Lots of Wine + Q&A

What's one thing my Friday, Saturday and Sunday have in common?  Wine, bitch.  Friday's usual HHH was cancelled, resulting in a delicious double date steak dinner at Chelsea & Brett's.  Should I have drank a bottle of wine and some Fireball?  Probably not.  Did I feel like death the next day, yup!  Was it worth it?  Definitely!  We had an awesome time.

Saturday consisted of a bachelorette party for my dear friend Kristin.  She must have known I love daydrinking.  We did a daytime wine tasting complete with a shuttle service.  Good news though, the feeling of death went away when I drank more wine!  Hooray!  I met a surprising amount of nice people and had an awesome day.  Congrats Kristin <3

  
Sunday I attempted to recover but shared a bottle of wine at dinner.  Looks like I'll need to stop drinking for a little while…no HHH again this week, what on earth do I have to look forward to?!?!

Oh and in case you asked a question via instagram or the blog, my answers are below!  Let me know if you have any others or would like me to elaborate on anything.

Is clothing REALLY optional?

It is in my house, but we don't have kids that we would scar for life while prancing around naked.  I mean, we don't prance.  Our poor neighbors. Short answer: Always.

So your parents have had access to your blog for a while now…have they said anything about it? Do you find yourself holding back at all now that you know they read it? Just curious because no one in my real life knows about my blog and I don't know if I would ever tell them… 
They're proud of me (or so they say) and aren't offended by my sailor mouth.  I got it from someone right guys?  I do hold back a little bit, not so much with the cursing but with the sex stuff, not so awesome when your dad reads about how it's not the size of the boa…oh wait, it is, it is the size of the boat.  I noticed when I started the blog that I was being myself and that maybe I was being a different version of myself in real life…I let the two collide and it's been sort of awesome. 

What hair product do you use for your curls? 
What hair product don't I use for my curls.  Check this post out. 

Do you like your hubby better with a beard or no beard? 
Well, I like him the same either way.  A little background on the beard.  I bet him 1,000 American doll hairs that he couldn't grow a "real man beard" by the time he was 30.  Well he turned 29 last September and he decided to grow a yeard.  Yes, yeard.  Year + beard = yeard.  I don't mind the beard but the mustache looks like catfish whiskers and kinda creeps me out.  Sometimes it gets in my mouth if I try to give him a kiss.  And that shit is just disgusting.  Also, his beard smelled like bacon for a while, I think it finally stopped.  Oh yeah, and he also shaved it off this weekend!!!! I win! 

RIP yeard.

You are so fucking fabulous. How DO you do it?

I read a lot of instruction manuals.

What inspires you I get to the gym when you're just too damn tired?! What's in your weekly healthy dinner rotation??

By now it's just a routine but when I was struggling really bad there were times I just didn't wanna. A while back I wrote about motivation and since then I think what's motivating me most is the changes I'm seeing. Dinner-wise...we eat a lot of chicken (usually grilled) and a lot of venison (he hunts and I've figured out some tasty recipes). I try to avoid carbs and usually stick to a lean meat and a veggie. I'd love to share a recipe but I don't have a ton of time to cook these days. 

How often do you drink coffee? And what kind do you drink? Did you give up soda when you started your journey?

I typically drink 1 cup when I get to work in the morning. I add milk and 1 splenda. When I go to Starbucks (it happens) I get a double tall vanilla latte. I didn't drink much soda before, but yes I gave it up. I don't miss it one bit!
 

What do you find to be the hardest part of your past and current weight loss journey?

The hardest part when I started was sticking to my exercise routine! Once I got that nailed down I started seeing results. Now the hardest part (we're being honest, right?) is not drinking too often! Warm weather makes me want to drink. Oops. Then once I drink I don't make the healthiest meal decisions. Then I drink some more. 

What is your favorite cheat meal?
A little cheeseburger from Five Guys. Ok ok, bacon cheeseburger. So bad but so good. 

What was the hardest thing about being a newlywed?
Realizing that we were a team no matter what. Oh and giving each other the benefit of the doubt, that was hard as shit.

Who is the coolest person you've met on your blog journey thus far?

In real life? Without question, Chelsea. You may know her as "the blind date." It's been weird (in a good way) how easily she's fit into my life and how well she gets along with those already in it.

Not in real life? Mama Laughlin & Nancy Clue!

Do you count calories? If so, how many do you have a day? How many calories do you burn a day working out?
I used to. I was doing My Fitness Pal for a little while. I was in the 1,200-1,400 range. I no longer record what I eat but I'm obviously still conscious of it, just not as exact. I have no idea how many calories I burn a day working out because I don't have a heart rate monitor. Do you think the hubs'll read this and get the hint that I want one? 

What's ur workout playlist !?! I need some kickass songs! 
Here's a sampling of my "Gangbang" playlist – email me if you want more :)
"What's Your Fantasy" Ludacris
"Dance Ass Remix" Nicki Minaj + Big Sean
"C'mon Let Me Ride" Skylar Gray
"Gasolina" Reggaeton
"The Show Goes On" Lupe Fiasco
"Hoody Hoo" Tru
"Dirty Picture" Taio Cruz
"Don't Stop the Party" Pitbull 

What does the bearded hubs think of this blogging business?

I asked him..."I think it's great you've met all these nice people but can I say something about my disapproval for the outrageous amount of time you spend on your phone? I'm a subscriber though, you're funny and sorta cute."

Can we hang out? I'll bring drinks.

Who can say no to that?! Sure! What are we drinking?

For weekly weigh in do you really only weigh yourself once a week or do you still weigh daily to see progress?
I'd be lying if I said I only weighed myself on Wednesday mornings. I feel like daily weigh-ins keep me motivated to make good choices! Especially if the #s aren't moving in the right direction. To each their own though. 

I'm late to the game but curious how you know Mama Laughlin?Oh I stalked the fuck out of her online (we emailed for a while) til she became concerned for my well being after some freak hurricane and gave me her phone number.  We've never met in real life. 

What's in the Starbucks cup?

Wouldn't you like to know… 

What is your ideal goal?

I don't think I have a number really.  Maybe somewhere arouuuund 135?  I'm basing it a LOT more on how I feel, but I wouldn't mind fitting comfortably into a size 4. 

What exactly is the "artsy" thing you do?

I'm a graphic designer.

Thanks for reading and Happy Monday!