August 19, 2009 - The rest of my eating at home experiment didn't turn out the way I thought it would and I'm confused as to whether it was a success or a failure, so I'm going to call it a draw. On Wednesday I had a date and on Saturday I had a date (both with a new gentleman that we are calling Other Justin so as to avoid confusion between him and our friend Justin), so I ate out, but I didn't pay for it, so does that count or not count? Other than that, I bought lunch one day and everything else I ate at home, which is why I am declaring it a draw. If anyone wants to argue with me, please leave your argument in the comments section.
Tomorrow we have the company boat party which will entail me spending 8 hours on a boat with the guys from our offices (both NY & CA) drinking beer before taking a car to the airport and getting on an airplane to go visit my dad for a couple of days. Anyone in the ATL area, we are having a pool party on Saturday! A super huge shout out to my friend Liz who is staying at my apartment and watching my cat for me while I am away. I really, really appreciate it.
In other news I am still trying to fund raise for my Avon Breast cancer walk. I need to raise a bit over $1200 in less than 60 days, so if anyone wants to contribute, there is a link on the left hand side of the screen. Every little bit helps! If everyone who reads this blog donated $5 - well, I'd probably have $5, but it would still help!
Other than that, I am ready for my nap now and I cannot wait to go home and pack for my trip. See you next week!
Day 3 - 7 and then some
Day 2: Iffy but okay...
August 12, 2009 - So yesterday I ended up running out and grabbing something to bring back to my desk but other than that everything else was eaten at home. The grilled shrimp I made on Monday night was even better as chilled leftovers than it was originally (note to self - grill and chill that stuff in the summer time, it makes the warm apartment seem cooler for a moment). I was reading an article yesterday about how keeping your apartment a little warmer in the summer and a little cooler in the winter (besides being good for the environment and your energy bills) could also help you lose weight because the slight discomfort of temperature makes you not want to eat. I don't know if that is really true and I can't remember where I saw that article, but I would be curious to know if other people find this to be the case. Happy Wednesday!
Day 1: Eating at home.
August 10, 2009 - Day 1 of eating at home is going very well. I had breakfast, lunch and dinner all at home. For breakfast I had a cinnamon raisin mini-bagel with butter, for lunch I had tomato basil tuna on whole wheat crackers and for dinner I had shrimp kabobs marinated in lemon and thyme with panini bread and olives and for desert I am having champagne sorbet with raspberries. I went to Whole Foods after work and stocked up on enough food to feed a small country. I could probably keep all of Brooklyn in fruit for a week. No reason not to eat at home now, though. Woo-hoo!
