This Weekend's Workout (1/8/05 - 1/9/05)

Light to Moderate Housework.

I was kind of under the weather all weekend. I was coughing and I had a soar throat. So, I took it easy and did a lot of housework like taking down Halloween decorations (Yes, I said Halloween Decorations), organizing my drawers and closets, bringing stuff to Goodwill and the Recycling Center, cleaning the bathroom, etc. I didn't go to the gym or workout, but I also didn't sit on the couch all day surfing the net, watching DVD's and eating Bon Bons (whatever that is). But I did finish my book for book club. Yeah!!

So here is my list of things I should not have eaten this weekend:
- Small Panera's Hot Chocolate. OK, compared to the hot tea, the hot chocolate was a bargain, but it was made w/ real chocolate, whole milk and topped w/ chocolate covered whip cream. Needless to say it was probably the richest hot chocolate I will ever have.
- A bag of Cracker Jack. OK , that was the last bag. I'm done w/ Cracker Jacks forever!!!
- Potato bread. This weekend I used potato bread for everything from a sandwich to hotdog buns to crackers with my soup. Totaling 5 slices in 2 days!!! I think there are 4 slices left in the bag and that's it for the potato bread.
- Grape Jelly, Honey and Margarine. Not all at the same time, but I used noticeable amounts of this stuff during the weekend so I need to cut back on them.
- Small Bag of Pizza Flavored Combos. There may have been 12-15 combos total in this little bag, but it's still junk food.

Here's a list of food I've given up all together:
- Candy (last eaten 10/30/05 at my Halloween Party)
- Cookies (last eaten 1/1/05 at Vijay's New Years Eve Party)
- Cake (last eaten 12/31/05 It was my signature Rum Cake that I made for the NYE party)
- Potato Chips (last eaten last week. I forget the day, but I remember it was barbecue from the vending machine)
- Fast Food (last eaten a long time ago. Namely chicken, taco and burger places. But I still do Chinese, sandwich and pizza places.)

Foods I plan on giving up over the next few weeks:
- Crackers (Too manyCarbs. I think this is my substitute for potato chips)
- Cheese (This is going to be tough, because my favorite snack is cheese and crackers)
- Coffee (Big round of applause for my traveling buddy who introduced me to Starbucks last year when we were in LA and now I'm hooked on that stuff)
- Coke (i.e. Sodas. I drink only Diet soda now, but I want to try to stop drinking soda all together)
- Cereal (just the ones w/ Sugar added like Frosted flakes and Apple Jacks)

On a sad note...
I've sprayed, I've set traps, I've sealed up holes and invested in one of those "Crackers Be Gone" silent alarms, but another box of Club Crackers has managed to find its way back into my house. It's hiding in my kitchen cabinet as we speak. After I get rid of this box I may have to have a seance or and intervention, which ever is more effective.

- Later Alligator