Good month

Before I get started, I lost .8lbs this week. Off to a decent start for the month :)

So anyway:

I can already tell February is going to be my month.

No, I'm not psychic, I just have a feeling!

I looked at my calendar and I realize I have something fun going on every weekend of this month. This hardly EVER happens... seriously, my social life is terminal (usually).

This weekend Matthew and I are going to my dad's. I have been missing my dad, and I'm so glad Matthew was mysteriously off this weekend so we can go. We are heading up Friday afternoon and will be back Saturday night. yay!

Next weekend is Valentine's day. Matthew and I do not have any plans (our anniversary is this month too) but I'm going to cook him a nice dinner. We are also going to go to the movies that next week to see Valentine's Day, so I still consider that part of the weekend ♥

The weekend after that we are having our engagement pictures taken! I am so so so excited about this! I do not have a lot of good pictures of us together. I can't wait to get them and choose a good one to frame for our living room (and post a bunch on here for your viewing entertainment) :D

And last but not least, the final weekend of the month holds double the fun. On the 26th is our four year anniversary, so naturally we are going to the Melting Pot. YUM! Of course my diet will be screwed for the week, and may (slightly) hinder the other fun thing for the weekend. On the very last day of the month, I have my first appointment to try on wedding dresses! SQUEEEEE! I just hope I don't overdo the fondue (haha I rhymed) so I can look decent in the dresses. It is going to be so much fun!

So now you know why this month is going to be my month. I can hardly contain all the excitement just thinking about it. I will try to remember to take/post lots of pics from my fun adventures!

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THE plan and some sad news

I'm going to start with the happy news because I would feel pretty calloused to start with the bad and then seem excited for the good news...

I weighed in today and lost 1.2lbs. I never got to weigh in last week with taking care of Matthew and all. This means that for January I lost a total of 2lbs. Cool I guess, but not what I was hoping for. I finally got my butt in gear and have tracked every piece of food that has gone into my mouth this week. As long as I keep that up I should not have a problem reaching my 5lb goal in February. You can check the side bar for my progress :)

OK, now for the sad news. My mom had to have one of our dogs put down today. We have had her for roughly 12 years now. She was a fat dog, but always smiling. She didn't make as much noise as the other dogs.. she was the "good" one. We all miss her so much! I think going through this with George has helped me handle losing Precious better, but it still isn't the same. George was mine while Precious was my mom's. I know mom is having a hard time with this, but Precious was suffering, and that is the absolute last thing she deserves. I figure by now she has found George and they are off having a good time, just like the old days :)

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Registry, Games, and Memory-Loss

You may be wondering why I didn't update with THE plan yesterday. Welp, here's why. I forgot about the ww meeting last night. I guess I wrote it off due to the holiday and just assumed there would not be a meeting. I was wrong. I will probably go tomorrow, so I'll let you know then :)

On to more positive news, Matthew and I started our registry yesterday. Now, I am NOT one of those brides obsessed with the gifts. I would actually prefer to not do a registry at all, but it makes things easier on the guests. I hate asking for things, etc, and I'm not marrying him for the gifts. Regardless, it was kind of fun. We went to Bed Bath and Beyond to start it off. Our "guide" for the afternoon was really fun. He is as gay as they come, but super nice, friendly, and helpful. When he released us to do our scanning, he would randomly pop up and say stuff like "I noticed you went with the sterling silver cookware, not that I'm stalking your registry." It was great, because he was totally stalking our registry haha I didn't mind though, he was just doing his job and he had great recommendations for us!

I have so much to do today (like laundry, dropping off and picking up prescriptions for Matthew for his surgery this week (wisdom teeth), cooking dinner, finishing my syllabus, just to name a few) but I'm really looking forward to going to the basketball lottery tonight. My cats are #1 right now and undefeated (18-0 I believe)! This is the first lottery of the season I'm going to and I hope we get really good seats. I'll let you know!

*update*

No tickets for us :(

Memorial Hall was packed with students. Every student gets a number, and there are 50 of each number. They randomly list the numbers, and that is the order students are called to buy tickets. There were five columns with roughly 30 groups in each column. We were towards the end of the second column, so we figured we still had a chance. Unfortunately, the announced there were no more lower-level tickets when they were still calling numbers from the first column! We knew we would get nose-bleed tickets if we stayed, so we just left. Oh well.

On a brighter note, I got a phone call today from one of the vendors at a bridal show I went to a few weeks ago. It was a DJ service that I really liked, and I was a winner of their drawing! I get $100 off if I decide to go with them. Since I was seriously considering them before I found out I won, I think I have definitely decided. I'm so excited, and every bit of money saved helps!!

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Off to a fantastic start

The title of this post should be read as if it were dripping with sarcasm. Because it is.

I actually gained weight this week! only .4lbs, but still. Bummer.

I think it may have something to do with all the exercise I got this weekend. It was a lot for me, and I think my body is having trouble adjusting and is retaining water. Hopefully I will see a big loss next week.

I have to run to campus tomorrow for books and a TA meeting. It wouldn't be so bad, but Matthew's truck is having issues so I have to work around his schedule as well. His classes started today (and went well) and mine start on Wednesday. I actually just dropped one of my classes because I realize my courseload is going to be huge, and I have to teach and grade a ton of research papers. Hopefully dropping the class will make things easier for me.

I'm going to go get some stuff together for tomorrow. Have a wonderful night! Oh, and don't forget about American Idol tomorrow night :D

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THE plan

I have a plan for the first five months of this year. It is NOT a resolution, because, well, everyone sucks at those. Also, this is not just a decision on a whim, it is a necessity!

As you all (should) know by now, I'm getting married in less than nine months (238 days to be exact... not that I'm counting). You have probably also guessed that I am not where I want to be with my weight. I did a good job of maintaining during the fall semester, but that ain't going to fly this time around. I have 238 days to get into shape so I will not have to worry about what I look like in my wedding dress. I figured I need to be at my goal weight by summer so I can get the final fittings and alterations to my dress, so I have developed a totally possible plan (THE plan). My genius plan is to lose 5lbs every month for the next 5 months (give or take as necessary). That is a about 1.25 lbs a week, which is healthy and completely possible. Also, my Wii Fit (which came in yesterday) will be key in helping me. I can work out at home and have fun at the same time (so no expensive gyms or working out in front of people I don't know). I'm really excited about this, so I'm going to post my progress every Monday after my weigh-in, and also in the sidebar.

Wish me luck!

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