Lessoned Learned

If I wanna feel good about myself, DO NOT tell my father that I'm down 4 dress sizes (in the waist that is). He will only give a "Yep, that's pretty good" response.

THIS WILL NOT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD....lesson learned

Next, DO NOT tell your mother that you will help her take pictures of a dress she is trying to sell because she will criticize how you hold said dress and how you choose to take it's picture. Even though your pictures will come out better, she will still try to direct you.

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY......lesson learned. 

This will teach me to move out sooner rather than later and not socialize with my parents for a while.... lesson learned.

Tykes!

I'm in a new room this week at work, called Tykes which is about 1 1/2 age group. They are active (to say the least) and very excited about everything! I love it, it was my first day in that room and it went fabulous.

Mind you, it doesn't seem like a huge jump from 2-2 1/2year olds to 1 1/2 year olds, but it is! They are wild to say the least and they scream all.the.time! Well, we'll be working on that one very fast. I'm really excited for a new start, with new children, and a new co-worker (more about my old co-worker later)

I will said, I hated hearing about the returning teacher in my old room talk about all the changes she wanted to make and everything she wanted to get going on...UH! At least I don't have to work with my old co-worker anymore or this returning teacher, cuz that wouldn't fly either!



Wish my luck with the new children!!

Sunday Social

What is your shopping weakness?

EVERYTHING!! Haha, well I am a sucker for dresses. I grew up wearing whatever dress I wanted with whichever added accessories I wanted. Now whenever I go shopping I head straight for the dresses and try practically all of them on. Then I get hounded by the question "where and when are you ever going to wear these?"- Thanks Mom for installing that in me. I'll still buy a dress over anything else :)

What is your food weakness?

Oh where to start.... I'm one of those "if I had to choose one thing in the world to eat every day" I would choose either sushi or chicken. I LOVE both foods and can never have enough of either. 

What is your go to movie to watch when nothing is on?

All time favorites would include and Disney movie or 10 Things I Hate About You (Heath Ledger any one??) As a girl that always dreamt of being a Princess, Disney helps me keep this dream alive every time I pop in another video (yea, that's right I said video). 

What is your go to breakfast food?

Because I started South Beach I get up a little bit earlier every day to make eggs with ham and cheese. It's a great way to start my day with a real breakfast! I recently added a slice of toast with some Nutella on it- which is a double yum!! 

Do you drink coffee? If so how do you take it?

Yes, yes I am. How I take it depends on where I'm getting it from. Dunkin is a French Vanilla ice coffee made with skim milk and extra sugar. Starbucks aways depends on my mood, but it too is made with skim milk and a sugar. And I don't really drink regular coffee at Tim Hortons, but their ice capps are great too!! I like mixing up my coffee and where I get it from. 

Workouts cause injury

 So YES I have been working out and thus have NOT been updating my blog as I should have been...Bad Abby Bad.



Oh well...I'll work on that one! In the meantime, I've been working out for exactly a month today!! Yea and I still workout at least 4 times  a week if not 5! AND I run at least 1 or 1 1/2 miles a day and walk another 2 miles. That means on any given day I'm doing at the very minimal 3miles, but most likely 4miles!

Yea go me!!

Yea, I just wanna clarify one teeny tiny thing..I've been working out and eater WAYYYYYYY better than I ever have before and sticking to a mostly phase 2 of the South Beach diet (with a little cheat on the weekends :D) and I have lost a whopping 2lbs. *Insert sad song here*

Oh well, 2 is better than none right?? and the more important thing is that I  am feeling a thousand times better (even though exhausting) and even though there the scale may not show it, I know I'm gaining muscle...

Either that or I'll just stay in my delusional world of I'm doing a good job. Hey at least I'm trying over here! 

p.s. you can't really see it, but I have a small carpet burn from doing a yoga video- lessoned learned 

Day 2

Day 1: Excited about making it through, HA!

Welp (it's a word, I promise), it's been two days and I feel fantastic. No I'm not just talking about being back on the blog world, I'm talking about being on the South Beach Diet. This is not some plug to brag about the fab diet, because honestly it just opens my eyes to what I should already be eating A LOT of and thing I shouldn't be eating too often. 

Like I said, I really like South Beach because it lays out the rules very clearly in each stage, what you CAN and CANNOT eat during that phase. It also gives recipes and better choices throughout each phase as well. I'm the kind of girl that NEEDS that kind of direction in order to succeed in making healthy changes to my diet. 

Basically, you can eat lean meats, LOTS of greens (lettuce/romaine/spring mixes, broccoli, asparagus, etc.) cheese, yogurt, and milk (all nonfat), 1 serving of nuts, humus, eggs...yep that's pretty much it, HA i'm no expert!! These are some of the main foods I will eat while on the first phase of the diet--known as the detox phase. Phase two, allows all of the above plus fruits, whole grains, oats, but still no alcohol :( booo this sucks, but ya kinda. Finally on phase three, you can eat EVERYTHING insight in portions. 

AGAIN this is DAY 2 of this, but I already feel better inside and happier about what I'm eating. 

After my first workout on said diet

**Just to clarify, I started this to not only better myself and feel better, but to also hopefully open my eyes more to what I eat and how I eat. I was not happy with scarfing food down once I got home from work and this diet MAKES you think about budgeting my time in order to plan healthier and better meals for me.** 

Let's wish me and everyone else who is on a weight loss journey!!

I'M BACK!!!   

*Taking via my new Macbook and I LOVES IT*

NO FOR REALZ this time peeps, I'm honestly making an effort to be a better blogger this year. Not for you people (cuz God only knows who actually reads this thing), but for me to one day look back on and think "Wow I b*!Cthed a lot!"


Any who, I'll be filling you in about my life that I forget to post about for the past year. Give me some time to catch up and do normal posting/linking ups in the meantime.

I hope ya'll stay tuned and others join along the way! 

~Abby

Vanished? No not me, a little sabbatical

Oh hey all that don't read my blog as is... I'll be working on making myself more appealing so you all find me more interesting and therefore feel the need to read me more often :). Thanks for listening.

I'll be doing my best to catch you up in my life from the past four mouths. Until then I leave you with this side note:

Dear future hubby,

You should prob own a fluffy gray turtle neck in your wardrobe (via Dr. John Carter esq). Most appreciated, also devilishly good looks won't hurt our relationship either!

Love,
Your future wife <3