After my little trip with hubby, I gained a pound... which isn't that big of a deal considering how much I ate. I drank soda (which I don't do at home), had appetizers and desserts with both lunch and dinner - so what? That's what a vacation is about right?

Well, now I've been home for a few days and back in the swing of things. I don't really count points anymore on paper. I just sort of do a rough estimate in my head and try to stay within my range. I feel so good about it. Before joining, I would waste SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY in the day thinking about how I am not doing anything about it.  Now that I am actually making an effort, I don't have that guilt hanging over me.

Hubby is down 12 pounds and I am one pound away from goal - which is good enough for me. 

My best friend (who became a leader in the Bronx) just left my house and she is the skinniest she has ever been in her LIFE. It's flipping amazing!! We went to the mall to shop for dresses and when she came out of the dressing room, I fell on the floor!! I've know this girl since she was a young teen - and the transformation is astonishing! Couldn't believe my EYES. 

But Jen says it's not just from eating right - she works out a few times a week too. My husband bought the tape on her word and is going to start doing it tomorrow. It's from the female trainer on The Biggest Loser. I forgot the name - but it's a 20 minute work out that really kicks the you know what out of you.

I might watch it to see what it's about - after seeing Jen that is! I'm still bugging out about the whole thing. She is a mom of two by the way - her youngest is 5 months old. 

I still feel the motivation and I know I am doing right by my kids. Today they ate whole wheat pasta and loved every bite of it. They will know what I teach them... hopefully we can all stay healthy together. 

Today was date day for Bill and I. We always go to Applebee's to eat (I HATE THAT RESTAURANT - but it has a WW menu) and I got my favorite quesadilla but forget to tell them no mushrooms. So I spent a good 10 minutes picking out all of them from the meal. UGH! And then we saw "Yes Man" with Jim Carrey. Cute movie - great message!! But wait until it comes out on video. It's not really a theatre kind of movie.

This is basically what my house looks like right now. Why is it when you are trying to clean, it always gets WORSE.

We are taking down all the decorations from the holidays (only to put Valentine's Day stuff up). I weighed myself and gained almost 2 pounds from my trip with Bill in the city! But I totally ate what I want (three courses a meal), so it's understood.

Last night, we also worked on our kitchen for an hour or so - organizing Tupperware and all that jazz. We order the Green Boxes from Debbie Meyers on QVC and put all our fruit and veggies in them. Will let you know if they work or not - I'm skeptical... but hopeful. Strawberries in our house go bad in like 2 DAYS!

BOO! Reality returns! Hubby and I have been having such a wonderful time in the city without the kids. The hotel is just magical and the spa treatments were AMAZING. But that's all over at 11am tomorrow. Less than 12 hours away... UGH.

It is what it is. I really miss my kids believe it or not. You want to get away and then you spend the whole day saying, "Oh Natalie would LOVE this" etc. LOL.

So this afternoon, we walked up and down 5th and Madison gawking at all the stores. I kept joking with Bill about all my friends (any high end store with a person's name). So as we walked by Jimmy Choo I would say, "There's Jimmy. He doesn't know me yet. Oh, there's Christian - He doesn't know me yet."

I think I scared Bill a bit. Imagine really shopping in those places! INSANE. 

Then we went to Barney's and Bergdorf. You want to lose weight? Walk around those stores for 5 minutes. You'll start throwing up in no time. I mean, are these people CRAZY spending that money on clothes? Are they MAGIC clothing? The bags I SORT of understand. But I will never spend $700 for a pair of black pants. 

We ate at some REALLY great places too! And most of them had Prix Fixes.  If you are visiting NYC, you should REALLY check out Porter House in the Time Warner Building and Molyvos. 

Today we had lunch at Barney's upstairs restaurant and had dinner at BLT Market in The Ritz Carlton. 

We dropped WAY too much money! But the hotel was free because we used credit card points... perhaps it's justified.

Tomorrow I'm not sure where we are going to have lunch - but after that, it's back to Long Island. My mom is probably itching for us to return.

I miss my Rosetta Stone!! :) 

In. My. Glory.

Hubby is catching the score of some football game so I decided to do a quick post online. We are away together sans children for a few days to celebrate our last anniversary. We should have went away in November, but life happens and here we are... IN HEAVEN.

I just had a hot stone massage and facial and am literally a ball of mush. If it were up to me I would fall asleep right now in this big comfy bed, but I think we still have to eat dinner. :)

Diet is on hold for the next few days. We had a HUGE lunch which I only nibbled on because of how rich it was and now dinner I am sure will be worse.

And I might just have a mojito tonight - call me crazy! I don't drink ever... but why the heck not!

Tomorrow we have a few more services scheduled and I couldn't be happier. No kids with poopy diapers, no messy living room to clean up, no dinner to make. Just me and my man.

I love when people make these things! I wanted to gather up a few of my favorites in one place for future reference. I might start adding them to the bottom of some of my Fact or Fiction posts. If you know of any, please add them in the comment section.

ONTD