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I got an email from Sarah that she just shipped the Bento boxes i bought at her store so they should be here in about a weeks’ time! I’m excited about starting to pack bentolunches for me, i think they will make healthy food intake much more fun I really recommend her store (check the link) as it has a huge selection of Bento and accessories and she seems like a really nice and serious person.

I’m sooooooo hungover today. Had a big dinnerparty yesterday evening with 8 out of 9 people i didn’t know and it was a really great evening. We went to a new and trendy restaurant and the food was marvellous. Add plenty of wine to that and after-dinner drinks at a bar too and you have me getting back at 5 am this morning really really drunk I really enjoyed meeting new people because lately i just got bored of going out, it felt like you always met the same people… so this was really a nice change! But let me tell you, i am absolutely EXHAUSTED. I’m way too old for nights out on the town like this. I’m stuck at work until 3pm and then i need to wait for the guys from the furniture shop to bring by my couch while i actually just want to get back to bed! Does anyone have any matchsticks to keep my eyelids open???

Oh man i’m having a really hard time getting all my points in lately…. Mainly because i will eat cereal in the mornings and pasta at lunchtime and then maybe fish for dinner and inbetween i’ve never had fruit or veggies! I really need to get more fruit and veg into my diet because it’s just not enough like that. And we all know that eating under your Points is not an alternative to faster weightloss, right?! So what i’m gonna do, is i’m gonna try to be more conscious about the food i eat and pick some fruit as a snack and have a salad during lunch… Does anyone else have days like that where they struggle to eat their Points? This is really strange for me as i’m usually the one going wayyyyyyy over Points

I have just left approx. one pound of hair at the salon it’s gone and now i’m sporting a stylish biased cut bob…. It looks cool, i really like it. I just hope i’ll be able to get it done nicely in the mornings without too much fuss, because that’s really the problem with haircuts; they look fab at the salon but when you try it yourself it just never does look as good as the first time!! I feel much prettier and self confident now, it was just the thing i needed to get me motivated.

I missed my Meeting this morning because just about everything that could go wrong went wrong…. I got out of the house just before 10am and that’s already late considering it’s a 20 minutes drive and i need to be there around 10! I get to my car and i see that the 2 back tires are flat, then i get in the car and i see that i the fueltank is next to empty. By then i’m fuming already because i know i’m not gonna make it on time to meeting! So i resolve myself that i won’t be going to the meeting again this week and by now i’ve calmed down again and am relaxed. But i really wanted to go, i think they really help me stay focused and i like to hear how the other people are doing too, it helps me put my efforts and mistakes in perspective (wow that sounds quite complicated, i know )

So, no meeting for me this week but a much needed visit to the hairdresser this afternoon. I’m thinking about cutting my hair into one of those trendy bob cuts… it’s very long now and thick and i’m just tired of it so i’m excited about that.

Gotta run, more later!

Due to too much Junk today on my menu (McD again for lunch, due to a lack of time and need of some quick food) i decided to be brave and skip dinner. Boy was that a bad idea?!?! Because it’s 11pm here now, and i’m starting to feel hungry…. but there is NO WAY i’m having something to eat now at this time, that would be insane really. So i guess i’ll just need to drink a gallon of water and get through this right? I just hope i don’t sleepwalk to the fridge in the middle of the night LOL. Good night people!

So i kinda lost track of my plan a little the last few days…. I had been so busy that i didn’t have the time to sit down and eat when i was hungry and so i had to have lunch on the go on Thursday which ended at Mc Donalds (ouch!) with a Chicken Wrap, Big Mac and potatoes. I hadn’t been to McD for aaaaaaaaages so it was totally yummy but after it left me feeling sick because of all that fat. In the evening i didn’t want to eat dinner but ended up joining my dad for a plate of pasta with mussels which then resulted in my feeling even more stuffed. Why is it so hard to refuse food when you’re not hungry?? Friday was again a busy day with plenty of work at the restaurant at lunch and i had fish in a green pepper sauce, again not the ideal WW choice really but i thought i’ll eat a light dinner then. But no, i was dying for some dimsum from my usual chinese restaurant and so i got some takeaway for dinner (damn it!!). Today went slightly better as i’m trying to focus on what i’m shoving into my mouth but it’s not easy, i feel like this demands constant attention as you’re so likely to slip back into old eating habits… Am i the only one feeling like that or do some of you have the same problem?

Anyway it’s the weekend and i have plenty of things to do. This afternoon i’m starting to move some of my stuff over to my flat plus i need to go to Ikea for some furniture so there will be some heavy lifting involved

Have a good weekend you all!

Surfing the Net a few days ago i stumbled upon a few really cool blogs about the Art of the Bento lunch. I think this Wikipedia entry explains it quite well… It’s basically a homemade packed lunch arranged in really cute little boxes. Those boxes may look tiny but they can hold an impressive amount of food if arranged with skill and they are really pretty to look at.
It seems that BentoTV and Lunch in a Box are quite the authorities…. Personally i’m totally hooked to Sarah from BentoTV, i think her little videoblog rocks and is packed with tons of really good tips on how to pack your lunch and most of all WHAT foods to pack. She has a really good Ebay shop too, and i’m considering getting my first box there :). I like Lunch in a Box because it’s a colourful blog with loads of tutorials and How-To’s with pictures and all, very instructive.
The reason why i’m writing all of this is because, at last week’s WW meeting i was talking to the Coach about my difficulties in eating healthily because i work at my parent’s Restaurant and i don’t have 100% control over the food i’m being served. Even if i tell the cook to use less fat and more veggies i can never be sure about the foods value actually. So she said it might be good to consider packing my food and bringing it to work to eat there, that way i’m in control of what i have and planning would be much easier to do… My first idea was “Ewwww how boring! I don’t want to have soggy Pasta and Sandwiches everyday for Lunch!!” but now that i saw these little boxes filled with goodness i’m much more positive about packed lunches. So i’m going to get me a Bento box ASAP and i will try and pack interesting and nutritive lunches for myself, can you tell i’m excited?! I have a new thing to achieve now

Catching up on Roni’s blog just now i stumbled upon a really inspiring entry by Pastaqueen where she is brutally honest with herself….
Reading this wonderful post made me think alot about myself and how i ever got the way i am today. And i came to the conclusion that it’s just because i was/am lazy and love food. Now i’m say “just” not to make it such a small deal but to emphasize that it’s not a health issue or so, it’s just that i stopped being active and started going out more (getting drunk with my friends at parties and having dinner at various places) or sleeping whenever i was home because i was so tired of work and not getting enough sleep in the night (if that makes any sense to you?) I used to be so much fitter and happier in the old days (hello?! that was 5 years ago…) and it would have taken just a little effort of myself to keep that up and not end up at the point where i am now. Now the good part is that i am willing to see my mistakes and work towards a better ME, but the difficult part is that bad habits are just so so hard to lose. Sometimes i’m just in a mood for a nap in the afternoon and nothing could make me change my mind, but when i do get my butt out of the house to the golfclub or the gym, i swear it’s the best feeling ever… so i’m asking myself “why the hell do you make it so complicated, girl?!?!”
Anyways this was a quick THANK YOU to Roni and Pastaqueen for the much needed inspiration and eye-openers!!!!

Turns out i’m slightly confused today… It’s the only way i can explain me getting up early this morning and getting all hyped on this meeting that i thought was going to take place this morning. Well guess what? It’s Monday today, and seeing as it’s Monday there ain’t no meetings in the morning!!!!!! I figured that out in my car on the way to there (thank goodness i did realize that early enough) and so i went to my flat and did some more cleaning there, which is a useful task too.

I won’t be able to make to meeting this week The morning meeting is tomorrow and i’m stuck at work the whole day, damn it… And i was seriously looking forward to it. I guess i’ll have to wait until next week then. I’ll have a quick step on the scales Wednesday morning just to see how i’ve done sofar.

Just a few lines before i go to my WI….Not sure how it will turn out. Forgot to step on the scales and i’m dressed now so i can’t be bothered anymore. I’m wearing a t-shirt and yogapants as opposed to my usual jeans and a top just to see if the meeting-scale shows something more close to what it shows me here at home! Plus this weekend has been way under points seeing as i had nothing to eat on Saturday and yesterday i had watery soup with pastaloops in it and for dinner i had a little pasta with tomato sauce…. so not much really! We’ll see how that turns out.My back hurts since i’ve been lying around nearly the whole weekend. I suspect it’s the matress that is getting old here on my bed. I won’t be changing it now seeing as i’m moving soon and i bought a brandnew bed already (which i intend to sleep in very soon).So, gotta run now. More later… 

As the title says it, it’s been a bad week for me!

I have been out for dinner TWICE this week which is not good honestly. Wednesday was Indian where i had samosas as a starter and then chicken Korma as a second. I ate wayyyyy too much that evening, but it was so good and i hadn’t had Indian food for ages! Then Friday evening i went out to dinner with some golfmates. We went to a little traditional restaurant i had been to once before. I had Steak Tartare (raw minced beef prepared in a spicy sauce) with chips and salad and as dessert i had Chocolate Fondant… Again i felt so stuffed after that, so it was way too much food! I got really sick that night around 5am, i don’t want to go into details on that but trust me it was not pretty and excrutiatingly painful! Had to skip work yesterday too, and stayed in bed the whole day not even being able to keep some water inside me. Man, i have never ever been so sick in my entire life, that was truly exhausting!!! I feel slightly better now, but i still haven’t had any food since friday. Now this might sound slightly crazy but i actually stepped on the scales this morning and was pleased to find i had dropped 3 kg, even though i know that it’s only water i’m still happy with that… I must be out of my mind honestly And i know that the weight will be coming back as soon as i start eating solids again, so i better not get too used to it.

Hope you all had a good weekend?

Here’s a video of the new Mika song. It’s called “big girls”…. Now, i saw it on mtv a few days ago and i’m not quite sure what to think of it!? Is he making fun of ‘em or praising them? The video gets pretty ridiculous when all those big girls dance around in skimpy outfits… Anyway i’d love to know your opinion on this!

Can’t embed the video for some reason so here’s the Link to it, enjoy!

Hm didn’t go that well the end of the week. Weekends are always my weak spot, somehow i always manage to go completely overboard at least one of the days….

Friday went reasonably well, left work at 8pm and had pasta with salmon for dinner with Elodie. We had to try on our costumes for the tournament on Sunday. We had a really good laugh trying them on and making the last adjustments, and i was really pleased with myself as i thought they had come out really well.

Saturday i was at work pretty much the whole day, so nothing special there.

Then came Sunday, tournament day. Started with a standard breakfast made of bran flakes and a banana. I packed my bag in a real hurry after that, seeing as i was up quite early but kept wasting time on watching TV or just lying around in bed… Got to the club and we got dressed up in our Roman costumes, and went up to get some lunch before our teeoff at 1pm (a barbecue was arranged for the players). There i had a burger and some salads with a coke, which i found was reasonable, i wasn’t all that hungry because i was nervous plus i was not in a good mood because i got a call from work (i get nervous before having to play a tournament, whether it counts for the Handicap or not, i know, it’s crazy but i just can’t control myself). We played ok, the front 9 were tough because i just couldn’t relax and focus on the game so i messed up some important shots, but then we got a grip and it went ok on the back 9. I only wish i could control my emotions more on the course, i can’t focus when i’m nervous or uneasy, apparently Yoga helps? What bummed me even more is that i put some thought and work into those costumes and in the end we lost the “best dressed” prize to the Danes who won it just because they wore matching t-shirts, which to me is just too damn easy honestly (i’m really upset, can you tell? ) By then it was already 8.30pm and i was starving… Nobody wanted to go and have dinner so i went to Mc Donalds and had a load of junk food!!! Oh man, i felt so bad after that… Definitely not a good idea! I was totally freaking out because of the WI today and all sorts of crazy visions came up to me like maybe i had gained 4 kg in a day or that the WI scale broke when i stepped on it at WI. I think the visions just came because i slept really badly with the fatty food in my stomach and that brought nightmares :D.

Anyway Monday came and went and eventually Tuesday came…. I overslept my morning meeting so i had  to go to the 5pm one which i don’t really like because by that time you’ve eaten 2 (or even 3) times and you’ve drank a substantial amount of fluids too so that can’t be that accurate to me but hey, that’s life right? So i stepped on the scale and it only showed a 400g loss which i was not happy about because my scale this morning showed me a -800g (which i like much more!). But nevermind, i did feel really bloated of all the junk i had so i hope it’ll feel better in a few days… Next week i’ll be weighing in on Monday morning instead of Tuesday so this means i need to be a 100% OP this week. Actually, that is a good weekly challenge… Be OP for the rest of the week until Monday!!!!

I stumbled upon a really interesting post over at Bret’s blog called Sugar begets Sugar. Mainly it’s about how eating sweet stuff makes us craving more of it and so on… So i tried that for myself the last couple of days and was really astonished at how my body reacted.

Now, i love sweets and desserts, and i think you can tell by all the belly-fat i’m carrying around but i think that if i limited myself to a piece of chocolate every once in a while (instead of every day?!?!) i wouldn’t crave it that much anymore… That’s what happenend to me the other day, i had a good OP day sofar and after dinner i felt totally satisfied and well fed, so i thought i’d give that theory a try and got a box of the chocolate ice-cream pralines my mum keeps in the freezer and see there!! I felt like i could have had all the boxes right then, i felt so hungry all of a sudden. I went from perfectly fine, to completely out of control, it was impressive and above all very informative.

So this little adventure tells me i need to be more in control of the sweet stuff in shove into my mouth, and most important how often i do it because i tend to not be satisfied with one piece of cake…

Thanks to Bret for her entry, it helped alot!!

This week has just rushed past me…. Can’t believe it’s already Friday?!

I have been really busy the whole time. At work there was plenty to do, even though there weren’t that many customers around, but there’s always paperwork to file and staff to handle (i hate both ). Then there’s the big Golf tournament i’m playing on Sunday. I’m not sure if i wrote about it yet, but all in all it’s an event where all the players compete representing their Nations (whether of choice or real) and there’s a “best dressed” prize too. So this year i’m representing Italy, and i’m going dressed as a Roman in a kind of Toga that i did myself. Elodie (my teammate) will be dressed the same even though she’s not italian, so that’s quite cool! I made the Togas from fabric i bought at Ikea, i think they look quite good because i painted some pattern on it in the italian colours so that’s it, i’ve been busy trying to get us a decent costume fixed… Then the furniture for my flat will be coming on monday, so i got quite excited about that. I’m sooooo looking forward to seeing it all nicely arranged (it’s only dining room and lounge for the moment, my kitchen will be due next month only). That’s why i had to check with the guy that paints the whole thing if he can finish his work in time, i hope so!

So with all this going on i have been doing fine foodwise. I feel like the meeting on Tuesday was exactly the thing i needed to get me started again! I hope i won’t go too much overboard during the weekend, it’s usually the time of the week where i tend to lose track of my journalling and food intake.

I can feel it, the wind of change

Came back from my meeting this morning, and it was really inspiring… I was slightly nervous, because i hadn’t been for 2 months. Got up on the scale and it showed 96.2, which i’m definitely not happy about but i was already wearing the dressshoes and a big belt, plus i’m just out of my periods…. I’m positive, people! I really am, for the first time since ages i believe i truly can do THIS!

So i got myself a spankin’ new Points Journal and the new 365 days a year cookbook and now i’m all set to get started. I’m actually excited, i get to start from scratch, and this time i will be OP, damn it!!!!!

More later….

This is an Update to my post from this morning. I checked the WW homepage to find the exact time of meeting and it turns out at the location i want to go it’s actually tomorrow morning at 10… Already, i am feeling very queasy and i don’t know why, because frankly it’s my own doing that i have been eating poorly the last 6 weeks or so! And it won’t change a thing if i go tomorrow or wednesday. I really need to take responsability for my actions and choices, NOW!

So, i’m going to WI tomorrow… That was it, for the moment!

I have had one hell of a week. It started out last monday with, yet again, some very uncomfortable period pains (i get pains in my kidneys and ovaries, it’s very painful) and with that, some very impressive food cravings. I think i might be worse than a pregnant woman actually… I get tired and cranky, and if i don’t get the particular food i’m craving at that moment i get very unhappy.

So this is how my week started and ended basically. TOM, for me, usually lasts 5-7 days, which is way too long for my taste. Can’t get anything done during that time because of the discomfort, can you tell i really hate that week?!

Of course i have not been OP whatsoever, so i’m a little worried about the scales. I’m waiting until Wednesday to weigh myself because of all the water i retain during periods, but the overall feeling is not a good one.

I have learned a few things too this last week. The first one is, that high-fiber fruit juices leave me very bloated and gassy… I had 2 glasses of juice yesterday morning for breakfast and let me tell you, it’s very embarassing and uncomfortable when you have to play Golf in the afternoons Am feeling better now, thank goodness! The other one is, i really need to get back to those WW meetings because they might be the only thing that would keep me OP… I must admit, i didn’t really like them. I went to 2 of them and i got demotivated quickly by the fact that the WI is at 3pm and that i’m never ever wearing the same clothes that day as i’m coming straight from work. So after my first week OP i was still the same weight on their scale, and i wasn’t at all happy with that!! I know, i let myself down too quickly, i’m just soooo bloody impatient!!

So here’s the plan… Get back to the weekly meeting on Wednesday, which hopefully will get me started on WW for good! I need to stay focused, damn it!!!!!!