Dancin Shoes

The dress for the reunion didn't matter. It was the shoes that got all the attention. Worth every inch and every cent.

The reunion was a ton of fun.

100 Days Update

Less than 30 days left till my reunion.
Start: 130
Current: 125.5
Goal: 120

I am pretty happy with the results so far. It hasn't really been painful. I've had the occassional doughnut, beer, and chocolate.With a little over 3 weeks left, I'll probably really cut back on the "occassionals".

Change of Plans

While looking for shoes for my reunion dress I stumbled upon this dress here. Mister likes it better than my original choice and I'm told it looks more like me.

Only problem is, it hurt my feelings the first time I tried it on. Hurt, like in I wouldn't been seen in public in a dress this tight. But surely with all this clean eating I am doing, it should fit like a glove in no time at all. (fingers crossed and mouth shut) Either that or my co-workers suggest Spanx as a back up plan.

It's All in the Planning

Since I started my 100 day countdown (as of today there is 74 days left - man I've wasted a major amount of time) most days I show up with no eating plan at all and hope for the best. A crazy woman's strategy. I've worked in this building long enough to know that there's nothing in the cafeteria that is going to be healthy, yummy, and reasonably enough priced to my liking.

Holy crap only 74 days left. Can you sense my panic? Moving forward, I turned over a new leaf this morning - planning what I would eat throughout the work day.

Breakfast - 1/2 c of oatmeal and 1/2 oz of walnuts.
Snack - apple and 1 tbsp of natural chunky peanut butter
Lunch - veggie and cheese sandwich, carrot sticks, and blueberries
Snack- 1/2 serving of blue chips and 1 tbsp of hummus
Snack - salad with 1 tbsp of dressing, 1/2 oz cheddar cheese, and 1tsp of roasted nuts.
for a total of 969 calories.

I am proud in my planning. But it's 2:13 and I've eaten everything but the salad and I am hungry. I may have gone on the record before about this but I think I may be the only person in the history of the world who can eat 1/2 cup of oatmeal and be hungry an hour later. I guess I should add some protein.

The morale of this story may be that I don't have enough to do at work if I can so much of day center around eating.

Ok, I got 413 calories max left for the day. Wish me luck with dinner

Mama Needs a New Pair of Shoes

I got this dress for my reunion. (I promise it's prettier in real life and the tiers don't seem so tiery) I am not a hundred percent sold on it but I needed something to visualize as I work to drop a few pounds. It's not something I'd usually pick, and not a color I'd usually pick but I thought it was so pretty in real life.  And it's very figure flattering.

So I ordered these shoes from Zappos.com

which I liked until I put my foot in it. It made my size 6 foot look fat. I don't think I've ever had a less flattering shoe on my foot. Now I am doubting the gold color as well.What color and style of shoe would you wear with the dress?

91 Days and Counting

I am still working out the kinks. There are a lot of them. More than I realized. Good thing I visited Kerry today and read her post on discovering the secret to losing weight.

I am not anywhere near highschool skinny.  In fact if caught on hidden camera some might think I was actually eating for two.

Next week I am trying Kerry's secret. I think I can manage the water part. The eating less, well that might just be a kink...I believe Kerry knows what's she talking about. Why the answer is so easy but seems so hard is just beyond me. Hence the extra 15pounds. The madness of it...

100 Days

It's official. Only 100 days till my 25yr (holy cow) class reunion. My plan is to drop a pound, or two, or fifteen. Here's a few things to know

• I do my best work under pressure. 100 days, while that seems long, I am feeling the pressure.
• I have to make this quest not only pressure filled but fun. Hence the 100 day logo.
• I may or may not have also made a 100 day weight loss calendar.
• In making the logo my first thought was to use a chocolate bar but that perhaps that wasn't the best idea.
•  My second choice was a running shoe but I didn't have any easily accessible running shoe pic that could upload to picnk.
• I did however have a picture of a pear. And I know this lose won't happen with exercise AND eating right
• The irony is not lost of me, that yes I am actually a pear shaped person.

Truth is I could probably not lose an once and be happy going to my reunion, with the help of a couple cocktails. But for anyone who has crossed over the 30's into the 40's knows that losing a couples is probably need, at least that's been my experience, damn it!

One other thing to know, it's probably not the best idea to telecommute the day you kick off something like "100 Days" because you if you listen closely you can hear the chocolate bar calling me from the kitchen.

Final Countdown

It time to put away the ice cream and potato chips and get some exercise. Only 108 days til my highschool reunion.

15lbs in 107 days?

Where Has The Time Gone

This arrived recently in the mail as a reminder that I have hit middle age and that I should get serious about dropping a few pounds.