I may have mentioned before that I am involved in a charity that is related to construction industry injuries and deaths www.lighthouseclubabudhabi.com - we have also recently opened a facebook page.
As the benevolent fund Chair and general committee member for the club,I also volunteered to help arrange our annual ball which was held on thursday night.
My weekend started on Wednesday when final preparations and arrangements were needed at the hotel,once the hard work was over this turned into a few drinkies with my fellow ball arranger (the hotel were paying) - not a good start - thursday night was the actual ball - 260 guests all in black tie and ball gowns were treated to a night of champagne , 5 course meals and dancing into the early hours - now here is the band thing - or good thing dependent up on how you look on it - during this ball, I lost most of my restriction - Oh yes - I ate MUCH more than I have in the last 4 months - MUCH MUCH More.... I ate all 5 courses ( well a half plate of all courses)..And I really enjoyed it :-)I may have really enjoyed it but the scary thing is what happened to the band??? I really do not know....
On Friday we had to go and pick up my car (No drinking and driving in this house hold) and decided to have the hotel brunch with our friends who were staying over from Dubai at the hotel. Brunches are quite an event in both Dubai and Abu dhabi and we had not been to this one - On arrival I was advised that the brunch included ALL drinks, so a couple of sparkly wines later for "The Hair of the dog" and we were off again.... Arrghh.. So Friday again way too much to eat and drink.....I think we were all in bed for about 6 PM....
Saturday we finally managed to pick up the Car and we were invited to my friends house for his birthday (you guessed a few more drinks), however we had the kids with us and school the next day so the event was cut short for us... Thank Goodness....
I have not weighed myself yet and will not until after I have been to the gym to sweat out what ever poison I can , and then I will survey the damage...
fingers crossed its not going to put me back to far...
Also it is nearly 1 month since my last fill , and I was going to skip it this month - but I think I need a top up after the weekend.. How can it come and go when it feels like it ?? Funny things these bands...
Ciao
I so agree with you on the band being finicky. After barely eating anything during the day on Sat., I had no problem eating and drinking with friends for dinner. That included three pieces of sushi to start. I was wondering if the band had disappeared. I too will wait to weigh myself-good plan to get rid of the extra water. But at least you had a good time and that's what's important. The charity event sounded fabulous so pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great weekend but why oh why does our restriction leave us when we need it most!!!
ReplyDeleteWow...you sound like you had a whirwind of a weekend! I hear you about the band being fickle. I am going for a fill tomorrow and have had a few second thoughts as I have gotten stuck a few times in the past week after having NO restriction for weeks! I'm going anyway!
ReplyDeleteI hate when that happens, but at least you were able to enjoy yourself and know that you need to get back on track. A fill will help that. Glad the event was a success. Let's catch up soon.
ReplyDeletegood for you doing work for charity. The only thing I know about where you live is from the new Sex in the City movie. LOL...
ReplyDeleteMy restriction goes on vacation on a regular basis. I don't know where it goes when it goes but it does and it would be nice if it would tell me ahead of time that it was planning on leaving so I could be prepared. Then it comes back unannounced and I'm gagging on eggs at a business meeting at 8:00 a.m. This band is not nice at times.