Well, hello again

I've been slacking with the posting again! So, I'll do a quick update.

I've lost another pound, bringing my total to -45.7 so far.

I had my metabolism retested today, and my daily intake is going to drop by 200 calories a day. This is good because it means things are headed in the right direction; however, it will be quite an adjustment! I still get a decent amount of calories, so I'm not complaining.

I started water aerobics a couple of weeks ago, and I LOVE IT. Right now I'm just doing it twice a week. I just paid for those specific classes at the Y, but I'll probably join once the 6 week session is up so that I can go to as many classes as I want.

I finally joined the cult of the iPhone. It's not a 4G, but a 3GS. I love it so far! Anyone out there play words with friends or qrank trivia? Add me! Username: SillygrrlJen

It's the small things

In this case, the small thing I'm referring to can't even be seen with the naked eye. Diabetic retinopathy.

When I went to the eye doctor back in November, he told me I had the very beginnings of retinopathy in two spots in one eye (the with better vision, in fact!). I'm actually lucky in that these were still in the stage where they can be reversed. He wanted to keep a close watch on both of those spots to make sure they didn't get any worse. So, I was told to come back in 6 months. I went back last week. One of the spots has completely reabsorbed, and the other is much smaller. He thinks that if I keep up the great work with diet and exercise, that the other spot will also entirely reabsorb. Can I get a big yay for not losing my vision? Yay!

Random side note: If you can find a doctor that does Optomap, I highly recommend it. I hate, hate, hate having my eyes dilated, and this tool gives a more accurate measurement without having to go through dilation. I can go to the eye doc on my lunch hour and then not have to wait 3 hours to be able to see again! I'm also enough of a geek that I kind of enjoy seeing the pictures of the insides of my eyes. Nerd. The above image is one I found online, not my actual eye image.

Weekend Recap

I had such an amazing weekend, and I have to say that I don't think I could have let myself have this much fun 6 months ago. I would often talk myself out of doing things because I was depressed or just felt like others would be judging me (even when I knew they wouldn't be).

This weekend I had two such events that, in the past, I would have easily convinced myself that staying at home and couching with the TV was the better option. I'm SO glad I didn't. Friday night, we drove over 2 hours each way to see Weezer at a casino in southern Indiana. I have loved Weezer since they debuted the "blue" album in 1994 (hello, this makes me feel old). Anyway, I've never had the chance to see them. It was a fantastic show. The crowd was really cool. Everyone was super nice (is this a southern thing?). My only complaint was the heat. It was stifling, and I was sweating in places I didn't know I could sweat. We even got some unintentional exercise searching for our car in the wrong garage for 45 minutes. Hah!

Saturday was the wedding of a good friend/coworker. Now, I don't know that I would have talked myself out of something this important in the past. However, I would have gone and probably not danced or anything and maybe just talked to the people around me at most. Let's face it-I'm always social, but I was quite the social butterfly Saturday night. I even got up and shook my booty a couple of times. Come on, how could I not when they play AC/DC and Journey?

Posting a couple of snapshots, but I can't wait to see the pro pictures. They had a photo booth, and there was MUCH hilarity in that. That healthy train contest I mentioned in an earlier post? The photographers for that were the wedding photographers last night. Bobbi and Mike if you'd like to view the amazingness that is their blog. I know the secret to their amazing pictures now. It's all in the personality. They're so much fun to be around, how can you not smile?

My attempt at a quick full-length shot to get the whole outfit.

Me and my cute husband!

I then wrapped up the weekend with the season 3 premiere of True Blood. Yes, I am a True Blood junkie. It was a fabulous premiere too!

Now, it's back to the grind. My weekend was so amazing that I didn't want it to end. *sigh*

Mmmm, snacks!

I thought I'd make a post about my favorite snacks. I'm always looking for new ideas, so please share your favorites too!

Cliff Mojo Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Popchips! My fave flavors so far are sour cream and onion and the cheddar potato. I haven't tried them all yet though.

Wheat Thins Flatbread Crackers. One of my favorite afternoon snacks is a couple of these with some laughing cow light (which I will talk about next) and some turkey pepperoni.

Laughing Cow Light Cheese. I put this on everything. Sandwiches, crackers, in my scrambled egg beaters, etc.

Fage 2% Greek Yogurt with Honey

Bad blogger!

I have been a bad little blogger, folks! My life has just been a little crazy lately. I promise to get back to it. I have tons of ideas for posts, I just need to make myself sit down and WRITE!

In the meantime, I had another weigh-in on Monday. I lost another 4 pounds.

Total weight loss: -44.7 pounds.