02/18/2012 20:10
Day Three... Does anyone even use this anymore!?
I'm not sure if anyone even uses this site anymore... The last few days I've noticed its been pretty quiet. I guess I'll keep checking back, and blogging occasionally... But I'll use the WW site to do most of my blogging!
I can't say that getting back into the swing of things has been easy. I do perfectly well during the day, and for some reason in the evening im like "oh its fine to eat FOUR twinkies". Yes, four. I ate four twinkies the other night. In one sitting.
It was not my proudest moment. The fact that I kept justifying it to myself made it even worse! Who says "its totally fine to eat four twinkies, go on ahead!"!? This girl, that's who...
Obviously what has been done is done. I can't un-eat them, all I can do it hope that I never do it again! Except yesterday I kind of did it again... I had 2 cupcakes.
See, I get very bored and lonely considering my husband works 12-13 hours a day, 6 days a week. I decided I need a hobby that I can teach myself and baking seemed like the winner! I'd baked before of course, it all jsut came from a prepackaged box from the supermarket. So my first time making cupcakes from scratch, I decided to go big or go home. Chocolate and banana cupcakes with peanut butter and banana buttercream, DIPPED in chocolate. Chocolate and banana is one of my favorite combinations ever. peanut butter and banana sandwiches are my favorite. This cupcake was... Magical. I couldn't get over what an amazing cupcake I had created. Fortunately for me, this was the only batch of wonderful cupcakes I made. I discovered that, though my first endeavor into baking had been successful, I truly am a TERRIBLE baker. So the 3 or 4 other batches of cupcakes I've made have been dry, or the frosting turns out like crap . So, I eat one or two and discover that I suck and toss them in the garbage before my husband realizes that he did not marry Betty Crocker. Now that I'm back on this weight loss track, perhaps I need to put my dreams of being the world's best baker aside.
A friend and I met up at the grocery store yesterday, and both of us were starving so we decided to go grab something to eat first. She drove. Straight to the Sonic drive thru. "I can do this!", I thought. Well apparently they do not have salads on the menu here in Alexander City. Lame. I did see a grilled or crispy chicken wrap with light ranch and figured that was my best option. Obviously fast food is fast food and none of it is good for you, but given the limited options, it was that or nothing. So I ordered it, and did NOT order fries. I'll wait for you to finish your applause...
The worst part, is the Route 44 (aka biggest beverage ever created, its basically a keg for those of you who aren't familiar) Cherry Limeade that I sucked down. I'm not 100% sure, but I know its a butt load of points... Whoops.
Today is a new day, though. And I can only try my hardest to not taint my new healthy way of eating with sugary and greasy deliciousness. Er, I mean, nastiness. I made sure I had plenty of healthy options to snack on and eat!
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02/17/2012 17:41
6 very long months...
Its been 6 months since I've been on this site and a lot has happened since then. First off, I gave up and gained every last pound back. Lucky for me it was only about 13 lbs and not 50 lbs. I shouldn't really say "lucky for me", because 13 lbs in 6 months is still absolutely terrible. But as of yesterday, I'm back on Weight Watcher and I'm hoping this will be my last time starting over.
So Drew and I moved to Montgomery, AL and it was the worst. The ABSOLUTE worst. I hated it there so much, the crime rate was ridiculous. I will avoid Montgomery at all costs now lol. In September I went home to do some wedding stuff and stayed there. On October 31, my brother had his second daughter... Addison Reece. She's such a little doll baby! :)
At the beginning of November, Drew was laid off, so he joined be back in CA.
On November 12, we got married! It was an amazing day, and it couldn't have gone better. We planned an outdoor ceremony and an indoor reception, and all week it was saying it was going to rain. Lucky for us, it was sunny and gorgeous! Perfection.
I felt great on my wedding. I loved my hair, my make up and my dress... Even though I hadn't lost any weight (or lost it, then gained it back, rather) I still felt beautiful. I will definitely post some pictures soon once I get that all situated!
We were able to spend Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years at home, and it was wonderful. Its been a few years since we've spent Thanksgiving at home. Drew was off for 3 months, which is the longest he's ever been off. But he got called back to work in mid January. So we headed back to Alabama, but this time to Alexander City. I definitely appreciate this place a lot more. Its a smaller town, which I like. Not a lot to do, but Opelika and Auburn are only about 40-50 minutes away so we can just drive over there if we get bored!
That is pretty much a short summary of what I've been doing over the last few months... But I'm ready to get back at it and start losing weight again!
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07/17/2011 17:36
I'm still alive!!!!
Its been over a month since I've been on here, but I'm still alive. My weight loss has come to a halt, nothing lost, nothing gained. My food choices have been less than great, but I've been SO busy that I've hardly had the time to eat. I was at home for 6 weeks, and this is what I'm blaming for my food choices.
My fiance and I have been driving for te last 5 days, from California to Montgomery, Alabama. This is where his job has brought him for the next 3 to 5 months. So we won't be here long at all, but I would still rather not be here! lol. I get to leave toward the end of September because my friends are throwing me a bridal shower and bachelorette party. And I'll stay home until the wedding (November 12) to finish planning it and getting everything ready.
The next couple of months I really plan on getting back on track. I was doing SO well, and the fact that I lost my motivation is killing me!
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06/13/2011 18:30
Just an update
I arrived back in Utah last night. Drew is getting "laid off" on Wednesday, so we're driving back to California on Thursday morning. We will be home until about mid-July, then we're making the long drive to Alabama, where the job will restart and last about 3-4 months. I can't say I'm looking forward to that...
Yesterday, he told me he had "cleaned all day" so I was so happy I was coming home to a clean house. I'll admit, it was the "cleanest" I'd ever come home to... Buuuut clearly we have different definitions of clean. He thinks that if he stacks his mess neatly, that it means its not a mess anymore. He told me there were only a few dishes. Try 2 days worth of dishes that smelled awful. Men... Needless to say I'm irritated that I have to spend my day cleaning.
Tonight we're going to dinner with some friends we haven't seen in awhile. Of course they had to pick pizza! So I plan on filling up on a big salad, then maybe enjoying a slice of pizza.
My food choices have been better, but not the best. The other night I DID have fast food for dinner, but I only had the burger (no cheese or mayo) and no fries. The no fries thing was hard, but after a few minutes I didn't even want them.
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06/12/2011 01:18
Best feeling ever :)
I've been feeling pretty bad about myself lately. I've been eating horribly and not working out AT ALL.
A few months ago, I went through all of the jeans and shorts that I ahve at my mom's house. I have tons ranging from size 16 to size 24. When I went through them, only the 24s fit. I'm now swimming in my size 24s, and even my size 22s are too big. So I decided to try on my favorite skinny jeans from a few years ago, a size 20. They slipped over my butt, good sign. They buttoned, even better. They looked AMAZING! No muffin top
. If only I hadn't worn out the thigh area of those jeans from wearing them so often, I would probably wear them everywhere from now on. I decided to push my luck and try on some size 18s. They too were able to button, but very snuggly. If it was winter, I'd throw a sweatshirt on and no one would notice lol!
The fact that I've lost 2 pant sizes has put that motivation in me that I've needed the last few days. If only I had tried them on sooner... But I'm so excited at what I have already accomplished, and I'm even more excited to keep going. If I can lose another 2 pant sizes by my wedding, I'll be the happiest girl on the planet!
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06/09/2011 18:04
Day number 1
I've started taking Metformin today to help with my PCOS. I'm really hoping that it will help me out, so I've definitely got my fingers crossed.
I am, however, a little nervous.
About 1/3 of women who take Metformin experience some not so pleasant side effects. Both my mother and gradmother took Metformin ( for diabetes) for years and never experienced any side effects. So I'm pretty sure I'm in the clear, and so far so good.
If this medicine helps to regulate my cycle, I'll be thrilled. Never in a million years did I think I would have ever said that... For most women, that time of the month is a huge inconvenience. But when you go months at a time without it, it scares you!
My mom took Metformin for her diabetes. It actually helped her to lose a lot of weight. While I'm not taking this drug to LOSE weight, if it helps me, I won't complain.
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06/04/2011 18:18
Scary saturdays
Since saturdays are my WI days, I wanted to make sure I at least kept that up. Of course since I've been off track I've been terrified to look at the scale. The good news is that I didn't gain any weight. The bad news is that I didn't lose any weight. The latter was to be expected, however. And I'm just glad that the numbers haven't gone up.
Its raining AGAIN today. I'm so frustrated. It's June in California!!! I'm supposed to be complaining that I can't handle the 100 degree heat, not running around in a sweatshirt wishing the sun would come out for a little bit. The only good thing about that is that my mom doesn't have to run the air conditioner lol. All I want is to get outside and take a nice long walk, and I've only been able to do it once in the last 2 weeks.
D just found out he's getting about a month off of work! Yay! They should be done this coming thursday or friday, hopefully. So I will return to Utah on Sunday the 12th, If all goes according to planned, we will drive home Tuesday morning. I HATE that drive with a passion. Those 12 hours from UT to CA are miserable ones, spent looking at nothing but desert. Add that to the fact that driving gives me really bad anxiety, and you've got the worst day ever. Not to mention all of the fast food consumed in a road trip. Breakfast, lunch and possibly dinner. My stomachs hurting just thinking about it. I wish I didn't have to go back at all, but D insists on bringing his work truck (mechanic) home, and me driving our truck so that he is able to work on his OLD truck that doesn't run anymore. You can't see my eyes rolling...
I'm just praying this weather figures itself out before he gets home. He's looking forward to spending a couple of weekends on the houseboat while he's home. It just hasn't been warm enough yet!
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06/03/2011 03:15
Stayed on track today
I've been up since 4 am, needless to day I'm exhausted today. My niece stayed the night with me last night, so we had fun hanging out last night and all of today. She woke up at 8 so I made us breakfast (eggs and toast, coffee for me). For lunch we shared a Lean Cuisine type meal (I don't remember the brand) of fettuccine alfredo. Her mom came and picked her up around 3 and I miss her!
I have so much fun hanging out with that little girl!
The last week the weather has been TERRIBLE. Its been cold and raining, and yesterday we had thunderstorms and TWO tornadoes touch down. No damage was done, thank God. This is NOT June weather for northern California. At this time is at least 90 degrees and rain isn't even in the realm of possibilities. Last week I don't think it even hit 70. Today was the first day all week that it hasn't rained, so I took advantage of it. I strapped my niece into her stroller and took her for a walk. My grandma lives a few blocks away so we went to go visit her, which she appreciated. After my grandpa died a couple of years ago, she gets super lonely. I try to spend as much time with her as possible when I'm home. Her health isn't in the best shape, so she doesn't really like to go out anymore though.
I was on my own for dinner tonight, my mom had a graduation to go to. I steamed a few asparagus spears and made myself a small plate with lettuce, tomato and a serving of fat free cottage cheese. My mom used to make me that all the time and its one of my favorite side for dinner
. I also toasted a piece of whole wheat bread and made me half of a chicken sandwich (small amount of mayo w/ olive oil, lettuce, tomato, onion and a small piece of grilled chicken). It was SO good. Later on I plan on "making" myself a dessert of strawberries and low fat cool whip. I'm so looking forward to that!
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