Ingredients
1/2 cup Libby’s canned pumpkin
4 tablespoons evaporated milk
5-10 ice cubes
1/2 banana
5 tablespoons water
Directions
1Throw all ingredients in Blender.
2Dont overblend, you want it like a consistancy of melting ice cream.
3Drink immediately.
Or…Use 1/2 a frozen banana instead of ice , FF milk instead of water & add 2 Tablespoons of Wheat Germ. With the addition of the wheat germ it adds 2 grams more fiber, making it more filling.
Wow…Has it been this long already since I’ve logged anything here? Hmmm…Oops.
Things have been going crazy at work, and then with school on top of it, it’s just been craziER. I am having hard time even with logging into 3FC forum. tsk tsk Tara…
Let’s see. I got Hip Hop Abs and started this Monday..I can’t really tell if it’s really working or not yet but we will see. I got not even a week left till leaving for Korea and I still am at 174. 
Really wanted to see 169 before I leave…or at least say g’bye to 170’s but I don’t know. Looks like it may not happen. Well. It will be one hella week of trying though…
As far as personal life goes, I think my bf finally got a decent regular job. AT MY COMPANY. lol. I talked to my TL and he got him a position but my company is quite big and they have like tons and tons of project… I more than likely will never even see him at work. Especially since I work at night. I think it will be a refreshing change. AFTER seeing him every single day for every waking moment, almost. 
And I finally got him to get driver’s license for this state, too. Yeah, he’s been here over a year now and we just got him one. I know. SLOW. huh? Grr.. At least I take care of bills and stuff.
I have to get all, and I mean ALL my homework before going to Korea. I talked to my professors and they were actually nice enough to post the homeworks on the website earlier than supposed to so I will have about a week to finish them before I go…and VACATION!!! OMG! I can’t wait!
So.. I better get going. and do some homework.
Oh what a horrible horrible weekend I had…
In the middle of last week, I was at little bit under 175 and then my bf brought whole bunch of bagels, muffins, danish, quiche… Sigh… Yeah. You know where I’m going. Then potluck at work on Sunday.
So this morning, I was at 177-178… So much for “3 weeks left, let’s go, tara”…
I did a good workout today, though, for 55 minutes. A mix of cardio and strength. Good. I didn’t do that bad for food either. Well, kinda bad but I didn’t eat when I wasn’t hungry…I had a muffin and 6 inch subway. And water. Lots of water.
I wasn’t really going to go grocery shopping since I didn’t want to waste food while gone for 2 wks..but then again, I don’t have any veggies or fruits at home. So tomorrow morning, we are going to go get some absolutely necessary ones. Hopefully that will help me with food choices for next 2.5 weeks.
And I’m going to up my cardio. I really want to pass 170’s before I leave for Korea since I will be having lots of Korean food….and I want to weigh as little as possible. I will be doing mostly cardio while there since I won’t have access to weights but my parents have stationary bike and treadmill at home. Yay!
Okay, enough with my ramble… I better get back to work…
Thursday. My “bad” day at work. My Team Leader stays late and have one on one meeting and we all order dinner at the beginning of the shift. (My shift is 8 PM-430 AM) So I prepared for it all day.
I had half serving of oatmeal with little bit of unsalted almonds. Then I had half of 100 cal pack. That’s all I had… then pad thai at work.
My workout…I did C25K Wk7. That would be 2.5 miles…25 minutes. Then I did 15 minutes of pilates. Not that much but I decided to lose the ALL OR NOTHING mentality. Please refer to below Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, 15-Sep-08: 30 minute 30 Day Shred, 30 minute run
Tuesday, 16-Sep-08: 25 minute run
Wednesday, 17-Sep-08: 40 minute Hi-Def Sculpt
I wanted to work out in the afternoon on both Tuesday and Wednesday but sigh… we ended up going somewhere on Tuesday, so I couldn’t. I had a meeting at work for an hour and then more homework on Wednesday, so I couldn’t. At least I’m trying to wake up little early and get something done in the “morning.”
So.. I’m trying. My menu is going okay but with what I have available at home, it’s not really doable to stay on the “healthy plan.” I have no lettuce, no fruits,…really no food other than frozen stuff. We really need to go grocery shopping tomorrow or Friday. I got a feeling that this grocery bill will be quite..high. Sigh.
By David J. Pollay
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the Terminator, you’re probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s important in your life.
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. And I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened. Read the rest of this entry »
Favorite Menu: Fish Tacos
by delitaagain
YUMMY
I *LOVED* these!
2 Corn (hard) Taco Shells (I used Old El Paso Stand ‘n Stuff)
1/4 cup Black Beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup Pace Picante Sauce, divided (hot, medium or mild)
2 leaves Romaine Lettuce, chopped
2 oz. Talapia, pan-grilled in cooking spray, chunked
1 slice onion, chopped
1/2 cup mini carrots, matchsticks or shredded coarsely
10 large green or black olives
1 Tangerine
Heat black beans with 1/4 cup Picante Sauce and mash together. Spread the bean mix into the heated Taco Shells. Top with lettuce, fish, onions, carrots and remaining picante sauce.Serve with olives. Fruit is for dessert. Very tasty and satisfying.
CALORIES 410, CARBS 51, FAT 12.1, PROTEIN 21.5, FIBER 7.2
I got an email letting me know that I had a comment in one of my post. So i checked and delitaagain asked where I went. I’m still here. Somewhere. Read the rest of this entry »
So before going to work, I stopped by 7-11. This one guy was coming in as I was leaving. He held the door and as I was walking by him, “Wow! You are GORGEOUS!” It was first time I ever heard someone actually just saying that to me, especially a stranger?! Then he went on…I bet you hear it all the time…You know how they say you find someone when you ar not looking. It really is true…Can I have your number?
Thank you but NO..Sorry.. and I went to work. Yeah, he was bald and fat and old but you know what? I don’t care, it sure boosted my self-esteem.
I’ve been sick… I think I got it from my daughter… My throat was hurting so bad, my cough was killing my chest, my left nose was stuffed… It was just too much for me to workout.
Well, I am still at 179, which is good because I haven’t gained much. I think I can now start working out again, although I’m not recovered fully. Whew. 
I’m going to do WATP 4 mile today for an hour today… and we will see if I will be up to do more. 