance/aerobics by watching videos on YouTube. I'm working to get to an hour of movement whether it be Zumba videos, walking in place (and around living room) while watching tv or walking outside.

What's on my brain Thursday, September 27, 2012

1. I want to throw my phone at the wall. Out of nowhere it just stopped working. I wonder if it is my Noom app that's killing my phone? That was the last app I used and then my phone just shut off. Even after putting it on the charger, I have nothing. This is terrible because I need to have my phone for my job. Know what makes it worse? I just got my Samsung Intercept replaced last month because it stopped sending and receiving text messages and completely froze up on me. Then last week I could not place or receive calls and had to do a hard reset. Now this...ugh!

2. Although I haven't been blogging (partly due to my phone being dumb) I have continued to eat light and I'm happy to say I have lost 7 lbs!

3. I just got off the phone with Virgin Mobile. They are sending me another replacement phone.

4. I'm wondering if I should install Noom on my phone when I get it. I've had to start over twice with it already. Instead of using that app as my food journal, I'll use an actual journal and continue to use myfitnesspal.

5. I cannot wait to be able to get a updated phone. I'm thinking about either the HTC One V or Samsung Galaxy Reverb. My Samsung Intercept is so behind the times, it's still running Froyo (OS 2.2 for Android).

6. I started with a new kiddo today. I'm really excited.

7. I'm also excited that a new season of Grey's Anatomy starts tonight! Woo!! That last season finale was traumatic.

8. Next month is my 5 year anniversary with Loro. I wish we could spend it at Food & Wine Festival at Epcot but that's a no go.

Well, that's enough random thoughts. I need to go catch up with my Google Reader.

Chat with you later,
ChiChi

September 13, 2012

Today was the day that I finally had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season! Only problem I'm so use to ordering my drinks as is, I forgot to remind my boyfriend to tell them skinny or with 2% milk. At least I didn't have any whipped cream on it. We also ended up with two extra drinks today. One was this promotion they were running buy 4 get 1 free. My boyfriend ordered a Mocha Frappuccino instead they gave him a hot Mocha Latte. When we told them we asked for a frap, they said to keep the latte and they'll bring a frap out to the car. So the extra latte I'm saving for breakfast tomorrow, but by that time it'll be a cold latte. I don't know if I'd want to reheat it.

Anyways, so for breakfast I had the yummy Pumpkin Spice Latte, with a 1/3 of a cheese struessel muffin. Then my MIL made surrullos. They are made with cornmeal, stuffed with cheese and is somewhat bigger than a hush puppy. Worst problem is that these are fried, but good news, I only ate one! I skipped lunch and opted for a glass of water since my breakfast was calorie heavy. For dinner, my MIL made chicken soup. It took so much restraint to not go back for a second bowl.

 I hate to admit it but I caved and had 1/4 of what I ate originally but this time all the chicken and potatoes were gone. My MIL asked if I wanted to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow and I said sure. So tomorrow, I'll have another bowl but just the broth.

Photo of the Day 13: table.

September 12, 2012 (WIAW)

 breakfast: 1/2 cinnamon roll with coffee

 lunch: pizza with water

 dinner: pork rib (which I didn't eat all of, YAY), rice (size of my fist) & beans, squash and veggies

As far as my work out for today goes, I did about 100 steps (on and off a high step) while at work. When I got home from work, boyfriend and I took Toro for a 10 minute walk then I came inside and danced for 15 minutes. 

I noticed I had some weird breakout on my face. I don't use facial makeup so I don't know what it could be. I haven't even been wearing blush lately.

Sept 12 Photoaday: Together - Toro and I laying together.

September 11, 2012

Breakfast: media noche bread and coffee
lunch: hard broiled egg (1), coconut macroon (1) and water
dinner: 7 fried shrimp, 10 takis (corn chips) and a plum with coconut water
snack: coconut macroon (1) water

I walked for 16 minutes today and then danced for 14. The dance I did was a routine that the dance team I was on does every year. It's tradition. I've been searching on YouTube for the past few years seeing if it popped up and it finally did. I replayed it 4 times and tried my best to follow along. Can I just say, I miss the stamina I had in high school. I remember we used to have to do that routine more than 4 times in a row and it didn't phase me at all. Today even though I wasn't doing the routine full out, I still broke out in a sweat. I'd love to get my kicks up that high again. Especially with me watching the new season of Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team 7, I really wish I was in shape.

I don't have a picture of a hero, and being that today is the anniversary of the tragedy that happened 11 years ago, I think it's only necessary to pay tribute to the heroes of the day with a manicure I did on my other blog.

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Never forget.

September 10, 2012

Breakfast: Hard broiled egg, 4 ritz crackers, 1/4 of muffin and coffee

Lunch: Brat on sliced bread (1) with lettuce, sauerkraut, onions and tomatoes with coffee to drink
Dinner: Grilled Chicken sandwich (homemade) with lettuce, tomato and purple onion and homemade fries with Coke Zero to drink.

I weighed myself today. It would seem that I lost 3 pounds! Of course, when I had weighed myself and saw that it was higher than expected and declared it time to get serious, I weighed myself late at night (probably after a heavy meal). Nevertheless, I'll take it.

AND I worked out! Now although I don't have a step or hand weights I did move and work up a sweat. I lasted about halfway through before I felt like I just couldn't do another step. Then when I was watching Switched at Birth, I did the Commercial Break Workout. Well I did the first 3.

And as far as the September Photo Challenge...here's day 10 black & white.

Ignore the fact, that I dressed my pup up in a shirt I decided to get rid of.