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HappyKate My farmers market tote! Sep 1, 2008 6:50 PM Here it is! and it was free! Tossed to the way side untill it was taken under my wing for a new life!
HappyKate PetCo, Bento Boxes and Weight Loss Aug 21, 2008 10:07 AM I have been VERY busy with my new job at PetCo. So far I am enjoying working there, they (at least my store) take immaculate care of the animals and everyone that I work with is really great! Another plus besides finally gaining on the money front is that I am so busy running around at work that I am staying in good shape even when I don't get a chance to jog. Which by the way has been going really well when I get a chance, even if it is only once a week or so. A while back (about a year ago) I got really into Bento box making. I over the summer I never really had an opportunity to make them, but now that I am back to work I make them all the time! I don't know why I have never talked about them before because they are a great fun way to watch portions and get all of those healthy foods in! For those who do not know packing a bento box is a Japanese practice. When making a bento you should strive to incorporate a range of colour and beauty with the foods. I have been dying to show you some photos of my cute boxes but my memory card for my camera is acting funny and won't read. So until I get a new one you will have to do with some random photos of bentos like mine (but are not made by me). A great sight that can enlighten you to more is.... http://community.livejournal.com/bentolunch/ oh and another is... http://www.cookingcute.com/aboutbento.htm Anyways between work and my bentos full of great foods in proper portions I have been doing great! (Did I mention that bentos are FUN to make! 180lbs starting weight 149.0lbs current 31lbs lost 8lbs to my healthy range 14lbs to go till my goal of 135lbs 5'3" height Not bad! I am sooo excited and I feel great! Defiantly some bento pics to come, when I get a new card or find my other one! Traditional Bento Modern American Bento, thanks to Jokergirl Cute bento with great colour, thanks to pikkopots Cute Hello Kitty bento! Thanks to Trekkiegirl
HappyKate Vacation and a weight loss! Jul 24, 2008 4:18 PM Alright! I am back once more! A lot has been going on since my last post! So here we go!... I survived the meeting again of the boyfriend's mother by seeing her but not much and leaving early to visit a somewhat near by relative. Then our friend (Mr.'s and myself) from Portland came to visit just a few days after we had gotten home. He had never been to the east before so off we went to show him around.... 1st stop Gettysburg on the way to DC. Day 2: Capital building, Botanical gardens, Air and Space museum, the mall, Washington monument, Korean monument, Lincoln monument, WWII monument, Vietnam monument and finally the White house where we say the President's Scotti dog playing outside. Day 3: The DC Zoo, Natural history museum, Jefferson monument, FDR and after our friend broke my drivers side mirror off the car on a ticket booth, a nice finish in downtown Frederick. Day 4: I fixed the mirror with epoxy, drove up to the 1000 Islands area with a quick stop to water the plants at home (it was literally right on the way), and a stop for dinner at Dinosaur BBQ...soooooooooooooo good! Day 5: A nice swim and off to Ottawa for some poutine (sooooo good!) and a good long rain shower! Day 6: Swam in the lake and drove to a nice wild life preserve in Quebec. Day 7: Then off to Montreal in the morning, had a good evening in old Montreal, a night in a hotel was nice Day 8: Montreal in the morning (something about that town always gets my spirits up!) and on to Vermont Day 9: Loved Vermont and decided to stay and tour some cheese farms and Ben & Jerry's (the Jelly Belly tour outside SF is much better). Had some GREAT cheese and got to pet baby sheep and cows. Day 10: Off to Cape Cod and Province town! Good times in the tide and night life Day 11: More beach and Province town crazy goodness Day12: Caught the sun rise on the Atlantic and then headed off to home for a good night sleep! Day 13: Back to the airport an hour and 15 minutes away at the crack of dawn to drop off our friend, breakfast with the folks and a hamster exchange (they watched Ebichu for me) all done before 7am! Then back home, a nap and Batman! That was a great trip! Hey I even lost a lb while doing it! There was so much walking and great eating but not much! Score for me! I even started jogging again right after we got home! It is all coming together! More soon!
HappyKate Weight, Stress, Birthday, Good and Bad Jun 29, 2008 4:32 PM So I have started to learn that when I am busy and stressed about my weight and things I do not blog. Which of course is silly because thats when I should if not for anything more than letting it out and moving on. I had my Birthday a couple of days ago (and the end of my summer class, thank goodness!) and it was GREAT! My Mr. really made up for all the times he well.....fell short we shall say, hey they all need to figure it out sometime! :} My parents came down and stayed for the night to take me out and have some fun. It was wonderful and I had so much fun that it flew by! But needless to say there was ALOT of food, cake (2) and other tempting things to be had. I managed to jog on my B Day knowing what was coming up in my food future, which was good. Today I weighed myself because I knew that it was needed after MANY days of stuff (which was not an easy decision to make at all). To my surprise I weighed in at 153.4! I didn't gain at all, actually I went down! This was a great surprise! All of thouse good habits must be lurking around even when I do not think that they are! Here is the not so fun part....tomorrow I am of to Ottawa (which I love) for Canada Day (which will be great) except I REALLY do NOT want to have to stay very long due to my Mr.'s Mother. We are VERY different people and last time I was there right before I left with her son (to take him to University far away and not in Canada, yet a great school, which she had not heard of and therefore couldn't be 'that good') we got in a fight. We are staying for 4 nights, 1 at a mutual friends (he lives downtown perfect place to be on Canada Day) but I want to go home right afterward to avoid all the trouble. He wants to stay to see his fam., which makes sense but I am SOOOOO STRESSED! So long story short wish me luck....afterwards an old friend is visiting and it's vacation time! So hopefully I survive and control my weight and emotions! Talk to you soon my people! Take care!
kEsLy06 "Expressing out" Jun 14, 2008 11:29 AM People i hadn't seen for like a year are coming back to town and the first thing they say it's that i gained weight :( It's really starting to upset me. I know I gained weight, but it's not enough that i know when people tell me i did it's like hearing it for the first time. It also made me think about my eating habits, like what kind i do eat healthier? or have i been eating out of control? In other words i'm just worrying now about what i eat and do (or dont) I'm thinking of ways of working out more. I dont know, it's just so depressing. I just needed to get it out!!!

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