Yeah Baby! I might have gained 1.6 pounds during my spectacular Mediterranean Cruise, but last week I took off that 1.6 plus two more for good measure! I am down 3.6 pounds this week, which brings me to 180.2 - next weigh-in I will be back in the 170s fo sho! Oh yeah, oh yeah...(excuse me while I … [Read more...]
Headstand, Anyone?
As you may or may not know, I love my yoga. Now I go to class twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The Tuesday class is a small, workshop-like setting, and the Thursday class is a larger group. This afternoon, I was the only one there for the first half-hour of the workshop - a private … [Read more...]
Sangriaaahhhh…
Remember I told you I was going on a Mediterranean Cruise? Well, we spent our first day in Barcelona before boarding the boat, and for that first dinner I went with two friends to a traditional Basque restaurant, called Txicitera. There I shared a 1litre pitcher of what was simply the best Sangria … [Read more...]
Fruitsational!
When I got this menu plan from the nice people over at Motts, it just seemed like a fun thing to try with my kids, not to mention a potentially time-saving solution to the school-lunch mad rush we go through daily. So I put the idea to my eight year-old daughter: if I get this stuff and make these … [Read more...]
Yo-Yo, See-Saw…Call it What You Like: I’m Along for the Ride
If you've been following my progress for a while, you'll know that I originally lost fifty pounds. Then I sort of evened out, and found a good groove. Then, slowly, more and more came creeping back. Until I was back up to 188 and really needed to drop a good twenty pounds. And so I re-joined Weight … [Read more...]
Counting Down, Packing Up…
This Saturday I head out with Hubster and our two little girls (one is almost 8, the other 5) on a trip that's been nearly a decade in the making. We're going to visit my Mother-in-Law's hometown of Tallinn, Estonia. Well, truth be told I'm sure she considers Toronto her hometown (you surely didn't … [Read more...]
Long Weekend: Fat Weekend
We had a really nice family trip this long weekend. We drove up to Edmonton to stay with friends, and we managed to cram a whole bunch of really fun activities in. We visited a few new places on our way north from Calgary, checking out downtown Red Deer and stopping for a super-yummy ice cream at a … [Read more...]
A Banner Week!
Just a short update to let you all know thatI LOST TWO POUNDS LAST WEEK! Woohoo! Yeah! I was thrilled to see that loss, as it had been a bit of a shaky week and I knew I had lost some weight, just not how much. But two pounds down is a great week, especially after a 0.8 gain last week. (BTW, thanks … [Read more...]
Why Can I NEVER Get This Right?
Aaaaahhhh! I actually GAINED weight (albeit only 0.8 pounds) on my second week of Weight Watchers. Why? It's not a mystery. It was self-sabotage. It goes like this: in my first week, I "cheated" a little, by not really tracking my points while away on a girls' weekend. I had a bit of … [Read more...]
Vintage Cookie
For years and years now (seriously, like ten years) I've been wandering grocery store aisles looking for my favourite old cookie that I remember from childhood. Every now and then it would hit me and I'd think, "boy, I wish I knew where to get some of those cookies with raisins in them", … [Read more...]