02.26 - I'm a Bag Lady

I like to save things-- and condiments definitely fall into the category of "things." If I have an extra packet of Splenda, I'll throw it into my purse. I'll do the same with packets of ketchup, mustard, mayo, hot sauce, hot chili seasoning, butter, salt, and pepper. Note to self: do not throw packets of salt and pepper into your purse.

There is salt all over the bottom of my purse now-- and it's gotten into all my stuff: book, chapstick, candy wrappers, pen cap, coin wallet, etc. I really just need to stop throwing food-related substances into my purse. I'm not even going to go into how I threw an unwrapped piece of bread in there to eat at a later time . . .

TUESDAY, February 26th
Breakfast
+ veggie taco with egg, cheese, and roasted potatoes (I didn't eat the tortilla, though)
+ French vanilla flavored coffee with skim milk and Splenda
+ a Samoas cookie and a Lemon something or other cookie
Lunch
+ small plate of mac and cheese with Tabasco splashed on top
+ a few green M&Ms
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ medium nonfat chai latte
Dinner
+ filet-of-fish (without the top slice of bread)
+ plate of shrimp pancit

FATTIE RATING: 4

02.25 - Just Another Manic Monday

I wish it was Sunday. Oh, whoa-oh. ;)

MONDAY, February 25th
Breakfast
+ sesame bagel with chive cream cheese
+ medium coffee with skim milk and Splenda
+ one chocolate munchkin (mm, hits the spot)
Lunch
+ one California-style veggie patty (I originally had two, but threw the other out)
+ handful of cheese puffs
+ Special K orange/chocolate cereal bar
Mid-evening Snack
+ 1/4 bottle of Vitamin Water "power-C"
Late Dinner
+ bowl of ramen with imitation crab meat
+ bowl of sweet rice flour balls in ginger/brown sugar soup

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

02.23 & 24 - Good Weekend

SATURDAY, February 23rd
Breakfast
+ small piece of a wheat bagel with cream cheese
+ two leftover pieces of the shrimp rolls
Lunch
+ sauteed squid with brown rice
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ piece of leftover cake with fruit topping (still good)
+ cup of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Dinner
+ bowl of ramen with imitation crab meat thrown in (yum)
+ bowl of chewy sweet rice flour balls in ginger/brown sugar soup (Filipino thing-- sooo good)

FATTIE RATING: 3.75
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SUNDAY, February 24th
Breakfast
+ blueberry bagel with cream cheese (I'm readdicted to bagels-- uh oh)
+ scrambled eggs with garlic, onions, and seasoned salt sprinkled on top
Lunch
+ half a "Californian" sandwich (fresh mozz, avocado, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes-- it was decent)
+ 1/3 Ghirardelli chocolate brownie (oh man...)
Dinner
+ bite of a Vietnamese shrimp spring roll
+ several pieces of fried shrimp and sweet potato concoction (so good-- it's like dinner and dessert in one, ha)
+ rice with a spicy shrimp and veggie dish (also quite good)
+ fortune cookie
Late-evening Snack
+ ice cream cone with vanilla softserve
+ three french fries with a little bit of ketchup

FATTIE RATING: 4.25

02.22 - Back to Reality

I couldn't do the just-veggie thing for too long. Go figure.

FRIDAY, February 22nd
Breakfast
+ everything bagel (sooo good) with chive cream cheese
+ medium coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Mid-morning Snack
+ handful of green M&Ms
Lunch
+ breaded catfish (without the breading) with hot sauce
+ handful of fries (I'm not a fries person, but these reminded me of the ones from Demon Dogs so I ate them all!)
+ vanilla cone dipped in cherry topping
Dinner
+ five shrimp eggrolls (mmm!!)
+ small plate of pad see eiw with tofu
+ few forkfuls of pad woon sen with shrimp
+ slice of white cake with fruit topping
+ glass of sangria

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

02.21 - I'm Lovin' My Veggies . . .

THURSDAY, February 21st
Breakfast
+ 1/4 veggie burrito (quite good)
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ leftover manicotti (I pretty much just ate the pasta part)
+ a handful of green M&Ms
Late-night Snack
+ swig of Vitamin Water "Formula 50"
+ just the topping off a slice of leftover spinach pizza
+ one California-style gardenburger patty

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

02.20 - Road to Vegetarianism?!

This whole pescatarian thing has been going great. Yeah, it's a struggle to eat sausage pizza without the sausage or an egg, cheese, and bacon McGriddle without the bacon . . . but I've handled it pretty well. I already love seafood, and fish hasn't been so bad either. So yeah. I was enjoying an organic smoked salmon sandwich at lunch today when I started talking to my coworker about all the different sea creatures I've been eating. Squid came up and, while I was eating my sandwich, the memory of seeing my dad clean squid the other day flashed in my head. One particularly significant aspect of that memory is that he was cutting off the head part of the squid and its eyeball was just staring at me. The biggest, bluest eyeball I've ever seen. Uggghhhhhhhhh. I must have repressed that memory, but it came back to me so fast-- and eating that silky, smooth smoked salmon made me feel incredibly sick. Soooo yeaahhhh. I don't think I want to eat anything that used to be alive (or that used to have eyeballs, for that matter) for awhile . . .

WEDNESDAY, February 20th
Breakfast
+ two pieces of whole grain hearty wheat toast with spritzes of ICBINB spray
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Late-morning Snack
+ two to three big handfuls of the cheese-flavored Corn Pops (those cheese puffs I love)
Late Lunch
+ smoked Norwegian salmon with dill spread and alfalfa sprouts on pretzel bread (good at first . . .)
+ 1/2 bottle of Vitamin Water "rescue"
+ small piece of chocolate with roasted coffee bean pieces mixed in
Dinner
+ a small slice of bread dipped in olive oil
+ a few platefuls of a fancier and tangier version of caesar salad

+ one manicotti roll filled with ricotta, gorgonzola, sun-dried tomatoes and topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella
+ one or two pieces of sweet gnocchi in a cheese sauce

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

02.19 - Tubby Tuesday

I am disgusting. I ate way too much today, a lot of which wasn't very healthy. Ugh. Excessive consumption is a form of escapism, you know . . .

TUESDAY, February 19th

Breakfast

+ piece of California-style veggie burger (not bad)

+ a few bites of various pastries

+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda

Lunch

+ two crab cakes with hot sauce

+ few handfuls of sweet potato fries

+ a few onion rings

+ several sips of diet Coke

Dinner

+ crab, fish, and shrimp ceviche with tortilla chips (the fish was mushy and gross, but the other two were good)

+ mahi mahi and garlic mashed potatoes in banana leaf

+ shrimp with garlic sauce and avocado/bean/tomato salsa
+ three warm corn tortillas (filled with the above two entrees-- mashed potatoes are awesome in tortillas!)

+ 1/2 passion fruit margarita

+ 1/2 blackberry margarita

Dessert

+ 1/2 Mexican creme brulee (the topping was yummy, custard was OK)

+ 1/2 pastel tres leches (pretty good)

FATTIE RATING: 5

02.18 - Mopey Monday

I had to wake up early on my day off, I ran around all day in the bitter cold, my cousin and brother left me, and I came home to a quiet house and dirty laundry. Hence the subject. :\

MONDAY, February 18th
Breakfast
+ lox and cream cheese on toasted wheat bagel
+ leftover latte from yesterday morning (heated up, of course)
Linner
+ piece of deep dish veggie pizza (yeeaaahh...)
+ few forkfuls of baked deep dish chocolate chip cookie with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream
Late-night Snack
+ the topping of a slice of leftover deep dish spinach pizza
+ a few pieces of squid adobo
+ half a bottle of Vitamin Water "defense"

FATTIE RATING: 4

02.16 & 17 - "I like my meat! I don't like that book!"

Those were my brother's words after I had him read this pro-vegetarian pamphlet that some random stranger gave me on Friday. Upon reading it, he threw it angrily against the wall. Haha. My sentiments exactly!!

SATURDAY, February 16th
Breakfast
+ lox and cream cheese on a toasted everything bagel
Lunch
+ squid adobo with rice (yum)
Dinner
+ spaghetti with shrimp alfredo sauce
+ rice with shrimp alfredo sauce
+ beef soup without the beef
+ a Valentine's Day cupcake (mmm)

FATTIE RATING: 3.5
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SUNDAY, February 17th
Breakfast
+ medium mocha latte
+ a few bites of various pastries (so good!)
Brunch
+ veggie loretta (which is cheese and veggies on toasted French bread-- fat, but good)
+ cheesy hashbrowns (good, but fat)
Mid-evening Snack
+ several handfuls of popcorn
+ a few tortilla chips with nacho cheese sauce and jalapenos
Late Dinner
+ fish sandwich with cheese and a little tartar sauce (I took most of the bread off)
+ a few forkfuls of cheese fries (yummy!)

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

02.15 - Lack of Food

Today was crazy. I had no time for food until much much later. I'm amazed I was able to go without eating for so long. Woohoo! 2.5 fattie rating!

FRIDAY, February 15th
Late Dinner
+ tortilla chips with guacamole
+ limey ceviche
+ 1/2 cheese empanada (yum)
+ squid with dirty rice (mm, but I wish it had been spicier)
+ oatmeal milkshake (oh man...)

FATTIE RATING: 2.5

02.14 - A Learning Experience

This past week has really taught me how unaccommodating restaurants are to pescatarians and/or vegetarians. There’s (at most) one or two veggie entrees on the menu that are wholly unappealing. And you’re lucky to find something that involves a fish or crustacean of any kind. Blah. I’m just going to walk around with a can of clams in my purse, and I’ll just throw some in whenever I feel the need for anything substantial. Ha.

THURSDAY, February 14th
Breakfast
+ mushroom and green pepper omelet with cheese sprinkled on top
+ 1/4 bottle of Vitamin water “Formula 50”
Mid-morning Snack
+ red velvet muffin with cream cheese frosting (yum!)
+ small piece of a walnut brownie (also yum!)
Lunch
+ 6-inch seafood sub (yum, a childhood favorite)
+ bag of baked BBQ chips
+ heart-shaped chocolate cookie
Late Dinner
+ house salad with creamy Italian dressing
+ ham and cheese melt (*sigh* without the ham) dipped in Tabasco
+ a few forkfuls of crunchy hash browns

FATTIE RATING: 4

02.13 - Just Another Wednesday

WEDNESDAY, February 13th
Breakfast
+ 1/2 Cinnabon cinnamon roll (yum!)
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ 99-cent cup of lime and shrimp ramen (random, but not bad)
Dinner
+ plate of leftover cheese tortellini and sauce
+ lemon almond cookie
+ cup of Sprite with a splash of pomegranate juice

FATTIE RATING: 3.5

02.12 - Airy Tuesday

From 7 p.m. last night to 7 p.m. tonight, I ate a lot of junky food. This has resulted in a very airy stomach-- if you get my drift. :\ Yes, gross. I know.

TUESDAY, February 12th
Breakfast
+ mug of coffee mixed in with leftover caramel macchiato (not bad actually)
Mid-morning Snack
+ half of a Rice Krispies treat
Lunch
+ double filet-o-fish
+ handful of salty fries
+ 1/2 bean and cheese burrito (yeah, don't ask)
Dinner
+ cheese tortellini in spinach/parmesan/clam sauce (I threw it together and it wasn't bad)

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

02.11 - For the Love of Sausage . . .

MONDAY, February 11th
Breakfast
+ slice of toasted wheat bread with several spritzes of ICBINB
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ double lox, cream cheese, and tomato on pumpernickel bagel (mm)
+ bag of baked Doritos
Mid-evening Snack
+ half a grande caramel macchiato (it was so weak, blech)
Dinner
+ 1 and 1/2 slices deep dish sausage pizza (without the sausage of course . . . and it was torrrture)
+ glass of diet Coke
Late-night Snack
+ bean and cheese burrito with mild sauce slathered over it (this was an attempt to make myself feel better for not being able to eat the sausage-- and I suppose it sorta worked *sigh*)

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

02.09 & 10 - Omega-3 Overload & Chubby Cheeks

I had way too much fish this weekend, it's almost disturbing. I've never been a big fish person. I think it stems from my parents trying to feed me so much of it as a kid and having those stupid fish bones get stuck in my throat. As an adult, I've slowly reincorporated it into my diet, but never as much as I have this weekend. I'm slightly disturbed. But I suppose it's a good thing. Omega-3 fatty acids are supposed to stimulate blood circulation, lower blood pressure, alleviate depression or anxiety, and reduce the risk of stroke. So yeah. Good job, me, I guess.

In other news. I am the biggest procrastinator when it comes to working out. I think it's this horribly cold, messy weather that has eliminated all motivation to go to the gym, but here's something that has suddenly revved up my desire to go: The mother looked at me Sunday morning and, without saying anything, patted her right cheek and then patted her left cheek. Then she very solemly said, "You need to start working out." Ha! My mother has no shame when it comes to discussing my weight. I'll definitely go to the gym Tuesday . . .

SATURDAY, February 9th
Breakfast
+ egg and cheese McGriddle
+ a few sips of Vitamin Water "Formula 50"
Mid-evening Snack
+ a few forkfuls of pancit (noodles) with shrimp
Dinner
+ several tortilla chips with very limey white fish ceviche
+ 1/2 a plate of dirty squid with rice (sounds gross but is quite delicious)
+ a small piece of plantain
+ an oatmeal shake (oh my gosh, this is like horchata but so many times better)
Late-night Snack
+ several sips of Vitamin Water "Formula 50"
+ several other sips of Vitamin Water "XXX"
+ leftover dirty squid with rice (what!? I got hungry again!)
+ a few forkfuls of baked salmon

FATTIE RATING: 4.25
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SUNDAY, February 10th
Breakfast
+ baked salmon omelet
+ a piece of Asian sweet potato (yeah, I dunno)
+ cup of coffee with Irish cream creamer
Lunch
+ slice of veggie pizza
+ small cup of Sprite
Dinner
+ tortilla chips with salsa (and also some more ceviche-- this time with some shrimp)
+ whole fried tilapia (I have no idea why I got this because it had the head, tail, fins, and everything-- I ate it anyway though)
+ some Spanish rice
+ a forkful of refried beans
+ a glass of horchata

FATTIE RATING: 4.25

02.08 - Un-fattie-ning

I feel like I'm becoming less of a fattie. Scary . . .

FRIDAY, February 8th
Breakfast
+ lox, tomato, and cream cheese on toasted pumpernickel bagel
+ grande non-fat vanilla latte
+ a few pieces of fruit
Lunch
+ fish and chips (though I didn't eat much of the breading or the cajun fries)
+ glass of diet Coke
Dinner
+ three eggs, over medium (though I didn't eat two of the yolks)
+ scoop of garlic fried brown rice
+ an orange

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

02.07 - No meat. No meat.

This whole eating only fish and seafood thing has been pretty darn fun. I'm starting to think I'm a born pescatarian. It's not so much the abstaining from meat that's the hard part. It's the remembering that makes it hard. Walking around the buffet tables at dinner tonight, I had to actually repeat this in my head: "No meat. That means no chicken, beef, or pork. No meat. No meat. Nomeatnomeatnomeat." Ha. I hope this doesn't become a struggle for me in the next few weeks. I have a horrible memory at times. :\

THURSDAY, February 7th
Breakfast
+ slice of toasted wheat bread with several spritzes of ICBINB spray
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ 1/2 bowl of New England clam chowder (ehh, too thick)
+ 1/2 bottle of Vitamin Water "Rescue"
Dinner
+ 3 plates at an Asian/seafood buffet (mussels, blue crabs, shrimp, sole, you name it)
+ 2 mini plates of dessert from the buffet (donuts, fried plantains, and sesame balls-- mmm)
+ two bottles of Woodchuck cider

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

02.06 - Not Too Bad . . .

Day One of being a pescatarian went surprisingly well. Yay.

WEDNESDAY, February 6th
Breakfast
+ piece of wheat toast with several sprays of ICBINB spray
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ yellow fin tuna burrito (not bad)
+ rice with salsa mixed in
+ a spoonful of black beans
+ 1/4 can of diet Coke with lime
+ Cinnabon cinnamon roll (mmm...)
+ cup of coffee with cream and Equal
Dinner
+ bowl of seafood ramen
+ an orange

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

02.05 - Fatty, Meaty Tuesday

I stuffed my face with as much meat as possible today since I've decided to become a pescatarian for the period of Lent (starting tomorrow). I'm not exactly a practicing Catholic, but I figured it would be a good spiritual and physical thing to do. *nervous look*

TUESDAY, February 5th
Breakfast
+ two slices of cold pepperoni/green pepper pizza (oh yes-- ha)
+ 1/2 ginger pear scone
+ a little piece of a sour cherry muffin
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ Italian sub with no oil
+ handful of BBQ chips (very yum)
+ several sips of diet Coke
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ 1/2 of a chocolate rice krispies treat (mmm)
Dinner
+ bowl of beef soup
+ three slices of warm leftover pepperoni/green pepper pizza
+ two pieces of leftover fried chicken
+ handful of pork rinds (the majority dipped in hot sauce and vinegar-- so yummy)
+ 1/2 bottle of Vitamin Water "XXX"

FATTIE RATING: 5

02.04 - Sore Monday

I am sore-- and sleepy. I can feel the pounds melting away already. Ha.

MONDAY, February 4th
Breakfast
+ sausage patty between toasted sweet Filipino bread
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ leftover stuffed spinach pizza
+ 1/2 bottle of Fuze "Slenderize" cranberry raspberry beverage
Mid-evening Snack
+ small non-fat turtle latte
Late Dinner
+ leftover skirt steak and cactus salad from Saturday (still soo good)
+ two pieces of leftover plantains

FATTIE RATING: 4.25

02.02 & 02.03 - "Workout" Weekend

It was a very busy weekend-- and I spent a lot of time with my cousin's three kids. I had originally planned on starting my "training" this weekend, but I had absolutely no time to go to the gym. :\ Luckily, hanging out with those three is a workout in itself. Most of Saturday was spent bouncing around while watching the High School Musical Ice Tour (ha-- I had a surprisingly good time), and then Sunday night was spent running around in the falling snow and building snow forts. I felt like a kid again! ;) Anyway, that's the most working out I've done in the past six months. Seriously. I know I will be sore tomorrow. But my suffering will not be in vain. Check out our cool snow fort below (and the youngest peeking through the tunnel he was too afraid to crawl through-- aww). :)





SATURDAY, February 2nd
Breakfast
+ scrambled eggs
+ two sausage patties
+ cup of coffee with creamer
Mid-morning Snack
+ few handfuls of popcorn
+ small piece of cotton candy
+ few sips of Sprite
Late Lunch
+ salsa chicken stew (mmm)
+ few spoonfuls of mushy white rice (mmm)
+ leftover sunnyside and English muffin sandwich
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ small cinnamon roll
+ little piece of oatmeal raisin cookie
+ cup of coffee with creamer
Dinner
+ a handful of tortilla chips and salsa
+ queso fundido with two flour tortillas (oh man...)
+ skirt steak sitting in a delicious sauce with cactus salad on top (sooo good)
+ 1/2 a slice of pastel de tres leches (yum, but I've had better)

FATTIE RATING: 5
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SUNDAY, February 3rd
Breakfast
+ scrambled eggs
+ two sausage patties
+ cup of coffee with creamer
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ 1/2 a homemade oatmeal cranberry cookie
+ 1/4 bottle of Vitamin Water "XXX"
Linner
+ tortilla chips with kindey bean and corn guacamole
+ 1/2 slice of deep dish spinach pizza
+ two slices of thin-crust pepperoni and green pepper pizza
+ a fried chicken drum
+ one piece of plantain
+ a scoop of pad thai
+ tortilla chips with 7-layer dip
+ cup of coffee with creamer
+ a homemade chocolate chip cookie
+ another oatmeal cranberry cookie

FATTIE RATING: 4.75

02.01 - Full Friday

FRIDAY, February 1st
Breakfast
+ 2 pieces of wheat bread with 7 spritzes of ICBINB spray each
+ a scoop of eggs with seasoning
+ 1/4 piece of bacon
+ 1/2 piece of sausage
Lunch
+ a slice of shrimp and artichoke pizza (eh)
+ a cup of split pea and ham soup
+ 1/2 cup of pink lemonade
Dinner
+ piece of bread with butter
+ house salad with balsamic vinaigrette
+ half rack of ribs
+ 1/2 piece of blackened catfish
+ a few forkfuls of au gratin potatoes
+ glass of Arnold Palmer

FATTIE RATING: 4.75