Another edition of, Double-Fisted Diet Wreckers!!!

Thanks WebMD for another amazing email telling me this morning that the fast food breakfast meals that I know and LOVE are the worst things for you.... I travel A LOT and most of the trips I take start off with a stop at McDonalds, or Dunkin or Starbucks depending on my mood... NOW I know where I should and shouldn't eat, and what I should be getting instead of my usual favorites...

The article starts out with this statement...


Breakfast on the Go?
While high-fat, high-calorie breakfasts abound at the nation's fast-food restaurants, most chains offer at least one or two healthier items -- if you must fill up at a drive-through. Cruise our photo gallery of the worst offenders and better choices to fuel your day. WebMD doesn’t endorse these "better bets" for everyone, since some still may be too high in sodium or calories for your diet.



Starbucks: Worst Choice (thank god I don't like this shit. hahaha)
The Cranberry Orange Scone is one of several high-fat, sugary treats at Starbucks that probably won't keep you full until lunch, despite a hefty calorie count. Indulgences like this icing-topped scone vary in flavorings by restaurant, but any scone is a buttery affair. This one contains 490 calories, 18 g fat, 2 g fiber, and 8 g protein. Note that the saturated fat -- 9 grams -- is 45% of the daily limit.

Starbucks: Better Choice (isn't my first choice, I love the Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon sandwich, which is just as healthy as this wrap below)

The Egg White, Spinach, and Feta Wrap caters nicely to health-conscious commuters in a hurry. It's easy to eat out of hand and contains just 280 calories, 10 g fat, and 3.5 g of saturated fat. Ample protein (18 g) and fiber (6 g) help keep you full. Oatmeal with a Nut Medley Topping is another good choice at 240 calories. Or try the Greek Yogurt Honey Parfait with 290 calories.

Dunkin’ Donuts: Worst Choices (I'm sure the Bacon Egg and Cheese is just as bad :(, is it better if it's on a bagel?!?!) 

Stay away from the high fat Sausage Egg and Cheese Croissant (690 calories, 48 g fat, 19 g saturated fat, 1,340 mg sodium), as well as the Sausage Egg and Cheese Bagel (690 calories, 35 g fat, 13 g saturated fat, and 1,650 mg sodium). 

Dunkin' Donuts: Better Bets (skip the meat??? BOOOOO)

The Egg and Cheese on an English Muffin  sandwich comes in at 320 calories, 15 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 14 g protein, 1 g fiber, and 820 mg of sodium. The protein will help will keep you going strong through the morning. Choose a wheat bagel to bump up the fiber to 5 grams.

McDonald's: Worst Choice (boo, I love myself a BIG BREAKFAST... I can do without the hot cakes, but still, this is seriously fattening) 

Take a pass on McDonald's Big Breakfast with Hot Cakes. It'll weigh you down with 1,090 calories, 56 g fat, and 19 g saturated fat -- close to the daily limit for this unhealthy fat. Even the biscuit is loaded with saturated fat, topping even the sausage patty or eggs. The sodium hits 2,150 mg, nearly the daily limit.

McDonald's: Better Bet (I can deal.)

The Egg McMuffin is a better choice under the golden arches at 300 calories, 12 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, and 2 g fiber. Lean Canadian bacon offers protein and a meaty taste with very little fat. In any restaurant, ask for the nutrition information. Items with some fiber and protein will keep you satisfied for hours.  Sodium watchers take note: the Egg McMuffin has 820 mg.

 


And last but not least, my serious guilty pleasure that makes me basically go into cardiac arrest every time I eat it, and not to mention I feel like a large blob of sludge and I don't really move much the day I eat the thing.....

Burger King: Worst Choice (my favorite, but ditch the sausage, add MORE BACON!)
Skip the Double Croissan’wich with Double Sausage, which comes in at 700 calories, 49 g fat, 18 g saturated fat, and 1,510 mg sodium. Burger King stacks two sausage patties, double cheese, and fried eggs on a giant buttery croissant bun. This high-calorie, high-fat sandwich contains almost a day’s worth of total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.

Burger King: Better Bet (again, no meat?? suck it.)
The Egg and Cheese Croissan’wich offers fast-food taste at a nutritional cost that many people can afford: 320 calories, 16 g fat, and 7 g of saturated fat. The sodium content may be a tough fit for restricted diets at 690 mg. Eleven grams of protein will help keep you feeling full until lunch.

Basically, IN CONCLUSION, if you want something for breakfast, you are better off eating this.... 

One egg and one piece of wheat bread. KILL ME. 

Happy Breakfast Hunting!

FAT KID OUT (maybe to burger king for a Double Croissan'wich ;))

Instead of blogging I went out and drank beer and ate French fries on a Tuesday

So, after over I don't know what, almost 2 weeks of not blogging, and my friends actually telling me I need to keep it up, here we go, I am blogging. And guess what - I DON'T WANT TO BE BLOGGING RIGHT NOW. I just got home from drinking beers with my friends and eating french fries (I'll explain later) and the last thing I want to do is blog. I want to lay my fat ass in bed and SLEEP! So guess what... that's what I'm going to do... and this blog is dedicated to my cousin, who I love, Sam Kern... she told me she needs something to read on her way to work in the morning... so SAM, this is for you, read this and know I love you, I love you enough to tell you how much I don't want to blog. XOXOX

Sleep Tight -
Fat Kid OUT!

It's FALL and it's PUMPKIN season!

Ahhhhh, so. fall is here! I woke up this morning and I went outside to walk the dogs and shit, It was cold. AND I LOVE IT!!!! :) This means time for all things pumpkin.... Pumpkin spiced latte, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cheesecakes, you name it, it can have pumpkin in it - and luckily, I've found if you make your pumpkin items a little bit more tweaked, you could have some healthy pumpkin items!!!!

(my favorite part of fall --- pumpkin spiced latte's!! holler)

First up, this was actually in my newsletter from Skinny Taste this morning:


Pumpkin Cupcakes (no frosting)
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 24 • Serving Size: 1 cupcake • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 2 pts
Calories: 84.2 • Fat: 0.8 g • Protein: 0.6 g • Carb: 18.5 g • Fiber: 0.3 g • Sugar: 9.9 g
Sodium: 140.9 mg  

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Frosting
Servings: 24 • Serving Size: 1 cupcake • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 121.1 • Fat: 2.8 g • Protein: 1.4 g • Carb: 23.2 g • Fiber: 0.5 g • Sugar:13.9 g
Sodium: 142.3 mg  


For the recipe, click here: 

Now we've got some "Healthified" Pumpkin Bread!!!!

Wooohooo  - 50% less fat • 29% fewer calories • 50% more fiber than the original recipe—see the comparison. We’ve scooped out some of the fat from this popular bread and spooned in whole wheat flour. Delicious! From eatbetteramerica. For the recipe, CLICK HERE.

Ok I don't feel like posting anymore, so FAT KID OUT - enjoy your pumpkin food. 

What's for lunch? Not looking like Chipotle :(

So I'm sitting here at my desk, at 3:30pm pondering what to do for lunch (yeah, I know, it's a little late).... I thought, oh snaps - give me some Chipotle in my belly.... I love Chipotle! So, my first instinct was to go ahead and go to the nutirtion facts and see how bad it really is for you???

Well - I posted the link to view the nutrition facts and also the picture below - I was kind of sad to find out that my simple, 3 chicken tacos with cheese and lettuce, aren't the best choice for a quick lunch :(

3 soft chicken tacos with lettuce and cheese: 
560 calories, 22.5 grams of fat, 40 grams of cabs :( 
Thanks Chipotle, for having "all natural, un-healthy food"!

Looks like I'll stick with lettuce and cucumbers for lunch.. what am I a rabbit? WTF.. Have a good rest of your day, I'll let you know what I pick for lunch!

FAT RABBIT OUT!

Double-Fisted Diet Wreckers

So the other day I opened my inbox and saw that I had an email from WebMd --- Best and Worst.. now I always open these type of emails because I love to see whats on there and what I'm eating and where it fares.. well. this time I was kind of pissed... haha - I found out (not that I really thought my favorite things were super healthy) that most of the stuff I liked to eat was totally on the worst list.... (go figure, right?)

Here are some of the comparisons --- (we'll start with my favorite WORST BET) haha


Wendy's: Best Bet
Wendy’s Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich boasts only 360 calories, 7 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, and 1,110 mg of sodium. This simple yet satisfying sandwich of grilled chicken, lettuce, and tomato is topped off with tangy honey mustard instead of slathered with high-fat mayo -- for a dietitian's delight.

Wendy's: Worst Bet (take away the tomato and it's sex in your MOUTH!)

The Asiago Ranch Chicken Club Sandwich can turn a quick lunch into a fatty affair that lingers on your hips.  Wendy's tops their breaded, fried filet with 3 strips of bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo for  660 calories, 33 g fat, 9 g saturated fat, and 1,650 mg of sodium. If you swap the mayo for honey mustard and go grilled, you can slim down this club sandwich to about 510 calories.

McDonald's: Best Bet (good thing I actually like their snack wraps haha)

The Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Wrap pleases the palate without plumping your waistline. Each flour tortilla contains grilled chicken, shredded cheese, and lettuce for 250 calories, 8 g fat, 3.5 g saturated fat, and 650 mg sodium. Ranch or chipotle versions have just a few more calories. Add a fruit and walnut salad, chock full of apples, for 210 calories and a meal under 500 calories.

McDonald's: Worst Bet

The Crispy Chicken ClubSandwich is about what you'd expect from a restaurant better known for burgers and fries. Fried chicken, bacon, and mayo push this to 620 calories, 29 g fat, 7 g saturated fat, and 1,200 mg of sodium.  The honey wheat roll, lettuce, and tomato are healthful touches. Get grilled chicken, instead of fried; mustard instead of mayo, and this becomes a better choice from this fast-food giant.

Subway: Best Bets

Keep your personal calorie count low with the 6" Black Forest Ham Sandwich or one of Subway's many other 6-inch sandwiches with 6 grams of fat or less. The restaurant shines in low-calorie choices: roast chicken, roast beef, club, turkey breast, turkey breast and ham, veggie delight, or sweet onion chicken teriyaki.  Top them with lots of veggies to keep them in the range of 230 - 380 calories. 

Subway: Worst Bet (this one makes me pooh anyways, so I don't go near it hahaha)

The 6" Double Meatball Marinara with Cheese sandwich is a fatty choice at a restaurant better-known for its healthy choices and its weight-conscious spokesperson, Jared.  This 6-inch sub weighs in at an enormous 860 calories, 42 g fat, 18 g saturated fat, and 2,480 mg sodium.  And don't let the occasional $5 foot-long special at Subway tempt you into overeating any of their sandwiches.

Panera: Best Bet (I hate mayo, so this one totally is my favorite healthy choice)

Smoked Turkey on Whole Grain Bread is a better choice at Panera. The restaurant uses 99% fat-free turkey and adds lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mustard for 560 calories, 17 g fat, 2.5 g sat.fat, and 1,960 mg sodium. Get this sandwich below 500 by holding the mayo.  Hats off to Panera for offering an apple or fruit salad as a side dish instead of bread or chips.

Panera: Worst Bet (yum yum yummmmm this is totally one of my favorites, now I can't have it anymore :(

The Signature Chipotle Chicken on Artisan French Bread contains 830 calories, 37 g fat, 12 g saturated fat, and 2,180 mg of sodium.  That's the daily sodium limit for healthy adults. The special sauce, bacon, and cheddar help turn chicken, a lean type of protein, into a calorie bomb. Unfortunately,  many of the hot panini, signature, and café sandwiches hit the 700-900 calorie range.

So there you have it folks --- what to eat, and what NOT to eat... hope this is helpful when you go to have lunch today, some of the things you think might be SEMI healthy, really aren't.. now I need to go find a completely set of favorite things to eat.... FML! 

FAT KID OUT!

I'm BEHIND. I know....

Hey everyone that actually looks for blog posts from me... which I found out today, I have a few fans! :) Yay me.. right! :)

Anyways, I have been super SUPER consumed by the flooding back home... Click this link to view some pics..  so I have really been slacking on letting you know how my progress is going. I've been living on my computer and drinking gallons of coffee working on trying to help everyone back in Owego...

That being said, if you have ANYTHING to donate, please let me know - I have been sending this email out to my clients and friends to try and get people to help donate things:

My hometown suffered a massive flood this past Thursday, and since then I have been working with my family to restore things to normal..  

Read more on the flood here: 
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20110909/NEWS01/109090408/Owego-still-reeling-from-flood-waters 

If you are interested in learning more, just go to www.pressconnects.com and there are photos, videos and everything you could need to see how devastating this is... 

This has been the worst flood in ALL history of our area -- and it's just horrible...
I have a favor to ask of you though - I am coordinating an effort to gather a ton of items to donate to the people of Owego/Binghamton... Clothes, food, water, cleaning supplies, appliances, pet supplies, anything you can name, they need it - I am working with a local moving company to use one of their trucks they are donating to gather everything and drive it up to NY. If you could ask around your office to see if anyone has anything they would like to donate that would really help.... 

If you would like a flyer to hang up in your office, or anywhere, please let me know and I will get you one.

You can also join this awesome group on facebook, for more info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/286360344714056/?id=287623271254430&notif_t=like 

Here are some pics of my town... It's horrible, and devastating...

F. my life. It's football season and I'm on a diet...

So football started this weekend... That means 2 things... 1. I'm super super SUPER pumped to watch the Giants kill it on the field.... and 2. FATTENING FOOOOOOD. HOLLER.... but fucccck me. I'm on a diet... All the wings, the beers, the fries, the mozz sticks, pizza... I can't eat that shit anymore. And as much as I want to cave.. I just can't --- I need help friends.... I'm DYING here... it's only been the first week and I already want to house a whole pizza and 2 dozen wings from Wing It. What the hell am I going to do? OH, and don't forget the TAILGATING when I go to games!! WHAT am I going to say? No, please don't shove that amazing flank steak in my mouth, I'm on a diet, pass me the fat free crackers please????? Fuck.

I totally read up on some "healthy football snacks" and yeah, I'm sure that I will try them out, but dudes, that's still not going to replace the yummy goodness of grease filled food on Sundays... What to do, what to do -- maybe I will just start sleeping through Sundays so that I won't have to deal with sitting at a table at our local Buffalo Wing Factory watching all my friends sip their delish cold dollar beers and house wings and fries.... perhaps. But that would suck. hahahaha... Or do I work out super hard during the week so come Sunday, the only thing in my stomach is coors light and buffalo wing pizza? WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO. This is seriously such a dilema...

In the meantime, I am going to use this week to figure out what to do come Sunday... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, because I'm not exactly sure I can make it through this whole season without at least a few weekends of binge eating. Football, my friends, is NOT fat kid diet friendly.

WHAT DO I DO????????
Fat kid out.

ps. I hope you realize from all my cursing that I am really passionate about this issue... HELP!

me in my happy fat football days... in my hands, a foot long and a nice ice cold beer.

beer bongs??? kiss them good-bye... :(

Twitter Workouts

So, last night I saw a tweet from my friend Katie - and in 140 characters, I had one of the best workouts I have ever had.... Check it out, and do it - it's worth it!

Wednesday Night's Dinner Recipes!

So last night I decided to embark down the low-fat cooking journey... Normally I just throw whatever is in the fridge, on the grill, add a butter soaked potato and call it done. Oh, and I eat a lot of it. A LOT. This time, I decided to pull a few recipes off of the Cooking Light website and whipped up a nice, healthy-ish dinner? Let me tell you, it wasn't super fattening, and it was delish!

First it was some steak....


Grilled marinated flank steak:
Combine 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 2 teaspoons honey, and 2 minced garlic cloves in a large zip-top plastic bag; add a 1 1/2-pound flank steak to bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning bag occasionally. Preheat grill; grill steak 6 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.

Then...


Asiago, Potato, and Bacon Gratin:
1 1/2 pounds peeled Yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 teaspoon salt, divided
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups 1% low-fat milk, divided
3/4 cup (3 ounces) grated Asiago cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese


Preheat oven to 350°.


Place potatoes in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender. Drain. Sprinkle potatoes evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside and keep warm.


Heat a medium saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add shallots; cook 2 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Sprinkle flour over shallots. Gradually add 1/2 cup milk, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Gradually add remaining 1 1/2 cups milk, stirring with a whisk. Cook over medium heat 9 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in 3/4 teaspoon salt, Asiago, chives, pepper, and bacon.
Arrange half of potato slices in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour half of cheese sauce over potato slices. Top with remaining potato slices and cheese sauce; sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.

and CORN! done. and done. best dinner yet. Recipe's here. Steak - Potato

FAT KID OUT! 

All I want is a LARGE pepperoni pizza!

Day 3.... yeah, only day 3. DAMNIT! I woke up this morning with the biggest craving for a Dunkin Donuts "Big n' Toasty", a large pepperoni pizza from Marios and a large iced coconut coffee with cream and sugar. If that doesn't scream diet I don't know what does.... Then I quickly went to google and looked up the awesome nutritional facts for all of these things:

Big n' Toasty:
580 Calories
35g of fat
11g of Saturated Fat
1370mg of Sodium
41g of carbs

Mario's Sheet Pep Pizza (although I can't get the exact number, I'm going to use Pizza Hut as a reference)
3040 Calories
152g of Fat
6720mg of Sodium

Ice Coffee
240 Calories
12g of Fat
34g of Sugar

Ahhh.... that would have been an amazing breakfast this morning, dontcha think??? Unfortunately it was all a dream... I woke up and quickly went down to the pantry, got out a wheat muffin, peanut butter and another one of those awesome Dole Shakers and went to town. This mornings breakfast looked a little like this:

Much better... Day 3 is off to an ok start for my body.. but not for my brain. HAHA. I'll check back with you all later to let you know if I actually make it through day 3 or not!

Happy Thursday -
FAT KID OUT!

All jokes aside...

So ultimately, this blog for me was a way to be silly and get my thoughts out about this whole annoying as shit dieting thing... but then, as I shared with my friends what I was doing and had them read my blog, I had so many amazing responses from friends... they wanted to help. They were happy for me... they wanted to see me succeed. That really just made this blog that much more important to me. Yeah, I can joke all I want, but now, NOW, I want this blog to be funny, but useful - I want people to tell their stories about their trouble losing weight, I want to do this together... I want to post recipes, post workouts, places to eat out (that's what she said) that have healthy options, awesome trainers and nutritionalist that can help... so along with me bitching and complaining, I actually want this blog to be useful.

So I say this to you, blogger world... let's take this journey together... let's all try and get healthy the way we want to... even if it's gaining weight, I've got some good secrets to doing that too!

But for now, I'm going to bed - tomorrow's a new day and we can start then.

Good Night -
FAT KID OUT!

Wednesday... Day 2, TRX, TRX and more TRX

Man, day 2 isn't as hard as I thought it would be... I woke up, and got ready for TRX class this morning... I'm sure all of you have heard me talk about TRX many times, because it's AHHH-MAZING. I take the TRX classes over at Balans on Mondays/Wed/Sat's - with probably the best instructor ever. If you don't know what TRX is, click the link above and check it out - it seriously is an awesome full-body workout. I'm addicted. I really hate working out, doing weight training, but this shit uses your whole body to work out - and it's AWESOMEEEEEE! :)

Today's class we did some interval training using the TRX, kettle bells, and your basic weights. In an hour long class I usually burn about 600 calories. I'll go back to the gym later today to do some cardio, but it's a great way to start the day.

It's actually kind of funny, because I love LOVE Balans, but I go to the 9:30am classes, and it's def filled with a bunch of stay-at-home moms. And good for them, but I'm def the black sheep... I'm again in another situation where everyone is a skinny little twig and I'm that fat chubby kid. Oh well, at least I'm at the gym right!

Here's a shot of how Balans has their studio set up, and the other is the lovely Evie trying to shake it as I take a pic. haha she's probably going to kill me for this if she ever sees it! hahaha

Oh, and GREAT FIND... Last night at Wegmans, I totally found this great little thing called a "Dole Shaker". All you do is add juice and you've got yourself a smoothie.... I def had one before my workout and it held me over till after my workout where I could have breakfast. I totally recommend them!!!

Tata for now - 

Fat Kid OUT!

Gerard Butler.

This is so true.... And the only way that I would break my diet. Sorry, Juan!

We're about to get deep..... (that's what she said?)

Before I start this post, I want to say that these are my opinions and my opinions only... I never want to offend anyone in this blog, so please, no one take offense.

That being said... I have this friend... hahaha.. she's BEAUTIFUL and I love her to death... but, she just doesn't get it. We will go out to a bar and she will get so much attention from guys - and yeah, I have a boyfriend so I'm not looking for that attention, but sometimes it would be nice. When I make a comment about it, or she asks if I'm having fun, my response is always like, "meh, it's ok".. because she's the one getting the attention and I'm just sitting in the dust. Now, normally I don't care, but recently after about 10 years of this being the case, I'm over it. Not only am I over the fact that no one will approach you if you don't look like a twig, but I'm over her response of, "oh stop, you aren't ugly" or "oh stop, we're having a good time and it doesn't matter what you look like, you're beautiful". F-THAT. It does matter... and I'm sorry, but skinny people, you just don't get it.

I understand that everyone has their issues, and just because you are skinny, that doesn't mean you don't have them. I get it, I know you do. But have you ever felt like you weren't being talked to in a bar, or in a social setting because you were too big, or you weren't attractive enough? Doubtful. Have you ever felt like yeah, you might be an amazing with lots of friends who can light up the room with your personality, but you know, at the end of the night, that guy you may have been eyeing all night long won't ask for your number? Doubtful. Skinny/attractive people don't get it. They don't understand what it's like to be harassed your whole life for being the fat kid, they don't get why girls that might be overweight look upset at a bar or are less eager to go out..... They don't get that if you are the one getting all the attention at the bar, that even though you think you are amazing on the inside, you still care what you look like on the outside.

I hate to say it, but guys are shallow. And I don't know if its society that has made them that way, but I am seriously a sucker for movies, or in real life, when I see a larger girl with a slim, attractive man. That man, he doesn't care what the girl looks like on the outside, that man loves her for who she is. And unfortunately, there aren't a lot of guys like that out there.

Being, big, large, fat, (anyway you want to say it) isn't a curse. We are beautiful that is for sure, and we can certainly be happy with who we are... but deep down I think a lot of us just scream to be skinny... to get that extra attention, to be able to feel, just for one day, what it's like to walk in a skinny girls shoes. I know I certainly would. I know I would love to know what it feels like to be hit on at a bar because I'm looking good in my skinny jeans and boyfriend blazer. So hopefully, one day, I will be able to do just that.

My last question to you is... if you are skinny, do you ever think to yourself, man I wish I was bigger?

But for now, this song just replays on my iTunes, and I think, big girls, you are beautiful too!

What I didn't have for dinner.....

SO... Tonight wasn't that bad! Or so I thought....

As I was walking into Panera to pick up my salad and mac and cheese for dinner, I couldn't help but smell the oh so amazing smell of french fries from down the block... yes, my friends... right down the block is none other but the most amazing, and most fattening fast food joint in NOVA... FIVE GUYS!

I thought to myself, well, I could cheat, it's only my first day.... but then I thought, you know what, I can't give in this soon - I really can't... and I turned right back around and walked into Panera...

Instead of having this for dinner...

I regrettably had this....

FUN FACT OF THE DAY:

1 Bacon Cheeseburger from Five Guys is 920 Calories, and 62g's of Fat.

1 Regular Fry is 620 Calories and 30g's of Fat. 

Check out their nutritional info here!

I would have had to ran 20 miles, and lifted for about 4 hours just to burn that shit off..... Ahhhh, NO THANK YOU! 

Good night my friends - Day 1 down, only 364 to go.

Andrea

The warning signs....

I think in any disaster scenario there are warning signs... and this my friends (my weight gain) is a serious disaster....

The signs that I should have paid attention to: 

1. My long-arm photos are so high up that I actually don't look fat, I actually look like I have an eating disorder.
2. The only thing I wear during the day are stretchy clothes. Jeans? Forget about it. 
3. Summer is my favorite time of year because I can wear big, high wasted dresses... which ultimately, make me look even bigger than I really am.
4. Back to photos, instead of smiling in photos, I make a kissy face like im 14 because this, my friends, makes your face look skinnier. haha
5. I only shop at Target for clothes because they carry a very large XL
6. Fried food was my best friend 
7. The barista's at Starbucks knew I came in everyday for a "Non-Fat, Venti, Iced Carmel Machiato" non-fat my ass. 
8. When I would fly on the plane, I def took up the whole seat, and felt like a sardine if I had to sit in the middle.
9. When I sat in a booth at a restaurant, I would find myself trying to push the table away from me before everyone sat down so I looked like I "fit better" in the booth. 
10. I drank to look better... meaning, the drunker I got, the less I cared what I looked like.
11. I OWN 20 PAIRS OF LEGGINGS.
12. My entire wardrobe is BLACK.
13. My dogs worked out more than me.
14. And last but not least, I weighed more than Juan. (my biggest discomfort)

Blah - my goal, to not be doing any of these things by the time I am done with this weight loss! 

Where do I find good food to make?

Well my friend Betsy helped me with this one - I am putting together my shopping list, and she gave me 2 amazing websites to check out for low-fat recipes! Thanks BETSY! :)

http://www.cookinglight.com/food/quick-healthy/easy-chicken-recipes-00412000068136/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/

Thanks mom....

As much as I don't want to blame my mom for my weight... I kind of do. HAHA... Well, my mom and my dad... well more my dad then my mom. My mom is SUCH a picky eater, and that's what I find hardest about losing weight... I really really hate a lot of things... and I don't like trying new things... and all of the healthy things taste like shit... I really need some good recipes that involve simple ingredients that I can make at home.

Why do I blame my mom you ask? Probably because as a kid I grew up on McDonalds plain hamburgers, steak, potatoes, and fried foods. I love you to death mom, but that's not the best diet. HAHA. I should have been eating all these fancy dishes that exposed my palette to new things.... HAHA, wait, I did grow up in upstate NY, and if anyone knows the area, it's basically the steak and potato capital of the world... haha...

Why do I blame my dad? He always used NEGATIVE criticism growing up... not, hey andrea, you might be gaining weight, let's do this together to work on it... more like ANDREA, you are getting fat. Enough said. Ahhhh, my father, how I love thee. I think that made me just want to stay fat forever... And ps, I know using the word "fat" is bad, but get over it, I use it all the time.

Why do I blame myself? I grew up playing sports, that for sure, but I always used the excuse that I was big boned and I was born this way, to never try and lose any weight... I mean if you look at my sister, she is a twig, (I wish I looked like her when I was 14)... and I know it's genetics, but I could have worked harder at it, and now I am paying for that... It def is MUCH harder to lose weight at this age than it is at 18. Ahh freshman 30, how you KILLED ME.

Before......

Ew... here we go... hopefully I will look back at this picture and think, damn, I really did do a great job.

Me, at my largest.... not even saying how much I weigh... haha

It all starts now.... My life as we know it, is about to end.

So.... it's time. It's time to just freaking man up and get on this sone of a bitch diet. I have always been the type of girl who is like, oh I love myself, no matter how big I am ---- I mean on a serious note, it really isn't what you look like that makes you an amazing person, it's the inside... and I KNOW I have an awesome personality (duh.) but now it's time for a change...

I was in my best friends wedding this weekend, something I have done many times before, but this one was different... I was instantly surrounded by amazingly skinny, gorgeous girls, and I DEF stood out. I was over it... I don't want to stand out anymore... I mean I couldn't even fit in a cute dress... THEN, we stopped by NYC on Sunday on our way home to visit Val for a hot minute, and of course we watched her wedding video, and BAM, there I was, jumping around (having a good time of course) but my freaking fat ass was bobbing up and down, up and down... ugh, talk about watching something that makes you want to start a coke habit to lose weight.... hahaha... These two events really pushed me over the edge... like I said, it's not that I'm unhappy, I just think I would be happier if I felt better about how I looked!!

I've tried everything in the past, from Atkins, to Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem (wicked expensive), Diet-to-Go, Southbeach, Alli, Hydroxycut (man did that turn me into a freaking nutcase)... you name it, I've tried it... and did it work? FUCK NO. I'm still fat. So this time, I'm taking it slow... I really get discouraged when I look in the mirror and don't see a change... but I need to remember, it takes TIME, and in the past I never wanted to give it time, I wanted to be skinny overnight. This time, I am going slow, eating right, working out, and blogging about it. Because I need someone to vent to, and I know Juan hates it when I bitch and complain hahaha...

I decided last night that today was the day. And just like every other time I decided that "tomorrow's the day", I had my last meal.... hahahaha - or I mean last feast. Juan knew exactly where to take me... my favorite resturant for a nice fattening meal... OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE! What did I eat do you ask? 

Well, let me just go ahead and show you.... It was a seriously awesome meal...  

First, the awesome bread, with butter of course.... thennnnn Coconut Shrimp with salt, THEN, salad with ranch dressing (that i apparently didn't get a pic of) and for the main course, a 9oz sirloin with their aussie cheese fries (cheese and bacon on top of them with ranch for dipping sauce) and then top it all off with a cinnamon oblivion for desert! AHHH it was amazing..... and writing this post makes me want all of this food again... damn IT!   

The meal was amazing, but I knew, come 7am on Tuesday morning, this food would be food I wouldn't be eating till I got to at least 170 pounds... then I will have a celebratory meal, but for now, bye bye fattening food! 

Did I mention I am also cutting back on the booze?? I know, ME?!?!? cut back on the booze? Ahhhh... it sucks, but I have to do it.. but you know what that means? I'll be a cheap date when all is said and done here in a year hahaha! :) 

So today... I woke up, had my awesome bowl of Cheerio's, headed off to an hour long spin class at Balans Studio, came home, ate my wicked awesome breakfast sandwich and had a cup of coffee and I'm already dying.... I'm def in super bitch mode, so just in case I seem bitchy to anyone of you today, that's why :) BLAH, this is going to suck, but hopefully, it will pay off........... 

TA-TA FOR NOW! 

Andrea....

• Tuesday, Sept 6th -
• Bowl of Cheerios with 1% milk
• Turkey, Cheese, Egg sandwhich on a Weight Watchers Muffin
• Cup of Coffee
• 1 hour of spin class

I go from being able to have all the above, to having this sandwhich and this list of things to eat below! FML.

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE AWESOME FOR THIS DIET?!?! IF MY FUCKING ROOMMATE DIDN'T COOK FOOD THAT SMELT SO GOD DAMN DELICIOUS! DAY ONE SUCKS