HEY!

report in everyone.

i weighed myself this morning. i was 264.4...the same as last week but 9.6 pounds down from january 1st.

can i get a woot woot?

i've been kind of awol from posting but i am here...just dealing with a ton of crap in my life lately. i do read what you guys are writing.

keep on trucking girls!

I need a kick in the pants

Remember how I said I'd be back on plan on Monday for sure? Yeah, that didn't work out. I haven't journalled anything this week. I figure I'm starting over again on Friday, but I need that kick in the pants to make sure I actually do it.

It's only 6 weeks to my reunion. I was at a wedding last weekend, and I hate all the pictures of myself.

Do you have my motivation? I seem to have lost mine.

Ice Cream, a solution of sorts

Wow, I'm just postin all over the place today. This is my 5th post in about 24 hours, over 3 blogs. Not too shabby.

ANYWAY. As I mentioned yesterday, I've been eating a lot of ice cream lately, bc it's been so bloody hot here (38C with the humidex. UGH) and we don't have A/C. I had a brainwave today. Wanna hear it? And no, it's not "don't eat it". Here goes.

Portion Control.

I'll do the same thing with ice cream that I do with cereal. Instead of eating it from a bowl, I'll eat it from a mug. I've been doing this for a few years. I still get the taste, and it's a satisfying amount, but doesn't go overboard. And really. When the mug is full-ish, it still looks like a lot, so my mind says "ok, taht's enough". Kinda like using a smaller plate. Here, I'll demonstrate...

This is the same two-ish scoops of ice cream in a bowl v. mug. Doesn't the mug look a hell of a lot fuller? I am Soooooooooooooo smrt :)

I don't belong anymore...

Not here, but to Curves. I finally went in last night and cancelled my membership. I hadn't gone in a dog's age, I'm sure they weren't surprised.

A couple things pissed me off when I went in though. First - "are you quitting because you're pregnant?" Um, no. (where's the ranty icon???) You may not remember from my intro post, but my husband and I will need to go through IVF to (hopefully) get pregnant. And the woman who asked me this KNOWS about the IVF. So I just said right back "Nope. Haven't gone through IVF yet" in a slightly persnickety tone. But really. COME ON. The second thing that pissed me off is that they'll still take my $45 out on July 21. Apparently 9 working days isn't enough to cancel the transaction. WTF? So now, I'll be paid up til August 20... "just in case [I] change my mind". Uh ya. Thanks but no.

Curves was good to me, and good for me, for many years. But lately, well, pretty much since moving, I just haven't felt the love I felt when I was first a member. Times change. Things that once worked, won't work forever, right? Time to move on, and I have.

Speaking of moving on, I was up early enough this morning to get a body test and 41 minutes of Wii Fit goodness into my system. Included in that 41 minutes was a bunch of yoga, beginner & advanced hula hoop, advanced step class (x2!), and some balance games for cool down. AND.... somewhere around the 35-minute mark, my fit credit bank (yes, you get a piggy bank to keep track of fit credits) turned gold, as I had logged 10 hours of activity in the 17 days since I got it! That's an average of 35 minutes/day! Wiiiiiiiiiii!

Oh, hi there.

Miss me? Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been reading but not so much in a writing kind of mood. In fact, I've just been 'in a mood' for the last month or so. But, I felt I should update y'all, so here goes (even though there's not a whole lot to update).

Things have been all right on this end. Not stellar, as evidenced by the fact that anything I'd lost in May & June has come right the frig back. And I know why. Ice Cream. The devil's food. It's been so super friggin hot here, yarg. Drown me sorrows in a lovely cuppa maple walnut ice cream (never a favorite until this year. odd).

I have been keeping up with the Wii Fit though. I have done at least 20 minutes (sometimes more than an hour!) of activity every day since getting my grubby paws on it, just over two weeks ago. Well, except for yesterday, but hubby & I did go for a walk along the waterfront, so that's at least some exercise. I digress. I love the balance and aerobic activities. Not so much a fan of the yoga or strength, but I"ll get into them, I'm sure. I love love LOVE the step class - I usually do at least 5-7 minutes of class, with some hula hoop thrown in, some boxing and on occassion a run. Plus a shwackof balance games. I definitely feel a burn during the cardio, and think there's been a slight difference in my hips. Wheeeeeeeeeee! I should've measured myself before starting but ah well. I'll know by the clothes.

Anyway. THat's it in a nutshell. Just wanted y'all to know I haven't died or been run over by a host of Miis or anything. Later!

The travelling wagon

I know, I was supposed to be back on the wagon as of Friday. We left Friday morning for a wedding. Travelling + wedding food + lots of hours in the car = not back on the wagon.

Tomorrow. For sure.

I should add though, that I only had a net gain of 2.5 after my week off, week half on the wagon. Not too shabby.

self sabotage

it's happening. i'm seeing success and rapidly plummetting in regards to eating and exercise.

i'm sabotaging myself.

it needs to stop!