Losing Those 1 1/2 Inches!

Hehehe...

It seems that I am slowly harvesting the fruits of my investment in yoga, rice-less meals, and braces.

Last night, I went to Tet to have my first fitting on the dress I am having her made for my grandparents' golden anniversary, and the dress was so loose on the waist part! Tet was really concerned, and asked for the measurements again to see where she went wrong. After all, she was the one who took my measurements.

She checked the old waist measurement and it read 27 1/2. I knew this was correct because Niko (of Veluz) a week ago also took my stats and he said to me I was a 27 1/2.

When Tet measured my waist again, it was down to 26. Whoah! And I just had braces over the weekend!

I was really delighted to learn this, but my sister was a bit worried that I am losing weight too early. She noted that I have a tendency that when I lose weight, I really get thin and stay that way, until my "fat age" begins.

But then that's another story. Maybe I will keep track of my developments, and will try not to overdo the losing part.

But really, I was happy with the 1 1/2 inches lost. I may not go back to my old 23 waistline and 34 hips (currently a 37), but I will try my best to keep these as close to my old figures as possible... :-D

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My First TEST of the Year

Hehehe...

I saw this post of my fellow w@wie friend and I got intrigued....

The test is called: HOW EVIL ARE YOU?

Result:

You Are 34% Evil

A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil.

How Evil Are You?

Well.... what can I say? Should I be called a MEAN GIRL? :-D

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Back from Outer Space

And so i'm back... from outer space... *Singing to the tune of I will Survive*

Ok maybe I'm just having a corny moment, but really, I am back again to my single-me blog to take a breather on wedding preps...

Anyway, some updates...

Weight
I gained more weight. Now I am 105 lbs. and I looked like a blob of fat. Nope, I am not anorexic. I am still thin compared to some people, but geesh... I am fat and bones. No toned muscles whatsoever. 105 lbs may look light and skinny (given that I am 5'3), but when you see me, I have flabby arms and even flabbier thighs. And most depressing of all... I have a huge tummy that people thought I'm pregnant! From a 23 to a 28-29... sigh... really depressing.

Diet & Exercise
Hehehe, in connection with the recent changes in my physique, I have decided to diet and do some exercises, i.e. Badminton with officemates, once a week gym here in our office, and yoga (self and tapes) on weekends. When Enrique was here, we just kept on food tripping and splurging on buffets of various hotels. Aside from this, we regularly had our own crab fests. We just simply couldn't resist the crab fat! But anyway... yup.. diet and exercise for me... as if!

New Job
Oohh! I love my new job! Aside from a higher salary and bigger responsibility (fleet personnel manager, thank you!), I really enjoy my job. I enjoy it too much I have been neglecting my daily chats with fellow brides and newlyweds! Hehehe. But seriously, accepting this new job is really a blessing. I initially wanted to stop working already (Enrique told me he prefers this too), but both Enrique and I decided that I might get bored while he is away and I'm doing nothing. Good choice. Really good choice. :-D


All for now, I gotta run... Dinner with my soon to be Mother-in-Law and I don't want to be late!

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Recent Splurges...

I'm sure Enrique would love to kick me (with kisses!) when he finds out my recent splurges...

1.) SK-II Facial Treatment Essence
2.) Mango Blouses
3.) Salvatorre Ferragamo Shoes
4.) Citizens of Humanity Jeans (if ever I win on eBay!)

Dang. I need to step on the brakes...

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Rise La Boheme!

After being preoccupied with wedding stuff, I finally broke the spell by buying a non-wedding-related magazine… Preview!

I was so glad to buy it. I felt that for the past months, I did nothing but to fuss and think of our wedding and preparations. And boy, did I miss out on a lot! I didn't know what was in on food, music, clothes, shoes, skincare, and makeup. But it's ok. I think after months that the Bohemian in me hibernated, this part of me is slowly beginning to wake up from its slumber.

Anyway, I remembered the time when I wrote articles for Femalenetwork, Summit Media's online presence. I wish I could write again... It's really a therapy. Good thing there's blogging. At least there is an outlet whenever my creative juices have results. Just in case!

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AARGGH! (Part II)

Enrique called again after 30 minutes, and he just kept on telling me that he loves me so much, and that we should just forget about the "incident" awhile ago, and that I shouldn't be mad at him anymore...

Now I feel bad because I wasn't able to tell him that I love him so much. It would take 1-2 more days before we could talk again. And it's killing me! I want to talk to him again, hear his voice, and tell him that I love him so much. I feel so bad. I need to tell him that I love him soooo much. But how can I? He's already sailing, and I doubt that he'll call again today...

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AARGGH!

I'm pretty pissed at Enrique right now. Too pissed that I put down the phone on him and rejected his next call. I know some would find this childish, but I don't care. He has hurt me, whether he intended to or not (most likely he didn't mean to).

I'll just try to forget about this little incident. I just need to take this out of my system. ARRRGH!

I still don't feel like talking to him right now. Hopefully this will pass.

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I'm Back!

Nope, I'm not back because I am *single* again, but because I just want to take a break from all this Enrique-Vanessa and wedding preps thingies.

*Sigh* I don't know. While watching Lifestyle Network, it occurred to me that lately, I haven't been *taking care* of and pampering myself as often as I needed (note: not wanted). All I have been thinking about is the whole wedding shebang: gowns, music suppliers, photo/video, and most of all... budgeting. I think another white hair grew because of all these thinking and numbers manipulation and computation!

Gersh... I miss the days when I go have a massage, buy some kikay stuff, hoard shoes that fit me, shop at Zara in KL, etc... without feeling guilty. Whereas now, whenever I see something that fancies me, I have to remind myself "Hey, you gotta save for the wedding, help Enrique!" Imagine, I just bought these Moroccan earrings and bracelet, and I felt GUILTY. Too guilty, that I was compelled to tell Enrique earlier this afternoon about this most recent splurge of mine.

What the?!?

I'm probably fretting because much as I miss Enrique so much and that I am excited about the future ahead of us, I also miss my *single* days. I also think that ever since there became an Enrique-Vanessa, my appetite for the single life went drastically downhill. I can no longer tolerate alcohol (ppphhh I miss drinking booze!!!). I no longer feel excited about gimmicks that end the morning after. This is soooo not me.

Or am I really changing? Changing in order to accommodate the new life that I will enter a couple of months from now?

Nope, I am not complaining. It's just that... oh, I don't know.

Maybe I should keep this blog, and write about other things other than documenting our wedding preparations.


Welcome back, Vanessa!

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