oops. It's been a while. I was busy in LA, and it's been a crazy week back home. My meal logging is dwindling, but my cause has not. I have been sticky religiously to the food plan with the exception of a scoop of stuffing and four mini egg candies over the weekend. I also had one of Lyla's cookies on Tuesday. I am 15 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight, and for the first time, this week, I was able to fit into two pairs of pre-preg jeans. Hooray. Now, I need to jump start the exercise plan. The only free time I have is usually between 1-5:00 a.m. However, the gym is closed then. I wish we could fit a treadmill in our house. I'm convinced I would use it. Although I convince myself of a lot of those things that I never follow through on. This is also a person who secretly plans her future with the intention of having lottery money to redecorate a house I don't have.
I was doing research on Twitter today for work, and decided I have to understand the psychology of it better, and therefore I have brought my account out from the dead. So, I will attempt to add life and flavor daily. My twitter handle is @thewalterbean
We'll see how long I can keep that up.
In other news, we fed Eden this week for the first time. Rice cereal and formula. We just did it for practice, and because Lyla asked me at least 202 times in one week when we were starting. Lyla is very excited about feeding Eden. So, I prepped her with the expectations like she wouldn't swallow it, she'd make a mess, she might not be interested. However, Eden did well. The first little bite she spit out, the second one was held longer then spit out, and the third bite stayed in there and eventually made it down. No chewing of course, but something went on in there. Her eyes got huge and buggy while we were in her grille like, "What the H are you two doing in my face with this stuff." We'll take it slow now since she's not even four months. I'm in no rush to start the feeding. It means me steaming veggies and packing trays of frozen trays with mini meals for the next six months!
Ok, back to work for me folks. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Everything I am Not
Sometimes I see an image and wish I could 1. pull it off 2. be sexy
I always think a woman who exposes a little skin with a small chest (ala this photo) is much sexier than these bims you see with their massive mams busting out of their blouses. I don't have big boobs, I'm a solid C but I could never pull something like this off. My boobs are too big. We won't even discuss my legs.
This look is Gucci. Pure luxury of course. I'm not a fan of the shoes or the bag but everything else I love about this clean look. I would pear it with my new favorite pair of Tory Burch flats to contrast the monochromatic look a bit. Might even do them in a vibrant color like electric blue or hot pink.
I am headed to South Coast Plaza, my favorite mall in Costa Mesa, CA today. I wish I was flat chested, waif thin, and wearing this for a relaxed day of shopping.
Instead, I will stand in front of the closet for 10 minutes wondering which option:
-Hides my ass and belly best
-Doesn't seem like I'm trying too hard
-Allows my feet to be comfortable without accentuating the fact that my legs are so short
Meals for Thursday, April 14th
Breakfast: Lara Bar
Lunch: Two apple turkey sausages
Snack: raw almonds
Dinner: Grilled chicken and spinach wrap (wouldn't usually do the tortilla, but the airport didn't have many good options for the plane)
Meals for Friday, April 15th
Breakfast: Decaf coffee, hard boiled egg, plain yogurt with strawberries
Lunch: Greek salad
Dinner: Grilled seabass with zucchini
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Dwell and More
Dwell Studio can pretty much do no wrong in my book. Lyla's crib bedding was Dwell, and I got a lot of their plush toys and such when she was a baby. I hadn't been to their web site in a long time, and wow! have they kicked it up. They have everything now. I am totally digging the car wallpaper for a playroom. I was also liking their assortment of rugs. I just bought a rug for Eden's room today (FINALLY), but I am loving the cool patterns of Dwell's stuff. What I have always really liked about their site is the styling. You can always see what it will look like in a cool room. It gives me inspiration for creating a really awesome space that Lyla can enjoy that doesn't necessarily look like your token kid room. Their blog is also good. It gives style tips, where to find stuff, and what inspires them, which in turn inspires me!
I'm also totally into the blog called Babble too. It's mostly kid-related, but there are tons of good insights on decorating and taking care of yourself too. It's where I found Lyla's new Marimekko bedding. I've been on the hunt for a cool new duvet cover for Ly, and this is it!
If you love Dwell like me, then you will certainly love Orla Kiely, who just came out with another new line of bedding. Divine.
Tuesday, April 13th Meals
Breakfast: Lara Bar
Snack: Almonds
Lunch: Grilled chicken on bibb lettuce
Dinner: Mojo pork with sweet peas
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Harder and Harder
Yes, it has been harder and harder to post every day with my meals. It's probably better I skipped a few days last week since I'm pretty sure I drank about seven glasses of champagne and five glasses of wine at our friend Jason's 40th birthday cocktail hour last Friday. It all went down hill when I saw Trent drinking as much as me, and we were on our way to leaving our car at the hotel for the night. Luckily, Anthony the valet took care of us. I recall calling him Tony and asking him where he got his awesome sweater (turns out it's part of his uniform) while speaking less than one inch from his face. The night is foggy but highlights include non-stop sex talk at dinner (which we didn't hesitate to involve our waiter in), group singing of Comfortably Numb in our living room, dancing by me and Leslie, and a full glass of red wine spilled all over my new non-maternity pants and cow-hide rug. That poor rug has seen more spills, dog pee and poop, dirt, and food than a rug should in its short lifetime. Another poor choice on my part for our high traffic living area. When will I get that right?
I won't bore you with the details of me waking up at 5 with the sweats, spins, and gurgles, or the hangover during the circus the next day. It's just that bad.
Instead, I will provide a link to a new site I am loving. It's called Pinhole Press. They have all sorts of neat things to do with pictures of you or your family. I love that they have a more modern edge than some of the other picture sites out there. So, for the sake of the blog, I had to test run some of the product. I bought the diary/journal, the list pads, and a notepad. I can't wait to see how they come out. We have a lot of lists in our house, so why not add a pic of the girls to them? Check it out and let me know if you order anything from them.
Monday, April 11th Meals
Breakfast: two over hard eggs
Snack: Lara Bar
Late Lunch: Rare ahi tuna over spring mix, sparkling water
Snack: 1/2 cup of raw almonds
Dinner: Three turkey meatballs in tomato sauce
I was planning on having soup, but it was all gross after I had to read Lyla 100 books. Between a one hour nap randomly in the afternoon and the sugar at her friend Evan's bday party, she was wired and up until 10:30. Luckily, our friend Halle emailed us all around 10 saying she was in the same boat. Damn you sugar!
I won't bore you with the details of me waking up at 5 with the sweats, spins, and gurgles, or the hangover during the circus the next day. It's just that bad.
Instead, I will provide a link to a new site I am loving. It's called Pinhole Press. They have all sorts of neat things to do with pictures of you or your family. I love that they have a more modern edge than some of the other picture sites out there. So, for the sake of the blog, I had to test run some of the product. I bought the diary/journal, the list pads, and a notepad. I can't wait to see how they come out. We have a lot of lists in our house, so why not add a pic of the girls to them? Check it out and let me know if you order anything from them.
Monday, April 11th Meals
Breakfast: two over hard eggs
Snack: Lara Bar
Late Lunch: Rare ahi tuna over spring mix, sparkling water
Snack: 1/2 cup of raw almonds
Dinner: Three turkey meatballs in tomato sauce
I was planning on having soup, but it was all gross after I had to read Lyla 100 books. Between a one hour nap randomly in the afternoon and the sugar at her friend Evan's bday party, she was wired and up until 10:30. Luckily, our friend Halle emailed us all around 10 saying she was in the same boat. Damn you sugar!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Reality
Yes, I have lapsed in updating both the blog, and my meals. I didn't think it had been so long, but it has been a week. I don't feel like thinking of everything, but for the most part, I kept on track. Trent and I had a lovely adult getaway to Breckenridge, CO Friday through Sunday, and I drank a few brews, a few wines, and ate some tortilla chips on Saturday night since the restaurant's food was a little awful. I will recover this week by cutting down on everything.
The trip was incredible. The weather Friday and Saturday was amazing. It was so warm, people were skiing without shirts (mostly men), one chick had a bikini on with a fur coat over it, and we even saw a gorilla in the ski lift line. The first day took us for everything we had in us. After waking at 4:00 a.m., flying out at 6:15 for a four hour flight, followed by a two hour drive we were already feeling beat. We tried to quickly adjust to the elevation and thin air but no dice. I was wobbling around the halls with vertigo as we wandered the halls of the resort attempting to find our room. The place had like three buildings none of which were attached to the lobby. We don't usually ride the day we arrive for this very reason, but time was of the essence and therefore we ventured out. Well, my new boots I bought solely because my damn feet grew again during my pregnancy didn't fit. As soon as I put them on to walk outside they hurt like hell. I rode in them anyway, and I felt like a ballerina with her bloody, bound feet stuffed into her toe shoes. My toes were numb, my shins were borderline bruised, and after we came in, I had to walk in my socks through the wet-ass parking garage because I couldn't stand another moment in them. the next morning, I had to buy new boots. Luckily a board shop in town had a pair in my size and they were great. Phfew. That is y round about way of saying how tired we were the first day. Add a few drinky-poos on the deck and at dinner, and the Walters were down for the count. It felt like we had slept for hours and hours that night, and perhaps we did. You realize what a treasure eight hours of sleep is when you haven't had it in about a year.
Our return yesterday marked the one week countdown to my return to work. Sad. I have loved my time home where Monday is no different than any other day; where days aren't rushed; dinner has become a family affair, and each day begs the question, "Where are we going today Mom." Since we did not win the Mega Millions, I will indeed return to work. I told Lyla I had to start going to work again, and she replied, "You don't have to go to work if you don't want to Mom." So innocent, so cute. I treasure the moments I've shared with these little girls, and will cherish even more the mornings and weekends I have with them going forward. I do love my girls.
Monday April 4th Meals:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, one link of sausage, tomato
Snack: Lara Bar
Lunch: Ordered salad at airport but it was so awful, I threw it out.
Snack: One package of peanuts on the plane
Dinner: Chef salad
Tuesday April 5th Meals:
Breakfast: CLEAN smoothie
Lunch: Grilled chicken
Dinner: Lamb shoulder, frisee salad with egg, asparagus
2 Frescas
2 Waters
The trip was incredible. The weather Friday and Saturday was amazing. It was so warm, people were skiing without shirts (mostly men), one chick had a bikini on with a fur coat over it, and we even saw a gorilla in the ski lift line. The first day took us for everything we had in us. After waking at 4:00 a.m., flying out at 6:15 for a four hour flight, followed by a two hour drive we were already feeling beat. We tried to quickly adjust to the elevation and thin air but no dice. I was wobbling around the halls with vertigo as we wandered the halls of the resort attempting to find our room. The place had like three buildings none of which were attached to the lobby. We don't usually ride the day we arrive for this very reason, but time was of the essence and therefore we ventured out. Well, my new boots I bought solely because my damn feet grew again during my pregnancy didn't fit. As soon as I put them on to walk outside they hurt like hell. I rode in them anyway, and I felt like a ballerina with her bloody, bound feet stuffed into her toe shoes. My toes were numb, my shins were borderline bruised, and after we came in, I had to walk in my socks through the wet-ass parking garage because I couldn't stand another moment in them. the next morning, I had to buy new boots. Luckily a board shop in town had a pair in my size and they were great. Phfew. That is y round about way of saying how tired we were the first day. Add a few drinky-poos on the deck and at dinner, and the Walters were down for the count. It felt like we had slept for hours and hours that night, and perhaps we did. You realize what a treasure eight hours of sleep is when you haven't had it in about a year.
Our return yesterday marked the one week countdown to my return to work. Sad. I have loved my time home where Monday is no different than any other day; where days aren't rushed; dinner has become a family affair, and each day begs the question, "Where are we going today Mom." Since we did not win the Mega Millions, I will indeed return to work. I told Lyla I had to start going to work again, and she replied, "You don't have to go to work if you don't want to Mom." So innocent, so cute. I treasure the moments I've shared with these little girls, and will cherish even more the mornings and weekends I have with them going forward. I do love my girls.
Monday April 4th Meals:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, one link of sausage, tomato
Snack: Lara Bar
Lunch: Ordered salad at airport but it was so awful, I threw it out.
Snack: One package of peanuts on the plane
Dinner: Chef salad
Tuesday April 5th Meals:
Breakfast: CLEAN smoothie
Lunch: Grilled chicken
Dinner: Lamb shoulder, frisee salad with egg, asparagus
2 Frescas
2 Waters
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