“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.”

- Emily Kimbrough

Who do you depend on to hold your hand?

Happy Wednesday!

Hey everyone…!

Yes, I am still around. I got a little sidetracked toward the end of last week, and then I decided to unplug for the weekend and catch up on real life for a bit.

“Wait, you mean there is more to the world than the internet?”

Why yes, grasshopper. There is this thing called “the real world” and that’s where you have your family and some friends and your regular job, paying bills and eating and sleeping and washing your socks and stuff. And when you spend lots and lots of time on the internet, blogging and tweeting and facebooking and flickring and the like, you fall behind in other important “real world” things.

Like washing your socks. Man, I had a lot of dirty socks.

So here I am, socks (somewhat) washed, getting back to the blog. You may have noticed that I didn’t post a weigh in yesterday, and you would be right. I decided to unplug this week from the scale as well. Valentine’s Day saw me get off track food-wise…I am largely emotionally indifferent to Valentine’s Day—I neither love it nor hate it—it’s just the abundance of food around yet another holiday that gets me off track! I mean, how many cupcakes with pink and red sprinkles do we really need? How many heart shaped chocolates in red foil? And when I indulge one day, it seems to turn into a span of three or four days that I can’t seem to get back on the straight and narrow. That, combined with the fact that I found myself laying on the pressure to break the 200 mark at my next weigh in made me decide to slowly back away from the scale for a week.

We’ll see next week whether or not it was a good idea!

I have some fun recipes to share soon, some photos from a couple of great photo safaris I’ve taken lately, and the usual witty banter…so stay tuned!

As for me, I have to finish up a few more “real world” things tonight…like washing some lettuce and catching up on Gossip Girl.

xoxo! Miss you guys!

“There are two kinds of man: The ones who make history and the ones who endure it.”

- Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish novelist

Which one are you?

Happy Wednesday!

1.Today is Monday.

2. I woke up starving and I ate a big bowl of cereal.

3. I ate it in a very empty looking apartment.

4. My apartment looks empty because the contractor working in my building is supposed to come replace my old electrical outlets and put some new vinyl flooring in my kitchen.

5. I’m really excited about these little apartment updates. I’m not excited about the fact that they were supposed to happen on Friday, and today is Monday and nothing has happened yet. They will start work tomorrow. Allegedly.

6. I didn’t feel like going to the gym tonight but I made myself go.

7. I wore this shirt to the gym in an effort to feel pumped up.

8. It didn’t really work. But I had a good Body Pump class anyway. And then I rode the bike.

9. I came home and watched The Bachelor. UGH. That is a whole different post.

Happy almost Valentine’s Day all!

Hey everyone…! I’m back to tracking my daily eats—I think I’m going to try and consolidate these posts down to mostly pictures and then a nutrition recap at the end of the post. Maybe that will help me keep up with these posts better.

Breakfast:

Little half-handful of almonds mid morning:

Late morning snack:

Late afternoon lunch:

Tiny little dessert:

A little more dessert:

An after-the-gym snack:

And dinner!

1. Calories: 2,247 (Range: 1,320-1,670; 577 above range)
2. Fat: 95g (Range: 35-61g; 34g above range)
3. Carbs: 293g (Range: 177-255g; 38g above range)
4. Protein: 71g (Range: 60-137g; within range)
5. Fiber: 33g (Range: 25-35g; within range)
6. Sodium: 3,987mg (Range: 500-2,300mg; 1,687mg above range)

My fridge is empty and my snack supply is dwindling low…I have zero fresh fruit and zero fresh veggies, except for a bag of carrots, in the house. Time for grocery shopping, and it shows…I ate a ton of nuts and fat/carbs today! I also had to approximate the calories for my dinner, pasta with meat sauce and breadsticks at Mom and Dad’s.

I should hit up the store in the morning for some healthier fare, and better luck tomorrow!