Just so that everyone knows-the Weight Watchers program is working!!
I have lost 5Lbs!!
Go me-now i I can just keep that up I will be all good!
Also, went to new doctor today, really love the PA that I saw-Wendy was awesome, didnt make me feel bad or anything-awesome women!
Yippee
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Why Fast Food Annoys me...
OK, so I have started my new lifestyle-using Weight Watchers and watching what I am eating. Well I always like to give myself a little treat now and then-not a crazy fat filled whole day-but a treat never the less. My favorite thing these days is frozen coffee-my favorite frozen coffee-McDonald's Mocha Frappe. This frappe is fantastic! So, I was like lets figure out how bad it rally is-its just frozen coffee right....wrong!
From McDonald's Website:
Ok so the Medium size
16 oz
Calories-560
Total fat-24g
Saturated(the bad stuff) 15g
carbs-78g
Sugars 70g
So Points Value??-13 points-more than a steak, potato with sour cream and veggies
Alright-so holy freaking cow!!
I can do better right?
Well they have a Carmel one too, since I have the ingredients for the Carmel I will make it-first will post that total-
Caramel Frappe
16 oz
550 Calories, 24 g of fat,15 Sat fat, 76 Carbs, and 71 Sugars
Amy's Frappe
Ok I started with Coffee(30 cal, 0),Vanilla Caramel Creamer(60 cal, 3 Fat), splenda added for sweetness-total so far-90 Calories-To this I added a no calorie, no fat, caramel syrup I found in the coffee isle-it smells awesome. So I poured this and ice into blender and several minutes later I had my Frappe-I then added whipped cream a whole 20 calories to top.
Lets compare-the taste by the way-mine was better and had more coffee taste. It did take me a few minutes-couldn't just drive through-but besides that I shaved-460 calories, 21 grams of fat, all of the sat fat and sugars. So, whats the deal?? Why does McDonald's say this is blended coffee-how the hell do they get 24 grams of fat in there? Caramel is fat free naturally-coffee is low cal and no fat-so my question is are they adding fat to something that could be just a tasty frozen treat-I think that the answer is YES!!
So, next shopping trip I am going to try to make me a Mocha one-have some ideas how to make it-without all the extra fat!!
How else do fast foods annoy me-they take something healthy-salad, chicken, etc and may it bad for you-I hope America wakes up and stops letting them get away with it!!
From McDonald's Website:
Ok so the Medium size
16 oz
Calories-560
Total fat-24g
Saturated(the bad stuff) 15g
carbs-78g
Sugars 70g
So Points Value??-13 points-more than a steak, potato with sour cream and veggies
Alright-so holy freaking cow!!
I can do better right?
Well they have a Carmel one too, since I have the ingredients for the Carmel I will make it-first will post that total-
Caramel Frappe
16 oz
550 Calories, 24 g of fat,15 Sat fat, 76 Carbs, and 71 Sugars
Amy's Frappe
Ok I started with Coffee(30 cal, 0),Vanilla Caramel Creamer(60 cal, 3 Fat), splenda added for sweetness-total so far-90 Calories-To this I added a no calorie, no fat, caramel syrup I found in the coffee isle-it smells awesome. So I poured this and ice into blender and several minutes later I had my Frappe-I then added whipped cream a whole 20 calories to top.
Lets compare-the taste by the way-mine was better and had more coffee taste. It did take me a few minutes-couldn't just drive through-but besides that I shaved-460 calories, 21 grams of fat, all of the sat fat and sugars. So, whats the deal?? Why does McDonald's say this is blended coffee-how the hell do they get 24 grams of fat in there? Caramel is fat free naturally-coffee is low cal and no fat-so my question is are they adding fat to something that could be just a tasty frozen treat-I think that the answer is YES!!
So, next shopping trip I am going to try to make me a Mocha one-have some ideas how to make it-without all the extra fat!!
How else do fast foods annoy me-they take something healthy-salad, chicken, etc and may it bad for you-I hope America wakes up and stops letting them get away with it!!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ok-here we go again
I have an addiction-really a complusion. I am fat-I like to eat and all the bad things too. So, this year we have cut out fried foods(occasionally I do get some);I am eating more veggies, turning down bread and processed food. I lost about 30 lbs felt real good about myself-so I slacked off!! Bad-Amy
Now I have decided that I have gained too much back and off to the diet race I go again. The thought is, how am I going to keep myself on track this time? I am making a pact with myself and will track progress here!
1-I will write down everything I consume-no cheating-even if it is bad!
2-If I have a craving I will try to devert my attention with something else.
3-I will weigh only once a week!
4-I will reward success with money into an account instead of food! maybe a dollar for each pound-I know its only 100 bucks after I am finished-or less-but it is something!
5-I will do measirements/weights and write them down even if they are bad.
6-My goals will be small-10% at a time
7-I will ask for help from my husband
8-I will not deprive myself to the point I am ready to eat coco powder all by itself
9-I have done this before-I can do it again
10-I will stop yo-yo!!
Ok, so there I go-a pact with me and me alone! I wish me luck and only have to say that I am already beautiful, smart, funny, and loving-now lets just add healthy and diabetes free(have type 2)!
Now I have decided that I have gained too much back and off to the diet race I go again. The thought is, how am I going to keep myself on track this time? I am making a pact with myself and will track progress here!
1-I will write down everything I consume-no cheating-even if it is bad!
2-If I have a craving I will try to devert my attention with something else.
3-I will weigh only once a week!
4-I will reward success with money into an account instead of food! maybe a dollar for each pound-I know its only 100 bucks after I am finished-or less-but it is something!
5-I will do measirements/weights and write them down even if they are bad.
6-My goals will be small-10% at a time
7-I will ask for help from my husband
8-I will not deprive myself to the point I am ready to eat coco powder all by itself
9-I have done this before-I can do it again
10-I will stop yo-yo!!
Ok, so there I go-a pact with me and me alone! I wish me luck and only have to say that I am already beautiful, smart, funny, and loving-now lets just add healthy and diabetes free(have type 2)!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Why I am a Terrible Blogger
LMAO-has it really been since 2008 that I blogged? I guess so, but hey-its not like I had followers that were craving my words of wisdom-or at least I think that is the case-right???
Well, I am looking for a place to collect my thoughts-to babble on to myself on "paper" instead of in my head!! I think it is going to explode if I don't get some of them out-so here it goes again. If I can get them out maybe I can become a little less idle at home. Although the bed may miss me, I hate cleaning and this will give me somewhere to talk about the things that are going on.
So, currently I am researching the subject of Poyamory-Polgyny-Polyandry-etc,etc... Why you may ask am I researching this subject? More for my own curiosity than anything. I used to think that a person could only love or better be "in" love with one person at a time, this was when I was young a would let myself think this. Now I do believe that it was a coping mechanism that helps the human being move on. Just think if we continued to love a person how hard would that be. Could we go on and believe that what we thought was love was nothing more than a virus caused by lust? We could...but is that the truth?
I have had many loves-I had my first love(whom I am now married to after 20-something years), I have my "high-school" sweetheart, my first husband, my married friend, and my current boyfriend. OK so that makes what-5, is it possible that all 5 times I was wrong?
I guess the question is how many of these 5 am I still in Love with? The answer is 4-the ex-husband killed any feeling that I had for him many years ago! So technically I am currently in love with 4 people-is it fair? Not really... Do I actively reach out to all of them-yes. Do I still wonder what I am thinking...all the time!
I mean-first-I love my husband-I adore him, we have a great marriage-except-there is always an except with me and men. Hence the wondering about Polyamory! So, have dabbled in Swinging-Blah!!! Have gotten the ok to have a boyfriend-ok-this is working out-well maybe.
So second problem-3 of the 4 are married and as such cannot be mine-not totally that is. I will take what I can, usually friendship and flirting. I can handle that, well maybe not. I dont want to ruin any marriages, I do not want to be the "other" women that broke up a perfectly fine family. However, one of the 4 has permission to have a girlfriend, but...how open is she really?? In my perfect world, what if the social aspect of having one and only one partner were unnatural? I want to be able to love, be loved and not be hindered by old-fashion norms- I want to be able to show my love-no not sex-love. I am a strange creature really-love is a strong emotion that until recently I thought we could manage-hence the forgetting-but that is not true-I have no control-4 of the 4 mentioned above-I am actively "in love" with-meaning my heart beats faster, I smile, I get all nervous and silly, and I want to hug, kiss, etc them all the time when around them. This doesnt take away from my husband, cause he is one of those that makes my heart skip-but he gets me(what a prize). He gets me all the time, my good and my bad. In essence he is doing all the work, but sharing the rewards. Then again, is love different with him depending on the closeness? Anoher good question.
So, I am delving into this subject-cause people are weird, we create so many things-laws etc that make no sense and go against the teachings of religion. Religion itself is against itself-well that is another topic. As I wonder and search for answers all I can do it think what a perfect life for me would be.....
hmmm next post-Amy's perfect 4 man marriage!!
Well, I am looking for a place to collect my thoughts-to babble on to myself on "paper" instead of in my head!! I think it is going to explode if I don't get some of them out-so here it goes again. If I can get them out maybe I can become a little less idle at home. Although the bed may miss me, I hate cleaning and this will give me somewhere to talk about the things that are going on.
So, currently I am researching the subject of Poyamory-Polgyny-Polyandry-etc,etc... Why you may ask am I researching this subject? More for my own curiosity than anything. I used to think that a person could only love or better be "in" love with one person at a time, this was when I was young a would let myself think this. Now I do believe that it was a coping mechanism that helps the human being move on. Just think if we continued to love a person how hard would that be. Could we go on and believe that what we thought was love was nothing more than a virus caused by lust? We could...but is that the truth?
I have had many loves-I had my first love(whom I am now married to after 20-something years), I have my "high-school" sweetheart, my first husband, my married friend, and my current boyfriend. OK so that makes what-5, is it possible that all 5 times I was wrong?
I guess the question is how many of these 5 am I still in Love with? The answer is 4-the ex-husband killed any feeling that I had for him many years ago! So technically I am currently in love with 4 people-is it fair? Not really... Do I actively reach out to all of them-yes. Do I still wonder what I am thinking...all the time!
I mean-first-I love my husband-I adore him, we have a great marriage-except-there is always an except with me and men. Hence the wondering about Polyamory! So, have dabbled in Swinging-Blah!!! Have gotten the ok to have a boyfriend-ok-this is working out-well maybe.
So second problem-3 of the 4 are married and as such cannot be mine-not totally that is. I will take what I can, usually friendship and flirting. I can handle that, well maybe not. I dont want to ruin any marriages, I do not want to be the "other" women that broke up a perfectly fine family. However, one of the 4 has permission to have a girlfriend, but...how open is she really?? In my perfect world, what if the social aspect of having one and only one partner were unnatural? I want to be able to love, be loved and not be hindered by old-fashion norms- I want to be able to show my love-no not sex-love. I am a strange creature really-love is a strong emotion that until recently I thought we could manage-hence the forgetting-but that is not true-I have no control-4 of the 4 mentioned above-I am actively "in love" with-meaning my heart beats faster, I smile, I get all nervous and silly, and I want to hug, kiss, etc them all the time when around them. This doesnt take away from my husband, cause he is one of those that makes my heart skip-but he gets me(what a prize). He gets me all the time, my good and my bad. In essence he is doing all the work, but sharing the rewards. Then again, is love different with him depending on the closeness? Anoher good question.
So, I am delving into this subject-cause people are weird, we create so many things-laws etc that make no sense and go against the teachings of religion. Religion itself is against itself-well that is another topic. As I wonder and search for answers all I can do it think what a perfect life for me would be.....
hmmm next post-Amy's perfect 4 man marriage!!
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