Tales from the Scale: Are you kidding me?

Week 2 at my meetings and what happened, gained .2, FREAKING POINT 2. I could have peed that much out! Honestly I shouldn't be that mad. Last week on Thursday I went out for drinks with a coworker...2 dirty martinis. Then, that night, came the HUGE chicken burrito with chips and salsa that I HAD to have because well, I deserved it! It would have been fine if I tracked and moved on, but I didn't. I played dumb. It came to Friday and I started on Core like nothing happened the night before. Then came Sunday. Oh Sunday. Drunk Brunch was in full action, plus a cupcake from Magnolia. Bellini's, Bloody Mary's, and Champagne...oh, I also had food, but that wasn't near as good as the cocktails. So I guess in hindsight, gaining .2 is really not bad. Yay for me!!

At my meeting today we talked about 3 words. Stop, Rest, Assess. Easy right? For some reason, this is difficult for me. My head is telling me EAT, while my stomach is "Ok, we are good, you can stop". My head usually wins this fight. I, for some reason, don't trust what my gut is telling me. Why? I am not sure, but something I am going to start thinking about actively. We also talked about Treats. I never really realized that at times, I am eating a treat when I really should have be eating something that would satisfy me. So this week, I plan on making it a priority to stop, rest, and assess myself when eating anything. I also am going to start treating treats as TREATS! Something I should savor and enjoy. Here's hoping that next week I can get back on the losing train.

Recipe: Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

I don't know about you, but I love Fall. I love everything about it. The weather turning a bit crisp, the smell in the air, the heavier comfort foods, and the holidays.
Another thing I love about Fall is Pumpkin! I am a huge fan and love trying new recipes with it. I adapted this one from another WW post. It does require a WW product, but I think it can be made with Carnation Instant Breakfast Classic French Vanilla.

Pumpkin Vanilla Smoothie

1/2 cup of the canned pureed pumpkin (this is NOT pumpkin pie mix)
1 packet WW Vanilla smoothie
1 cup milk
1 packet of splenda
10 dashes of pumpkin pie spice
3 ice cubes

Add all ingredients and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

To me it tastes like melted pumpkin ice cream or a runny pumpkin pie filling. Also, for ease I use my fancy Immersion blender, so all I do is add everything in my glass and blend away. I highly suggest getting one.

It's been a long time.

I shouldn't have left you.

Wow, so I haven't posted since May huh? Well, lots have happened. Let me take you through (short version):

The Wedding
It was fabulous! I loved almost every minute of it. The week was great, lots of sunshine and beach. The actual wedding day couldn't have been more perfect! I am so happy for my brother and new sister-in-law.
A sad note, I gained about 5lbs there...we will get to my actual weight later!

June
Lots of trips were happening. Saw my BFF Michael in San Francisco. Did lots of things that I won't repeat. Ate and DRANK too much. Then met my Mom in Washington D.C. to sight see, then came back up to NYC for a few days. Again...ate and drank too much!

July
Enjoyed much of July by having Friday's off from work and loving the great weather. Saw lots of friends, had my cousin up from Jersey and again, ate and drank too much!

August
The final summer trip back to the Midwest for the wedding reception. Total fun...again, ate and drank too much!

Soooo today I stand at 205.6lbs. Yeah, you read that right. Summer has always been a difficult time for me. Everyone wants to go out to eat, meet for drinks, go to brunch. I didn't have my trainer anymore and my workouts (I was still working out 5-6 days a week) were not as intense as I needed them to be. I also threw caution to the wind and ate more than my share worth of Flexies each week. I did manage to weigh in almost every week and I did see the gains and didn't stop myself. Until now.

I am taking back control. After getting my promotion and raise, I am back with my trainer Roger. I love him, he makes me work! Also, I started to attend WW meetings on Thursdays at 12:15. I have a friend who also does WW and we are going together. Its nice to think that I'm not alone, that there will be one friendly face in the crowd.

I read somewhere that life is easier being OP (on program). Its completely true. My life (and health) are much better when I am eating and working out correctly. So Internet world of blogging, please welcome me back!