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So, the bridesmaid dress I ordered is just too tight and I want people to say "oh, doesn't she looks pretty" not "OMG... did she have to grease herself to get into that?" So, I am sending the first dress back and this dress is on its way on Monday and I will have it in 3 days. I ordered it in a 16 since half of the reviews said it ran small and the zipper is really hard to zip especially if you have to do it by yourself.

I had my first reniassince fair experience. It was not what I imagined, but it was still fun. I got my mom this dog sun catcher carved outta wood with a crystal in it and some pretty pressed flowers that were lamenated with ribbons tyed to them to make bookmarks for Mother's Day. Moscow is full of a bunch of hippies it seems like. I know that sounds harsh but when you have people standing by the garbage cans telling you where to put your trash it kinda throws red flags in my mind. I have never spent any time in Moscow before so it was an experience for me. Lol. We went to Winco (no big bags of p. sugar... but they had it in bulk for .77 a pound, will check cash and carry, and no hi ratio shortening) and then we went to Old Navy (buy one get one half off... I got this really pretty long loose knit sweater thing and some leggings for $11!) and then we checked out the bears at WSU and found a geocache (my first ever) and then we ate at Emerald Restaurant and then got kinda lost on the way home... but we eventually found our way back. I am exhausted! It was a big day for me, I am not used to being out and about for 10 hours anymore! Lol.

I hope everyone's weekend is going well! Back to work for me in the morning!

Manic Thursday...

Was supposed to go to work for an hour today to make sure I got my hours for school... need an average of 30 a week to meet requirements. Well, turns out businesses wanted 6- 6 packs of cupcakes. The gal that usually does them is off on Thursdays (me too) and she has been teaching me how to do them... so I had to do them today. First time unsupervised! I got outta there 4 hours later... Lol. She didn't have any chocolate cupcakes made so I had to make those plus we had an inspection from one of the company's we do business with so having him watch me frost cupcakes was VERY nerve racking! But they turned out super cute... Ladybugs and daisies and sunflowers and spring flowers!

My bridesmaid dress came today. I tried it on and it fits but is pretty tight though my thighs... hopefully I can slim down in that area so the dress looks amazing! Fingers crossed!!!

Seasonal Depression...

... is kicking my butt. I don't want to do anything. My cake turned out terrible. I don't feel like I am good at anything anymore. I wish I had a talent for something but I'm not good at anything. My dress will be here on Thursday and I am afraid I will not fit in it by the wedding. I am not going to eat candy anymore... sugar free included. Easter killed me. Hopefully I will snap outta my funk but I am pretty down in the dumps at the moment.

Friday Night.

Well, I started filling and frosting my cakes. I made some mistakes but I know what to do differently for next time. I think I might need a new frosting recipe... any good ones?? She doesn't want fondant. It's kicking my ass trying to get everything smooth! UGH!! Starting using my bowl scrapper instead of my offset spatula and that is making it much easier! I still have the 16 inch layers to frost. I will save those for tomorrow as I will need to make even more frosting... made about 12 lbs of frosting today. YIKES! I need to go to URM in Spokane and get a big bag of powdered sugar for the final deal. I have to go to Home Depot tomorrow after the gym and buy some pvc pipe to use as dowels for the cake. Hopefully its not too expensive, I am running out of money!

Erica, I made my physical appt with the plasma place, the soonest they can get me in is May 14th, also my birthday, but that is okay! Woohoo. Extra money!! Hopefully we can make our appointments at the same time so we can go together in the future!

Had lunch with my old bosses today. I am going to house sit for them starting on May 7th. It will be nice to get out of mom's house for a bit. We talked about me staying the winter there as they travel during the winter and I could move my kitties in too. : ) Could be fun! Wonder if I would have to pay the utilities and such... a good question to ask if the time comes!

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Easter if I don't blog again until then!

Lacking in motivation now...

So, I went to physical therapy and out to lunch with my old bosses and I was supposed to work on icing my cake when I got home but now all I want to do is take a nap. I can work on it tonight as long as my mom leaves me alone. It feels like she is trying to take over my project and keeps telling me what to do. I don't like it and she knows that I don't. I have tried to nicely tell her that I don't appriciate it but she just doesn't get the clue I guess. It's getting frustrating for sure. Saw my old sponsor at Walmart today. Maybe I'll hit a meeting sometime soon... who knows. It's been years! Ok, I'm gonna take a nap and then work on my cake.

Happy Friday Ladies!!

Thursday

Well, I have been off the diet for several days now. I am staying around the same weight so that is good. On Saturday i will start being very good with my eating habits. Today I am going to that new cupcake store downtown and tomorrow I am going to lunch with my old bosses and possibly to dinner with a date so needless to say i won't be eating fantastically for the next 2 days.

I ordered my bridesmaid dress online last night. The biggest size they had was a 14 and i am currently still a 16 (but they had a size 16 a week ago) so I need to hit the gym even harder and be really good with my eating habits so it will fit! I have a little over a month in which to do it so I am not going to stress!

I am going to make a practice wedding cake starting today. I will bake as many of the cakes as I can. I am excited and nervous. I just want to get it done before my mom is home for the weekend because she always says what she thinks I should do differently and what I am doing wrong and I don't like it! This is my gift to my bro and sis in law and she needs to butt out! Lol. Anyways, it's my first day off and I wanted to sleep in and yet Im awake. Sigh. I will try to go back to sleep once my mom leaves and there is less noise in the house.

Have a wonderful day ladies!

Day 1

I did good today not eating everything in sight. Lol. I had my first 10 hour shift at work so I brought lunch and dinner since starting tomorrow I will be going from work directly to the gym so this way I won't eat so late. I am going to be late to my classes but I hope not too late. Plus I can stay after and work on the machines on my own to make up for it. It is going to suck for my gym routine I was in but I will find a way to make it all work. : ) Sigh. Just when I get into a groove someone has to come along and screw it up for me! Lol. But I am going to love and hate 3 days off... I am going to be so bored since I don't really have any friends here.

My sister and I are going to check out that new cupcake shop that opened up downtown on Thursday. I think this is the place that my friend Andy who owns Pastry and More is making all the cupcakes for and just dropping them off every morning. He was telling me about it last time I saw him but shhhh... don't tell anyone I told you. : )

Have a good night!

Opps...

Was going to make this my first day of 500 cal no drops since I am not losing any weight anymore. But, we went shopping today and I got some ezekiel bread and went straight into P3 foods.

I did my first bootcamp today and then kickboxing. I am sore again today. I am getting stronger and I know I am gaining muscle. My thighs are smaller and my biceps are getting bigger. : )

I am doing classes 5 days a week and 3 of those days I am doing double classes. I know doing this and eating well I will lose the rest of the weight I want to on my own. I am excited and totally ready to do it! I enjoy working out!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

R4 VLCD Day 17

Yesterday was another not good day... I am glad I am off for 2 days so I will eat good. Yesterday I had some cinnamon roll and we are testing cake pops so I had one of those too. Needless to say I gained .8 this morning. But I will lose it all again and I am thankfully almost done with the round and can move on with my life. Sandwiches and cheese here I come. : )

I am having a pajama day. I'm watching Hook right now. I love this movie. I plan on doing nothing all day and it's going to be great. : )

Have a great day!!

UPDATE: I went to the bathroom and I am down 1 lb from where I was this morning and I had a breadstick and some chicken broth. Whew. I don't feel so bad now. : )

R4 VLCD Day 16

Gained .2 this morning but I think it's because I am gaining muscle from the gym since my pants are fitting noticable looser in the last couple days plus maybe its some left over from my cake eating. Who knows. Thankfully I am almost done with the round! Only 3 more days on the drops! Had to taste more stuff at work today so I will probably gain tomorrow too but I am going to a circut (spell check) class before zumba so I should burn 1200 calories tonight or more.

Have a good day!

R4 VLCD Day 15??

I gained .2 this morning which is good considering I had some of the banana cake and a few bites of bunco snacks.

I am done doing this diet. Lol. I am so sick of it. I am going to ride it out but I am not going to do it again. I will lose the rest of my weight the hard way of eating right and exercise. I am sick of eating the same thing is a rotation. I need variety if I am going to do this long term. HCG was a great starting point to get me motivated in the right direction and now I want to do it on my own. And not stuff my face like I did when I went off it the first time a few weeks ago. Lol. That was bad. I am learning still. : )

R4 VLCD Day 13 and 14

Yesterday mom lost 1.6 and I lost 1.2. Today I lost .2 but dunno about mom haven't talked to her. I ate a little piece of that banana cake so I could see if it would be good for the wedding cake. Plus my boss had be try some different products she is working on so tomorrow I will probably gain.

Going to the foot doctor in a moment. My whole foot is hurting this time so I am not sure if its my heel spur or not. I will find out soon enough. : )

R4 VLCD Day 12 I think.

So, we didn't end up eating until after 8pm last night and this morning I gained .8 and my mom gained .6 so it sucks but hopefully tomorrow will be a good loss. Who knows.

R4 VLCD Day 11

Well, I lost .6 this morning. I'll take it after my snacking yesterday. My mom thinks she lost a pound. The scale the first time said 1 lb lost then it kept saying she didn't lose anything so she is sticking to the loss and will see what tomorrow brings.

Off to kickboxing then my massage : ) Then I am going to make my banana cake again but with chocolate ganache in the middle and a white frosting on the outside (for the wedding) to see how it turns out. My smore cupcakes turned out good (that was my experimental baking). Lol... that is what I ate. Oh well.

R4 VLCD Day 9 and 10

So, yesterday I lost .4 and my mom gained .2. Today I lost .8 and my mom lost 1.0. So we are still doing good... except I cheated today. I experimented and made up some smore cupcakes since work was trying to make them a couple weeks ago... well, I had 2 small ones since the just crumbled in my hands when I was taking them out of the pan. Opps. Had horrible bathroom problems after that so hopefully it won't be too big of a gain on the scales tomorrow. I am getting REALLY tired of being on the drops again. It's only for 11 more days. Hopefully I can make it. I really want a bacon pizza today. Ugh! I am going to go to the gym tonight so I can burn calories instead of eat them!

Have a wonderful weekend ladies!

Happy Friday!!

R4 VLCD Day 8

I lost .8 this morning and mom lost 1 lb. : ) She's down 13 something and Im down 9.8. It's exciting for sure! It stinks Im not losing more but I know I am gaining muscle so I can't complain.


Tonight was a bad night. Right before I left for the gym my dad's ex girlfriend emailed me saying that they broke up and that my dad told her Im bisexual... which Im not. Instant tears. So, I call him and leave a voicemail. He calls me back while Im at the gym right before class starts and I tell him that he should ask me before he goes spreading vicious rumors about me. He said sorry and I hung up. I'm so mad... so good kickboxing workout tonight. So, I email my ex-stepmom since her daughter had told me that my stepmom had told her I was bi to... so I confront her about it. She called me and said that he has thought that ever since we lived in Vegas because my best friend is a lesbian. Serious?? Grr. But still... my dad doesn't need to be going around talking about my personal business like that... even if I was bi. And the ex-girlfriend needs to grow up and stop causing drama.

THEN! I go to climb into bed and one of my cats puked all over in my bed. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankfully I am about to go to bed and pray that tomorrow is a better day.

R4 VLCD Day 7

Lost 1 lbs this morning! I dunno how much my mom lost yet. She left before I got up for work.

She just texted me back... she lost .6 again.

I can tell that working out is helping me to lose more weight everyday. I am really enjoying it even if I am usually pretty sore the next day. : )

Happy Releases!!

R4 VLCD day 6

So, this is actually day 6. I am off a day somewhere in my bloggings. Mom and I both lost .6 this morning. I know mine is from not drinking all my water and TOM is trying to come for a visit... dang him!

R4 VLCD Day 4

I lost 2.4 lbs this morning! My momma lost .2 lbs. Maybe I can catch up to her now. Lol.

I am proud of myself for being good and sticking with it this time. The days are dragging by though. : ( 17 more days... HCG is lucky it works so well or I wouldn't do it anymore. Lol. I dislike not being able to eat anything. But it works like a charm. I bought a bathing suit at Costco 2 sizes smaller than I am now. I bought myself a new belt in a smaller size since my old one is now too big and my dad had punched another hole in it. I am ready to start wearing the size 14 jeans that my step mom and co worker gave me. I think it will happen soon. : )Fingers crossed!

Good luck Erica. Sorry the hubbs yelled at you because he broke the treadmill. That doesn't seem very nice at all. : (

I will email you the carrot cake recipe as soon as I get unlazy and go get it as its in the other room. Lol.

R4 VLCD Day 3

Lost 1.2 this morning. Total of 5 pounds. My mom lost 1.6 today for a total of 11! We are still staying strong. My "other mother's" birthday is Friday and she is requesting carrot cake so I get to try out my new mixer!!! Yay!!! I am so excited. I will use the recipe I have from school cuz it was some yummy carrot cake and I HATE carrot cake. : )

I went to church tonight with my mom. I haven't been since Christmas. I may start going Saturday evenings with her more regularly.

Erica... how do you make that chocolate delight stuff or whatever sweet thing you were making last round you did?

Happy Releases!!!

R4 VLCD Day 2

Lost another 2.2 lbs this morning! Mom lost either 2.6 or 2.8 lbs she couldn't remember and didn't want to go upstairs to look at her paper.

We went to Sandpoint to check out my brother's wedding venue, reception options and about the flowers. It's beautiful (the venue) and they have a nice kitchen I can work in to put the finishing touches on the cake! So, when we got back into town my mom and I got my stand mixer! I can't wait to play with it and am upset that I won't get to eat any of the things I make for another 3 weeks! : ) Oh well. It's the KitchenAid Professional 600 6 quart bowl 575 watt Artisan series. It was on sale for $350 (regularly $500) and I signed up for a Macy's card and got an additional $60 off. I got an additional attachment... paddle attachment with a built in bowl scraper. It's my graduation present from my mom and brother and his fiance! I can finally start making practice cakes to get used to my pans and see how many batches of cake I need to fill them up! Lol. My sister went to winco today and hopefully got me 20 lbs of cake flour (only .40 cents a pound there! way cheap) so I can start baking to my hearts content!

I also want to make some cheesecake squares and drizzle some chocolate glacage over them. Gosh, I can't stop thinking of food... and I'm so hungry I could eat an entire cow! Nap time then it's time to workout and I have to make a food run for chicken breasts and fruits and veggies after that.