I love seeing double digit numbers up there. Isn't it amazing?! I mean ok, so it's not THAT spectacular but when I can say that I've been on a diet for ten straight days I'm pretty excited. I haven't rushed out to Friendly's to get a banana split sundae with my favorite ice cream yet....oh but that does sound so good. (Breathe, eat some nuts, all is ok.) Ok, I'm back. So per my last post all is ok in the household of Bella (that's me). My bf is still a little sore in the mouth but otherwise is taking the pain of loosing 6 teeth rather well, and I managed to get my butt in gear yesterday (Thursday) and not only did my 30 minutes of walking, but kicked it up on the treadmill and added another 30 minutes while watching "The Office." Now if anything is going to get you to take your mind off of exercising when you don't like to it's definitely The Office. I love that show! It is only minimally like my workplace, but I could totally see many of the idiocies that occur on that show happening at my job.
To other news... it's FRIDAY! Which in and of itself brings joy to everyone, but to me especially. I do not have to work my second job at all this weekend (which is a rarity) and I am getting my haircut tomorrow. Ooooo maybe a new do for the newer, slimmer me? Hmmm...that's definitely something I shall need to discuss with my wonderful hairdresser. Oh how I do love Fridays!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Day 9 - Wisdom...thy definition is false.
So please excuse me while I digress from the life of dieting for this post. I know that food, exercise, and health are big in dieting, but so is your daily life occurrences and stress'. Thus for today's post I shall be sharing with you the day I've had. Now I'm not complaining so much as venting, if you can separate the two.
As you may have guessed from the title of today's post much of my day today was centered around Wisdom teeth, more specifically the removal of said wisdom teeth. Now for a little background information on my anxiety heading into today's surgery you must know that I have four family members, of whom 3 have had their wisdom teeth removed. Of the three of us who have so far had our wisdom teeth removed: one had to be hospitalized during the process (she wasn't able to clot after the teeth were pulled), one had to be taken to the emergency room the night after his wisdom teeth were removed, and the last (me) had to be rushed to the emergency room 3 months after (on vacation too!!!!) the removal of my wisdom teeth due to a serious infection. So needless to say my family has a history of bad experiences when it comes to having their wisdom teeth removed.
So back to today - the wisdom teeth being removed belonged to my bf, and of course, I being the most wonderful girlfriend I could be (whatever!) volunteered to take him to the dentist to have said teeth removed and take him home. Well I was a nervous wreck the ENTIRE time (could you blame me?) and at points needed to be calmed down more then the actual patient, who himself hates the dentist office. So with all of this going on I didn't exercise today let alone concentrate on anything I was eating. Come to think of it right now, I couldn't give you a description of any of the food I ate over the last 24 hours...lol, but I could tell you how many times my bf changed his gauze, switched ice packs, and took his Vicodin. I'm not sure if this classifies me as a great girlfriend, an overly nervous person, or a mental case. In any case my boyfriend is thus far doing great, and I don't foresee any trips to the hospital in the near future.
So out of all of today's adventures the positives I can find are 1) I must have worried so much that I probably lost another 4 pounds and 2) it's great having your boyfriend not able to talk and having to try and figure out what he's saying through his hand gestures and mannerisms. Lol! I loved it and being able to say whatever (jokingly) that I wanted and him not being able to respond - he did however manage to exercise his middle finger a lot today. ;-)
As you may have guessed from the title of today's post much of my day today was centered around Wisdom teeth, more specifically the removal of said wisdom teeth. Now for a little background information on my anxiety heading into today's surgery you must know that I have four family members, of whom 3 have had their wisdom teeth removed. Of the three of us who have so far had our wisdom teeth removed: one had to be hospitalized during the process (she wasn't able to clot after the teeth were pulled), one had to be taken to the emergency room the night after his wisdom teeth were removed, and the last (me) had to be rushed to the emergency room 3 months after (on vacation too!!!!) the removal of my wisdom teeth due to a serious infection. So needless to say my family has a history of bad experiences when it comes to having their wisdom teeth removed.
So back to today - the wisdom teeth being removed belonged to my bf, and of course, I being the most wonderful girlfriend I could be (whatever!) volunteered to take him to the dentist to have said teeth removed and take him home. Well I was a nervous wreck the ENTIRE time (could you blame me?) and at points needed to be calmed down more then the actual patient, who himself hates the dentist office. So with all of this going on I didn't exercise today let alone concentrate on anything I was eating. Come to think of it right now, I couldn't give you a description of any of the food I ate over the last 24 hours...lol, but I could tell you how many times my bf changed his gauze, switched ice packs, and took his Vicodin. I'm not sure if this classifies me as a great girlfriend, an overly nervous person, or a mental case. In any case my boyfriend is thus far doing great, and I don't foresee any trips to the hospital in the near future.
So out of all of today's adventures the positives I can find are 1) I must have worried so much that I probably lost another 4 pounds and 2) it's great having your boyfriend not able to talk and having to try and figure out what he's saying through his hand gestures and mannerisms. Lol! I loved it and being able to say whatever (jokingly) that I wanted and him not being able to respond - he did however manage to exercise his middle finger a lot today. ;-)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Day 8 - Let's keep it coming!
Ah Tuesday, the bane of my existence....no more! As I've stated several times I work two jobs on Tuesdays and am most susceptible to slipping up during this time simply because I have no time. But I have managed to figure out a way to avoid the slip-ups. My first job is your normal 9-5 job, my second job usually starts around 5:30 and will go until 11. I have to stand the entire time and get no break, so eating is impossible. I've come to understand though that I can grab a banana or other piece of fruit in between the two jobs and it'll sustain me until I can eat dinner later. I know, eating past a certain time is NOT healthy or wise when you're on a diet, but sometimes the rules must be broken. Thus, my Tuesday routine has become: end of job one, eat banana, start of job two, end of job two, dinner (usually something light like cereal that won't keep me up to late).
I've managed to figure this out and stay away from my normal haunts on these days (the dreaded fast food) which I usually partook of simply because it was easy and I was too tired to do anything else. It's funny though how I don't even crave it right now, I mean my bf brought home some food the other night from Burger King...and the smell alone made me sick to my stomach. Is this normal, or am I being over-dramatic? Either way, I kinda took it as a good sign since I didn't even want to have a taste of something that I would've normally digested in a matter of seconds. Here's to saying NO to temptation!
PS...Thanks for all the encouragement and support! I love the comments and the advice for exercise, food, and general health! For those of you on your own diets too, good luck! Let's stick to it together!!!
I've managed to figure this out and stay away from my normal haunts on these days (the dreaded fast food) which I usually partook of simply because it was easy and I was too tired to do anything else. It's funny though how I don't even crave it right now, I mean my bf brought home some food the other night from Burger King...and the smell alone made me sick to my stomach. Is this normal, or am I being over-dramatic? Either way, I kinda took it as a good sign since I didn't even want to have a taste of something that I would've normally digested in a matter of seconds. Here's to saying NO to temptation!
PS...Thanks for all the encouragement and support! I love the comments and the advice for exercise, food, and general health! For those of you on your own diets too, good luck! Let's stick to it together!!!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Day 7 - Drumroll please.......
The most dreaded or looked forward to day of the week: weigh in day. Now not to say that I'm scared or anything, but I really, really, want this diet to work and I know that I've tried hard to not only maintain a healthy diet and exercise this week, but I have had a few slip ups (pizza on Sunday with a few buffalo wings...yes, I know! The temptation was too strong.) So needless to say I approach the scale with more then a few hesitations. Now as you might remember from my first post my original start weight was 171 lbs for my little 5'4 frame. So I definitely needed to lose some weight. I figure a few pounds a week will help me to lose the weight I want to and as per many of your recommendations the more healthier I am in trying to lose the weight, the better off I am in keeping it off for the long haul. Ok so enough stalling and trying to find ways to avoid that horrible metal object we call a scale...here goes nothing....
167! Oh my gosh! I've lost 4 pounds! That might not seem like a lot but, wow! 4 pounds in one week! I love it! Ok so I definitely took longer in getting back here to finish writing this because I totally did that full body look in the mirror to see if I could tell where those four pounds came from. No luck, but at least my boobs still look the same size (lol, it might sound stupid, but I am seriously worried that my breast size will decrease and I actually like those!). Anyway, I can't believe it! I'm so excited! Now I've got renewed energy and will power to keep me going for the next few days...which I'll need tomorrow, as it's Tuesday, and it's my double work day!
Oh I'm on cloud nine now....Monday here I come! Oh, but the bathroom is calling me first! Thanks so much for all your support, its so amazing to have people supporting and giving advice! The next 4 pounds are for you guys! ;-)
167! Oh my gosh! I've lost 4 pounds! That might not seem like a lot but, wow! 4 pounds in one week! I love it! Ok so I definitely took longer in getting back here to finish writing this because I totally did that full body look in the mirror to see if I could tell where those four pounds came from. No luck, but at least my boobs still look the same size (lol, it might sound stupid, but I am seriously worried that my breast size will decrease and I actually like those!). Anyway, I can't believe it! I'm so excited! Now I've got renewed energy and will power to keep me going for the next few days...which I'll need tomorrow, as it's Tuesday, and it's my double work day!
Oh I'm on cloud nine now....Monday here I come! Oh, but the bathroom is calling me first! Thanks so much for all your support, its so amazing to have people supporting and giving advice! The next 4 pounds are for you guys! ;-)
Monday, September 22, 2008
Day 6- Crazy is as Crazy does.
So the weekend wasn't as rough or hard as I thought it would be. Yes, I did have some conscious moments where I had to decide, "Do I cheat and regret it tomorrow, or do I eat right and clap myself on the back?" Thankfully my will power is still remaining strong for the time being and I was able to enjoy the weekend with minimal cheating.
My adventures out on Saturday proved to be nice. My bf and I went out to lunch with his parents where I enjoyed some wheat pasta with sauce (yes, this WAS one of healthiest meals on the menu). So the food was amazing and the company was too...(luckily I'm in one of those relationships where we actually like each others family otherwise, my diet would have gone out the window after a couple of shots were taken).
Saturday Girls night was also amazing! Enjoyed some much needed female time and I was not too hungry after the amazing lunch so only ended up having a salad for dinner out....no, I'm not starving myself, the appetite level was just diminished which provided and easy answer to what to have for dinner...I loved it!
So to the title of this blog....With everything else that is going on in my life right now, ie...starting a diet, exercising (yes, I am exercising...I walk about 30 minutes a day around our neighborhood), getting use to living with the bf, and everything at work, we decided we needed to throw something else in there. So this weekend my bf and I picked up two kittens at the local animal shelter. Now to explain the craziness of this you must know first of all that I am NOT a cat person (our original purpose was to go look at the dogs), but my bf is. So we looked at one that he thought was cute and then saw him playing with his sister and could not separate them...thus we ended up with two kittens this weekend and needed to do the necessary running around to get all the stuff they require....as I said, we were not prepared to be bringing home any animal, let alone two! But they are completely adorable and have thus far provided a lot of laughs. So uh, needless to say, the diet is still going strong and thanks to our two new purchases this weekend my exercise/chasing has increased dramatically.
Monday brings to an end Week 1 and my first weigh-in since I started! Wish me luck!
My adventures out on Saturday proved to be nice. My bf and I went out to lunch with his parents where I enjoyed some wheat pasta with sauce (yes, this WAS one of healthiest meals on the menu). So the food was amazing and the company was too...(luckily I'm in one of those relationships where we actually like each others family otherwise, my diet would have gone out the window after a couple of shots were taken).
Saturday Girls night was also amazing! Enjoyed some much needed female time and I was not too hungry after the amazing lunch so only ended up having a salad for dinner out....no, I'm not starving myself, the appetite level was just diminished which provided and easy answer to what to have for dinner...I loved it!
So to the title of this blog....With everything else that is going on in my life right now, ie...starting a diet, exercising (yes, I am exercising...I walk about 30 minutes a day around our neighborhood), getting use to living with the bf, and everything at work, we decided we needed to throw something else in there. So this weekend my bf and I picked up two kittens at the local animal shelter. Now to explain the craziness of this you must know first of all that I am NOT a cat person (our original purpose was to go look at the dogs), but my bf is. So we looked at one that he thought was cute and then saw him playing with his sister and could not separate them...thus we ended up with two kittens this weekend and needed to do the necessary running around to get all the stuff they require....as I said, we were not prepared to be bringing home any animal, let alone two! But they are completely adorable and have thus far provided a lot of laughs. So uh, needless to say, the diet is still going strong and thanks to our two new purchases this weekend my exercise/chasing has increased dramatically.
Monday brings to an end Week 1 and my first weigh-in since I started! Wish me luck!
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