GMSTW: The Finale

Helllllo, my millions of adoring fans pals! GMSTW has officially come to a close, and let me just say, it was a roaring success. I got almost everything done! And you know what? I'm proud of myself. It took A LOT of energy and effort and courage for me to see all those doctors and commit to myself and I DID IT. Now, making this an annual shin dig is the next step.

Today I woke up and cleaned out all of the junk in my car and I put it away. Normally, I just haul everything inside, but today I actually put everything away! Then I put up our outdoor fall decorations, which, admittedly, is not much. I came inside and cleaned up all the clothes in my room. I have an awesome habit of just throwing my clean laundry wherever is most convenient. Nasur loves it. Secretly of course. I sorted through all my socks and I made room in a drawer for my exercise clothes to make it easier to pack up my stuff for the gym tomorrow. While doing this, I made cookies - I still haven't eaten one, which must be the Ozempic taking the wheel. I followed my good pal, Bri's recipe. I had made them once before and they were good, but I didn't exactly follow the recipe, so I wanted to try again. I had the butter on the counter for like 3 days, so I made them last night and baked them today. I also made his pesto pasta salad for sharing tonight. It is so good!

Anywho, I also ironed everybody's shirts for photos tonight and then decided to try out a new recipe for healthy eating. I made the kids some mac and cheese because of their immature palates (and ate some myself), and then watched some TV while cheese grating my feet and plucking my chin hairs. My feet are so, so smooth!

I then rushed over to the car wash where I have a monthly membership and got my car washed, vacuumed it out, and then had it washed again because I can get as many washes as I want with my membership. Then I went home and showered. I got the kiddos bathed and ready after that and then we headed off for family photos!

After family photos, we joined some friends for dinner. My pal Stephen is a legit chef and made a brisket that was so, so good. We contributed pasta salad and also got to eat his peach crumble with ice cream. Noms. Palisade peach season in Colorado is just wrapping up, so I'm glad we got to enjoy some.

We came home and got the kiddos in bed. I pre-charted for my first day in the office from 8a-3p and now here I am, writing to you to tell you how awesome I did at GMSTW. This was my initial check list, so let's recap!

• Get a hold of the stupid student loan people Done. They are still stupid.
• Do my PSLF forms Done. Though I await the return of one of them from administration
• Do my maintenance of certification articles - Did not do. They aren't due until December 15 and I didn't feel like it, lol
• Organize journal club for work Done. Just need to send out the schedule now
• Put up the wind chime ish thing my mom gave the kiddos - Did not do. It was on my list for today, but got bumped due to time
• Book my mom's flights to come see us Done. Can't wait to see her!
• Figure out my tax returns Done. Just waiting for my tax guy to do my W-4
• Look at my meal prep recipe book and try to find some new recipes to try. Done. Tried 4 new recipes!
• Figure out how to meal prep Kinda done? Just feels like you make a lot of food so you have leftovers
• Figure out outfits for family photos next weekend Done. We looked great! Sneak peek below!

Photos from the weekend:

Soccer practice with mountains in the background

Reyah at the fall festival painting her pumpkin

Reyah chilling in the shade while I waited in line for her

Kiddos ready to watch Mulan (for the second time this week)

Massive cookies

My healthy gyro with homemade tzatziki

Ironed shirts - we just wore white shirts with jeans

SO sunburned

Sneak peak of these cuties

Day 290/365: Tummy Control Pants

So today I had an oral exam. For those of you who are new to de blog, I am an OB/GYN resident. This means I am a fake doctor a doctor that is still in training. I did 5 years of undergrad, 4 years of med school, followed by 4 years of residency (I'm in my third year) and every so often, they like to test us to see if we do indeed know things. Once a year, we do an oral exam to see if we can articulate what we know rather than check a box/make an educated guess.

Well, because of the oral exam, I had to dress up more than I normally would, i.e., I had to wear a suit. Because I am fatter than I have been previously, I don't have any suits that fit - just some jackets and some pants. Today I opted to wear my tummy control pants. I haven't worn these pants before. I ordered them offline because I had some Lane Bryant money and they were having a BOGO 50% sale. When they say they're tummy control pants, what it means is that when you're standing up your tummy is super cinched in by how effing tight these pants are (and thus your tummy has been controlled) and when you sit down, a whole new Hell is unleashed on your abdomen. The super tight band is now creating an extra roll (which is what I thought it would be controlling), digging into your fat so aggressively that I felt as though I was being stabbed by my pants. I could not get comfortable sitting down, which is kind of problematic in my line of work, or you know, in life. When appropriate (i.e., driving), I undid my pants altogether. In short, what I would like to communicate is that I learned the hard way that tummy control pants are essentially made by the devil. Do not make the same mistake I did, folks.

In other news, my oral exam went well and then I went to the office. They had another sponsored lunch there and I ate only two cookies instead of three. Also, I avoided the chips and only ate one half sandwich. I know that's not impressive to some people, but it is progress for me. So, I'll take it. I also went to the gym after work and did some cardio and lifting. All in all, I'm pretty pleased. 

Now, the second half of my week (i.e., Thursday, Friday, and the weekend) is usually where I fall even further off the wagon than the first half (probably because I'm a re-committer every Sunday night). So, my goal for tomorrow is to continue to work towards eating healthier (I packed a lot of produce tonight in anticipation), to hit the gym, and to do some blogging. I'm also trying to get back into the swing of taking pictures of my food, but I am seriously forgetful until I have one bite left. I'm working on it.

Cheers! 

P.S. I would like to congratulate myself on using "i.e.," so much this post. So, congratulations to me.

Day 288/365: Honestly sucking

Well, I'm pretty sure I had the shittiest day one in the history of day ones. First of all, when my alarm went off this morning, I was like "Eff waking up early." So, I went back to bed until 8:40 a.m. Now, I know you think that's lazy, but back off for a second. I typically have to get up at 5:00 a.m. or earlier and this weekend I have two 24 hour shifts and I need to stock up on sleep. So, any opportunity to go to sleep longer is an opportunity I grab as fast as possible. That being said, I felt bad that I had already reneged on a promise to myself. 

Then at work, it was IVF week. That means that we were transferring embryos into some mommy-to-bes. That also means that it was the normal amount of patients plus all the IVF transfers. that means we worked through lunch which means we ate what we were given, which was sub sandwiches, cookies, and chips. I had the sandwich and a cookie. I set aside the chips for myself, but when I thought about it, I really wasn't craving the chips and I decided to put them back. However, on my way home from work (at 6:30 p.m.), I grabbed two more cookies. Real healthy, Danika.

I also told myself I would hit up the gym on my way home. Yeah, right. I needed to go grocery shopping and get some major studying done, so that definitely didn't happen. I did, however, stock up the fridge with some good-lucking produce, so I'll count that as a win. So, I think I'm back to 0 in terms of overall outcome today. Tomorrow I'm looking to get into the positives. These are my goals for tomorrow:

1. Up at 7:00 a.m. to hit the gym
2. Calorie counting
3. Healthy snacks!

See y'all tomorrow.

Also, I'm going to need some credit for still blogging despite sucking so hard today. Do you know how hard it is to admit that you suck? Really hard!

Baking compliments of the interwebs

Though today was an early rise day, I felt pretty good about it. I wasn't in any pain, which was great. Getting to work at 5? Not so great. And staying at work until 7? Also not my favorite. But, I had a good day. I got to do some C-sections in the morning and kept busy running around in triage in the afternoon. I only got tired when we sat down for lectures in the afternoon. That's also about when I got hungry since it was a fasting day.

And since it was a fasting day, I hurried on home once I got off work so I could eat. I was planning on exercising, but I started getting a hunger headache and I knew working out would be a bitch. So, I guess tonight is another relaxation night? But don't you worry - tomorrow is my long workout day and I'm super looking forward to it!

And since it was my relaxation night, I baked a little bit. I tried a new healthier cookie recipe that was awesome. The dough was pretty darn good and I tried two of the cookies - one from each cookie sheet. I'll take the rest in for work because I'll eat them all myself if I keep them. The other residents are a big fan of me liking to bake so much - the zucchini bread was a big hit earlier this week. 

That's about it for me right now!

Any healthy recipe sites you guys like? That blog for the cookie recipe is pretty legit and I am looking forward to trying some other recipes.

High protein breakfast for the fasting day

This is what it looks like driving to work at 4:45 a.m., in case you wanted to know

Part one of dinner

Part two of dinner

Cookies - I burned these a bit; the second batch was better