Maintain Equals Loss!

Last WI: 212.4/At Home WI: ????

FRIDAY

WI yesterday was actually good. I weighed exactly what I weighed 2 weeks ago at WI. 212.4. So, I maintained. But in actuality it's a loss. Here's why. Last week I was really bad. I journaled, so to speak. But I was over every day. And by a lot. So last Thursday I was supposed to go out of town to see my dad in Tennessee. I also was coming down with a cold. I ended up deciding not to go to TN, but hadn't followed my WI day rituals, and expected a gain. So I decided not to go to WI last week, and recommit to a good week this week.

Well, I did pretty good. I had 2 flex points left going into yesterday. So, I weighed in and had a "maintain". But since I know I was up last week, that's really a loss - equivalent to the gain from last week. So, mentally I'm telling myself I lost 5 lbs this week. :-) In reality it was probably more like 2, but I like thinking 5.

So, now we are at another new week. I really hope I can get things together and see a true loss next week! So far this month I'm only down 0.2. Not to stellar. Granted it's not a gain, but it will take a long time to get to goal at this rate...

On another topic, Erik and I just booked a trip to Vegas next month. I'm very excited. I totally can't afford it. But it's going to be super fun. I wasn't sure we'd be going, and Erik just decided. Here's the deal. For about 9 months we played in a Sunday poker league. It consisted of weekly poker tournaments where the coordinator withdrew 20% of the prize pool to put in a fund to pay for some of our best player to go to Vegas to play in a $1500 buy-in World Series of Poker event. Well, Erik did really well, and won one of the buy ins. We don't get any of our expenses paid, but he gets the free buy in. We were really considering not going because finances are pretty tight right now, but Erik made some calls. Based upon our status with MGM Grand, they gave us 3 nights free plus buffets and a $50 promotional chip. Very cool. We got the flights through Spirit Airlines Atlanta to Vegas for $440 total for the both of us. So we're going to Vegas for 4 days 3 nights for a sum total of $440. Not counting gambling money of course.

They other cool thing about it is we're going over Erik and my 2 year anniversary of dating. The tournament he's playing is actually on our anniversary (June 9) and we're flying in the night before. I'm very excited. I think it's totally going to be a blast. And maybe Erik can win some money in the tourney. First place last year ws $600,000! Boy would that be nice.

As for me, I haven't decided what, if any, tournaments I'm going to play. There's another tournament the same day as Erik's that I would love to play but it's $2500 and I totally can't afford that. Of course I could also consider playing the one Erik's playing for $1500 but even that is pretty steep. Remember he got his buy in paid for. I don't know. I'll think about it over the next 3 weeks of anticipation. :-)

Oh - I don't have a number on my "at home wi" today because I totally forgot to get on the scale this morning. Honestly completely forgot. That is so not like me, but it's ok because I'm sure it would be somewhere around 214 or higher since I was out drinking last night - my typical Thursday night indulgence. So - we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Today I've had 7 pts so far - 5 pts for breakfast and 2pts of popcorn snack. I wanted to go to the gym tonight but I forgot I agreed to work for this casino company I help out with part time dealing roulette as some business function. Should be fun as Holly, Dana and Marine are dealing too. I totally plan on getting some AP's this weekend, though!