Thursday, December 13, 2012

Liebster Blog Award (response)

Aarrgghh! I probably don't deserve the Liebster Blog Award since it's been over a week and I haven't posted! Better late than never, though. This is part one of my response. I still have to come up with questions and nominate other people...

So now I have to do a few things, these are the rules:
  • when you are nominated, thank the person/people who nominated you in your next post. Include a link to their blog.
  • in that post include 11 things about yourself.
  • answer the 11 questions from the person who nominated you.
  • choose 11 bloggers to nominate, they must have fewer than 200 followers.
  • create 11 questions for them to answer.
  • let them know you nominated them.
11 Things about me:
  1. I live in the north eastern United States.
  2. I gay but it's by choice, which causes me some trouble in the community. I should blog about that some time.
  3. I think the snow is pretty but I don't like being cold and I hate driving in it.
  4. I get super emotional watching stupid TV shows. It's embarrassing.
  5. I have a pair of rainbow colored toe socks (where each toe has its own compartment, like a glove).
  6. I love home-made hot chocolate and, until a month ago, I had it every morning even in the summer. Now I'm learning to like unsweetened herbal tea instead.
  7. I love to read but haven't read many books lately. I keep saying I will but never do.
  8. Sometimes I'm really girly. I like Tinker Bell and Minnie Mouse and Hello Kitty and pretty clothes. Other times I'm kind of butch. I like video games (like Everquest and Diablo) and action movies (like the Tomb Raiders and the Resident Evils).
  9. I'm old. (36)
  10. I like to cook but I don't do it much.
  11. I love to sing but I have a terrible voice.
Here are the questions that Skylar asked. Some of them were hard for me!

1. What is your favourite memory?
When I was a child, lying in bed at night with my mother while she read to me.

2. What was your first relationship like?
Tame and kind of embarrassing now. A boy in high school. I was fat and shy. He was a nerd and shy. He wrote me love letters with "thee's" and "thou's" in them. He asked permission before he kissed me.   

3. Club Party or House Party?
I'd be more comfortable at a house party but I think it would be fun to get dressed up and let myself go wild at a club party.

4. Who is your icon idol?
I guess I'd say Angelina Jolie. She's so beautiful and, despite some wild crazy stuff when she was young, she's settled into a wonderful woman. I love the work she's done with the UNHCR.
   
5. One rule that you live your life by?
 May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. Dalai Lama: "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."

6. If you could have any pet what would it be (any animal)?
A cat. Definitely a cat. I love cats. Our last cat died a while ago and it was really hard. We're waiting a bit more before we get another.

7. If you had one super power what would it be?
I'd want Jasper's power from Twilight. To be able to calm people down before things get out-of-hand and overly dramatic. I'd also like to be able to use it on myself before I say things I regret... Either that or to be able to turn back time 5 minutes and take back something I said or did when I was angry.

8. Ideal celebrity partner and why?
I really don't know... My head gets in the way. I know that the celebrity I see and "know" is different from the person they really are. Plus I don't think I'm interesting enough to keep someone like Angelina Jolie with me. Ha, I'm getting depressed just thinking about it. I'll just stop thinking and say Angie Harmon / Jane Rizzoli.

9. What are your favourite movies?
Annie Hall. Brigette Jones. The Fifth Element. All the Tinker Bell movies. The Tomb Raider movies (Angelina!) and the Resident Evil movies (Milla!). Harry Potter & Twilight series. That's what comes to mind first.

10. What is your star sign?
Aquarius. "This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius." That song is about me! :-)

"Social activities bring a lot of joy this time of year, but unfortunately, there is also a high price to pay. If you overextend your commitments now, you might find yourself too tired to do what really must be done. Your current practice should include moderation. If you curtail your activities just a little, you can conserve the energy that you need to fulfill your current obligations." (Huffington Post Dec 3, 2012)

11. What is your biggest regret?
That I let myself get so fat.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Liebster Blog Award

Skylar (º♥ Dying To Be Thin ♥º) was nice enough to nominate me for a Liebster Blog Award. Now I have to think of 11 interesting things to say about me, answer her 11 questions, and find 11 other people to nominate. It might take me a little bit of time to do that. Please be patient. :-)

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Below the US Average, Above the Global Average

I'm surprised I'm below the national average. I guess the US really is overweight. When I hit 161 I'll be below the global average.

(Thanks to Skylar for the link to the BBC Global Fat Scale!)

GW3 and Size 16 -- w00t

My scale is so weird -- or maybe it's me. The last three days weights were 190.0 lbs 189.9 lbs 189.8 lbs and now today 188.0 lbs (in kg for the rest of the world: 86.2 86.1 86.1 85.3). I know I didn't lose 2 lbs in one day! We'll see tomorrow if it is real. If it is real, that's GW3!

As you can see from my profile, I've been setting really modest goals and it has been rewarding reaching them. This time I'm going to set a little more aggressive goals -- drop 2 BMI points per goal. Not super aggressive (that's only 13 lbs / 6 kg) but it's a little scary/exciting.

I have set my UGW at 149 (67.6 kg) / BMI 22 but that's partly so I don't scare anyone who knows me. When I get there will I really be satisfied?

Also I went to the store and I fit into a US size 16 pant now! That's still embarrassing to admit out loud, but it is down from size 18/20!

I also peeked in the Junior's department and found a cute pair of jeans in a junior size 17 -- I didn't know they made junior sizes that big. I was able to get them on so I bought them. When I showed my GF I could tell from here face that, although I could get them on, they didn't really fit. I assured her I wouldn't wear them out in public. I was a little disappointed by her reaction but it didn't spoil my enthusiasm. They may be too tight to wear out of the house right now, pretty soon they will be too loose!

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 565 cal

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 565 cal (85 g carb), 189.8 lbs

Another morning with very little weight change. What's going on? I will stay strong. I will stay strong. I am strong.

-- breakfast
110 cal (15 g carb) Special K protein snack bar, chocolate peanut
-- lunch
125 cal (25 g carb) oatmeal (plain + 1 tsp brown sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon)
-- dinner
330 cal (45 g carb) 1 slice cheese pizza (300c40g est), small salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, cabbage) no dressing (30c5g)
-- exercise
1.1 mi walking 1 flight of stairs

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 705 cal

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 705 cal (95 g carb), 189.9 lbs

Very little change from yesterday. I'll call it just random fluctuation...

-- breakfast
125 cal (25 g carb) oatmeal (plain + 1 tsp brown sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon)
-- lunch
180 cal (23 g carb) Special K protein meal bar, honey almond
-- dinner
400 cal (47 g carb) Subway 6" Tuscan chicken melt (flatbread, swiss, lettuce, tomato, no sauce)
-- exercise
1.2 mi walking

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Wed Nov 28, 2012, ??? cal

Wed Nov 28, 2012, ??? cal (?? g carb), 190.0 lbs

We had a stupid going away lunch for some people at work at a Thai restaurant and everything was served family style. Unknown foods in unknown quanties. I had about 5 different things at about 1/4-1/3 cup each. How many calories is that? Fortunately I skipped breakfast.

-- breakfast
0 green tea
-- lunch
200-600 cal thai food
-- dinner
420 cal (41 g carb) chicken taco (no tortilla, cheese, lettuce, pico: 205c12g), 13 tortilla chips (195c26g)
-- exercise
1.5 mi walking
3 flights of stairs (up&down)