Post Thanksgiving Re-cap

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  - 

Mine was ok - I've got a bit of a bug so have been really tired and nauseous with back pain -not sure whats up with that.  I didn't go for my bike ride and spent most of the day on the couch.

We had dinner at my inlaws - super yummy but I hardly ate  - got stuck on soup and picked at the sweet potatoes... - not normal - but it was good to see everyone.

I'm so proud of my Sister in Law - she has taken up running and is now up to 6 miles and looks fab - shes now a size 6 and looks great and happy.  Her husband is also exercising - he's gotten back to mountain biking - he also looks great!  They are proof of what putting yourself first and getting your health in check can do.  They have two young boys - one is special needs but they both decided they needed to get healthy and make the time for it.  Very inspiring.

I wanted to post photos of our visiting Puggle - but blogger claims I have exceeded my storage limit for photos - if anyone knows how to fix - I'd appreciate some advice - I  love posting pictures on here.

Here's to a great weekend - and feeling better....
There are 38 days left of 2012....I plan on making everyone of them count - or  28 days until the end of the world - according to the Mayan Calendar... definitely going to make it count!

Oh hello regular life...

Back to life ....back to reality.

I am an emotional eater.  Period.  

On vacation - yes my band was tight, but I listened and not once did I push it.  I was afraid of getting stuck and ruining the trip.  I was rarely hungry and hardly ate and I felt great.   

Since I've been home.....the bad decisions have crept in...

Today's mantra - slow down listen to my hunger level and just because its a certain time of day - doesn't mean I have to eat.  
I use food to calm down - that's why I wasn't hungry on vacation.  I was so calm - almost comatose - blissfullly floating in a happy space.  
Can I achieve that in real life?  I must slow down.  

Today - going mountain biking this morning - then off to work -
Trail work this afternoon - 
I will have a smoothie for breakfast
soup for lunch 
and figure out something yummy (hi protein) for dinner      

In other exciting news - we are having a friends dog stay with us over the Thanksgiving vacation - A puggle!!  My favorite - Pictures to come.

Rincon....NSV...

I have been here for the week.  Nothing like sunshine and rum to get your head in a good place.   

The Headline NSVs

• Throwing on a bathing suit and not feeling horrible - wearing said swim suit all day long and going paddle boarding among various other activites
• Not being focused on food - forgot to have dinner a few nights
• Not eating candy (rum punch doesn't count)
• Weighing the same when I got back as I did when I left
• Getting hit on by young surfer dudes -very flattering
• Spending a week on the beach where not once did my weight or sense of body come into my mind or hold me back from doing one thing  

This was a much needed reset for my head - Although I'm not at goal and have more to loose - the main victory is the mental one - feeling normal and going with the flow.
There is not much else to tell about the week - it went like this -
7am wake up - get smoothie - go to beach - sleep/swim - sunset cocktails then out for the night  and repeat. 
This is the first time I have actually come home feeling rested.  Counting the days till I go back.

I'll be catching up on my blog reading this weekend - I had no reception down there - also a bonus.

The view from my friend's house

The Priatta - We decided that if you drink out of a coconut there are no calories

   

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The Universe Works in Awesome Ways

First of all - I've invented a new drinking game - every time I hear "Fiscal Cliff" I drink water.
Every time I hear the word "power" or "gas"  I drink water 
To say I am very hydrated is an understatement!
I highly recommend this in the office place if you sit close to a bathroom...

Just when it is the darkest and bleakest...there is light.  Call it God, Allah, or the Universe - whatever you believe in - there is always goodness sitting just beyond the dark.  

Yesterday when I was in quitting mode - a check came through - yay.   It wont begin to fix everything but it is a  glimmer of hope.

And as I was feeling the cold darkness of winter  an angel sent me a ticket to Puerto Rico!  I'm heading out tomorrow night for the week - Mo will hold down the fort.  
This is now forcing me to get my SH together - bathing suit on Monday - you bet your ass I got on the treadmill last night and am detoxing  - i know I can't lose the 10 pounds by Monday but I sure as hell can feel better if I do better.

I'm in a strange place these days where it seems that the Universe has a plan and if I have enough faith it will keep me going in the direction I'm meant to be going in.....

On another Awesome Note ~ Andrea is Engaged!  - I'm so happy for her - I got all kinds of teary this morning reading about it. 

10 things Friday and weigh in

I'm still a little off  this week - so forgive my day lateness of TTT.

1.  Gas Rationing.....wth?  I guess its time to learn my license plate number.

2. Day light savings sucks.  I told Mo I wasn't sure I could do another winter here....not sure what that means since I have no way of moving south....

3.   And the number is 166.4 - holy S-H-I-T.  I feel like an epic failure.  

4.  I haven't been working out.  This has to change - I would like to join a class or something but money is pretty tight.

5. Slow cooker Chick Pea Curry ~ damn straight it rocks

6. I'm looking for a job.  Time for a steady paycheck.  I'm not giving up on my career but the reality is that we can not afford to live without my income much longer.

7.  Can someone remind me what I was doing in the past to be successful? 

8.  My heart aches for the victims of the hurricane.  I want to buy blankets and tools and send them to the people who need them.   It kinda sucks being in this situation - too broke to help.  I think I'll offer up some man power and head west this week to see how I can help.

9.  Miss Lorie over at I just ate my willpower      is in Vegas running some crazy race for 36 hours - she is totally a badass!  I cant wait to hear how it goes.

10. Everything is connected. When one thing is out of wack the whole thing is off balance.

10a - I would love to hear how those of you who live in the cold dark north battle the winter blues?  I'm trying to do it without drinking gallons of wine and wearing slippers and robe 24/7

Heres to pulling yourself up when you fall down!   

I've got THE power!

To say these are dark times is an understatement....
But as of last night at 7:30 we got power back ~ thanks to a crew from Massachusetts.  There are line workers here from as far away as California and Canada - it truly is amazing how much damage this storm did. 

Here is life in Bullets 

• Its Election Day - get out there and vote - there are people on Long Island who lost their homes and are still waiting on lines to exercise their right to vote - that really chokes me up.
• There has been a gas shortage here - not sure if you've heard - but people have had to wait up to 2 hours for gas - most of the small stations are closed and the major ones get one delivery a day.  It feels very Mad Max -  There are a lot of smug Prius drivers....
• Now that the tankers are back in port and delivering the gas there is an ethanol shortage that is holding up delivery
• We moved out of our house for two days with the dogs - it got too damn cold.  I am so thankful that we had that option
• Now that my community is back on the grid and people are slowly getting back to life we are trying to get supplies to the hardest hit towns - I plan on going up west to volunteer - I have no clothes to donate - I gave all my old stuff away last spring 
• The people need blankets, batteries, water, shovels, cleaning supplies, diapers and winter clothes.
• We are expecting a Northeaster tomorrow - the power crews that were at our house yesterday we joking that the power will be back out on Thursday due to the high winds - not funny
• I have to clean my fridge out today and toss everything....I'm skerred to open it...

Weight loss and Band News

• There is no news - I have not stepped on the scale
• My jeans are very tight
• I shouldn't drink a bottle of wine at night and eat Halloween candy - that's just stupid
• I have not been on the bike b/c our trails are a mess
• We did do some clearing on Sunday but more needs to be done
• My band is tight 
• I started eating egg salad - I'm now addicted
• Yesterday I took a break at work and power walked two miles to the Ocean with a co-worker

Moving Forward.....

• Protein Shake this morning
• Work out - bike this afternoon
• Get back to my routine
• Back to Blogging and catching up on everyone's blogs
• I missed you guys!!

Hi - Post Sandy

We are so lucky - even though there is still no power at our house.
I just yesterday got to watch TV at a friends house.  I had no idea how bad it was.  
I'm struggling with working out and food - still in a bit of shock from the storm but should be getting back to normal soon -
Here are some photos of the week....

Sag Main Beach Parking lot in Sagaponack -

The essentials

Ed - in the glow of the fire!

Ed bundled up

Sammy

The Bay - the morning of

OCEAN BEACH - NO MORE DUNES

KATIE LEE JOEL'S  HOUSE - ALMOST INT HE OCEAN - THAT'S IRRIGATION LINES HANGING

THE PARKING LOT WAS WHERE THE GIRL IS STANDING

WISHING FOR POWER