Rooted in Mississippi

Well, since I last posted, I have finally performed two drum solos at two local restaurants.  I was able to do them for student night at Aladdin on Lakeland, then go with the girls to Petra Cafe in Ridgeland and do them all over again.  It was terrifying, but I can hardly wait until I have the opportunity to do it again.  I am a little chicken to post photos of me in costume here, but I did wear a beaded bra and belt…showing my belly was probably the scariest part of all!

I worked at ARTichoke on Friday and Saturday to help out Anne and Carmen.  Later that afternoon, I went by Old Navy for the big $12 Denim Sale and bought a couple of pairs of size 10 jeans.  Afterward, we went over to Mellow Mushroom and ate a Magical Mystery Tour pizza and Capri salad.  Well, my husband ate most of it, but I did have some.  Despite the pizza, I still lost weight for the week, because I was well within my allowed points.

Speaking of my weight, I did break the forty pound mark, I am officially down forty-three (43) pounds since July.  More exciting than that, or even the launch of the new Weight Watcher’s Momentum plan, was that Lisa came to the meeting!  I was in such a good mood, until I got home and logged my new weight into eTools.  I got a little pissy when they posted the following message on my progress page:

“Please note: You’re probably excited to be losing weight, but you’re losing faster than is recommended. Although it’s normal to lose over 2 lbs in 1 week, if you lose more than an average of 2 lbs per week over a 4-week period, this could pose health risks, such as heart irregularities, anemia or loss of muscle mass. Please slow your weight loss; your doctor can help you do this if you’re not sure how, or ask your Leader for ideas.”

GRRRRRR! I know it is just CYA stuff, but actually my weight loss since joining Weight Watchers averages out to 1.79 pounds per week, so it sort of made me mad.  Oh, well, I am still excited about my progress.

I used this afternoon to cook a big pot of pseudo gumbo and clean out our cabinets.  I am donating some canned/dry goods to Stewpot, but I am ashamed that so much had to be thrown away.  I also separated the stuff that is exclusively my husband’s…like the packaged Indian food, canned menudo, and anchovies.  My side has all of the weight watchers friendly stuff and ingredients for family meals.  It is a much better way for us to organize our stuff.  The limited space is probably a good thing, it should lead to less wastefulness.

So there you have it, all the news that is fit to print.

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OK, so I can not explain exactly why I have not been blogging, but my limited time online has something to do with it.  My computer is online most of the day, but I am only wafting in and out, sometimes not touching the keyboard for long stretches, except to log my food.  That also means that I am way behind in reading other people’s blogs, so forgive me if I have missed anything important.

Since I am logging food, you probably can figure out that I am still doing Weight Watchers.  The good news is that I am still losing, in fact, I am down 39.5 pounds as of yesterday.  I am only 22 pounds from goal; I can actually visualize myself making goal and becoming a lifetime member some day. Just writing that sentence feels amazing.

I was really hoping to get to that big 40 last night, but considering that it was Thanksgiving week, I am lucky to have come so close.  Last night was the first meeting I have been to where no one was awarded a five pound star, although it was well attended.  Even though they do not give me a little charm for my key-chain until 50 and 60 will mark my goal, I am still really psyched about 40, because it is a big milestone along my path. That said, I am sure I will be even more excited about 50 and 60.  One can only imagine the number of exclamation points in that post!

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