my journey to being thin(ner)

i’m probably the only one that’s not going out to celebrate st. patty’s day tonight but who cares, my friend is having a party tomorrow night so i’ll just hold off til then… i did wear green though so for all of you that didn’t, i hope you get pinched really hard! i’m glad its friday and am glad the weekend is upon us… my b/f will be getting his dog, rusty, on sunday and he’s part shepherd and rottie (all 110 pounds of him!)… he is very excited, as well as i, but we have concerns about how rusty will get along w/my cat, max… the two of us will be cohabitating w/him during the ‘transition’ stage and we’ll just have to see how it goes, only time will tell… one advantage of having a big dog is that he will need big walks, so i’m looking forward to getting in more exercise… i’ll try and post over the weekend and let you know how tomorrow’s WI goes… happy st. patricks day everyone, be safe!

so my boyfriend got me the ‘getaway’ spa package for my bday, consisting of: a swedish massage, manicure, pedicure, AND light lunch… how cool is that?!?! if you’ve never treated yourself to a massage, i highly recommend it - you feel so amazingly relaxed and happy afterwards… plus, its nice being spoiled once in a while (even if you have to pay for it yourself!)… i’m happy to report that my mood is pretty good today - not sure who that person was on monday, my goodness… the project i’m working on is moving along nicely so that’s always a good thing… and i may do happy hour after work w/the boyfriend and his coworkers - have to be careful w/points though, i need to have a good weigh-in on saturday… happy soon-to-be TGIF…

being at work by 7:45am is a bit strange considering no one else is around and it’s pretty quiet… i am working on this huge project which is behind schedule because of another dept (suprising) so i’m trying to stay ahead of the curve and not let it overwhelm me… i tend to worry and get stressed out very easily these days, not sure why that is, so its even more important that i get my sleep and exercise… i so enjoyed my english muffin w/peanut butter and banana this morning, i’m already tired of the fruit smoothies but know the protein is good for me… did i tell you my coworker made me sugar cookies with pink icing for my bday? talk about good and fattening, mmm mmm good…

i can’t complain, losing a pound on your 35th bday is pretty nice even though i wasn’t using my own scale AND had homemade pizza and cherry pie the night before… i may need to invest in one of those nicer scales too - the kind that gives you a more specific number like 999.9… i had an ‘okay’ birthday, nothing great, nothing terrible - just okay… and my boyfriend, though he was trying to watch out for me, practically scolded me when i was going to eat some pie and ice cream on sat night… considering it was my SSHD, i was allowed plus damnit - it was my birthday and i had been looking forward to it… he just didn’t want to hear me complain about it later on (which i thought i only did here, not in person) so who can blame him…

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i found this pic (by sara altieri) and thought it seemed appropriate for my post today, its amazing how one, good cup of coffee can really set the mood for the day… of course having a good cup of coffee on your day off OR on the weekend is even better but hey, beggers can’t be choosers… i’m not sure how i became a coffee drinker but considering both parents drank coffee (mom: w/cream and dad: w/cream and sugar), maybe that’s why… or maybe its because when i was a toddler, i remember being scalded by a cup of coffee at my aunt’s house in PA - funny how you remember things from when you were 4 but ask me what i had for dinner last night, and i have no clue…

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i woke up with yet another headache this morning so i opted to try another medication - this time, it was an allergy/sinus pill and low and behold, it worked… the only downfall is, i could so fall asleep at my desk right now… perhaps i need to find a non-drowsy version instead… just had lunch - leftover soup and some vanilla yogurt… since today is one of my higher point days, i had oatment for breakfast w/brown sugar, walnuts and cinnamon… then i stopped at starbucks for a nonfat latte on my way to work… it was quite cold so both helped warm me up…

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nothing like a good night’s sleep to make you feel better (plus not having max, my cat, wake me up at 5:00am is always a treat!)… i’m still having headache issues, wish i knew what they were caused by - i keep thinking it could be my bottom wisdom teeth since i recall a dull aching headache years ago when my top ones came in… and my bottom teeth have been hurting as well, sort of like when i had braces - interesting i know but hey, this is my life…

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well, i survived my first week on the new WW plan and am happy to report a 2.5 pound loss… it always amazes me that things turn out better when you’re actually doing something right so maybe if i stick with it, i’ll make my mini-goals… i had a bit of a scare on friday night though when i realized the milk i had been drinking all week was 1% and not skim… my b/f must think i’m crazy - sorry hon! anyhoo, i am happy about the weightloss even though i’m incredibly tired today - i could not fall asleep til almost 1am last night and have no idea why… could it be the guilt of sharing a brownie sundae w/mom during lunch (even though sat/sun are my SSHD)?

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i’ve had a headache all day and it doesn’t seem to matter that i’ve taken 4 ibuprofen and 1 naproxen - what is up with that?!?! maybe i’m stressed about counting points and don’t realize it, ha, wouldn’t that be funny… i have to say, doing WW really makes you think about food all the time esp. since you have to keep track of every, single morsel that enters your mouth… maybe that’s why so many of us give-up after a few weeks/months - its nice not having to be responsible for anything… but then again, that’s when things get out of control and you’re back to the beginning… perhaps that’s where the term ‘yo-yo’ came from…

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well i registered my blog today on http://www.blogexplosion.com/ so maybe other people will read this besides my boyfriend (who’s my biggest fan, by the way)… i did this out of shear boredom since work has been extremely slow, plus my boss has been sick and things are always quieter when she’s out of the office… i have been a fan of various blogs since i began this weightloss battle last year and really look forward to reading them on a daily basis… whether they are struggling with weightloss or just complaining about life in general, its kinda cool to see into someone’s else world for a change… its also nice to know i’m not the only one in the world with issues re: how i look or how i feel so maybe this journal will help with that, who knows… if not, at least it will give me something to do when i’m bored at work… shhh!