Grammy’s recap

So, I spent my January disappointed that the writers ruined award show season. I was pleasantly surprised that the Grammy’s were actually going to air tonight… so like any avid media junkie I popped some popcorn & set up in front of the tele to see the who, what’s, and OMG’s of this years Grammy Awards Show. Here are my thoughts…

*I love Alicia Keys more & more every day. Her opening with Frank was incredible. She is the only one who could of done that duet so beautifully. Her No One performance… spectacular!


*Tina Turner…. I so wish she was my grandma! She looked great. I cant believe that at 69 years old she was out there shakin it….You go girl! Keep on Rollin!

*Dear Kanye West… I appreciate your dedication & love for your mama… I teared up with your song for her. But Mr.West, you need to tone it down a notch. A little too cocky for my taste. But congrats on winning. Are you going to change your mind now about boycotting the MTV awards?

*How bad is it that Amy Winehouse couldn’t be at the Grammy’s (she performed via satellite) b.c of her drug charges…. Get it together… Rehab? You should Go, Go, Go!

*What happed to the Michael Jackson tribute???

*Loved Beyonce’s introduction for Tina Turner! So clever.

*Oh wow, Price still looks like a bird! Surprise.

Overall, the Grammys were wonderful. Loved all the oldie but goodie tributes! Thanks writers for not ruining this red carpet event too!

A little bit of Spring-spiration…..

I had a great week at the scale… I’m down 10lbs!!!! And love love looove my new Trainer! We worked out today & I burned 650 calories! (thanks heart rate monitor!) and I have been doing good at eating my points everyday. Now, to more important things....

I would look so friggin cute in both of these! This is enough motivation to get me through the next few weeks… which are going to be rough.

I was a little nervous about my trip home next week (going to see Mr.HG for V-Day) and how my eating situation would be. I am on such a routine with my meals, I was unsure how it would be in an uncontrolled eating environment.

I was scared… until today! I bought the new WW dining companion (it list points for foods at chain restaurants) and it has been completely updated since I last purchased it (like 3 years ago.) Now, I can go to my fave restaurants, eat, & know exactly what the points are. I am actually excited about going out to eat instead of nervous. Some of the places I plan on dining at are Chilis, Macaroni Grill, & Applebees for sure!

I was flipping through the book on the train tonight & was so surprised by some of the point values….

*A Burger King Whopper w/cheese no mayo is 14 points, get rid of the cheese and you are still at 11 points. A better choice would be a Whopper Jr. no cheese, no mayo… only 6 points! That is less then some subway sandwiches!

*My typical ice cream outing at Coldstone Creamery (yum) would be a medium cookie batter ice cream (15) plus the standard mix ins (choc chips 3, cookie dough 4, carmel 2, fudge 2) … that is 26 points WHOA. That is almost my entire point allowance for an entire day. And its not like I added extras; that is what comes in the standard Cookie Dough sundae. Granted, I never ate the entire thing… but still that is a lot of points no matter how you slice it.
A better choice, that I spotted for the 1st time the other day, WW 2point sundae cups. Mint choc chip ice cream is my all time fave…. And now they have single serving cups at only 2 points. They also have a Turtle Swirl one and Choc one. They are soooo tasty!

*This is the crazies point value I noticed…Denny’s Extreme Grand Slam, 1 serving, 31 points. HELLO heart attack. I have never had this meal, and now…. NEVER will! This is more points than I have for an entire day.

Well, luckily I picked up this book and will be able to plan my meals accordingly. Good luck fellow WW peeps ☺ happy Wednesday!

xoxo

IT'S SUPER TUESDAY

If you don’t vote… you cant complain about the government.
So, west coasters….. it’s not too late… polls don’t close til 9pm.

My Pink Mansion

This is it…. my real life Barbie dream house!!!!

Really though, it’s a B&B in Napa Valley. Perfect to stay for a weekend of wine tasting in Napa…

*HINT
MR.HG…. I want to go ☺ so that’s not really a hint… more like a suggestion!!!! luv ya

Okay so enough already

I’m sitting here watching a new (I know, finally) Prison Break. Throughout the strike, Prison Break has been on every other week or every third week with a new episode. For anyone who doest watch the show (um, you should) basically Wentworth Miller* and his brother escaped out of prison, bringing along with them a cast full of felons. They spent an entire season on the run and just when you thought they were free… Michael (Wentworth) got ‘wrongly’ arrested & thrown in a crude, dirty, violent prison called Sona where it is every man for himself. So, this entire season he has been plotting the grand escape! And tonight was the night.

And at 59 minutes…. Michael and the gang are standing there ready to run…. They have 30 seconds before the lights come back on…. And commercial.

Grr… now I have to wait….and wait… until next time which will be who knows when.

Now news on the get skinny plan…..
Well its going good!!! (yes that requires 3 exclamation points) Last week was a bad week at the scale. But with the support of my friends, family, all of you, and of course Mr.HG I put last week behind me and started fresh. This week has gone good and I’m not scared at all about weigh in on Wednesday. I had my first real session with New Trainer today and it went great. My life motto is ‘everything happens for a reason’ and ain’t that the truth!

I was sad when Old Trainer left, but now I like New Trainer better so it all works out. She seems to be more knowledgeable about positioning during exercises, combining strength training & cardio into each exercise, and overall a better knowledge of how to get me into that Vera Wang dress by July!!

I have been eating all my points without going over, and drinking all 8 glasses of water so really I think I’m doing good.

Good luck to all my fellow WW peeps & thanks for your continued support! Good luck at weigh in ☺

*yum

a red hot v-day

Ooooo how I love red hots… what a great idea for a Valentines Day centerpiece!
Thanks Martha!!

paula where are you???

So I’m confused… according to my sources (people, ET, etc.) Paula Abdul was supposed to perform during the Superbowl halftime show. Apparently, she preformed during the PRE-GAME show, not the HALFTIME show. Grrrrr. Darn you entertainment media. How did I miss this? I’m just going to have to go on YouTube later because I’m sure this monumental event will make it onto the web soon enough.

Now that I have vented… I have to get back to my commercial watching! Oh, and Go Giants!!!