Friday!

It's that magical day everyoneeeee!! FRIDAY!

I really  hate that I yearn so much for the weekends. I mean I love my job but who doesn't love to not have to work?! I get off work early today but not for anything fun... a doctors appointment that I dread every year. Being a woman blows sometimes. I hate all of you stupid men.

Anyways, yesterday I got a call from my gym to set up a free personal assessment. I'm all like, "I don't need an assessment, I know I'm fat I don't really need you to confirm it." But the girl was super sweet and when I went to the gym after work I met with her and set up an appointment for Saturday. I am NOT looking forward to knowing but I figure why not at least now I'll have a real starting point and hopefully in a few months I can do it again and see some progress!

In other news... this weekend is going to be super packed. I've got a good friends birthday dinner tonight that I get to wear my new black dress to which I'm pretty excited about and then Chad has 2 shows this weekend. I also (hopefully) will be buying my first SLR camera and then on Sunday we are planning to go to the Tulip fields to explore and take a few shots!

Check it out:

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Tulips aren't my favorite BUT they are soooooo pretty and I've heard that "you just have to go to Mt. Vernon, WA to see it for yourself" - 380 acres of tulip fields....I'm so excited!

What kind of camera do YOU recommend for me?

What's your favorite flower?
I've always been an orchid girl... but lately I'm falling for peonies.

Oh and here is Chads flyer for the shows this weekend... if you're in the area COME and say hi!

I can't turn down Free stuff.

This week has been an absolute biatch. 

Work has been crazy but at least I got a bunch of overtime to help compensate. Why so crazy you ask? Our big wigs were in town doing our Quarterly Review and that means that we have working lunches and after work events aka dinners. I totally love/hate this time in my life for the following reasons:

LOVE all the free food that comes with these visits.

HATE the fact that I order things I want but do NOT need because I don’t have to pay for it.

LOVE getting to see the big wigs because they are actually REALLY nice.

HATE working lunches where I feel like everyone is watching me eat and judging what I am eating.

LOVE dressing Way up – usually I’m in jeans but sometimes it’s fun to get all work-fancy

(Once every 3 months)

HATE getting home later than usually and feeling mentally depleted from meetings and trainings all damn day. 

LOVE going out for work dinners and getting tipsy off of Bikini Martini’s.

HATE not working out all week due to the crazy exhausting schedule.

LOVE that magical time on Friday at 5pm after the crazy busy week.

 In conclusion:

I feel disgusting after all the eating out…I never eat out and boy did I just get excited about it. I can’t turn anything down when its free. I have a problem.

Free foods that were consumed:

Olive Garden Soup and Bread sticks

Brown Bag Café Fish and Chips

 (BIG mistake… I Hardly ever eat fried food and this crap was like grease in a box.)

Cheesecake Factory Chicken Di Pana, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake & Bikini Martinis!

Images ripped from Google- hey, I couldn't take pictures of my food in front of my coworkers...

(THE BEST Martini EVER!) I didn't get a lime though...

Romios Pepperoni & Feta pizza.

(AMAZING but wayyyy to greasy) 

That’s a bunch of crap. It was mostly yummy but God I feel disgusting.

 Starting back to HEALTHY eating NOW and not going out to dinner for awhile. Eating out 4 times in one week is just TOO MUCH for me.

 I would be 700lbs if I worked at corporate…I hear they eat out a lot.

Blahhhh

This is what I feel like today:



This is what is on my face today:

It's a huge freaking pimple.

WTF.

 I'm 25 when do these stop?

I will be hitting the gym tonight...rolls, pimples, and all.

200 PIES

The 200 is for my 200th post!

I wonder if anyone has read all 200 besides me?

Now onto the PIES.

I think things are getting a little out of control in the food world. They are taking the most delicious fattening things and putting them together to make them even WORSE and MORE amazing. We are all going to be 700lbs if this insanity doesn’t stop soon. I can only say No for so long people! We all know I’m guilty of the Slutty Brownies combo HERE which include Brownies/Cookies/Oreos and to make it worse Saturday I made Red Velvet Brownies and holy GOD they are amazing! Then yesterday morning I am looking at Yahoo and I see this article with the following pictures of the 10 most Outrageous Pies:

 

(Pie Shakes)

 First off they have these at Sherries RIGHT BESIDE MY HOUSE! These things are amazing and soooo horrible for you. Luckily I have only gotten one 1 time when we first moved up here and I have stayed away since then but I’m telling you it’s hard. 

 

(Fried Pizza Pie) 

 Holy shit!? Is this for real??? At first I was like hmmmm that probably won’t be good then I kept thinking about it, kept looking at it, and decided that this might be the most amazing thing ever created and I HAVE to try it before I die. WHYYYYYY are they doing this to me!?

 

(The Cherpumple)

Okay this looks DISGUSTING but the fact that someone actually took time to BAKE whole pies into whole cakes and then assemble it and top it with pink cream cheese icing and peanut M&Ms astound me. This is one of the weirdest things I have ever seen and Thankfully I have NO desire to try this out one day. (Okay I probably would if it was in front of me) 

 

(Mac n Cheese pie)

  So, I’m not a die hard Mac and Cheese person…it usually upsets my stomach due to all the creamy cheesiness but CK is obsessed with all things Mac N Cheese so I will probably have to drive to LA and order this for him and take a bite one day. I mean seriously…. I gotta at least try it I’ll just make him eat the rest. 

There are other crazy ones on this list as well such as the Fried Frito Pie & the Pizza Pot Pie that get my stomach going but I feel like I’ve gained 5lbs just from reading this article.

What is the world coming to?

Why are we obsessed with combining the most high calorie/fat foods?

Am I the only one that wants to dive face first into my computer? 

Should I seek help?  

What is the Craziest Food Combo that you have heard of/tried?

(Seriously, I see that people read my blog start answering my questions! I’m dying to know especially on this one!)

Feeling Funky.

Do you ever have one of those days were you just feel like what you're doing isn't good enough?

 I'm having one right now - well really it started at noon today when I went to the tanning bed. Okay, so most of you already know I'm trying to lose weight and get fit - well, I've been pretty happy with myself lately. My hubs even says I'm getting a little out of control with how hot I think I am but today I went to the tanning bed in my quest to be black and looked at myself naked in that mirror.

Well, Terri's not happy.

 I mean when I put on my clothes I feel good... I can SEE the difference and I think what I'm seeing looks pretty good; however, naked.... ehh I'm not digging it as much. I know, I know you're probably thinking WHOAAA TMI - well tuff stuff. Losing weight is just such a struggle and an up and down battle. I'm really enjoying my accomplishments but damn those days that slam you down and make you feel like shit SUCK.

I've cranked out 10 miles doing various cardio stuff the last 2 days but I just can't shake this crappy feeling.

 What do you do that gets you outta a funk? 

 

Happy Fat

I have a fear, a very big thing that I REFUSE to let happen.

The Happy fat coming back.

Happy Fat Right before I started Losing weight.

 We were on vacation in Seattle, WA and I started changing my life when we got back. So glad that I did. YUCK. Late April 2010

Happy fat is what you get when you get into a new relationship and you are so freaking happy all you do is go out to dinner and eat ice cream off each others body's. Okay, to each their own but you get the idea. When you get into a relationship with someone you go out, you go to the movies and "split" a popcorn and jumbo coke (because he loves coke even thought you know you should be drinking diet  you end up drinking more regular coke than him because it just tastes so much better than you remember and the idea of getting two separate drinks just isn't as cute or economical as getting one and sharing the straw) Not to mention the 12 splashes of EXTRA butter for the  popcorn you both agree on because hey, it's date night and those calories don't count. UMM HMM. Big Mistake.

I experienced this Happy Fat during the first 3 years the Hubs and I were dating. Outback servers knew my name, the movies had my buttered popcorn ready and his gummies waiting, and if Cold Stone Creamery had a frequent flyer card I'd be on my 100th free scoop.

Damn you happiness.

I gained 40lbs in 3 years.

(Thats like a 2 year old!)

BAM. Go to Fat Jail.

Do NOT pass go Do NOT collect $200.00

Anyways, After a year now of working out for the wedding 51 lbs are GONE and I still have work to do but I am happy. I'm smaller than I was when I met the Hubs and I no longer get 12 splashes of butter on the popcorn and we do Coke Zero now. We only visit Cold Stone once ever couple of months and I haven't been to Outback in awhile. We don't order pizza ever week and I cook A LOT of fish (which is mmmAMAZING) Life is healthier now, We go to the gym together and try and be as active as possible.

But, I'm still worried.

Every single person I know that gets married gains weight. It's the Married Fat. I REFUSE to be apart of that terrible cycle ever again. I will break the mold and focus on losing even more; however, I feel myself being more relaxed. Yes, I did successfully resist the Krispy Kream Donuts and Boiled Peanuts at work yesterday but my freezer is full of Mini Cheesecake Bites that were leftovers from the wedding. I can not resist them I've been eating way to many this week. Probably 25 seriously. RIDICULOUS.

I'm getting rid of them Tomorrow at the in laws Fathers Day thing. I have to make this stop. I will NOT get Married Fat due to these amazingly delicious morsels.

Damn you Cheesecake Bites.

I'm going to the gym now try #3 since the Moon full of Honey.

(which we ate like CRAP during and drank way to many calories)

I didn't work out for almost 2 weeks due to the wedding and honeymoon and I can tell...I've been sucking lately and my muscles are sore and I can barley run 2 miles straight when I was knocking out 4 straight before the off time. I've just got to stay focused and build back up but MAN that is annoying.

I'm also going to go back to spin class next Thursday.

Pray for my ass people.

 Pray.

Bahamas 2011