I have found my True Religion

Each week or so, depending on my mood, I tear out a motivating picture from a magazine of what I want to look like. I know I can’t grow taller, but once upon a time I had THOSE abs. Sigh… and I actually once wore a shirt like that, with my jeans. With long blonde hair. And it was about 12 years ago.

I’ve been a rambly mess about wanting to diet, exercise blah blah blah. BUT Spaghetti has been working out… a lot. Sick? Works out. Working a double shift? Works out. Tired? Works out. 6 days in Arizona? Works out. And um… he’s not only losing weight after 7 weeks of P90X he’s getting toned. As in woah, your hot toned. His chest, stomach and arms are really getting nice… so maybe I try a bit harder?

On that note I bought new dry erase markers. Sounds pretty off the subject, but it’s little things that motivate us, and the dry erase chart we each have is pretty fun to make the X in that day. I have too many dashes through my days, while Spaghetti has all X’s, except his one day off each week.

I’ve got excuses out the wazoo, and right now instead of exercising I’m blogging about exercising!! So on the note of the dry erase markers, with my new ones, I redid my chart. Making a whole new pretty chart for me, because nothings less motivating then weeks of dashes and one X here and there.

Starting with Sunday… oh shit… today is Sunday huh? As in I should start out with an X for the first day? Give it a try? I fit 21 weeks on the chart kinda crazy it goes till the end of July…

IthinkIcan IthinkIcan IthinkIcan…

FeIsTy

OMG. I WORKED out.

Not kidding. No pep talk needed, no prebragging about what I'm going to do. I did it.

I ate good all day, small, healthy meals, drank water, coffee with NO sugar. Just black. Kids were napping, Spaghetti was home, I went for a power bike ride, then came home all pumped up and did crunches on my yoga ball, then some squats and then some arm work with my band.

I vowed on January 3rd I was going to start the Lose it Bitch  program, with support of my blog friends... sigh well after some procrastinating, and a WHOLE lotta "last bad food day" binges, oh and Holiday's and birthdays for excuses, and maybe even a cloudy day to use as an excuse. SO only 312 days later. I did it.

Day one is HUGE for me. One day at a time, baby steps. AND I mean BABY steps. Go me!

FeIsTy

Day 3

I am SO proud of myself. I am on day 3 of the "diet" I started at 137.5, and I refuse to weigh myself more then once a week. I still need to do some measurements.

I don't believe I am on day 3. That is HUGE for me.

I mean NO drive thru, no pop, no eating after 7 (we eat dinner late sometimes so 7 works)

I'm talking eggs, oatmeal, chicken, veggies, salads and fruits... it gets easier as the days go by.

Don't get me wrong I got teared up with the kids refused Mac and Cheese yesterday. WTF. The I had to put it all in a container for the fridge. THAT was hard. But I did it.

Now it's time to put a workout plan into effect... ewwww...

Laugh? or Cry?

Right. So I went to Wally World today, kid free and I wanted to just check and see if i could find some sort of light dress to wear this weekend.

It's supposed to be ungodly hot, and humid, and well it's Chicago so gross is a better word to describe this summer heat we have.

Oh I didn't tell you, well I have before, but that was last year. Get excited people, why? Because it's...

PRIDE WEEKEND!! PRIDE MONTH! and well Sunday is the BIG Pride Parade in Chicago!!

Can't wait, it's my 4th year going!!

So back to Wally World looking for a dress, I found this purple sparkly tube top lookin' thing. OMG. Let's just say I didn't know wether to laugh at myself, which I did but then I got disgusted and wanted to cry.

 Note that I have yet to attemt dieting. So far I can only make it through breakfast... sad I know. But I try. Everyday... and fail...

Let's just say today was depressing in that sad little 4x4 dressing room... so sad...

Moving on, we shall wear the white board shorts, made of cotton, and the black and white tube top that hangs down over some of my ass. Either way I look cute, and will accent my black and white outfit with a rainbow of pretty!

Can't wait, be prepared to be bombarded with too many pictures of things you probably could go your life with out seeing. But I like to share like that. (grin)

Oh, I need to charge my camera and empty my SD cards... yes cards as in WAY to many pictures...

Let me share a bit from the years past...

One of the scariest people in pink. ever...

Ass.

and my favorite, Ronald McDonald and Burger King getting married... CAN NOT wait to see what there will be this year!!

Let's get skinny. Egg style

So call me batshit retarded,  or just weird. But I may have found the way to get me to drop some of this weight.

Eggs.

I like eggs. Alot. I may not after this idea though.

So I start my day with two little breakfast burritos I make. Super nummy. I have my coffee. Rest of the day I drink water.

Then for lunch I eat a sandwich, or tuna. Something light but filling enough.

Dinner has been eggs, sunny side, scrambled... anyway it's just eggs.

Maybe chicken on the side, and veggies and fruit are always allowed. I eat nuts too.

So call me bizarre but it's working. It's been 5 days, and I went from 140.5 to 137.5. Sure we will see how this pans out. But I love eggs, and well... this is kinda dumb, but I am slightly desperate here, and Spaghetti keeps talking about vacationing with his Cuz and Banjo, who are very fit, and attractive couple, compared to us, well lets just say it's a motivation.

I'm sure an only egg diet isn't great for me, but for now, it needs to be. Don't worry, it probably won't last. If you've been following my dieting for the last 6 months you will know I fall of the ol' diet wagon quite easily. Sometimes I don't even get on. Fuck it.

So let's try this for a bit. Eggs. But when I start to bawk. Be affraid.

Empowered by the moo moo

So I've debated and gone back and forth on even posting about this, but hey this is blogger and I don't hold back. So please hold all comments, and fits of finger pointing crying hysteria laughter till the end of my post. Thankyouverymuch.

So I've got a moo moo.

(muffled giggles?)

No really I do. Thanks to my mom the Queen. She was SUPER excited about it, and was like "OMG! If it was in my size I would have SO kept it! I bought it for you at a garage sale, washed it up and it's like new!!"

Me "Thanks... mom... no really, I'll try it. (scrunch up face of disgust) I guess I could wear it around the house"

So I've had it for about a week, then yesterday I tried it on. OH the comments from Spaghetti were priceless. I think the look on his face was better. It was that of sheer horror and trying not to laugh out loud.

Bagel said "Nice dress Mom. You could stick lots of things in those pockets"

Alright I was just trying it on for the night. I had worked hard cleaning Weaky's attic space and his room all day. And thought it would be nice to curl up on the couch to watch the Survivor Finale in it.

Oh so let me tell you what it looks like... because I know that will change your outlook on it right? Anyway it's light green with dark blue flowers... still sounds ugly, but my favorite part is it's short. Knee length, light weight, and has big pockets on the front. Zips down the front (not all the way though)

Spaghetti also had lots of dirty comments too, about the easy access with it being a little dress. Figures. Penis people.

So I wanted to Google you all an image of a moo moo (not that you haven't had the image burned into your brains by older generations)

Mind you mine is NOT the Turquoise delight as above. Nor do I have big puffly sleeves, but I do rock my good pearls with mine... kidding... kidding. I still haven't figured WHY you would want it to have easy back entrance like the advertised for this one... I just might be dirty but sounds a bit to inviting to me...

I did find this one on People magazines website. Because this is the one that Angelina Jolie wore for their cover. Pretty...

Alright but mine looks like neither of them. I have short sleeves, and mine is still shorter then this one...

AHH HA!!

There you go folks, I know you were dying to know what it looked like. So it's more like a "robe" or "nightwear" either way I took mine off (hmm, maybe Spaghetti was right bout the easy access?) and read the tag to google the brand, Karen Neuburger is the designer, and her site says it's "Quite possibly the most comfortable nightwear out there" I wouldn't sleep in it, but it's fun to wear around the house.

Alright so Spaghetti laughed when I told him this, BUT I swear all I want to do is clean and organize house when I wear it.

Your laughing aren't you?

It's like my uniform. I want to clean when I wear it.

Which ever, he should be happy I found a cleaning outfit, and I seriously am motivate by it. And I swear to gawd I will NEVER wear it outside my house. EVER.

Not to check the mail.

Not to bring in the garbage cans.

Not to go out onto the deck.

Not to answer the door.

Not kidding.

I will hop into it to clean and work, then hop out when I am done working... let's see if it works...

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Random things I need to tell you...

I do love my Starbucks in a can. The Mocha is great, Rockstar also makes them and they are awesome. Great pick me up. I love to pour it over ice and keep it in my starbucks straw cup (if you don't have one of these RUN to the nearest Starbucks because they go fast each spring I love them. Insulated, and the top screws on. Go now!!) They are about $14.99 (for the 20 oz) if you don't get one they go for about $40 on ebay. (not kidding)

AND... I have been holding back because well I was trying, then not and then again. BUT I have lost 2 lbs. I am from 141.5 to 139.5. It's not much and it's been a week. And I don't want to make a big deal out of it, because I fear I will jump off my wagon. Again.

I am feeling quite posty lately. Now I just need to start my commenting again. I miss you all!

Hugs and belly rubs... oh wait that's for the dogs... hugs and muah's!

Absolute Rambling. Enjoy wankers!

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Bitches I lost weight!!

I did it twice just to check.

Make that 3 times.

I am proud of myself.

I really am.

What am I doing, would be the first question you ask?

Not working out. I feared that working out would push me to far to fast, and I would go back to my lazy ways again WAY too fast.

Eating you ask? Sure I eat. Little meals. Eggs, or toast, or oatmeal, or yogurt (youplait lights. Boston Cream Pie, or Strawberry Banana) or an english muffin for breakfast.

Lunch is tuna on toast, or salad, or sandwich.

Dinner is chicken, or pork. A veggie and one potato (covered in butter and cheese)

I eat nuts or popcorn, or cheese for snacks, I portion them out prior to sitting and eating.

Cheating? Sure just the other night I ate 4 slices of stuffed crust Pizza the Slut pizza. Sorry? Nope. I needed it. And I eat Taco Bell too. Not their "diet" shit either, I'm not going through a drive through for a light taco, I love Volcano Tacos and they love me. (plus both of the above foods tend to give me the shits, so it's a win win, nummy eats, and I shit out a bunch of weight afterwards)

I want to start working out soon, and now that my little weight loss is starting this will make it more encouraging to start. Gaiam ball it is, some OnDemand too. Whatever floats my boat that day. I am a random girl, so I need a random stlye of eating and working out.

Other big helps I think are I don't eat past 7 pm, should be 6 but I'm working on that. AND I go to bed (most nights) by 10, I loves me some sleep, and it's a nice pay off getting up early and being able to putz around the house before the kids get up.

AND I gave up pop. Sure when I eat Taco Hell or Pizza the Slut I really want Mt. Dew, but let's see how long I can go with this one. 17 days and counting!

So I may have started out slow, clinging to my macaroni pot and spooning it in my mouth right off the stove like a homeless man on a sandwich, but I've gotten better. Forcing myself won't work. But easing myself into this routine is working, fantabulously!!

Have a good week, and don't forget to Lose it Bitches!!

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Lose it Bitch. The do over.

Check in day.

Alright so we had an original plan of starting the New Year off with a bang! To lose 30.5. aaaaaannnndd the results after week one are...

.5 lb lost! I went from 137.5 to to 137.

Alright so I kinda sorta maybe had a restart. On Thursday. So technicly today is only day 4 which I think a 1/2 lb is pretty good, don't you?

So lets back this food train up and go over my many excuses as to why I had to restart.

#1. Frances had her birthday party Wednesday. She turned 29 this last week, and the festivities were at my mom's house. Nuff said, it is NOT allowed to diet, or even attempt to do so at my mom's house. You are WAY to well fed. Plus there was a big fat French Silk Pie at the end waiting for me.

#2. Spaghetti wasn't motivated. WTF. Seriously? He is Mr. Motivated, all.the.time. He's the one doing the P90X DVD's weeks after I threw in the towel (we tried this in September through December. I lasted 2 weeks working out. And only 1 day eating their tofu turkey crap diet. I almost died) I need Spaghetti to be on board here!!

So those are my two lame o' excuses. But they are mine and I'm stickin' to them. Spaghetti promised me that after Frances' birthday we would be on track. He still is not.


That leads us to Thursday. I had my coffee, my scrambled eggs in a tortilla (I made the kids eat thier pancakes in the t.v. room so I didn't have to watch them. I had a ham & cheese sandwich, for lunch and chicken for dinner with a small potato (mind you I savored each moment of potato)

So both Friday and Saturday were close to the same menu. I am just cutting carbs back ALOT. And I have been 10 days now with no pop. Probably helps I get my coffee fix in though.

So Day 4 is here, I need to start working out more, I like my Gaiam ball routine, and when Spaghetti gets on board I will be throwing in some P90X on occasion.

Alright that's it. Here's hoping my fat ass can stay on track! Check out the Lose It Bitches site to see more!