Vegas Recap

Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted! I believe I shared my morning breakfast on Saturday (a bagel and an apple). I went for a walk around the strip, it was absolutely wonderful-I love Las Vegas. I came back and had a Nature Valley Granola Bar before getting dressed and heading to Paris for lunch. We ate at a cute little cafe. I had a Grilled Chicken Parmesan Wrap. It was pretty filling. Afterward the drinking olympics began. I ordered a margarita, then I had a few shots of Smirnoff. Then I had another margarita from Fat Tuesday's in the MGM, and oh man, the drinking went on from there.....needless to say I was pretty drunk by the end of the night. But who goes to Vegas for their first time without getting wasted at least once, right? We ate dinner in New York New York. I munched on some bread, and some kind of pasta with tomato sauce, which quite frankly, I can't remember, because I was pretty drunk during that hour. Sunday was a "detox" day. Breakfast was a granola bar and an apple. I went for a run on the strip, and then we ended up eating at Burger King for lunch because we were almost out of money. I ordered the Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich with onion rings. Dinner was at the Mirage, I had a veggie burger with hummus and avocado, quite delish, and some sweet potato fries! We had to stop at the self-serve frozen yogurt for dessert before heading to bed. I had some peanut butter yogurt with oreos and graham cracker crumbs. Today we woke up at the crack of dawn. We hit the road and I munched on a Cinnamon Raisin Bagel for breakfast. I also had another Nature Valley bar for a snack during the drive home. We hit the dining hall for lunch. I had a banana with some peanut butter, a salad with kidney beans, a sprinkle of cheese, spinach, and mushrooms, and a grilled cheese. I went for a run and afterwards I had a protein banana shake. Dinner will probably be in TP tonight-and a normal regime will resume tommorow! I had such a great weekend!

Margaritaville

Dinner in Vegas was at Margaritaville. I had chicken quesidilla will bell peppers and a plain margarita. The quesidilla was good, and I had about 2 1/4 of the 4 slices. Not pictured as a pre-dinner snack was a banana and some Doritos!

Waking Up in Vegas.

Whew-drove to Vegas through the night and avoided traffic coming through the Hoover Dam-what a relief! We were starving upon our nine am arrival to Sin City and stopped at Denny's for some breakfast. I had the hearty wheat pancakes, I ate about two of them. In traditional Vegas fashion, we ordered these huge daquiris in souveneir cups upon arriving at our hotel, The MGM Grand! They were strawberry flavored, and delicious! We knocked out after moving in, and I woke up about 2 hours later. I figured I should eat something since i drank such a huge daquiri. I had a plain bagel and a gala apple. I am excited for tonight! More posts to come later!

Vegas Bound!

This is going to be a quick post on account I'm trying to get to Vegas. Packing galore! I had a Strawberry Granola Bar inbetween work and class this morning. For lunch I had a Grilled Chicken Salad from My Big Fat Greek Restaurant. It came with bleu cheese (yuck), grilled chicken, and pecans. I also had some pita bread and hummus (my favorite part). I sipped on a Diet Snapple. After work I went for my run-and then we hit Safeway. It was time to buy supplies for Vegas. We got a handle of Smirnoff, some juice for mixing, granola bars, bagels, good old water, and some fruit. We were starving by the time we got back to Taylor Place so we hit the dining hall. I had some celery with peanut butter, some black beans, pita chips, and grilled veggies. I forgot my phone to snap a photo-sorry! For a little dessert I had a Cold Stone Ice Cream concoction LT brought me yesterday! I want my freaking hunger issues to even out already damnit! I feel good right now, but from lunch until the time I went running I was famished, even though I ate my whole lunch! Oh well, looking forward to a fun weekend!

Breakfast and Not Feeling Any Better

Woke up this morning hoping to feel resfreshed for a new start-nope I still feel as shitty as I did yesterday! I need to get past that. I had an easy bowl of Kashi Cereal and Soy Milk and a calcium chew afterward. By the way, yesterday I gave up chewing gum-entirely. As of March 24th I am gum free!

Depressed?

I'm tired of hearing the comments-are you still running? Ugh, I've most definitely gained weight because I was "too thin" and my metabolism had to recover. I know it was in my best interest to increase calories for a while and so I did, unfortunately it resulted in weight gain.....I wish people could just understand what I've been going through! Anyways, I went for my run and had a Banana Chocolate Protein Shake afterwards with only 1 pump Mocha. I actually preferred the less-chocolaty taste. We had dinner around 6. I had two tacos with rice, cheese, sour cream, and some spinach and mushrooms on the side. I also enjoyed a little tart, and some ice cream for dessert. I want to loose weight again, it just isn't easy! I need to get myself to be mentally accepting of my body though-I know that is the first step. I should not be happy because of my weight, I should be happy because I am treating my body well by exercising it and nourishing it with good, healthy meals. I need to learn that, and be more confident.

Breaking Point

My boss was driving me absolutely INSANE at work today-I don't know how much longer I am going to be able to tolerate it! Regardless, I was starving two hours into the work-day, so I went to the little convenience shop and bought a bag of popcorn. This popcorn brings me back to freshman year of college, they always sold it in the market at our dorm. I met up with the girls and Joel for lunch in the dining hall. Again-no options! I'm sick and tired of this food, I cannot wait to cook for myself! I had a veggie burger with swiss cheese, some pita chips, and some celery with peanut butter. I snagged a peanut butter cookie on the way out. I'm on duty again tonight, which means I will be dining in Taylor Place, yet again. I'm hoping to get in a run after class this afternoon.