clothes whore

so this bet has been going really well for me. ive lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks and it feels awesome. ive lost the relationship weight i gained (34 lbs). and now im just working off the crap ive gained from poor eating habits after the trip from the philippines a couple of years back. so that means another 15 pounds in the next four weeks. completely doable i think but the fact that im plateauing isnt helping matters much. ive remained at the same weight this past week regardless of 3 days of basketball and 2 days of 30 min cardio sessions. i need to find some way of working the rest of this weight off. after the bet is when ill start pumping iron again cuz i dont wanna spoil my weight loss results by gaining muscle weight at the same time too. 15-20 more pounds off and ill be at my ideal weight.

my diet's been pretty strict. i try to pack lunch when i have time but mostly ive eaten nothing but salad for the past 3 weeks and its been awesome. i made sure to look up different variations to spice up the whole grilled chicken and steak thing and the results have been great. its not boring food and its not fattening either. heres a sample recipe i created:

blanch a med head of broccoli and a handful of edamame.
slice 2 small shallots.
dice 2 cloves of garlic.
sautee garlic and shallots in a teaspoon of olive oil until shallots caramelize.
add broccoli and edamame. make sure the veggies move around the pan constantly to prevent further wilting.
add a teaspoon or tablespoon of hoisin or oyster sauce to taste. mix veggies around for better flavor distribution.

any broiled seafood or asian style grilled chicken goes well with this veggie combo. broccoli makes you feel fuller so its great. sodium is low as well since youre only adding a bit of the oyster/hoisin sauce.

no empty carbs have been helping a lot as well. rice is no longer a staple in my diet and neither is bread or pasta or anything. so therefore additional carbs i dont burn off get turned into fat.

so i went to short hills mall tonight since i was bored and didnt feel like going to the movies with my friends. after doing my short hw for cell bio i decided to go and see what i could do there. i ended up at a br and they had this nice gray trench coat which i tried on for shits. i was wearing a gray sweater with a white t shirt underneath, jeans, and laceless chucks. so i tried on the coat where there were a few mirrors and it looked awesome. the lady next to me kept commenting on how good it looked and said that i looked like i was in a commercial. so at this point my ego is fully stoked. then i look closer and she had a name tag and worked there. fail. regardless i felt good. results of the weightloss are pretty noticable now. i just gotta get rid of the rest of this baggage im carrying around.

after the eight weeks, i have to buy a suit for business stuff that we'll be having and i might buy a couple of things extra as well. i cant wait.

one more semester to go after this one. stupid me. i wish i just wouldve finished my shit already. whatever, the end is near. for college at least. then theres the graduate pa program.

whatever. im getting there, better late than never.

easy skanking

so the semester starts again tomorrow. its almost like a clone from last semester's schedule, only this time ill be working every weekend with tuesdays and thursdays off so i can do the internship at NBI.

im losing weight again. i made a bet with my two good friends chris and danny about it. by the end of 8 weeks, whoever loses the most weight gets to slap the other two anytime, anywhere, no questions asked. its from the show how i met your mother. so far im ahead. but then again i have the most weight to lose. plus, i have no intentions of getting slapped by a black man. its good cuz my friends are really pushing me to do this and keeping me honest.

we're back home again. its good in some ways. bad in some. i just try to look at the positives. besides, im hardly home. my schedule keeps me busy enough.

so i was sick this past weekend and i went on a tea binge. i drank only green tea and water for 5 days straight. it helped a lot. but i went to shoprite to buy tea and look what i came upon.



i thought this was hilarious. now the guys should know what to get their girls during that time of the month.

ok gotta get things set up for tomorrow. gnite and gluck.