I had a very busy day today. It started out with an hour at the gym which kicked my butt! We did 30 minutes of step with weights and 30 minutes of ABs. Oh yea, I have ABs...I know this because I am feeling them big time tonight.
Once home from the gym I made my hubs a pound cake. This has got to be his favorite dessert lately! I make them, cut them up and than freeze individual slices for him so they are ready to go whenever he wants them! Yes, I was a good wife today!
Later in the afternoon, we met our friends, R & V at the Ro.cke.fella Gar.dens for a little Carribean concert in the park. We did that for all of about 1/2 hour as it was hotter than HELL! We walked over to Bill.ys Tap Room for a very nice dinner. I had a piece of Swordfish Caprese'. So delish. I ended up eating maybe 3 oz of the fish and gave the rest to my friends husband as my hubs does not do fish! We spent a good about of time in the dining room and then moved the party into the bar! We have such a good time with this couple. Steve is actually going to Las Vegas with V in September for a few days. I declined the trip as I have too much going on with work and I will be going to Chicago at the end of the month. I am sure the guys will have a great time. R and I will get together that week for some shopping therapy in St. Augustine and Orlando! Good times.
Tomorrow is a working Sunday for me in the a.m. and than we have the afternoon to ourselves. Not sure what we will be doing but as always, I am thankful that I will be doing it with my husband!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Happy Friday!
This was some long week for me....I have been working on a short-sale for 18 months (yea, 18!) and its finally going to close on Tuesday! I cannot believe it! Every single day this week has been a fire-drill trying to meet deadlines to get us to today and we did it! So many days I question why the hell I am doing this real estate crap. I don't have to work but I need to do something to keep me busy and out of trouble. Also, I need to be able to pick up at a moments notice and leave FL to go home to NY to be with my family so a conventional, 9-5 job is out of the question. Than, finally, I get to close on this property and it makes it all worthwhile. This was a situation where there was a divorce....husband re-found an old flame on Facebook and walked out. I got very close to the wife during this period and I am so happy for her that she will be able to close this chapter and look forward to a better life ahead!
On the weight-front....still holding at 151. One more lb until I hit goal! Some days I wonder if I'll ever get there!
We have a busy weekend again! A concert and dinner with friends tomorrow...no ice cream for me thank you very much! Sunday I have work in the a.m. and something in afternoon although for the life of me, I can't remember what it is! Oh boy...I better call it a day! Have a great weekend!
On the weight-front....still holding at 151. One more lb until I hit goal! Some days I wonder if I'll ever get there!
We have a busy weekend again! A concert and dinner with friends tomorrow...no ice cream for me thank you very much! Sunday I have work in the a.m. and something in afternoon although for the life of me, I can't remember what it is! Oh boy...I better call it a day! Have a great weekend!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Crap!
I mean it literally too! I don't care what my great Doctor told me....I experience Dumping Syndrome!!!! If you recall, I ate a little ice cream and had a horrible experience with sweating and heart pounding like I just ran a marathon followed by nausea, cramping, throwing up and horrible diarrhea. He told me it was physically impossible to experience Dumping Syndrome with VSG. I am here to tell him, it is not!
He told me that because I was severely limiting my carb intake, the sudden introduction of sugar is what caused my symptoms. That may have been true then but since then, my carbs are up to about 40-50 g a day so I do not feel at all like I am severely limiting them.
Fast forward to last night. The scene: We are at CityWalk at Universal Studios heading to the Hard Rock Cafe for the Pink Floyd concert. Its hot. I see what I think is a mirage in the dessert...TCBY! Now granted, I have not had TCBY in years, why all of a sudden I felt the need to have it is beyond me but have it I did. I ordered a small Shiver, vanilla yogurt with peanut butter cups mixed in. Oh yea, might as well go all the way, right? I ate about 1/2 of the cup and started to get "that feeling" again! Let me just say that I missed roughly 90% of the concert, not a terrible thing as I am not a fan, but really? Spending that much time in a bathroom away from home was not the way I had envisioned the night.
Steve? Oh, the few times he saw me he'd say "are you ok?" to which I'd answer "no", than my sweet, usually very caring and sympathetic husband would get this "look" on his face that said it all. You know the look? the "what did you expect?" look. I guess I know where I stand when Pink Floyd is involved! Suffice to say, it was a very quiet car ride home!
I am still feeling the effects today in case some one out there cares!
He told me that because I was severely limiting my carb intake, the sudden introduction of sugar is what caused my symptoms. That may have been true then but since then, my carbs are up to about 40-50 g a day so I do not feel at all like I am severely limiting them.
Fast forward to last night. The scene: We are at CityWalk at Universal Studios heading to the Hard Rock Cafe for the Pink Floyd concert. Its hot. I see what I think is a mirage in the dessert...TCBY! Now granted, I have not had TCBY in years, why all of a sudden I felt the need to have it is beyond me but have it I did. I ordered a small Shiver, vanilla yogurt with peanut butter cups mixed in. Oh yea, might as well go all the way, right? I ate about 1/2 of the cup and started to get "that feeling" again! Let me just say that I missed roughly 90% of the concert, not a terrible thing as I am not a fan, but really? Spending that much time in a bathroom away from home was not the way I had envisioned the night.
Steve? Oh, the few times he saw me he'd say "are you ok?" to which I'd answer "no", than my sweet, usually very caring and sympathetic husband would get this "look" on his face that said it all. You know the look? the "what did you expect?" look. I guess I know where I stand when Pink Floyd is involved! Suffice to say, it was a very quiet car ride home!
I am still feeling the effects today in case some one out there cares!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
I'm home and back in my routine!
I've been home since Wednesday actually and I've been really busy at work that this was the first opportunity I've had to blog! I had a great time in NY with the family but I have to admit, a week is a long time to be a guest in someones home!
My girls are as beautiful as ever and it was great spending time with them. I even got to spend some one-on-one time with each of them which is rare. Mallory is very serious about running the Disney Princess Marathon in Feb and is training hard! Jordan is even considering flying to be here to cheer her sister on. That is huge for her because is has a fear of flying and hasn't flown for 2.5 years! I am going to be really encouraging this as her fear of flying has limited how many times she has come to FL to visit me! You can only drive so many times!
I came home with a 2 lb weight gain but it is gone now. I think I will attribute it to eating out every single day! With the exception of two meals at exceptional restaurants, Mio Posto in Oceanside (thank you Allen and Sue!) and Le Chef in Southampton (thank you Kevin!), we ate at chain restaurants - Buffalo Wild Wings (never again - first and last time for me!), JC's - a restaurant at a golf course, Bobbie Flay's Burger Palace and a pizza place or two :) I was eating my usual, tiny portions BUT I was not drinking my usual 80 = 100 oz of water! Huge difference for me! I also only made it to the gym 3 times and it wasn't my usual intense cardio workout as I find the classes offered at that gym seriously lacking. I ended up doing cardio machines, and I hate them - Treadmill, Eliptical.
Thursday Morning I was back at my gym and I am heading there again today for a Fitness Fusion and Zumba class. I feel so much better the rest of the day after I have a great workout. And, thanks to Catherine, I have finally ordered my first Lululemon workout outfit! I cannot wait to get it next week....its adorable! I only ordered one pair of crops and one top as I wasn't sure about the sizing. I ordered the crops in an 8 as this is what I am wearing now but I ordered a 10 for the top. Not sure about the top as I normally would be smaller on top than on bottom but in this case, I'd rather the top be a little looser than the bottom. I will let you know!
This afternoon Steve and I are meeting our friends in Palm Coast for a car show and an early dinner than Steve and I are heading over to Orlando for a Pink Floyd Tribute Show. Can you guess who wants to see Pink Floyd? If you guessed Steve you are right! He jokes that if he didn't go to the Police Academy and ultimately become a cop for 30 years, he would have been a professional pot-head! Ah, yes...opposites really do attract people! I joke that I wish he'd take up smoking weed again just so he'd get the munchies and gain some weight! I better be careful what I wish for!
Have a great Saturday!
My girls are as beautiful as ever and it was great spending time with them. I even got to spend some one-on-one time with each of them which is rare. Mallory is very serious about running the Disney Princess Marathon in Feb and is training hard! Jordan is even considering flying to be here to cheer her sister on. That is huge for her because is has a fear of flying and hasn't flown for 2.5 years! I am going to be really encouraging this as her fear of flying has limited how many times she has come to FL to visit me! You can only drive so many times!
I came home with a 2 lb weight gain but it is gone now. I think I will attribute it to eating out every single day! With the exception of two meals at exceptional restaurants, Mio Posto in Oceanside (thank you Allen and Sue!) and Le Chef in Southampton (thank you Kevin!), we ate at chain restaurants - Buffalo Wild Wings (never again - first and last time for me!), JC's - a restaurant at a golf course, Bobbie Flay's Burger Palace and a pizza place or two :) I was eating my usual, tiny portions BUT I was not drinking my usual 80 = 100 oz of water! Huge difference for me! I also only made it to the gym 3 times and it wasn't my usual intense cardio workout as I find the classes offered at that gym seriously lacking. I ended up doing cardio machines, and I hate them - Treadmill, Eliptical.
Thursday Morning I was back at my gym and I am heading there again today for a Fitness Fusion and Zumba class. I feel so much better the rest of the day after I have a great workout. And, thanks to Catherine, I have finally ordered my first Lululemon workout outfit! I cannot wait to get it next week....its adorable! I only ordered one pair of crops and one top as I wasn't sure about the sizing. I ordered the crops in an 8 as this is what I am wearing now but I ordered a 10 for the top. Not sure about the top as I normally would be smaller on top than on bottom but in this case, I'd rather the top be a little looser than the bottom. I will let you know!
This afternoon Steve and I are meeting our friends in Palm Coast for a car show and an early dinner than Steve and I are heading over to Orlando for a Pink Floyd Tribute Show. Can you guess who wants to see Pink Floyd? If you guessed Steve you are right! He jokes that if he didn't go to the Police Academy and ultimately become a cop for 30 years, he would have been a professional pot-head! Ah, yes...opposites really do attract people! I joke that I wish he'd take up smoking weed again just so he'd get the munchies and gain some weight! I better be careful what I wish for!
Have a great Saturday!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
All packed and ready for a week with my girls!
Its that time again! I am going to Long Island tomorrow for a week and leaving Steve and Brutus at home! I gave Steve the week off as he will be spending a whole week with the Famiglia on the OBX next month. This week is just me, my girls, my mama, my sister and my niece! I have a lot planned with both family and friends and I am really looking forward to it.
I see a lot of eating out on the horizon and I really hope that my dining companions will let me pick off their plates! Seriously, when I am home, I have no problem ordering something knowing that I will be taking 3/4 of it home. However, being away from home and knowing I will be eating out a lot, I just don't see the point of ordering my own orders. I am still amazed at how little I can eat and be satisfied. Lets take tonight for instance. A very bad food choice night but I was rushed and I had a headache from not eating since breakfast. I stopped at Publix and bought 6 chicken tenders for Steve (he ate 3 and will have the others tomorrow) onion rings and 2 chicken wings for me. I had 1/2 of a wing and 1 very small onion ring. that is it! Full. My first thought was to go to Houlighans, a local sports bar and order the wing appetizer. 10 wings in an appetizer! That would have lasted me for 10 meals! REally? I am glad I stopped at Publix instead!
I have packed my individual packets of my new favorite protein drink, Syntrax Nector Roadside Lemonade. Love it! 90 calories, 0 carbs, 0 fat, 23 grams of protein. It mixes beautiful with water and ice in my shaker bottle. Very refreshing. I figure I can eat pretty normal for at least 2 out of the 3 meals and as long as I keep up with the gym, I will do fine. This is the first trip back home (yea Steve, I said it, it will always be home to me!) that I am not planning my visit around food. Pizza and bagels to be specific. I have 0 desire to eat a hunk of dough (bagel) but actually, I will be tasting a slice of pizza. Tasting being the operative word as I know I will never be able to eat a whole slice.
I am not sure I will be blogging much while I am there but I will be reading! Have a great week my pretties!
I see a lot of eating out on the horizon and I really hope that my dining companions will let me pick off their plates! Seriously, when I am home, I have no problem ordering something knowing that I will be taking 3/4 of it home. However, being away from home and knowing I will be eating out a lot, I just don't see the point of ordering my own orders. I am still amazed at how little I can eat and be satisfied. Lets take tonight for instance. A very bad food choice night but I was rushed and I had a headache from not eating since breakfast. I stopped at Publix and bought 6 chicken tenders for Steve (he ate 3 and will have the others tomorrow) onion rings and 2 chicken wings for me. I had 1/2 of a wing and 1 very small onion ring. that is it! Full. My first thought was to go to Houlighans, a local sports bar and order the wing appetizer. 10 wings in an appetizer! That would have lasted me for 10 meals! REally? I am glad I stopped at Publix instead!
I have packed my individual packets of my new favorite protein drink, Syntrax Nector Roadside Lemonade. Love it! 90 calories, 0 carbs, 0 fat, 23 grams of protein. It mixes beautiful with water and ice in my shaker bottle. Very refreshing. I figure I can eat pretty normal for at least 2 out of the 3 meals and as long as I keep up with the gym, I will do fine. This is the first trip back home (yea Steve, I said it, it will always be home to me!) that I am not planning my visit around food. Pizza and bagels to be specific. I have 0 desire to eat a hunk of dough (bagel) but actually, I will be tasting a slice of pizza. Tasting being the operative word as I know I will never be able to eat a whole slice.
I am not sure I will be blogging much while I am there but I will be reading! Have a great week my pretties!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
The "coat picture" - Then & Now
As promised in my last post, here is the before/now pic. Oh, and thank you for all your comments. Pictures really are worth a thousand words!
This was me at 234 lbs and now at 152 lbs!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Ok, I found "The Picture"
This is me at my absolutely highest weight! 'nuff said on that!
I still have the coat....maybe I'll do a before/now with the coat later when I get home.
Have a great Saturday!
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