Back From the Staff Party

Before I went to my staff party, NS came home and I couldn't wait till Christmas to give her my gift. So, we did a gift exchange quickly before I left. I got her a vintage see-through grey shirt with a bare winter tree on it, and I also got her a grey-pink girly top that's tiered and somewhat frilly. They both looked good on her and she looked pretty stoked when she open the box. In return, I got a zippo lighter with my name and a spade engraved on it. Personal, simple, and functional; it's what every gift should be. Lol. I'm pretty happy with my gift because I know it took a lot of thought to give me something like that. I'm not girly so shoes, bags, clothes, and jewelery isn't really my thing. My lighter summed me up very well. Small, powerful, firey, cool to look at (lol, or so I like to think), minimal; I just love it. :D
So I went to my staff party and everyone ordered food without me, which is what I hoped for, and I just had a bottomless diet coke throughout the entire dinner. I think I had 4 drinks all together which is good because cold-fizzy drinks burn more calories and fills you up. Then we exchanged secret Santa gifts. JK got me an OPI gift set with two nail polishes and a pretty rad reusable OPI shopping bag. I'm sure he had help with it, either from his mom or younger sister. Haha. But it was nice, and I thought it was a nice suitable gift for an event like that.
Since one of our staff members got promoted, and is soon to be transferred to a different store, a surprise cake came to the table to celebrate her accomplishment. Of course I got nervous when it was being served since I had the urge to eat it but I already had my caloric intake for the day. I said that I was lactose intolerant so I couldn't eat the frosting that was all over the cake. Actually, I am lactose intolerant but not to that extent, I just can't drink milk from the carton, but cheese and any other dairy product is fine. I was actually quite surprised with my refusal because I have the biggest sweet tooth ever and it was one of my favorite cakes. It was a white cake with fresh fruit on top and the icing's lighter than your regular butter cream. Whatever pastry-like thing is placed in front of me, my will power burns out and I cave in.
So I left when everyone left, came home to NS drinking her homemade miso soup. She saved some for me but I told her that I had a huge burger and I couldn't possibly eat or drink anything at that point. So we had a smoke together instead and called it a night after we were done.
I'm pleased with myself today. I'm hoping that tomorrow will be just as good.
RM and I were talking about going to the beach next summer. Since he's been so over weight most of his life, he hasn't been to the beach in years, and now that he's almost at his healthy target weight he thinks that it's a great idea to go. Of course for me, this gives me another goal to strive for, another reason to lose my fat. So, I'm sticking with my 1200 calorie diet for 6 months and the minimal amount of weight I should be losing is a pound a week. So, 24 week and 24 pounds is the goal. I'll be at the most 110 pounds, which is VERY doable. Like I said before, I want this to be a slow process because I want it to be a habit.
Anyways, that's all I've got for today, but I'll post my weight tomorrow morning.
Goodnight everyone, and stay focused and strong. :D