weigh-in

scale was down this week - i lost the pound i had gained last week but am expecting that will happen a lot in the next month in a half... my long days/nights have started at work and though i will try my best to get to the gym - there will be days where that just won't be possible... i hadn't worked out since saturday and after doing 45-minutes on the treadmill yesterday (walk with intervals), i felt amazing... i had so much energy that it was hard for me to fall asleep at my usual time, but i did evenutally and then got back up at 6:00... i cannot wait for may 7 and then all this stress will be over... :o)

i tried one of marie's breakfasts this morning - 2 lowfat eggo waffles with cottage cheese (i also added some sugar-free syrup)... it was rather tasty and a nice change from my usual cereal... sand peaking of marie, her success story is now on weightwatchers.com so check it out! you go girl! :o)

my boss is taking me out to lunch today to "run some ideas" by me - not sure what that means but i'm assuming it's work-related... i am totally prepared to ask for a raise, if more work will be required of me, so we'll see what happens...

not much else has been going on and like i said, work is busy and will only get busier... i will probably be posting/commenting much less than usual too, but will try my best to see what you've all be up too... if anything, i'll always post my weigh-ins so at least you can look forward to each wednesday... :o)

happy hump day...

grab this!

it was really hard to get up this morning esp. since (a) it was freezing outside, (b) eric had the day off, and (c) norman was being rather cuddly in bed (and so was eric for that matter but i digress)... he got home around 6:00 last night so we hung-out, caught-up on everything, watched LOST (it was good but not as good as last week i thought), and then enjoyed my best coconut curry chicken ever... okay, i DO need to cut-back on the red pepper flakes next time but otherwise - it was super tasty! :o)

work is quiet today and i've been rather bored, so i've been catchgin-up with all my blogs and trying to find anything/anyone new... i did come across this report on CNN about a writer, lynn, who lost over 168 on weight watchers and gives a lot of credit to blogging for being accountable and so successful... i just had to share some of her words with you because even though she has lost almost 200 pounds, she still has the same struggles that the rest of us go thru - check out her blog here...

"I gained a pound this week. A well-deserved pound. I know this doesn’t seem like much in the grand scheme, but you know and I know that if I don’t nip it in the bud, that pound will recruit 10 of its buddies and I’ll no longer fit in any of my clothes."

"The pound I gained represents stress and poor food choices ... I am what I call a “grabber.” I grab a cracker here, a Hershey Kiss there, maybe a few almonds or a spoonful of soy frozen dessert – no one big thing in one sitting. But all these little grabs add up in the course of a day, and when I don’t acknowledge these little grabs in my food journal, it adds up to a pound in a week."

"I was reminded again tonight that being at goal doesn’t make me immune from the the familiar feelings of the past ... I wanted to eat tonight, mindlessly, and drink more wine than a glass. I wanted to not care if I worked out tomorrow. I wanted to not give a roaring crap about anything, just for a night. But that guiding voice inside me, that conscience within my conscience, told me that if I didn’t care tonight, I wouldn’t care tomorrow or the next day or the next."

i never knew that there was a term for what i did, but am glad to know i'm now a 'grabber'... who would've thought... ;o)

happy monday...

spotlight

i've always enjoyed finding new blogs and websites, and then sharing them with you, that's just part of my 'thang'... as much as i enjoy reading my stand-bys (i mean that in the most lovingest of ways), finding someTHING or someONE new is exciting to me... so today i thought i would share one of my recent finds but would like YOU to do the same... take a minute and share with us a blog/website that you find to be interesting, motivating, inspirational, or just plain fun... i know we all have different interests so maybe you'll have a golden gem that we should know about... either way, just thought it would be fun to spread the joy... enjoy! :o)

bitchcakes --> a WW glamour-girl who has lost almost 50 pounds since last year
not only does she share her weightloss success on this blog, but she also shares great tidbits of information... besides talking about the usual stuff (weekly weigh-ins, etc.), she's had some great posts about things she has done to be successful at weight watchers - this post really says it all so take a moment and check it out... :o)

my girlfriend and i went to this great brick-oven pizzeria last night for dinner and i feel not one ounce of regret... we shared a wonderful salad and then i chose the margarita pizza that had fresh mozz, basil, and cherry tomatos (the size was about 10")... i also had one glass of wine and no dessert so i'm calling it a success in my book... :o)

my focus this week has been food - i realized that my veggie/fruit intake was pretty crappy so i've had a salad everyday for lunch, as well as an apple and yogurt for a snack... i feel good about my choices and though it takes time to make my lunch every night, i know it will pay-off in the long run... i also realized that i'm much more structured during the week with my food, compared to sat/sun, so that will always be a challenge for me... after making an effort to track my points last weekend, i know it's possible to stay OP even when my schedule may be different... there's no reason for me to be such a slacker come friday night so i'm going to keep working at this goal... :o)

i can't wait for LOST tonight, still can't believe there's only 7 more episodes left... :o(

happy thursday...