More of what I eat

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:11:50 EST

Hole-yyyy Hell!

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 20:36:11 EST

Hi all!

So, I'm back.

I maintained my weight in my absence (good!) I am actively involved in a FB group with the focus of working out, eating right and drinking water to lose weight (sooo many people out here are into the fad diets and "quick fixes" like wraps to lose weight).

My husband has been taking some kind of what I will call a "diet pill" which is working for him. He eats whatever he wants, downs two energy drinks a day, and is losing weight. I will...

Raleigh Weekend!

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:40:44 EST

Heading to Raleigh this weekend. SOOO excited!

I just talked to my aunt and they are still members of the local gym and they have a pool. So I will get some pool time in. And I asked her if I could join in her morning walk/run. She walks for an hour. WEE!

My uncle also does strength training in the back yard in the mornings, so I should get some of that in too.

Excited for an active weekend. What do you all have planned?

Ange

Mini Golf...

Double Duty

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:18:41 EST

So today I got off my lazy morning butt and met up with Jessica at the gym. Talk about pushing it! We did 25 min on the elliptical, I did level 11 resistance (woo! Most I've done is 7) and then went to the weight machines, did 2 arms, 2 legs and 1 abs plus crunches. Then I headed home to meet Trevor for 45 min of Insanity workout (it was one of the recovery week workouts, so not too intense). So according to my tracker on here, I burned over 700 calories with working out.

I can fe...

Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:52:58 EST

Is actually pretty delicious!

Who knew? Not this kid.

So I am apparently pretty bad at being a "stay at home wife"... I need a dog or a child or something to do this full time.

I had two cancellations this week, both legit, and I am happy they let me know with 24 hours to plan another days worth of stuff.

Today I went to the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop and got 2 Express work out tops for $2 each, then a green tank from Old Navy for $1 and a weekend...

Love is all you need

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:13:28 EST

And dancing. For sure.

I have, no crap, started dancing while cleaning houses and throughout my day. Shaking that money maker is totally fun and silly and it keeps me in a wonderful mood!

Today Trevor is sick and so I woke up and worked out in my living room. Did Zumba for 30 min, then a bit of strength training. I can hold a respectable plank for a full 30 sec now, and can do almost 10 well formed dips. I have 5 lbs weights for working out my arms... I am wanting to g...

SUCCESS!!!!!

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:01:46 EST

YAY!

I finally broke the plateau! OMG YES YES YES!!!

I was really starting to think my scale was broken. It's a digital scale, and I just don't trust those as much as I do the ones at the doctor's office where you move the weights over to see where you're at.

I went from 161.4 to 158.3

*Whew*

Here's what I did to finally bust this thing.

1) Tracking my food. All of it.

2) Pre planning my meals, making most of it...

A little bummed...

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:06:23 EST

So Jessica started this great group on FB that is like real time response Sparkpeople for me. I get instant feed back and I know a lot of the group personally. Also, a lot of the group lives near me, so if I want a workout buddy, I have a few I can call on.

I am BUMMED however because I really have been making a concerted effort over the last 3 weeks to track my food, make better decisions, drink only water and WORK OUT in addition to cleaning houses daily for 4 hours at a time. A...

FRIDAY!

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 14:27:53 EST

I have not been tracking my time cleaning because to me, it's a job, it doesn't count as a workout. But my dear LORD. I do feel it. All of my spine, in my legs, my arms... ARGH! So now I am going to start tracking it. I don't believe that I burned over 1000 calories in a 5 hour cleaning though.

Tomorrow I have plans for some quality pool time! Trying to stay active even on the weekends.

Oh and I totally recommend the Toning workout from Zumba.

Happy Weeken...

Oh Oatmeal!

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:03:29 EST

Yum yum yum oatmeal!
And with a sliced up banana in there... oh yeshhh.

So yesterday I did back to back cleanings. Then came home and Trevor went with me for a two mile walk around the neighborhood. Then drove around the nicer neighborhood on base. I might be cleaning for the Wing General soon (God willing and fingers crossed!!!).

Today I have an all day move out cleaning, but it's only 1000 sq ft so it shouldn't take "all day" unless it's really icky. After that...

Ok so....

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:44:15 EST

Monday- Rocked it.

Went to work, came home and worked out. CHAMP.

Tuesday- did a 6 hour move out cleaning (AWESOME, and a GREAT workout) and then rewarded myself with 900 calories of Taco Bell Volcano Nachos with no meat and extra beans and cheese and a 3 hour nap.

Not so hot.

Today-- BLEW IT. Did nothing. Went and got my hair cut and did some light chores around the house.

Tomorrow I have a double and that will put me home around 5. ...

Last Chance Workout (kinda)

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:29:10 EST

I am having pictures done tomorrow of JUST ME in a pink dress. I want to look good damnit.

So today I really kicked it hard, and I not only did a basic little workout like jumping jacks, squats, burpees, and crunches (took about 15 min), then did 25 minutes of Zumba core, then Trevor called and asked if I wanted to join him at the gym. I know he HATES the gym and I thought I'd go for support and really... more workout can't kill me!

So I did 30 min on the elliptical an...

Tuesday and Wednesday!

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:09:17 EST

So....

Yesterday I managed to stay in my calorie range, even with eating dinner at IHOP. I ate half of everything and boxed up the rest so I didn't finish it off.

I did ZUMBA for 45 minutes plus a 5 min cool down in my living room.

Today I had a 5 hour cleaning... and it was killer!!! Between the jog/walk Monday and the Zumba yesterday I am POOPED today.

And it is a DR...

Monday Update

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:49:12 EST

I DID IT!!!

I ate the food I tracked- all of it, and nothing different. I am within my range.

And today Trevor got out of work early and he and I went jogging/walking around the neighborhood for an hour. I don't know our exact mileage, but he pushed me me to jog when I normally wouldn't have.

I feel like a model citizen!

I went to work, came home for lunch, went back out to work, came home, worked out, did a load of laundry and made dinner.
...

Dead Day

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:47:37 EST

Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there! You all are AMAZING to me, knowing that you grew another human in your body and are out there bouncing back and taking your body back while giving so much of yourself to your children.

If it weren't for my mom being the woman who she is, I would not be the woman that I am. I am 100% certain of that.

SO THIS WEEK:

Here are my goals:

Mon- I have two jobs, one from 8:30-11:30, home for lunch then one fr...

Volcano Nachos!!!

Wed, 9 May 2012 14:43:11 EST

Taco Bell Volcano nachos are absolutely my weakness.

And I broke down an had some today. I had a Carnation Instant Breakfast today for breakfast, and I have a low cal dinner planned, so calorie wise- I am going to be fine. Nutrition wise, I am SCREWED!!!

But today, for the first time in a long time, I feel like I NEED to work out. I did the tracker and to get back some of my sanity, I need to do a good hour of Zumba. Yesterday I did 8 minutes of Zumba and was totally wi...

My current Stats:

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:41:31 EST

As of this morning:

I am 160.3 lbs.

I wear a Medium top, a size 11 jeans, and a size 10 petite dress.

MY GOAL:

130 lbs (long term)
150 lbs (short term)

Small top, size 8 jeans, size 6 or 8 petite dress.

There's nothing I can do about my 8.5 feet though. I'll have to deal with that. haha.

Happy Sunday!

Ange

Walk of Shame

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:39:26 EST

I am back. We'll see for how long this time.

Back in January my plan was to come back with full force and gazelle-like intensity. And that lasted a week.

Here's my situation (to catch you all up):

I work between 16-24 hours a week cleaning houses (see my site at angeliccleaning. info) and that is some AMAZING cardio. Here' s the deal though-- I am not tracking my calories. I am maintaining an active lifestyle, but that doesn't help me lose weight. Maintain, ...

Chocolate Festival!

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:42:39 EST

So this weekend was nice and relaxing. For the first time in two weeks I didn't schedule a cleaning over the weekend to pick up some extra money or help a friend out.

We went to the Morehead City Chocolate Festival this weekend:

Chocolate dipped frozen banana.

TRUTH

Those hearts that have no scars to show
The ones that never do let go
And risk it the tables being turned

We call them fools
Who have to dance within the flame
Who chance the sorrow and the shame
That always come with getting burned

But you got to be tough when consumed by desire
'Cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire
We call them strong
Those who can face this world alone
Who seem to ge...

MLK day (belated)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:53:35 EST

‎"And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Al...

NCIS: LA

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:51:57 EST

Sooooo addicting!!!

And I now have a special place in my heart for LL Cool J.

So this past weekend in Raleigh was a blast. I have decided I need to start collecting the awesome gems that my uncle utters every so often. If there wasn't already a "Sh*t My Dad Says" which is much much much more ohmygawd than my uncle's quotes, I'd start a site.

One of these delightful quotes was, "The Apple Store in the mall was so packed all I could smell was everyone's colle...

Thursday afternoon

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:59:47 EST

Today started with a great cleaning! 3 straight hours of scrubbing and hard mopping.

I woke up and actually had a good breakfast before heading out.

I remembered my water bottle and have had 4 glasses of water so far. Day 1/2 done, water 1/2 done.

I came home and reheated my chicken spaghetti I made a few nights back with some pita chips and hummus while I caught up on my Desperate Housewives (woo hoo Netflix!)

And now I am updating here before I...

Movies this weekend!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:30:12 EST

Hey everyone!

If you get a chance, go check out the new Dolly Parton, Queen Latifa movie coming out called A Joyful Noise. Yes, it looks like a cheesy remake of "Sister Act"... BUT...

This guy:

Is this guy:

that's me with him in high school going to the Sammy Awards at the Harbor Playhouse. He's in a mov...

Tuesday day off!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:53:08 EST

Today is a day off for me. No appointments booked, and no errands to run.

I love days like this! I get to read, catch up on my Desperate Housewives, and spend quality couch time with my cat.

In order to not be a complete sloth though, I have agreed to go with a friend to Zumba at 5, then to the gym to do 2 miles on the treadmill.

Yesterday my two zumba buddies both bailed on me and I gleefully bailed along with them. It was all rainy and I was all sleepy an...

Friday Friday Friday!

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 20:56:14 EST

At the moment:

I'm on the couch watching "Burn Notice" with Trevor and Sealey Booth.

Today was good, tracking all my food and noticing where I am going over and where I need to make changes. Bring on the salads!!!

Tomorrow I have a cleaning for 6 hours ($100 with the January special!) and then home to clean and get ready to have friends over for pizza and beer and a "Meet Trevor" gathering.

For Christmas I got the Dirty Minds game and I Never boar...

business as usual...

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 18:33:05 EST

Oh hey spark friends!

So the last time I was really on here was like, October. Since then a whole lot has happened!

1) Angelic Cleaning-- totally awesome. Please "like" the Angelic Cleaning FB page if you haven't yet! I update with tips on cleaning and organization and add links to helpful websites.

2) Trevor came back from deployment! I have made friends in town while he was gone, got the business up and running, and got into a wonderful workout schedule! I ...

I'm back!!!

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:09:41 EST

I am on the phone with my best friend right now, so I won't be typing a whole lot.. but here is the gist of it:

After 3 months away from Spark, I am BACK and ready to ROCK!

I am finally comfortable taking full body pictures, so please go look at my picture album and comment away!

Trevor is back from deployment-- thank you all for all the prayers and well wishes, we both THRIVED during the deployment and are sooo happy to be back together.

Here ar...

LAZY Sunday

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:21:03 EST

No kidding. Legitimately lazy Sunday. Slept till 11, took a shower and never left my pajamas.

My weekend was GREAT! Starting Thursday night with Kickboxing. Friday morning up at 9 for a vet appointment at 10AM. After the vet I went home and cleaned cleaned cleaned, then to base to pick up my last birth control refill.... *sigh* it's that time again to visit the gyno and her cold fingers *shudder* least favorite time of the year. Then I piddled around The Exchange retail store for ...

Guest Room!!!

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:02:54 EST

Now I have been taking advantage of my freedom, and re learning things I knew how to do before I was married. For example: shopping for groceries ALONE. Decorating a room, ALONE. Getting my oil changed, cleaning out my car, cooking for one... etc. etc.

Yesterday I had a client cancel, so I enjoyed my day off. I went to the bank, post office, wal-mart, and then home to complete my guest room! IT is beautimus!!! And I love it. I would totally move in there, or be happy staying in t...

Raleigh Weekend!

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 23:13:54 EST

Hey all!

Well let me sum up this past week: GO GO GO.

So much so that my right eyelid developed an awfully annoying twitch. And then last night I slept a good 11 hours.

I am in Raleigh with my relatives this weekend. My best friend Kristy is coming to visit for 2 weeks at the end of this month. SOOOO excited! She's going to be my "tag along" for two weeks. I can't wait to bring her with me to Zumba, Kickboxing and 30/30. No crap--- I have decided that Zumba ...

Oh hey roh!!!

Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:47:28 EST

What's shakin bacon!?!?

I need opinions on turkey bacon before I go out and buy a pack. Here is what I like about regular bacon:

1) the smell

2) the crunch

3) the smell...

that's pretty much it. How different is turkey bacon?

Here's what I normally do:

I buy a pack of bacon, bake it in the oven, lay it on a paper towel to soak up most of the grease, then roll the pieces in a huge sheet of foil and put it in the fridg...

Sunday Night in!!!

Sun, 2 Oct 2011 21:15:09 EST

Good evening Spark people!

So today was good, I slept in, got a nice afternoon cleaning in. I cleaned for 4 hours in an empty rental duplex. LOVED IT!

I was vacuuming the kitchen, my ass in the air dancing around to Queen and THAT is the moment the homeowner decided to suprise me. *embarrassed* But it was a fun day. I am getting so much better at cleaning quickly, efficiently and not dying by the end of the day. I am so glad that I am physically active now and can handl...

Honesty is the best policy...

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 22:16:54 EST

So let's get honest here.

Apparently when I worked at JCP I was much much much more sedentary than I believed I was. Yes, there was a lot of walking involved, but there was so much wasted down time. There was never enough real work to keep me busy as a supervisor, and I was not happy, and I was not eating right until I got on here, and I was so emotionally drained from the constant emotional abuse I was getting daily from customers and co workers, and it was really just a terrible...

Meet Sealey Booth

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:11:47 EST

Hey all!

I know I've been MIA, business is picking up and I am still trying to manage that schedule, plus getting out and being social and going to Zumba and a Running for Beginners class!

I went to the shelter and found this WONDERFUL kitty!!!

Bugsy's owners lost him the day I was supposed to pick him ...

Posture!

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:00:45 EST

Hi all!

So I have been going through crazy heart break with this cat situation. I am going to the local animal shelter this weekend and I will be adopting a cat. For sure. 100%.

I am looking for a boy cat, 1-3 years old, long hair. I will find one, and I will post pictures.

ON another note:

I had my Vendor Blender today. For lunch I had Shrimp Quesadillas instead of steak quesadillas, and I asked for light cheese and more pico de gallo so I had m...

It's my Birthday!

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:24:05 EST

So today is my 26th birthday, it's one of those uneventful ones. And now that I'm married, I have realized that the birthday checks aren't rolling in like normal (boooo!) haha.

Today I am cleaning my house (finally, I clean other houses all the time now!) and then hitting Zumba before having people over for an evening of dinner and a movie!

Business is going good, and I am able to balance it with working out and eating right still. I can see the changes in my body for ...

Bugsy Malone Young

Fri, 9 Sep 2011 00:47:17 EST

"1YR OLD MALE NEUTERED CAT. HE IS A LONG HAIR TABBY NAMED BUGSY. HE IS UP TO DATE ON ALL OF HIS SHOTS. HE IS AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR CAT AND LOVES EVERYONE. HE IS A VERY HANDSOME BOY AND HE KNOWS IT. LOVES BELLY RUBS AND KISSES. IF INTERESTED PLEASE EMAIL ME "

I am picking him up Sunday!

I can't wait to have him here with me so I ca...

Crying

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 14:53:42 EST

I have been crying since midnight last night, off and on.

No, it's not "that time" I am just lonely and it sucks.

I was on craigslist last night and found the perfect kitty for me named Mitzy. Here is her description:

"Mitzy is a beautiful 4 paw declawed and spayed tuxedo cat. She is 2 years old and the cuddliest cat I have ever met. She is a champion laser pointer chaser and loves to play with aluminum foil balls!!

We adopted her thinking she wou...

Day off today.

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 23:20:02 EST

I took today as one of my days off because I have a cleaning scheduled for my Aunt on Friday. That will be a good 6 hours of deep cleaning, and a good chunk of change!

I slept in till 10 today (it was raining) then took a long hot shower, got dressed and did my make up for the first time this week (I love a job where I can show up in shorts, tennis shoes and wet hair with no make up). I went to the mechanic and got an estimate for my car. Now, keep in mind-- my car was free to me ...

Where the hell has Angela been?

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:07:53 EST

Hey spark friends!

I know, where the hell have I been?

Let's start with the good news:

1) Angelic Cleaning is booming! I have 4 every-other-week clients. Solid.

2) Cleaning is amazing exercise, I have not lost pounds, but I can feel the difference in my body, in my muscles, in the way my body's toning up, and see the change in my appetite.

3) I have not been tracking my food every day, or my exercise, but I know where I am at. I am ma...

Come on Irene....

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:12:48 EST

Hey friends!!!!

So, I just went through Hurricane Irene. I evacuated Thursday evening to Raleigh and spent the rainy weekend with my family there. Baked some cookies, made some pulled pork, watched some movies, and earned $150 cleaning the house.

Got home today and everything is just as I left it. NO damage whatsoever to my house (woot!) . I am taking the day off, to just watch tv, be a little lazy and prep for my "go go go" day tomorrow.

I hope everyone els...

Burbank is Missing

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:05:10 EST

I don't know how often I've mentioned my cat... but my cat is Burbank. He is 16 human years old (which makes him OLD AS DIRT in cat years). He is declawed, fixed and short haired. Right now, especially with Trevor gone, he is my company. I come home and he is at the door, he helps me work out, he watches tv with me, he helps me cook, and he sits in the bathroom with me.

He is missing.

I let him out at night for 30 min-1hr. He always comes back to the front door pawing...

Hurricane Irene and Mary Kay

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:28:08 EST

So--

I wanted to let you all know that I will be out of town this weekend. Hurricane Irene is scheduled to hit ground Saturday. I am going Friday morning to Raleigh to clean my aunt's house ($100 there! woot!) and dog sit so both my Aunt and Uncle can go to my cousin's baseball gane.

Today I am going to Zumba for an hour (which is a helluva long time let me tell you. Dancing like that for more than 15-30 min is a crazy good workout. Each time I go to Zumba I leave dripp...

Who's been MIA??

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:58:39 EST

Yeah, I have.

I'm sorry spark buddies! I have had sooo much going on! Between trying to talk with Trevor as much as possible, making it to my workout classes, and getting paperwork printed for Angelic Cleaning and trying to stay sane and organized...

I have to tell you though--

I HAVE TWO CLIENTS! 2.

Yeah. One is my aunt in Raleigh, have my first cleaning for her this weekend. The other is a legitimate stranger who found my website through craigsl...

Compliments (reposted)

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:31:24 EST

I really want for some of my new Spark friends to see this entry, and it was buried back on page 4 of my blog history. Haha. AND I needed to re-read it today.

Ange

Now here's the truth:

Most people can recall every insult they've ever been issued by anyone at anytime. Most can not recall the millions of compliments they receive every day however, because they focus on these insults.

I have 2 compliments I have received in my lifetime that both mea...

Smells Like FREEDOM!

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:55:17 EST

Nothing better than waking up and knowing this is the last day that I will have to drive to New Bern, fighting annoying traffic just to arrive in a store with annoying coupons and equally annoying customers.

This job used to be fun, it was awesome to help people and provide customer service. I am one of those people who just loves people. But the quality of customer has gone down. People think that corporations should bend over backwards for them. One of the posters in the back of...

Almost done!!!!

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:11:06 EST

So I would like to take this moment to brag-

1) I finally had my first week where I have tracked my fitness minutes correctly, and I have met my goal for the week! WOOOO!

2) I got on the scale yesterday and I am at 153.2--- 140's- I will make you my bitch! SOON!

3) I have two girls in town who are willing to workout with me and give it all they've got, and I am sooo happy for that! Yesterday I had done some crazy house cleaning, we're talking moving furniture,...

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More of what I eat

Hole-yyyy Hell!

Raleigh Weekend!

Double Duty

Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade...

Love is all you need

SUCCESS!!!!!

A little bummed...

FRIDAY!

Oh Oatmeal!

Ok so....

Last Chance Workout (kinda)

Tuesday and Wednesday!

Monday Update

Dead Day

Volcano Nachos!!!

My current Stats:

Walk of Shame

Chocolate Festival!

MLK day (belated)

NCIS: LA

Thursday afternoon

Movies this weekend!

Tuesday day off!

Friday Friday Friday!

business as usual...

I'm back!!!

LAZY Sunday

Guest Room!!!

Raleigh Weekend!

Oh hey roh!!!

Sunday Night in!!!

Honesty is the best policy...

Meet Sealey Booth

Posture!

It's my Birthday!

Bugsy Malone Young

Crying

Day off today.

Where the hell has Angela been?

Come on Irene....

Burbank is Missing

Hurricane Irene and Mary Kay

Who's been MIA??

Compliments (reposted)

Smells Like FREEDOM!

Almost done!!!!