W-Day #20

Yikes... it's officially less than one week until the BIG 3-0! I felt like it was a good week, I felt like I stuck to my points, I felt like I was going to see a decent number on the scale... and then... reality struck... down .6 lbs. Hmm, wait, is that right? Is the scale working? Did Joyce mean 1.6? I guess in the game of losing weight some weeks are just unexplainable. I know what I need to do this week so we'll see how it plays out BUT what I also know is I feel good, I've retired a ton of clothes from the closet, and I'm ready to continue on this journey until I do make my GOAL!

*** total weight loss to date 27.4 lbs ***

W-Day #18 & #19

Okay, so this is a first. I'm combining 2 weeks of weighing in because quite frankly I've been a little "messy" with following a weigh in routine lately. We all know when I first joined WW I set my initial goal to lose 30 lbs prior to my 30th birthday. I am right on target but the fact that I have less than 2 weeks left is a bit nerve racking. Fingers crossed I can make my goal but as I have said before, "I'm going for healthy" and day by day that's what I'm achieving! Since my last W-Day post I am down 3.4 lbs and I can't help but to SMILE while I type!

*** total weight loss to date 26.8 lbs ***

what happens in VEGAS stays in VEGAS

So the big surprise for Christo's 30th birthday was a VEGAS getaway! He had never been there and was so excited when I finally divulged our destination while heading to the airport. It was nice to take a break from normal life and just relax. It was also so so nice to spend time with one of my best friends, Ragan, who joined us for one night with her boyfriend, Mark. We had an absolute blast and the Bellagio could not have treated us any better if they tried! With that said, it's unfortunate for me that I have not quite mastered staying on plan when out of my comfort zone. I honestly tried to make "healthy" choices... however, when there is a bowl of truffles, a box of chocolates, and a tray of strawberries with caramel, white chocolate and dark chocolate to dip them in (thanks Bellagio) I tend to revert back to old habits. I may not have stayed completely on plan while away but I have mastered knowing it's okay to celebrate if in the end you get back on track. I think that's yet another reason I love WW, it allows you to have such flexibility and realize this is a life change not just a weight change!


Happy Birthday to Christo!

To see all our pics click here (Vegas 2010 album)

Birthdays are for DESSERT... even if it's not your own birthday!

Recently Christo and I have a new love for oysters. My parents were in town the week of his birthday so we all went to Lure, an amazing oyster bar in Soho, to celebrate. I have been trying, trying, trying to stay on plan considering my own birthday is right around the corner (ahhh) but for some reason to me a "birthday" dinner MUST end with DESSERT! We had a delicious dinner and I swear I didn't even want dessert but it's like I was on auto-pilot. I just blurted out my order and before I knew it there was a warm, gooey chocolate molten cake in front of me... within minutes it was gone! I've learned on WW we can't always have our cake and eat it too, literally, I will not get to goal by eating cake... but we can all celebrate special occasions and know tomorrow the party's over!