Finally, a menu I can be proud of...

1 piece whole wheat toast
1/2 TB PB
1/2 tsp jam
2 source FF yogurt cups

Coffee w/ 2 TB of FF ID @ work

Smart Ones Ravioli Florentine (yummy, as always)
grapes - about 1.5 cups
pudding

skinless boneless chicken breast
2/3 c mashed potatoes
1/2 tsp butter
salad w 1/2 TB thousand island
1/3 cup stuffing

'nuther pudding cup

While this menu may not be within my points target, I'm proud of it! I resisted the temptation of a zillion Subway cookies at work, as well as fresh banana bread at home; yay. I'm trying to reduce my intake of peanut butter; it's so easy to eat 2 or 3 tablespoons at a time, but that's not so good for my waist line :).

Hop away little Easter Bunny...

...And take your yummy little mini eggs with you!

I don't really crave these things, but once I start eating them, it's really hard to stop. It is for this reason that I think it's a good Idea to only buy one 200 calorie (4-5 point) package at a time; less damage. Someone who will remain nameless, decided to put a kink in my system and bring home a 2 POUND bag of these suckers. I'm happy to report that I've only eaten about 3 servings of mini eggs in the past 2 days; not bad, considering there was a couple pounds at my disposal. Needless to say, I'll be sticking to my guns in the future; you will only find snack size packs in our house!

I'm having a cleaning binge...

Still trying to avoid other types of work? Probably. I've skimmed over some notes for a test that I have on Wednesday night and worked on a few problems for an assignment that's due in a couple weeks, but I don't think I can do anymore. I decided to earn some APs and break out the Mr. Clean/Vim again. I cleaned most of the baseboards, washed the floors, vacuumed up Rocky's carpet mess around his condo, and scrubbed the tub/shower. I have to be in a certain mood to clean, but I have to admit, as much as I dislike cleaning, I love having a clean place. There's nothing better than relaxing at the end of the day and being able to look around and see clean.

We're going to meet our Justice of the Peace tonight after dinner. I hope we hit it off, because I really don't want to have to worry about finding an officiant. It's kind of exciting because not only will we know which day we're getting married, but after tonight we should have a time too. We had lots of fun at Wal-Mart yesterday shopping for our gift registry; you'll find lots of practical things on our wish list!

If I had to pick 3 of my absolute must haves from the list, they would be:

1. Bissel Spot Bot
2. 10 Piece Corningware set
3. Assorted baking tins (Loaf pans, cookie sheets, muffin tray etc)

It was a lot of fun to walk around and just browse and not buy; I'm actually surprised that one of us didn't insist on buying something that wasn't on the grocery list....

My new car?

I promised myself that I would get a new car whenever I finished school, and I plan to keep that promise to myself. I was originally going to go with the Acura RSX, but it was discontinued - grrrr. From there I moved on to the Honda Accord which is a great car, but I don't really care for the 4 door model and I don't really think that a 2 door would be too kid friendly. One of the girls I work with had said that she thought the Mazda 3 would be a cute car for me and the more I thought about it, the more I agreed.

Pros

• Less expensive than the Accord
• I like the 4 door model
• This car will be family friendly; no trading when we have kids!

Whaddya Think?

Today's Lunch

Yum. I'm starting to really like the Weight Watchers frozen meals, they are so filling and tasty! I added a little bit of grated Parmesan and pepper, which added a little bit of flavour. I think I'll add some extra broccoli next time too, there wasn't enough of it. I was a little worried before I tried this one that the chicken would be gross and rubbery, as it often is with frozen meals, but this on meets my standards. Give it a shot!

How clean is your house?

Is it possible that I will do anything and everything to avoid working on my beast paper? Yes. I have done the dishes and cleaned the fridge - physically scrubbed it inside and out. I can't believe how gross it was lol...I guess we should look under the salad crisper more often.

So now I'm going to sit back and relax, hopefully there's something good on TV tonight. With any luck, Rocky will sit and relax with me; he's been going absolutely crazy all night. I'm sure he'll be ecstatic when Calvin gets home tomorrow morning, he seems to think that there has to be 2 people here at all times.

It looks like this weekend is going to be homework-free, but that's totally fine. Tomorrow should be fun, we're going to Wal-Mart and possibly The Bay to make our gift registries. I honestly don't know if we have space for any more stuff, this apartment is pretty full as it is.

Hehehe...Rocky is chasing his tail...

Annoying

I don't know why Blogger sometimes refuses to put spaces in between my paragraphs like I want it to lol. Sorry!

I like Pink

I hope you like my new colour scheme; I was bored, so I decided to play around with it.

Today was a very busy day at work, but it was very productive, unlike yesterday. I didn't really have time to eat much of a lunch (1 point soup at hand and a 3 point pudding), so I was STARVING by the time I got home. My Mom had made spaghetti carbonara for supper, which is amazing and actually not too bad for you...if you only have one serving lol. I had 2. I was hungry damnit!

It never ceases to amaze me, how hard you actually have to try to lose weight. I say this because, I don't eat as much as I used to, nor do I eat as many bad things, but my weight always seems to stay the same +/- a couple pounds. It's annoying really, I don't even remember the last time I binged, which is what I thought the problem was, but apparently it's something else.

Maybe I just need to get off my 38% fat @ss and run. Run through the pain, the sweat, and the tears. Or maybe I need to bike until my legs fall off. The bottom line is, that I need to do something! One of the girls that is on maternity leave came in to visit with her 8 week old baby today; she looks amazing. She was probably bigger than me before she got pregnant and now she's a twig that can wear low rise jeans with a crotch thislong. Maybe I should get pregnant? Hah. That would be the most expensive weight loss plan yet; even worse than Jenny Craig.

I think my rant is done. I'm going to go spend the night at Calvin's, even though he's working in Medicine Hat, to spend quality time with my Rocky. He doesn't seem to eat when we're away, so I better go check on him; the last thing we want is an anorexic puddy tat.

Nap Time!

Holy cow, I've been so tired all day! Sure, it's normal to be a little tired after lunch, which I was, but I just couldn't shake it. So, I'm going to have an early evening nap to re-charge my battery. I had great intentions of getting on my elliptical tonight, which I haven't touched for almost a month, but I'm just too tired. It feels like all I did today at work was run; the minute I finished with one appointment, another client was on the phone...

Hopefully I can catch a few ZzzZzz, even if it's just for 20 minutes. I'm looking forward to a new episode of Intervention tonight, it's about eating disorders. Whenever I see one that has someone who has some kind of eating disorder, it always makes me feel better about the situation that I'm in. I'd rather be 20 pounds overweight that 20 pounds under...I think...lol.

I had a dream...

That I went for a walk. Does this count as APs (Activity Points for non Weight Watchers)? I woke up this morning feeling good, I actually had a decent sleep last night; I wasn't as cold as I've been during the last couple nights.

I'm looking forward to my day, I only have to go to school from 2-6 instead of my usual 12-6...yay! I missed Grey's Anatomy last week, so I'm looking forward to that tonight too. I don't see any homework on the horizon, but there's always tomorrow :).

With this ring....

I am So thrilled with our rings, not just because we got a great deal on them, but because I think they're gorgeous. I'm going to have a real problem not wearing mine between now and October; I say this because I'm wearing mine as I blog. That's okay, I don't believe in supersticion anyway lol.

I think you can tell which is mine and which is Calvin's:

Thank God...

One term paper down, one to go. After all of my whining, I have to admit that this semester wasn't that bad. I have to say though, that I would have been a nervous wreck if it weren't for the fact that I was constantly working on my term projects. I just don't understand how people can leave things like that until the last possible minute. I like having the freedom to say "I've done enough for today" or, "I'm taking a day off." It seems that many of my classmates thrive on chaos; there's nothing they enjoy more than writing a 10 page paper in one day. hmph.

So far I've done a pretty good job of maintaining my weight, which was my goal until school is done. I can definitely control what I put in my mouth, which I am doing, but sometimes getting on the treadmill at 6:30 in the morning is the straw that'll break the camel's back at this time of year. Just can't do it.

Anyhoo, I have class tonight, so I better get some food in me before I have to go. Now that my little paper is done, it's time to tackle the beast. I only have about 5 pages left to go on that one; I'll keep you posted on my progress :).

Toodles

Come to our Wed-Site

Hello again my lovely bloggers. Just wanted to let you know that Calvin and I created a wed-site tonight, which you might be interested in looking at. It isn't completely finished yet, because we haven't settled on a JP, nor have we secured a photographer, so we don't know all of the nitty gritty details yet. Take a look @ http://kristenandcalvinswedding.wedquarters.com/Welcome.wq

I won!

Finally, I rolled up the rim and found that I had won a coffee. So, if the odds are 1 in 9, I guess I'm still doing okay - seeing as I've had about 15 teas lol. Anyway, just had to share my happiness. I was only a tea or two away from boycotting Tim Hortons all together...okay, not really, but I wanted to sound serious!

This was Calvin and I prior to my big win.

Yuck, don't ever buy this!

Maple Leaf "fresh" Italian wedding soup: this has to be one of the worst tasting soups I have ever had. I ate a little less than half of the 500 ml container and had to throw the rest out. So, there went my supper lol. I ended up eating a cinnamon raisin English muffin and some tea, but I didn't feel that great after eating the soup. I think I am going to make a complaint to Maple Leaf; how often do you feel the need to vomit because your food tasted so horrible? Doesn't happen to me too often lol.

My Lunch

Whether you're watching what you eat, or not, I definitely recommend this microwave meal. I've tested a lot of these over the past few years and have been thoroughly disappointed many times. I was a little skeptical about this dish, but it was pretty good as far as microwave dinners go. I was surprised by how much food there was and that it actually had flavour - unlike so many of its competitors. Try it!

Whaddya think of this dress?

I really like the cut of this dress. Yes, it is very casual as far as wedding dresses go, but that's how I am. I think I would look like a ghost in a white dress, so I'm contemplating an esspresso-ish colour. Being that the wedding is I'm October, I think it would be wise on my part to get a jacket or wrap to match. Wow, I'm liking the looks of J. Crew's sizing charts; I could fit into a size 2 if I shaved an inch or two off my hips...SOLD.

I feel thinner

This is interesting because I haven't been counting points like I should, or even drinking enough water, but I feel thinner. I don't think my brain can handle point counting until school is done, but I'm definitely going to make good choices when I can, especially since the big day is only 7 months away!

I'm torn on whether I should wear a dress, or if I should look at a nice skirt and top or something. I'm totally not a dress girl and I sometimes think I look funny in skirts, just because I'm so short. As you may have figured out, I've decided to give in and have fun with the wedding idea. I don;t want to regret not having a wedding in the future, and it could turn out to be a lot of fun for us, especially if we fill the guest list with our close friends and family.

eeek! October 20th - T minus....

Must go shopping

Wow. It's really hard to stay within your points when you have no vegetables, pudding, yogurt, or 100 calorie packs. These things are my staple foods and I'm running pretty low on all of them. I did pretty well today, controlled my portions and such, but had a weak moment tonight and inhaled a smarties bar with some peanut butter. Crap.

I do have moments when the binge monster drags me behind the bush and talks me into a four or five hundred calories here and there, but he doesn't do as much damage as he used to. I obviously don't have the eating thing under control - we know this by the size of my ass - but I have to say that I eat more mindfully in the sense that I don't buy big bags of chips or pails of ice cream; they are dangerous!

I remember times when Calvin and I would go through the drive thru at 10 o'clock at night, after we'd eaten a good supper at home and each get a burger and fries; that is the prescription for F.A.T.

I guess my point is that I've made some progress over the last year or so, however small it may be, but hopefully it will add up in the end.

Re-Commiting

To Weight Watchers that is. I booked the hall for our reception today, so the wedding in tentatively set for October 20th; I hope we can make everything else jive for the 20th. So, I hope that this will motivate me enough to get my ass in gear and stick to the plan, because it does work! I don't have class tomorrow until 2, so I hope to get some time in on the elliptical and probably the bike or treadmill too.

I think that the biggest reason why I don't stay OP is lack of planning, so I am going to make a conscious effort to lay out my meals and snacks better. I should really go to bed, I'll post a menu tomorrow!

Til Debt do us Part

I've come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a simple wedding. The hall, caterer, booze, music, rings, and fancy clothes..it all costs money, a lot of money. We made a budget last night and came up with a number somewhere around the $8,000 mark. Eeeek! We haven't even booked a honeymoon yet; add $6,000. So, now we're sitting at over $14,000 to put on a simple affair that we originally budgeted $5,000 for. I don't know about Calvin, but I'm ready to buy our rings and book it to city hall, this is nuts. $14,000 would make a down payment on a house; but no, lets feed and dance 200 people, 150 of whom we don't really know or care about and go home to our apartment.

Wedding Gowns

After a lengthy internet search, this is the only pair of closed toed flat type shoes that I found that weren't too granny-esque. I don't particularily like my toes and heels would be deadly, so I think these are an option. You be the judge of the dresses; I think I like the first one best at this point.

Movie Review

Cute sequel, but I'd have to say that I liked the first movie better - due to the ever present Hugh Grant :). Colin Firth is cute, but I found him to be a real bore in this movie; I think Bridget would have been better off with Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). I could watch The Bridget Jones movies over and over, and I probably will :). I think there are so many of us that can identify with with Bridget; she's just so normal. One beef that I always had though, was that she isn't really overweight. She's 5'7 or 8 and 135-140 pounds. Good God, I'm 5'2 and I take not shame in admitting that I am a rather lumpy 155 pounds...What I wouldn't give to be 140 lol.

By the way, I didn't win on my tea, so I think I'm going to switch to mediums and see what happens :).

Half Hearted WWer

We went to Wendy's for supper and I was really temped to have a spicy chicken sandwich, but decided against it. I got a large chili and had 6 crackers and hot sauce with it (8-9 points, but who's counting?) Then we went to Timmy's after and I got a steeped tea - I better freaking win this time - and a cherry cheese danish. Damn TOM cravings, they are responsible for the danish, 3 tablespoons of chocolate frosting, and some pringles today lol.

We returned the movie from last night and got Bridget Jones's Diary: The Edge of Reason. I'm psyched to watch it; I think Rene Zellweger is hilarious and I LOVE Hugh Grant, he seems like a real charmer. So, I'm gonna kick back and relax with Calvin tonight; I deserve it after all the writing I did today :).

Making Progress

With the monster paper that is. I'm on page 19/30 ahhhh, I can see the end! I remember being so freaked out and worried when I first got this assignment, but it hasn't been that bad. I wish I could be as good at sticking to WW as I am at sticking with my homework goals lol. My goal for the next few weeks is simply to maintain my weight; if I can do that for now, I'll be happy. After school is out, my workload should be a lot more manageable, therefore I can be a hardcore Weight Watcher once again!

Off to shower, then go to Old Navy and buy a couple more 3/4 sleeve Henley shirts. Love em!

Good Morning!

We ended up not watching Bridget Jones last night, I was looking forward to it :(. We got a case that said it had the second Bridget in it, but actually had the first...grr.

Anyway, I've had my mini wheats and am hoping to spend a few hours today writing my monster finance paper. I have to hand in 20/30 pages by Wednesday and I have 7 more to go, so I'd love to get the bulk of it finished today.

I'm debating about whether I should get a steeped tea from Tim Horton's later...I've had 7 or 8 of them since Roll up the Rim started and I've only won once! Calvin has only had about half as many drinks from there and won 3 times; I'm wondering if they have something against larges lol.

Today was a good day

We're usually pretty lazy on our days off, but decided to take a drive out to visit Calvin's parents today. It's only about 45 minutes away from here, so it's a good day trip. We had a good visit, but it did spawn some wedding talk, which I hate. Neither of us have been on a vacation before, so we thought it would be fun to get married in Jamaica, since we both really want to go there..

Turns out that his parents are adamant on us getting married here, but that doesn't really turn my crank. I don't have a lot of family, but Calvin -- mainly his Mom -- has come up with a guest list for his side of the wedding, which totals about 100 people. Great. So I'm going to know about five people, hah. On a positive note, his parents have offered to pay for a caterer, which would be a huge help; after all, it is the biggest expense.

There's still quite a few things to iron out, like where the wedding will be held...Red Deer (my hometown), or Stettler (his hometown). And then comes my biggest beef: do we really need to invite 150 people? I personally think that we should choose the people that are important to us, not our parents. If I haven't seen them in 5 years, or I need to be introduced to them, they don't need to be at my wedding....

That's all I have to say for now, off to watch Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

And there was a blog...

So, I love reading everyone else's blogs, whether they're diet related or not, so I thought I would create my own. I plan on posting daily menus, rants, epiphanies, and random thoughts in my little piece of Internet paradise. I have done Weight Watchers off and on over the last year and did have quite a bit of success with the relaxed structure of the points system, but I let myself slip and gained back some weight.

I took a hint from the girls on the Awesome 20's Board; apparently frozen pudding is a good sustitute for ice cream...I'm about to find out how true that is.

Ciao