Set backs

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For the past week or so, my stress level has begun to spin out of control.  Since it is the end of the semester, I have all these papers and projects due on top of all the holiday plans.  Also, my boss found out that I have been applying for other jobs and I have a meeting with her today to “discuss” it. Ack!  The baby steps I was taking to clean my house were completely undone and after all the eating this past week and no exercise, I am afraid to weigh in.

This morning I woke up early in a state of panic.  I decided that I was going to do as much dishes as possible and then shine my sink.  I was almost late for work but when I left, my sink was gleaming.  It may be a small, inconsequential thing but I feel as though I might survive after all.

Feeling Good

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I wore a very clingy shirt today that I bought 2 months ago but haven’t been able to wear until now. When I laid it out last night I was skeptical, but this morning when I put it on it looked good and even with tights on underneath and you almost can’t see the tights line…almost, just when I sit down. I was able to eat successfully last night on the dinner the school council provided for us. They had yummy subs and wraps and pasta salad. I took a chicken salad wrap and some pasta salad and like 5 chips, I passed on the soda and took a water. I was almost successful on ignoring the desserts but I took 2 cookies (they were a little larger than a silver dollar so I don’t think too much damage was done). Today I also have managed to bypass all the donuts and muffins and chocolate milk in the teachers room. I feel proud of myself.

Cici and I probably won’t post tomorrow due to fun family festivities, but we hope that everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving full of family and friends. Enjoy the day, and remember that it’s okay to occasionally indulge. Thanksgiving only comes once a year, so eat slowly, savor every taste, and remember that the third piece of pie will never taste as good as you will feel when you’ve reached your goal weight!

Happy Thanksgiving!

~Lulu & Cici (although she doesn’t know I’m writing this…)

Not bad, not bad at all

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I was hoping for a really fantastic weigh in this morning but that didn’t happen. However I did have a good one.  I was 148.8 lbs, which is where I was on Friday with my unofficial weigh in and considering my many indescretions this weekend, that is pretty darn good and it is still a loss.  I am determined to work really hard this week because I don’t want to see a gain after Thanksgiving.  I am thinking about doubling up on the cardio in hopes of burning off everything I consume. 

Once again last night I got really into my workout.  Hopefully my extra effort will start show results soon!

Phone Silence — Update

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So it turns out that it is customary for the interviewee (me) to follow-up after the interview by sending a thank you note immediately afterwards (which I did) and then by calling 5 days after the interview. Since today is business day 5, I called and left a message. Here’s hoping for something.

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Alas, they have decided to go with another candidate. 

Little victories

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So last night I went all out with my Power90 strength training video and today I am hardly feeling it. Not only was I able to do more than I ever have in the past, normally by now I can hardly move without pain.  There are still a few exercises that I can’t complete, primarily the close push-ups and the tricep dips.  However I did 3 close push-ups last night (when I started, I couldn’t even do 1) and almost all of the tricep dips.  I think I have graduated from zero tricep strength to the tricep strength of a feeble old man but every little bit helps.

Exercising is going to be difficult due to the holiday this week.  I think it is going to take some creative planning.

Progress, FINALLY!

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I never actually posted the weight that I weighed in last week with because I lost my original post and then ended up retyping with my Flying idea. So the nasty number to that put my butt in gear was 172.2, granted I had started TOM that day and a lot of it was water weight it was still very discouraging to see especially after I had finally reached the 160’s again. Well final weigh-in was today for this round of biggest loser and… 168.8! And I even ate my full breakfast this morning and I still weighed in that way. Normally I skip breakfast on weigh-in days. Wohoo! So I am one pound closer to my 5 pounds by Christmas, only 4 pounds left. That gives me a whopping total of 4.2 lbs lost this round of Biggest loser. Hey, it’s not much but it got me down into the 160’s again. We are starting again after Thanksgiving to get us through the holidays.

Phone silence

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So no calls yet.  When I went for my first interview (2nd interview if you don’t count HR), they told me that they would call me regardless of what their decision was, so I was guaranteed a call. However it has been almost a week since my last interview and I still haven’t heard anything.  If they wanted me, they probably would have called by now, so I have resigned myself to waiting for the “You were great BUT…” phone call.  So much for being able to celebrate a job offer along with Thanksgiving.

It’s the Holiday Season! Tra la la!

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I love love LOVE this time of the year despite all it’s food temptations and feeling full for about a month. My newest FLY’ing guideline is no calories after 9:00pm. There are a few clauses though because exceptions do occasionally come up.
Clause #1: If I am hungry after 9:00pm then I am allowed to have tea with a little skim milk and sugar. The calories are minimal and it’s another way to get more water in me.
Clause #2: I am allowed to pick one night a week that I can eat until 11:00pm. I put this clause in because I do occasionally go out with friends (or Sister’s, wink wink) or attend a party and I want to be able to enjoy it for a little longer without chugging the water all night.

I haven’t decided which night I am going to pick this week. I was originally thinking Thanksgiving, but normally you are so ridiculously stuffed by 6:00pm that you don’t want to eat anything after that so I think I will just play it by ear.

Thank you so much for humoring me last night Cici and picking up your phone at 10:00pm! I had to tell someone I was so excited. So the way it all went down to everyone else who reads this is this:
I just finished performing in “Anything Goes” and I am going through total theatre withdrawal. I was planning on Auditioning for the show “The Last Five Years” on December 7th. It’s an amazing show and I know the director but it is only 2 people, one girl, so I knew my chances of getting the part were much smaller. So then last night when I perusing my weekly Boston Singer’s Resource email I saw that local theatre was having auditions for “The Scarlet Pimpernel” on December 8th. Marguerite is my all time DREAM ROLE but I would just love to be in that show in any capacity. So at this point I’m totally torn. I can’t do both, TSP is a further drive but will have 9 performances. While I’m having this incredible angsty dilemma I pop onto the website for “The Last Five Years” and….IT’S BEEN CANCELLED! Apparently the theatre the group performs in has been deemed unsafe by the town and needs repairs. Is it weird of me to think this is a total sign from God telling me to audition for the Pimpernel?! I couldn’t fall asleep last night until midnight I was too wired thinking about was song I was going to perform. I think I am going to sing “How Could I Ever Know” from “The Secret Garden”, it fits the character well. I emailed the person in charge of auditions and I have a time slot of 8:05pm on December 8th, only 15 days. So, needless to say, I am super excited! Gah!

Time to face the daily truth

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I am going to buy a scale today. I thought at first that not having a scale was a good thing because that meant I couldn’t obsess over small gains and losses. However, not immediately seeing results and consequences is not helping my cause so I am giving in and buying a  scale. I am going to try not to obsess but weighing in once a week on a scale at school isn’t enough for me.

Happy Friday!!

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I was 148.8 lbs this morning! *does happy dance*  I have a new motivation to keep at it. If I start a new job, I don’t want to show up in clothes that no longer fit.  The too tight suit on Wednesday has me determined to lose weight to avoid more embarrassment.  I have really put my all into my workouts that past two nights and I sure can feel it and fortunately the scale reflects my hard work as well. 

This morning while I was drinking my coffee I was watching some of the Biggest Loser clips on the NBC site.  When Daniel and Shay went on Jay Leno, Shay said that she worked out 4 hours a day during the work week and 6-7 hours a day on the weekend. WOW!! No wonder most contestants gain back the weight — how can you possibly keep up that sort of lifestyle?  I complain about not having time to exercise and I only workout for 45 minutes!  On the other hand, I am not trying to lose 200+ pounds in just a few months like they are. 

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