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Name: jennlett
Age: 20
Height: 5'2
Start Weight in October 1, 2009: 129lbs
Goal Weight (by October 29): 125lbs

Week 1; 08-Oct-09: 130lbs
Week 2; 15-Oct-09: 130lbs
Week 3; 22-Oct-09:
Week 4; 29-Oct-09:

Total monthly weight loss: +1

Weigh in is tommorrow..and I have a confession.. I have not been eating well this week and I think TTOM is near.  I'm not expecing any losses on the scale tommorrow, most likley a gain.  I just needed to get that off my chest.

Name: jennlett
Age: 20
Height: 5'2
Start Weight in October 1, 2009: 129lbs
Goal Weight (by October 29): 125lbs

Week 1; 08-Oct-09:
Week 2; 15-Oct-09:
Week 3; 22-Oct-09:
Week 4; 29-Oct-09:

Total monthly weight loss:

I'm excited, I did the september one and didn't except to go over my goal.. so i kinda am glad that i did it.  i'm doing this one because it helped me out the first time, so here's to october and halloween candy!

Name: jennlett
Age: 20
Height: 5'2
Start Weight in September 1, 2009: 135
Goal Weight (by September 30): 131

Sep 04: 133lbs
Sep 11: 133lbs
Sep 18: 130lbs
Sep 25:
Sep 30:

i made up for the bad weekend last week i suppose.

woot woot.

that exact same thing happened to me, i know how you feel! i stopped, and then started the old routine that helped me out initally and i realized that i wasn't as into as i was when i first started. 

what helped me, was that i started counting calories again.  it was hard the first week, but after that i felt much better.  then, i went back to the gym -- i went all into it because the easing into things doesn't work for me.  whenever i ease into things i get stuck not challenging myself. 

also, what also helped me was to get a whole bunch of new songs on my mp3 player, the new music helped.

i also took feljones view.. if i don't start shaping up now i'm going to keep going down that road and it'll taken even longer to get to where i want to be.

This is going to be a challenge because I'm not familiar with many pastas..haha.

1) Which pasta tastes best with a bolognaise/ meat and tomato sauce? Bowtie. <3

2) Which pasta do you like more: Spaghetti, I haven't seen the other one? Oh..I googledi t, I chose tagliatelle..<3

3) Fresh pasta or dried? I have only had dried, but I think fresh would be delicious.

4) Do you prefer to eat wholewheat pasta or white? Wholewheat, it has more flavor and chew.

5) Do you like simple, oil/butter sauces, or rich, meaty/beany ones? Rich beany ones.

6) Which type of pasta is best in minestrone - broken long noodle shapes, or conchiglini/ ditallini (teeny pasta shapes)? Broken long noodle shapes. I like the swirly looking pasta. 

7) Do you prefer pasta over rice or vice versa? I prefer rice.

8) Which pasta do you cook most often at home? Bowties.

9) Which type of pasta do you like to get if it's on the menu eating out? Umm, fettuchini or angel hair.

10) Do you like any sweet pasta dishes, such as honey/ lemon vermicelli? Never had them, but I'm sure they'd be nice.

11) Do you like saucepan pasta dishes or baked pasta dishes more? Baked. <3

12) What do you most often eat with your pasta? Nothing

Your turkey and cheese sandwich is dry, what do you put on it? -- Mustard or hummus. <3

You're being executed, what do you request for a last meal? -- Crunchy peanut butter & nutella sandwitch, in & out burger with fries from burger king, and nacho grandes, a couple of homemade cupcakes, with soymilk.

If you had to eat at one fast food restaurant for breakfast, which would it be? Dennys, or Cocos. <3

Your inlaws are coming for dinner, what do you make to impress them?: Umm, a three course japanese meal, lol

What food would you be very dissapointed if your grocery store stopped carrying? Almond Breeze

You go grocery shopping, they dont have your brand of peanut butter, would you drive 20 minutes to get it, or buy the unhealthy version (if you eat the natural stuff)?  Buy the unhealthy version.

How long does it take you to grocery shop? 5 minutes, I live at school so not long at all.

Best topping to spread on a bagel? Peanut butter, jelly, or nutella, whipped cream cheese.

Best thing to put on a pb sandwich (jelly, banana, honey, etc)? Jelly, nutella, fluffernutter, bananas

Food you go through the fastest?: Bread

Youre at a restaurant and are splurging, eat more food or go for dessert?: Eat more food.

One food you would make calorie free if you could? Cinnamon buns.

Cook or be cooked for? Cook.

Unpeel the banana and then eat it or peel as you eat? Peel as I eat.

Rip up lettuce and then wash it or wash it then rip it up? Rip then wash.

Season meat and then throw it in the pan or put it in and then season? Season then throw.

Best way to make a burger? By hand..black beans/carrots/etc. w/e is on hand. then baking it.

Could you honestly eat chicken breast and broccoli for the rest of your life? umm, no.

Favorite drink to have with dinner?: water

Name: jennlett
Age: 20
Height: 5'2
Start Weight in September 1, 2009: 135
Goal Weight (by September 30): 131

Sep 04: 133lbs
Sep 11:
Sep 18:
Sep 25:
Sep 30:

I agree with the guy who said to get the peanuts and salt one.  You will seriously change your mind about your peanut butter addiction.  My mother bought one once to try it out..half the jar is sitting in the pantry a couple months later.

The only peanut butter I really crave is the jiffy/skippy sugary, hydrogenated oily one.  I love it though, can't give it up.  Self control has a lot to do with it, I've been there with the whole spoonful after spoonful though, you can do it.  You just have to make that decision.

Color bell pepper:: Yellow, red and green.
Favorite herb or spice:: Cinnamon, and Indian spices.
Hot beverage:: Pumpkin Spice Latte.
cookie:: The ones that the guy in my frat makes, he wont tell the secret.
Soda:: Coca cola.
Type of bread or bread product:: Bagels, baked goodies, toast, english muffins, anything that has bread in it I <3 it, lol.
Midnight snack:: Whatever I can rummage in the fridge.
Soup:: Minestrone, or my cafeteria's veggie soup.
Type of cake:: The one that my Argentinian friend makes.
Type of hummus:: Original.
Pastries:: Apple strudels? Pan dulce.
Fruit:: All tropical ones, pinapple, kiwi, banana, mango..
Vegatable:: Eggplant, grilled corn, carrots, spinach
Style of cuisine:: Ethiopian and Thai.

* . . Have You Ever . . *
Ate on your rooftop?: Don't believe I have.
Ate outside in the rain?: Never.
Dropped food in public?: Yup, many times, lol.
smelled something good and ate it even though you weren't hungry?: It's called impuslive eating, and 5 lbs on my butt.
Laughed so hard you chocked on your food?: Yes, it was horrible. 
Picked fresh fruit?: Yes, do it here and there.  Organes, guava.
had to give up a certain food you love due to health reasons?h:: Nope.
stole or "grazed" at a grocery store lol?: I'm a bad college kid. I sometimes still do, lol.
purchased a food item just because someone else did?: Yes, to try it out.
ate at a table with someone you didn't know?: Yeah, awkward at first.
Gone out of your way to  cook for someone?: Sure do.
snuck food into a movie theater?: Always.
gone for ice cream in the winter?: Sure have.
Been in a food fight?: Never.

* . . Who was the last person to . . *
share food with you?: I shared food with my brother and dad.
Tell you you are a good cook?: Nope.
go grocery shopping with you?: Collegemates.
help you cook?: Friend.
take you to dinner?: Collegemates, lol.
cook for you?: Mom.
Take you to lunch?: Dad.
Call you a bad cook?: Nobody.
Buy you ice cream?: Myself.
Buy you snacks at the movies?: Nobody.
bake for you?: We baked together, my friend and I.
Ordered a pizza with you?: Don't remember.
treat you to a gourmet meal?: Noope.
tease you for a kitchen mishap?: Negative.

* . . What's the last . . *
thing you had for lunch?: Grilled veggie salad, and then some of my brothers cobb salad, then my dad's spinach one, lol.  It was a salad sharing frenzy.
Time you cooked?: Two days ago.
Meal you had?: My "dinner" lol.  We're strugglin at this house..the stove hasn't been on for a couple days.
Jell-o you ate?: Don't remember.
Soup you ate?: Too hot for soup.
Cookie you ate?: Erm, don't belive I remember that one.
Drink you've had?: Agua.
nutritious thing you ate?: I count peanut butter as nutritious, lol.
bagel you ate?: Blueberry.
Food you've eaten?: Peanutbutter and bread.
Flavor of gum chewed?: Mint.
sauce you used?: CHeese sauce, for mac + cheese.
Grocery store you shopped at?: Wholefoods.
treat you had?: Chips and guacamole.

* . . Can You . . *
make  homemade bread?: Yup, baked it all last summer.
eat dairy?: Yup, fart a bit though..lol let's be honest.
Bake a cake?: Yeah, I don't like cake that much though.
Roll your own burritos ?: Yes..MY burrito..someone else and bets are off.
Cook meat?: Nope.
toast toast with out burning it?: Of course.
decorate a cake nicely?: Can do a pie nicley.
Multi task in the kitchen?: Definatley.
understand cookie jargon?: What type of jargon?
Impersonate a certain dish?: Naw.
Prepare a holiday meal?: Parts of one.
Cook anything really well?: Why yes, yes I can.

* . . Finish The Line . . *
If i were a snack food I'd be ...: Goldfish because everyone loves mee. 
I wish I could cook ...: like Rachel Ray and never get fat, lol.
So many people don't know I make great ...: vegan whoopie pies.
I am never going to eat ...: Bile in that one soup my family makes, eww. so bitter.
My food weakness is...: baked goodies of all types.

hamburger:  In N Out <3

fries: Burger King. They're super crispy and yummy!

onion rings: I don't like onion rings~

ice cream: Cold stone creamery, yummo.

baked goods: I <3 baked goodies.  This place in the bay area called Arizmendi, as well as the local panderia..mm.

chicken wings: Don't really eat much chicken.

poutine: Never had that before, but it looks delish!

pizza: Oohh, this place called Two Guys from Italy, the pizza comes cut in squares and in high school they always used to order it, so it brings back good memories.

chinese food: Not much of a fan of Chinese.

italian food: Not much of a fan of Italian, maybe Alejos..

turkey sandwich: Don't eat turkey much either, lol.

caesar salad: Don't like ceasar.  I sound picky right now, which I totally am not haha~

milkshake: In N Out?

taco: Del Taco! Macho Taco plz.  Or Rubios for the fish taco.

doughnut: Yum Yum Donuts.

bagel: Panera Bread.

cinnamon roll: Yum Yum Donuts.

that's me too! i work out almost every day, and on weekends when I don't i eat a ton and stay the same weight.  it's frustrating, because i go to the gym so often yet eat a lot.  so, yes i am in the same boat.

however, i find that if i switch my train of thought and really focus on my goal i am better equipped to handle the situation. maybe what you can do, during the week is budget your calories..maybe eat less and then by the weekend the damage won't be so bad.

but, much of the time it comes to choice!

I keep going up and down and up and down and up and down and up and down.

Puff pastry!

Walnuts or Almonds?

Eggs - Boiled and scrambled.

Potato - Baked, and roasted.

Berries - Fresh or frozen.

Tomatoes - Raw, juice, and pasta.

Beans - Soup.

Corn - Whole kernel and in bread.

Cheese - With fruit.

Meat - Main. 

Nuts - Plain and butters.

Green veggies - Single dish and pasta.

Carrots - Raw

Milk - Puddings.

Rice - On it's own

Fish - All

Oats - Baked goods and oatmeal