07.15.09 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snacks

Ate a Berry Pomegranate Luna Cookie for breakfast.

Lunch was Shrimp with cocktail sauce...

Salmon, Halibut, Green Beans...

and some Frozen Yogurt with a mini cake mixed in.

Snacked on a Nut Delight Kind Bar much later.

Picked up some Archer Farms Pineapple Peach Salsa.

FSTG's Lime Chips are the best!

My 10pm snack at work was...Lime Chips and Pineapple Mango Salsa.

100 Calorie Snack Pack of Guacamole for my pitas!

1am - two pitas with Turkey Breast, Guac, Cheese & Spinach.

4am - Friendship No Salt Added Cottage Cheese with NSA Peaches.

04.28.09 Lunch & Snack

This morning was pretty hectic since it was the first day our group started accepting European UNIX tickets...everything went well though. Also had a lot of normal tickets we usually get and a few websphere recycles.

Took a break at 9:30am and ate my yummy Peanut Butter Cookie Larabar:)

After my break all the way until lunch it was busy with the new European UNIX tickets, legal servers, reporting servers and at the last minute I had to run to Bldg 277 to thumb a WTS server that wouldn't remote restart.

I was hungry for lunch by noontime. It was such a gorgeous 60 degree afternoon and I was so excited to get out...ended up going with some coworkers to OCB and I didn't do too bad.

(Taco Salad - 200 cal, Fish with Green Beans - 220 cal)

(Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Honeydew - 40 cal, NSA Apples - 45 cal)

(Nonfat Frozen Yogurt with a crumbly Sugar Free Cookie mixed in - 250 cal)

My entire lunch was about 765 calories

Got back to work and it finally calmed down a bit and I was able to close a bunch of tickets we were working on. I did drink a lot of water at OCB so I had a quick minibreak;) 

The rest of the afternoon there were quite a few distributed folder and access requests I completed for employees in AD and then we had Siteminder issues again. 

Finally got my 20 min break at 3:40pm and took a nice walk outside<3

Went back in and got myself a snack consisting of the last of my Sweet Potato Chips with the last of my Pineapple Salsa...so sweet and refreshing!

04.27.09 Afternoon Snacks and Dinner at Houlihan's in MSP

After I got back from lunch it was still really busy! There were issues with WTS and another hung server but this time I was able to remotely reboot it. 

A coworker of mine got the next ticket and had to run over to 277 and the KVM switch was actually bad. Throughout the afternoon there were more issues with CMMS, CSMS, Siteminder and USS Shipping. 

It was nice to take a 20 min break at 3:30pm...took a walk and got myself a snack which was a serving of FSTG's Sweet Potato Chips with TJ's Pineapple Salsa.

Work was busy up until the minute I left...around 5:30pm I mixed myself up some Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt with Truvia and Bear Naked Triple Berry Crunch Granola. YUM!

Dave and Ang picked me up at 6pm and we headed out to MSP Airport to meet up with Leeann and Dennis from the JWS Forum at Houlihan's. 

Leeann was just flying back from Europe and had a 4 hour layover on her way back to Canada and wanted to meet up with all of us for dinner. 

Leeann was a really nice, sweet lady and had a many interesting stories from her trip. 

Dennis was quite quirky and entertaining and he thought that I looked like Hot Donna from That 70's show...

Leeann and Dennis

Grilled Rosemary Chicken with Orzo and Asparagus

(560 cal, 30g fat, 5g saturated fat, 30g carbs, 5g fiber, & 53g protein)

Cool sign hanging from their suspended ceiling

Leeann had to board her plane at 9pm so we said our goodbyes. Had to run back to work to retrieve the van...finally got home and went to bed since I work early on Tuesday.

Today's Calories: 1,662 Carbs: 142g Fat: 63g Fiber: 26g Protein: 142g 

04.24.09 Breakfast, Lunch at Baker's Square, Dinner at Home & Snacks

Hey guys,

Fell asleep at 12:30am part way through the Biggest Loser and woke up at 7:30am.

Yes, I did weigh myself...close but no cigar.

Got dressed

Went downstairs and ate breakfast which was 1 cup of Nature's Path Optimum Blueberry Cinnamon Omega-3 cereal with 1 cup of Calorie Countdown and a dash of cinnamon.

After breakfast I worked on the budget for next month and got some coupons together for grocery shopping later after visiting my mom.

Arrived at my mom's about 9:30am and she needed me to take her to get her glasses fixed, go shopping at Target and make a stop at the bank. 

After finishing up at the bank we went to my mom's favorite restaurant...Baker's Square.

First I had a bowl of Chili.

For my entree I had the Mediterranean Pita with fruit cup.

Dessert was a slice of No Sugar Added Banana Cream Pie.

She's thinking about getting a new SUV so we surfed the web after we got back to see what the current rebates/specials were. 

My mom brought me up one of her new 100 calorie Kudos bars and a Diet 7UP.

She has more bags of leaves that need to be taken to the compost site next Wednesday and has furniture for us to haul as well.

I betcha we'll be making yummy salads again...lol

Left my mom's house and headed to SuperTarget. 

Bought two bags of Food Should Taste Good Chips ($5.25 - $2 coupon = $3.25) Tasty Bite Indian Punjab Eggplant ($2.25 - $.50 coupon = $1.75) Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt ($2.25 - $1 coupon  = $1.25) Also had one coupon for a free Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt (-$2.25) 4 Larabars $5.55, ThinkThin Brownie Crunch Bar ($2 - $0.50 coupon = $1.50) Total bill = $19.55 - $6.25 coupons = $13.30.

Riceworks Sweet Chili Crisps ($2.50 - $1 coupon = $1.50) Special K Crackers ($2.50 - $1 coupon = $1.50) SB Diet Fiberfit S'more Bars ($3 - $1 coupon = $2) Yellow Onions $2, Wishbone Spray Dressing ($2 - $0.75 coupon = $1.25) Amy's Organic Chili ($6/2 - $1 coupon = $5/2) Mission Low Carb Tortillas ($4 - $1 coupon = $3) Whole Wheat Naan $3, Market Pantry Lower Sugar Oatmeal $1.50, Kashi Go Lean Blueberry Waffles ($2 - $1.50 coupon = $0.50) Total bill = $28.50 - $7.25 coupons = $21.25.

After shopping I headed home and Dave volunteered to cook dinner tonight!

He made this amazing garlic lemon aioli chicken with onions, couscous & broccoli. 

For dessert we had Blue Bunny NSA Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream.

It was a great dinner and we had our friend John over to enjoy it with us. 

Earlier we finished watching the Biggest Loser and were sad to see Kristen go and after dinner we watched the latest episode of House and Hugh Laurie was as witty and charming as ever.

Got called into work because a coworked called in sick...working tonight 8pm-2am. I've already eaten quite a bit today so I'll just have a few snacks to keep me alert.

Around 10pm I snacked on an ounce of Cocoa Roast Almonds. 

Work was normal for a Friday night...the same old server alerts as always. I found that my friend from the China helpdesk was on Sametime on a Saturday morning their time because there was a training session.

Around 12:30am I had a serving of FSTG's Sweet Potato Chips with 2 Tbsp Pineapple Salsa and a glass of water. Things picked up a little bit with some European tickets we had to work on.

It's 1:30am right now...I'll be leaving work in a half hour. Can't wait to get some sleep since I woke up so early this morning. Tomorrow we have a fundraising game party from 3-5pm that my friend Krissy and her hubby Chad invited us to.

I'll be terrified to step on the scale tomorrow morning O_O

Today's Calories: 2,850 Carbs: 293g Fat: 112g Fiber: 41g Protein: 176g - YIKES!!!

04.22.09 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snacks

I slept for 7 hours - 6:30am-1:30pm.

Couldn't resist weighing in since I am so close to onederland...200.8lbs this morning!!!

Got ready for my last night of work and watched an episode of Ranma 1/2 with Dave while I painted my toenails a silvery blue:)

Packed some spinach and Joseph's pita bread and left around 3:30pm and headed to Holiday to fill up the van...$2.05/gal but I had Cub coupons totaling 15 cents off/gal for 12 gallons. $22.80 for a near full tank...

Ate my last Kashi Pumpkin Pie Fruit & Grain bar at 4pm.

Then I headed toward Kohl's but detoured to Target first. I bought some C batteries for my shower radio, 4 pack Del Monte NSA Peaches were on sale for $2, 2 - Advant Edge Cookies N Cream Bars...since I can only find them at Target now, some Pond's eye cream, Extra sugarfree gum and a birthday card for a certain special gal;)

Actually got to Kohl's after that and tried some things on and ended up buying a white tank top and white knitted sweater. I had a $5 off coupon that was about to expire.

Today I wore my short white trench coat with my white cargo capri's and sandals...struck a pose while I was at Kohl's.

Then I got to work and had a little time to exercise...only got to do some power walking though.

Just before 6pm I made myself a bowl of Banana-Flax-Almond Matcha Green Tea Optimum Rebound with a cup of Calorie Countdown reduced sugar milk.

Work has been pretty typical tonight. I took my 20 minute break at 9pm and did two circuit laps in the parking lot...wanted to do more but I must have been running too good because I got a stitch in my side! Ouch:( 

Got myself a snack...yummy FSTG's Sweet Potato chips with Pineapple Salsa!

It was pretty busy with tickets and troubleshooting up until lunch at midnight. 

Went down to the breakroom and made myself two pitas...each with 3 slices Hormel Natural Turkey Breast, 1 Tbsp Wholly Guacamole, 1/2 stick shredded light string cheese and 1 1/2 cups of spinach. Had a Powerade Zero with my meal and went outside for another walk.

After lunch I had some downtime so I checked all my email accounts, finished catching up on all my flog reading, did some coupon hunting and shopping strategy for Angie's upcoming birthday, and looked up the schedule for the upcoming Mother's Day Brunch Cruise on the St. Croix.

Dave and Angie went to Oasis at Rockpoint and dinner for them was a small piece of lasagna, green beans, salad and water. They had a class after dinner on good samaritans...people who have a clear idea what needs to be done and an irresistable urge to do it.

I got hungry around 2:30am so I had an ounce of Cocoa Roast Almonds.

I finished up all the server checks, Tivoli and Veritas. Ran downstairs about 5am and whipped up a delectable cup of Greek God's 0% Greek Yogurt with a packet of Truvia and a quarter cup of Bear Naked Fit Granola.

Grabbed my last South Beach S'more bar for the road...

I'm thrilled to be off work until Monday morning! 

We're going to see Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D tomorrow after Angie gets off work and I'll be making some kind of healthy dinner. 

Helping my mom Friday morning take care of some financial stuff. Might go out to see Grandma Friday night or Saturday. 

Saturday we might go to a game party fundraiser that my friend Krissy invited us to. Gotta shop for Angie's birthday in the meantime. 

Sunday morning is church and then I'm hanging out with my sister at MOA. Four days will fly by so darn fast...

Today's Calories: 1,310 Carbs: 170g Fat: 48g Fiber: 43g Protein: 85g 

04.21.09 Brunch, Dinner & Snacks

Hi all,

Got in 7 hours of sleep...7am-2pm. 

Woke up and decided I should weigh myself again to see what effect the three slices of pizza I ate yesterday had on me. I lost .2 lbs...not bad given what I ate.

I got ready for work and ate a Kashi Pumpkin Pie Fruit & Grain at 3pm.

Then I headed to the gym on this beautiful 60 degree day!

I got them to let me take photos of the gym:)

Had a great workout...I'm so close to onederland I can taste it!

I headed over to work just before 6pm and immediately had to go to our other server building to change tapes on a HP3K server. I love going to that building because I get to run up and down the flights of stairs.

Got back to work and made myself a nice bowl of carbs to recover from my workout...which was 3/4 cup of Nature's Path Organic Optimum Rebound Banana-Flax-Almond Matcha Green Tea Cereal with 1 cup of Calorie Countdown Reduced Sugar Milk.

It's been a typical Tuesday night at work...definitely better than a Monday!

Got caught up on a lot of websites I skim regularly. 

Had my 20 minute break at 8:40pm and did my circuit training in the parking lot and brought a snack back with me to my desk...a serving of Food Should Taste Good's Sweet Potato Chips with 2 Tbsp TJ's Pineapple Salsa...holy yum!

Worked on typical server tickets and there ended up being a power outage in Juarez, Mexico.

Lunch was at midnight...I made my last Ethnic Gourmet Meal - Tandoori Chicken with Spinach which was packed full of spice and flavor. 

I also read through the magazine I bought yesterday at Sam's Club and went for a 15 minute walk.

After lunch I went back to work and helped a friend of mine on the China helpdesk with some Lotus Notes version 8 questions. 

Started feeling hungry again around 2am so I had an ounce of Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds.

The rest of the night there were some CSMS maintenance issues I had to take care of by logging on to a UNIX server and running a few commands. 

Also had to run some web server recycles because there were a few sites that didn't load properly after maintenance.

Took my last 20 minute break at 3:40am and made myself some Greek Yogurt sweetened with Truvia and a quarter cup of Bear Naked Granola.

Took my South Beach Diet S'more Bar for the drive home...


Two nights down...one more to go! Woo Hoo!!

Today's Calories: 1,120 Carbs: 162g Fat: 40g Fiber: 34g Protein: 55g