Josh and I had my parents, grandparents, and grammy over this evening to see our apartment since only my parents had seen it before. We watched our wedding video on our big projector screen, too. Yes, we finally got our wedding video. It only took a year to get it. Part of that was my fault because I couldn’t decide what songs I wanted in it. I finally decided and then it took however long it took to get done.
We made BLTs for dinner and had some fruit and cake for dessert. My grammy brought us some homemade cupcakes. I indulged myself in one of those but I was so good all day that I actually could fit it in to my day.
In fact, I’ve been doing TOO well on my new diet the past two days. I am shooting for eating about 1200-1350 calories per day because any less than that is not healthy either. Yesterday I only ate 840 calories and today, even with the cupcake and the BLT, I ate 700 calories. It has actually made me quite frustrated. It seems I’m either eating 4000 calories in a day or I can’t eat enough for the day. I’m going to keep at it, though. I’m sure that as I go along I will learn to keep better track and be right around the goal.
Mmm, those cupcakes look yummy. I hope you can try to hit your calorie goal a bit more accurately.
Are you still doing the vegan “thing”? Sorry, I don’t know what other word to use :P Was just curious because of the cupcakes! I need to start eating less calories as well…I think I am going to buy a small journal to keep track of everything. My major habit to break is drinking pop :(
Wait! I’ve been away for a long time on vacation….. are you no longer a vegan….? what happened? those cupcakes looked really yummy!! I would have cracked too just to eat one. I love the way they are frosted, with only sprinkles on the edges, very classy!
Oh, those cupcakes look absolutely delicious (they’re making me crave chocolate, agh). I’m glad you finally got your wedding video – my uncle and his wife waited around a year for theirs as well, and over a year for their photos. Good luck with your diet! You seem to have much more willpower than I’d ever be able to.
I guess I’m not the only one wondering if I missed something about your vegan status! hehe
Those cupcakes sure do look delicious! Mmm mmm mmm. Have you thought of setting up a daily menu for the week ahead and try to follow it? Maybe make sure you include food with enough calories so you don’t fall under, but to keep you from going over?
I think it’d be awesome if our bodies beeped if by a certain time we hadn’t eaten enough or had eaten too much!
the calorie counting is what drives me insane as well! i’ve been using spark people to track my food and it always seems like i eat too few calories but too much fat! those cupcakes look yum…
Good luck on your weight loss! I know it’s hard, I’ve been back and forth so many times it’s not even funny. I’d like to get back at it one of these days, lol.
Those cupcakes look so yummy. I’m not much of a baker, but then again my mom does enough baking for both of us. She’s like the frosty sugary queen in my family.
First off, you are doing well with you diet! When it comes watching calories, I definitely lose self-control. I can never watch my calories, just because I’m so horrible at it!
And your grammy’s cupcakes are so scrumptious looking! I have the sudden urge to lick my screen!! :-P
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I’ve finally got my motivation back and have been eating a lot healthier now. I’m actually trying to stay in the same daily calories, about 1200-1400 a day. If you start adding more snacks, or more calorie dense foods, like peanut butter, you should be able to hit your calories needs for the day a little easier. :)
Those cupcakes look delicious!
I don’t doubt that with practice you’ll get better at keeping your calories in check.
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Cupcakes, yum <3. We have a cupcake place down the street called the Cupcakery, and I'm a big freakin' sucker for them! LOL.
Oooo cupcakes!! Thank you so much for your comments on my site, means a lot to me! Definetly make sure to get enough calories because If you restrict too much for too long your body will fight back and won’t “let” you lose weight as I’m having that problem right now and that’s partly why my hormones got messed up in the first place! When I was really “losing weight” I was eating around 1500 calories.. I think the lowest I got was 1400 and now I’m striving to stay below 2,000 and it’s been extremely hard because my body is so out of whack…. ugh.
Oh wow my mouth is watering just looking at the picture! It looks so delicious!
Nom, yummy looking cupcake! And yay for finally getting your wedding video! Is it a video-video or a slideshow? :)
(BLT…? I’m curious about the vegan/not-a-vegan thing too!)
Those cupcakes look SO delicious! And they remind me that I still haven’t baked anything in my new flat yet, despite having all the ingredients and everything.
Hopefully you can get the calories thing just right! I always found that when I was trying to keep below a certain amount that I wouldn’t consume enough either!
Those cupcakes look delicious!
Good luck with your diet. It know it can be pretty hard but sometimes it’s a lot easier too, so don’t frustrate yourself as much!
those look good but I don’t do cupcakes. Don’t like the… feel! Yea I’m odd. But my son is now here begging me for some now that he saw your photo xD
Those cupcakes look delicious! Why is it that grandma’s always make the best food? :D
Oh YUM those look so good! I love cupcakes!
Oh, I remember those low low calorie days when I was trying to lose weight, and all I could think about was food. It was not easy. I finally averaged 1600 cals a day and that was doable for me.
Good luck!
xo
Well done with you’re diet!! At least you’re making up for the extra calories by eating less later on. Hopefully it becomes more equal!! And those cupcakes look lovely.
xx
Over here BLT is bacon lettuce tomato – I’m thinking that’s not what you had…
Don’t stress too much about calories, remember they’re only an average guess at what a person needs :)
Oooh that’s a delicious looking cupcakes!
Oooh that’s a delicious looking cupcakes!
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I'm Caity! I am a New Yorker who married a Kiwi and recently moved across the world to New Zealand. I'm a math teacher who enjoys the outdoors, photography, video games, music, and general geekery.
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