Food and Drinks

Top 10 diet friendly but still yummy foods…..

as in , I actually crave them……….

Veggie Subs: Love the veggie delight from Subway. Have been trying to be good lately, by adding more mustard and less ranch. But I think its still pretty healthy and tasty. I put, spinach, carrots, pickles, cucumbers, tomatoes, jalapenos, banana peppers, salt and pepper, dijon mustard, lite mayo and lite ranch.
Turkey Wraps: From Jason’s Deli, or the ones I make at home. I also like it with chicken and hot sauce
V8: Low sodium version, with lime, worcestshire and hot sauce. Also gives you a serving of veggies for every 8oz. Thats my kinda drink.
Baked Salmon: I make it with olive oil and red pepper , oregano and vinegar and lime. All healthy Omega-3 fats and yummy.
Egg McMuffin: I know this sounds odd, but I read somewhere that if you order the McMuffin, with ham, its not so bad for you, and you get fiber, proteing, low-carb in a portion friendly way. I still don’t think they recommend eating this everyday, but its still diet friendly.
Mangoes: Fruity goodness.
Coffee: Dieters dream beverage, it makes you feel full for hours and you can add a little flavored cream for a lot of flavor.
Southwestern Coleslaw: Its my version of coleslaw with olive oil and spices and lime. Very tasty and not goopy
Chicken Noodle Soup: So warm, comforting and nourishing, with only 70 calories a serving , so even if you have two servings for a big meal, its a good diet entree.
Pork Chowmein: Not sure if its healthy, but seems like it compared to other chinese foods. Stir fried cabbage, veggies and light spices. I think its healthier if one were to make it at home, but its hard to shred that much cabbage.

Special Mention: Water. Couldn’t do without it.

Fashion, Food and Drinks, Friends

Perfect Brunch

Ingredients for a perfect sunday :

Crepes

4 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons melted butter

Measure all ingredients in to blender jar; blend for 30 seconds. Scrape down sides. Blend for 15 seconds more. Cover and let sit for 1 hour. (This helps the flour absorb more of the liquids.)

Makes 12-14 crepes.

Toppings: Nutella, Strawberries, Bananas, Salmon, Cream cheese , Mexican green Chile, RS’s cream sauce, mango, kiwis

Sides: Sausage, Strawberry shortcake,

Beverages: Mimosas, Scotch and Soda, OJ and tea

Add some interesting people, some old and boring people, a great backyard, a cd player on shuffle and you have a sunday brunch worthy or journal entries(ha) and memoirs.

I love the fact that I’m at a place in my life, where i can plan outfits, not work outfits, cuz they are a little boring and i mostly just have to play a certain part, but weekend outfits, brunch outfits, club outfits, dept party outfits, friends band outfits. I am so glad that I ‘m not 18 and stuck in jeans and top mode, though that is still the staple.

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Catch Up!!

It was nice to take a break from everything for 3 days, even this blog! Its been a good 3 day weekend, nice and relaxing with good doses of activity and drama. I was typing this great entry last night , but the computer ate and I don’t really feel like typing it all out again. Lazy, I know!

New Acquisitions for the weekend-

Crinkly Green Cami
Lime Green Cotton western shirt
Black Cami
Pink Floral Satin Nightie

Couldn’t find pics easily…too lazy to really hunt.

Good News- J, Layla and I are going to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach next weekend. Super psyched about it!

Friday

1 biscuit dipped in gravy
Chips and Salsa
6″ Italian BMT( Subway)
1 bag baked lays
2 cups soda
1 cosmic cantina burrito
Way too much alcohol and other toxic substances

Saturday

1/2 Chicken Club sandwich
Fries w/ ranch
Sweet tea
1/2 lb beef and potato burrito- Taco bell
1 steak taco supreme

Sunday

Chinese Buffet
1 Singapore Sling
4 beers

Monday
1 rice krispy treat
1 pack gummy lifesavers
1/2 Rockslide Foccacia Sancwich
1 cup potato soup w/ bacon and cheese
1.5 serving of pasta, veggies and chicken
2 red peeps

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Furniture Dates

Buying and Moving Furniture was a huge part of my weekend. Who knew transporting an entertainment center on top of a subaru would be so nerve wracking…..he he he. Also, I have added another thing to my list of stuff I have done- Rented a Uhaul. For some odd reason I am very proud of myself. I didn’t drive it, J did but hey it was out out under my name. I guess I am excited cuz I have never rented a car before.

Weird loophole- you can rent a u haul van and whether you are 25 or under makes absolutely no difference, but while renting a ford focus its a big deal. Why?

Saturday, when we rented the U-haul we drove to Efland NC to pick up the dresser and the dining table.Efland NC is about 25 mins from Durham , so basically out in the country . And although J and I were fighting on the whole drive there, once we pulled into the country road, we immediately started chatting about how fun it would be to live in the country. Our sellers had this cute house in a little lot with a stream on their backyard and lots of forests and meadows around. It look very picturesque!

So now…day dreaming about Country Living. I am so fickle!

Went and met the girl from Craigslist. I thought it went well and maybe we’ll be friends. I always wonder if other people think I’m a loud mouth cuz I do talk a loth. So now, I don’t know if there is some kind of etiquette, where I wait 3 days to get back to her or should i send her a follow up email today. Foreign Territory. What would Rob Gordon do?

Also there is CHG, I don’t understand that girl. She is incapable of normal girly contact. So formal. Its impossible to get her to open up. Maybe its me?

Saturday
1 Egg McMuffin
1 hash brown
1 gallon(exagerration) sweet tea
1 falafel wrap w/ veggies and lemon dressing
1 packet chips
1 wedge pickle
1/3 lb pasta salad

Sunday
1 veggie omlette with cheese
home fries
2 glasses sweet tea
2 slices toast
1/2 grilled greek grilled cheese pita
1/2 cup pasta salad
1/2 cup each mango and lime sorbetto
1 hamburger
fries
2 coronas

Monday
1 bagel with egg,bacon and cheese
Greek Salad w/ olive and bleu cheese dressing
2 cheese enchiladas w/ sourcream(very fatty)
1/2 cut beans w/ cheese
tortilla chips

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Dizzy

Still Sick …Spent last night in bed starting at 7pm . Blew meeting. Hate life. At work, even thought i feel super crappy. Will probably go to bed at 7 pm again. Appetite completely destroyed,but have snacked a little and J made me eat a full breakfast….bleh

Wednesday

2 slices bread
1/2 banana
small strawberry muffin
1 taco supreme
1/2 nachos supreme
1 beef and potato burrito

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Lazy Ass!!!!!

Aaaaaah!!!! Rainy Monday mornings, can it get worse??? I am sure it can….but I’d rather not find out about it!

Did absolutely nothing this weekend!!! I mean absolutely nothing! J and I were total hermits and did not socialize with anyone!!! It was a nice break from drunken blurry weekends of the past couple of weeks. It was nice to actually be up while it was still day time and not be at work! Gasp!!!

Friday night J and I just hung around the house drinking and chatting. Infact we chatted it up from 6:00 till 1:00 in the morning. A feat we haven’t accomplished since our early dating days.

Saturday we took layla to the vet and went to Bob Evans for Brunch. Its not quite like IHOP , more like Village Inn. Anway service was sucky but food was decent. After lunch we hung around home depot and petsmart waiting for Dude to call us back till we could head out to Chapel Hill and make some necessary transactions.

Saturday afternoon we went to the gym and blockbuster to pick up some movies and then just hung around the house eating Taco Bell and drinking Vodka. To make drinks to though we went a little nuts on the juice. We now have cranberry, pineapple, vegetable/tomato, and orange. WE are a juice guzzling family.

Sunday, J woke up feeling super sick and was basically a baby all day! He even referred to himself as “being a weiner” and he was dead on. Anyway his being sick meant that we couldn’t go watch the Aviator. So I watched Swades and took Layla out for a walk and I took a quick run and the rest of the day was spent lazing in front of the TV. KD and I played phone tag all weekend so I haven’t talked to her once and I feel bad, so I’m going to definitely tonight!

I did finally go to Gugulpf bakery by our house and that pace is amazing. Their macaroons and cream puff was so so good that I nearly melted! Must go there more!

Saturday
Homestead Breakfast- sausage, gravy, biscuits, eggs, and home fries
sweet tea
1 vodka cranberry
1 spicy chicken burrito
1 spicy chicken taco
1 twizzler

Sunday
1 spinach and feta cheese croissant
1 huge slice bread with cheese and herbs ( had a fancy name but I can’t remember it)
1.5 macaroons
1/2 cream puff
3 wendys chicken strips w/ a whole container of ranch
fries

Monday
1 McDonalds Sausage Egg McMuffin
1 hash brown
oj
1 frescata turkey pesto sandwich from Wendys
1 Ceasar side salad w/ dressing
1 mint
1 bowl hot and sour soup
lot of chicken chowmein
lot of fried rice
There is a reason I am not losing any weight!!! Grrrr….

No major acquisitions!

Food and Drinks, Life

Doggy Thrills

So I notices a weird behavior of the laylzzz this morning. When I take her out in the morning and she is done strectching and sniffing and doing all the other doggie business and she sees a big truck or car on Anderson, she gets as close to the fence as she can and then when it gets near, she freaks out and runs away…and then she does it again. So my best guess is that its probably an equivalent to a doggie roller coaster or scary movie, cuz her adrenaline goes up and she gets all wiggly and happy and wants more….Silly puppy.

She is such a manipulative dog though but I think we have made her like that, because I always feel guilty if I am mad at her or we don’t give her something so now she is more needy than ever. Its the same with J too, she has him wrapped around her little paws and I swear she is on ugly puppy!

Wednesday

1 bowl cheerios w/ bananas
1 can campbells chunky chicken and veggie soup
1/4 cup fruit cocktail lite
1/3 baguette w/ butter
Spring Salad with no toppings but too much poppy seed dressing
5 slices thin deli turkey
1 twizzler pull and peel ( cherry)

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Blah

Went to the gym
Cleaned house
Took the dog on a walk

Welcome to my life

I can’t believe people can’t donate 50 freaking flowers for cancer survivors. It frustrates me sometimes to see how selfish people really are. I guess,I am guilty of being selfish too…aaagghhh, can’t write about this now…too upset

Stressed out …don’t have time for anything interesting

Tuesday
1 bowl sugary cereal
leftover chicken and mashed potatoes
1 yoghurt
Pasta, Chicken, brocolli in cheese sauce
1/4 baguette w/ butter
1 orange

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Unmaterialistic Consumption

Saturday

1 slice pizza
4 breadsticks
tons of garlic and cheese sauce
2.5 wendys chicken strips
fries (bad girl)

Sunday

1 italian sub ( with mayo and olive oil)
1 corona
1.5 glasses of Chardonnay
1 cheese enchilada
1 chicken taco
chips and salsa.

Monday
1 sausage biscuit
1 hash brown
1 coffee
1 yoghurt
1 can Pineapple
3/4 chicken breast
1/2 cup mashed potatoes

It wasn’t a healthy food weekend and I only worked out on sunday. I can only spend so many hours at the gym!

Friday night we went out to Satisfactions with the green street house people and then went back to their house and smoked the hookah some more, till J decided to get super drunk and stupid philosophical. Actually he didn’t start out stupid, he asked interesting question about time and space and the futility of science( ideas from his Godel Escher and Bach, which i really want to read, but seems like a huge commitment), but he was drunk and really sloppy and people still tried to run with it and form their own ideas and theories, while answering his questions. But he had to ruin it cuz he was so drunk that he wouldn’t let anyone else talk and kept repeating the same thing over and over again. I have definitely had better times at that house!
Anyway we got home at 5 and since he was drunk, he went on a self pity tirade which included some not so nice comments to me but i was drunk too , so we just fell asleep and didn’t wake up till 3:00 pm saturday afternoon and that just killed all plans for the rest of the day!

We didn’t do a whole on saturday other than watch Stepford Wives (new one with Nicole Kidman) it was better than I thought, maybe because I had zero expectations from it. Sunday we went to the gym and watched the UNC -Duke Basketball game with some friends,and the rest of the evening was fine.

J and I are both really insecure people and I think that is what makes our relationship rocky at times, I try to be supportive about his “smartness” insecurites and he tries to be supportive( doesn’t do such a hot job) with my body issues but we both fall short. But for right now i think we’ve patched up and are coasting along. It hit me this morning that I have been with the same person for more than 2 years and its crazy we’ve managed to hold it together for so long, since it really shouldn’t have lasted.Wow!!!!

No new acquisitions for this weekend other than a new respect and understanding of my relationship! Also i might go to Africa in Aug ( 85% sure) Hell yeah!!!