Holiday Rock Star!!

I am more than happy to report that I survived the holidays without gaining any weight!  Rock on!! Not one single pound.  I enjoyed every single function I went to, tasted and sampled if I wanted to, but really watched portion control and tried to focus on proteins as my main staple.  I drank a lot of water, unsweet tea etc too.  I went to Boot Camp when I could.  I didn't stress over anything and just enjoyed myself.  And.....I am just fine!

I have actually LOST a few pounds the past 2 days but I won't take full credit for that.  I have been super sick since Saturday (today is Monday).  I finally have my first real "sick" of the season. Totally my first stomach virus since surgery and I had always wondered what it would be like post-op to have a stomach virus.  So.....now I know.  Not different than any other virus thank goodness but misrable nonetheless.  I also got a really bad cold at the same time as the stomach virus.  Totally weird!! Either way I really don't want to eat nor do I hold it down.  I've decided that it doesn't matter how healthy one is, you are going to sick. Especially this time of year. I spent Thursday at the Georgia Aquarium with 1000's of people from all over the world with too many germs.  I am sure I picked it up there and brought it back to Alabama.  I was more worried that my sweet little nephews got sick but so far they are fine!

For New Year's I had fun plans with friends but will be laid up resting off this cold stuff instead. That is frustrating!!  I have to go back to work on Wednesday and leave Friday for MIAMI for the National Championship Game!  Pumped!  However,  I have no warm weather bottoms (capris or shorts) to wear.  Prior to being sick I tried on all of my shorts that I had just worn this summer into about October!!  All but one pair are HUGE on me.  Cannot wear them at all.  That is great but not good for my trip to Miami.  I didn't want to buy warm weather clothes until next summer. 

In the midst of being sick Saturday I tried to shop for my Miami trip.  I was seriously so sick so didn't make it long but I did score some super good deals and smaller sizes!  I bought my first pair of size 14 pants.  A pair of white capris from The Limited (a store I haven't shopped in since I was in my 20's).  I paid $7 for these cute little capris too.  I actually bought them with hope that I could fit in them by the spring but amazingly they FIT!!  Double good news!!  I also had some coupons and got a pair of RED skinny jeans for less than $5 and a pair of black leggings for $5.  I did spend more than I ever would on a cute little RED tunic at J Jill but it is perfect for the warm weather game next week (with my houndstooth scarf) and easily worn year round with leggings.  So I was done shopping, stopped to get some Nyquil and have been in the bed for the past 2 days since.