THE WEDDING DIET

After gaining 6 pounds from our three week binge in Iowa, it was clear...time to implement "THE WEDDING DIET". It isn't a published diet just healthier choices Nick and I decided would be better for our health. So far it consists of...NO pop, booze, red meat, white bread, potatoes, candy, fast food, pizza, white anything really, creamer, sugar (except the kinds in fruit, etc), mayo, ranch,etc...We try to keep meals at 300 calories or less. Surprisingly it has been successful, and no that hard to do. We do get one "Bad" day per week where you can have whatever it is that you fancy...(still no fast food though). Nick even checks labels now...we also try to eat organic if we know the ingredients we can eat it. I have lost 10 pounds to date, and Nick has lost his vacation weight plus two pounds. We are phasing in the gym so that we don't do too much too fast. The healthy change couldn't have come at a better time because I found out I am full of cholesterol...YEP...FULL. I will keep ya posted on that later...I have a follow up appointment in 3 months. FISH OIL...here we come!

Velociraptor

Nick and I decided to stick with a wedding diet dinner last night and visit our favorite Sushi restaurant Fuji Sushi. We ordered 3 rolls and were thrilled when we received a free roll. The sushi was delicious as usual and in the spirit of getting outside the box once and a while we decided to order a few pieces of Octopus sashimi. (The sucky disks intrigued me). Nick went first and said it did not have much flavor and that it was just "alright". I went next. I didn't like it at all it didn't have much flavor, and was as muscly as one would think a tentacle would be. The worst part is that unknown to us at the time...octopus skin is covered with the skin of a velociraptor. Yes I liked a dinosaur! It even came complete with a tiddler (hangy piece of skin that came to a point). I dared Nick to stroke it from the end to the tiddler. He took that dare, and dared me to Lick it the same way...not being one to pass up a dare I did it...and it was so horrible it made me shiver. I will not be trying it again anytime soon. I do feel some satisfaction knowing it isn't everyday that the opportunity comes along to lick a dinosaurs back.

Motherlode

We went to a new restaurant with some co-workers tonight call Claim Jumper (Clam Juniper as Nick likes to call it). We decided tonight would be our one bad day for the week... We get one day to eat whatever we want per week for our wedding diet. We enjoyed the small plates of appetizers for the Happy hour and then decided to get some desert. The menu read...

"Chocolate Motherlode Cake...Super Moist Slice of our Six-Layer Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Chips, Fresh Walnuts and Chocolate Fudge Frosting" There was also a part about how it was on the food network for nations most decadent cake. We can get a slice to go we thought and split it. A few bites each and that would be the end of it. BOY were we wrong. I don't know how we missed the word MOTHERLODE. It was plainly written at the top of the menu. The cake was the size of a baby's torso. It was the largest slice of cake we had ever seen and equally delicious. We have 4 layers left and another week before we get a bad day. Clam Juniper is definitely not on the wedding diet.

I am an Addict

I thought for sure I would be one of those brides who takes control over every detail, who loses sleep over the color of the napkins, and who schemes up ways to get everything she wants for "her big day". However, something funny happened, I am not that way about this at all. I could care less and find myself saying, "eh...it's only ONE day", or ,"as long as there's beer. " But something happened. I find myself addicted to Weddingbook. It is like the gossip and drama I never had. I silently judge, or sometimes verbally attack girls who post their drama on wedding boards. It started as something I would occasionally look at, but lately I can't stop. "Her dress is ugly"..."Who dwells on that?"..."What a sap"...are thoughts that frequently cross my mind. There are others like me. Some of the girls have gotten married and still frequent the site. I hope I can break this bad habit before I turn into one of those "pathetic" girls. Only time will tell.

New Year Fresh Start

Well...I tried to start a blog about a year ago...and as you can see from past posts...it did not go well. I think that this time could be different. Nick and I have a lot going on in our lives right now. Hopefully it gives me some inspiration and some good stories. I will try to give updates about the wedding, our diet, and any other Diddy stories that come along. We will have to wait and see what 2009 brings.