chuga-chuga-CHOO-CHOO!

I'm melting! I've been subconsciously sabotaging my weight loss regime (judging by the amount of cake i ate this weekend, amongst other things) yet i lost weight this week anyway! amazing! And, more importantly, MY PANTS FIT!! well, almost. Only some of them, haha. But huge milestone!

I'm writing this on the train home, where i've treated myself to a beer. Probably not good to be balancing work laptop on my lap in a moving vehicle while drinking an open bottle of beer, but i'm a good multitasker. Here's a picture!

Now i have to go work on my PE application. Deadline is Saturday, but self inflicted deadline based on endorser availability is TOMORROW (Thursday) 4 PM! Aaacckk! I probably won't make it, but i should try. Penalty if i miss it? 6 months more of free time and studying, but 6 month delay in adulthood.

PS - i spent so much time rushing around with my application that i didn't have time to draw a picture and post! But, to celebrate the fact that I FINISHED MY APPLICATION IN TIME(!!!) I had another beer on the train the next day. And a candy bar. Take THAT weight loss!

Shoot, i think i already wore this shirt this week

and it's bright orange, people might notice! At least i don't smell bad. There's one old guy in our office who smells really bad, pretty much every day. Do you think it's because he's old and his nose stopped working? Or maybe he's been wearing the same shirt a whole lot more than once per week. This could be. He wears a white button down shirt every day... maybe it's the same one over and over! If only he'd wear bright orange like me, then i'd be able to tell. But if he wore bright orange, he'd look like a pumpkin. He's really short, under 5 feet i'd say, and also has a beach-ball belly, and he walks in slow motion, like a turtle (I'm tempted to draw a picture of this, but i think that would push me over the line from being observant and concerned to being mean and hyper-critical). Poor old man. I'm glad i'll never be a short old man. Short crochety old lady, perhaps, but hopefully i'll have my belly and my "scent" under control. I think i want to be an old lady that smells like soap... good goal? What do you think?

Speaking of controlling my belly, i've lost 5 pounds this month! Hooray! Only 10 more to go until my pants fit again! haha. But, it might be a while, since to celebrate this weeks' continued weight loss i ate 2 cupcake ice cream cones (best idea ever! similar to these, over at my sister and her friends' food blog), a big cookie, and a bite or two of cake. Man i love cookies.

Tastes like...

I've been really sick. The kind of sick where you can't taste ANYTHING, and therefore haven't been very hungry... hence the lack of food-related-blog-post enthusiasm.

However, over the past few days i've slowly regained my sense of smell (and therefore taste), and similarly, slowly decimated the contents of my kitchen cabinets. It's like my tongue has a mind of it's own!

Mmmm, Beer!

So I have a new friend. He’s irish, his name is Guinness (weird first name, right?). Anyway, Guinness is great. Lot’s of fun! Low calorie (so i'm told), and filling at the same time. When I was new to beer, I thought he was gross. But now I’ve realized he’s a really well rounded guy.

This past week, I rejoined Weight Watchers. Everyone always joins on the worst weekends (because what week ISN’T a bad week to go on a diet?), and we had friends visiting from Spain, which meant lots of eating out around town. So instead of eating, I drank guinness and espresso (i made a picture!). Filling, yet guilt free. So what if they leech all of the nutrients out of my body? (I’m just kidding mom and dad, I ate lots of fruit and healthy foods before and after…but I digress)

Today, my coworkers talked me into going out for a drink after work. Sounds like good fun, but I was hesitant since my commute is on the “rather long” side. But, I gave in, since it’s been a long, long while since I've gone out after work. My co-worker’s boyfriend owns a great pub downtown, and today was the first day of the season for which they opened up the outdoor seating. It was wonderful! We sat outside drinking Guinness and wine for HOURS! (see same picture, but substitute non-cubans, beer, and bar food). I meant to go home early, but who can leave smiling, laughing friends and magically refilling pints? Ok, so I only had 1 and a half. But that’s a lot for me. And I was about to leave, when bar owner (coworker’s boyfriend) said, “hey! Who wants some wine??". So we had some great wine from a wine bar across the street, and my efforts to go home were again pushed aside. Poor husband. Working late and studying, eating leftover cabbage soup (booooooring), while I was dining on Guinness, Cabernet, corned beef and swiss sliders, steak on toast, and lamb “lollipops”. Oh, and 100 calorie pack Cheetos, because I planned ahead and packed a snack for the train. Delicious!

Also, I lost 4 pounds during my first week of Weight Watchers! Thank you Guinness and espresso! (again, just kidding mom and dad, lots of healthy food.)