Operation pre-Vacation Starvation!

Husband left for Vegas today (he's there on business) and I'm leaving tomorrow. We're staying at the Wynn....hope it will be fabulous!  (quite the move-on-up from the first time we went years ago and stayed at the Imperial Palace- totally ghetto).  Steve Wynn, you better impress!

Operation pre-vacation starvation has been well under-way in attempt to recover from the total diet-depravity that was New Years Eve. So far, so good!... Mama's kept it surprisingly under control and in hand.

Becaaaause ima gonna eat a whole lot in Vegas. Food fantasies about the buffets in Vegas keep me going during Massive Weight Loss 2008-2009-2010 etc. etc.

Krazy? yes. (What the hell, who day-dreams about buffets?)   I do....

I'm a food quantity person, it's my dieting down-fall really. And no, it's not like I'll eat just any old slop...I'm looking for quality food, in addition to large quantities.

( Nothing says "dig in" like purple neon?.. is this the Imperial Palace?)

Obviously buffets can be a problem and Vegas has plenty. Husband is a huge foodie too,  and our combined ability to eat is embarassing. However we both also posess huge amounts of will-power and can seriously control our appetites and reign it in when necessary. I believe Vegas is a time when it will be necessary.

Like any good woman I'll distract myself from the fabulous food with shopping. Whatever works.  Gotta feed the need somehow!!

We'll be back late Sunday nite... until then, send me positive food-moderation vibes/energy/voodoo chants. ~ ~ ~

I will not come back weighing 5lbs more then now.  It shall become my mantra!

I will not come back weighing 5lbs more

I will not come back weighing 5lbs more

I will not come back weighing 5lbs more .....

It's a damn good thing Old Country Buffet doesn't exist in Canada. Damn good thing....

Mmm-muffin top!

Muffin tops, what could be worse?  Ok, maybe a few things like Global Warming or the threat of an Iranian Nuclear weapons program.  But right now, today, it's a muffin top and I'm not talking about the warm, freshly baked kind, served best straight from the oven (with butter). drool.

Since kid #2 arrived, my post-baby bod is definately different then pre-baby. While I'm managing to lose most of the weight through Massive Weight Loss 2009, I seem to be suffering from some 'belly fat' issues that were NOT there pre-baby.  ick.

While I suppose I shouldn't complain about something so trivial, it does drive me bananas!  (but really, what isn't trivial compaired to Iran's potential for weapons of mass distruction?)

Why the muffin top?

Theory #1

I'm a chunky monkey around the tum-tum.  duh, obviously? And all the Jazzercize in the world ain't gonna help! (does Jazzercise still exist?)

Theory #2

The rise on jeans (length of crotch) is borderline obscene.  YEAH, I like that theory better, it's not me, it's the jeans.

Seriously, over the last 5-6 years, jeans have definately made a move towards a shorter rise (7 inches, are you for real?) "Designer" jeans are to blame but I still love 'em.  {One simple request "7 For All Mankind"....you too "R&R", please, pretty please make a slightly longer rise on your gor-geous jeans.}

No one wants to see this mama's muffin top, and I'm am soooo tired of body slimmers. Eff YOU Nancy Ganz...and all your support garments.
  (Actually, no Nancy, I take that back. Without you I'd be totally eff'd. Now I just look like freakin' STUFFED SAUSAGE trying to fit into some freakin' skinny jeans wearing a body slimmer).

To be fair, in the last year or two, jeans have been slowly moving a little bit longer in the rise. Thanks to the GAP's "Curvy jeans"  my Spanx are only for special occasions...when I want to look like a stuffed sausage?!?

Really, at the end of the day, the only solution is to continue Massive Weight Loss 2009-10 and squeeze my ass into decent jeans, sans body slimmer. Low rise or not.  I have pre-baby jeans just sitting in my closet crying out to be worn.....  "15 more pounds mama, and we're yours again".....

Coffee I lurve thee!

So what could be better than  a cup of coffee...not much I'd say. If you drink it black, it has no calories, it conveniently suppresses your appetite when you're on your never ending diet (Massive Weight Loss 2009, soon to carry over to 2010)...and it keeps you going long enough to survive a day with kid #1 and #2. 

This might be true...("you paid too much for that coffee")...but I usually disagree. What could be better than a tall, half sweet, non-fat, no whip, Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks? That's right, nothing...ok, maybe a GingerBread Latte.   It's a little bit of heavenly YUM and for 150 calories, who cares!

But my true lurve is a regular cup of black, Tim Horton's coffee. No frills, cheap...and the only way I get my ass out of bed in the morning!   (crying kid #2 is only a distant second).....

For those of you in the U.S. that don't "know" what Tim Horton's is, well , that's just unfortunate.  It's divine, and reason enough to immigrate to Canada. That's right, DUMP America and come on up. You'll be glad you did...for the coffee.

http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/index.html 

If I could live on Pasta I would....

It's true...in a perfect world I'd be feasting on pasta every damn day. But it's not a perfect world, and I've been working on "Massive Weight Loss 2009" for a year... (henceforth to be referred to as MWL 2009).    Pasta is a double edged sword....delicious yet deadly.  Ok, so deadly is dramatic but I going for heavy emphasis here. On the one hand it's glorious carby-ness could not be a more perfect food, it's versatile, satisfying and so much more than just a side-dish  (no offense potatoes), it's just so darn eff'n good!  But on the other hand at over 300 calories per 85 grams, it's out of control. Who only eats 85g of pasta? Not me.  (500 grams equals 1 pound, and yeah, I can eat a whole pound of pasta).  That's a calorie crime-scene.

It's also a trigger food....once I have a bit I can't really stop. Yes, for most people that's more of a chocolate/fries/sweddish berries sort of a problem... but for me it's pasta. (Linguine really is a little strand of heaven sent from God).

 Life's not fair.  I want pasta, now, like right now (yeah it's 1:30am, so what)?  But's that's not the sort of thing that's happened since I was pregant with kid #2. And look where that got me...fighting with a bitch called MWL 2009.  Gawd I hate her!

Time to Par-tay!

So I dont' really have any true Christmas parties to attend the season, but I do have a 2 birthday parties/get togethers, a bridal shower-cocktail party and a wedding on New Years Eve.  I totally lurve this time of year and all the get togethers that go along with it. What I don't like is the total conflict it creates with Massive Weight Loss 2009.  Of course when going to parties, enjoying drinks and food in moderation is always the key..blah blah blah. They say to eat a snack before you go, limit yourself to 2 drinks etc. But SERIOUSLY is this realistic? no.  My strategy,,,whether it's what's best for me or not, is to stay on plan and eat as healthy, clean and within my calories/points during weekdays as much possible. Unfortunately when I'm in a social situation with lots of yum-o food and drinks is when the wheels fall off!!!  I'm a food quantity person and moderation is always something that I've stuggled with. I suppose my mindset now-a-days is the 80/20 rule...being "good" 80% of the time...and allow myself to "indulge" the other 20%.  NOW in theory that works well when you are maintaining a goal weight..but I'm still losing and unfortunately it slows the weight loss wayyyyyy down.   Yes losing slowly is a good thing,,,but I've been dieting for a year straight and would really like to be done with it already. Maintenance is something I'm fairly good at...it's the losing part that's the struggle.
As I raise a glass of Champers this New Years Eve, I'll be toasting to a healthy, skinny 2010..with hopefully no new lbs gained over the holiday season. Gonna try my best to balance the bad eating with the good.... because afterall balance is everything.

Ok, lets start with this beotch. The scale...after having my second bambino I find that i'm in a love/hate affair . I have a goal and I'm gonna get there. I started "massive weight loss 2009 the first week of January of this year. I still have 8lbs to go to my immediate goal..with another 10 more to go after that. We will see how much longer this takes!!??