weight watchers

at the risk of sounding typical, i swear by weight watchers and think it's a really great program. i participate online and pay only $17/month. the website is full of healthy meal ideas (that actually taste really good), a place to track your weight and view progress charts and of course, a daily food journal where you keep track of your points.

the program is really easy to stick to and i always recommend it to people. it teaches you how to control portion size and make overall healthier choices. healthy weight loss is 1 - 2 pounds a week and if you go over that weight loss when you track your weight every week, a note pops up saying that you're losing a little too much, so make sure you're eating enough everyday (once it even suggested i enjoy a glass of wine with dinner).

since going on weight watchers, i've lost over 20 pounds and have kept it off easily by sticking to the program. i have more energy and sleep better at night, too. i recommend weight watchers to anyone who is just trying to be healthier and have a little bit more energy during the day.

a most enjoyable and surprising progression

going out after work for just one drink...might as well go for a bottle of wine...which leads to a few pieces of bread...shoot, well since we're here...let's order some tapas...when in rome, after all...leads to more tapas...damn, we're out of wine...another bottle...

i'm starving in the mornings!!!

i bring a variety of healthy snacks to enjoy during the day. usually, it's something from each food group: fruit (today it's oranges), veggies (carrots), protein (1/2 serving of mixed nuts), dairy (string cheese) and a treat/carbs (100 calorie pack goldfish crackers). plus, i have a lunch and eat cereal, milk and green tea in the mornings (duh nudge). this is my routine everyday.

breaking it down, today i've already eaten: the fruit, nuts, string cheese and i'm ready to dig into the goldfish crackers. but in the afternoon, i'm not hungry at all and just polish off the veggies.

i don't get it...why am i STARVING in the mornings and feel completely fine and full in the afternoons? i guess my body has just adapted to these habits.

and yes, i know what you're wondering and i'll go ahead and answer that question for you: string cheese is just as fun now as it was when you were a kid.

the bathroom

i'm utterly convinced that i am the only woman who uses the very first stall - out of about 12 possible stalls - in the bathroom on my office floor. every night when the toilets are cleaned, the cleaning crew always leaves the seats up once they are finished disinfecting (i hope) them. so, you can safely assume which toilets have been used in the mornings if the seat is down when you find it. if it's up, chances are either a man found his way in there (omg, remember when T did that?) or no one has used the clean toilet yet that day.

even if it's 2:00pm before the time i go to the bathroom, the first stall (which i usually use - hell, it's right there) always has it's seat up. i find this interesting. it's almost like everyone assumes that everyone else is using the first stall, so they'll use the second or make another random choice, when really, everyone is thinking this so nobody ends up using the first. fine by me!

my favorite week!

That's right! Next week is Dine Downtown Restaurant Week in Sacramento.

I'm not sure how many cities have a restaurant week, but I know a few in OC did and DC participated as well. Fantastic restaurants all around town will be offering 3-course meals for $30. It's a great deal, and a lot of fun. The menus this year look awesome, and I'm really excited!

http://www.downtownsac.org/?mvcTask=events&yearly=1&id=723

I'll be going to Ella (the yummiest restaurant downtown) with Andrew and also to The Melting Pot with some girlfriends. Who else knows and loves restaurant week?

what the f?

why is britney spears constantly on headline national news? i metldown just about everyday, as does the rest of america, and it never makes the news. why is it i am forced to know so much about a matter i care nothing about?

i just have to say thanks...

to merc and ong for getting me started with taking pictures. photography has become such a relaxing and challenging hobby. not to sound completely corny, but learning how to see things through a camera lens has changed the way i see things in general. anything can beautiful, it just depends on how you look at it.

anyway, a truly heartfelt thanks to the both of you for showing me something that i love doing, but never would have found on my own.