Like many others, 2009 was a hard year, the prefect storm kind of year. The real estate group I was on could no longer afford my salary and therefore I struck out on my own...in the worst housing year on record. Along the way I attempted to go into insurance, well we'll just leave it at that.
Needless to say I was an emotional basket case. I guess you could say I wasn't handling the stress well. I took it out on others but mostly I took it out on myself. When I've hit my max I tend to shut down. Its like someone unplugs me. I sleep a lot, I eat a lot and I just stop moving. Yeah I eat a lot. Guess that unplugging idea doesn't apply to my mouth. Emotional eater, party of one here. A self flagellation if you will. And I would make the priests of ancient Rome proud.
I had friends helping me eat my way up the 10 pound ladder. My friends of choice were pizza rolls with ranch dipping sauce, a tour of Austin's hamburger joints and the Taco Shack drive through. This was my gang, they cost me a lot this gang. Ten pounds, a cholesterol count that is now through the roof and they only made my stress all the more painful.
Ten pounds may not seem like a lot, but when you are on the road to loosing weight and you are doing so well, 10 pounds is a major set back. Rather than going 10 pounds forward I had taken 10 giant pounds back.
So end of October I finally woke up and hated what I had done. I physically hurt, my skin felt tight, my body felt heavy and sluggish and my head felt like it was stuffed with cotton. I felt like a big ol slug and hated it!! I got my big bum back in the gym and started seeking out a way to better keep track of my food. So despite the fact that THREE food centered holidays were coming up I signed up for Weight Watchers on line version.
And ultimately I learned how to deal with my emotions and stress better. The stress is still there. As I write this entry the stress looms at my doorstep demanding quite a bit of me. The emotions are still there - I'm human, praise God emotions are still there, even the painful ones. But I can't live a life where they control me and cause me to sabotage myself. And that's exactly what I did, I sabotaged my weight loss success.
So two months and 9 days later I have successfully lost the 2009 weight and I am 17 pounds away from goal #1 and 22 pounds away from goal #2. Basically in two months I got back to where I was and it feels fantabulous!!! So goodbye to 2009 and his horrid 10 friends!
by malita on Sunday January 10, 2010
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by malita on Thursday November 19, 2009
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Last night I was going through some old shots on my back up drive - I stumbled on several old fall shots- the only thing was they were labeled December 2006. DECEMBER people - it's THAT late before the really rich fall colors start to show here.
And that's why I think if Texas was a person it would be a clinically insane middle age woman going through the change that can't decide what temperature she wants and what time of year she wants it to be.
And that's why I think if Texas was a person it would be a clinically insane middle age woman going through the change that can't decide what temperature she wants and what time of year she wants it to be.
by malita on Monday November 16, 2009
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I love a great cheeseburger I like fries but I'm all about the cheeseburger. This past year my gut magically expanded, so tis the season to loose some poundage. That means no more Wendy's runs.We all know it's about making wise choices and choosing to cook at home versus a drive through. So I utilized an old family favorite, a modified version of cheeseburger and fries.
Turkey Burger - Serves 4 - 6 points if you are on Weight Watchers
1 lb ground turkey meat 15% fat
1 egg
1/4 c chopped red onion
4 T Worcester Sauce (can use more if you'd like)
2 T Olive Oil
3 t tarragon
2 T parsley
1 T mixed herb & spices or Italian seasoning
Salt & Pepper
Grill till cooked through
in separate pan sauté mushrooms in 1 T olive oil (unless you hate mushrooms)
Top with non fat mozzarella if you'd like - cover pan and remove from heat - this will melt the cheese
Instead of a typical bun I used Arnold Sandwich Thins - LOVE them and highly recommend
Top with tomatoes, avocado (add points for avocado or mayo) mustard, lettuce what have you
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Sweet Potato Fries - 1 medium = 2 servings / 1 point each serving
I have made these with my mother since I was in high school - it's a family fave and very healthy
1 medium sweet potato - scrub and cut into fry slices
(go fro thin over thick and they will cook better)
1 egg white
2 t cumin
2 t paprika
2 t pepper
salt to taste
in a large bowl (make sure you can mix well with your hands in this bowl) place sliced sweet potatoes
add egg white and mix trying to fully coat the potatoes
add spices DON'T add the salt yet
mix again by hand to fully coat
spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray
spread out the potatoes try not to let any clump together to badly
sprinkle with salt
bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes depending on desired level of crispness
by malita on Wednesday November 04, 2009
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What happens when as a real estate agent decides to go out on her own in an historic and epic low housing market??? Your personal blog slowly withers and finds itself on life support.
Oh well it's not like we don't have enough entertainment and distractions - facebook, twitter, and other fabulous blogs out there. And now we have web series. Have you seen these - television series that can only be found on network websites. First USA came out with their series - CTRL - remember Buster from Arrested Development (Tonya Hale), he's in it. Now NBC's taken the beloved Kelley and new girl Erin from the Office and developed a web series of sorts called Subtle Sexuality.
And now one of my newest diversion - I heart Dooce- and the magic behind it. I'm a long time fan and started following her blog about 5 or so years ago. She and her brilliant hubby Jon, along with several other brains formed an online community- where in readers can get to know each other, ask a plethora of questions (yes I "said" plethora, with an accent in my head) and basically fall into another obsession - together. It's been fun connecting with fellow doocebags - shout out to kanklettes for commenting on one of my posts today here at the world of curlsz.
So all in all don't we all need to get real - we have plenty of time - just wayyy to many distractions.
Oh well it's not like we don't have enough entertainment and distractions - facebook, twitter, and other fabulous blogs out there. And now we have web series. Have you seen these - television series that can only be found on network websites. First USA came out with their series - CTRL - remember Buster from Arrested Development (Tonya Hale), he's in it. Now NBC's taken the beloved Kelley and new girl Erin from the Office and developed a web series of sorts called Subtle Sexuality.
And now one of my newest diversion - I heart Dooce- and the magic behind it. I'm a long time fan and started following her blog about 5 or so years ago. She and her brilliant hubby Jon, along with several other brains formed an online community- where in readers can get to know each other, ask a plethora of questions (yes I "said" plethora, with an accent in my head) and basically fall into another obsession - together. It's been fun connecting with fellow doocebags - shout out to kanklettes for commenting on one of my posts today here at the world of curlsz.
So all in all don't we all need to get real - we have plenty of time - just wayyy to many distractions.
by malita on Thursday September 17, 2009
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I've tried to watch the now super hyped up show "The Rachel Zoe Project" on Bravo. But I just can't. This valley girl meets fashionista train wreck has to stop. Below is a pretty accurate parody on what I see when I watch this show.
by malita on Monday July 27, 2009
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In honor or our HELLACIOUS Texas Summer - Take no offense, simply enjoy.
Just moved to Texas ! Now this is a state that knows how to live!!
Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place!It is beautiful. I've finally found my home. I love it here..
June 14th:
Really heating up. Got to 100 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car.
What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I'm turning into a sun worshipper.
June 30th:
Had the backyard landscaped with western plants today. Lots of cactus and rocks. What a breeze to maintain.. No more mowing the lawn for me.
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
July 10th:
The temperature hasn't been below 100 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat?
At least, it's kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat is taking longer than I expected.
July 15th:
Fell asleep by the community pool. (Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body).. Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this.
July 20th:
I missed Lomita (my cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car at noon, Lomita had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag, then
popped like a water balloon.
The car now smells like Kibbles and Shits. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat. Good ol' Mr. Sun strikes again.
July 25th:
The wind sucks.. It feels like a giant freaking blow dryer!!
And it's hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is on the fritz and the AC repairman charged $200 just to drive by and tell me he needed to order parts.
July 30th:
Been sleeping outside on the patio for 3 nights now, $225,000 house and I can't even go inside. Lomita is the lucky one. Why did I ever come here?
Aug. 4th:
It's 115 degrees. Finally got the air-conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and gets the temperature down to 85. I hate this stupid state.
Aug. 8th:
If another wise ass cracks, 'Hot enough for you today?' I'm going to strangle him.. Damn heat. By the time I get to work, the radiator is boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like baked cat!!
Aug. 9th:
Tried to run some errands after work. Wore shorts, and when sat on the seats in the car, I thought my ass was on fire..
My skin melted to the seat. I lost 2 layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and ass . . . Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried ass, and baked cat.
Aug 10th:
The weather report might as well be a damn recording. Hot and sunny.
Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It's been too hot to do shit for 2 damn months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.
Doesn't it ever rain in this damn state? Water rationing will be next, so my $1700 worth of cactus will just dry up and blow over.
Even the cactus can't live in this damn heat.
Aug. 14th:
Welcome to HELL! Temperature got to 115 today. Cactus are dead.
Forgot to crack the window and blew the damn windshield out of the car. The installer came to fix it and guess what he asked me??? "Hot enough for you today?"
My sister had to spend $1,500 to bail me out of jail. Freaking Texas .
What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here??
Will write later to let you know how the trial goes.
by malita on Tuesday July 07, 2009
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I love photo essays. It's the photographer in me I suppose. In fact I own severeal photo essay books - I highly recommend the Life essay book by the way.
These are great shots! Severeal made me smile - but #30 truly made me laugh out loud!
Click here to see entire essay.