Sitting Pretty in the City

Hi girls,

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments

I’m a little bummed today because I weighed in at 157, which was up a pound from my Sunday weigh in.  I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as I ate a ton on Sunday night at my dinner party.  Also, even with that gain, I lost 5 pounds last week, which isn’t bad  I am in desperate need of some motivation for this week - I have a farewell dinner tonight with one set of friends, and another tomorrow night.  Two dinners out during the week!  Eek.  I already went to Bikram this morning, and am debating an afternoon workout…it’s not like I have anything better to do!  I scoped out some REALLY CUTE leggings at Lululemon today that would be GREAT for a reward for my ten pound weight loss (5 more pounds).  I will try to find a picture to post on here!

Also, I got my start date from my company in SF, and they want me to start SOONER!  I was so worried they weren’t going to need me or push back my start date…now I am worried I’m not going to be able to find somewhere to live by July 1!  I love living with people, so I think I’m going to look for a room in a shared apartment, preferable by the ocean in the Marina area.  I love SF and am super excited, but it’s a little stressful!

xoxo M

Hi guys!

The dinner party went really well - everyone had a great time and raved about my cooking.  Unfortunately, I didn’t do a great job of not eating all of it - I had a couple glasses of wine, and ended up eating more than I needed.  Even though it was off-plan, it was really fun and worth it to be with my friends.  My weigh in is tomorrow, and I was really good today so I hope I can maintain my 6 pound loss for the week.  :)

A friend of mine posts a lot of progress pictures on her blog, and I think they’re kind of fun.  Here is me today at 156 pounds:

The lighting isn’t that awesome - I’ll have better photos next week after I move home to California!

I hope everyone had a great weekend

xoxo

Hi girls,

Last night I had dinner and right after my roommate asked if I would go with her to get a glass of wine and cheese at our favorite restaurant.  Even though I had used all my points for the day, I went and ate and drank..I was a little full and feeling kind of down that I had used some of my weekly allowance points (I try not to use them).  This morning I weighed in…and it was the same weight as yesterday.  I was so happy to know that I could go a little off-plan (within reason) and not totally derail my loss!

Tonight I am throwing a dinner party for my friends and I’m going to try stick to my plan (I’ve logged all my points for the dinner in my tracker) so I have a loss for my first weigh in tomorrow since I re-started Weight Watchers.  I know I can do it!

xoxo

M

Hey girls,

Yesterday was such a weird day.  I went running around 11 and I guess didn’t eat enough and drank too much coffee..when I got home I felt really dizzy and weird.  It was so bizarre.  I laid down and had a banana with peanut butter and I felt somewhat better, but it was still an odd thing to happen.  I think I just hadn’t been eating enough, so when I weighed in this morning up half a pound to 156.5 I wasn’t that distraught.  I am up early to go to spin class and didn’t drink last night, so hopefully I can come out of this weekend at 155 even though I am hosting a dinner party tomorrow night (with my own, healthy recipes

I did have a great NSV yesterday - I went to see “Something Borrowed” (super cutesy movie), and my roommate wanted to go get dinner after.  So, we went to this wine bar and I got two bruschetta and only had two pieces, and a few bites of my roommates beet salad.  I REALLY wanted to get a huge plate of cheese and prosciutto, but I have eaten there lots of times before, know what they taste like (delicious), and know that I don’t need to have that right now.

Sadly, however, I kind of ruined my decisions by having three chocolate chip cookies for dessert (at least they were small?).  But one good decision is better than zero I suppose.

I hope everyone has a great Saturday, will update later!

xoxo M

and I lost half a pound!  I weighed in at 156 this morning, which was my original start weight on weight watchers, before Miami and Graduation.  I feel soooooooo good.  I want to bottle this feeling and keep it with me until I am in a situation where I feel like eating bad food or over eating.  I can’t wait for my weigh in on Monday, to enter something sub-156 in my little Weight Watchers tracker will be AWESOME!  Hopefully 152 =)

I decided my reward when I get to 152 will be to schedule a dinner with my friends at one of the restaurants on my “bucket list” of places to go before I leave Philadelphia.  I know you’re not supposed to use food as a reward, but I won’t go in planning to stuff my face…it will be an opportunity to socialize and have fun versus eat a ton of food.  Also, I want to get this new Nars lipstick in “Heat Wave” I saw in Glamour - I have been getting SO into bright lipsticks lately!  Only 4 pounds to go….I’m off to the gym!

xoxo M

And it started off so sunny!

Today I got up to have coffee with my friend before she moves home (sad) and went to yoga which was amaaazing like always.  Then when I got home I started the HORRIBLE task of packing.  Packing is, like cities in the rain, one of the worst things in the world.  I’m not moving for a week and a half, but I’m trying to start early so it’s less stressful.  I’m not sure if this strategy will work or backfire, but I guess we’ll see.  The downside is there are now boxes everywhere, the upside is I packed about half my clothes, which is awesome.

Oh on the weight update, I weighed in this morning at 156.5 YAY!  I have been on plan all day today…not sure what my plans are for dinner, but I know that I have to use this day as a step toward my goal!  My yoga instructor said a great thing this morning - if not today, when?  Inspirational

Hi girls,

If there is a city that is pretty in the rain, please let me know.  I went to New York for the day today and everything was great until it started POURING rain.  I got on a train back instead of the bus which cost me an extra 80 dollars (OMFG).  I just couldn’t take it anymore.

Annyway, I weighed in the morning down another pound to 158 (yay!).  Today I was on-plan all day and even woke up early to do my kickboxing DVD.  I am really glad I did it early because when I got home I was EXHAUSTED from walking around the city all day (more exercise!)

All day I noticed the abundance of bad, junky food everywhere.  Cafes just full of processed food, carbohydrates, and baked goods.  I know America has a weight problem, but it’s almost amazing that there isn’t MORE of one.

So one thing I noticed on the train ride home is that I still have a big problem not eating food that is just around.  For example, I was a little hungry on the ride home and had a powerbar in my bag.  Instead of just waiting until I got home to eat, I ate the power bar even though it wasn’t that great.  I don’t know why sometimes I get so fixated on food - why couldn’t I just think about my great book I was reading or my fun day in new york?  Does anyone else have this same problem?

Hi girls!

I couldn’t help but come on here and post this - totally can’t wait until tomorrow (especially for you, Ang)

This boy I’ve had a crush on FOREVER emailed me today.  I have liked this guy since I met him in 2005 at orientation (we worked together).  We were always in different offices (him Atlanta, me San Francisco).  Well, he is also graduating from business school this year, and just emailed me to say he got a job in SF and will be staying!!  I am SO excited!  Even if nothing happens between us, it will be so great to have a good friend in the city.  BUT it is also super great motivation to stick to my diet for the next month so I look GREAT when I see him (or at least what I looked like when we met in 2005, lol)  I was probably around 140 when we were friends, which is basically my goal weight, so I need to get down to business!

Today was a great day - had a leisurely morning and ran 4 miles and did weights.  Stayed totally on plan …had coffee and a power bar for lunch and a DELICIOUS salad with leftover steak for dinner (plus a little bit of the mashed potatoes i also had saved )

Now I’m off to have a drink with my friend before we bowl!  Yay!

xoxo M

Exciting progress on 2 fronts:

1)  I weighed myself this morning and I’m back down to 159…slowly but surely getting rid of some of this weight.  I weighed myself yesterday (Monday) at 162 and I really think I can be at 152 by this coming Monday.  Ten pounds in a week?  I can do it.

2) I realized that since I am moving I can sell my bike, my mattress, and the textbooks I don’t want to keep.  If I can sell all of that, I will have ~$1,000 I can use toward my Louis bag when I reach my goal weight!  I had totally set that as a prize without even thinking about how I was going to afford it.  :)

I hope everyone has a great day - I am going to hit the gym and then run a bunch of errands (including trying to figure out how to sell back these books).  I wanted to see my friends tonight, but instead of setting up a dinner, I asked people if they wanted to go bowling, and everyone agreed!  Isn’t that fun??  Now I can see my friends AND stay on plan!

I hope everyone has a great day!

xoxo M

One of the greatest things in life is having a fresh start.  I’m trying to remind myself of that as the realization of graduation sets in, and I get ready to move back to California and start back at my job.  I have had SUCH an amazing two years - full of fun, meeting new people, going exciting places…I am really so lucky.  Now that I’m done, I’ve been thinking about what I want next.  Really, it is to have a place I can really call my own in the city (I’m moving back to SF), and to have meaningful relationships with family, friends and hopefully a boyfriend that I care about.

Unlike getting into a great college/getting a great job/getting into a great business school, these are things that are not quite as easy to do in terms of objective goals.  There is no SAT score that will get you into a great relationship.  But what can get me there?  It’s having confidence in myself, being happy with my body, and making good decisions.  Like studying and interviewing, these are things in my control.

I’m ashamed to say that today I weighed in at 162 pounds, up 10 pounds from my weigh in a month ago.  I’ve been stressed about graduation, entertaining family, and finishing a chapter in my life.  This isn’t an excuse - eating because of stress only puts me further from my ultimate goals.  Today though I went back to yoga (love it), and my teacher said something that really struck a chord with me.  He said, “Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change.”  So instead of moving seeming like a horrible ending, I want to see it as a new beginning.  Instead of seeing dieting as an arduous task, I want to see it as an opportunity to explore new recipes and try new activities.  I even figured out a prize when I get to my goal weight - the Louis Vuitton purse I’ve been wanting for AGES.

I know I can do this.  I’m so happy to be back on my blog.  I can’t wait for what’s ahead

xoxo

M