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So it’s been awhile since I posted anything at all. I suppose I should recap the last 8 months…

I stopped Nutrisystem because it was actually making me sick. I had lost about 19 pounds total on the program. I have since gained most of it back. I had hoped that eating healthier and more homemade stuff would keep the weight off, but alas and alack.

In March, Babylon and I moved in together. It may seem a little fast but we’ve known each other for 5 years now so there weren’t many surprises. We got a brand new 2 bedroom apartment and it’s fantastic. It’s not on the ground floor, so there’s fewer bugs that wander inside, and there are zero children running up to the patio, as it’s a balcony and it backs to a bunch of trees. It’s also controlled access for the most part, so I don’t get as many random unwanted visitors at the door.

I’ve been making about 80% of the meals we eat every week. Some are from scratch, some are semi-homemade, but it’s all been delicious. GatheredTable has been really great with helping that too. They send me new recipes and meal ideas all the time and it’s been pretty inspiring.

Oh and in a few weeks, late July, I’ll officially be an aunt to a lovely little nephew. My brother and his wife haven’t announced the name yet, but I’m so excited. I’ve been buying everything I see that has foxes on it, not only because the nursery is orange, but also because foxes are awesome. At the baby shower, I gave them a box, with many foxes, and some baby socks. Also, Dr. Seuss books, including Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. 

Babylon and my anniversary is the 4th and my birthday is next week. I bought myself a new 1TB Xbox One with a bunch of games as an early birthday present. I’ve been mostly playing Neverwinter though. I’m already level 55. Out of 60. And I’ve put way too much money into it, considering it’s a free to play game. But it’s awesome.

I’ve been working on the Carbon Saw stuff recently and I think I’m going to launch a new Indiegogo campaign soon for the new Dr. Voodoo game. Through the awesomeness of Udemy,  I’m trying to learn Swift and also WordPress coding to be able to create the game and make the site better. Carbon Saw is also officially an LLC now. It feels awesome to finally be doing something with my ideas.

I’ve been working freelance recently with a woman who is trying to preserve her family history into a book. It’s a pretty fun project and it’s helping me pay my bills so that’s always good.

I’m still doing tutoring on Saturdays too. It’s been more scarce because of the school year ending, but I’m supposed to see my student this Saturday. Hoping that actually happens.

This week, I’m at camp teaching animation to young children. We’re doing hand drawn on paper and stop motion with cameras and maybe some computer animation later with Scratch. It’s been fun but exhausting. And some of the kids are trouble, but most are pretty good. A few are really good at drawing and are picking up on the basic principles of animation pretty well. So that’s cool.

Well, it’s time for me to take the kids outside for a bit. Most are at the pool today, but a couple stayed behind with me to do more work and have fun with animation stuffs. I made a little video today for stop motion too. You can see it here. It’s a small tip of the hat to America for legalizing gay marriage and taking another step toward equality in this country. Go America!

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Wednesday was my company’s Thanksgiving dinner. So I was off diet for that. There was a hypnotist and it was hilarious. It wouldn’t work on me, or on most of us, but the ones it did work on were so great. You really had to be there to appreciate it.

Thursday I was on diet until dinner when I got calzone with Babylon.

Friday I was mostly on diet except for lunch, when I finished the calzone.

Saturday and Sunday I was off diet.

Monday I was mostly on diet.

Tuesday I was on diet until dinner.

I think I’ll stop doing these weekly updates except for actual weight loss updates, since I keep forgetting to do them anyway. Heh.

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Wednesday I was off diet.

Thursday I was on diet until dinner, when I got Chinese with Babylon.

Friday I was off diet.

Saturday I spent time with my parents and got my dad an iPhone 5s as his new phone. He loves it but can’t figure that thing out much yet. Lol. Off diet.

Sunday I went to Babylon’s sister’s wedding, so I was off diet then too.

Monday I was mostly on diet.

Tuesday I was on diet.

 

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Wednesday I was on diet until dinner, when I went to Houlihans with Wolfe.

Thursday I was on diet until I went to dinner with Babylon, also went to the dentist and got my first and hopefully only filling.

Friday I was on diet.

Saturday and Sunday I was off diet. Went to a nerdy burlesque show with Spike. Had a pretty good time. Ran a bunch of errands on Sunday.

Monday I was mostly on diet. Morning weigh-in showed 9.2 pounds lost. Whoohoo!

Tuesday I was mostly on diet.

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Wednesday I was on diet.

Thursday I was on diet and went to the gym.

Friday I was on diet until dinner, cuz it was Halloween. Went to Greene Turtle with Babylon, Lucky, and a guy from my work.

Saturday and Sunday I was off diet.

Monday I was mostly on diet and did a weigh in. 8.2 pounds lost.

Tuesday I was on diet until dinner. Got Sarku since I was near the mall for my allergy shots and I was so hungry. Hung out with Spike a little while he was on break.

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Wednesday I was on diet until dinner, when I had breakfast. Again.

Thursday I was on diet and skipped dessert during the day so that Babylon and I could get creme brûlée at Houlihans.

Friday I was on diet until dinner when I had tacos with my mom.

Saturday and Sunday I was off diet.

Monday I was on diet and went to visit my mom and then Babylon.

Tuesday I was on diet until dinner.

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Wednesday I was on diet until the evening when I had a few snacks. I also made roasted red and orange peppers and put them in olive oil in jars in the fridge. They smelled delicious.

Thursday I was on diet.

Friday I was on diet until dinner. Babylon, Lucky, and I did a stream of Skyward Sword that night. It was hilarious.

Saturday and Sunday I was off diet.

Monday I was on diet until dinner, when I got sushi and chinese with my mom.

Tuesday I was on diet and took Thomas to the vet for the first time in too long. About 2 years or so. He did really well and everything went great. He’s very healthy, they said. And at his size, 14.5 pounds isn’t fat. He’s apparently just a very big kitty. Wow.

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Wednesday I was off diet.

Thursday I was kinda on diet.

Friday I was on diet until dinner. Spike came over and we got Giorgios and watched Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart. It was a good movie, though a little weird.

On Saturday, Babylon and I went to G&Ms for crab cakes. It was delicious. Then we went to my parents’ house so I could do laundry and they could get to know him a bit.

Sunday I was off diet, hung out with Babylon, and did some overtime work.

Monday I was on diet.

Tuesday I was on diet.

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Foods I tried:
– Mexican style tortilla soup: not as spicy as expected, which is good. Too many beans though.

Wednesday I was on diet until dinner and hung out with Babylon.

Thursday I was on diet until dinner and then my parents brought my new chairs down for me and helped me set them up. So awesome! So excited! Can’t wait for the table to get here…

Friday I was on diet until dinner and then we went out to the Irish pub for Babylon’s birthday!

Saturday and Sunday I was off diet. Sunday was D&D.

Monday and Tuesday I was mostly off diet.

This week was bad…

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Every time I start making progress on my weight loss, I gain it all back as soon as I’m on late shift at work. Because by the time I get home, I’m so hungry that I just stop thinking or caring. I’ve tried bringing dinner and extra snacks to work, but it’s just not happening. I get home and just devour everything…

I don’t know what to do. It’s so frustrating that any progress made is obliterated by a single week.

I hate this.

And I want a cheeseburger…

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