Holy Crackers!

Well hello there! I just realized I haven't blogged in almost four months! GAH! The last time I blogged I mentioned that I've been trying to lose weight. Well in the last four months I've lost 35 pounds!!! And I had lost about 15 before that just from the fact that I'm always walking at work. So in all I've lost about 50 pounds from my heaviest weight! I feel so good in my body, haven't had any back pain in a long time. I love all the people who I haven't seen in a long time who are telling me how good I look! That's all the encouragement I need right there to keep working at getting to my goal weight! I try to work out about five days a week in the gym but I exercise in some way every single day. I also try to mix things up so that my body isn't getting used to a certain pattern. I try to do a lot of cardio when I go to the gym and I do some weights too but I've always been pretty muscular so I don't go crazy on the weight machines. Not trying to look like a body-builder lol. I've also been eating much better to go along with all my exercise. I've cut way down on starches like pastas and potato products. I've never been a soda drinker so that's not a concern but I have been making sure to drink lots and lots of water. When I cook at home I always bake or roast my food, never fry anything. I also try to buy fresh meats and veggies, no frozen pre-packaged meats or anything like that. I don't snack and I've never liked junk food so I haven't really had to sacrifice anything like that.

Now on to something else I'm excited about!

TRUE BLOOD! That's all I have to say lol! This season has been awesome and that's thanks totally to Denis O'Hare who is a JOY (!!!) to watch as Russell Edgington, Vampire King of Mississippi (say with a heavy Southern draaawl), the oldest vampire we've seen to date on the show. Mr. O'Hare's character is so charming and mesmerizing it's hard to take one's eyes off him. He definitely steals EVERY scene in which he appears. I especially love the relationship between Russell and Talbot his handsome, high-strung lover for 700 years. Like Russell says, "Try spending eternity together, that takes commitment." The rest of the cast are good as always but I'm always waiting for Russell to show up on screen and hit us with one of his brilliantly droll one-liners. Some of the plotlines ARE starting to bore me a bit though, the whole Bill/Sookie fight, makeup, fight, makeup cycle is starting to get waaay old. I do love that we've seen how deeply Eric and Pam care for each other. Other than Russell, Eric is definitely my favorite character and Pam is lovely :) Arlene has had a nice arc as well, and Carrie Preston has done a wonderful job playing her. The season finale is in a little less than two weeks and I'm excited to see how everything is going to unfold! All I know is that I don't want Russell to die, even if he is batshit crazy and not a little evil!

Well, that's all I have for now. Thanks for stopping by :)

AP

Metamorphosis...

Hi all! Nothing much new going on around here in Ashleyland...I've managed to lose about 8 pounds in six weeks though HOORAY! I'm trying desperately to get myself in shape as I am woefully overweight (GAH!) People at work are starting to notice too, which, to be totally honest, feels GREAT! It lets me know that all the sweating and pounding away on the treadmill, the endless situps/crunches and everything else is paying off! Along with all the exercise I'm also trying to eat much better than I used to . I've never been an overeater but I did let myself have things that weren't very healthy. Now I'm cutting those things out or, if I do have them, I'll only have a small amount. But I refuse to skimp on my coffee. I don't drink it every day but it's one of the few JOYS that I do have in life and I refuse to drink coffee if it isn't exactly the way I like it. But I'm drinking TONS of water. I don't drink soda so I don't have to worry about that, went to skim milk instead of 1%, no snacking after dinner, things like that. If I'm watching TV instead of just sitting on the couch I'll get up and lift weights or do ab exercises. So, hopefully in about six months I'll have lost at least twenty pounds if not more. Will keep everyone posted!