So tonight I went to a work event, and followed my plan. I did not any food on trays (or on a table for that matter) I only stayed an hour and the only drink I was drinking was a seltzer with a splash of cranberry and a lime. This is a major breakthrough NSV for me where most often I tell myself for days I won't eat or drink anything at an event and then by the time I get there I've talked myself into the first glass of wine, which leads to the food and then before I know it I'm smoking and joking and have probably consumed 1000 calories.
None of that, I went, I saw, I ordered seltzer, I said no thank you and I left and headed home after an hour. Plenty of time to get up in the morning and hit the gym. I am so proud of me right now!

Have a great night all!

Wonderful!!!! That is a huge one!!!!!!

I bought a size 8 jean skirt from Old Navy today...ya that's right a SIZE 8 and it fits just right!!! That's crazy talk LOL The best part was that it was on sale for $15...whoo hoo!!! Can you tell it made my day!!!

I walked 2.5 miles today! When I started back in February 1/4 of a mile seemed a stretch. Now I am walking 2.5 with no problem. Made my day to go that far.

I swam 2km today. That's the farthest I have ever gone. And I could have swum farther, too, but I ran out of time.

I'm comfortably wearing a pair of size 18 (not 18W) jeans today!

I can cross my lets today like a lady! No more crossing at the ankle like the guys do . . . I've been sitting like this all morning (because I Can) and the circulation is starting to cut off at my foot!

Today I went and got fitted for some new bras - that meant having a woman fit me, including stuffing the girls into the cups. I did not mind, I wasn't in the least embarrassed! that's big.
so are they still but we're getting there!

I finally bought a decent kitchen scale! It's was a bit pricier than I wanted--and it does more than I want: it'll tell me the temperature in my kitchen as well as the weight of my chicken breasts!

No more guessing at my portion sizes. Whew.

Day 8 no smoking cold turkey. Day 8 no drinking (survived a work and family event with no problems and no pressure from people) 3 90 minute hot yoga classes, a nice hike and completed C25K week 1. My whole week was an NSV...now I'm hoping for an SV tomorrow!

Just caught up to seashell - went to visit a friend yesterday and discovered I'd crossed my legs. woohoo! promise not to do it often, I know it's not good for the circulation but still good to know I can do it!

I went out dancing and drinking last night and I did NOT binge like crazy afterward at Denny's at 3AM!! I had two eggs, some bacon and fruit...

Even with the drinking I still lost a pound!

yoga gal - why were you smoking cold turkies

Last week after staying mostly op I had a 2 pound gain and then a couple of days of off plan days because of it - add 3 more pounds. Got back on track and I am back where I started in my losses. I know it's a scale thing but my nsv was getting my head straight before i just let it all go to

These are so inspiring!

This past week at work has been awful. I'm a public librarian, and I don't know what's been in the air around here, but the patrons have been mean lately. Several times this week we've had blow-ups, and I have been on the receiving end of all of them (mostly because my coworkers tend to toss me in the path of danger whenever they can).

Friday I left work in tears. Today I worked four short hours and *still* had to deal with an irate man yelling at me for half an hour over something I could do nothing about. After work I went to the grocery store to pick up cottage cheese and salad for dinner. I was wandering through the deli section, justifying some ice cream in my head (Just a pint. My period's about to start. I can afford a few extra calories with all the working out I've been doing.)

I was almost to the freezer section when I looked up and found the guy behind the deli counter watching me. I smiled. He smiled. I walked right past the ice cream and straight to the register, feeling good for the first time all day about the fact that even though my job kind of sucks a lot of the time, I am confident and in control for the first time in years.