WW: Week 2

I was down 3.8 pounds this week! Which translates too...I forgot how many sticks of butter. Someone want to do the math for me? For a grand total of 5.6 pounds lost in two weeks. Which means my points go down 1, which is good! What was funny is I thought this wasn't my best week but I had increased activity but I had eaten into my extra cushion of points, which I've never done before, but what was nice is instead of beating myself up about it I just realized that those points are there for these kinds of things so I didn't have to just give up as I probably normally would have. Today at the meeting we talked about nurturing the self and having a "Cat-i-tude." Basically, cats do things to get their way and take care of themselves and we need to do that too. Not neglecting duties but just taking care of yourself. I actually know quite a few people who do this very well. Analisa my cousin with three kids ages five and under always makes time for herself. My friend, Carren, knows when she needs her me time and my mom and sister Whitney know that even just reading a magazine alone with no distractions is taking care of yourself. So here is to another week of being successful. Here is a great quote by Susan Taylor (taken from her book, Lessons on Living).

"Whether we are female or male, we must not allow the relentless demands of family and work to override our critical need for self-nurturing. When we fail to nurture ourselves, our joy is depleted and our capacity to serve diminished. Giving from an empty vessel causes stress, anger, and resentment, seeds that sow disorder and disease. Attempting to meet the demands of the world without first attending to our own needs is an act of self betrayal that can cause us to lose respect for our value and worth."

What?!

So I was telling Jim about some wedding dresses and I read out the description to one of them, it read "Satin Off-the-Shoulder A-Line with Side-Drape." Jim said, "that sounds like a play call for football." It does?

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Bob Dylan!

Jim and I had the chance to go to Bob Dylan the other night. He has been on my top five list forever so I just had to spend the money to do so. It was well worth it as he sang my favorite song second on the set list! Lay lady lay! PS-he doesn't sing that song very often on his tours. My eyes got misty and as I was standing there holding hands with Jim I thought how blessed and lucky I am. I may be broke a lot but I'm broke because I do fun things with my life. And I have someone whom I love very much. I am the luckiest (to steal from Ben Folds).

Weight Watchers

I'm on day five of weight watchers and I think I'm doing really well. But only the scale will tell on Sunday. All I see lately are points, points, points. As of now, I actually have quite a bit but it will go down as I lose weight. I need all the encouragement I can get and I'm writing this on my blog because I know the more I let the world know the more I will be accountable. For me, weight watchers is about weighing-in to the evil ladies (actually really nice, but said for dramatic effect)which makes me strive and push harder than ever because I would hate to let them down. Especially, Jeannie who talks with a Dora puppet and says "just keep swimming," which has always been my motto but maybe never spoken to me by a puppet before. But for now I'm still swimming! Hallelujah

PS-I have kind of fallen off the wagon for walking and need some help! I haven't missed my big walks on Sunday which to me are the most important ones (ie: five miles, two miles brisk, 4 miles easy), but the 20 minute strolls or the 35 minutes easy, have stopped. HELP. I HAVE TO GET BACK ON IT!

Update on my life

I've been in school literally one day (Wed. night) and I have already become overwhelmed with crying twice. And so it begins. Poor Jim has had to endure this busy week with patience. After class I went to Jim's house and the moment I walked in he looked at my hand and just shook his head. I had already started writing notes to myself on my hand, just one class in to the new quarter. This can't be a good sign. Then I talked to my friend Carren on the phone and she said "You sound frantic" at which I replied it was the first day of class today (And i was walking up a huge hill so I was out of breath).

On another note, Jim and I looked at 2 vendors this weekend as we are hoping to secure a date and venue soon. They both looked promising!

And tomorrow I start weight watchers which I'm excited about and my car gets repairs done to it because some idiot backed up and hit me and didn't leave a note while I was parked. I hate people like that. I am also starting my fourth week of training tomorrow for the half marathon and I'm doing okay, not bad at all. In fact, I have to go walk 2 miles "briskly" right now. Later.