Chicken Tikka, Chicken Souvlaki, PB Fudge Cake

That would be last night's menu for what entered my stomach. It is not as horrible as it sounds because the three of us split each item and ended up with about 1/3 of a serving for each. I was so excited to have Olha (Ukraine) and Elena (Bulgaria) with me last night. I was so happy that I got to introduce them to some of my friends. Also, they were able to meet some natives or missionaries that are currently in their countries. It's quite a thing to see the expressions of these girls who are experiencing the US for the first time. At the end of the night, the youth leader who is also chaplain to the NY Knicks gave the girls NBA t-shirts. What an awesome time!

My flex point status is closer to the zero than it is to the thirty five, so I need to be careful until Tuesday (but french fries and tikka masala are CALLING MY NAME). I'm still hoping to lose but if I don't, I'm totally ready to begin next week with a bang!

It's hotter than my armpits...

Ok, so I have a confession. My lunch. Was intended to healthy. Packed in a handy little plastic bag and everything. Oh boy, I don't know what gets into me sometimes. I didn't end up eating the lunch I brought. Maybe the peer pressure of everyone ordering out (free lunch baby) or maybe I was rejoicing in the starting over of my FP (I love FP Tuesdays). Whatever the reason, I ate 10 pts worth of french fries and they were GOOD. I don't think I've shared with you just how bad the addiction to french fries was (is) - I need a serious 12 step program. That's the bad news.

The good news is that it's a billion degrees outside and that tends to kill my appetite. So now I'm feasting on fruit and water and don't think I'll do too bad for the rest of the day. *fingers crossed*

Convention is still going on. Lots of peeps, lots of great int'l food. I've been dreaming about the chicken tikka masala which is about 8-10 pts per cup. YIKES. I think I need to dream about the garden salads instead. I plan to be up very late the next couple of nights so if I don't get on here, I promise to this weekend. :)

I'm feeling sooo much better now that some of my peeps have found me or I have stalked them... Glad to be back.

First blogger post

It's so weird not logging into my "watchen" blog. I think I'm experiencing a form of blog withdrawal which now will be known as BW. I've been able to view a bunch of your blogs and OMG, ya'll are amazing. I can't believe how much work you've done with yours already. I've GOT to get moving for sure. I miss my "regulars" who were such attitude boosters - and believe you me, I sure could use it today.

I do have good news (so I don't know why I have a tude today - probably the above mentioned BW)... I weighed in this morning and was mentally calculating the loss and I came to 0.8 lbs. Trust me, after my small gain last week, I was more than happy with it even though it wasn't humungous. But then I was driving into work and I had this nagging feeling that my math was off. So I pulled out my cell phone and found the calculator on it and recalculated. I was wrong but in my favor. It's actually 1.2lbs!! Woohoo! I was talking to a couple of the guys at work about how I have 37 lbs until my goal weight. I was kinda saying "wow, that seems like such a long way from now". My boss said to me, "Do you know how many people try and fail at accomplishing what you've done. You're doing an awesome job!" That's just sweetness right there. Again, why am I being such a stinker today? :)

So I can't wait to reconnect with my weightwatchen family and my new blogger family. I've gotta figure this blogger site out! Love you guys!

Day Before WI

Ok, so I’m a little nervous. Mainly because I feel as if I’ve gained weight. Do you know what I mean? Bloated, a little gross, haven’t dropped the kids off at the pool in a few days… someone’s gotta know what I mean. Well, I jumped, actually climbed carefully, onto the scale a few days ago (tsk, tsk) and I was up 2 lbs. Yikes! Hoping at the very worst that there is no change from last week. Will you cross your fingers and toes with me?

So I feel like it’s been ages since I’ve posted. It’s actually only been a few days. Let me tell you that my Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Romanian girls are keeping me quite busy. They are all so precious in their own way. I’m just starting to get to know one of the girls who is very shy around me because her ”English is not so good”. She does struggle but I want so badly to talk to her, laugh with her, tell her how pretty she is and just hang with her. Finally, I got her to a place where she stops running right by me (ant that’s literally…because she is nervous to converse in English)… we went to the mall today and thru her friend who is also Bulgarian I was able to share my heart a little with her. What an awesome time! They LOVED the stores and clothes. When they get their first checks, they will be sure to spend it all in one place. It’s funny because I realized we all have the same needs, no matter what nationality. We need to love and be loved by others. No conditions, no ridicule. Just perfect acceptance. Aaah, I think this is a lifelong lesson, even for ourselves.

Just so you know I’m thinking of ya’ll. I do need to get caught up on my reading.

Love, T

PS. Hey, does anyone know any Bulgarian restaurants in the Maryland area? Gonna have to do some research.