day 1 down

and today i ran. and will run for the next 8 weeks to achieve couch to 5k (or ease into 5k my app is called now, whatevs). im sick of wishing to lose weight and not doing anything about it. i ran/walked 1.7 miles. it's a start. and that is all.

on moving and moving on with life.

so the thing with transitions is that it's a meeting based weight loss program and the thing with my job is that i always get stuck with the shitty schedule. 11-7:30, you try to attend meetings with those hours. i can't even get my hair cut during the week, i'm one of those people who now has to do everything on the weekend with everyone else. i hate it. needless to say, i didn't end up doing transitions because i just couldn't get there.

although i haven't actually been counting calories or points i did manage to lose weight. mostly because of the nasty stomach virus i caught a few weeks ago.

but in more important news than my vain existence, ben and i are trying to buy a house. we've been going out the past few weekends and viewing some, only liking a few, but i guess that's the way it works. and it's been fun, really fun.

this is the real transition isn't it: from renter to home owner. now comes the big responsibility.

on one last week of freedom.

this is it, my last week of unemployment before i go to work for tax season next monday. so please, lovely, equal, taxpayers, be kind to the lady on the phone helping you pay your bill, i didn't make you owe the money and i didn't make the penalties or interest (ok technically i did, but you did too, democracy ftw).

day 2 of my no-spending month and i haven't spent a dime. ben did buy me lunch from chipotle, but that doesn't count right because i didn't buy it?

on a new year.

on this, the first day of the new year, i decided to finally weigh myself to see how much christmahanubirthdaykkah weight i actually gained. and i didn't. meaning, i didn't gain. 165.0 bitches!

i will be trying a new program with my in-laws called transitions. while i love weight watchers, i am sort of sick of eating the same crap over and over. i'm not actually eating any healthier, just sort of coasting. and that's why i've only lost 5.6 lbs. i'm in need of something different, something new. and i know it's stupid to go changing everything because it's a new year but it's motivating. it's fresh.

my other resolution is to save save save. for january i am going on a no-spending-spree. i won't be spending any money (on non-essentials) unless it's with a gift card or certificate. i'm trying to be thrifty in 2012. also, i want to stop buying clothes that fit the body i have now and wait until i have the body i want.

and the photos above: no, we're not pregnant. last night we were invited to a pirate murder mystery game, it was my first time attending a murder mystery/mystery party, and we had so much fun! and the end, arrrr swash-bucklin' hosts (stupid pun) dave and becca revealed the sex of the baby they're expecting (info that no one was privy to). so lovely to see such genuine surprise as they were expecting blue frosting and it was pink!

and: my little new years love.

rabbit rabbit.

on nothing.

merry christmas and all that jazz. tomorrow i am back on my mission to lose 30 lbs.

on julian's first birthday.

my baby turned 1 on saturday. he is now a 1 year old! i cant believe it. i mean i can, because it happened, but everytime i see a woman out with a tiny newborn i remember fondly how sweet julian was and then i sympathize with her because it's really hard having a new baby at this time of year in Buffalo. (so effing cold!)

we had such a lovely perfect day. we woke up and enjoyed coffee while helping Julian open his birthday presents in our bed. then we played for a bit, got ready and went to lunch with our friends aaron and caitlin. afterwards ben did a little shopping and i played with my 1 year old. then we went to my mom's for dinner and dessert (julian's first sweet). no, we didn't have a birthday party, julian was happy the whole day. i didn't want to ruin that by bombarding him with loud noises and craziness he's not used to. it was wonderful.

and about his first dessert: i have been saying for a year to friends and family who kept trying to give him sugar, no, he must wait until his first birthday. and as promised, i let him have a cupcake. he loved it (ben's son).

so many new things are coming up. julian is going to be starting daycare, because...i am going back to work! yay and nay. we are also in the process of sleep training him, which is the biggest PITA. some days when people tell me their baby sleeps/or slept so well i want to punch them because my baby doesn't. and we're exhausted. but we've committed and we're going to get him to sleep.

on almost thereness.

so many things are almost happening right now.

julian's first birthday is one week from today (ONE WEEK). i can't believe it, i remember his birth like it was yesterday! and his bris-mas. and his first Christmas (he was only a week old)

also Christmas is two weeks from today! I am not finished shopping, nor have i even started wrapping. last year I was done and wrapped by the time Julian arrived.

and finally, I have almost lost 5% of my weight. that's pretty significant to me because in WW they'd give you some token like they do at AA. so finally here's my weigh-in results from yesterday:

beginning weight: 170.6
friday weigh in (12/09): 165.2, loss/gain from previous week: - .6 (actually from Monday)
total weightloss: -5.4

okay, maybe not THAT close to 5% seeing as it's about 9 lbs, but i am more than halfway there. the last time i weighed myself was Monday and previously to that was 11/18. I haven't been to the gym since Sunday but i've learned from yoga that when youre having your week of the month you should give your body a rest. so tomorrow i'm back at it 3x per week!

now how about a cute photo of my cute almost-one-year-old: