Happy Valentine's Day weekend! It's been such a great one. Friday I was able to spend it will 21 of my littlest loves. They showered me with candy, cards, flowers, and…more candy, which unfortunately is a "big no, no" these days. That night my parents came up and we took them to dinner at our fave spot [Sushi Court…yummo!]. It was dad's first time having sushi and it was entertaining to say the least. American Sniper was next on our to-do list. W and I have already seen it…but because it's so awesome we didn't mind seeing it again. A trip to Cold Stone is how we ended the evening. I was pretty proud of myself. I stuck to only getting a "Like it." Yesterday, we celebrated by cooking scallops and sautéed veggies…another favorite. To top it off, my big valentine surprised me with a gift card for a hot stone massage, pedi, and mani. Whoop, whoop! :)
We've now been on our health kick for a little over 2 weeks. In order to not go crazy, we allow ourselves to have one cheat meal (yes meal…not day) a week. It's been nice to have something to look forward to. Sushi Court and Cold Stone were definitely picked two weeks prior. The first week was rough. Not because I was missing any particular food per say, but because we were literally eating the same foods for almost every meal. I literally became sick of it. Last week, after research and putting some extra thought into it, we got more creative and actually had some really good meals. It made it so much easier to stick to and not get bored. GOTR is also going better than I thought. Just like we teach the girls, I have tried setting small goals for myself each practice. I've hit them each time…so I guess you could say, so far, so good. At our practice last Thursday I actually was able to do 3 miles in 36 minutes! That may be no big deal to most of you, but I was super excited. Baby steps.
Last Monday, at school, we kicked off our Celebrity Apprentice Weight-loss Challenge. I hadn't even considered signing up, but after my wonderful assistant did if for me, I had no choice. Basically, you get together with 5 other people at school and create a team and team name. Weigh ins are every Monday. Each week you have a "team leader." The team leader is supposed to organize some sort of event or something of the sort for the team to participate in. On Fridays all teams meet in the conference room and have to report what their team has done throughout the week. Based on our performance, or lack their of, we can be fired. Each time you get fired you have to donated a gift card…the amount you donate increases $5 each time you are fired. Our first weigh in since the initial one is tomorrow, and our first meeting is this upcoming Friday. Our team has done such a great job this past week! We've held each other accountable for food choices, we've logged everything we have eaten, and we've all hit the track together each day after school to exercise as a team. Tomorrow, with it being a work day, we've all decided to contribute an item towards creating a healthy meal for lunch. Apparently the goal of this challenge is to find ways to work together as a team with those you wouldn't typically work with, and the weight-loss part of it is just an added bonus. I was a little skeptical about it at first, but it's proven to be very encouraging and has promoted an even better working environment. So, here's to Team GG (long story behind the name)! We better kick some butt, because I can't afford to be fired, ha!
Time to spend the rest of my Sunday researching snow dances in order to prepare for this upcoming week's weather forecast. Dear Sweet Baby Jesus…all I'm asking for is one full day off of work. Fingers crossed...
