The Amazing Race started again!

Oh, how I love this show. The Amazing Race is one of the best shows on television..just ask the Emmy’s. It just gets better and better. Phil, the host, seems to be even better this season. So, in a rundown of the contestants [spoiler alert], I’ll go over who I like and dislike.

Meghan and Cheyne – Not bad..they seem very fit and fun. But, not my favorites.

Maria and Tiffany – LIARS! These two are professional poker players who are telling everyone that they work for a non-profit. They get outted in the second half of the season premiere because someone recognizes them in the airport. They are super shady.

Marcy and Ron – um..not sure what to say about these two. A little spacey.I don’t give them long.

Lance and Keri – From Boston so I should have an affinity toward them..do I? NO. This guy is a big meat head (although he is a lawyer) who is mean to his girlfriend.

Flight Time and Big Easy – from the Harlem Globetrotters. LOVE these guys. They keep everything light and fun.

Gary and Matt – Interesting father/son team. They kind of remind me of the stunt little guys from last season.

Garrett and Jessica – already got booted in the second half of the season premiere

Brian and Ericka – She is a former miss USA. They are the only interracial couple not that that matters to me – but they seemed to be hyping it up a lot when giving interviews. I don’t think they will last long.

Eric and Lisa – Didn’t even make it passed the backpacks! In this season premiere the teams had to perform a challenge before they got to go on the first leg. They had to find the license plate associated with where they were going in Japan in this sea of plates. However, the hint was right at the top of the clue card and these two missed the boat. So they didn’t even get to race. How sad.

Sam and Dan – Gay brothers – pretty funny. Seem like they might be a team to beat.

Zev and Justin – friends. Zev has asperger’s but they are doing awesome. They have such a positive outlook on things.

Mike and Canaan – christian virgins. Although, they way they scream at each other isn’t very christian. I don’t give them long either.

There it is! I love the Amazing Race. I can’t wait for this season!

Week 18 & 19 measurement check

Sorry, forgot to post last week’s inches update probably because there wasn’t anything to update! Everything has been the same for three weeks Although I have fallen off the bandwagon a bit. Austin and I went to Sonic last night. Granted I had a grilled chicken wrap, I did have fries. I looked up the calories in the wrap only 380 – not to shabby.

I’ve also been feeling like I can eat a lot more than I should be able to. Maybe it’s time for my first fill – 5 months later! I think it’s because the good Dr. R screwed up my karma by making me come back in 8 weeks instead of 4. The scale will tell.

I did sign up to meet with a personal trainer at the YMCA – if someone would ever return my phone call! I’ll keep you posted on that!

Twitter and Facebook Do’s and Do not’s

So for anyone that knows me..you know I’m obsessed with social media. I’m a huge self educator and I wish that I could spend the entire day reading blogs,  twitter updates and facebook posts, etc. Right now, I have 21 blogs on my blog reader I wish I had 121! So, I decided to make a new category on my blog for “social media.” I’m always looking for things to talk about and all the lap-band stuff can’t provide a daily post, so here it goes.

My inaugural “social media” category post is on an article posted by Matt Singley on his blog. The post titled, “3 rules for social media” offers sound advice for the common person. You don’t have to be a techie to understand what Matt is saying – it’s pretty much common sense but it’s amazing how many people typically forget it.

Read the post http://mattsingley.com/blog/2009/09/3-rules-for-social-media/ before continuing to read my post.

My comments on his post:

- Cursing. So true, although I think it is okay to say “wtf?” occasionally. If you are really fired up about something it is better than saying the actual “f-word”.

- Public Life/Private Life. This is hard for me – because everyone knows what a blabber mouth I am. I think when I do have kids I, like Matt, will be cautious in what I broadcast about my children. Right now, I am cautious in what I put online about clients (do we need to revisit the Ketchum Incident, business associates, etc. But, in terms of my personal like (i.e. mostly my lap-band journey) I tell everyone.

- Stay Positive – Like Matt, I have had some trouble with this. I get in these moods and just can’t shake’em.

I really appreciated Matt’s post, sometimes it’s the not so complicated things that you learn so much from.

R.I.P Patrick Swayze

The latest celebrity to lose his life is Patrick Swayze, 57. What a sad, sad day. I could quote all the Dirty Dancing lines you want..but “Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner..” – but let’s not forget about Point Break, Roadhouse, and GHOST – OMG! I never cried so hard in a movie (well maybe in the Notebook..). He was so great. He kept to himself, did his work and led his life. That’s it.

I some how feel connected to him because my last name is Sweazy. Anytime I introduce myself, people say “Sweazy, like Patrick?” I wonder if they will say that to me. I hope so.

I just don’t understand what is going on in Hollywood. The year just started off bad with the death of Jett Travolta. Things were relatively quiet until we lost Bea Arthur in April. In May, Dom Deluise passed and soon after him was Exodus Tyson, 4 year old daughter of Mike Tyson. Then you can basically say that the shit hit the fan in June. Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays. July took the life of a news great – Walter Cronkite. August was a big month for Bostonians with the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver followed quickly by Senator Ted Kennedy. August also included DJ AM. Now we start September with Patrick Swayze.

The thing is most of these deaths were health related. Cancer, Kidney Failure, other health issues, etc. It’s hard to notice any sort of correlation between these tragic and horrible deaths. If they were all drug related it might be easier – but they aren’t. I always wanted to be famous but at this point – I’m glad I’m not. It seems there is some sort of Karma floating around. But even that is hard to believe. McMahon, Fawcett, Swayze, Kennedy – all were good if not GREAT people. Something to ponder for sure.

“Fear causes hesitation. And hesitation causes your worst fears to come true.” -Point Break, 1991

Week 17 weigh in!!

So, I went to see the good Dr. Robinson yesterday, I won’t lie – I was scared. I had taken some liberties with a few pieces of wedding cake (at different weddings!), some ice cream, and a few other things. I would say I did have them in moderation..but I was still scared to get on the scale. But I got on and…I lost another 8 lbs!!! I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was in shock.

That brings my totals to: 49 lbs in 17 weeks!!! An average of 2.7 lbs per week. I can’t believe it. And the best part of all — I’m in the 100’s club which I think is amazing.I’m wearing a L for the first time in a long time and I’m in between a 14 & 16 in pants. The only thing I find very frustrating is sizing. When your a size 20 at least everything is a size 20 – across the board. It’s not different from store to store or designer to designer. When you are in lower sizes a 14 can fit from the Gap but at Macy’s you wear a 16. And I bought a size 12 dress the other day. So currently, I’m wearing sizes between a 12 and 16. Strange.

Here is my inches update:

Bust 36 ( no change)

Waist 37 (no change)

Hips 43 (down 1 inch)

Thigh 24 (no change)

Arm 12.5 (no change)

Week 16 – Checking in

So here we are at week 16!! The time has flown by so quickly. The diet has been getting harder and harder I think because my life has been getting busier and busier. Everynight of the week it’s something else! But I’m super excited because on Friday Austin and I are going to see the taping of “Wheel of Fortune” here in Boston. Obviously it would be better to be a contestant on Wheel but seeing Vanna White and Pat Sajak in person will be just as cool!

Here is the inches update:

Bust 36 (down 1 inche from last week; 8 inches total)

Waist 37 (0 change from last week; 9 inches total)

Hips 44 (0 change from last week; 9 inches total)

Thigh 24 (0 change from last week; 7 inches total)

Arm 12.5 (.5 from last week; 2.5 inches total)