Hi, My Name Is Christy...

And I'm addicted to carbs and sugar.

Seriously, it's ridiculous. If I want to lose this last 6-7 lbs before the wedding, I'm going to need to step it up. Lately, all I want is pizza and or pasta. And skittles - I'm addicted to these, thanks to my coworker...

It's amazing that I haven't gained any weight with the carb and sugar overload lately. Why can't I crave salads like I used to? And why is it that the already made salads (that are way overpriced) that I buy taste so much better than the salads I put together myself??

Starting tomorrow (let's be honest, I already failed for today - I had some of the above skittles, a piece of dark chocolate and a piece of pizza for lunch), the eating like crap stops.

Has anyone tried riced cauliflower? I keep hearing this come up - if you know about it, fill me in, please! Cauliflower is one of my favorites.

And how do I curb sugar cravings? Any other suggestions??

Just Another Day At The Office

Hi guys. I used to blog, but now I just plan my wedding.

Anyway...

100 Loves post #3 was 7 things I love about my job. Honestly, these days, I'm a little irritated with my job situation... so I am choosing to skip that one.

Speaking of the work place, let's talk about office ettiquette for a quick minute. Apparently, the people I work with don't know what that is.

Here are my 10 commandments for the office (I'm sure I can come up with more than 10, but I will leave it at that for now).

1. Thou shalt not have LOUD PHONE COVERSATIONS about personal things. I don't care that your baby daddy is a deadbeat who doesn't pay child support and is now in jail for stealing your credit card. Really. And neither does anyone else.

2. Thou shalt not belch and giggle about your farting contests with the person sitting in the cube next to you. Seriously, this happens. It was so often that my boss could hear it in his office down the hall (and these people sit in the next aisle over) - he had to call their boss to ask him to talk to them about "having a little class."

3. Thou shalt not clip your nails at work. EVER. Gross.

4. Thou shalt not bring your kids to scream and yell and run down the halls on your day off. Why are you coming to work anyway when you have the day off??

5. Thou shalt not go without caffeine. Putting up with your bitchiness is not part of my job description and I don't get paid enough to do it.

6. Thou shalt not eat other people's food. Just because it's in the community refrigerator, doesn't mean you have permission to take whatever you want.

7. Thou shalt not heat up something in the microwave that the rest of will have to smell all afternoon.

8. Thou shalt not sluuurp your soup. I have an extra spoon if you need it.

9. Thou shalt not dress like your ready to work out. I know we have a "business casual" dress code, but you are taking it a little too far and forgetting the "business" part.

10. Thou shalt not pass off work that's is clearly yours onto others because you don't know how to do it. Ask questions if you aren't sure, but I'm not doing your bitch work simply because you're too lazy to learn your job.

Ahh... I feel better.

Today is the last day of my work week. Have a fabulous weekend, kids!

Six Quotes I Love (100 Loves #2)

Oops, I'm late on this again...

Six Quotes I love (this was hard, because there are a lot I really like)

1. "Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse 'I Love You.' Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense. Never let your prayin' knees get lazy, and love like crazy."
--Lee Brice, Love Like Crazy

2. "The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is family."
--Lee Iacocca

3. "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Suess

4. "So how does it happen, great love? Nobody knows... but what I can tell you is that it happens in the blink of an eye. One minute you're enjoying your life, and the next you're wondering how you ever lived without them."
--Hitch

5. "I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
--Michael Jordan

6. "Don't be so open minded that your brains fall out."
--??

Name Changes

When getting married it is assumed that the woman will take her husband's last name.

For a long time, I was adamant about NOT changing my last name after marrying. In fact, I was engaged once before M and this was something the ex and I argued about. There was no way I was changing MY last name. It wasn't even an option. It's been my name my whole life and why should I have to change just because I got married? See, women taking their husbands' last names started back when men owned their wives. It was like transferring ownership from the woman's father to her husband. Since this is no longer the case, I felt the tradition was stupid.

(Side note, I also have a huge problem with being referred to as Mrs. M__ S__ - that's not my name, that's M's name with a Mrs. in front of it! I will make sure I correct anyone who refers to us as Mr. & Mrs. M__ S__ - um, no! I have my own name - it's Christy - thanks.)

I still kind of feel that way, but I have found myself thinking about it more. With less than 2 months until our wedding, I think I have finally decided what I am going to do. While I'm not quite as adamant anymore about not changing my last name... the thing is, I'm proud of my last name. It's been my name for the last 27 years and I don't want to change it now. I've accomplished a lot with it and I'm not really willing to give it up. On the other hand, I find myself actually wanting to take M's last name. I am proud of his last name, too. Having M's last name makes me feel like we are a team. Not that we aren't already a team, because we are, but having the same last name will just seal the deal for me. Also, if we should decide to have kids, it's important to me to have the same last name as my child.

So... there are a few options. Hyphenate? No, thanks. Although, the two last names actually sound pretty good hyphenated, I don't feel like writing all of that out for the rest of my life.

I think what is going to work best for me is to make my current last name my middle name (get rid of my current middle name) and take M's last name... Christy W__ S__. This way, I can have both.

I'm happy with that.

What are your thoughts on this issue?

Only 59 days until the wedding and I still feel like there's so much to do. Invitations went out this morning.

Still Plugging Along...

Well, I officially have quit going to my gym. I can't stand it there. They still won't budge on the cancellation, but I'm still going to see if there's anything I can do with my credit card company. If not, I guess I will have to pay the 3 months I have left without going and just suck it up as a lesson learned.

For the next few months, my friend and I are going to focus on running outside more... and when the weather isn't cooperating, I'll run on my treadmill at home. Which, by the way, is OLD SCHOOL. Haha. It's M's old treadmill and it's definitely not like the brand new treadmills in the gym that I'm used to, but it works and I guess that's all that really matters.

Back to running outside. I haven't run outside since my police academy days 3 years ago. But since I'm running a 5K in September, I figured I better get started getting used to running outside. Monday was the first day. It sucked. I think I started out trying to run too fast and it all just went downhill from there. It was like I had to focus on learning to breathe while running all over again. I think I maybe only made it a mile before I had to walk. I'm hoping to do better today.

I received an email from a reader asking why I don't post weekly weigh ins or update my weight loss progress as often as I used to. I will tell you that I am still lingering in the 170's - my weight hasn't really in changed in the last month or so. I started getting very frustrated with this. I still weigh myself every day to keep myself in check. Every day is what works best for me, although I understand this is not for everyone. BUT, even though I have not been losing, I have definitely been losing some inches and toning up thanks to the running. I just feel better (I still hate running, but I'm getting some of the results I am looking for). Even M has been making comments about how I am looking like I am more toned. I no longer feel "fat", but I don't feel "skinny", either. I'm stuck somewhere in between. I don't want to get too comfortable where I am so this week I have really started looking at my portion sizes and I'm trying to make better choices. I usually track my food, but sometimes I may not be as disciplined as I should - so now I am making sure I track everything. The creamer in my coffee, the smart balance butter on my toast, etc etc. I do want to lose another 10 lbs before my wedding, but I'm not going to let myself become obsessed with it. I just want to be healthy. I am going to continue to make great choices food wise and I'm going to continue running and see where that leads me. However, I am NOT going to become so obsessed with weight loss that I don't let myself have a little bit of ice cream as a treat when it's really hot outside, or not forgive myself for eating a hot dog at a cookout. I don't want it to be like that. Everything in moderation.

By the way, I am loving these...

Just for One cauliflower with cheese. I love cauliflower, both raw and cooked. M, on the other hand, does not (he is a very picky eater... I feel like we eat the same dinners ALL the time because he only likes certain foods), so this is perfect for me. And one package is only 40 calories (Zero WW points for those of you who follow that plan)! Sometimes I will eat one of these for lunch along with 100 calorie mini bag of popcorn (which I love, also) if I'm not very hungry after my morning snack.

I hope you are all having a great week - tomorrow is my Friday!