Done with the job, getting ready to roll

So today...I am done. I did my final day at the call center here in New Jersey. I head home to Tampa, FL shortly...I have goals, dreams, and some aspirations..along with a bit of financial worry. I got a sweet call from a customer. She said I could use her as a reference anytime. A co-worker is going to try to find me a "New Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas" shirt. That way I have an excuse when I go back to Florida. I have not pumped gas in over four months!

So here I am...watching ANTM and soon Hellcats! Then I need to pack. Tomorrow I go take my car to Firestone to get my alignment (New Jersey is all about jacking up your car on these roads). Gotta help Diane pack her apartment too since she is moving down here.

I'm so ready to get back to doing missions work, going to church, seeing my friends, and starting my new diet plan and fitness regimen. I am giving my friend Pam, bridal boot camp. I am going to assist her with my research and knowledge in health, nutrition, and fitness. She will be the most beautiful bride, she is so beautiful inside and out. I want her to feel her best for her wedding next year.

Oh snapdiddles...Hellcats is on, gotta go ;-) Update more later! HA!

Weight Loss Shopping List-Ketosis Inducing

Medically given list at weight loss clinics, minus the expensive drugs, the $75 weekly visits to get measured.

YOU HAVE TO BE DEDICATED TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS!!!!!!!


The goal of the first 2 to 4 days is to induce ketosis, which means that your body is burning fatty tissue. Split into 2-3 meals a day.

10 Servings per day (maxium 4 from the LEAN LIST)

Very lean List
1oz chicken, turkey (white meat no skin, cornish hen)
1oz fresh or frozen cod, flounder, trout, halibut, or tuna canned in water
1oz crab, lobster, scallops, or shrimp
1oz 1gm or less fat per ounce cheese non fat or 1% cottage cheese or 1/4 cup fat free cheese
OTHER CHOICES: Processed meat with 1gm or less of fat per ounce
2 egg whites
1/4 cup egg substitutes
3oz soft tofu
1 hard boiled egg

LEAN list (make 4 of your 10oz)Beef: USDA select or choice, trimmed of fat, flank steak, tenderloin, t bone, porter house, ground round 1oz
Pork: lean pork, ham, canadian bacon, tenderloin 1oz
lamb, road chop or leg 1oz
Veal, lean chop or roast 1oz
Fish: herring, salmon, catfish 1oz
oysters 6pc
sardines 2pc
Cheese: 1/4 cup of 4% cottage cheese, 2tbsp grated parmesan or 1oz cheese with 3gm fat or less per oz
Other: Hot dogs and processed meats with 3 gms of fat or less per 1oz

This stage starts day 3-4 once you attain ketosis. 10 Protein servings a maximum of 4oz per day can be from the lean list, the remaining 6 should be from the very lean list.

Add in 2 to 4 servings a day from this list:
1 serving= 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
asparagus
artichoke
bamboo shoots
beans (green or yellow)
broccoli
brussel sprouts
cabbage
cauliflower
celery
cucumber
eggplant
greens, collard
mushrooms
onions, scallions
peppers (gr, red, sweet, hot)
sauerkraut
spinach
radish
apples 1 small
cherries 12
grapes 12
grapefruit half
oranges 1 small
strawberries 6
peach 1 small








Do NOT Eat: starchy vegetables, beets, bread, carrots, corn, pasta, rice, potatoes, yams, or tomatoes
Salad Dressing" 2 tbsp of low fat or fat free dressing with no more than 30 calories per tbsp. You may also use 1 tbsp olive oil and red vinegar
Beverages" calorie free flavored waters, decaf diet sodas, decaf coffee & tea, crystal light, NO MILK, JUICES, or CREAMERS

Daily Fluid Requirements" one gallon= 16 8oz glasses---64oz of your daily fluid must come from water

Free selections" 1/2 cup diet gelatin, lettuce of all types, salt, pepper, seasonings, sprices, fat free broth, red wine vinegar, mustard, miracle whip free, ketchup, cocktail sauce, artificial sweetners, caffeine/sugar free beverages

Homeward Bound..Not the movie!

So, I had bitched and moaned at the opening of this blog, that I wanted to go HOME! I will miss my beau more than anything...he means the world to me. He has changed my panic, worry, and homesickness..it's something a little less dramatic of a situation. He is getting ready to head out of state for awhile for training for a possible promotion. It's worth it. I can't stay here alone...and shitty things are happening in hell "work". The turnover is so damn high, the manager is gone, and it's stressful. Emotionally draining. As well, there are a lot of things to take care of back in Tampa. I'm not giving the exact departure date. Shit! I don't know myself yet. I do know less than 15 days but more than 5.

When I go home, I will be living in a different place than I left. I will be attempting to find a full time job asap, and I will be going back to what I love and enjoy...being a gym rat and nutrition junkie. Being around family helps me absorb the shock of homesickness...who would think? LoL

There are hopes that if the beau takes the promotion, he could transfer to FL. We shall see. We never know which direction our path will take until the next day unfolds. As I write all this, I am a bit teary eyed. I made a good friend in one girl here...someone I will miss. I also am remembering the loss of my grandfather, who passed away 4yrs ago today. Everyday I wear his thumbprint on my necklace..he was the first and only family member I have ever lost. What is loss? Right now I feel LOST..being away from home. Granted, it will not be easy returning. I only have one month of bill money saved up. No job lined up...and need to re-do my resume pronto. I will have some work stuff in the modeling world lined up by March once I finish doing what I need to do to get back to the old me...the me I was before everything went down hill.....4-5 years ago.

So in essence....this is just a swift update...to let you know....I am homeward bound...yea...not the movie. Maybe, just the short novel :-)

Rough few days

Wed evening my mom went in to the ER. She was released at 12am, and at 6am taken back. It all started with a bloody nose that would not stop, then a bloody nose that was choking her as the blood was coming out of her mouth. By Thursday morning she was going into plan a - a simple surgery in the nose with a specialist. The bleeding started again. So at 7pm she went into plan b- another small surgery using a scope. They put some particles on an artery that the blood was coming from. Today has been a stand by day...taking in all phone calls since 7am, apparently my sister and Grams left the hospital at 12am last night and then at 3am Grams  got a call the bleeding started again. Luckily today so far, no bleeding. She will be at the hospital a few days. I feel a bit useless up here, but know I gotta finish what I came to do...and then get the hell back to Florida. I want to thank all my friends and extended family for the prayers and good vibes! I love my mommy so much :-) My sister of course..at 16 has been my rock the past few days...calling me and texting me any and every update. She was there for all the craziness I had in my life back in FL, she is still the stronger of the two of us :-) Here's hoping to a calm weekend and all is well in each of your lives!

One Tree Hill...How I love Thee...

For 7 seasons, I have been loyal. Here is season 8! Possibly..the end :-( So who else was tragically saying a big fat "WTF?!?!?!" To the Clay and Quinn situation? Being the buzz kill I am to myself, I had to start googling spoilers. I am still a bit on edge for the season. So many rumors floating around, a lot of truth I presume as well. Is this the final season? Will they be picked up again? What do the producers have in store for us? Who will live? Who will die? And WHY WHY WHY is Clothes Over Bros gone? I guess I get the point, they want to make the show relate to the audience again. The audience is all bankrupt or in some lame economic situation...that is why they are bring Brooke down.

So we can have good and we can have bad. The what ifs are among us...Will Hailey have a good pregnancy? Will Clay and Quinn survive? Will Mia and Chase get back together or will Alex keep them apart? Will Grubbs ever get his girl on tour? Will Peyton and Lucas return? PS..how old should their kid be now?!?! Will anything crazy and insane happen to lil Scott or his bunny? Will we see Brooke's wedding? ill they sign off the air will Brooke being preggers? Will Sam ever make a reappearance? (PS...Quinton dude is now on Hellcats!!) What is going to happen to Mouth and all the other guys? Will Mr Scott return? Will the ghost of any ones past come back? Crazy Katie and Nanny Carrie are both cast members of Pretty Little Liars now....How did they hop from CW to ABC FAMILY? Whatever....

So much anticipation and no solid answer on how many episodes we REALLY get to answer all these questions. They better not leave me all pissed off like Tru Calling back in 2003-2005...they put the last of Season 2 and the unaired episode on the DVD..but lame asses never even solidified the story line!!!!!!!!!!!

OK...I can breathe now....Until next week....One Tree Hill...How I love thee..

Lazy Pasta Salad

Since I was in pain and was not able to make it to the grocery store...I had to go lazy for an edible meal today. So Lazy Pasta Salad. All ingredients can be found at Aldi.

Whole wheat rotini (I used 3/4 box to make dinner and lunch for tomorrow)

1/2 cup Happy Farms colby/jack shredded cheese

1/2 bag bacon bits

6 tbsp fit and active light Italian parm dressing

*Boil noodles

*Rinse in cold water

*Chill in fridge for 30 minutes

*Sprinkle cheese over it

*Sprinkle bacon bits

*Add dressing

Once all items are there, put a lid on your dish and shake it to get all ingredients mixed. Enjoy!

PS..you won't be seeing too many carb induced meals as I go forward...I am just trying to slowly get rid of food I already have before putting myself into ketosis again to start my new weight loss plan.

Dear Diary...pain sucks

So last night I was really moody...was even being slightly nasty to my new beau. It started pretty much Saturday at work in the afternoon...kept getting chills, sniffles a bit, and a pounding headache. Or, at least what I thought was a headache. I was grumpy through the movie we went to see. Then took some Excedrin Migraine. The pain subsided. Apparently that is all it did. So like I was saying, Sunday I started feeling moody and very irritable...no it's not PMS. That was last week :-) I went to bed at my normal time of around midnight. Set my alarm for work. I kept having nightmares and sharp pains in the neck. The neck pain was imaging from the nightmares of being shot in the neck, a bow and arrow to the neck, etc.

So I wake up, and call work..in tears at this time because I had spent nearly 45 minutes repetitively trying to get out of bed but my neck giving me spams each time. As well, my head was throbbing like a jack hammer was on it. I called out of work and passed out...started with a muscle relaxer to hopefully ease the tension in the neck...I thought at this point I might rip my neck off. Then had some more Excedrin migraine, with the lovely warning on the bottle stating no more than 2 in a 24hr period. Around 2pm when the pain was still not going anywhere..I broke down and called my mother to ask advice on if I should take my script migraine meds since I found two I had left. I finally rolled out of bed after 4pm. Let me tell you I feel like I have been hit by a truck and dragged around a couple blocks.

I have never had these neck spams back in FL, only here...I get migraines that's a given..but I'm so sick of the severe pain it puts me in, driving is basically a no go because you can not turn your head and every few minutes you get a spasm that makes you want to crumble to the floor. Then if you take a muscle relaxer...you are not supposed to drive because it makes you sleepy!!!

I swear I have never been as unhealthy as I am in this state....Can I go home yet?

Here's to the heartbreakers By: Katy McAllister with lyrics

My baby sister sent me this music piece...I think every woman who has ever been hurt can relate to this!

What's for dinner?

Tonight- Cooking for one.

Normally a serving per my requirements is 6 pierogies from Aldi (Cheese and potato)

However, I had 8..they put more in the box for some reason. Normally there are 12 total so 2 meals.

So simple: Put 2 tablespoons of butter into the pan...cut up half an onion...saute

Once all that is in, add in your pierogies. Flip them continuously to brown nicely and stay soft.

Place on plate- put 1/4 cup Aldi Happy Farms cheese on top (Colby Jack blend is best)

Cut into pieces= Enjoy

The time to prep literally is like 1 minute to cut the onion. Cooking time is under 10 minutes total, I prefer to cook it on medium. The box (Bremer brand I believe) states 3 pierogies is a serving, as I said 6 with the onions and cheese make a good meal...but tonight there were my 2 extra so I splurged :-)

Hi my darlin's

Day one- September 12, 2010. My friend Jennye egged me on to start a blog again. The last blog I had followed my vacation in Canada in January. Then life fell apart a bit. Well...it kind of fell apart before then. See, to make a long story short, I was a competitive figure skater..did recreational nationals last year placing 1st in all three of my performances. I also got accepted into a dance program at my college. Then, I was injured. Smashing my left leg in a wooden door. It was pretty  much exactly a year ago when this happened. I can now fully walk without pain and even run to an extent. The nerve damage kept me from walking for nearly two months.

So fast forward to January 2010. I took a trip to Canada. I met someone, they lied, broke my  heart, blah blah blah....later met another guy...who was a cop...who said I could trust him...blah blah blah...he lied...broke my heart...and was a bit psycho to boot..along with his bat shit crazy mother. Then I ran....

I had no scholarships, no money for for my figure skating coach to continue with me, and a crappy part time job. I hauled ass on short notice to New Jersey--AKA--HELL! This state stinks, literally...the people can't drive, the people are rude, and parking is a disaster. Not to mention I hate my job dearly. Maybe I don't hate it...but I certainly do loathe it. However, a sparkle did come my way once I met a certain someone. He knows I have no intent to continue living in this state, my days are numbered (literally on a calendar). But, he sticks around and treats me like a princess....I'm hoping he will journey with me on a short vacation and meet my family and friends....he knew before we went out our first time the consequences of getting involved with a woman like me....I'm not here long...

So now, I stayed in bed most of the day, like I stated before. Jennye egged me on Facebook with peer pressure to start a blog again, since all my friends are blogging now days. Alas...this is where I ended up. Blog Me Fabulous....The only game plan I have going home...is to get my CPR/AED certifications and then get ACE certified in health and weight loss management. Who knows what dizzy mess I will get myself into after that. I'm kind of a nutrition geek...always wanting to make others feel good. I think I would kick ass offering a Bridal Bootcamp :-) I'm a dreamer...what can I say?

Peace, Love, and good chocolate
Calla Nichole Brinly