Happy St. Patty's Day

Well good ol' luck of the Irish......I'm sure I have Irish in me somewhere as I'm one of the biggest mudbloods ever......

What's up with you all?

Me I'm down 10lbs....yup that's 10......back in my 230's and heading to where I left off my journey at 219.

I have been working my butt off and I'm back into my routine, with having Saturday's off of course, today being green beer!

So I have been back on the treadmill and working out with Jillian Michaels......

She's tough, but worth it.....I sweat like a mother.....

I am also back into my healthy eating routine.....the first week was tough getting back into it, but it was tough a year ago and I managed to do it then.

I also started to keep a daily journal. This is a new thing. It looks very similar to the pic below, with the tabs on top. I cut & paste, write how I'm feeling, and bitch about whatever. It's almost like my own personal blog that I can carry with me. It gives me the option if I want to share or not. I write down what I'm eating, no calories, or statistics. Just healthy eating and reading my body. Only weight....that's it.

As I raise my glass of green beer in salute to all my fellow bloggers......Have a safe & happy St. Patrick's Day!!!......and may your belly's be stuffed with corned beef and cabbage.....remember binging & purging is not allowed!

Hail Women Everywhere!

Oh Happy Day Ladies!!!!!

I just wanted to give thanks to all the women out there. The one who made me the way I am today (Mom), the one that sends me emails to help me out on my weight loss adventure (Aunt Sheila), and all my blogger ladies that keep me going by all your comments and support. Enjoy today, we are all something special in our own way, and the men in this world would be lost without us!!!

15 Minutes of Fame....Almost

So this past Wednesday I was at work checking my email when this popped up:

Hi Bonnie!

I'm an associate producer at The Dr. Oz Show, and we are looking for some huge fans of Hungry Girl in the NY/NJ/CT area for a segment we're going to be taping next week.  Please shoot me an email at your earliest convenience to chat.

Many thanks,

(name withheld)

Associate Producer, "The Dr. Oz Show"

I was about to delete it when I though "Is this even real?"

So I sent this reply:

Hi (name withheld),

Thank you so much for the consideration, unfortunately I reside in Windsor, Ontario Canada. Feel free to send me a plane ticket though and I will definitley be there to root on Hungry Girl....lol....She is one amazing woman!!!

Bonnie

www.freckles-fat-be-gone.blogspot.com

I bet not even 10 minutes went by when I received another reply:

Well Bonnie if you’re available we might be able to make that happen!  I just love your blog!!  If it goes over with my producer, we could fly you in on Monday night for the show on Tuesday, and then fly you back to Windsor on Tuesday night.

Let me know your thoughts.

At this point I got a little nervous and excited all at the same time. So I replied again:

I would need to inquire about getting the time off of work before I could commit to anything.

Run it by your producer to see what he says.....

I am curious though how you came across my blog?

This is what he said:

Already did!  My producer is in.  She’d be willing to bring you in from Windsor!! I came across your blog via a google search on weight loss.
Give me a call tomorrow (Thurs) after you speak to your employer about the time off:  My direct line is (# withheld)


I thought about this, spoke to my husband, and even facebooked about it. It was an amazing opportunity for me and I have never been to New York. Those were the positives, the negatives were flying alone, and asking for time off at work from a job that I have been at for 5 months, and leaving clients that are depending on me to staff for them. In the end I had to decline due to my work schedule.


I called the associate produce back and declined. He was actually surprised & disappointed, but assured me that he is a huge fan of my blog, that he will continue to keep in touch for future shows, and will give me more notice next time for work purposes.


So that's it folks.......I was this close.......


On another note, on the same day I got the email, I also received a delivery of flowers at work from a client. The note said: "Thank you Bonnie for all your hard work"......This was the best thing ever!!!!!


Definitely put a smile on my face....it's nice to be recognized.

B.Y.O.C.

It’s Friday so that means it’s BYOC day – Bring Your Own Crazy….to questions we all answer in an effort to get to know each other better and to give our blog brains a break! Copy and paste to your own blog and ENJOY!

1.  If you were going to scratch your ass in public, which cheek would you start with?

What a question to start with, considering I haven't done a BYOC in ages. First off if I "needed" to scratch my ass in public I would be looking for a spot where no one would see me do the deed. I guess I would just scratch where's it's itchy, not giving any favoritism to any side.....don't want the other to be jealous now would I?

2.  If you were a fashion designer, what's the first item of clothing you'd design for yourself and why.

Ohhhh this is a tough one since my first loves are shoes and purses. How about a nice, sexy bra....that keeps the girls perky, but is still sexy when you take your shirt off for the reveal. The underwire doesn't dig, you don't get third tit, there are no indents in your shoulders and it doesn't have 4 clasps. I know there are bra's like this for the little ladies, but I'm talking about my torpedos. I mean I have finally graduated to a smaller size (46G to 40D) but still.....

3.  Turn to your family or anyone next to you and ask them to describe you in 5 words and LISTEN to their answers.

My Husband said:

• Honest
• Blunt
• Trustworthy
• Tenacious
• Family

My Co-Worker said:

• Boisterous
• Happy
• Determined
• Fierce
• Perceptive

My Good Friend said:

• Smart
• Intriguing
• Beautiful
• Aggressive
• Humble

I really liked this question. Sometimes you wonder how people perceive you. I am a direct, forward, put it in your face kind of gal, so I think a lot of what they said about me gives me hope......lol

4.  Summarize your week in blog land and in real life.

Real life has been crazy especially during my birthday week. I'm really busy at work (which is great) I'm back into my healthy routine with the eating right and working out, and I'm trying to make quality time for my family AND friends. I have been lacking in Blog land until recently but I really am trying to post more. Baby steps people!

Birthday Girl

So yesterday I turned 34.

It's not so bad, I'm still closer to 30 than I am 40.

I was born in 1978.....

• Dozen Eggs - $0.48 
• Cost of a New House - $54,800
• Average Income per Year - $17,000
• First test tube baby was born
• Sony introduces the Walkman
• Dallas Cowboys won the Superbowl

Here are some pics from my birthday party.....don't judge...it was me, my hubby and 25 of my closest friends....the end of the evening was a blur, as you can tell from the last pic!

Car ride and ready to party!

Still Sober....

Enjoying my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake slice!

Smashed with my BFF David, the other Birthday Boy

Then still rocking my clip-in weave I took a couple pics for work when I was sobered up.....lol

Notice Adam in the background....he kept asking me what I was doing....hahahaha

On top of this wonderful night with my friends, another one of my good friends provided me with tickets to a NHL hockey game for my family and I. This was Adam's first time at a hockey game so I wanted it to be a surprise. Now don't get me wrong my blood bleeds black and orange for the Philadelphia Flyers....but Detroit is just across the bridge so Red Wings it is......

We all had a blast, hotdogs included......

....and  just in case your wondering, I'm back on track working out...getting up early before work to run and do my ab routine. I'm down 6lbs and going strong. I promise once I get back down to my 219 I will start posting my weigh in's.

At 210 I will tell you what I got for the challenge.

Fat Tuesday

Happy Paczki Day!!!!

You didn't actually eat one of these things did you???!!!???

I got up at 5am, ran for 30 minutes and did an ab workout before work........

(and posted this....lol)

What did you do on Fat Tuesday???......lol

Alive & Well

What's up???....Miss me???

Don't worry I haven't given up on you all.....

The challenge is in progress, just off to a slow start. If I jump back into it too fast I'm worried I might fall victim to my own devil that's inside of me.  Trust me, that devil can be quite a sneaky bitch.

First off I want to wish one of my most dearest friends David a Happy Birthday!!!! We are both celebrating our birthday's together tonight at Foia. My Birthday is on Feb. 22nd, but since David is leaving with like 10 of my friends to go to Australia (bitches) on my actual birthday I am celebrating early. I personally think they all should have pitched in to buy me a ticket so I could go, that would have been a great present.....hahahaha

Apparently there is going to be a seating arraignment at tonights festivities. That's the beauty of having a gay BFF.....everything is always organized...lol....LOVE YOU JAY (David's better half)
He emailed this to me at work a couple of days ago and I laughed my ass off.....only he would do this.

So I will do my best to provide pictures.....if I stay sober.....when David and I get together we feed off each other....I have a feeling it will be a messy scene....Good thing the offspring will be at Baba's house for the night!

I also wanted to say that I totally missed my 1 year Blogiversary.....it was on Feb. 6th. So Happy Blogiversary to me!!!!.....I went out and bought some flowers for myself, and I liked them so much that every week I am going to pick up fresh ones. There is just something about having fresh flowers around.....

On a completely unrelated note.....I finally picked a new sink and faucet for the main floor bathroom. Still working on the granite countertop though.....there are so many choices.....but we are leaning toward one called suede brown.....here is a pic so far.....

So that's all I've got, work is good, life is good, I recently made a new friend.....I don't think I could be happier....well maybe when I'm down another 60 I could be....lol

Stay tuned for the Bday Pics!!!