Food and Stuff

I lost a total of 8 lbs since my last post! The app, MyFitnessPal, has helped me count calories and keep track of what I've been eating so far.  If you're looking to lose weight the lazy way (not exercising) download the app! I'm gonna use my livingsocial gym deal in Feb.  

lol, I ate this before starting my diet.  I bought a google offer to Artichoke Pizza in NYC.  OMG, it's so good but I read that one slice is like 1300 calories :( I had two that night and made sure to walk a few miles lol.  

One of my favorite foods in the whole world.. lasagna! I used Mrs. Dreamfields low carb lasagna noodles to offset the calories and I also mixed spinach with the ricotta cheese to make it some what healthy.  

I told my mom I'm on a diet and she went out to get a slice of cake for me -.- 

        I saw a review on the travalo on youtube and immediately ordered one off of ebay for a few dollars.  I love it! 

The bottom has a cool pump 

I can bring it on my trip to Vietnam that's coming up! :)   The travalo holds enough for 60 spritzes.  And I haven't experienced any spillage yet! It's a great buy if you travel often.  

Pazuzu looking worried lol 

I usually eat a whole box in one sitting but I managed to eat two sticks once a day lol.  

Made curry 

I got this at Mitsuwa. Ugh. The taste is good but consistency is so weird. It's like eating an eye ball or something.  

My new gaming mouse :D!!!! I was looking for a new mouse since my old one kept squeaking every time I spammed clicks lol.  Based on the reviews, I ordered the Logitech g9x off of amazon.com. So far so good.  I really like how I can control the sensitivity and the feel of the mouse.   

It came with weights. It's serious business lol.  

Here is Lily being bad/silly.  

We ordered pizza from Singa's

Salad from Trader Joes.  

Roasted broccoli!! Instead of steaming or frying broccoli, try roasting them instead. I drizzled oil, sea salt, and ground pepper and roasted them at 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes. And this is coming from a girl who didn't really enjoy eating them.  

I'm gonna be a little more busy from now since I'm gonna be a bridesmaid :)! My two very close friends are engaged! I'm extremely happy and also very surprised that it's happening lol. I did not expect that at all but I'm so happy for them and wish them the best.  I can't wait to help plan the bachelorette party >:) 

It also gives me an incentive to lose even more weight :P 

Holidays

Happy holidays! I should make a habit of updating my blog at least once a week :/.  

So far, I've been spending a lot to get 2k points (lol no not really...Christmas made my wallet sad), studying, and slowly cleaning my rooms.  Chris and I started to plan for our upcoming trip to Vietnam!! I'm also losing weight cuz I wanna look good in pics and so people in Vietnam won't talk shit about me lol.  So far, I lost a few pounds by cutting out snapple/soda ( blah my work provides free drinks) and eating clean.  I have a living social deal to a gym that's close to my work/house so I'll start going once the New Years resolution noobs stop going which should be in Feb.  

Here are the pics: 

I'm gonna stop ordering this from Mitsuwa lol 

onigiri :)  I love spicy tuna 

My friend had his"surprise" birthday dinner at Tops in Newark lol.   I ordered the short rib burger and wow...it was amazing!! The burger was monstrous and absolutely delicious.  Even the fries were amazing.  I got mad at Chris cause he offered my fries to our friend but at the end it was a good decision.  He's only looking out for my health :)  

Chris and I made tikki masala! I think he used an allrecipe's recipe.  We ate it with some naan bread which Pazuzu (that's what Chris thinks..I think it was Lily) shredded.  It was so good that we served it at Chris's Christmas party. 

Chris's living room filled with presents!! 

Chris got me a long champ purse! I never really wanted one cuz all the Korean girls at Rutgers would wear them around campus but I really wanted one this year for some reason.  I'm glad he surprised me with it! I love my bag so much. It fits so much and the bag is really light and durable.  I want to bring it to Vietnam but I'm afraid a dude on a motorbike might steal it lol.  

Chris's brother got Chris tickets to the Giants game! 

Best gift ever :) and he brought me! We got Blimpies before the game and Chris managed to sneak two subs in lol. 

Giants vs. Eagles  

Nose bleed section 

The game was so exciting and the crowd was great.  It was a nice treat to watch the Eagles played so badly LOL.  Too bad the Giants didn't make it to the playoffs but oh well...there's next year when the Superbowl will be at Met life Stadium :)

It took us forever to look for our car cause we left on the other side of the stadium ...-.- lol.  After the game we ate at Tops :) I got a chicken pesto sandwich which was really really good.  I wanna go back and try all the burgers. But I can't do that cause I'm on a diet lol.   

I spent NYE with Chris and  his family 

Bella, Chris's uncle's dog 

Family 

Riry being an asshole with her toys. She's always hogging the toy and growling 

It's Korean tradition to eat dduk gook on New Year.  My mom makes the best dduk gook. 

Here's Pazuzu getting high from cat nip. I love him so much.  

The McRib lol.  I know it's made out of plastic but it was tasty. 

Rollin' with Chris :)

Pho Tai 

We went back to his place to make avocado shakes yum yum yum 

I'm trying to eat clean so I made..

caprese! I love caprese so much.  

And here are pictures of big B :) 

November 2012

Ah another monthly update -.-.  I've been busy doing a patch skin study for the month of November. Since the clinical study place is near the mall..it's torture driving there every other day.  $$$ is going towards the Vietnam trip that's coming up very soon!! 4 months left! 

Chris bought pizza stones (non glazed ceramic) from Home Depot or Lowes for a few dollars and we've been making pizza for a couple of weeks now.  

Chris's pizza sauce concoction lol 

Pazuzu being curious 

I rolled the dough out flat on parchment paper 

We didn't make the dough which I heard is a big hassle...we bought pizza dough from Trader Joe's for 1.29. Don't get whole wheat! It's bland and doesn't get as crispy as the regular/ garlic and basil dough.  

We put bell peppers, mushrooms, chicken sausage (was pretty dry..), and basil on our pizzas.  

Chirs's brother and his wife recently moved 10 minutes away from me! They asked us to look after Mac for a few hours to go furniture shopping, and we met up with them in Hoboken.  I was craving roti canai so I told Chris about Satay Malaysian on Washington Street.  We parked near 14th street and walked ALL the way downtown Hoboken. I hate walking in the cold weather but the food was worth it.  

roti

Malaysian tom yum soup

Of course we have to order curry 

Coconut shrimp! It was very delicious but a little salty.  I forgot to take pictures of the rice but they didn't look anything special.  This restaurant offers coconut rice and ginger rice which went well with our dishes. I'm glad getting to Hoboken is a hassle or else I'd be spending so much money on eating out!   

Thanksgiving with Chris's family

Ahh, I forgot to take pics of my onion dip and my cheesecake :(  Both were said to be excellent hehe. I used Martha Stewart's onion dip recipe  and this double layer pumpkin cheesecake. 

Since I'm a hardcore sales lover I had to go to Macy's for Black Friday  

Chris and I didn't wait that long on the line to get into Macy's.  They opened the doors at 11:55 and as soon as we set foot into the store we jetted to the basement to get... 

I've been eyeing the Circulon cookware set to get for Chris's parents for a long time now.  $99 dollars for 11 pieces! Set is regularly priced at 230.00 hahah what a deal.  I also got a blender (which Chris found) for 10 dollars!  He got an electric skillet and some other thing for 10 dollars each.  

While I was making my cheesecake, Lily tried to swat at Timmy who was on  my lap.  

Here's Pazuzu after kicking Lily off the chair.  

Post Thanksgiving dinner pics 

Ddukbokki from Totowa in Pal Park 

Spicy tuna kim bap from Totowa

I made Chris an easy dinner using a recipe that I found on a blog,  Chris likes clams and I'm not the greatest chef in the world so it was perfect.   Seriously, Trader Joe's is so awesome! 4 dollars for a box of delicious frozen clams pre seasoned for you. There's always a few boxes left of the steamer clams whenever I go to Trader's.  Gahh I'm so lucky that I work right next to Trader Joe's :)

Chris and my mom enjoyed the clams so much that we made it again!  This time we added shrimp and asparagus.  My mom really likes angel hair pasta so we cooked that instead of linguine.  

Made smoothie yogurts using my 10 dollar blender :)

I added granola bought from Trader Joe's 

Chris made us avocado shakes!! :) 

Lily 

She's so cute!!! 

And here's Timmy being a creeper in my t-shirt.