GoalGetter

Sure, just don't drink the water out of the tree stand please.

P-funk

oh how well you know me.

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"In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few."
-Buddha's Little Instruction Book

GoalGetter

You think? Boy i've got you fooled.

So check this out. I had this dream last night that a giant bag of cinnamon chips kept appearing (like Costco-sized!). I woudl see one on the coffee table, and I'd grab it and I would throw it away, and then I would turn around and then find another one there, as if the "throwing away" part of this nightmare never happened! It was like friggin Groundhog Day. I woke up almost crying. hahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

GoalGetter

Back and bis on the agenda for today. And 55 hours of cardio. Ohhh my stomach....

In case I didn't mention this yesterday, I made a test batch of cinnamon chocolate fudge, which in theory was supposed to be perhaps the best fudge I've ever made in my life. It had that kind of potential. I only used a small amount of the cinnamon chips (Hershey's Cinnamon Chips, they look like chocolate chips but are, well, cinnamon).

Since I only used a small amount, for this small test batch, which yielded (again, in theory) 64 1"x1"x0.5" squares, there was a significant amount left in the bag.

The fudge itself tasted great, but it came out way too gooey. Even after "setting" in the freezer for hours, it just remained quite gooey. That didn't stop me from eating a lot of it, when i said I'd just "taste" it. But the madness didn't stop there. The bag of cinnamon chips. It smelled really good. I took a few, ate them. Then a few more. And a few more after that. And well... 2600 calories later, I'm over it, I'm OK. I have dealt with the anguish and moved past it. But holy crap. My stomach feels like they're filming Animal House 2 in there.

This experience has ruined the cinnamon chips for me. I don't think I can ever eat this again. Thankfully I still like cinnamon in general. I just had some with my eggs with no ill effect.

Today will be a very low-calorie/lots of water day.

The funny thing in all of this is that I NEVER EVER EVER eat the stuff I bake, when I'm making the real stuff to give away to people. Then again, I rarely make test batches. If I make something it's going somewhere, someone's receiving it, so my batches are exact amounts of cookies or fudge or whatever. That keeps me from eating anything because then the batches will be incomplete, and being the anal-retentive person that I am, I can't give someone an uneven number of cookies.

Anyway, moral of this story. No more test batches.

Novo

You know, it's looking at links like that one, and the plethora of good stuff that surrounds you all in the States, that makes me stop bemoaning the limited choices we have, by comparison, down here in the wastelands of Aus. I mean, sure, we don't get any of the low carb choices ... but I think I will *maybe* accept that in return for not getting any of the amazing-sounding-hard-to-resist business either. Just as well, of course, since I have no say in the matter!

Feeling your pain GG

P-funk

..........When Cinnamon chips attak

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Luke9583

MMmmmmmMmmmmmm ... Goey fudge

Maybe not enough chips? I would think the chips would be what "sets"

you crack me up Ivonne. But I know what you mean

New goal for 2005, 190lbs @ 7% bf

"She Blew my nose, and then she blew my mind"

GoalGetter

Nah, there were enough chips. Just that i think the cinnamon chips are not made of the same ingredients as the semi-sweet chocolate chips. They were more like "caramel". If I'd put in more of the chocolate ones, and maybe a smidgeon less of marshmellow cream, it might have set a little more solid. Oh well, now we'll never know hahaha!
Hahahahaha i don't think you REALLY TRULY do know what i mean. It physically hurts if i can't make an exact even number of cookies. hahahaha!

BritChick

OMG, too funny Ivy! Glad you are coping with the anguish.
The comment about being anal-retentive and not being able to give someone an uneven number cracked me up... that's how I justify eating an entire box of chocolates to myself, you have one... you naturally have to have another to get the number back to being even again, then I start in with the tidying up the rows, next comes the making symmetrical patterns in the box and finally onto clearing the entire layer, then it's on to the second layer. lol

GoalGetter

Back

Wide-Grip Pulldowns
1 x 60lb x 15
3 x 75lb x 12/12/10.5

Seated Row
3 x 60lb x 12
1 x 75lb x 10

Straight-Arm Pulldowns
1 x 20lb x 15
3 x 25lb x 12

Bent Over Rows
1 x 40lb x 15
3 x 50lb x 12/12/10

Good Mornings
1 x 25lb x 15
1 x 40lb x 12
1 x 45lb x 12
1 x 50lb x 12

Note: I don't think I'm doing these right.

Close-Grip Assisted Pullups to hit my back and start working my bis.
1 x 9 Assist x 12
1 x 7 Assist x 7.5
1 x 8 Assist x 8 barely

Biceps

Superset:
Hammer Curls
3 x 15lb DB x 15/12/12

Reverse Grip Bar Curls
1 x 30lb Bar x 12
2 x 20lb Bar x 10/8

Note: Maybe it's time to see a doctor about my left hand. I am just completely losing my grip/control on that hand after a few reps. I'm so friggin hard-headed that I keep thinking I can work through it, but at this rate, I am going to injure myself either by doing something to my hand or by dropping a heavy ass weight on my foot when I lose my grip. damn.

Cable Curls
2 x 30lb x 12/12
1 x 20lb x 15

Cardio

Stairmaster Step Mill, 20 minutes, Intervals, level 14.

GoalGetter

What in the hell is wrong with us?!!??!!?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I've been known to do something like that before. hahahaha!

And I eat any kind of assortment of colored candies in order by color (m&m's, jelly beans, gummy bears, etc.). No particular order, just whatever I start with, those are the ones that get eaten first, so if I started with a green gummy bear, then all the green ones must be eaten first, before moving on to another color.

Good morning!

BritChick

ROFLMAO... I love that I am not the only one who does this stuff, I totally colour co-ordinate my candies too! lol This is quite, quite sad.

Oh and good morning right back at ya!

Jill

Im the same way

GoalGetter

Hey Novo! Welcome to my journal!

oooooh the pain... the PAAAAAAIIIIN! do you feel it? hahahahahaha. Kill me now.

Hey i responded to your email by the way, in case you haven't checked!

GoalGetter

Hi Jill! How's your weekend going, hon?

klmclean

Can I have some PMS week is here and all I can think about is chocolate, chocolate fudge, chocolate cookies, chocolate ice cream, any kind of chocolate will due. I MUST HAVE SOME! There's just something about chocolate that makes us lose control. Don't feel bad, you've been so good for so long you deserve a little chocolate indulgence I had a little christmas/candle party at my place last night and drank way too much punch and salty snacks, bloated as hell today, but dam it was good. Had the time of my life. Went to the bar after with the girls and had some more drinks and woke up today at 12:30 not even hungover. WTF? I'm always hungover. Anyways, have a great weeken Ivy. Oh, yes, you're tree looks great, it's so cute

Banish bad eating days forever!
Make every day a good eating day

Luke9583

at least your wrists don't lock up That's even more dangerous

New goal for 2005, 190lbs @ 7% bf

"She Blew my nose, and then she blew my mind"

GoalGetter

Kerri: Damn woman! You've been living it up! Hahahaha! You might as well treat yourself to a little bit of chocolate to get over this craving and then start fresh from there.

Luke: yeah it can always be worse than it is. This just sucks, regardless. Its like I'm holding the weight, especially when it's a pronated grip, i feel my hand slowly losing strength and control and if I don't hurry up and finish my set, or find a place to lay the bar down immediately it could possibly fall right out of that hand, and I could hurt my right hand/wrist or my foot if it falls on it. And it's driving me nuts to SEE it happen and not be able to control it. I was trying to WILL my grip to stay strong and firm on stuff like SLDLs, bent over rows and reverse grip bb curls. Mindpower. But no. It just won't happen.

I should take advantage of my medical insurance while i still have it and go see a specialist instead of the general physician, before i leave this job. I shoudl milk it. Get everything done that I need to before walking away. Hahahaha!

GoalGetter

So my shelves aren't up yet. Let's see, all the things that have gone wrong with something that is so simple-stupid that I am embarassed that it's not done yet:

1) I thought that wall was concrete, so I bought these special concrete screws that don't require the little pastic expansions/fasteners whatever you call 'em. Turns out the wall is DRYWALL. Normally I can tell the difference. I don't know what the hell I was thinking about when I was checking that out before heading to Home Depot. Well i do know. My brain is elsewhere these days. but still. Fucking drywall. Regardless, I attempt to use the screws I bought. I drill holes, start putting up the shelf, but the screws are SWIMMING in the holes. I push on, and try to see just how bad it would be if i left it that way, because i wanted so badly to see my shelves up already. No dice. Take 'em down.

2) I go down the street to the dollar store to find either the plastic thingies and maybe even other screws. (Haha, I said "I go down" HAHAHAHA!). Anyway, so the dollar store has NOTHING for me. I walk another block down to walgreens and find little plastic boxes with both 3/16" screws AND the plastic thingies! Perfect! so i buy three little boxes for a ridiculous Walgreens hardware price (because you know, hardware isn't something Walgrees is known for, so they jack up the price on crap like this because they can). So I get home, and the screws are perfect EXCEPT that the heads are too small so the metal frame is hanging precariously on them. This shelf rests above where I lay my head to sleep. Not a good idea for ANYTHING to be hanging precariously in that area. Still, I try to FORCE it by putting the screws in slightly sideways. Anything to try to avoid having to go back out in that traffic and construction to get to Home Depot again.

3) I screw in the entire frame for the shelf, and it's not too bad, and then I realize i put it up UPSIDE DOWN. Take the fucker down again. At this point, i start rummaging through my little tool box for washers, other screws, etc. even though I knew already I wouldn't have any. I was kinda hoping they'd magically appear. Finally i gave up. The holes are on my wall, the shelves are on the floor. I have a bunch of screws I can't use. I will have to go to Home Depot today whether I want to or not. These shelves will be put up today, NO MATTER WHAT. And I'm going to do it RIGHT.

Dammit.

klmclean

You kill me.You remind me so much of myself it's scarey! Are these the floating shelves from Ikea you're talking about? I had a hell of a time putting mine up too! And don't feel stupid, because I too installed the bastards upside down and didn't realize unitl I had put all eight fricken screws in Get the screws with the yellow anchors, those are the ones that work. I tried a billion different kinds as well and those are the only ones that worked. My walls are plaster so they would just crumble and it was a real bitch to put them up. The first time I finally got them up my cat decided he would like to sit on them and they came right out of the fricken wall. I had all my plants and an expensive framed picture on the shelf and they all came crashing down and broke! I could have rung his little neck There were huge holes left in my wall and every time I put them back up he would jump on them again. So my two lovely shelves spent a year and a half under my bed until I got a new apartment. I'm now in a different apartment and I have placed them where he can't jump on them and everything is fine. I got my screws and yellow plugs in the same package at Wal-Mart and they were only like $3.00 give them a try I know they'll work But I totally understand your frustration

Banish bad eating days forever!
Make every day a good eating day

Luke9583

You sure did

New goal for 2005, 190lbs @ 7% bf

"She Blew my nose, and then she blew my mind"

GoalGetter

Shelves are up!

And i threw in a better picture of my midget christmas tree.

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