i've got a golden ticket!

Actually, make that two! I got through and bought tickets. My order number says "nine"...all I know is that I'm going to the show. Thursday at the 9:30 club!

the beasties are coming...

Okay, the last time I had tickets to see the beastie boys the tour was cancelled. Now they have a new album out and are doing a bunch of exclusive shows through local radio stations. Well, I don't have time to sit at home/work and listen to the radio all day and than hope that I'm the right caller. Argh...but I did get an email this morning saying that they would be putting tickets on sale this afternoon for $15. Wish me luck. I hope I can get these tickets!

phase 1, day 8...

So, it's been a week on SB and so far I'm happy. I weighed in today and got a modest 138lbs. So, for the first week, that's a drop of 3.5lbs. It slowed over the weekend, but that's just 'cos I cheated a little.

My BF and I had both had Friday off so we just kind of hung our around the neighborhood. Got coffee in the afternoon; Picked up the ingredients to my new "drink of summer" the sidecar. Over the last month, I have been accumulating the bar tools to make this drink and now it was time to make some at home...which we did Saturday afternoon...tasty! So, I think the couple of drinks that I had on Saturday -- literally 2 -- probably threw a few things off.

But, I'm ready for week two! This week I'm also going to try to fit a 30 minute walk in everyday.

phase 1, day 4...

Well, I got on the scale this morning. To my surprise, I was already down 2.5lbs. So, the day started on a good note. Unfortunately, I didn't remember to defrost my now-usual breakfast fare and didn't eat before leaving the house. Once I got to work, I went down to the cafeteria and made a bad decision. I bought lowfat fruit yogurt. Now, this may seen harmless enough but in the first 2 weeks of SB you aren't supposed to have any fruit and little or no yogurt. So, this will be my slip for the day. (and boy does it taste great). I'm not so worried that the scale will spike back up tomorrow morning. I'll be fine as long as it's a one time thing and I don't get any other barred snacks today.

So far, I'm really enjoying this program. The first day was hard and I felt like I was hungry every second. But, since then I've had no problems. In fact, I can't believe that I've lost any weight with the amount of food that the phase 1 plan has you eat. I have 3 meals and 3 snack every day. I've been living on 2 meals and zero snacks for quite a while, figuring that if I'm not hungry I shouldn't eat. Guess I was wrong!

Reagan holiday...

Dub-ya has declared Friday to be a national day of mourning. That means that I get a day off...and a three day weekend. Now, I am not a fan of Reagan's politics, but I do feel that the pageantry that surrounds his death is just what the country needs right now.

Much of the media coverage has centered on the fact that Reagan focused a lot of his efforts on positive aspects of US culture at a time when there was an emphasis on a negative past. Well, the same seems to be true in death. There are hundreds of thousands of people who are going to be taking time of their lives to honor this man. And, they will be able to distract themselves from the problems of the day, if only for a little while.

Tomorrow night, there will be a procession to bring his body to the Capital rotunda. And, although I am a democrat through and through, I think I will stick around after work to see it.

weighing in...

This morning I stepped on the scale to get my official starting point. The official figure is 141lbs. That's down from my "holiday weight" but still not what I'd like to see. So, I'm going to try to loose 10% (about 14lbs), making the goal weight 127lbs.

On Saturday, I went to the grocery to get everything I needed to get through the first week. I probably went a little overboard in the veggie aisle, but I figured better safe than sorry. And, a lot of the stuff I got will probably keep past this week. Yesterday, I did some cooking so I won't have to spend a lot of time worry about breakfast everyday. I started my adventure this morning with breakfast. And packed my lunch and snacks for the day.

My BF has been really supportive since I told him that I'm going on SB. After the holidays we both put on weight and we've been saying that we should each loose 10lbs. He doesn't want to go on SB too but he says he'll help by cooking dinners that fit in with the recommendations. He doesn't want each of us to have to fend for our own food or cook two different meals.

starting monday...

Back in January, I declared my resolutions for 2004. I even put up some little trackers to show progress. When I changed the template for the blog, all of the links and stuff in the sidebar disappeared. And, unfortunately, I had not backed up the old blog template. So, I've been very slow to put my resolutions back in the sidebar as to not remind myself of my failures. Well, that's going to change!

I will be re-creating the sidebar...And re-doubling my efforts. The most effort will be put to loosing weight. I keep talking about wanting to be a little more fit but never get on a true regimen. Well, this time I've got a plan. I recently got a copy of the South Beach Diet. I know what you're thinking...gimmick! But, it will be my first try at a real diet plan. I have read the book and it makes a good case for why it works. At first read, the eating plan is similar to what I have now. The big differences in the first phase: (1) more dairy, (2) no fruit, and (3) no starches with meals. But, in 2 weeks I'll be able to add some back.

I have a pretty arbitrary goal in mind. I want to loose 10 pounds or 10%, which ever is more reasonable. That will put be back to the weight I was when I graduated college. This weekend, I will be doing a lot of grocery shopping, and Monday morning I will be posting my start and goal weight. Wish me luck!