weekly wednesday weigh-in

Once again, I ate like total crap over the weekend. But, I was lucky enough to at least stay the same on the scale. When am I finally going to be able to make sensible decisions on days when my meals may not be quite so structured? I'm starting to not think it's possible. Oh yea, did I mention I failed at journaling...again?

This week's another week. Another week to start fresh and recommit. It's going to be tough though- I have a wedding on Saturday. Needless to say, wedding's are HORRIBLE for someone who's trying to diet. Wish me luck...

weekend wardrobe

The past few weekends I've made it my priority to put thought into my outfits and try to wear things that I may not often wear. I think I've been successful...

(2 weeks ago)

Friday- I wore one of my new dresses because I just couldn't wait until April to break it out for the first time. Since it was still January at the time I had to pair it with knit stockings, brown ankle boots, and my trusty navy cardigan. I'm loving the combination of the light, silky fabric of the dress paired with the heavier knit fabrics.

Saturday-I knew I was going to be out in the woods so I also had to keep the function of this outfit in mind. My still yet to be worn hat & scarf set along with my awesome over the knee boots spruced up a simple pair of skinny jeans and knit top. Hubby was feelin this outfit too, since he just had to hop in the picture with me.

Sunday- The purpose of this outfit was to utilize pieces I haven't worn in quite a while. The zip-up sweater I've only worn no more than a handful of times since I acquired it from a friend 3 years ago and my beloved coach sneakers that I just HAD to have haven't been worn since probably last spring. It was nice to finally break them out again.

(last weekend)
Friday- There seems to be a pattern forming that come Friday I want to be in a dress...this is my other recently purchased dress. I was going for a colorblocked mix of dark and neutral shades. I think it works? And I'm always into finding a reason to wear my cowl neck, which I think may be my favorite purchase of the season.

Saturday- This outfit is all about the scarf and boots. Without them, it would be a snore. I've been wearing this scarf more than ever recently and I'm finding out I love it. The fur trimmed boots are also adorable but they're a pain in the neck to take on and off..my reasoning for not wearing them too often.

Sunday- This was my Superbowl outfit. Wanted to be comfortable and look cute simultaneously. When I want that to happen, those black boots are my go to shoe. They dress any outfit up and they're comfortable, at least for the first few hours. And I just love this tank top, I try to wear it whenever possible. It's a gray/black lace pattern and it's probably the most comfortable thing ever.

I also started a little weekday wardrobe project....

Wear heels, everyday, at least to work. The purpose? I'm attempting to make my feet more accustomed to wearing heels. My thought process is that maybe if my feet are used to constantly being in heels, maybe they won't hurt as much in them? We shall see.

you know your over extended when...

I've been so busy and feeling so scatterbrained that I really feel it's necessary to put "get changed" and "eat" on my to do list for tonight. Otherwise, I may seriously forget.

Not sure why I feel this way. Maybe it's just that overwhelmed, back to work, feeling that Monday always seems to bring.

random thoughts & facts

Here we go…

-I love cabbage oh so much but it always leaves me feeling SO hungry after I eat it. Why must you do this cabbage?
-There are 2 days until Super Bowl and I have no plans. This gives me anxiety. But I don’t even like football??...
-I’ve been quite depressed knowing I can’t shop. This is what I get for going on a shopping BINGE for a month.
-I can feel my lips drying out already from the cherry carmex I decided to try. Why must my lips be so temperamental?
-Ever since I moved into our apartment I’ve been missing my kitty, and seeing her eyes light up when I come back to my parents house breaks my heart.
-I want my hair lowlighted and cut more than you could ever know, and since I’m broke I’m toying around the idea of my mom doing it. This could be disastrous..
-I've learned to keep my mouth shut with controversial topics such as war, the death penalty, and politics. What I say never goes over to well.
-I was always very anti-manhattan but I'm beginning to enjoy it more and more.
-I used spell check and check synonyms way more than what is standardly acceptable. I even used it in this very sentence.
-If I had one wish in the entire world, I’d make my family stop fighting =(
-Whenever I go on a trip, I plan out a specific “travel outfit” for the airport, plane, and first few hours in my destination. This is crucial for me.
-There’s a rumor that I ate a stick of butter as a child. As I get older, the more convinced I become that it’s true.
-Obsessed isn’t even the right word to describe how I feel about Diners, Drive-in’s, and Dives. I want to visit each and every restaurant.
-On that note, I’m also loving Mob Wives, Love & Hip-hop, TI & Tiny, Toddlers & Tiara’s, Jersey Shore, and Teen Mom. If it’s bad reality tv, it’s for me.
-I still love the same music I loved 10 years ago. Newer music is cool but it doesn’t hold a special place in my heart like Weezer, Oasis, and Jimmy Eats World only can.
-My absolute favorite bronzer is Too Faced Snow Bunny..hands down.
-All I want for my birthday this year is a big giant bouquet of peonies…preferably delivered to my job.
-I can sit and think about food, how to prepare it, and what to pair it with for hours on end.
-I should also mention that for the last 3 months I've been thrilled to call the man I love my husband. No one can make me happier than him.

and last but not least…

-My nails need to be painted..badly! But first, I must sit on YouTube and find out what kind of nail art I’ll be doing this week because 1 color on 10 nails will never do.

shopoholic

I really lived it up in the month of January. Anything and everything that I wanted I just went out and bought. Who do I think I am, Rockefeller? Apparently...

This is what I have to show for the damage I did to my credit card. Some things have a purpose (floral dress and the sequined shirt is for vacation in a few months, charcoal dress is for an upcoming wedding) but most do not. However, I must say that anything that did not have an intended purpose was a good buy! All of the shirts & the plain blue dress were clearance (cmon, how could you pass up a $13 dress???) and the tan sequined dress I was obsessing over. When I found it was marked down to $40 from the original $130 I couldn't help myself.

But you see, this is why I'm addicted to shopping. I'm justifying the purchase of all these clothes, meanwhile, I actually NEEDED none of it.

Now, I must suffer the consequences. Since I'm broke I going to have to sit around and do nothing in all of my pretty clothes because that's basically all I can afford to do.

Sigh..until next month Mr. Mall. I promise, we will meet again.

guess where we went last night?

Despite this place being a never ending maze and it's almost guaranteed that I'll want to rip my hair out towards the end I always get so giddy every time we go to Ikea. No, the merchandise is not high quality but everything is always trendy, cheap, and has a Swedish name.

Last night's trip wasn't as intense as our normal, walk every inch of the store, trips are. We ran in with a specific mission- return previously purchased (and damaged) shelf and obtain one more bracket for new, undamaged shelf. In order to obtain shelf/bracket we had to walk through my favorite part of the store- the first floor where anything and everything for home decoration could be found. It was tough but I managed to walk right past oodles of throw pillows, brightly colored and patterned file boxes, and the most awesome lamps ever (that hubby will never let me own).

The one thing I could not resist was the marketplace. Thankfully, nothing is going to break the bank there. I got the whole swedish meatball dinner w/ the works (can someone say quick dinner next week?) and a basil mustard sauce. That was to interesting to pass up. And of course fatty husband bought a bag of sour cream and onion chips and cinnamon buns.

With less than $30 spent I'd say it was a successful trip. Hopefully, the next trip that will involve more time and more money in my pocket won't be to far away.

weekly wednesday weigh-in

I subconsciously, or maybe intentionally, avoided the scale this morning. I don’t know if I was scared or what. I just don’t think I could handle another gain, which is possible, after all this going up and down and up and down on the scale. I feel thinner though..my clothes are fitting a teensy bit better and I know, for the most part, I’m eating the way I should be. It’s just tracking points on weekends that really throws me off. I can never seem to get that part down. I forget, or I eat on a whim and don’t have the time to look up points so I don’t write them down. I don’t know what it’s going to take to get me to write it down…

I’m also a little worried about the number on the scale because I’ve been using some flex points (3 here, 5 there) towards the end of my weight loss week (Wednesday to Tuesday) which is technically fine but I’d usually prefer not to. I try to maximize my weight loss in every way possible because the numbers I lose on a weekly basis are never that substantial.

Looking ahead, I definitely need to make more rules in this weight loss game and more importantly, stick to the rules I set for myself. Rules such as no flex points Sunday through Tuesday, writing down every single thing I eat over the weekend (because it really only takes 2 seconds), if I make last minute plans to go out to eat I need to start searching nutritional information for the restaurant on my way there and deciding what I want ahead of time…things like that.

I’ll also see if I can work up enough courage to step on the scale tomorrow morning…maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised?