happy memorial day...what did you eat???

day 141...21 weeks....-0 lbs. total loss -12.5 lbs...

...i decided measurements every other week...

disclaimer 321...get motivated...look at your self in the mirror, naked, and you will scare yourself into a diet (well at least it does for me; why do you think i have stuck with this for so long)...

...i changed & made addendums for the blog check it out...(or just notice i inserted the phrase maid of honor in a couple of places)

...so memorial day looks like a fun food fest...i didn't get too crazy so i am proud of myself...started out with a good breakfast at the German Village Coffee Shop (on thurman in german village, way good hash browns) & then ended the day with a cookout with steak (meat food group), corn (veggie food group), fruit (fruit food group, if you couldn't guess that by the word fruit), & black bean, corn, avocado, onions salsa (that hits like 1 or 2 food groups & ps i didn't mention the tortilla chips that went with the salsa), & then cheesecake (that would be the dairy food group right?), so i just ate my way through the food groups, i am sure everybody did, that is what happens when you have such a variety of foods...

...also the wedding conversation came up & it seems to be a common theme that everyone wants to lose a few before the big days...just as we eat together we shall diet together (eating is way more fun; but some times you have to bite the bullet & not eat the cake; you can't have a skinny ass & eat your cake too; wait for the weddings & then it will be raining cake;)...so come on down & join Operation No More Fat Bridesmaid/Maid of Honor, or Operation I can't look at myself in the mirror without cringing, or Operation My Holy Fat Ass, or whatever Operation you need to do...

day 141/21 weeks...weigh day -0 lbs. (hey, i didn't know i was going to be a made of honor until saturday, give a girl a week to really crack down & then watch out, but remember with me, don't hold your breath)...

...until "the crack down begins" tomorrow...

brace yourself!!!

days 138 -140...

disclaimer 439...find your support system, people who you can diet with & complain about your ass & they complain right back & also those who will eat a piece of pie with you & love you for it:)

EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT...OPERATION NO MORE FAT BRIDESMAID BECOMES OPERATION NO MORE FAT BRIDESMAID/MAID OF HONOR...

..see how fast things come up, just like after eating french fries & cookies, bam your ass is huge...

...that is right i am now a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding & my sister got engaged and she begged me to be the made of honor (more like i volunteered for the job; & told her i don't mind at all being the made of honor)...so i no longer can blend in with the other bridesmaid (or actually pray that another bridesmaid will be fatter than me)...i will be standing right next to another skinny ass bride, my sister, & last time i checked the good year blimp, i.e. me in a bridal party dress, is not what you look for as your made of honor...no worries marisa i will be just as hot & svelte for your wedding as i am for nick's...thank God i started in January, well sort of...ehhh, its a process that just kicked in high gear...

...Congrats to Doug & Marisa...lots o' blessings today & always....i will not let you down, & be that fat person in the bridal party...

...officially i need to kick some diet ass...probably not tomorrow because i will be enjoying the memorial day festivities....but there is always tuesday, right?!?!....

...138 -140 days & love the pressure from all these weddings, reunions, parties, my mirror, the scale, the buttons on my clothes & the list goes on...

..until "memorial day" tomorrow...

it started ok & ended up being a little scary...

day 137...

**disclaimer 841...balance your meals...start the day off with a sausage, egg & cheese sandwich & end with ColdStone ice cream cone, some times the balance tips to the unhealthy side...ehhh, what are you going to do;)...

...after my whole escapade about making sure i would be dieting, so i could look fab for my high school reunion...i went ahead & dove off the diet deep end today...i started with a sausage, egg & cheese on english muffin from HangOverEasy (the place i work on neil btwn 10th & 11th in case you forgot)...we have hands down the best sausage that i have ever tasted (i say this b/c normally i am not partial to sausage but there is something about our sausage, it is farm fresh from Ritteberger's, Zanesville, Oh...which is hop skip & jump from columbus, so it is kind of local, but it just has an amazing flavor; do you like my plugs???)...i actually had a discussion with one of the girls, my friend, who works with me...she tried to convince me to get a fruit & yogurt parfait (also amazing, but i wanted meat)...sorry Lynn, you did your best but my stomach was saying, "eat some damn meat"....so after that, i managed to rein in the rest of the day, so yippee for me, BUT (yes there is always a but, especially in my case, haha get it i made a funny;)...my brother had a brilliant idea about getting ice cream, not just a single dip but ColdStone Creamery and all its glory...& i took the bait, actually he held me down and beat me to go with him...so after suffering a beating i had to soothe my pain & eat ice cream (or the real version was he said you want ice cream, & i said, without even contemplating, "yeah") & we walked down to (exercise; snaps for me) & i had cheesecake fantasy, it had fruit in it...there is more of that balance i was talking about..."ehhh, what are you going to do"....

...137 days & at the moment i am failing miserably....

...until "God help me" tomorrow....

it's reunion time, relax it is not me & some food getting together, rather me & some old friends...

day 136...

**disclaimer 592...plan your diet day...don't get crazy...you don't need to say at 12:10 I will be eating 1 banana & a weight watcher meal (that might be borderline obessive)...just think ahead so that later on you aren't thinkin' damn I shouldn't have eaten the cookie & the icecream, now I have no points to actually eat my dinner....

...typical hump day....I meant to tell y'all...I have another motivation to lose the fat that surrounds, rather succombs my whole body...my lovely 10 year reunion from high school is this year (i.e...my high school class coming together to admire what each other has become & then basically gossiping about who looks like shit & has done shit with their lives, well just like I will not be the fat bridesmaid, I prefer also not to be the fat ass classmate, who has let herself go and everyone is like, " damn what happened to her."....we all have been there...

The reunion is in august so I have some time to get myself together & hopefully over the next 3 months, I will lose another 12.5 lbs....which would be amazing...watch out world, here I come (now I just need a job for my hottie body)...

& p.s...I realize the REAL reason for losing the weight is for my health and my own personal image...(right & whoever believes it is just for themselves (& I'm not saying part of the reason isn't for yourself but come on), can go eat a donut and then get into a bathing suit while singing, "I'm every woman" in front of your entire graduating class & the hot guy/girl you have a crush on...any takers?

Ok enough of me I'm out of control...what a hump day...day 136....wow...
...until "controlling myself" tomorrow....

if you are going to drink, might as well have a sex on the beach....

day 135...

**disclaimer 654...stop snacking on shit you could save yourself a few calories as well as prep yourself to eat a good hardy meal later on...

...today was my book club day, so while i was discussing a very awesome book (Caught by harlan coben)....i did not watch my what went into my mouth...but i did however not over eat while i was there...we even had cheryl & company cookies which i love, i love...& i brought one back with me & i DID NOT eat the 2nd one, no need to check your hearing aid, i said it correctly I DID NOT eat it...snaps for me...

& to top off i made myself a sex on the beach (peach schnapps, vodka, cranberry juice, orange juice), not too bad...and it helps you sleep & it has juices in it so that is part of the fruit group & that counts for some good eating or hmmm drinking...

day 135...a day in the life of fruit juices & a diet down the drain...

...until "normal day & no more sex on the beach" tomorrow....

quote of the day "lypo is the best form of dieting; however it does not get rid of cellulite"

134 days...weigh day, -1lbs; total loss = 12.5 lbs.

**disclaimer 201...surround yourself with good friends...if they really care about you they will convince you not to eat the pizza dough balls, or the cookies, or the pie, or the pizza, or the wings, or (you fill in the blank)...

...so today was weigh day and i almost flipped a lid (not that i had the right too, b/c i only counted points twice last week); however i realized losing one pound is better than staying the same & a hell of a lot better than gaining...and i also measured myself...so here is a big leap of faith here are the measurements:

hips: 43 3/4 inches

thigh: 25 1/2 inches

fullest part of my stomach: 39 1/4 inches

actual waist: 31 1/2 inches

(not the 36-24-36, but hey i am work in progress)

today as far as dieting goes it was pretty good, especially because my friend, michelle, convinced me (well she yelled at me several times, "no" that i could not have pizza dough balls; i highly recommend them they are delicious, from the Corner Cookout, on High St in Columbus)...well I opted not to get them due to my friend's better judgement; if she wouldn't have been here i probably would have ate all 6 and then had a cookie, so thank you michelle for saving me & my behind...so as far as today goes, the only reason i succeeded & stayed under my points was because of michelle & her persistence to keep me to my points...so the best friend diet award goes too michelle (if you need a diet friend i have her number & can diet whore her out to you if you want)...

day 134 & the diet rolls on; props to michelle...weigh day -1 lbs....& some other measurements...

...until "fun dieting& no more dough balls" tomorrow...

what a weekend...

days 131-133...

**disclaimer 75...have you ever felt ill (not like puking, etc.; but gross feeling) after you ate something you shouldn't because it basically adds on another ass, do you think that is a hint, as too maybe, hey fat ass next time don't eat the damn food...

...well tomorrow will be a day in the books, not only for weigh day but also for my measurements, so we can hopefully see progress not just on the scale but with the my measurements on the decrease...

...it was a crazy weekend...not a whole lot of crazy eating but enough to stop my progress...i really, really need to get back on track...i think i followed my points like 2 days last week, that is awful, no one can expect results if you aren't actually doing the diet, so i have a lot to work on this week...and it is not going to be easy considering i have book club = food; a couple of coffee meetings = more food (however i plan on keeping my drinks from my coffee places on the non fat side...so it will be interesting...i am just hoping i will get everything back on track & then have lots of positives to pass on to you...

...& ps i ate chipotle this weekend & o.m.g what indigestion, i think my ass via my stomach was telling me hey stupid maybe you shouldn't eat it or you are going to pay...& i learned my lesson...

day 131-133...another weekend down and some food eaten...

...until "measurement day" tomorrow...