Adventures in Shopping

Hello friends- yes I am still alive! I had to write to tell you all an amazing thing.... Today I bought my first ever "little black dress"- my first ever- in my whole life- it is a size 14- and I bought it in Macys!!!
I will wear it to my school's prom on Thursday- (I am a chaperone)- I am still in a daze from the experience- it used to take me hours- even days to find a formal outfit- today it took 1 hour- and I bought 2 dresses! I am very happy- but i feel like it is not real- I have not worn a dress in 5 years... it is going to be an interesting week- 3 events to attend- I also cut and dyed my hair yesterday- I am wondering if some of my friends will even know it is me.... LOL!

Almost there!!!

I am so sorry I have not posted- life has been incredibly insane... however the amazing news is.... that Monday I weighed 188!!!!!!  so according to my original plans- I am 8 pounds away from my goal weight!
However- i feel that i need to lose a little more- so I am going to go to 175- then tone up this summer and see if I am content with those results.... It has been a challenge these past few weeks- there was even one week I did not get to the gym at all- but somehow I managed to lose 8 more pounds- now that I jump started my metabolism- I guess the portions and combinations of foods I am eating are still working...
Love you all- before and after pics coming soon- I need to buy new clothes- down 10 sizes in pants! I need to hit the Jackpot!!!!!

End of the year reflections

Well- if anybody had told me that 2010 was going to be the year I lost 50+ pounds, I would have laughed-.
6 months ago I decided to take control of my life again- and  I have stuck to it.  Last June, I weighed 260 pounds- today i weighed 202... I would have loved to be under 200 for the new year- but this will just make me work harder!- A new year- with new goals- 180 here I come!   God Bless and have a fantastic New Year!!!!!!!

Need to focus

I am really sorry I have not posted anything- I need to keep my focus- when I get this busy- it could be dangerous.  On a lighter note- at that last weigh in- I was 219- I had lost another ten pounds! I weighed myself a couple of days ago- and i was 213- I have another official weigh in the week after thanksgiving- we will see....   I am still doing well with my eating and working out- even when I went away to Dallas-(though I ate entirely too much meat- the bbq was divine!)-  I did penance the following week by having 2 meatless days.  The holidays are coming- everyone batten down your hatches- I plan to enjoy- but not go crazy.  I hope....

I'm still here...

Sorry blog fans- have been so busy- good news coming soon- weigh-in is on Wednesday- but took a sneak peek today... you will have to wait until the official word on Wednesday- only the Besties and Big brother can know today - ciao for now!

Bless me, Father-for I have sinned...

Yes- it is what you think- today-I cheated.  It was Ring day at school- and I spent the morning running up and down the 198th street hill, helping my Senior's skate- after that, I helped run the ceremony and ran the sound and music for the Comedy Skit I wrote-all this I achieved on a mere bowl of Kashi cereal.  So when I arrived at UNO's for the luncheon at 12:30- needless to say- I was starving!  So yes- I had two mozzarella sticks before my meal- and a very tiny cupcake after- it really was so cute and tiny- one of the students baked them for everyone-.  I did good with the meal though- my co-worker Monica is on Atkins- so we ordered burgers- took them out of the bun and substituted side salads for the fries.  So- it's off to the gym tomorrow for penance and absolution... ciao for now!

Surrounded by the Devil

I spent the weekend surrouned by the devil... which is odd- because I went to a Catholic wedding and a retreat- but yet- the devil was there.
My first time at a wedding since my lifestyle change- As I entered the cocktail hour it hit me- in 5 seconds i was going to be in front of two long tables full of food and surrounded by smiling eager waiters with platters full of fried food and mini hotdogs- Oh Shit- I thought... I am ready for this?  Apparently I was because I did really well- I took some sauteed chicken and some other meats- loaded up on raw veggies and said no to the crab cakes, fried shrimp- and my favorites- the mini hot dogs wrapped in dough- a tear came to my eye as the waiter walked away...  Dinner was easier- ordered the salmon- ignored the cheesy potato, and gratefully
enjoyed the fresh steamed string beans.  Cut the slab of salmon they brought me in half- and I was ok..
They did the cake cutting ceremony- then announced the Venitian Hour- you know- three tables full of cannoli's, pastries etc- I promptly gathered my things, said good bye to the bride and the groom and my friend's family and jumped in the car and headed home, waving to the canoli's as I walked by-
The next day I arrived at the retreat I was scheduled to speak at and serve on- and as I walked in the door to Blair lodge- a place where I always encounter God- i was promptly greeted by....the Devil!
On each table in the conference room there was a huge bowl of candies- they must have just filled them up- the wrappers on the mini candy bars gleamed as the sunlight poured in the window- desperately- i ran into the dining room seeking refuge... only to find 3 huge boxes of donuts on the tables OMG I thought- there is no escape!!!!   I sat down and pulled an orange from my cooler i had brought with me- and I was ok-
After dinner my friend brought out the hugest marble pound cake i have ever seen- again- one of my favorites- i escaped to the kitchen and began helping to wash the pots... what do they say about idle hands?
I am proud to report i passed all the tests this weekend with flying colors- but i did experience about 10 seconds of weakness when I would have sold my soul for just one mini hot-dog (tear).