Dinner of Leftovers

Who said leftovers had to be gross and dull? I hate to brag but I just made the most incredible pasta from leftovers.

Ingredients:
Half of a large can of diced tomatoes
3 pieces of turkey bacon
a couple dashes of italian seasoning
A large spoonful of fat free sour cream
a small spoonful of fat free cream cheese
pepper
garlic salt
BAM.

Basically I put the tomatoes in a skillet and let them cook for about 3 minutes with the Italian seasoning.
Then I added the bacon and let it cook with the tomatoes for like 10 minutes flipping the pieces over every now and then.
Then add the sour cream and cream cheese and stir until it is all mixed together
I added some crushed red pepper to make it spicy and I like it hot so.. there was a lot
Bring to a boil then lower the heat and let simmer for like 5 minutes

I already had some cooked noodles so I just poured it over that and voila!

Challenges

This week presents my first challenge(s) of my second round of BFL. Thursday after Dylan gets out of school we will be driving down to Austin where I will be dropped off at Fogo de Chao to join to rest of the Bridal/House party girls for a bachelorette party of sorts. Now, Fogo de Chao is a fantastic restaurant where I could justify myself eating a lot because it is PROTEIN overload. It is a meat smorgasbord. If you haven't been there or heard of it go here. But, I am going to sadly decline the red meat and just eat off the salad bar so I control myself. We are going belly dancing after dinner so that will be some good added cardio. I am packing my mom's zumba dance belly dance skirt so, ladies prepare yourselves for that.
Now, the plan is to push my free day back one day. Normally I do Fridays, but this weekend I am going to do Saturday. I plan on waking up Friday morning before the bridal luncheon to run. I need some encouragement in this because every time I have ever packed shoes and clothes to run I bail (ex. all the times I have tried to run at camp). I find some excuse to not get up and do it. But I was reading in my BFL book that there is never a good excuse to not work out. Cardio can be done anywhere, you just have to run.

 Saturday is wedding day! YAY! I couldn't be more excited for these two. It is going to be a full blown celebration and there will be LOTS of cardio that day. I will be eating cake. But I'm not worried.

Sunday presents my second challenge. I hope to leave Sunday morning around 8 or 9 that way I can squeeze in my work out later in the afternoon. We will see how this all pans out.

Also, I have three tests next week. That alone terrifies me. Be praying for me this next weekend/week.

Wife Beater/Tank Top/Whatevs

So I decieded to share with you guys a few of my fitness goals. The reason I do this. What I want my end result to be. My ultimate goal in life... (fitness life). I will try to post a goal or two a week along with updates about my second round of BFL.

Goal # 1 (these are in no particular order but if they were, this would be number one)
I want to look good in just jeans and a tank top. Or shorts and a tank top. Whatever the bottom half of my attire may be, I want to feel confident enough in my body to wear a tank top. Whether it be around the house, or to the pool, whatever. My inspiration for this is Helen Hunt. She was smoking hot in Twister chasing tornados in a white wife beater.

See what I mean? What a hottie. I don't think Bill Paxton would have fallen back in love with her if she had been wearing a t-shirt or even a black tank. The costume designers really knew what they were doing. About the cargo pants, not so much. But who knew such a simple shirt would inspire such inspiration in me. Helen, you are my hero.

Also, Jessica Simpson looks pretty good in a white tank. 





My first step in achieving this goal is working on my love handles. My muffin top is NOT all that people. Don't let them fool you under this large t-shirt I am wearing. They came back this summer with full vengence. They think they are here to stay but they aren't. I have something to say to all those muffin tops out there, thanks for nothing, see ya never.

Alli

Also, for your viewing pleasure a short clip from 30 Rock.

Round 2

I am officially the worst blogger in the universe. Let's not stop there, we will go ahead and say that I am the worst Body for Life-er also. I quit 1 week short of my goal. I was extremely stressed due to finals and I threw the towel in. I continued to eat healthy but working out was not on high on my priority list.

I am sorry to those I have disappointed!

But the good news is... I am doing it again.

This summer I ballooned back up. I went to Midland for two weeks, then San Francisco for a week and let me just tell you a little something about San Fran. You don't consume anything but bread, wine, and fine cheeses. This does not work to your advantage. I gained 7 pounds on that trip alone. On top of that, all the yummy food I ate in Midland also took it's toll. Jorge's, Taco Villa, Luigi's. I really need to learn to control myself when I go home.

It bothers me that I let myself gain all my weight back (and probably plus some) but I don't want to dwell on it any longer. I made a mistake and now I will work hard to get my healthy body back again. I think one thing that went wrong was that after BFL was over, I didn't have a plan. I had nothing to fall back on. No structure for me = calories and no exercise. This time, I plan on trying the Tone It Up work out regime.

I haven't done my official weigh in or my before pictures but those will be coming later this week.

Thank you to all those who supported me and who will continue to encourage me! Let's do this!!

P.S. here are my before and afters from my last round of BFL

1 Whole Wheat Bagel without Cream Cheese Please

They put the cream cheese on my plate anyways.
I'm at Zera about to crack open my chemistry book and cram 3 chapters in before tomorrow's big test at 11 am. Please pray.

I had a mini crisis this weekend and flew home for 24 hours. I'm so homesick. I miss my family so much. There is nothing like being away from them. In the midst of my depression I made some big no no's that I am not proud of. Especially so close to being finished with my challenge. But I will not quit. As my mom always says, "Get right back on it."

The big no no's consisted of Jorge's, 3 free days, 2 missed work outs, and 2 pounds gained back. Ughhh. I know. It's bad. But I needed that family time. I flew, and it was literally a 26 hour trip, there was no time to work out. It was so nice to see the family and get to play with my niece. She is the most precious baby girl of all time. Seriously.

So Week 11 started yesterday. I can't believe it! I am trying to not get down about my recent set backs and press on! Hope everyone has a great week.

Allison Todd

Stressed Spelled Backwards is Desserts

I am stressed to the max. To the extreme. Trying to get into a nursing program is one of the most stressful things I have ever done. Normally when stressed I eat a lot. Now, I want to work out the stress. That is an amazing feeling. BFL not only changed my eating habits and work out routine, it changed the way I think about things. I truly hate missing a work out. I know that it is good for my body and that we weren't made to be lazy! We were made to work hard and be healthy! I am thankful for my healthy body and the knowledge of how to take care of it. :D

If you are tired of me taking pictures of myself, I'm not a narcissist I promise! I normally don't take this many pics of myself. I just wanted to be able to clearly see my progress. Plus, blogs are always more fun when there are pictures involved. 

Ok so last summer I bought some capris that were WAY to small. It hurt to wear them. I bought them with the hopes that they would eventually stretch. They didn't. I lost a little bit of weight and they eventually fit but look at them now!

Also, I am trying to raise some money to go Bowl for a ministry that I support. If you would like to read more about it or if you are interested in helping click this link Bowlfest 2011

Thanks for reading!
Alli

Breakdown

I had the most pathetic breakdown tonight. Let me start by saying that I am a sappy, emotional mess these days. I miss my family back in Midland/Odessa so much. I really let it get me down when I shouldn't. Need to learn to move on, but that's for another blog another day.

Dylan went out with his friends tonight and I wanted to stay home and have a "me" night. I did my cardio and sat down, wrote my blog and then started watching some TV. I called Pita Pit, then called and cancelled my order and decided to eat the leftover pizza in the fridge. Mistake. Big Mistake. There was just one piece but I shouldn't have done it. This is what I do when I'm depressed, I eat my feelings. It really is a big problem. This summer when we first moved here and I was sad, I ate a whole cake by myself. Dylan and Sarah probably had one piece each but I ate the rest by myself. This is why I weighed 180 pounds this summer.

I then made myself a PB&J. With reduced fat PB and lowfat sugar free Jelly. I should have stopped there but I didn't. I wanted some McDonald's french fries. I battled myself with this for a few hours. Finally around 9:30 I went to Micky D's and ordered a medium fry and a small chocolate shake. As I type this I get a little sick with myself. Well when I went to pay, my card didn't work.

This is the pathetic part: I cried. I drove away and I cried. I just wanted some friggen fries. I called Dylan crying and I'm sure he thought I was a crazy person. Who cries because they couldn't get fries?

About 30 minutes later, 3 of my sweet sweet friends showed up at my door with fries. I would've cried if I hand't already been crying.

It was a sweet gesture that I will be punishing myself for tomorrow. Week 10 starts Monday and I am going to go harder than I ever have! Maybe even add 10 minutes more to my cardio.

Thanks for reading and encouraging me. It really does keep me going. Love, Alli