Patience is not a virture I was given.

For shiz, its been awhile. I haven't updated Tales from the Scale, cause well...its scary. I have to say that I'm not completely letting myself go, but the self control I had is not there. As for gym time, that has been awesome. I have been getting at least 5 days of workouts in. Yay for me!
So what has been leading to my demise, STRESS! Yes I am blaming it on that and here is why:

1.) My apartment. I live in a fabulous 1 bedroom, rent controlled apartment in SoHo. How is this possible you say? Well, I illegally sublet it. With this wonderful sublet comes the crazy lady who actually has her name to the lease. She really is crazy...I am so not kidding. Most months, I don't even speak to her. I send her her part of the money and as long as she gets that, all is well. Previously mentioned, I have been having some problems with mice. So much so, that I had to throw away some great bags and purses because the buggers decided to poo and piss all over them (gross I know!) I had her call the Super to come and help me pull out the fridge to plug up the hole. 2 weeks later, he arrived. I acted as her "friend" and let him know what was happening. After saying "Yeah, she has been seeing a lot of mice", he said "I know she doesn't live here" Which my response was, "Of course she does, she just works a lot". Anyways, this had me spooked, cause if they found out, I would be homeless. However, I find that not likely as I have only seen him 3 times (including that day!) and I have lived there for 9 months.

2.) Wedding. No not mine, my bro's. I leave on Saturday to go to Hilton Head, SC for a much needed vacation. We have a second row beach house with a pool and hot tub. My bro and future sister-in-law are bringing Rock Band and wii (and plenty of booze). I am super excited and just want it to be here. I have gotten my dress and am actually worried if I did lose any more weight, that it wouldn't fit (very unlikely, but whatevs). I have been running around NYC looking for new summer wear, as nothing from last year fit, and that is stress in of itself. I love me some Old Navy cloths, but seriously, they don't know what a woman's body is. Just because I am a 14 doesn't mean I have a huge stomach and no ass. Opposite, I have a nice waist but some junk in the truck. Why can't they make pants that FIT correctly! I digress...

3.) Job situation. Although, this did get solved today. I got promoted!! Yay for me! I pretty much knew this was going to happen, but got the "official" word today. So, that is a big load off my mind. I just wanted to know, and now I do.

Well, I guess that is about it for stress. I guess really its not stress, more of my lack of patience, which in turn causes stress because I can't control it. Ahh a vicious circle.

Full...must stop!

Finding a good lunch in midtown is like finding a fat girl turning down chocolate cake, it doesn't happen. There are a few places in my area that do have a reasonable lunch offering for cheap. But after trying all of them (at least a few hundred times) I was in a quest for something different. A new place that has a cheeseburger for less than a hundred calories, ok not really. I was in search of a new salad place. Yes, true "diet" food!
For those of you who don't live in a major city, there are these amazing deli lunch places where you can create your own salad. You get a container of a leafy green, hand it over to nice gentleman behind the counter, and pick your toppings. Not being originally from New York, this was a new concept to me when I moved here 4 years ago. People don't make their own salads, craziness!
Anyways, I talked to a coworker of mine who I know enjoys a nice salad like I do. She suggested her new favorite place, Printon (I totally did my first link!). I diligently looked at their topping selections and it was quite impressive, boarding overwhelming. Cheeses, nuts, different types of chicken, olives, roasted peppers....I could go on. So, I got a bowl of romaine lettuce, added some grilled chicken, corn, mushrooms, black olives, red onion, and topped it off with some fat free lemon herb dressing (this is all Core I might add). The outcome...amazing, all I have to say is wow. I know that its only a freakin salad, but it was delish. The chicken was so good, the black olives added a nice flavor and the red onion a good kick. It was just really good tasting. So tasty it was that I almost ate the entire thing and we are talking a HUGE salad.
Yeah, I'm in pain.