Dear Today Show, Chris Brown, really?!

Dear Today Show,
Chris Brown, really?! Is your goal to lose all your female viewers?  How about the viewers that are against domestic abuse?  I hope it was worth it, because it's giving me a great opportunity to watch Alicia Keys on GMA.  Shame on you Today Show!!!

14 Days No Wine

In an attempt to impress my doctor at my annual physical I challenged myself to two weeks with no wine.  My vanity has prompted me to lose weight this year and I thought this would be a great start.  I can not believe how many fun invitations I had to turn down!  I do not have the will power to go out AND say no to wine.  The upside to turning down wine is that you also tend to cut out restaurant food which is excellent for my diet.  Luckily with all the sacrifice came results, thank goodness!  I am down 9 pounds since this time last year, which did impress my doctor.  In two weeks with no wine and minimal restaurant food I was able to lose 3.1 pounds.  This is a lot  for me!  I have no desire to become a teetotaler so my current goal is to drink wine and eat out only one time per week.  A girls gotta have fun, right?

Go Away Lance Armstrong

I am so sick of hearing Lance Armstrong talk!  Why can't he just go away?! He loves to hear himself talk SO much that he's willing to risk prosecution just to get on TV.  I know people think that Livestrong is a good organization, but cancer awareness?  I think we're plenty aware, lets look at prevention.  I don't think he gets that it's not just that he lied and cheated, it's that he was such a pompous asshole while doing it.   And while we're on the subject of lying and cheating at games, who does that?  Children, that's who!  Poor cry baby Lance just wanted to be as good as the other kids.  Leveling the playing field etc.  I give that one massive eye roll!!!!  I hope the next time I hear his name it's followed by the list of things he's being prosecuted for.

This Party Girl Is Not Good At Dieting

I have been trying to diet for what seems like forever!!! I have had a great time but I have not made any progress. I have decided that I need to challenge myself to actually make some progress. I am going to not drink for one week. It sounds easy enough, it's only one week for Christ sake!!!! Working in a social industry has made it more of a challenge. I am going to do my best this week. I need to chose a reward for myself. Here I go, wish me luck!

I'm Not Giving Up!

I have finally lost a little weight!! I almost always weigh more on Monday than I do on Friday. However, this week I actually weigh less. I think one factor is I have started cooking. I have a serious aversion to raw meat, so I have never enjoyed cooking before. Now you can buy so many varieties of precooked meats that I don't have to deal with it. Before my husband and I would either go out or get take out. I'm having trouble tracking my points, but it still seems to be working. Plus, I think we are saving money. It's hard to tell at first because you have to gather so many ingredients, but now that I have some it's getting easier. I would love to feel better about my weight by May, my birthday.

Why Is It SO Hard To Be Good?!

Dear Lord!!! I've been trying to be on this diet for months and actually telling people about it for 2 weeks. I have in fact, made progress. I am back to the weight I started at. I know that doesn't sound like anything, but I went on a party bender and was way up. Well?! I'm not perfect! I'm party girl on a diet, not perfect person on a diet!
I have already gone the first day, today, with out tracking my points. However, I had fun and I did start my day with a walk. I also saw a great band and some great friends. I give today a high happiness mark.

Party Girls First Week On A Diet

Day7:

It was a rough week. There was way more fun to be had than I had points to do it with. Poor me! Well, it could e worse:) I did lose some of the water weight from going out so I'm actually back to where I started. I learned a few things from my first week documenting my diet and that's a win. My husband is off this week so I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities to go out to dinner and drink. I need to increase my exercise and be sure to track my points.