Phew! The past few weeks have put me into a tailspin.
I have had the most incredible (and busy) summer! With that said, a few things happened (and didn't happen) that I was not planning on. Which means that some of my goals were not quite met, but I am okay with that. Honestly.
I got two messages this morning saying that I needed to come back to the blog. So here I am. Getting myself back to where I want to be.
I did, unfortunately, gain 2 pounds in the last few weeks. Considering the amount of "fun" I have been engaging in I am okay with it.
My friend actually sent me quite the motivational e-mail. I have to give her props too. She did something that us "average" girls strive for and judge all the "skinny" girls for doing (out of jealousy). I am so proud of you!
She also told me that someone referred to me as "skinny" - HOW COOL! I love that. I know that its petty and silly, but it just feels so good when someone you don't know or just met calls you skinny. It feels good.
So I am going to continue to work on my goals, eat better, and exercise almost daily. AND blog consistently again.
Last week and a half of summer and I'm keeping it real! Ha.
Love,
-K
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Missing in Action
I know that I have been away from my beloved blog for too long.
As hard as it is to admit..I must do it.
I have not been taking care of myself the way I want to or should be. As much as I want to blame the celebrations and the weekends away its all on me. I have to take full responsibility for being MIA with regards to my goals.
I need to take responsibility for putting my health to the way side and get back on track for real. I also (and this is the hard part) need to forgive myself and need to move past this.
This weekend I am, again, going to be away. However, my friend (who has been super supportive) promised lots of exercise to make up for any poor food and beverage choices made.
Starting next week I am promising to go back to blogging at least 4 times a week and going back to keeping track of everything that I put into my body.
Until then I am going to make better choices and get my head back in the game. After all I have a wedding to prepare for, and in the words of my awesome trainer I am "going to be one kick ass bride"!!!!!!!!
See you all on Monday!
Love
K
As hard as it is to admit..I must do it.
I have not been taking care of myself the way I want to or should be. As much as I want to blame the celebrations and the weekends away its all on me. I have to take full responsibility for being MIA with regards to my goals.
I need to take responsibility for putting my health to the way side and get back on track for real. I also (and this is the hard part) need to forgive myself and need to move past this.
This weekend I am, again, going to be away. However, my friend (who has been super supportive) promised lots of exercise to make up for any poor food and beverage choices made.
Starting next week I am promising to go back to blogging at least 4 times a week and going back to keeping track of everything that I put into my body.
Until then I am going to make better choices and get my head back in the game. After all I have a wedding to prepare for, and in the words of my awesome trainer I am "going to be one kick ass bride"!!!!!!!!
See you all on Monday!
Love
K
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Brain Mush
I have been on vacation mode for too long.
I need to get back on track.
I have been celebrating a lot the last week.
However, thanks to my new found motivation (thank you left hand ring) I will be reaching my goal soon.
Also, I want to thank you all for your continued love and support. It really means so much to me!!!!
Love
K
I need to get back on track.
I have been celebrating a lot the last week.
However, thanks to my new found motivation (thank you left hand ring) I will be reaching my goal soon.
Also, I want to thank you all for your continued love and support. It really means so much to me!!!!
Love
K
Saturday, August 7, 2010
The Proposal
I have had several requests for "the story" of the proposal. I don't want to put the whole thing on Facebook so I figure anyone who really wants to know it can find my blog and read it here.
Thursday was my 26th birthday. I had to work then went and got a drink with two of my friends. Tom had texted me asking what time I'd be home and I guessed somewhere around 430. I got home around 4 and he was all upset that I was home early and that my present had not arrived yet (via UPS) and that I needed to hide. I also was not allowed to go into the refrigerator. UPS guy shows up about 5 minutes later. I hear Tom rustling around to wrap the just arrived gift but when he is done he tells me that I can't open it until after dinner because "its a night time present." I don't put too much thought into it - as in my family we almost always opened gifts after dinner and cake.
I had told Tom that I wanted to go to one of my favorite restaurants for dinner. There are 3 in the "area" one in Waltham (where we live) and 2 in the Boston area. Tom was asking (and in my opinion -though he disagrees- being a little pushy) if I wanted to go to the one in Boston. Me being logical thought it was silly to take the subway all the way into Boston just to eat, especially when the same place is right here in our town, and on top of that weather was forecasting rain - I did not want to get stuck walking around Boston in the rain. He relented, and agreed to go to the one in Waltham.
So we eat (and it was yummy) and towards the end of our meal Tom was talking about doing something after we ate. He mentioned the river walk (a nice serene walking site in town) and then said that we should go get a birthday drink. I, again, somewhat objected and said that I didn't really need to have a birthday drink and I was content with just having our nice dinner and going home. Tom, now beginning to act a little odd, said that he thought I deserved a birthday drink and that we were going to get one. Alright, I could get a cocktail. So we go have our drink and I am somewhat aware that he is acting funny (but if you know Tom, this could be for many reasons) I ignore it.
We go home and I sit on the couch to hang with Sasha, our dog. Tom asks me if I want my present - he hands me a box and a card. The box had a necklace in it with the infinity symbol, its pretty awesome, then he tells me that the present is actually two parts and that the other part is in the fridge and I need to close my eyes. So I am sitting on the couch with my eyes closed and I hear him clinking around and I think I bet its champagne -because we tend to drink it on holidays and special occasions.
He tells me I can open my eyes, and he is on one knee in front of me holding a ring* and I pretty much immediately start to cry as he asks me to marry him.
Sasha, sensing something is up, literally runs over and jumps into my lap making it really hard to hug and kiss Tom, so after shoving her out of the way (sorry pooch) I say YES and cry some more.
By the way, Tom did have Champagne ready for our celebration.
* The ring.
About a year ago Keri, my sister, came to visit us. We picked her up in Boston and went to Faneuil Hall and did some shopping. We went into one of my favorite little stores, Geoclassics, that specializes in precious and rare stone jewelry. I had pointed out to Tom a ring that I fell in love with- a round cut yellow sapphire with two diamond side stones.
Guess what ring he gave me. Yep, the exact ring I had pointed out to him more than a year ago.
It is all just so very perfect.
So needless to say this weekend we have not only been celebrating my birthday, but now an engagement! Talk about the ultimate motivator to get my butt in shape!
Lots of love,
Kate
Thursday was my 26th birthday. I had to work then went and got a drink with two of my friends. Tom had texted me asking what time I'd be home and I guessed somewhere around 430. I got home around 4 and he was all upset that I was home early and that my present had not arrived yet (via UPS) and that I needed to hide. I also was not allowed to go into the refrigerator. UPS guy shows up about 5 minutes later. I hear Tom rustling around to wrap the just arrived gift but when he is done he tells me that I can't open it until after dinner because "its a night time present." I don't put too much thought into it - as in my family we almost always opened gifts after dinner and cake.
I had told Tom that I wanted to go to one of my favorite restaurants for dinner. There are 3 in the "area" one in Waltham (where we live) and 2 in the Boston area. Tom was asking (and in my opinion -though he disagrees- being a little pushy) if I wanted to go to the one in Boston. Me being logical thought it was silly to take the subway all the way into Boston just to eat, especially when the same place is right here in our town, and on top of that weather was forecasting rain - I did not want to get stuck walking around Boston in the rain. He relented, and agreed to go to the one in Waltham.
So we eat (and it was yummy) and towards the end of our meal Tom was talking about doing something after we ate. He mentioned the river walk (a nice serene walking site in town) and then said that we should go get a birthday drink. I, again, somewhat objected and said that I didn't really need to have a birthday drink and I was content with just having our nice dinner and going home. Tom, now beginning to act a little odd, said that he thought I deserved a birthday drink and that we were going to get one. Alright, I could get a cocktail. So we go have our drink and I am somewhat aware that he is acting funny (but if you know Tom, this could be for many reasons) I ignore it.
We go home and I sit on the couch to hang with Sasha, our dog. Tom asks me if I want my present - he hands me a box and a card. The box had a necklace in it with the infinity symbol, its pretty awesome, then he tells me that the present is actually two parts and that the other part is in the fridge and I need to close my eyes. So I am sitting on the couch with my eyes closed and I hear him clinking around and I think I bet its champagne -because we tend to drink it on holidays and special occasions.
He tells me I can open my eyes, and he is on one knee in front of me holding a ring* and I pretty much immediately start to cry as he asks me to marry him.
Sasha, sensing something is up, literally runs over and jumps into my lap making it really hard to hug and kiss Tom, so after shoving her out of the way (sorry pooch) I say YES and cry some more.
By the way, Tom did have Champagne ready for our celebration.
* The ring.
About a year ago Keri, my sister, came to visit us. We picked her up in Boston and went to Faneuil Hall and did some shopping. We went into one of my favorite little stores, Geoclassics, that specializes in precious and rare stone jewelry. I had pointed out to Tom a ring that I fell in love with- a round cut yellow sapphire with two diamond side stones.
Guess what ring he gave me. Yep, the exact ring I had pointed out to him more than a year ago.
It is all just so very perfect.
So needless to say this weekend we have not only been celebrating my birthday, but now an engagement! Talk about the ultimate motivator to get my butt in shape!
Lots of love,
Kate
Thursday, August 5, 2010
26 years
Thank you to all my friends and family who sent me birthday love.
I love you all so much!
So far I have had a fantastic day. Thanks, much in part, to all of you!
Love
-K
I love you all so much!
So far I have had a fantastic day. Thanks, much in part, to all of you!
Love
-K
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Amazing
Yesterday was a really tough day for me. I can't really explain why other than just having a really self defeating kind of day.
I want to take this time to thank all my amazing friends and family who, after yesterdays post, have given me all the love and support (plus a whole lot more) that has helped me have a better day today. Even more - all of you reminded me to keep my head up and you sent your love out to me. In fact you did that so well that today I am radiating with all of your positive feedback.
For that reason alone, I am SO glad that I created this blog. Without putting my own bad mood on this blog I would never have received the love and support (that was so desperately needed) from all of the people who matter to me the most. I am pretty certain, knowing my track record, that had I not gotten the support from you I would have fallen completely off the wagon. I would let this week defeat me.
A good friend reminded me today that enjoying a week like this in an indulgence, and having an indulgence is okay as long as you don't overindulge. I like that sentiment. Making choices that are good/okay/better for me (but may not be the best) and enjoying them, so long as I have an end date to this indulgence - Sunday.
I also need to accept that this is going to happen to me from time to time and that I will need to work with the consequences, even if its a weight gain.
I gripped to my trainer last night about my bad attitude and my lack of exercise and poor food choices. He simply responded: "It will all come back to you, you just need to make it happen." Make it happen, Kate. So that's what I am going to have to do.
Tonight we are going to a Bistro in town. I looked at the menu and picked out a few things that will be good choices (of course they are the more pricey ones) and I will pick between those few things.
As for tomorrow.. I already know what I am eating so I just have to plan the rest of my day around that.
Again, thank you all so much. I could not do this without you. I love you.
I am ending with this quasi-quote of the day. Its from an e-mail that a (male) friend of mine sent me and brought a tear to my eye, it was very much appreciated.
I want to take this time to thank all my amazing friends and family who, after yesterdays post, have given me all the love and support (plus a whole lot more) that has helped me have a better day today. Even more - all of you reminded me to keep my head up and you sent your love out to me. In fact you did that so well that today I am radiating with all of your positive feedback.
For that reason alone, I am SO glad that I created this blog. Without putting my own bad mood on this blog I would never have received the love and support (that was so desperately needed) from all of the people who matter to me the most. I am pretty certain, knowing my track record, that had I not gotten the support from you I would have fallen completely off the wagon. I would let this week defeat me.
A good friend reminded me today that enjoying a week like this in an indulgence, and having an indulgence is okay as long as you don't overindulge. I like that sentiment. Making choices that are good/okay/better for me (but may not be the best) and enjoying them, so long as I have an end date to this indulgence - Sunday.
I also need to accept that this is going to happen to me from time to time and that I will need to work with the consequences, even if its a weight gain.
I gripped to my trainer last night about my bad attitude and my lack of exercise and poor food choices. He simply responded: "It will all come back to you, you just need to make it happen." Make it happen, Kate. So that's what I am going to have to do.
Tonight we are going to a Bistro in town. I looked at the menu and picked out a few things that will be good choices (of course they are the more pricey ones) and I will pick between those few things.
As for tomorrow.. I already know what I am eating so I just have to plan the rest of my day around that.
Again, thank you all so much. I could not do this without you. I love you.
I am ending with this quasi-quote of the day. Its from an e-mail that a (male) friend of mine sent me and brought a tear to my eye, it was very much appreciated.
"I also wanted to tell you something that more men should tell women: you are enough just the way you are, you are loved, and no matter what shape and size you decide is best for you you're perfect in my book. You are a radiant joy and I miss being around you."
Love
-K
-K
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
optimism will be left at the door
Woof.
That is how I feel today.
That is how I feel like I look today.
I had a fun weekend. We went to NH with some friends and ate and drank, a lot. Then I went to Provincetown with 2 of my best friends and continued to eat and eat. On top of that - Today a client of mine decided that she needed to feed me chicken and cake for my birthday.
After all this eating and drinking...I feel gross. I have not worked out in 5 days and I feel it.
I am feeling quite anxious about the next few days too. Tomorrow is second family celebration, Thursday is my actual birthday then Friday we leave to go back to New York. Enter more food and drink.
As much as I planned for this to happen, I still was not ready for it.
I have training tonight and plan on busting my butt then spending a bunch of time at the gym/p90x-ing it tomorrow.
Today I am feeling pretty negative. Tomorrow will be better (hopefully).
Love.
-K
That is how I feel today.
That is how I feel like I look today.
I had a fun weekend. We went to NH with some friends and ate and drank, a lot. Then I went to Provincetown with 2 of my best friends and continued to eat and eat. On top of that - Today a client of mine decided that she needed to feed me chicken and cake for my birthday.
After all this eating and drinking...I feel gross. I have not worked out in 5 days and I feel it.
I am feeling quite anxious about the next few days too. Tomorrow is second family celebration, Thursday is my actual birthday then Friday we leave to go back to New York. Enter more food and drink.
As much as I planned for this to happen, I still was not ready for it.
I have training tonight and plan on busting my butt then spending a bunch of time at the gym/p90x-ing it tomorrow.
Today I am feeling pretty negative. Tomorrow will be better (hopefully).
Love.
-K
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