foodless friday

in lieu of friday and the weekend, i'm going to skip out on the eats for the day. they haven't been really exciting, anyway. thanks to the 3-day diet and all. so no worries, you're not missing out on anything.

the sun has been SHINING. it's warm out there. and i'm in awe of the entire thing. after work i met a friend for smoothies at our friend's shop. oh my gosh, super adorable. i got their pee b and jay smoothie. tasted like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, yup! it was pretty fantastic. i loved it. after our smoothies we headed to the walking trail to soak in the beautiful weather and chit chat. it was simply wonderful.

okay, now on to some favorites...

phillies/mets games

my new toms shoes

colorful nail polish

sleeping passed 6:30

vera bradley patterns

thick eyelashes

and shimmery gold eyelids

happy weekend, beautifuls! hope it's darling!

3-day diet

phewwww...it's almost friday! that has such a nice ring to it, huh?

i had a rather lovely thursday. and right now i'm curled up on the couch watching grey's anatomy with the mama, the icing on the cake after a long day. sadly, yes, i still enjoy this show despite it's crazy story lines and ridiculous characters. i can't seem to help myself. i'm a sucker for tv drama.

so it's true. i'm trying out this little thing called a 3-day diet. and by trying out, i mean not totally strictly following because i already cheated. ooops.

a little sneak peak...

Day 1

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

1/2 grapefruit or juice

1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Lunch

1/2 cup tuna

1 piece toast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

Dinner

3 ounces any lean meat or chicken

1 cup green beans

1 cup carrots

1 apple

1 cup regular vanilla ice cream

i started the day off fine and dandy...

coffee, toast with pb, melon {instead of grapefruit because i can't stand the sour taste}, juice

i came home from work with an exciting package waiting for me...yay. i love packages!

what's inside??

my toms shoes!!!!

i slipped those puppies right on and haven't been able to take them off since. i'm in love. i seriously heart toms for life.

lunch consisted of a piece of toast with cold cut turkey and mustard

and a steamy cup of coffee

i am mixing the 3-day diet and the scarsdale diet to make it more enjoyable...

Scarsdale Diet Day One

Breakfast:

Coffee or tea with sugar substitute and a half of a grapefruit and a slice of protein bread

Lunch:

Assorted cold cuts with tomatoes (sliced, broiled or stewed) and coffee or tea

Dinner:

As much broiled fish or shellfish as you like along with a slice of protein bread, unlimited salad and a grapefruit

i enjoy the mix. it gives me more options. and i'm not about starving myself. i'm just about cutting such crappy food out of my diet. a little cleanse, if you will.

after my lunch i had to run to david's bridal to order my shoes for my cousin's wedding. the woman was awfully rude and i was not loving the service. ughhh. i did manage to get my shoes and all was well with the world.

however, i had a dinner date with a friend tonight...so i had to step out of my diet box. but i'm going to jump right back on track tomorrow-and just continue it an extra day in hopes to even itself out. i have no idea if it works that way. in fact, i 'm pretty positive it does not work that way. oh well. wishful thinkinggggg...

i started off with these amazing vietnamese shrimp rolls

these were sooooo yummy!

main course: asian chop chop salad

ahhh...delish! so delish!

but seeeee, i was a cheater cheater pumpkin eater. shame on me.

i did get a workout in. {i told you i would!} a 45 minute cardio, kick butt workout. felt gooood. i needed it. i needed it badly.

i'm terribly exhausted so i think i'll be crawling into bed and resting my tired eyes.

g'nite, jazzy people!

i believe.

good evening, snicker doodles!

i've had a rather uneventful night-but simply wonderful all at the same time. some of my most uneventful nights are my favorite. which only seems natural, eh? i feel like uneventful equals greatness. but only sometimes, of course. too many of those kind of nights equals borrrring.

i did however watch the phillies win. thank gosh they won! they needed something. and losing in extra innings after battling back just isn't the philadelphia way.

i ate a veggie sammie from subway

honey oat 6 incher loaded with lettuce, tomato, green peppers, pickles, cumcumbers and honey mustard. i had to scrap a lot of the mustard off because they put way tooooo much on. and some yummy sweet potato chips on the side-because i need a little crunch!

my dessert was a strawberry shortcake skinny cow

moooooo...hey there foodbuzz!

i also got a lovely phone call from kara telling me they were taping something borrowed right across the street from the bar she was at. which was just wild, because we were JUST talking about the cast for this movie last week. hey yo, john krasinski!

we also exchanged a few texts:

her: damnit, they thought i was an extra but i said no because i was confused

me: um, tell them you want to be an extra

her: i don't have the patience

me: can you see anything?

her: i can't tell. i think they are setting up to shoot people but i don't have the time to wait around

me: yeah, i understand. ughhh...just keep an eye out!

her: i just saw kate!!!!!!!*

me: ahh, i hate you. i'm so jealous. i bet she looks so adorable in person

her: move to nyc

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i also caught up on about four episodes of the biggest loser and loved every minute of it. {give or take a few of the contestants...cough...sunshine...} thank goodness for dvr. it's such a life savor. has anyone realized how much these folks cry on the show? i can't take all the tears...and that's coming from an emotional mess. i blubber at commercials. and okay, allison, you always look so dang cute!

nbc dresses you to the nines!

and now just because i haven't in a really long time...

i believe. . .

i need a new bed, badly

i believe. . .

dancing in circles until i'm dizzy

i believe. . .

in living a colorful and healthy life

i believe. . .

if these biggest losers can do it, anyone can do it

i believe. . .

in still sleeping with my teddy bear

i believe. . .

in fun weekends with college friends

i believe. . .

i need a few new sports bras

i believe. . .

my smile is kind of goofy looking

what do you believe in today...?

*kate hudson...clearly we're on a first name basis. she's playing darcy!

hugs?

hi there, love puddles!

how is everyone doing on this glorious, yet chilly, wednesday? brrr. i could actually see my breath this morning when i went out to my car. it's april for crying out loud. i shouldn't be able to see my breath.

i've been totally entranced with this website, ahugfromtaylorswift. have you seen this shiz? um, hello, i want a hug from taylor, too! better yet...yooohooo, joshua jackson! but no seriously, this is just so cool. if ya' didn't already love little miss t-swift, she just puts the icing on the cake with this. she is too stinkin' cute for words. heart you tay baby.

i felt like complete death last night at work. i was having a grand day and than it started. right around 5:30, and it made me feel dizzy and ill. i hung on until 7:30 when i got to go home. i had to keep closing my eyes at the lights and even thought about pulling over to get sick at one point. it was AWFUL. i ran in the door, tossed my stuff on the kitchen table and headed into the bathroom. where i hung out for the next two hours vomiting. gross, huh? that's what headaches do to me. i always end up getting sick and then i just need to sleeeeeep. i turned my heating blanket on after i pulled myself off the floor. while it heated up, i made myself a really quick and simple dinner.

i gobbled this up while laying in bed with the lights off watching dancing with the stars.

{goodbye, jake and chelsie...you'll be missed!}

veryyyy random assortment

i passed out after devouring the above meal.

ohhh, and my lunch looked something like this

arnolds thin with lunch meat turkey and trader joe's reed pepper chipotle hummus smushed in the middle with some sweet potato chips on the side

and a great big blurry green apple...

...ps, while eating this apple i had an epiphany...i don't like apples. i don't like apples at all.

this morning i woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed. i was ready to gooooo.

breakfast is serveddddd

fluids, and a chocolate chip ZBar...which is bangin'. the chocolate chip may be my favorite by far! but i'm still undecided.

since i now get to leave work at 12:30 on wednesdays {holla, holla, holla!} i didn't have to worry about packing a lunch. i had the luxury of coming home to eat. but not until after depositing some mooola into the bank. cha-ching!

lunchhhhie

leafy greens, craisins, fat free mozz cheese, turkey, grapes, spritz or two of balsamic

out.of.this.world!

it's almost friday, so that's just dandy! any big plans coming up this weekend??

the rest of my night consists of some subway, tv, and snugglin'. i am once again skipping out on a workout. ahhh...i'm so ashamed!

tomorrow, tomorrow i WILL workout. hold me to that!

very quick post

the sun is brightly shining through my bedroom window, there is a nice breeze blowing at my curtains and i just returned from an invigorating run. okay, maybe it wasn't a very long run, but it did the trick.

i came home, showered and started some laundry. all such blissful stuff. it would be even more blissful if my boss called me and told me there was no need for me to come into work. fat chance, but wishful thinking. sighhhhh.

last night my sister and i took a mini trip to trader joes. i think it's truly difficult to make a trip there mini, lets be serious. but we had one tree hill to catch at 8, so there was NO messing around. we were in and we were out. i scored some yummy treats and restocked my bar drawer with some goodness

lurveeee it, lurveeee it a lot!

dinner consisted of an easy frozen meal: pizza lean cuisine

while indulging in tree hill, obvs. i hate so much about it...but can't tear myself away. i dvr'ed gossip girl and can't wait to dive into that. it's official: i'm a nerd.

breakfast this morning was a big bowl of honey nut cheerios

i've been on such a kick of honey nut o's lately. maybe it's the cute lil' bee that has me coming back for more...buzzzzzzz.

i am now off to go play at work. mmm, yippy!

other things

monday once again. i feel like it was just monday, no? gosh does time fly.

lets catch up, alright boos?

over the weekend:

did a lot of relaxing. it was a gorgeous weekend and i took full advantage of it.

the sister turned 19 and we celebrated like it was 1999. well, okay, maybe not. but we did barbecue

and have ice cream cake

make a wishhhhh

and i bought myself this fabulous durable bag from target to pack my lunches in

and i maybe caved in and finally bought myself a pair of toms

i've been NEEDING these bad boys and can't wait until they come in. i also sort of kind of really love that for every pair purchased, a child in need gets a pair of shoes. makes my heart happy knowing i've contributed to some little bambino's feet.

today was a typical start to the week. i always start the week off so fantastic because this little runt comes over to play with me

sadly, it's been a rainy mess out there and we were stuck inside. but we danced, and put lots of jewelry on and then took lots of jewelry off and then put it back on again. mmm, we probably did this a billion times.

my breakfast looked just like this....

honey wheat toast with two different peanut butter drizzlesand lunch looked exactly like this...

side salad, toasted spinach bagel with turkey lunch meat-made to perfection!

i now prep myself for the final four episodes of one tree hill followed by gossip girl. not to mention, dancing with the stars. oh monday night tv, i love you...so much!

hope it's been a great one, love doodles!

true bloggin' story:

this is my story. who i am. a not so ordinary 26 year old girl, living right outside philadelphia.
but dreams and wishes she was living right in the middle of new york city.

christmas is my favorite. with a close runner-up of 4th of july.

i'd rather the cold than the heat. and there is nothing better than fall weather on the east coast.

i have magical thoughts. and do whimsical things.

i take fashion and weddings very seriously. and food.

i try to be healthy. eat my fruits and veggies. go to the gym.

but i like bacon cheeseburgers. a lot. and the gym makes my stomach hurt.

i think it's important to keep things in moderation. two donuts just aren't reasonable. regardless as to how badly i want the second one.

i love tv. and celebs. and sometimes feel like i actually know katie holmes. and joshua jackson.
or maybe i just wish i did.

i drink three too many cups of coffee a day.

i like colorful tights. and jeans make me itch.

i dig traveling, even though i haven't done much of it.

i'd like to write for a magazine. or host my own talk show.

i like taking pictures of my food and then writing about it.

just another manic thursday

hi, dearies!

alas, thursday. the day right before friday. i'll raise a celebratory drink to that! any big weekend plans, love choppers?

i'm pretty sure i'm having a pizza eating contest tomorrow night. because, well, i think i can house a few pizzas. and i don't mean slices...

i know this is supposed to be a healthy blog and all, but tomorrow night i just might cheat. see, last night at the taping of america's got talent a man said he could eat five pizzas in 90 seconds. sadly, he was a big failure. he made it through two and a half. and these were just teeny tiny personal pizza pies. i giggled and made a comment saying i could do that easily. my friend said i could not. and i said want to bet? he said, you're on, friday night. so yeahhh...done and done. i'm always up for a good food challenge. and no worries, it doesn't have to be done in 90 seconds. we're just having a competition as to who can house the most slices. eekkk. i'm kind of really excited about it. how many slices do you think you could chow down before puking?

yesterday was a v.e.r.y. l o n g day. and it was all on an empty stomach. i gave this tea a try bright and early in the morning

i'm trying to not drink coffee as much because i usually have one too many cups a day. this tea was quite tasty!

the only things in my system until 7o'clock
note to self: working through lunch is bogus

anywayyyy back to america's got talent...

lets just say america ain't got much talent, yo. we were at the taping for three hours and saw NOTHING impressive. no joke. we also maybe got stuck standing outside in the pouring rain without umbrellas. i could do nothing but laugh, because seriously? it was all just too entertaining. however, once inside it was a total bust. since it wasn't live they took way toooo long in between acts doing touch-ups and sound checks. {testing 1, 2, 3} we ended up skipping out at about ten after nine because we couldn't take much more. we hopped on over to chipotle across the street for some quick dinner because we were STARVING before catching our train home to trenton. oh lordyyyy.

during the taping jonathan got me some twizzlers to snack on because i was whining about hunger pains

veggie filled burritojoined with a nantucket nectarsor as i like to call it...nantuckets finest

i was so pumped to crawl into bed and crash after the interesting evening we had. amen and goodnight.

this morning was ridiculously hellish. i fought with my alarm clock and cried as i walked to the bathroom. {not really, but i came close to it} i attempted a run around the neighborhood. i made it about a mile and than called it quits.

i know i just said i was trying to cut back on coffee five seconds ago, but i wouldn't have made it through my day of work if i didn't stop for a dunkin' fix. come on! america lives off dunkin'! and it was definitely a large coffee kind of day. skim milk and sugar, just the way i likey.

i sped home at the end of the day with stomach growls. i leave early on thursdays so i don't eat lunch at work. i made myself up a yummy combojimmy dea light breakfast sandwich
cooked carrots
cauliflower
hit the spot like whoa!

a few hours later i wasn't shy to chow down on some dinner. fettuccini noodles with parm cheese. kind of lame but really delicious.
that's amore!

i'm now off to watch the phillies and flyers. and most likely fall asleep. despite the loudness of the flyers party going on in my living room right now.
loud boys,
flyers play off game,
have mercy on me.