I'm back!
Zomgwtfbbqawesome.
I didn't mean to take such a long break from here, but craploads of crap have been going on.
As I mentioned in my post from several eons ago, I started on a new weight loss plan the first of the year. It's a really great, simple plan: diet and exercise. And it's working. I weighed myself today, and I've lost 30 pounds. 30 pounds in just under 3 months! That's the most I've ever lost, I've gone past my low weight from 4 years ago, and I've lost over 10% of my body weight (which I've been told can greatly improve your health). I'm not doing anything crazy either. No bizarre eating restrictions or starving myself. I can eat up to 1800 calories a day, although most days I only eat about 1500. I won't lie, it was hard at first. I was pretty much hungry all day every day for two weeks. It took another week for me to start feeling full from the amount of food I was eating, but it has totally worked! Now I have no problem eating this amount. Essentially, I've done all of the hard work of the diet. In the past I'd tried gradually stepping down how much I was eating (which is probably what you're supposed to do). Eff that noise. You end up being hungry for months on end and then give up. Go big or go home I say. I had a few crazy weeks at the beginning, and now everything is copacetic. I'm not hungry all the time and I keep losing weight. It's like goddamn magic.
I also painted this painting. It's some quick art I made up for one of my friend's band's album cover. There's some text that got added after. The name of the album (Through a Birdless Sky) goes in the upper right corner and the band name ('tis) down in the lower right. Btw, that's not the corner of the paper that is folded back, it's just painted to look like it is. Cool, no?
The biggest thing going on right now is that I'm looking at buying a house. It's kind of funny considering I just sort of decided to do it on a whim. One day I was just sitting there and the thought occurred to me that this was a good time to buy a house (what with interest rates & housing prices being low due to the crapful economy), and I was in a position where I could not only afford a house, but benefit from doing so (i.e. build equity & possibly have a mortgage that is cheaper than my rent). I went today and got pre-approved for a loan. It's not a huge amount, it's just me applying as I am solidly single & I'm not exactly rolling in dough. I do, however, have a good credit rating/history, and because of the economy there's plenty of sweet hook-ups for first time home-buyers. I've looked at a few houses here in BG, but I've accepted that it's very unlikely I'll find anything I can afford in town that isn't a complete disaster area. BG home prices haven't fallen as much as other areas, so I'm looking @ one of the smaller towns in the area, or perhaps out in the country. More details to come as things develop!
In somewhat related news I've acquired a roommate for next year, well, Aug to May anyway (in a college town that's how the lease years run). He's agreed to be my housemate instead if I purchase a house. In fact he's visibly more excited than I am sometimes, I think dorm & apartment life has been wearing thin for him. He's a bit like a big puppy, easily excitable, likes attention, and wants to be liked by/be friends with everyone, so I have a bit a fun trolling him @ work. The whole reason I chose to take on a roommate, I do like having a whole place to myself after all, was that it neatly (and nearly completely) will provide me with extra cash for the big trip to Australia that Julia and I are planning for next year.
We're looking at May 2012 for out big Australia trip. Nothing has been set yet, just lots of ideas being thrown into the idea hat. Later this spring we're going to go back to the travel agency and start getting things sorted.
April 2012 is when my friends Steve (former roommate) & Stephanie are getting married. It's all been very exciting and disgustingly cute. Her parents are paying for most of the wedding, so it's going to be super fabulous. And I'll give her some respect because she's really on the ball, they've already booked the place and a bunch of other stuff. She has a whole binder full of stuff. I'm going to be a bridesmaid, so I'm excited about getting to dress up and drink free booze. Though I'm glad that there's no plans on going dress shopping until late summer. If I got something now I have a feeling it wouldn't fit in a year.
So that's what's going on. If anybody still reads this, how are you? :)
I didn't mean to take such a long break from here, but craploads of crap have been going on.
As I mentioned in my post from several eons ago, I started on a new weight loss plan the first of the year. It's a really great, simple plan: diet and exercise. And it's working. I weighed myself today, and I've lost 30 pounds. 30 pounds in just under 3 months! That's the most I've ever lost, I've gone past my low weight from 4 years ago, and I've lost over 10% of my body weight (which I've been told can greatly improve your health). I'm not doing anything crazy either. No bizarre eating restrictions or starving myself. I can eat up to 1800 calories a day, although most days I only eat about 1500. I won't lie, it was hard at first. I was pretty much hungry all day every day for two weeks. It took another week for me to start feeling full from the amount of food I was eating, but it has totally worked! Now I have no problem eating this amount. Essentially, I've done all of the hard work of the diet. In the past I'd tried gradually stepping down how much I was eating (which is probably what you're supposed to do). Eff that noise. You end up being hungry for months on end and then give up. Go big or go home I say. I had a few crazy weeks at the beginning, and now everything is copacetic. I'm not hungry all the time and I keep losing weight. It's like goddamn magic.
I also painted this painting. It's some quick art I made up for one of my friend's band's album cover. There's some text that got added after. The name of the album (Through a Birdless Sky) goes in the upper right corner and the band name ('tis) down in the lower right. Btw, that's not the corner of the paper that is folded back, it's just painted to look like it is. Cool, no?The biggest thing going on right now is that I'm looking at buying a house. It's kind of funny considering I just sort of decided to do it on a whim. One day I was just sitting there and the thought occurred to me that this was a good time to buy a house (what with interest rates & housing prices being low due to the crapful economy), and I was in a position where I could not only afford a house, but benefit from doing so (i.e. build equity & possibly have a mortgage that is cheaper than my rent). I went today and got pre-approved for a loan. It's not a huge amount, it's just me applying as I am solidly single & I'm not exactly rolling in dough. I do, however, have a good credit rating/history, and because of the economy there's plenty of sweet hook-ups for first time home-buyers. I've looked at a few houses here in BG, but I've accepted that it's very unlikely I'll find anything I can afford in town that isn't a complete disaster area. BG home prices haven't fallen as much as other areas, so I'm looking @ one of the smaller towns in the area, or perhaps out in the country. More details to come as things develop!
In somewhat related news I've acquired a roommate for next year, well, Aug to May anyway (in a college town that's how the lease years run). He's agreed to be my housemate instead if I purchase a house. In fact he's visibly more excited than I am sometimes, I think dorm & apartment life has been wearing thin for him. He's a bit like a big puppy, easily excitable, likes attention, and wants to be liked by/be friends with everyone, so I have a bit a fun trolling him @ work. The whole reason I chose to take on a roommate, I do like having a whole place to myself after all, was that it neatly (and nearly completely) will provide me with extra cash for the big trip to Australia that Julia and I are planning for next year.
We're looking at May 2012 for out big Australia trip. Nothing has been set yet, just lots of ideas being thrown into the idea hat. Later this spring we're going to go back to the travel agency and start getting things sorted.
April 2012 is when my friends Steve (former roommate) & Stephanie are getting married. It's all been very exciting and disgustingly cute. Her parents are paying for most of the wedding, so it's going to be super fabulous. And I'll give her some respect because she's really on the ball, they've already booked the place and a bunch of other stuff. She has a whole binder full of stuff. I'm going to be a bridesmaid, so I'm excited about getting to dress up and drink free booze. Though I'm glad that there's no plans on going dress shopping until late summer. If I got something now I have a feeling it wouldn't fit in a year.
So that's what's going on. If anybody still reads this, how are you? :)
Labels: dieting, house hunting, painting, planning
posted by Winter @ 9:27 AM
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