My new BFF.

Let it rain...let it rain...let it, RAIN? WHAT!

What's with our weather lately? Yesterday, was a double-digit day in January!?! And today, you could dance in the rain. What gives? I'm missing the snow. With these high temps, spring clothes in every store, and the sun shining, it's beginning to feel like April! Yikes! That's not good....back to reality....

So, let's talk about this week...

Accomplishments
* Water Intake - I really tried to UP my water intake. The more I read on water, the more I realize that it is absolutely vital to losing weight. Out of the 5 work days, I was fantastic with 3 of them. The other 2 days were a mess. I forgot my water bottle at home or in the car.
~The days that I drank the water, I felt the best! I was not hungry and felt more energized. Actually, one of the days I worked right through lunch and then realized that I hadn't eaten anything. I wasn't hungry at all....crazy! I'm always hungry. I've found a new BFF.

* Green Smoothies - I had a smoothie for breakfast every day. I made them before I went to bed, as the machine is a loud beast and I didn't want to wake my sister up. I was a little worried that the smoothies wouldn't keep me satisfied until lunch but they did! I wasn't hungry at all. However, that could have been because of my H20 buddy.

* Weighed in 3.6 pounds lighter this week! That loss is for 2 weeks though. I skipped weigh in last week. I'm happy but I'm not where I was before my 'OMG, eat everything in sight, Christmas binge'. The chocolates, the yummy cookies, the indulgences of the past.....ahhhh.....


Struggles
* Exercise - I only give myself half a star for this one. I find it difficult to squeeze in exercise when I have a 'to-do' list of a million things. I know I have to squeeze it in and make time. Did I tell you that last week, we bought a treadmill? Yes! So, I was able to sneak in 3 - 25+ minute runs throughout the week. It felt great! I really have no excuses to not work out. I've got a home gym downstairs.

Confessional
* My hubby loves his sweets. He purchased a box of biscotti to go along with his espresso. (Can't have 1 without the other, you see!). Well, he didn't hide the box well enough....


Proud Moment
*Some colleagues and I went out for lunch on Friday. (Insert the siren sounds now). As they ordered their Cold Stone Creamery double fudge, caramel, SKOR, decadent, amazingly, heavenly, OMG I want a bite, ice cream sundaes....I sat back and ate my boring a$$ sandwich. Yep, points for moi!



Goals for next week

* Exercise 4/7 days.
* Drink MORE water
* lose 2 lbs.

Wedding Updates

* This week, I have been focused on invitations. I'm a firm believer that your invitation should be a little glimpse into your wedding day. So, I've been busy choosing styles, colours, and ensuring that the wedding invite represents our special day. I think I've nailed it! What's interesting is that my mom really has been hands-off, this entire process. She called this week and shared her thoughts on invitations ( I never asked, she just called out of the blue). She made it quite clear that invitations sets the tone for a wedding and that I shouldn't skimp out on this important wedding detail. Who knew that invites were so important? What perfect timing! She didn't even know that I was working on them.  I think I'll make mama proud :)

* Also I've been working on my flower girl's dress. I think I found the perfect dress that mimics mine. However, my problem now is colour matching. Her dress only comes in 1 colour  (Ivory) and is a different designer than mine. Sometimes Ivory isn't always the same. My dress is ivory, however, the consultant said that it looks more like diamond white.  So, are the ivories the same? Or is one diamond white and 1 more ivory? If so, her dress will look 'dirty' next to mine. My dress hasn't arrived yet to double check the colours. So, I'm not really sure what to do with this one. This is my dilemma now.