Those last 10... well maybe 20 pounds...

Done with my paper!  Yay!  Lets just hope that all that hard work will get me an A.  Ok, lets me honest, I hope all that medium work will get me an A. 

The weather in Southern California has gotten very nice lately.  So nice that it is in the 80's!  Except for the fact that it is a blaring reminder that summer is coming and I am still 20 pounds away from my ideal weight.  One thing is for sure: There is NO WAY I am getting my fat butt into a swim suit until I lose this weight.  I will be happy with 10 pounds.  Ecstatic with 15.  Will probably have a heart attack due to shock if I can get it down 20 lbs. 

I didn't realize how quickly your body changes as you get older.  I have never had a problem with maintaining a healthy weight.  However, now, I find myself eating more healthy but gaining more weight than I ever did before.  This is simply not acceptable.  My New Years goals did not work.  I simply did not have enough motivation to do it.  Well, the thought that summer was so far away did not exactly help either!  But now, summer is fast approaching and I better get my butt in shape! 

I have enlisted the help of Weight Watchers to accomplish my goals.  I totally am mortified with the thought of weighing myself in front of people so I will stick to the online version, which has worked for me in the past.  I used Weight Watchers Online to lose the weight after baby and it worked great.  So now I am back, 4 years later, and trying to lose that same weight again.  So here we go.  First day back and I am optimistic.  I will look fabulous and when I do, I will proudly wear my skinny bikinis that I have saved for the day that I will be back to fighting weight again. So in the spirit of my renewed weight loss enthusiasm, I invite you to join me.  Get off the computer and take a walk.  As much as I love you reading what i have to say, I would rather you read me while you are relaxing after a hard workout while you are eating your healthy snack.  So what do you say "Mighty Blogosphere"?  Lets GET FIT!  (ok way cheesy but I had to!)

Best of luck to us all for a fit and healthy Spring/Summer 2010.

~Amy

**More on my adventures in paper writing after I have detoxed from the actual writing of it... I just simply cannot bear writing anything about that thing until I have allowed myself to relax.  :) 

                            

Why?!

So my boss walked into work today with a "new" Gucci purse that is absolutely HIDEOUS!  It got me thinking...

So, I have to ask myself, why would someone purchase something like that for that much money.  I'm not sure the price she paid for it, but it likely was around $350. or so.  So i have to wonder, did she buy it because she thought it was cute?  Well... it isn't.  It looks like luggage slung on your arm.  I'm not sure what strange thoughts were running through her head when she bought it but clearly, she needs some brutally honest friends or a sister.  Regardless, she needed some good ole advice prior to making that purchase.  Sale or no sale, designer or no designer, she paid WAY too much for that ugly thing.  But I guess we can't all be blessed with good people around us who will tell us when they would be embarassed to be seen with us because of our fashion choices.  So, special thanks to my sisters and to my friends!  Without you, I may have an oversized computer bag for a purse....  or not.

The $52,000. Louis Vuiton Bag.... the ultimate in ugly purses. 

Procrastination

I have a 10 page Appellate Brief due for my 1L writing class and have had 8 weeks to do it so far.  I have successfully completed a maximum of 2 pages of actual writing, 1 of them being the table of contents.  This paper is due in 2 weeks and is a lot more intensive than 10 pages in undergrad.  Why do I torture myself by procrastinating?

I have successfully tricked myself into believing that I perform better under stress.  There may be some truth to this... but since I have always procrastinated, I have always performed under stress so I do not know what it is like to perform under a relaxed, appropriately paced speed.  It may be that I actually perform better when given enough time to do more editing than clicking the spell check button as I frantically put paper in the printer to print and rush out the door for delivery.  I insist on waiting until the last possible second and them am left at lightning speed, typing like a mad-woman, hoping that there are no computer failures, printer issues, or brain malfunctions during the process.  Then, as I can see the clock ticking down to the final minute, my hands start to shake and I periodically have to take a breath and calm myself down because the pressure is simply getting to be too much.  You would think that one instance like that, and I would have learned my lesson.  Nope. Not so.  Not even close.  I leave myself procrastinating to last possible second and have to experience the horror all over again.  This paper, I am not going to do that.  I am going to finish with at the very least a couple days to spare.  This is the plan anyways... we'll see how it works.  Wish me luck! 

All I know is THANK GOODNESS my research isn't like this:

Some thoughts...

I was looking at my "to-do" list and thinking man, there is so much to do and no time to do it!  Where does the time go?  Since starting law school, I have gained 10 lbs.  This was not part of my law school plan.  So, I am making myself some goals and I intend to stick to them.  New Years Resolutions didn't work... so how about New Me Resolutions?  Maybe thats more realistic.

My Resolutions:
1. Work out 3x/week
2. Eat Healthy
3. Indulge myself enough so that I don't over-indulge when I'm tempted.
4. Stop looking at the size of my pants or the tag on my shirt.  Whatever size I am, if I'm healthy, I'll be happy.

So I start my goals and am really really going to try to stick to them.  Wish me luck!