I Gained 41 lbs. in 9 Years But Won a Lunch Bag! :D

Here we are again, Hump Day Wednesday!

The usual walk from Downtown to work then work to Downtown. And of course, The Hill. Grrrr...I just KNEW the bus driver was going to stop at the bottom for a cigarette break; forcing me to get my @$$ out and walk up up up. I figured I'd walk up to the 1st bus stop before the start of The Hill and wait for the bus again, skip The Hill and get off at the top of The Hill and walk the rest of the way home. But NOOOOOOOOO...someone "up there" (or maybe down in Hell, I dunno) musta wanted a good laugh because I was maybe 50 feet or so away from the bus stop and...the damned thing passed me by. ARRRRGH! Oh well, guess I was meant to burn more calories (and hopefully FAT) today. Even though I'm getting used to walking now, it's still rough to do with all the extra weight. But I'm trying. The rest of the week is going to be tough for exercise, since tomorrow I need to take my bro's car to work so I can leave earlier to bring Mom to dialysis (so no a.m., lunch or p.m. walk) and we have a staff meeting during lunch on Friday so I can't walk around the office at lunch. Guess I'll do TKB or if I'm brave, I'll go to the gym while Mom is at dialysis. Still too chicken though. Hehehe!

Hey!!! Wait! Wait for me!!! Aaah...son of a cracker! Oh well.

We got our results from our Health Pass screening today (the blood tests and such). Much to my dismay, they actually had records from the first time I went to Health Pass (2000, when I was 24) and the last time I went (2006). Since 2000, I have gained 41 lbs., but my good cholesterol levels (HDL) are better. I'm not going to beat myself up over the numbers. I just need to BM@$$ so the numbers get better! Mwahahahah!!!

I was a bit alarmed when the Health Pass educator/nutritionist asked for me. I'm like errr oh crap what did I do now? But she wanted to give me a little lunch bag for answering a question correctly at last week's fitness workshop (How many calories in a pound? 3500). Yey, Me!

Since it's really small, I suppose they're trying to hint that my meals should be small enough to fit in here.

Went shopping for a webcam (trying to find a way to minimize these international long distance calls by using Skype instead or something) with Mom, and came home to make Tofu Burgers. Or shall I say, ATTEMPT to make tofu burgers. It was $2.59 for this packet of bread crumbs and seasoning (I had to add more seasoning in fact!) which you're supposed to mix together with firm tofu and form into patties (that came out okay). BUT as soon as you put them in the skillet, they fall apart and turn into scrambled egg consistency. I bought this packet before but used a different tofu brand, but this time I used the same brand as the seasoning and it STILL came out funky. So much for giving second chances. I ended up putting a patty crumble between 2 slices of toasted oat bread and lettuce. Visually disappointing but it still tasted okay for dinner. I guess I'll eat a tofu scramble with breakfast. LOL!

Talk about false advertising! Looks nothing like the package.

My tummy was hurting last nite (kept going to the bathroom) and again today. Wondering if it might be all the roughage of raw broccoli? Hmmm....

Breakfast Pro Carb Fat Cal

1.0 Item Banana 1.2 g 27.6 g 0.6 g 108.6 Cal 0.75 Cup BARBARA'S Shredded Spoonfuls Cereal 5.0 g 23.0 g 1.5 g 120.0 Cal 1.0 Cup WESTSOY Lite Plain Soymilk 4.0 g 15.0 g 2.0 g 90.0 Cal Total 10.2 g 65.6 g 4.1 g 318.6 Cal

AM Snack Pro Carb Fat Cal

1.0 Serving Dragon Fruit 2.0 g 9.0 g 1.5 g 60.0 Cal 1.0 Item Hard Boiled Egg 6.3 g 0.6 g 5.3 g 77.5 Cal 0.5 Item HOSTESS Low Fat Blueberry Muffin 2.0 g 23.5 g 1.3 g 115.0 Cal Total 10.3 g 33.1 g 8.1 g 252.5 Cal

Lunch Pro Carb Fat Cal

2.0 Cups Broccoli 5.1 g 12.1 g 0.7 g 61.9 Cal 1.0 Cup Grapes Slip Skin (includes Concord) American 0.6 g 15.8 g 0.3 g 61.6 Cal 2.0 Tbsps HAIN NATURAL CLASSICS Poppyseed Rancher's Dressing 0.5 g 3.0 g 14.0 g 140.0 Cal 5.0 Ounces Yellowfin or Ahi Tuna, Raw 33.1 g 0.0 g 1.3 g 153.1 Cal Total 39.3 g 30.9 g 16.3 g 416.6 Cal

PM Snack Pro Carb Fat Cal

0.01 Cup Almonds Dry Roasted without Salt Added 0.3 g 0.3 g 0.7 g 8.2 Cal 0.5 Item HOSTESS Low Fat Blueberry Muffin 2.0 g 23.5 g 1.3 g 115.0 Cal 1.0 Item Tangerine 0.7 g 11.7 g 0.3 g 46.6 Cal Total 3.0 g 35.5 g 2.3 g 169.8 Cal

Dinner Pro Carb Fat Cal

2.0 Slices Oat Bread 5.3 g 31.8 g 3.6 g 181.9 Cal 2.0 Cups Romaine Lettuce, Shredded 1.8 g 2.7 g 0.2 g 15.7 Cal 1.0 Piece Tofu Firm Prepared witih Calcium Sulfate Raw 12.6 g 3.4 g 7.0 g 116.1 Cal Total 19.7 g 37.9 g 10.8 g 313.7 Cal

Total for all meals 82.5 g 203.0 g 41.6 g 1471.2 Cal

Steps: 12,790
Calories Consumed: 1471.2
Calories Burnt: 2936
Activity: 1 hr., 31 mins