Firstly, this past Tuesday (so by the time I post this it will be Tuesday- my weigh in day)- so we shall see how that goes, but back to what I was saying- this past Tuesday I lost 3 lbs! That means I am 2.8 lbs from my goal weight of 150, and 12.8 lbs away from my ideal weight of 140. It's been a crazy long week with practices and performances for our show. We only have 2 shows left (Tuesday and Wednesday) so we shall see how performance week affected my weight loss come tomorrow (later today).
The number one problem- late night dinner. We don't get dinner till we are done with the shows, so not eatting till 10:30/11pm- not cool. Also not cool- the $$$$$ spent eating that late and not at home, most of the time at Applebee's- our bank account is NOT liking these past few weeks AT ALL.
I've been doing pretty good at the bee- point wise, by sticking to one of the weight watchers meals, one of the 550 calorie meals or the steak and vegs meals. I discovered the chile lime chicken (below) is actually quite good, minus the broccoli.
(panini from Friends grill. we shall see if that hurt me this week or not. I tried to be good and only ate 1/4 of the fries)
I also discovered that they are now putting the weight watchers points of my yogurt! Woo!
This past week I also got to have a lovely meal with my friend Cat and her sister after Cat's wedding gown fitting- we ate at this AWESOME thai food restaurant where they are so creative and make your dishes look so lovely! It was wonderful. I also got to have some delicious Squash bread (very similar to zucchini bread) made by Cat's hubby-to-be Dave when we got back.
We shall see how all that Applebee's affected my weight loss later today. *crossing fingers* the scale will be nice to me, considering I'm stressing out about money woes at the moment- and we all know how stress is never good for your diet!
Firstly, I apologize for being so slow to getting a new post up. Since we open in a week with our production of "The Music Man" I've had little time to do anything but do theater stuff or work.
So I'll start it off with, I lost a pound this week (on Tuesday). If my scale keeps it up, I hope I will lose more this coming Tuesday as well if I can help it.
However I was very surprised I actually lost a pound, considering the gigantic cupcake and yummy goodies I had at my friend Cat's Bridal Shower. I mean, look at this wonderful Vanillabean cupcake! (I have a Dulche de leche one waiting for me in the fridge, but I can't bring myself to eat it by myself, so I'm waiting to share it with my hubs).
(vanilla bean cupcake)
(dulche de leche cupcake)
(the bride to be, Cat and me)
(some of the amazing food spread displayed on my fun array of cake stands!)
(more food- tarts, apricot things and cucumber sandwich things)
(these were quite amazing- apricots, goat cheese, and nuts)
(The redish orange dress I wore to the bridal shower. I picked it up when I lost about 45 lbs just for this occasion, so luckily it tightens around the waist, so it still looks fab, if I do say so myself)
Doing theater is so difficult on my diet. Why? Because theater people (ok, community theater people) like to go out to eat after practice. We are all too tired to pack lunches before or cook dinner after practice, so going out to eat is easier- and more fun to hang out with your castmates. Going to diners and chain restaurants that stay open late becomes a weekly thing. So I've been having to be VERY careful in what I order- so as not to break the bank or my diet.
Here are some highlights of my meals since I got back from my CHA trip.
(This has become my staple if we go to a few of the places- quiche and soup)
(board meeting bbq- so difficult to give into hot dogs and hamburgers. I think I broke down and had a single burger, but then had lots of fruit)
(Gigantic zucchini co-worker gave me. We turned it into many loaves of bread-below)
(zucchini bread!)
(had a glass of wine on Saturday evening. I gave into temptation)
(my hubs does makes some of the best pizza. It's all in the crust)
(nom nom nom)
(screen shot from my restaurant app- I decided to go with the create your own pasta at the Macaroni Grill with my friend. It totally helped me stay within the points I had saved for that meal)
(I ended up having wheat pasta with chicken and spinach in the spicy pomodoro sauce- was 17 points plus for the entire dish, I had half there and half left over for another meal)
(At Denny's. You can get fruit with their slim breakfast items- I was missing fruit for the day, so I actually asked for a second fruit cup later in the meal! Helped fill me up when my slim omelette with 2 strips of turkey bacon didn't do the trick).
(my numbers for this week)
(Last night's dinner at the Diner. Beef stew over egg noodles and green beans on the side after a salad. I actually was so full- This wasn't too bad of a meal, lots of vegs. Not the best meal point wise, but I was really tired of salads and soup. It kind of looks gross, but it was pretty good tasting.)
I also was surprisingly getting slightly more comfortable in my 2-piece bathing suit. I was invited over to my friend's house to go swimming, so again the bathing suit issue came up. I just sucked it up and put the 2-piece on and prayed that I didn't look too balloon-ish in it. Luckily it was so darn hot and the pool was so nice that I forgot all about my insecurities long enough to enjoy the pool. I would show you a picture, but I don't want those floating around the inter-webs (as my friend calls it).
(This was taken during the promo shoot for the second Music Man promo- taken by our assistant stage manager Natalie. It's become one of my favs, since normally I don't like pictures of myself, it is nice to have one that you actually like. haha)
Anyways, I am hoping to keep up the good losses this week, as I am working tonight, tomorrow and Saturday, so I have to pack my meals accordingly. *crossing fingers* for another good loss of a week and the next time I post will probably be either during or after tech (hell) week for the show. *squee!*
Oh, and for those that care, here is another promo for our show, this one with me singing in the beginning. :D
So today was my very first weigh in since I started Weight Watchers that I gained weight: 0.4 lbs gained to be exact. I knew it was going to happen too. I tried to be good, but his week was filled with parties, eating out, and all around bad bad bad. To be honest, I was surprised it wasn't more, but I guess the exercise and the little bit of healthy foods I threw in when I could made it ok. This is why I CANNOT have more than one day a week where I don't track. *sigh*
Any other week I would be way more bummed about my gain, but this week was a pretty awesome week overall in life-wise stuff, so it outweighs the gain.
Among the big stuff, I got cast as Marian the Librarian in the Newtown Arts Company's "The Music Man." I am SUPER excited over this, as it is the first time that I've been THE FEMALE LEAD in a show. I've been the secondary female lead in a bunch, but never the leading female. It really was a boost to my confidence. I also hung out with a bunch of cool people throughout the week and enjoyed being a part of a surprise party for one of my theater friends for his 30th bday. (we made a "beer" cake for him- no food- just beer cans)
Another big deal weight wise, I was officially able to get my wedding band and engagement ring off my fingers. This may seem like a minor thing that shouldn't be such a woo moment, but I had been struggling to get my engagement ring off my right hand (I normally wear my band on the left and engagement ring on the right, because we haven't gotten them fixed/fused together after the jeweler went out of business before he could do it). So, here is my two rings sitting on one hand after I could get them off (because I can't photograph both hands at the same time on my own). Basically I was driving home from work on Saturday and was rotating my ring at a stop sign. It came off and I looked down in shock- did that just happen? I quickly moved it to my "skinny" hand and was super excited to tell what happened to my hubs. Sadly he was asleep when I got home from working night shift, so I had to tell him in the morning- kind of lost its "woo" by then, but still was a great moment.
Here's a few other things this week:
(diet wild cherry pepsi- the only way to get through the day, and the only diet soda I really like)
(snack time- apples!)
(part of my chicken meal at UNOs out with friends. Roasted vegs and rosemary chicken. I gave the breadstick away (6 pp for that alone, so I gave it away) I also had a salad with their no-fat vinegrette)
(this is one of the reasons I probably gained this week- margaritas. The hubs and I had TexMex last tuesday, so I didn't start the week off well.)
So, as much as the weigh-in was not what I wanted, I knew I was bad, so therefore this week I MUST do better. Gotta keep it up if I want to be the best Leading Lady in The Music Man this August and look fab in my bridesmaid dress for my friends wedding.
Gotta keep with it!
-M
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