Yay a ring!

Happy Anniversary to me!

I know I'm a complete dork about this but no one has EVER bought me a ring before and damn do I love it! It's my birthday (which isn't until the 18th) and our 6 month anniversary present and since we didn't see each other all week with me being out sick, I asked for it yesterday. And I LOVE IT!!! I did expect it, but it was still amazing to get it. He handed it to me and after I opened it said, "It's a promise to ask you to marry me." I almost cried, twice but held it in. But then did cry a bit when driving home tonight. I've never experienced this kind of love towards someone or from someone so it's pretty darn overwhelming! But very exciting. :)

I haven't been to the gym in almost a week now. My excuse is being sick. I was technically on isolation so it's all good. And I lost 2 lbs. from having zero appetite for like 3 days. I did make myself eat on those days but it wasn't nearly as much as I normally would have. However, today I did have a Baconater at Wendy's for lunch. And then a pretty big piece of chocolate cake for desert after dinner tonight. Ugh. I forgot how gross it feels to stuff myself like that. Back onto the veggies for the rest of the week though!

A Whole Half a Year

Day 2 of isolation: This kinda blows! I feel better but still tired and coughing. And I've eaten far too many of my mini-chocolate bar stash. I haven't eaten much of anything else though. I haven't really had an appetite at all. I've been drinking lots and lots of orange juice and ginger

ale though.

Today is the six month anniversary of the first date my boyfriend and I had. In some ways I can't believe it's only been that long. It feels like we've always been together. We just match. He and I are meant to be. I feel it with him more than I have ever felt with anyone else.

Our first picture together

He keeps talking up my birthday present and it's driving me crazy! He keeps suggesting different things to throw me off track. I'm super excited! I have to wait another couple of weeks though.

He drew this last night

So today will be reading and daytime TV. And maybe a nap later. Oh, let's be honest, most likely a nap later. :)

The Sickness is Here!

Yep I've got it. The sickness du jour that everyone and their dog is talking about or has. Lucky me! Instead of Zumba tonight, I was at the walk-in clinic. I started off this morning with a bit of a cough, but nothing too serious. By 2:00-ish, I was starting to get achy and sore. Then one of my coworkers came over to feel my forehead because she noticed I was flushed. She told me I was a bit warm but not hot. Then it was downhill from there. I just felt worse and worse until work was done at 5:30. I stopped at Starbucks for a peppermint hot chocolate (soul food!) and a cranberry bliss bar. I decided I should stop at the drugstore to get some flu medicine. As soon as I asked the pharmacist what she recommended, she took a step back and told me I needed Tamiflu and that I had to get a prescription. So off to the walk-in I went!

So now I get to miss work until next Tuesday. Woo hoo! Thank goodness for sick days!

Halloween chocolates!

Happy belated Halloween! Although, I didn't do much this year. Didn't dress up and go to a party, didn't go trick or treating. Just stayed home, had a nice steak dinner with my pops and boyfriend. Then we went up to see the fireworks. Which were pretty impressive! I did buy some half price boxes of the little chocolate bars today. I couldn't resist! I plan on sharing with my dad and hiding some of it away. As long as I don't sit down and eat half a box at once, I figure it's all good!

Still trucking along with eating well, avoiding fast food, etc. I went to the gym tonight and did 20 minutes of cardio. I know I need to do a bit more like 30 minutes but I'm working my way up to it. I'll be going to Zumba tomorrow night. I look forward to it now actually. I think I more look forward to the sweating and the feeling of accomplishment more than anything. It is pretty fun though and the instructor's joy for it is pretty infectious. You can't help but smile back when she flashes a big smile at you.

Tonight I decided was the night I'd make soup. I've been wanting potato leek soup for like a week now. Something with it being November and colder out maybe. I hope it turns out! I used the cool app on my phone to find the recipe. It was a super simple one. No cream or anything in it. Just potatoes, leeks, chicken stock, water, salt and pepper.

What is your favourite cold weather meal or just a dish?

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Took my measurements again this morning and lo and behold, I'm actually down 4.5 inches all around. YAY! I should have known better than to measure after I just ate a big meal. I'm still up 2 pounds. But everyone keeps saying to me that's muscle mass and not to look at that number so much. It's hard not to though but I know that's right.

I didn't go to the gym today or do the jiggle machine. No excuse really, just didn't go. It's just this week, the next will be different. Each day is a new start.

I had a yummy lunch today! I baked a sweet potato last night then just warmed it up in the microwave at work, added a bit of margarine and a tiny bit of salt. It was so yummy! I also had a few slices of prosciutto ham. I did have a few Halloween chocolates. But it's all good. :)

We had lots of fun with the kids today at work. It was black and orange day since our guys are too little to worry about costumes. Pretty much everyone dressed up which was fun. Then we had some pumpkins dropped off and we carved one. We put all the pumpkin guts in the water table, added a bit of water and let the kids go to town. They really liked it. I also roasted the seeds later and they all tried it at snack time. So good!

Not much planned for this weekend. Just hanging out at home with the boyfriend. Oh and going to price out winter tires. I'm so NOT looking forward to snow and winter driving and spending that much money. But you gotta do, what you gotta do! Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Inch by inch!

Two days of not going to the gym. :( But I did get on the jiggle machine yesterday and today. My dad bought one of those whole body vibration machines. I figure if I don't get to the gym the least I could do is that thing. I mean all I have to do is stand there and get all my bits shaken. My dad was pointing out to me the different programs on it so I'm going to start using those. It just changes the level of vibration to keep your body readjusting.

I did take my measurements today and am down 2 inches! I some how gained a couple inches in some places but lost in others. The big one was around my hips. 2 inches gone from there (but with the gains it evens out to 2 inches all over). My weight though? I'm not sure which one to believe. On my dad's scale on Tuesday I had gained 2 lbs. But on the one at the gym I was down 4 lbs. I know I should use the one I originally weighted myself on but that's the one that said I gained! It's frustrating. The boyfriend says stick with the original one because even if it's out a few pounds it will even out. That does make sense.

I have an odd question but I'm not sure who to pose it to.....I was thinking of emailing Jen over at priorfatgirl.com. I think I will and hopefully get an answer back. If not, I'll be asking here!

Zumba again!

I survived another Zumba class tonight! Holy crap! Okay, well for right now I've survived but I'm in bed already. When I went upstairs last it was a bit of a struggle to get up the stairs. I hope I can walk tomorrow!

I had an okay weekend. We went for a good walk on Saturday. I managed to avoid any fast food. But I didn't get my water in and I didn't eat as often as I should. And I hardly got any fruits and veggies in. That's my goal for this weekend. More water and fresh food.

Did I mention how excited I am for my birthday this year? The boyfriend has been bragging up my birthday present and our 6 month anniversary is just before. So stoked! :D