The Yezel

Where has the time gone?

Yezelbelle — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:23:15 +0000

Would you believe that it is already November? Things are going steadily along. I’m still working on this semester’s classes. The time is ticking down to when I get to teach and I am super excited to do so!

Last weekend, we had some professional photos taken. Hopefully sooner than later, I can post so updates regarding us. And there have been a few…

October

Yezelbelle — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:26:00 +0000

Is only a little while away. In short, what does this mean?

-wedding in hburg!
-anniversary to Mexico
-um, Halloween.

Yes, we have already begun the find the Halloween costumes this year. I’m still up in the air on ideas. I want scary. The hubbz wants sexay. (Because he’s ubber proud of our accomplishments so far.) But don’t worry, I’ve been working on cute dresses and stuff for Mexico and for a certain awesome wedding since…well since June. Wha? That’s right, ‘Mexico and Harrisburg’ have been my excuses to pick a little this and a little that, up. I’ve noticed that shopping has become fun again…since losing 60 lbs! Muhahaha. Gotta love it.

Um, Hi.

Yezelbelle — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:13:00 +0000

I fell off the face of earth. And it’s only going to get worse. Summer grad school has begun, volleyball leagues are crazy, and…well it’s summer. Summer = fun stuff.

Update: I have lost 48.4 total pounds. My husband and I were discussing this–it’s the size of my dog at her heaviest (um, yes, she’s been doing WW too).

May, the month of weddings

Yezelbelle — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:02:00 +0000

On Easter the hubz and I dressed up for Mass. He decided, Easter was the best time to start breaking in his new burgundy shoes we bought with his brand new suit, after we got married. First off, he tried on a pair of navy pinstripe slacks that he was able to wear once. And let me tell you…they looked sex-ay and they fit! For the past three years they had not fit him well (nor buttoned). So then he decided to put the belt on that matched the shoes. He slid it on but realized quickly that there wasn’t a belt hole that would work for him. The belt was too big. So I told him to try and exchange it for a smaller size when he had free time.

Yesterday was his free time. He went in, without a hassle. When I got home from work, it suddenly dawned on me, if the belt didn’t fit how would the suit? And the suit had been tailored to fit him, oh no! So while I was preparing dinner he tried on a suit. It fit. Too bad the suit he tried on was a pinstripe from high school and not the recent $800 suit we bought. So I sent him back upstairs to “try on the new one this time”. He came downstairs barely able to hold up the pants. “I think this is too big.”

We ran back to Men’s Warehouse. Now let me tell you something…I am super impressed with this company. The Hubz came in and besides the fact that the man who had helped the Hubz earlier instantly recognizing him, he went above and beyond. The Hubz had lost 4 sizes. Instead of charging us for an extra suit, he simply traded it in for a smaller size (all we had to pay for were alterations). The best part: everything will be done by May 4th, time for the wedding on the 7th. And then again for the rehearsal dinner on the 13th. And why not another wedding on the 21st. Oh yeah.

Brides out there: use Seriously, I have never been more satisfied as a customer.

Update today:
I lost 1.6lbs. Total lost 36lbs.
The hubz lost 4 lbs. Total lost 32.

Note: When you lose weight you are super excited to buy new pretty clothes. I however am the typical girl. I buy clothes, forget I own them, and fall upon them later. This instance happened this morning. Around Xmas I bought a cute black dress. I decided that I had wanted to wear it today. I tried it on for the first time since Xmas. Too big. Unlike the hubz, I can’t just return this one. It was bought on the sale rack. I think its almost time for me to hit up a consignment shop.

At Work Meetings are done?!?

Yezelbelle — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:08:00 +0000

Last week, my at-work program for weight loss concluded. The way the program works, they need around 15 people from work to sign up for the program to continue. Currently, they still need 5 more people. So I went to the husband to see what he suggested. After all, the hubz has been doing the program the entire time, at home. He had been getting pointers from me but as long as I bought the books and we had the WW apps, he’s been able to take care of everything at home. He suggested that I try at-home for a while. I could always get back into the online information if I wanted or if I needed an extra kick, attend a meeting here and there. SO, that’s the plan for now. We’re going to continue the program but by doing it at home.

So, I weighed in last Thursday, and here are our stats:
–I lost .8 lbs and am currently down 34 lbs.
–The hubz lost 2.5 lbs and is currently back to being down 28lbs.

The hubz and I are taking this diet to heart. It is important to us that we stay with it and even after we reach our goals, to stay with it. We want to have a healthy family in the future. This is one sure way to secure that.

Easter is this weekend. While this weekend is crazy homework weekend (yay finals next week), this also means that we will not be able to travel home to our families for the holiday. So, instead, one of our couple friends will be coming over for Easter. BTW, is it fair to suggest that due to Easter, I should be allowed to get a “new” Easter dress? Hey – it’s Easter! Since our friends are not on WW, we’re attempting to make a meal that’s not obviously a DIET meal….so here goes the menu I’m thinking thus far (courtesy of ww recipes):

Raspberry Glazed Ham – 5pts per serving
Mashed Potatoes with Cauliflower – 2 pts per serving
Green Beans with Caramelized Onions – 1 pt per serving
Spinach with Tomatoes and Feta Salad – 3 pts per serving

They don’t sound too healthy, do they? Glazed, mashed, caramelized, and feta don’t really speak healthy to me. Let’s just hope everything turns out.

Oh yeah, update.

Yezelbelle — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:41:57 +0000

The hubbz gained 1.2 lbs. We think its because he’s been a little inactive. He still lost over 26lbs!

I lost 5.2 lbs. Total lost 32.2 lbs. I blame my volleyball league, or perhaps zumba, heck maybe it was the monster gardening I did this weekend. Regardless, I like it!

The joy of the six pack.

Yezelbelle — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:33:25 +0000

My husband has been doing the weight loss thing with me. Granted, he has boy metabolism and drops weight a lot quicker than I do. (He has even snuck some bad to eat foods and still managed to lose.)

My husband’s weight was all around his midsection. As he dropped weight, it melted off his waist. This drop of weight also brought back….his sex-ay midsection and what I have referred to as “the V’s”.

Just for some “research” about what the ‘V’ looks like…below is some yummy, Ryan Reynolds from People Magazine.

This weight thing, well, it rocks even if he refuses to go shopping.

"Dear, we need to go get you more jeans!" I have said to him.
"NO! I like these….and they are baggy."
"Honey, you are unintentially sagging your pants."
"Well, I’ll just tighten the belt more."
"Then I feel I should start calling you ‘bro’ or ‘gramps’."
"Seriously?"
"Yes, I would….bro…or do you prefer, gramps?"

Guilty, but not sure why…

Yezelbelle — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:07:19 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, yes, it is true. A horrible thing happened this afternoon. As I climbed the notorious scale, I realized something. I HAD PUT A GAIN ON THE SCALE. The sad fact, since doing weight watchers, I don’t eat all my points. I was starting to hit a lull, so my leader suggested eating all pts. I did.

So to compromise, I’m going to not do as crazy as I had but not eat all points either. (The hubbz says I’m putting on muscle weight, and that’s why I’m seeing a gain.)

So…without further adieu…
I gained 1.4lbs. Now my loss is only 28lbs.
Hubbz also gained (that’s what bar food and a couple beers do to a guy when the wife is out of town and the coworkers are in) 2.5 lbs.

Let’s hope next week pans out!

Who’s excited to wear electric pink?

Yezelbelle — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:48:46 +0000

My sister decided on a Bill Levkoff dress for her bridesmaids. The youngest sister and I are standing out a wee bit since our dresses have an ivory sash. The rest of the girls are just in hot pink. Below is an image from the website of our dresses.

Notice in the above photo, the model’s toes are not showing.

Everyone ordered their dresses in November. Here’s the issue we are currently facing. The lady who measured everyone, decided to add 1-2 sizes to our measurements since “the dresses run small”. Fine. However, since I’m already 5’11”, she added another size to “add length” since “this dress does not come in extra long sizes”. So I ordered 3 sizes larger than I wore in November. And would you know it, by adding the three sizes to the dress, the cost of my dress also went up. Yippee.

This weekend, while in Chicago, I got to try on my dress for the first time. The first thing I noticed from the dress tag was: ‘this dress comes in extra sizes and extra length’. Wonderful. You mean I could have gotten a dress closer to my size and my toes would not be showing? I put on the dress and held it like I normally would any other dress and had my sister zip it up, expecting the dress to be a little large but a quick alteration would solve it. She laughed and immediately said, “there’s no point in you unzipping the dress, you can step in and out of it its so large on you, in fact, you can fit a basketball in there”. Yes, I have lost 30lbs but seriously, my clothes are not that much different. I’ve dropped a size or two. But now I’m looking at this dress being 5 sizes too large and too short. My toes show. The extra size did not add any extra length. I guess I will have to crouch for my sister’s wedding photos to hide my toes.

Now I would have been fine with the alternations, yes 5-6 sizes is ridiculously too large but then I heard about my cousin. She was told to order a size larger too. She’s a wee little stick, size 2 at most. The bridal shop had her order a size 4. The junior bridesmaid ordered a size 0. My cousin tried on the junior bridesmaid’s dress and she fits in the size 0, perfectly. If you ask me, I’m assuming the dressing actually runs big!

So Mom is contacting the bridal store to see what they have to say about this. We will just have to see.

Weightloss

Yezelbelle — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:40:47 +0000

Hubbz is down 3.4lbs this week. He ate all his points most days this week.

I am down .8 lbs. Down 29.4 lbs. But I usually left 15pts each day, which is not so good, apparently.

I was sort of concerned today. I have been doing everything right. I also average 2.5 lbs lost per week. But this week, not so much. So I decided to speak with my weight loss leader today and she reviewed everything for me. Looks like I’m not eating enough of my daily points and should not be avoiding my two servings of oil.

Now I need to come up with creative ways to eat oil. And I think it was possibly bad news to hear “eat more” when I’m heading to Chicago this weekend. Dun, dun, dun.

Oh, and the Ipad was delivered today. I HAVE ENTERTAINMENT FOR TOMORROW’S FLIGHT!