On Hold

Some of you may be wondering where the hell I’ve been lately. Thank you for your concern. Things here are fine but I’m being pulled in too many directions, literally blogging in too many places at too many times, making it so that no blog can get enough of my attention. I’m thinking about combining this blog with one of my others but first I need to get my head on straight to figure out what’s working and what’s not. What I’ve got time for and what I actually want to be doing. Also, what I’m getting paid to do. : ) Ahh the almight dollar, you are such a bitch.

If you’re looking for me, you can find me here for tattoos, here for gay things and here for music things.

xoxo,

mia

I Wasted All My Points At Lunch Yesterday

Yesterday’s lunch was a huge wakeup call for me. I tried to do my best but it turns out, fish tacos from Houlihans is a terrible idea when you’re on WeightWatchers. The sad part? I would’ve used more of my weekly allowance points if I had gotten one of their salads!

When we sat down at the table, my girlfriend made a pretty interesting observation: they have this symbol key guide at the bottom of the menu (like a chili means spicy and an asterisk means something, etc. etc.). Well, there was a star that meant “low-calorie item” and the only place it appeared on the entire menu, was in the symbol key. HA! Or more accurately, WAH WAH!

Yeah, so my fish tacos ended up being a full 20 points (and that’s because I got broccoli as my side instead of fries).

I suppose the one good thing to come out of all of that, was that I actually looked up the nutritional info and even after seeing the terrible results, I added the points to my tracker.

Today I’ll be hitting the gym once again and adding another sticker to my workout calendar. Have an amazing weekend everyone!

Learning Things About Myself

Here’s what I’ve learned about myself in the past couple of weeks: I am lazy. I rejoined weight watchers because I thought it would be easier for me to hold myself accountable – but truthfully if I don’t know how much I’ve eaten or if I’ve ordered out from somewhere I have a terrible time forcing myself to track it.

Luckily, my weight hasn’t really changed (no clue how in the hell that’s happened…maybe I’m making better choices than I even thought?).

Part of me feels like I need to do something really cheesy and go to Walgreens to pick up some star stickers which I will then put on a printed out calendar to track how well I’m doing. Some people are really good at setting goals and then rewarding themselves with something big once they’ve accomplished them. I’m not one of those people. I don’t want anything enough that I don’t already have, or that I couldn’t easily get without much effort. Some part of me is stuck back in kindergarten, where a star sticker will do the trick. So, later today I will be getting those stickers and we’ll see how long I can keep up with it.

Today I have two AMAZING music recommendations for you. The first is Thao with The Get Down Stay Down. Their new album, “Know Better Learn Faster” is fantastic. Luckily, if you’re reading this around the time I’m writing this, you will be able to stream the album in its entirety over at Spinner.

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down – “Know Better Learn Faster”

The second comes from Florence & The Machine. I cannot stop listening to her debut album, “Lungs”. It is insanely good, trust me. I’d embed a track on here but for some reason WordPress isn’t a fan of java or flash or one of those code-type-things. So instead, I’ll link you to a place where you can download a track for free. You’re welcome.

Hope everyone is doing well and keeping up with their goals. I’ve had a really hard time getting to the gym lately but today is the day!

Weight Watchers Is Killing Me

Ok, so I love Weight Watchers and it definitely works but I lost weight this week and now I’m down to 18 points for the day (for those of you who follow the system, you’ll know that 18 points seems like barely anything. I still can’t seem to shake this cold so I haven’t even been able to work out and get some points to eat back – woah is me.

Last night I finally got to catch up on Biggest Loser and was not surprised at all when it came down to who they voted off. What I am surprised about, is how little compassion the other contestants have for Coach Mo. He didn’t pick the crazy lady to be his partner, he’s stuck with her. Yes, he is a pushover who let her ultimately decide who would be going home, but I feel so badly for him. He busts his ass just as hard, if not harder than a lot of the people on campus. Also, I love Shay, but she needs to stop with the waterworks and understand that eventhough she’s had a hard life, no one owes her anything there. She needs to be able to do this for herself just like everyone else does.

Ok, I’ve said my piece. Here are some delicious tunes for your ears since I haven’t been able to give you anything sooner.

Pictureplane – 5th Sun (Heliopolis Mix by Rainbow Arabia)

L.E.S. Artistes – Santigold (XXXChange Remix)

Cracktown – The Prarie Cartel

I’m in The House (feat. zuper blahq ) – Steake Aokie (Gigi Barocco Remix)

Down for The Count

I’ve officially been sick for the past 2, yes 2 weeks. I’ve got the chest congestion, the chills, the sore throat, fatigue, dryness and a bit of the aches. You’d think that along with all of that, I’d also get the best symptom of all -  no appetite. You’d be wrong though. For some reason, when I get a cold, I’m starving. This is just about the saddest thing ever. While my friends are able to shrink their stomachs while laying on the couch with a fever, I’m stuck with no benefit whatsoever.

This is not the first time my failing health has played this cruel joke on me. I’ve had a rather unpleasant chronic condition since the age of 12 which goes in and out of remission. When it’s out of remission  – it’s terrible. The symptoms that go along with it are almost unbearable and I’ve got all of them. All except for “rapid weight loss”.

Thanks a lot immune system. Really.