August 5, 2007

Phase two of fat camp has officially been postponed. I wasn't able to take any time off work last week, and have been busy doing housework all weekend. I sure do seem to spend a lot of time cleaning. I hate cleaning, too. And it's hot as a beast outside, so Tyler's not even getting exercise. He doesn't want it, either. He's a cold weather doggie.

I'm taking my weight and measurements again tonight. I did weigh myself at some point, and I remain unchanged at 174, which is fine with me. I've been indulging in many cherry cokes.

Friday I had a cooking adventure. Yes, I cooked after I came home from work! I read my friend Kevin's blog and he got a new grill, and I thought, Hmm, maybe I should grill tonight. I've had this little baby charcoal grill since I moved in here, and have never used it. So I fired it up! Tried to anyway. The charcoal lit just fine, but it wouldn't stay lit. I don't think there's enough ventilation in the lid. Anyway, I kept relighting it and getting smoked out, and finally, I threw a chicken breast on it. A frozen one. It works on the George Forman grill. But I don't recommend putting a frozen chicken breast on a charcoal grill. Expecially when the grill's not really hot enough yet. I was impatient. And I was using this Mrs. Dash seasoning stuff on it. By the time it finally got done, the chicken was so tough I couldn't cut it and really couldn't chew it. And the seasoning was icky, and I smelled like lighter fluid and smoke.

The upside to this adventure was that my baked french fries turned out just fine. Those aren't difficult. Had I cut them up out of potatoes myself, that would be different. But they're from the freezer. I also threw some carrots, celery and cauliflower in an aluminum foil packet, sprinkeld ranch dressing powder on them, and grilled them. They weren't bad. I could do without the powder.

But can I just reiterate the fact that I don't like vegetables? I really don't like them cooked at all. I couldn't get more than one carrot, one piece of celery, and one piece of cauliflower down. I just couldn't do it. I really hate them. Sigh. But I have had a little vegetables or a little fruit everyday for the past five days. I am quite proud of this.

My next goal will be to prepare my lunches the night before and take them to work with me. My problem is that I come home for lunch but don't feel like prepping anything or eating anything. I'm always hungry, but I don't much like food all the time, and lunchtime is usually a time when I don't particularly want anything. Give me a candy bar and a pepsi and I"ll be great. I have to make myself eat well.