What Is Brandy Doing In My Energy Bar?

Alright, so I didn't go for a walk tonight. I'm not even going to give any excuses, I'm already disappointed with myself. I was planning for a walk and even had one of the Clif Energy Bars about an hour before I left work.

Which leads me to a completely different subject. I opened up my Carrot Cake Clif Energy Bar and smelled it before I took a bite and thought "Is there brandy in here!!??" Of course there wasn't, but I have to say-it smelled and tasted a lot like the Tom and Jerry drinks that my family always has around Christmas and New Year's. Eating that energy bar brought back a lot of memories of my family sitting around the kitchen or living room and enjoying a warm and tasty drink. I'm probably the only person that would think that a carrot cake energy bar tasted like an alcoholic drink, but that's me! No, I'm not an alcoholic (I hardly ever drink anymore), I'm just a little different.

On to my day-

Weight-144 lbs Calories-1490 Fat-40.14

I did pretty good today. I still need to work in exercise...

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

So I've decided to start keeping a food diary and use this blog as a weight loss tool. I've gained about 20 lbs in the past year and a half, and I am NOT happy with my body. According to the American Heart Association website a person with my lifestyle (sedentary) needs to take in 2010 calories and between 56-78 grams of fat to maintain their weight. If I aim to lose 1 lb a week I need to eat 1500 calories and 42-59 grams of fat a day. I can do that.

Today I had 1557 calories and 55.1 grams of fat. I don't feel deprived at all. One thing I need to work on is cutting butter and oil out of my food. Tonight I added a tbsp of Earth Balance butter to my mashed potato. It was good, but I could have used half that amount and still been happy. I feel ok with the amount of calories I took in, but I definately need to lower the fat amount.

I haven't weighed myself for about five days, but I weighed in at 144lbs the last time. I will try to weigh myself every morning to keep myself motivated.

One thing I know I need to work on is exercise. I work in an office, so I don't get any exercise during the day. When I get home in the evening I'm usually starving, so instead of going for a walk I usually make dinner. I need to start bringing a healthy snack that I can eat before I head home so I'm not starving, and am able to go for a walk without passing out. Oh, I know.. I bought a few Cliff Energy bars to try because they've gotten rave reviews from a few Vegan posters. I need to remember to bring one to work tomorrow. I WILL go for a walk tomorrow.

My goal weight-120 lbs.

Poody Cats

I want to introduce a couple furry members of my family.

Ziggy is the tuxedo colored cat and Rusty is the tabby. We've had Ziggy for a little over a year, and we got Rusty (or Russ) about 3 months ago. I have a feeling they'll be showing up in my blog a lot!

Saving money on everything I can is , naturally, part of my plan to get out of debt. I recently brought Rusty to the SPCA of Dallas to get fixed and get a couple shots and it was a great deal! They had a promotion going on that took $20.00 off the price of neutering your pet. I paid $54.00 for neutering and two shots. Can't beat that!

Hello

This is my first blog, and I'm so excited about it! I've been reading blogs for a couple years now, and just recently decided to go ahead and take the plunge. There is a lot of change happening in my life right now, and since journaling helped me sort through stuff when I was younger, I decided to start a blog.

I'm originally from MN, but have lived in TX for about a year now. Even though I've really enjoyed being a Texan, I miss my friends and family dearly and will be moving back to MN at the end of May. I've started the job search, and my BF, who moved back about a month ago, found a cute little rental house for us.

There are a couple things I want this blog to be about. The first thing is my move towards becoming a vegan. I've been a vegetarian for about 15 years, and have slowly starting cutting out dairy. I love cheese, so this has been very hard! Amazingly enough, in the week and a half since I haven't really had any dairy I've lost 3 pounds! I've gained a little weight in the past year and a half, and I really want to get back to my original weight.

The second thing is my struggle to get out of debt. I may eventually start a second blog because the two subjects are completely different, but since I'm new to this blogging thing, I figured one blog is enough for now.

Welcome to my blog, I hope you enjoy!