From the Gut

Hey Gals! My gut wants you all to know that it has no intention of deflating or slowing down it's expansion any time soon. I keep chatting with it. Begging, if you will, it to stop being sooo greedy and elastic. I've been on an eating binge since Maryland & need to be reined in. This is bonkers! I'm looking forward to getting back to the JoyJuh and walking, eating smaller meals, and being productive. I can say that I did do quite a bit of walking in Vegas & I'm walking a couple miles per day here in the Duke City. Uhm... all the walking benefits may be cancelled out by all the stuff my gut is absorbing. Today I'm going to Dions for lunch & I'll try not to over-indulge, but I so so so love that place. Having thoughts of salad. Mmmm .... SALAD! I can do this. Oh...watch out. Sausage & green chile slice has just creeped in the side window of the brain. Help me Baby Buddha! All and all, the trip to Vegas was alright & I'm loving the serenity of ABQ. The mountains are truly majestic.

Goals:

Not to overeat
More walking

Cheers from the Gut and Me!

Wearing What I Should Be Packing

Hi Gals! I'm in the process of walking in circles & thinking about what should be thrown in my suitcase for The Duke City by way of VEGAS! I pulled out 2 dresses & tried them on. Still wearing one of those dresses & decided to blog about it. I'm also sipping vino as all of this madness takes place. Lots going through my noggin about spending and health and wealth and work and what I'm gonna do with my life. Bleh blah ballooza! Maybe another glass of wine will help these chaotic thoughts pass. Meanwhile, on to the good stuff.

Celebrations:
**  Helping a ton of Soldiers today get ready to start college
**  Wine
**  A half-day tomorrow
**  Getting a massage tomorrow
**  Having the motivation to pack... almost

Upcoming Goals:
**  Buy a ticket for the Michael Jackson experience in Vegas
**  Boycott Chick-fil-A (I can't deal w/ the anti-gay crap)
**  Keep walking and doing ab work
**  Not smash my finger like I did today. PAINFUL!  :-\
**  Pack only what's necessary

This image came up when I Googled "flat belly":

New Pedometer

Hola Delights! I put my new pedometer to great use today & walked over 11k steps. Whooo hooo for me. I still ate like crap, but will rein it in tomorrow. The work place cook out will not get the best of me. No. No, ma'am. I've decided to not put any pressure on myself about jogging. If I do it... great. If not... at least I've maintained a decent walking routine & other fitness tools. I will, however, continue to watch my sugar & junk food consumption as I really want to have morning belly for the entire day. It's doable, right? Better be! Maybe that'll save me some money, too. Can I just tell yall that I spend entirely too much money. I freakin' suck at NOT spending money. Ay yi yi. Something is gonna happen for me.

Celebrations:

= Walking so many steps & miles today
= Doing 4 loads of laundry
= Getting in some ab & arm work
= Making Soldiers chuckle as I assisted them today
= Amazing folks in my life
= Getting to wear jeans mid-week

Objectives for the Week:
= Pack for the 2 upcoming trips
= Walk at least 10k steps daily
= Keep the junk food consumption to a minimum
= Stay grateful & not complain
= Spend less $

Have a FUNomenal Week, Ladies! 

Hungry Hippos & Lumberjacks

Hello Delights! It's a sad and crazy realization that I need to get back home STAT! I've eaten and eaten and gnawed and chewed and eaten and eaten more food than any other human on the planet. Freakin' ridiculous how much a consuming can happen when lumberjacks team up w/ hungry hippos. I walked to breakfast one of the days but that can't even begin to break through the caloric mountain of deliciousness I've eaten. I'm tellin' yall... absolutely ridiculous! I will say this, though: I'm having an absolute BLAST! The pole dancing class was a hoot & great work out. Generally, seafood scares the urine outta me, but I've eaten crabcakes and shrimp since being here. I went to Busboys & Poets (do check it out" http://www.busboysandpoets.com/) for a fabulous brunch today. And will enjoy a lovely dinner with my cousin and friend's cousin and friend's friend. Danced my fro off at the wedding reception. Just a dandy ol' time all around. I did tell my dear friend about Gold Tooth Fella & she tried not to chuckle. That made me chuckle. And... I may have to not date him in the near future. How do I put "Change your teeth" in to a fortune cookie? HELP! Okay okay okay. I'm leaving him alone. Or at least leaving his tooth alone. :-)

Anyhoo, I've got to get home & back to a normal diet and exercise routine. I feel awfully fluffy here. HELP!

See yall soon. Lots of celebrations here:

♣  Getting over myself & being part of the wedding
♣  Seeing ENMU buddies at the wedding
♣  Being open to new experiences
♣  Having an accomodating friend who allowed me to stay at his place for 4 days
♣  Lots and lots of laughing

Objectives:

GET  HEALTHIER!

Sunday FunDay

Good Morning! Productivity resumes... relatively. Yesterday was mostly a sofa Saturday, but I did walk & get beat up by Tiffany Rothe's booty shakin' workout. Went to see "Ted" on Friday and it's hilariously un-right. Seth MacFarlane has got the most disturbingly funny thought pattern on the planet. Marky Mark still has a pretty decent body, though. :-) Today, I'm thinking I'll see The Dictator. Not sure why I dig Sacha Baron Cohen, but I do. Congrats to Congressman Barney Frank wedding his long time partner, James Ready. This is the America I love! I've strolled today, did some ab work, push ups & cooked breakfast. I'm now sipping slightly spiked java & A Tribe Called Quest is playing on Pandora. A Super Sunday is in store. Oh yes indeed-ee! What does that mean as far as activities? I have no idea, but I'm sure I'll come up w/ somethin'. I think Country Fella wants to get ice cream later today. The dating thing is a good time, mostly. I think I've only come across to fakers/scammers. I called one out on his choice of words in his profile & let him know he uses all the terms a scammer would use. He never responded. Hmm... I'll look at that as my super hero deed of the week. Maybe I saved a woman (or a man) from being take advantage of online. Ehh... Maybe the creep just moved on to the next "vulnerable" person. ** I freakin' LOVE OutKast! **

Ms. Awesome, thanks for bringing "morning belly" to the discussion table. I tried to take a shot of mine this a.m. after my walk, but it sorta looked like afternoon belly. I deleted the pic & re-convinced myself that my belly isn't all that horrendous. I'm doing ab work daily, so I'll be Magic Mel-like in the [distant] future.

Celebrations:
♠  Enjoying fitness
♠  Taking about 3 hours to get through a 2-hour movie on Netflix. Watch "The Wave" if you get a chance.
♠  Cooler temps
♠  Being okay with where I'm at right now
♠  Open minded-ness

Today's Objectives:
↕  Find the designs to make my brother some tee's
↕  Laundry & begin packing
↕  Go to bed early. Being off for 5 days has done a number on my schedule.
↕  Eat better than I did yesterday
↕  Smile lots!  Kinda like the oh-so-sexy LL:

Happy Sunday Delights!

Proton Positive

Good Morning & Happy Friday Beauties! Today is gonna be spectacular. I've sauntered, did some ab work & push ups. My coffee was delicious & I've had a laugh-inducing conversation with one of my dearest sista friends. Last night I met the cute Puerto Rican for a beer & food. We had a wonderful conversation & I dig his politeness and sexy accent. Tonight's date has been postponed & I'm pretty thrilled with that. Lots and lots of positive things happening all around I'm happy to be a small part of them. Hope you all have a fantastic Friday & weekend! Look forward to hearing what's going on with you all.

Celebrations:
♠  Good dates
♠  Miles Davis' "All Blues" ... Check it out if you get a chance
♠  Being productive
♠  Having a washer & dryer (such a time/life saver)
♠  Access to resources

Objectives for the Day:
♣  Mail my goddaughter's gift - Yoga Teacher Barbie. Who knew?!?!
♣  Really go see "Ted"
♣  Eat healthily & balanced
♣  Control my fro
♣  Be kind



Cheers Delights!

Wheat bread-less week

Good Morning FTC'ers! I did go jogging the other day & it felt nice. Didn't jog too far, but farther than I anticipated. We'll see what else I can do this week. I've also completed the belly & waist workout this morning & did additional ab work. My jelly belly is on a roll! My plan is to not have any bread for one full week. Starting today. My short term memory issues may try to sabotage this plan so I may need to jot down a reminder on the bathroom mirror. [hopping off chair to go write on mirror] Done! Yesterday, I went on date #3 with the Country Fella. Guide me wise FTC'ers. The pro's of this Fella: nice, fun, taller than me, seems mature, has a motorcycle, loves his sons to pieces, involved in his community. Cons: sometimes I don't know what he's saying, has a gold tooth. I'm very well aware that it's not okay to date someone & try to change them. Just accept the good & bad and hope the good's outweigh the bad. But...uhm... WhyTheHades does he have to have a gold tooth?!?! Right in the front of his mouth?!?! Ay yi yi YIKES! Anyhoo, WWFTC'ers Do?!?!? And I'm not sure if it's a sweet thing or weird thing that he already likes me a whole lot. It's not fair to him for me to keep on hanging out with him if I know the shiny, butter colored tooth bothers me. This blows! I've got another date tomorrow night that I'm seriously considering cancelling. Dude just seems a little creepy. Yes. I think I'll cancel. Help!

Celebrations:
►  I've done some sort of fitness every day this week
►  Filling up my tank at $2.77/gallon. Gotta love living on the border of South Carolina!
►  Wonderful friends
►  Pandora!
►  The hilariousness of my family
►  Each of you Delights

Objectives for the Day:
♠  Swing by my office to finish up a travel voucher
♠  Mail/order birthday stuff for the goddaughter
♠  Figure out just how I'll arrange all the furniture in my room
♠  Several other things
♠  Stay cool & cute

Enjoy the Day Delights!