So for my birthday I got this cute top that is black and white multi-size stripes with pink and purple circles in it. You have to wear a camisole underneath it. It's really cute - and was good for my birthday because I really wanted to wear pink.
Anyways - I haven't worn it since then, but decided today would be the day to wear it.
Big mistake. Apparently my shoulders have gotten smaller and today the shirt is practically falling off of me. Not something I anticipated before leaving the house. It's awesome knowing that my body has changed that much - but at the same time it is a pain to know that I will have to eventually buy all new clothes because everything will be too big. But even those clothes I am planning to outgrow.
Anyways - not much I can do about the shirt today other than to constantly pull it back up my shoulders. I just hope I don't get cited for a dressing violation at work.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Giving into Temptation
I will start out this week by saying that my sister's philharmonia symphony made the front page of the Washington Post on Saturday. The article was just below the fold, but above the article about Jenna Bush's wedding. So it was a big deal for my sister, especially since they were going to be playing Beethoven's 9th on Saturday. Apparently this is one of those symphonies that every person who has been in an orchestra dreams that they will someday play for people. So it was very exciting.
Of course this meant going out to celebrate.
Before her concert we went to the Silver Diner. Not the healthiest of food options - but not the worst either. Well of course being in a diner made me crave a cheese burger. I hadn't had one in awhile, but I knew it would be a lot of points. On the other hand, I hadn't really eaten all day so I had over 25 points left. Thankfully Silver Diner gives you the option of a turkey burger so that is what I ordered.
Looking back, I should have ordered one of the salads.
I ate my whole turkey burger - which was good, but it wasn't as great as I hoped it would be. It was all greasy and messy and it made me feel heavy. Thank goodness the fries had been oversalted. I tried one and that was one too many. My sister and I then ended up sharing a piece of the chocolate cake - that was good.
We then headed off to the concert - where my sister played beautifully. Although I have to admit that I had to cover my eyes a few times because my sister sits next to a very enthusiastic violin who I thought was going to stab her in the eye with his bow a couple of times. After the concert my sister introduced me to some of her friends from work and we ended up going out for dessert.
We ended up going to Bertucci's only because the Cheesecake Factory had a 50 minute wait (at 10:00 pm). Everybody was getting something - either a full meal or dessert, so I ended up getting this chocolate and vanilla gelato ball covered in chocolate. It was delicious. I did make my sister eat a quarter of it though.
Anyways, I was sure that after this Saturday of indulging, that I would be back to gaining. I was really ashamed that I had given in, and so I didn't track Saturday (scared to see the actual results) and then didn't track on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. Since my WW week starts again on Wednesday, I started tracking again yesterday.
Yesterday when I went to my meeting and Weigh In, I found that I had once again lost weight. In fact, I had lost over 2 pounds. Surprise surprise. Not sure how I did it. Maybe my metabolism needed me to shake it up and give it a weekend of celebration or maybe I had just been really good rest of the week. Whatever happened, I feel like I dodged a bullet. The good thing is that I recognize that this was me giving into temptation and that I can't do this every week.
Of course this meant going out to celebrate.
Before her concert we went to the Silver Diner. Not the healthiest of food options - but not the worst either. Well of course being in a diner made me crave a cheese burger. I hadn't had one in awhile, but I knew it would be a lot of points. On the other hand, I hadn't really eaten all day so I had over 25 points left. Thankfully Silver Diner gives you the option of a turkey burger so that is what I ordered.
Looking back, I should have ordered one of the salads.
I ate my whole turkey burger - which was good, but it wasn't as great as I hoped it would be. It was all greasy and messy and it made me feel heavy. Thank goodness the fries had been oversalted. I tried one and that was one too many. My sister and I then ended up sharing a piece of the chocolate cake - that was good.
We then headed off to the concert - where my sister played beautifully. Although I have to admit that I had to cover my eyes a few times because my sister sits next to a very enthusiastic violin who I thought was going to stab her in the eye with his bow a couple of times. After the concert my sister introduced me to some of her friends from work and we ended up going out for dessert.
We ended up going to Bertucci's only because the Cheesecake Factory had a 50 minute wait (at 10:00 pm). Everybody was getting something - either a full meal or dessert, so I ended up getting this chocolate and vanilla gelato ball covered in chocolate. It was delicious. I did make my sister eat a quarter of it though.
Anyways, I was sure that after this Saturday of indulging, that I would be back to gaining. I was really ashamed that I had given in, and so I didn't track Saturday (scared to see the actual results) and then didn't track on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. Since my WW week starts again on Wednesday, I started tracking again yesterday.
Yesterday when I went to my meeting and Weigh In, I found that I had once again lost weight. In fact, I had lost over 2 pounds. Surprise surprise. Not sure how I did it. Maybe my metabolism needed me to shake it up and give it a weekend of celebration or maybe I had just been really good rest of the week. Whatever happened, I feel like I dodged a bullet. The good thing is that I recognize that this was me giving into temptation and that I can't do this every week.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Cheaper by the Dozen
Before I get too far, I just want to give a shout out to Mary, my first blog commenter. It means a lot to know that other people are reading this, relating to this, and finding as well as giving inspirtation in here. So thank you sooo much.
Today has been a busy day. Today I went to the doctors and the good news is that everything appears to be ok. I called my sister afterwards and started with that gem of a quote from Kindergarten Cop, "It's not a tuma!"
I also had my weight watcher's meeting and despite the fact that I got to enjoy some Paula Deen as well as my favorite champangna, I managed to lose just more than half a pound - bringing my total loss to 12 pounds exactly. More importantly - the pants that I wore today didn't feel too tight. Lately I've been noticing on the Weight Watcher's boards that many people are getting discouraged because they aren't either seeing the loss they want - or they experience a hiccup and actually find their weight is up a pound. In Weight Watcher's the main way we measure progress is through tracking weight - and I think that we sometimes lose focus on the fact that we are benefiting in other ways as well. We all do it, including myself. I've actually had my mom say to me, "Emily, you only gained half a pound. You're still 9 pounds down from where you were in January." This is why it is so important to have those Non-Scale Victories - and one of my goals with this blog is to keep track of those NSVs.
Finally, after my doctor appointment, I decided to go to Home Depot so I could buy some plants to garden. I am going to try to plant a couple of tomato plants, some strawberry plants, 6 differents herbs (including lemon verbana and lavendar because they smell all so heavenly), and one bell pepper plant. 12 plants in all. So far I have three planted. I really want to try to try to be moe environmentally sustainable so this is one tiny step. By planting thiss If my boyfriend was still here, I know that he would be very proud of this small garden. I see this garden as not only doing something healthy for my body (by growing fresh produce) but also doing something good for my soul. I just hope I can keep this garden alive throughout the spring and summer.
Today has been a busy day. Today I went to the doctors and the good news is that everything appears to be ok. I called my sister afterwards and started with that gem of a quote from Kindergarten Cop, "It's not a tuma!"
I also had my weight watcher's meeting and despite the fact that I got to enjoy some Paula Deen as well as my favorite champangna, I managed to lose just more than half a pound - bringing my total loss to 12 pounds exactly. More importantly - the pants that I wore today didn't feel too tight. Lately I've been noticing on the Weight Watcher's boards that many people are getting discouraged because they aren't either seeing the loss they want - or they experience a hiccup and actually find their weight is up a pound. In Weight Watcher's the main way we measure progress is through tracking weight - and I think that we sometimes lose focus on the fact that we are benefiting in other ways as well. We all do it, including myself. I've actually had my mom say to me, "Emily, you only gained half a pound. You're still 9 pounds down from where you were in January." This is why it is so important to have those Non-Scale Victories - and one of my goals with this blog is to keep track of those NSVs.
Finally, after my doctor appointment, I decided to go to Home Depot so I could buy some plants to garden. I am going to try to plant a couple of tomato plants, some strawberry plants, 6 differents herbs (including lemon verbana and lavendar because they smell all so heavenly), and one bell pepper plant. 12 plants in all. So far I have three planted. I really want to try to try to be moe environmentally sustainable so this is one tiny step. By planting thiss If my boyfriend was still here, I know that he would be very proud of this small garden. I see this garden as not only doing something healthy for my body (by growing fresh produce) but also doing something good for my soul. I just hope I can keep this garden alive throughout the spring and summer.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Going to the doctors
I am back in town and decided that I needed to schedule an appointment with my doctor. I don't really want to talk about why - but it is safe to say that I am nervous about what the doctor will say. Not only about the thing that I am going in about, but also about my weight. I am sure that the fact that I am essentially morbidly obese is going to come up. I guess I can comeback with, "yeah - I know. But I'm on Weight Watchers" My understanding is that a lot of doctors like it when their overweight patients go on weight watchers because they ultimately do see results - not only in lower weight, but also in lower cholestorhol and blood pressure. So we shall see what the doctor says. Please send me good thoughts.
So the trip to Savannah, GA was great, although I am now glad to be home and sleeping again on my own bed. My friend and I did stop off at Paula Deen's restaurant - Lady and Sons. We opted to go with the buffet - which is one of those things that they warn you about at WW. That it is really tough to manage going through one of those without taking everything and then loading up on seconds. I can definitely say that at Paula Deen's that is the truth. I ended up loving the Mac and Cheese as well as the collared greens. But I resisted and did not go up for seconds. Which was good - because apparently the buffet comes with its on dessert selection - so I got a little bowl of banana pudding (which I also LOVE). Thankfully I left the restaurant full enough to not be hungry and yet not too full so that I couldn't enjoy another hour or so of walking around Savannah. What ultimately did send me to a nap was the fact that sleeping on the train wasn't too restful and I knew that we would be up late doing out bachlorette activities.
Ultimately I won't see the results until tomorrow's weigh in - but hopefully there will have been a wee bit of a loss.
Finally - the WOMAN challenge starts this Sunday - so if anyone wants to join my Sassy Strutter team - please go sign up.
So the trip to Savannah, GA was great, although I am now glad to be home and sleeping again on my own bed. My friend and I did stop off at Paula Deen's restaurant - Lady and Sons. We opted to go with the buffet - which is one of those things that they warn you about at WW. That it is really tough to manage going through one of those without taking everything and then loading up on seconds. I can definitely say that at Paula Deen's that is the truth. I ended up loving the Mac and Cheese as well as the collared greens. But I resisted and did not go up for seconds. Which was good - because apparently the buffet comes with its on dessert selection - so I got a little bowl of banana pudding (which I also LOVE). Thankfully I left the restaurant full enough to not be hungry and yet not too full so that I couldn't enjoy another hour or so of walking around Savannah. What ultimately did send me to a nap was the fact that sleeping on the train wasn't too restful and I knew that we would be up late doing out bachlorette activities.
Ultimately I won't see the results until tomorrow's weigh in - but hopefully there will have been a wee bit of a loss.
Finally - the WOMAN challenge starts this Sunday - so if anyone wants to join my Sassy Strutter team - please go sign up.
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