i have a problem

and it's my love of coffee. i love coffee. it's so warm and yummy and makes me feel good all over. right now i am halfway through reading skinny bitch, which tells you that coffee is bad (and everything is bad...) and if you *need* coffee then you have a problem. well, i don't think i need coffee. i don't have it everyday, and sometimes i only drink half a cup and forget about it. and i make a point not to drink more than 2 cups per day (if i'm really jonesing for coffee), and now that i'm in my almost mid-late twenties, i try not to have coffee at night. it doesn't keep me up at night but the tables could turn at any moment.

in other news, this morning i did an anti-boredom workout: bike, arm weights, elliptical, more arm weights, treadmill, stretching it out. i also did this new arm free-weights move that i read about here on fit celeb. except i used 5-pound weights because my gym doesn't have 3-pound weights... and 3 pounds is too light for me. i think jessica biel (from the fit celeb link) has a superfit, awesome body. she is feminine, but also hardcore... that's what i want. although i'm sure some people might think she is too buff, i am not one of them. see!:

weird how that picture is from chinadaily.com, haha. anyway.

i just noticed yesterday that erin from going skinny tagged me for a meme game. here are the rules:


1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 5 facts about yourself.
3. Tag 5 people at the end of your post and list their names, linking to them.
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.

my five:
1) some of you may know that i am learning to sew... i took a class and made a pillow (and haven't done anything since)... until now! on facebook i won a $100 prize from the sewing studio, and i've signed up for the "how to make a summer dress" class... isn't that rad? it's 4 classes and doesn't start until mid-june. but a summer dress? hooray! just think... once i've made one... i can make a thousand, and wear something different every day of my life.

2) i was a very picky eater as a child. my mom would say stuff like, "if you don't eat that broccoli, then you can't have dessert" and i'd be fine with that. now i can't imagine not wanting dessert, hah. i hated all green veggies, most other vegetables, salad, rice (who hates rice?), and all seafood.

3) i ride my bike to work everyday, if it is not raining, or winter. i love riding my bike but only at a comfortable speed. i am not afraid of going fast... just lazy. i work out hard in my actual workouts, so i want bike riding to be something enjoyable and relaxing. i have a cruiser... here i am last summer - now i have a blue milk crate basket at the back to put my stuff in.


4) i have workout ocd. for example, when i'm running, i have to know a) exactly how far i'm going or b) how many calories i'm burning, but not necessarily both. it's a bummer too, because i live really close to lake ontario, and wouldn't it be nice to go for a run by the lake? but noooooo, since i can't plan my route on mapmyrun.com, i haven't even tried it yet. how crazy is that? that being said, the weather hasn't been *that* nice yet... so hopefully this summer i can overcome this ridiculous idea.

5) i was really obsessed with getting a papasan chair and so i got one, in black, and now i hardly ever sit in it... go figure. it's too comfortable. once i sit down, it's very difficult to get up out of it. my dream is to bring it out on the balcony in the summer and read, and it hasn't really been warm enough yet to do that (because of wind) so hopefully soon.

and now i have to tag five people, so randomly i'm choosing: shelley, crystal, mandy, shirls, and laura. tagging people is a lot of work.

la di da

so since cara tagged me for this blog game where you have to sum up your life (or something like that haha) in six words i thought...

GRAB THE BULL BY THE BALLS


i've always loved this phrase after hearing it in that cute drew barrymore movie "never been kissed." she speaks into her little tape recorder... "i can grab bulls balls, i can grab bulls balls" hahaha. basically it means that you have to take what you want. you can't wait for things to fall into your lap. for example, if there is a nice man you like, tell him. not telling him isn't going to get you anywhere. if you want a better job, brush up on your career skills and apply for one. if you want to lose weight, stop eating crap all the time and moaning about how you never seem to lose weight (this sounds like someone i know all too well... (me...)) so grab the bull by the balls and hang on tight. ;o)

last night i worked out after work for the first time in a while and it sucked. i didn't get down there until about 7:40 so i was pumping it until around 9 and really people, that's just too late for me. the problem was that it was insanely hot in the gym. so hot that when i got in there i noticed it right away. and i noticed that the one other guy on the bikes really stunk. pee yew! i could only run for 15 minutes and had to stop. in total i ran for 35 minutes (because that's what i usually do) but with all the walking and stopping starting in between it took me 60 minutes total. too bad i couldn't do it continuously but at least i did it and that's what counts. i also did some strength training. i was hungry when i went to bed which doesn't feel particularly good but so it goes. i ate all my points (including activity points) already so there you have it. actually i heated a cup of unsweetened almond joy with added sugar free caramel syrup (1 point for it all) and it curbed my hunger a little and tasted like heaven in liquid form.

this morning i was going to walk on the treadmill but didn't wake up until 7 so i switched my wednesday workout and went swimming for 45 minutes instead. it was a good workout. i also walked to work (2.3 miles). i am trying to get a lot of activity in this week to bring down my gain from last week (combo that with ridiculous amounts of easter eating).

today my menu is:

coffee (0)
source yogurt (1)
(1)

regular instant oatmeal with added ground flax (2)
coffee (0)
5 oz. strawberries (0.5)
(3.5)

source yogurt (1)
(4.5)

lean cuisine pizza (7)
leftover mixed veggies from last night (0)
(11.5)

5 oz. strawberries (0.5)
1 cup grapes (1)
source yogurt (1)
(14)

dinner...?

all about me

mrs. furious tagged me with this mememememe so here we go.

I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 5 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments.. what is it?

1. Produce: cauliflower - the things i do with this veg. even amaze me!
2. Bakery: sprouted grains bread. or some kind of bread with seeds.
3. Meat: ground turkey
4. Frozen: edamame - i actually typed out edememe first, hahaha get it?
5. Dairy: mozza cheese (since i drink soymilk)

Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 articles of clothing with you. So, what's in your bag?

1. skinny jeans. oh, i love skinny jeans.
2. these hideous purple slippers i wear everywhere. i pack them when i go to my parent's house, even for the day. cold feet! they are "native indian style" too. how do you say that without being offensive? moccasins!
3. let's say a t-shirt because i don't want my upper half to be nude.

If I was to listen in on your conversations throughout the day, what 5 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?

1. no problem. (i say this a lot at work.)
2. my little grey poupon... (i say this to my cat.)
3. drink with a capital D.
4. cutiest/sweetiepie (what i call my boyfriend - i know, gag me but i'm not stopping!)
5. in other news...

So, what 3 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood?

1. talking to or seeing my boyfriend.
2. talking to my mom
3. exercising (this is the key to my stress-free and very sane life.)

We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?

1. reading.
2. dancing around the house with an ipod, doing chores/personal stuff like plucking eyebrows.
3. trolling facebook (*shame*)
4. drawing
5. watching my vhs tapes of shows i taped during the week.

We are going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?

1. monkeys!
2. jungle cats.
3. bambi deers - do they have deer at the zoo? at the african lion safari they do!

You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on t.v. of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?

(like mrs. f. this doesn't really interest me but... i guess these would be neat)
1. conan o brian.
2. jay leno.
3. saturday night live.
4. martha stewart or a live cooking show.

You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?

1. peanut butter chocolate.
2. piece of cake - the baskin robbins by my house had this for one summer only and never again - jerks!
3. i guess cookie dough... although i am only interested in the dough.

Somebody stole your purse/wallet…in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. So, what's in there?

1. canadian tire money.
2. mysterious "pills" in one of those film canisters with a snap lid. it's tylenol and vitamins, really!
3. my jewish community centre discount card - no i am not jewish but it's where i belong!
4. books - usually more than one.
5. coupons... so many coupons. they are gifts from my mother and i like them.

You are at a job fair, and asked what areas you are interested in pursuing a career in. Let's pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted, so what 4 careers would be fun for you?

1. fashion model.
2. editor - oh wait, that is my career.
3. private investigator.
4. airline stewardess. fun times.

If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 4 things, what would you say?

1. whatever your problems are right now, they won't matter in a) one month b) one year c) five years. i can't even remember my high school problems and when i can i just laugh about them.
2. all things worthwhile take hard work and determination - nothing falls into your lap.
3. tanning is not a good idea - especially for girls with pale skin.
4. cookies from tim hortons have a lot of calories. stop eating them.

and i'm going to tag: sara cuz she seems like a really nice person and also... wheebles because she isn't afraid to say what she's thinking, and one more for luck: shirls just because i like her.