Denial - It's not just a river in Egypt anymore.
It is my current mental state, with regards to weight loss.
I have not tracked food on the Weight Watchers website, despite my membership, since May 2nd. I have not tracked my own weight since then, either.
I could scream at myself. Tomorrow will mark my 100th day belonging to the Double Dubs, and I have MAYBE lost ten pounds.
Pathetic.
I know I should not beat on myself this way. I know I should love myself, because that's my Manifesto - that I can love myself at any weight and still find my way to a healthy lifestyle. But today I hate myself very much, because I should be maintaining now instead of losing. I should be in smaller pants. I should not have stress-ate my way through the LSATs this past week. I should have kept tracking, even when I got stressed or tired or pressed for time. I should be in a bikini this summer.
So what do I do?
Start tracking. Weight myself. Dust off the crumbs, and move on.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Let's all make paella.
Title says it all. Let's all make a seafood paella, okay? Okay. Didn't think there would be TOO much protesting, anyway.
My lovely Yiayia turned 75 on June 1st, so my family got together to celebrate. We were originally thinking clambake or some kind of seafood grilling extravaganza, but cooler heads prevailed and my aunt suggested a seafood paella. We didn't protest too much.
My uncles cookbook, and his go-to recipe for his famous paella. He makes a variation of this paella valencia, which I know ya'll can't see because of the blurriness of the photo (I blame bad lighting). My aunt generally has paella for her birthday, with the seafood and roasted chicken. We did the complete seafood for my mother's birthday last year, and this is shaping up to be a family tradition on birthdays.
Did you know that my uncle won my aunt's heart with paella? It's true. They were going to a restaurant, and he had called a day in advance to order paella for their date. It was evidently a winning moment for him :-D.
I showed up pretty late in the afternoon, so I missed an entire day of preparation. But I did get some action shots! These are some ingredients.
Oh look everyone, a BIG POT. Wonder what's going in there? All of dinner eventually.
Another ingredient, and some feet. This little tin contains saffron. It's totally expensive, and the tin is totally gorgeous. And it makes paella unique and fragrant :-)
And one of the most important ingredients - Lobstah. Oh my god, lobster. I'm a New Englander through and through, and this color is as gorgeous as changing leaves, Sam Adams Boston Lager, and the Atlantic ocean. I love lobster, and there was tons of it to be had!! There were mussels and shrimp as well.
Look at these babies, waiting to be peeled and then enjoyed.
My poppa in an action shot, cleaning a tail under tap water. Note the delicious carnage in the sink.
Pardon the blurry photo, but check out our appetizers :-)
In the meantime, while your dad is cleaning the lobster and the rice is cookin', take the puppy outside and play. Ya'll, this is our cockapoo puppy, Ruger (named after Stern Ruger Firearms, of course). He likes paella, but likes the outdoors more.
Take some gorgeous shot of your aunt's flowers, too, while you're outside.
Then....MAGIC HAPPENS.
This is one of two pictures I took, but the other was mad crap-pay. Look how gorgeous this is. And it tastes just as good as it looks. Under the festive mussels and roasted red peppers, we find veggies, rice, chorizo, shrimp, lobster chunks, and deliciousness.
But wait guys. We aren't done. This is after all a birthday party, no? And once all the zinn and paella has been had, it is time for CAKE.
But not just any cake....
Like, the most gorgeous cake I've ever seen. From Frederick's Pastries, in Bedford, NH. Chocolate cake, buttercream frosting, and sugar candy flowers.
So beautiful. What a sweet way to spend a Sunday.
My lovely Yiayia turned 75 on June 1st, so my family got together to celebrate. We were originally thinking clambake or some kind of seafood grilling extravaganza, but cooler heads prevailed and my aunt suggested a seafood paella. We didn't protest too much.
My uncles cookbook, and his go-to recipe for his famous paella. He makes a variation of this paella valencia, which I know ya'll can't see because of the blurriness of the photo (I blame bad lighting). My aunt generally has paella for her birthday, with the seafood and roasted chicken. We did the complete seafood for my mother's birthday last year, and this is shaping up to be a family tradition on birthdays.
Did you know that my uncle won my aunt's heart with paella? It's true. They were going to a restaurant, and he had called a day in advance to order paella for their date. It was evidently a winning moment for him :-D.
I showed up pretty late in the afternoon, so I missed an entire day of preparation. But I did get some action shots! These are some ingredients.
Oh look everyone, a BIG POT. Wonder what's going in there? All of dinner eventually.
Another ingredient, and some feet. This little tin contains saffron. It's totally expensive, and the tin is totally gorgeous. And it makes paella unique and fragrant :-)
And one of the most important ingredients - Lobstah. Oh my god, lobster. I'm a New Englander through and through, and this color is as gorgeous as changing leaves, Sam Adams Boston Lager, and the Atlantic ocean. I love lobster, and there was tons of it to be had!! There were mussels and shrimp as well.
Look at these babies, waiting to be peeled and then enjoyed.
My poppa in an action shot, cleaning a tail under tap water. Note the delicious carnage in the sink.
Pardon the blurry photo, but check out our appetizers :-)
In the meantime, while your dad is cleaning the lobster and the rice is cookin', take the puppy outside and play. Ya'll, this is our cockapoo puppy, Ruger (named after Stern Ruger Firearms, of course). He likes paella, but likes the outdoors more.
Take some gorgeous shot of your aunt's flowers, too, while you're outside.
Then....MAGIC HAPPENS.
This is one of two pictures I took, but the other was mad crap-pay. Look how gorgeous this is. And it tastes just as good as it looks. Under the festive mussels and roasted red peppers, we find veggies, rice, chorizo, shrimp, lobster chunks, and deliciousness.
But wait guys. We aren't done. This is after all a birthday party, no? And once all the zinn and paella has been had, it is time for CAKE.
But not just any cake....
Like, the most gorgeous cake I've ever seen. From Frederick's Pastries, in Bedford, NH. Chocolate cake, buttercream frosting, and sugar candy flowers.
So beautiful. What a sweet way to spend a Sunday.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
quotent quotable.
"The best revenge I can think of for getting back at the people who try to take me down is to continue to live well."
-My aunt, Tina
-My aunt, Tina
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