A Sensible Dinner - Pearlieq's Journal

[Lesli54]

Good evening, Pearlieq!

I think your breakfast idea was a good one. Why wait and fight the hunger when you don't know how long it will be? I also love your choices for getting in some fruits and veggies for lunch.

Well at least your sink battle is done, now for all the mess that goes with the installation. I am sure your kitchen will be beautiful when you are done.

Have a good evening and hopefully you can get back out to that Shakespeare festival, that sounds like fun!

 

[pearlieq]

8/6/06

8:00am

--1/4 small spinach stuffed pizza
--1 Coke

They gave us the 3rd Coke by accident. I had only ordered 2. I must say I am enjoying it, and I'm usually OK with things like that early in the morning. The pizza has enough fat & protien to stave off a huge blood sugar swing.

I don't know what we're going to do today. I was up with the dawn, but I'm not expecting DH for a while. If I were a good person I'd get up off my duff and do some cleaning. Still might. We'll have to see. Some days I dimly realize that if I don't do it, it doesn't get done. The housecleaning fairies seem to have lost my address.

11:45am

--1/4 small spinach stuffed pizza
--3 sugar free lemon cookies
--1 1/4 cups milk

Well, I've done some straightening and puttering this morning, but no serious cleaning. I did get the dishes done, I guess. Does that count?

Still no stirring from DH. The rain is here now, which means I guess the lawn is not getting mowed today. Oh well..

4:00pm

--3 strawberries

I was hungry and mean to get a snack, but then I got distracted. DH has been watching the Pro Football Hall of Fame introductions today, and getting quite verklempt at some of the speeches. I keep threatening to break out Brian's Song for him...

6:00pm

--1 cheeseburger
--1/2 med. portion of lasagna
--1/2 piece garlic bread

We ordered in from our old pizza shop, and had a very disappointing experience. They took an hour and 15 minutes to get here, and they got our order wrong! And what they did send wasn't very good. We called them back, but they weren't too concerned. They offered a credit for free delivery next time. Wow! Bowl me over!

DH is literally on the edge of the couch now watching a poker tournament. Then we get to retire upstairs for the Hall of Fame football game. It's been a very DH day, but at least he vacuumed and mopped the floor--that's something.

6:30pm

--2 sugar free cookies
--1 sm nsa ice cream bar

I wanted something sweet.

 

[Lesli54]

Good morning, Pearlieq!

Hey, if the house cleaning fairies happen to locate you, could you please send them my way? I could sure use them myself?

I think you did pretty good yesterday. You are doing really well at trying to keep your portions under control and I think that it will take you really far in the long run.

Keep up the great work!

 

[pearlieq]

8/7/06

8:00am

--1 mini ww bagel w/1 T neufchatel & jam
--1/2 cup cottage cheese
--5 strawberries.

This is not enough for breakfast. I definitely see a snack coming up.

What's got me thinking is how good I felt after yesterday's breakfast of pizza & Coke. Something about it left me completely satisfied and content for hours. Was it all the fat? The protien from the cheese? Either way it felt much better than I feel right now. Right now I'm feeling somewhat unsatisfied and with an "itch" to go eat more. I've had enough experience to know I can usually wait out the "itch", but I much prefer how I felt yesterday.

I wonder what would happen if I switched to bigger meals and stopped eating snacks? I know a lot of people do better when they eat several smaller meals, but I've never felt that way. Small meals just leave me unsatisfied and looking for more. When I eat a hearty, big meal I feel more satisfied and less interested in food afterwards. Stuff to think about...

10:00pm

--5 more strawberries
--1 cherry tomato
--2 sf thin mints

I knew I was feeling nibbly, and I grabbed this while surveying the fridge for dinner tonight. I think I'm going to try for an early, hearty lunch and then plan on eating another substantial meal mid-afternoon.

11:45pm

--1 light hot dog w/cheese on light bread
--1 turkey burger w/cheese on bun
--1 med banana
--1 cup cherry tomatoes
--1 nsa pudding cup

Hopefully between this big lunch and the tedious busywork I have to do this afternoon I can keep my mind off of food for a while! I feel pretty satisfied.

2:15pm

--3 graham cracker sheets
--3 T neufchatel
--1/3 cup raisins
--2 sf cookies

I'm very frustrated with my work. To get my project ready to delivery I have to do the same tedious manual task about 1,500 times (literally). It's not hard, but it's dull, repetitive, and seems never ending.

I tried graham crackers, but they didn't help.

I don't think I'll be buying too many of the cookies again. They're tasty, but I keep catching myself nibbling 2 or 3 here and there. I'm not really worried about the caloric impact, it just kind of seems like a waste of money.

5:30pm

--5 sf cookies
--1 mini bag of popcorn
--2 cups milk

Stress eating, pure & simple!

7:00pm

--turkey & cheese sub
--1/2 pkt chips
--side portion franks & beans

I just wasn't up to fixing a whole meal, so DH and I compromised by ordering sandwiches and fixing the franks & beans to eat on the side. I was able to put away the leftovers for tomorrow's lunch, which is helpful too.

After dinner, back to work! I kept at it for about 2 hours, but I finally had to quit--I'm developing tunnel vision and getting a bit sloppy, which is not good as this is very precise work.

More of the same fun tomorrow!

 

[Lesli54]

Good morning, Pearlieq!

Looks like you stayed on the relaxed side of things yesterday as well. At least you tackled a few things. Not everyday can be a work day.

My guess is the feeling from yesterday's breakfast comes from a combination of 2 things - protein and a bit more food. You may not have to eat a really large breakfast, but bumping it up a bit could very well be your answer.

Keep up the good work and I will catch you later!

 

[pearlieq]

8/8/05

I haven't gotten breakfast yet this morning. Maybe in a little while. I've been working steadily since about 7:30 and just needed a break. Plus, the Glucophage is upsetting my stomach, which is very common for the first several weeks. They have you taper on your dosage and I just bumped up to the next level, so I'm feeling the effects. Hopefully they'll be gone soon and medicine will do me some good.

I'm really hoping to get my work project done today. I'm going to take a little break here, but otherwise, right back in! I hate having it hanging over my head.

10:15am

--1 1/2 cups franks & beans
--1 cup milk

Back to work!

1:30pm

--10 baked fish sticks
--1/4 cup chopped chicken
--1/2 pt. grape tomatoes

I got ambitious while preparing my lunch and put together our casserole for dinner. I even realized I could get 2 meals out of all of it so I split it up and froze one. Now all I have to do later is pop it in the oven and chop up the pineapple.

I got 2 parts of my work project done this morning. I have one more big part to do today, then I need to double check everything before I turn it over. But at least I can see light at the end of the tunnel!

5:40pm

--1 hearty helping of taco casserole, plus seconds
--4 or 5 fresh pineapple wedges
--1 cup milk

I was starving, but luckily DH came home early and I could go right for dinner. I know eating this early means I'll want a snack later on, but that's now a problem. I'll probably have ice cream and/or a mini bag of popcorn.

8:00pm

--1/2 mini bag popcorn
--1 nsa pudding cup
--1 sf popsicle

My work system crashed right about when I was done! I lost some work, but I don't think all is lost. I won't know until it's back up, but I decided to just put it away for tonight and deal with it tomorrow.

I spent the rest of the evening setting up our ADRs for our January trip. Even though it doesn't affect us much, I'm still pretty disappointed with the cuts they made in the dining options for DDE.

10:30pm

--1 pb&j on a mini ww bagel
--1 small scoop cottage cheese

I was hungry again and knew there'd be no chance of my sleeping if I didn't get some kind of snack. This did the trick and I was able to drift off quickly.

 

[pearlieq]

8/9/06

8:45am

--Hearty portion of leftover taco casserole

So, back to work. Thankfully, the system cooperated and I got everything done. Now I'm just waiting for one answer from my yutz of a service contact and I'll be ready to hand it over. It's always no nerve-wracking at the end of the process. I'm turning it over while desperately hoping that I got every single one of about 150,000 little details right. There just always seems to be a problem lurking around the corner, ready to cause disaster no matter how hard you've tried.

Oh well, such is the nature of my job, I guess.

Other plans for today include sitting around while the countertop company makes templates of my counters, and calling in to make our ADRs for the January trip. Maybe I'll even get ambitious and putter around the house a bit. We'll see.

1:30pm

--2 lean pockets
--1 yogurt cup
--1/2 cup grape tomatoes
--1 sf cookie

The cupboards are getting bare, so it's getting to be more and more of a challenge to fix up a good meal. I know I'm going to need to eat again in a few hours, though I daresay my Glucophage is kicking in a bit and helping to control the insulin surges.

I actually should have eaten a little earlier, but I got caught up in setting up our ADRs and doing a cost analysis of the DDP. I ran the numbers and the cost is almost exactly even for us, but we'll get so much more with DDP. When I ran our "regular" costs I did it with how we would usually eat--one shared appetizer at most, no drink for me, one dessert at most. With the plan we'll get to sample 2 appetizers and 2 desserts, which I'm excited about because there's always something else I want to try but can't justify the cost.

I'm really looking forward to this trip! I'm making a game out of it this time and trying to get the cost as low as I can. So far the sticking point has been the rental car. For some reason, all of the major agencies are showing rates of about $300 a week! Egads! If they don't come down, I think we'll scrap our plans at OKW and move to BWV and just try to get along without.

3:30pm

--1 1/2 cups light ice cream

Needed something sweet.

5:00pm

--2 sf cookies
--1 mini bag of popcorn

DH called--he's going to go play in a home game tonight, so I guess I'm on my own. I think it's a Chinese night!

In other news, I finally got my work project done. Yay!

6:00pm

--1 order crab rangoon
--1 sm sweet & sour chicken w 1/4 cup sauce
--2 fortune cookies

Yum! I've now retired upstairs. I think I'm going to watch a movie and just relax after the stress of this week.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Pearlieq~

I hope your work issues have gotten resolved.

I know what you mean about making your Disney vacation a game.... I keep trying to cut the cost of the vacation here and there and get the cost as low as possible. A couple of days ago, I checked rates for a car rental for our trip in December. I booked a few months ago and got a Monte Carlo for 3 weeks for around $480. I was happy with that, but I decided to re-price it a couple of days ago and the rate had jumped to almost $1,000! Talk about sticker shock!

Hope you have a great day tomorrow!

 

[pearlieq]

8/10/06

No breakfast yet. My stomach is just a bit unsettled, and I'm not feeling too hungry, so I decided to wait.

Not much going on today, I don't think. Now that my project is turned over, I'm free until I get assigned something new, which I imagine will be soon. I may be really, really brave and try for a Wal-Mart run, since we're out of some essentials. Just once I'd like to get out of there for under $100!

We're getting some great thunderstorms this morning! About 20 minutes ago it was dark as night in here! I love rain--it's so peaceful, not to mention economical! I don't have to water my lawn! Yay!!!

10:00am

--small stir-fried broccoli & snow peas
--mini ww bagel w/peanut butter

I love these sauteed veggies. So yummy! I really need to find something to do with myself today. There's plenty of straigtening and laundry, but that isn't really what I had in mind.

12:45pm

--1 Wendy's double cheeseburger
--2 kiwis

I was totally jonesing on a cheeseburger! I got clever and took advantage of Wendy's combos where you can pick any side you want, so now I have chili to eat tomorrow. Yay!

I might make a trip to the library this afternoon--I'm not sure. I've got to do something to stay busy!

4:00pm

--1 LC peanut chicken
--1/2 cup peas

Hungry again. I didn't make it to the library, but I did get our bedroom picked up and got some laundry and dishes done. So that's something.

I will say, again, I think the Glucophage is starting to help. I don't feel quite so crave-y all the time. Things aren't perfect, but I definitely think they're better!

5:40pm

--1 T raisins
--1/2c (at most) milk

Bits and tasted filched while cooking. We're having breakfast for dinner tonight, so I'm making a dutch baby, plus scrambled eggs and canadian bacon.

My friend came over and brought me some more yummy cherry tomatoes, plus a couple of big ones. I can't wait to get into those!

6:10pm

--1/2 dutch baby w/sf syrup
--2 eggs scrambled w/3 pieces Canadian bacon and mozzarella cheese
--3 short pineapple wedges

This was so tasty, and I'm quite full now. I'm sure I'll need a snack later, but I feel pretty good now.

12:30am

--1/2 cup cottage cheese
--1 piece of light bread w/a bit of margarine & nsa jam

I was starving! I don't know why I do this to myself. I know darn well I'm going to be miserable and unable to sleep if I try to go to bed hungry and just ignore it. It felt so good to eat this, and I was asleep within 10 minutes once I got back to bed.

 

[pearlieq]

8/11/06

9:30am

--1 carton yogurt
--1/2 cup raisin bran

Big day at work. I got asked to pinch hit for a project that is going off track, so tons to do there! I also found out that a director I really enjoy is leaving. I'm so bummed!

11:00am

--2 graham crackers

Stress munching, mostly.

1:00pm

--1 1/2 cups chili w/3 pkts saltines
--1 LC peanut chicken w/1/2 cup peas
--1 light english muffin w/margarine and nsa jam
--1 nsa pudding cup

These english muffins are delicious! They're the Healthy Life brand, and they're 90 calories, have 6 grams of fiber, and are wonderful and soft and squishy and terrific! I was surprised at how wonderful these were!

I ate a lot at lunch today. I think it was more stress talking. Gotta love that cortisol running through your veins and making you munch! I don't feel bad about it or anything--I was quite hungry and now I'm quite satisfied--but it was more than normal.

I got a big piece of my work done--it was very mentally challenging detective work. My brain is going to be sore tomorrow! I've still got a lot more to do, including big stretch of tedious (but hopefully fast-paced) work. But I'm going to take a little break here and rest my head!

4:45pm

--1 mini bag popcorn

DH is out golfing this afternoon, so heaven knows when he'll be home. I'm not sure what we're doing for dinner this evening. I might try to get some of my work done, but I'm not going to be strict about it. I can work on things tomorrow and Sunday too. I need a break!

7:45pm

--turkey sub
--1/2 packet barbecue chips

This was perfect! I really needed the evening to decompress.

8:30pm

--small strawberry cheesecake ice cream w/2 Oreos

Cold Stone. Yum! Now DH and I are home. He's watching football and I'm just relaxing. I'll be ready to tackle my work tomorrow.

 

[pearlieq]

8/12/06

9:30am

--1 light english muffin w/pb
--1/2 cup cottage cheese
--1/2 apple

Well, I'm up and working. I'm just taking a break now while a job runs. I really hope this goes quickly!

1:45pm

--12 smallish meatballs
--2 tomatoes, chopped w/a drizzle of rf ranch
--1 light english muffin w/margarine

Still chugging along on my work. I did find out it's not going to be nearly as bad as I thought it would be, so that's a relief. Still, I need a break!

6:30pm

--1 sm piece cheese pizza
--2 sm pieces very thin chicken pizza
--1/2 apple
--1/2 cereal bar

The 3 kids hoovered up all of the pizza! I barely got any and was starving afterwards. Otherwise, we had an OK time, I guess. The older girl had a friend over, so I barely saw her. Her little brother hung out with us, and was OK. Honestly, we didn't especially enjoy the experience. I mean, it was OK, and the kids were pretty well behaved, but both of us were happy them mom & dad came back home! I wonder if that means anything...

10:00pm

--3 oz or so Pringles

Starving, and they put the chips right in front of me while we were playing cards. I didn't mind, though, they were very tasty!

 

[pearlieq]

8/13/06

12:30pm

--1 turkey & tomato on sourdough
--1 bowl broccoli & cheddar soup

My stomach was upset this morning again--I think it's combination of the medicine and TOM. I was going to up my dose this week, but I think I'll hold off until it settles down a bit.

I was so starving by the time DH came home with this! I'm still working, but I see some light at the end of the tunnel here. Yay!

4:30pm

--1 cup cherry tomatoes

My mom and her BF came over for a surprise dinner. I felt bad since I had been working all weekend and hadn't had a chance to get to the store. We had to run out for milk and drinks, but it worked out OK.

6:30pm

--2/3 portion shepherds pie
--1" section sourdough baguette w/dipping oil
--many small poitrefoiles dipped in chocolate sauce
--1 cup milk

Mom had picked up some frozen shepherds pie entrees for dinner. Unfortunately, I think she thought they were meal size instead of individual, so we wound up splitting 3 across the 4 of us. I was still pretty hungry and wound up eating lots of poitrefoiles--at least 8 or 10. They were small and tasty, but I shouldn't have served them all to the table. I think we ate the last few just to clear the platter.

We had a nice game of cards and got to know mom's intended some more. He still seems like a nice enough guy, so here's hoping!

DH and I are still starving, so pizza is on its way!

9:00pm

--3/8 cheesy bread
--2 pieces pizza

Yum! I'm pretty darn full now, which is great after 2 pieces. Pizza left over for breakfast!

 

[pearlieq]

8/14/06

8:45am

--2 pieces cheese pizza
--1 cup milk

This is seriously one of my favorite breakfasts ever! It just takes me back and reminds me of good times as a kid and a college student.

I have no idea what work is going to bring today. I hope the project I stepped in on does not become my responsibility full time! Otherwise, I know I need to go to the grocery store desperately! We're out of so many things.

My goal for this week is to make it to my next clippie. I'm pretty close already, so I think it would just be a matter of not dramatically fouling up during the week. I also really need to start incorporating some exercise back into my days! I don't want to get weak and unconditioned.

1:40pm

--2 light hot dogs w/cheese
--1 kiwi fruit
--1 big tomato

I love fresh tomatoes! My neighbor passes me her surplus and they are amazing!!!

I just found out I'm on my own for dinner. DH was going to have to work late on Wednesday, but now it got switched to tonight, so I have the evening to myself. Unfortunately, I didn't get the message in time and I made plans to meet up with one of my girlfriends for Wednesday. I guess he'll get a night to himself!

8:00pm

--1 Asian grilled chicken salad
--1 cup whole strawberries
--1 cup milk

Yum!

 

[pearlieq]

8/15/06

8:30am

--1 small bowl raisin bran

I've really come to a new appreciation for raisin bran. I always thought it was gross as a kid, but I enjoy it much more as an adult. I'm such a sucker for the sugar-coated raisins.

Looks like another quiet day today, I think. DH is bringing home pizza that he won from a local shop, so I don't even have to cook!

I would like to get out and get some exercise, but I'm having a big problem with tendinitis in my ankle. Ouch!!! I could at least still do some crunches or push ups. Or mayble the elliptical wouldn't bother it too much. I'll have to experiment.

I picked up a really cool book yesterday at the library. It's called Gasping for Airtime, and it's all about the two years Jay Mohr spent as a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live. I've been reading a lot about SNL since I stumbled on to an E! True Hollywood Story about Chris Farley last week.

Something about his story really resonates with me, and I've been thinking about it for days. It's just so darn sad. By all accounts he was a caring, kind, funny, deeply spiritual man, so caught up in addictions that very few people were at all surprised by his death. He went to rehab 17 times. I don't know if I feel a kinship because of being heavy or what, but his death just seems like such a senseless tragedy, and such a waste of a wonderful human being and I just can't quite get my mind around it.

12:30pm

--2 light hot dogs w/cheese
--1 cup strawberries
--1 large handful grape tomatoes

More work got dumped on me today. Yee haw! I guess it's keeping me out of mischief, but all the same I'd rather not.

Ho hum.

5:45pm

--1 peach

Hungry. Plus, I figured having a peach to take the edge off would save hundreds of calories in pizza!

6:15pm

--5 pieces bruschetta
--2 med pieces deep dish pizza
--15 cherries

Yum! I thought I wanted more, but I think I've settled down now.

 

[goldcupmom]

Just catching up, Pearlie! I'm rooting for the new clippie this week! I think it will look just wonderful on you!!

Glucophage? Did I miss something?

Hope you're having a great week. New clippie on the way!

 

[pearlieq]

Glucophage? Did I miss something?

Hi! Thanks for stopping by.

About a month ago I started taking glucophage again to help with the insulin resistance caused by my PCOS. So far the difference has been nothing short of miraculous! This is what I imagined all the "normal" people felt like all those years.

I hope it lasts, because the last couple of weeks have been wonderful. I've gone from not being able to have a "good" day to save my life to doing pretty well most of the time. I don't feel that horrible compulsion to eat, eat, eat. The "itch" is mostly gone.

It's funny, I still sometimes think about overeating, but more often than not it doesn't happen anymore. It's just something I think about, then go back to my day. I really, really hope it stays like this while I'm on the medicine.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi pearlieq!

Sending you some for work and for that clippie this week! When you get your clippie, we'll have a clippie party in your journal!

I'm glad to hear that the glucophage is working quite well for you!

Have a great Wednesday! Try not to work too, too hard.

 

[pearlieq]

8/16/06

11:00am

--1 cup raisin bran w/milk

I wasn't hungry until now. Dunno why.

My ankle is not doing so well. Unless I get some real improvement in the next few days, I think it's back to the ortho. My friend had a cancel our shopping trip for tonight and I'm honestly kind of grateful. Limping around the mall would have been quite a drag.

In better news, I made it to my new clippie a few days early! I like the gold, but I LOVE silver! Hoping to get there before our DLR trip this November.

12:00pm

--1/2 cup cottage cheese

Not enough breakfast. I just wasn't quite satisfied.

3:00pm

--2 pieces deep dish pizza
--15 cherries

Work seems to have slowed down for the afternoon.

I was thinking about going out tonight, but the ankle is still pretty sore. I could go to the library or something, but I've already gone once this week, so it doesn't hold too much appeal.

I guess I'll just spend the evening in. I've got some magazines. Maybe I'll try to find a movie. How pathetic is that?!?

7:40pm

--1 order crab rangoon
--1 sm sweet & sour chicken w 1/2 of dipping sauce
--2 fortune cookies

My tried and true "DH is away" meal. I also got chicken & pea pods and a big order of broccoli & snowpeas for tomorrow. Yum!

 

[goldcupmom]

Mornin', Pearlie!

New Clippie! AWESOME!!!!!

Hope the ankle feels better soon, it's a bummer!

Have a good one!

 

[Jane E.]

Congrats on your new 30lbs clippie!!! I'm glad your new program with the glucophage is working. It pays to go to the doctor to get stuff figured out. You've been doing amazing lately.

Hope our ankles get better quickly! Thats been a real pain for both of us.

Give your furbabies a hug. Our household has finally settled down from the adoption of the vermin infested kitty from our local animal shelter. I can't believe how stressful its been seeing our animals so sick. I didn't know if I'd make it thru this but thankfully we've turned the corner. If I ever adopt again the animal is going straight to my vet's!

Hey, I'm spending the evening in too reading The Devil Wears Prada - so don't feel bad! I've been looking forward to this all week.