It's Friday, Friday.... ♫♪♫♪

Good morning! There are many reasons I am happy this morning:

1. It's Friday!
2. I get Jimmy John's for lunch today. That always makes it a good day. 
3. I leave for Iowa after work and get to see my best friend! 
4. I had my husband kidnap my violin from my in-laws so I could take it to Iowa with me.*
5. I meet my new therapist today and I am really looking forward to seeing what she can do for me.
6. Did I mention it is Friday?
7. I get to bring grandma back home to celebrate Thanksgiving. Fun!
8. I put up all of my Christmas decorations yesterday and the entire apartment smells like Pine. 
9. IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!
10. It's Friday!
11. SYDNEY! 
12. Ok, now I'm being obnoxious. 

*Back story:

Sydney and I met in orchestra in Jr. High School. We have both been playing for a very long time and she is now an amazingly talented player and orchestra teacher in West Des Moines, IA. I had purchased a violin off of ShopGoodwill.com that was a Stradivarius Copy made in Germany in the 1930's. It was beat to hell and I had it restored by an amazing violin maker in Macomb, IL. He did a fantastic job and the violin has the most beautiful, rich sound. I am so happy I purchased the violin and put the money into it to have it taken care of. Sydney and I will get a chance to play together this weekend which is something we haven't done since we were 13 or 14 years old! 

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WeightWatchers & Stuff:

Yesterday went VERY well. No binge eating and the only thing I went over my points on was a vodka tonic (made with diet tonic) that I had while watching American Horror Story from Wednesday night. I spent majority of my evening putting up the Christmas stuff and cleaning the apartment and it kept me out of the kitchen and out of binge mode. That is basically all I have to do at night is keep super busy doing something. However, we all know there are some nights where you just plop down and don't want to do ANYTHING. Those are the nights that get me into the most trouble. 

Oh! And I earned 4 APs yesterday from all the decorating I did! 

Menu for today:

B: 3 pancakes, coffee, milk (7P+)

S: String Cheese (3P+)

L: Jimmy John's #6 Vegetarian with no mayo, thinny chips (19P+) <-- totally worth it.

S: Carrot Sticks (0P+)

D: TBD - I'll be on the road so it'll have to be something clever... I'll have 11P+ to use and IF I need them I have my WPs.

Activity: None - driving! Iowa! SYDNEY! 

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Beauty Products of the Day:

I bought these little gems at CVS the other night. It was in this little gift package for $4.99. It came with another cream that I keep on my nightstand. I LOVE the chapstick. (I know, I'm obsessed with chaptstick. Get off me) The lotion has a really nice consistency and doesn't make my hands feel slick or greasy. Just makes them super soft and I love the smell. It is not overwhelming at all. For $4.99 I think it was a nice little treat.

I got my Avon delivery yesterday and got these lip crayons. They were $3.95 each (on sale) and I have never used lip crayons before so I thought I would give them a try. The top one is Mauve Model and the Bottom one is Nude. I really like them. The nude one shows up a little darker than what you see on the bottom of the packaging but I still like it a lot. The Mauve color is really pretty with a sheer gloss over the top. It is what I used this morning. 

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Random Things:

You know how when you're on Facebook and you just start clicking and browsing? Well, that happens to me and my cousin's wife just uploaded a ton of pictures she has taken throughout 2013 and I was looking at them. Apparently my cousin Mat is in a Toyota commercial and I have been trying to find it on YouTube or somewhere on the internet all morning! My cousin and his wife live in LA and he has been in acting school the past 3 years. He has been in a few independent films and I wish him all the luck in the world! 

If you have seen this commercial or know where it is on line then send me the link! 

I leave you with Hobbs. His life is hard. Like. Ridiculously hard. Don't judge him.

Happy Friday!

Good morning, blogger world! It is FRIDAY! You know what that means? It is FRIDAY! Haha. I am looking forward to spending the weekend with my husband. We really do not see each other much during the week so I really cherish our time on the weekends. In fact, I feel like I haven't really talked to my husband much at all this week. He's been working like crazy and I've been working and our shifts are so different.... I just miss him. I guess with this schedule we will never get tired of each other!

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WeightWatchers & Stuff:
Yesterday went really well. I stayed 100% on program and ate such wonderful, tasty, filling foods. My dinner was the highlight of my day.

A very lean cut of meat (I honestly did not see ANY fat on it when I bought it), half a sweet potato and some asparagus. Yum! I didn't eat all of the asparagus because I got really full. It was so good though and I wasn't hungry at all the rest of the night. 

I didn't eat my lunch yesterday until after 3:00pm!!! That has never happened to me before. Usually I'm starving by or before noon. Not yesterday. I was set. I love Simply Filling. Have I said that yet? 

I don't know when I am going to weigh in. If I run the race Sunday I will weigh in tomorrow. If I am foregoing the race I will weigh in at my normal meeting on Sunday morning. I'm still way too wheezy when I wake up in the morning. I'm hoping it is partially allergies too. I am going to see how I feel tomorrow morning and decide then. 

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Random Things:

You know what's awesome? Not having any credit card debt. We are credit debt free. We owe less than $5,000 on my car and the rest is school. I love it. I absolutely love it. I mean, I hate having school loans, don't get me wrong, but not having any credit debt and not having any more credit cards is so liberating. 

I went to PetsMart yesterday to pick up some Cat Attract litter for the cats, a scratching post, some science diet food and some other odds and ends and got Caesar this magical costume for the Halloween party we are going to next weekend:

AHHHHHHH!!!! It is funny because I call him "Caesar Monkey". It is so hilarious when I put it on him. I think this may be his costume the rest of his life. 

I also got Caesar a new collar, which is adorable, a new place mat for his food and water dish and some dingo chew bones that he likes. But he's not spoiled.... not at all..... 

The cats aren't spoiled either.... nope. 

See, I don't want children. I just want to be surrounded by pets the rest of my life. 

WAKE UP!

It is time for me to get out of this funk I am in. Seriously. I miss Hyatt more that words can say but I'm being destructive to myself and it doesn't need to be that way. It isn't what Hyatt would want!

 I want to be this skinny again, dammit. That was 5.28.2011. That dress was a size 12 (taken in at the sides to fit me) and I weighed somewhere around 162-164. I felt so good then.... even if I looked in a mirror and still saw "fat" me at times... I still felt good. Shopping was fun, I could wear super cute clothes and dresses. I did on my honeymoon. I wasn't afraid to be seen in a swimming suit or wear short skirts with tank tops.

I will get back there again. Mark my words. I will. Even if it kills me.







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WeightWatchers, Fitness & Food:
Uhhh... well, I've been tracking and been doing OK. There hasn't been any activity though which is a bad thing. I followed my training plan for a week and a half and have already fallen off my schedule. Typical Becky behavior, let me tell ya. I missed a 3 mile run and 40 minutes of cross training. I guess that isn't TOO bad in the grand scheme of things. Tonight is a 2 mile run plus strength. That is EASY. There is no reason I cannot get that accomplished. NONE.

My Menu from yesterday:
Breakfast: Chobani Flip - Nutty for Nana flavor, Green Tea
Snack: String Cheese, Almonds
Lunch: Smart Ones Lasagna, Spinach, WW Mini Bar
Snack: Pretzels with Pine Nut Hummus
Dinner: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, 1 c. spinach, 1/2 c rice, Edy's mint chocolate chip ice cream (individual cups)
Activity: None
Snacks after dinner: Popcorn

I went over my points by 6 and I had the weeklies to do so. I'm not worried about yesterday's food intake at all. I'm just upset by my lack of exercise and sticking to my training. I plopped my butt down on the couch with my computer and after answering an email I watched stupid YouTube videos until Andrew got off work.

I need to make a grocery list and go to the store. Andrew and I are almost completely out of food and it is sad. I really mean it too. The fridge, freezer and cupboards are almost empty. We don't waste food in our house!
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Random Pet Picture of the Day:

Rhea decided that she wanted to read some Dave Ramsey this morning. She is apparently wanting to get out of debt. Or, she is telling us that we do not need to budget money because all we really need to do is buy her tons of toys, yarn and cat treats.


Silly little girl.