Well Darn. . .

It was a darn good thing I came to the conclusion that this was a trial run for me. And that I was going to end it early, because last night I finally caved. A few days ahead of schedule but heck, at least I wasn't giving into the cravings. It was just that my aunt offered me 水餃 for supper when I dropped by and it sounded really really darn good. If I had been alone I would have taken off then skin and ate just the center to fall into the guidelines of phase 1, but that would be very impolite and not as yummy. :)

So, there ends my diet run. 6lbs in 10 days. Not bad. I think I'll take a look at phase 2 and see if I can at least try to keep in touch with the SBD's lifestyle until I do it again on Janurary 2nd. Also planning on taking advantage of all the sales the Gyms promote around the holidays season to join up with one. I'll start on an easy workout routine until I get my stamina back for working out. Lets see if any of the stuff that my high school coaches taught us regarding working out actually stuck in my brain. The only thing I can remember is that "No Pain No Gain" is a buncha crapola. If you're in pain that means your doing something wrong buddy~ Pain and burn are two different things.

I guess one of the good things that came out of this trial run is that a: I don't crave junk food as much (leave my diet soda alone it doesn't count as junk), b: I've gotten used to eating breakfast.

Phase 1: Day . . . 2 more after this

Thoughts: I'm so weak that I can't finish out 14 days. I really chose a bad time to start this diet. So I thought it over seriously (while I was in the shower). I'm going to do this all over again at the beginning of the new year. My new year resolution (my first resolution) is to Seriously do the SBD and incorporate a light workout into my routine. Don't ask what I'm going to do for my workout, I freakin' don't know yet! I was in the shower for Pi's sake! I'll count this experiment as a test run. It wasn't so bad. I think if I truly applied myself to it I can make it and get good results.

Worries: Dang, my apartment is still a mess. At least I vacuumed the carpet. Double Dang! I have to remember to talk with parental units regarding the purchase of my over priced ticket to go home for the holidays. Is $450 worth it?

ひとひら

Humm... had me another session with the computer last night. This time something a little more light hearted. Hitohira is about a girl who had a great stage voice but is very shy and gets flustered easy so it's not often projected. Girl gets stressed into joining a Drama Club and the story evolves from there. Nothing great about this story, very predictable. Nothing bad about this anime either. It was very nicely drawn, no one under dressed or totally disproportioned. None of the over told story line of all the females love the same guy, good grief I refused to see ANOTHER story that has that plot line. Like I said, the story does not hold great surprises. It's mainly about growth and changes that one must make through out the hel- I mean ... erm.. "place" we call high school and growing to become someone we want to be. No supernatural powers (other than when we get to hear her "real voice" then it's funny as heck 'cause it so does not fit her image).

Would I recommend this? Only to the right target audience, which is none of the people who know about this blog and is currently reading it. You people are only interested in "COOL" ones. *sigh* embraced the life of the Otaku already!

Ergo Proxy

Had myself a marathon Sunday night. I spent the whole afternoon and well into the evening watching Ergo Proxy, all 26 episodes of it. Had it on my hard drive for a while now, was deciding if it's worth saving or chuck it. I remember being excited when I first saw the preview, it was going rock I could tell. The heroin for some odd reason kept on reminding me of Amy Lee of Evanescence from the one video I saw back in college when they were really popular: dark hair, pale skin and heavy eye makeup.

Okay, so it was slow going, a 24 minute episode seemed like watching a 45 minute episode of Bones. Long but it keeps you engaged. There was so many information to process. Then 1/2 way through the series which was dark broody and full of unknown it was as if they did a 180 and change directors or something. The style still fit, but did the guy get a personality change? It was lighter, easier to watch and not to heavy. It's like walking through a swamp in the beginning where the water is icky and the humidity gets you down, but then as if the swamp opened up to the ocean, suddenly it was easier to walk and the humidity doesn't kill ya. I'm not saying it turned Shojo or sho-comi all of the sudden, but it was different.

Anyhow, all I can say about the anime was, it's different. Good anime over all, CHEEEZY and rushed ending. I felt like a whole episode was missing towards the end where they returned to the Dome, whops no more spoilers from here. Oh, love her outfits, the kiddie suit, but his orange work suit looks like he's wearing a diaper! (please don't let that be the fashion trend of the future) If you enjoy a very well animated anime you'll enjoy this one.
That's my take on Ergo Proxy. Oh, I saved it.

Phase 1: Day . . .

Thoughts: I think I'm done with this diet. I can't even remember what day it is. Anyhow, I've put a stop date for Phase 1 and it's a little short of the 14 day marker. It's going to be Thursday the 15th and there ain't ANYTHING anyone can do about it!

Worries: I wonder if that Almond Joy is still good. It's been sitting there opened all this time. Better throw it out. Dang it, I spend too much money at Whole Foods again.

Phase 1: Day 6-8

Thoughts: Saturday I wonder if I am going into hibernation mode. It happens once in a while during the fall/winter season. Don't know why but the littlest thing makes me want to crawl back into bed and sleep. Heck I fell asleep reading a book during the afternoon, which rarely happens. I woke up same time as usually and it wasn't as if it was so cold that I wanted to stay in bed. I was wide awake but just the thought of cooking or doing anything more straining than reading in bed made me go back to bed. When I woke again it was noon and I made my meal, then I putter around the rooms and goof off on the computer. I look at my bed and boom! I'm on it snuggled up with a good book and the next thing I remember was NOT remembering anything I read the last 10 minutes. Giving in to what my body was telling my brain I went to sleep. Next thing I know, my sister woke me up >_<; with a phone call. Dang I have GOT to learn to turn those things off! Why do people call at the weirdest time? After the discovery of dong fun was (we think) allowed, off I went to make uber yummy soup and noodle~. I'm hoping that it's allowed because it's a) filling b) easy c) yummy~ Of course it also creates this bad habit of just eating it and nothing else, which make it very lacking on the nutrition department.
Sunday was a repeat of Saturday, except for my conscience kicked in regarding the need for nutrition. So, I made little side salads with good stuff on it.

Worries: What am I going to eat for Monday's lunch?!?! grrr, this meal plan doesn't really allot for left-overs. Also, I'm noticing that my body is rejecting a lot of foods. I love eggs, in all shapes and forms, however that omelet was like a repeat of my roasted chicken in which I ended up spitting out. After a few bites of the omelet the body was rebelling. But there wasn't any issue with hardboiled. Hummm....

Homemade:
Tuna salad
1 pouch of Tuna Light
1 tbsp of dill pickle relish
2 tbsp of reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 cup chopped celery

Turkey broth/stock
turkey bones with bit of meat left on it
zucchini & cucumber slices