Week in Review and Meal Plan

This is going to be our 2nd round of The Military Diet or 3 Day Diet Monday-Wednesday. Last week Gabe lost 4 pounds and I lost 2 pounds. We ate fairly well Thursday though today plus I worked out. I managed to lose 1 more pound.  It's making meal planning easy.

Breakfast: toast, grapefruit, egg, cheese, banana, apple, peanut butter, smoothies

Lunch: tuna, eggs, crackers, cheese, peanuts, rice cakes, chicken, toast, veggies, soup

Dinner:
Sunday-we went to Picklefish for pizza

Monday-chicken, green beans, apple, banana, vanilla ice cream

Tuesday-turkey dogs, spinach, carrots, banana, vanilla ice cream

Wednesday-tuna or chicken, banana, vanilla ice cream

Thursday-whole wheat pasta and vodka sauce

Friday-red beans and rice

Saturday-Papa Murphy's for Liberty's slumber party

We're going to exercise while on the plan this week since it's not our first go around.

Weekly Meal Planning

This is going to be an interesting food week for us. We're going to try The Military Diet or 3 Day Diet Monday-Wednesday to help jump start Gabe's weight loss and kick start my metabolism since I'm at a plateau. It's making meal planning easy this week.

Breakfast: toast, grapefruit, egg, cheese, banana, apple, peanut butter, smoothies

Lunch: tuna, eggs, crackers, cheese, peanuts, rice cakes, chicken, toast, veggies, mushrooms, soup

Dinner:
Sunday-free Papa John's thin crust

Monday-chicken, green beans, apple, banana, vanilla ice cream

Tuesday-turkey dogs, spinach, carrots, banana, vanilla ice cream

Wednesday-tuna or portabella mushrooms, banana, vanilla ice cream

Thursday-lasagna rolls and salad

Friday-red beans and rice

Saturday-plans with friends

I'll let you know the results of the 3 day diet at the end of the week. Some people report losing up to 10 pounds.

We'll wait till Thursday to add exercise back as well.

What a Week

This was a crazy week all the way around.  Work was hectic just about every day.  It was go, go, go all day long.  I like it when I'm busy all day, but not when I feel stressed about it.

I've had moments this week where I've just wanted to scream and I actually did once which kinda freaked out Libby.  I keep getting political ad calls on my phone and I finally had it and screamed when once again the call was for the stupid state senate race.

The "Tenant from Hell" is still in our rental house.  She's waiting on her tax return so she can pay us off and move out.  Three months without rent is KILLING ME!!!!!!!!  I need her out.  If she doesn't have any good news on Monday I think I'm going to have to go to the courthouse to get her out.  I'm tired of always being nice and taken advantage of.  We don't own that house so others can live there and not pay.  It's a business that's slowly killing us.  My supply of Valium is dwindling.  I may have to see the doctor soon to get more.

I did just check Where's My Refund and it shows our tax return is scheduled to be deposited on Monday.  Please let that be true.  We need to get going with our Total Money Makeover and that will get us the $1000 emergency fund and we'll be able to pay off a credit card.

Some good news....Gabe's dad is giving us a truck that we can sell to make some money.  That will pay off a second credit card.  See the snowball effect plan???  He is currently picking up the truck and next week we'll get it all cleaned up to sell.  There's a plan in place and I'm ready to see things work out.

Today is one year since my surgery to remove my appendix and gall bladder.  Health wise I feel better than I have in a long time.  Eating healthier and exercising are really helping.  I'm still having headaches, but what else is new?  I've had them since I was a teen so I'm kinda used to it.  If I really think about it I have one every day ever since the issues started with my neck.  It's when it turns into a killer migraine that they disturb me now. 

I think I'll go get lost in a book or movie and forget about reality for a while.

Weekly Meal Plan

Here's my meal plan for the week. I may try to blog some of my meals this week.

Breakfast: chocolate peanut butter smoothie, chocolate protein shake, protein bar, eggs

Lunch: salad, sandwich, soup, leftovers

Dinner
Sunday-Mirko for Gabe's birthday with my parents
Monday-beef stroganoff (Gabe's pick got his birthday dinner)
Tuesday-taco bake
Wednesday-baked chicken
Thursday-rice and beans
Friday-Flatout pizza
Saturday-leftovers or go out

Are you making anything interesting this week?

Warm Bodies Review

Ever since I saw the trailer for the movie Warm Bodies I wanted to see it which is odd because I'm not a zombie fan. I didn't realize it was based on a book so now I have to add that to my wish list.

Anyway, I've seen the movie twice. The premise is a post apocalyptic world from the view of R, a zombie. His inner dialogue is great. His taste in music is awesome. He lives at an airport with other zombies.

The humans who are still alive have built a wall around the city to keep the zombies out. They have volunteers who venture beyond the wall for supplies.

I don't want to give away the story, so I won't spoil it for you. I enjoyed the movie. It's a zombie love story. I know most of my friends will enjoy it so go see this movie.

Valentine's Day

Yesterday was the holiday of love. We decided to celebrate this past Sunday when Liberty was witha friend. We went out to dinner and a movie, Warm Bodies. I'll write a review of the movie later.

Yesterday we had a special dinner. We grilled steaks, sauteed mushrooms, and mashed cauliflower. It was so good. We enjoyed the evening as a family. Valentine's Day is different when you have a child. It is now longer about just the two of us. We celebrate the love of our family. We celebrate the fact that we love each other and are always here for each other. Our love is every day, not just on Valentine's Day.

How did you celebrate?

I Love My Job

....and I'm not being sarcastic. I do enjoy my job. It's the main reason I returned to this company after my experience at ITT Tech. Most of my co-workers are great. I enjoy helping other reps and our clients. I enjoy being more knowledgeable about technology and I see the value in what we do as a company.

Since I returned last year I have worked hard to learn more and move up. It finally paid off. Today it was announced I've been promoted to CS Rep 2. I triage support tickets as they come in, give guidance to other reps, and help other reps work their calls as well.

I'm excited about my new position and I'm glad to have some good news for a change.