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Boy, your H just gets better and better. I swear he is as close to the perfect man as anyone can possibly get. :D

And let's not forget about your virtues--turning down a Chinese meal today, either. And trading it in for swimming and a low-cal meal. Well done! :hurray:

My H is organizing a Chinese buffet lunch with some buddies this week, and I am obligated to go. They do have an all-you-can eat sushi bar, so I will eat that, as I'm sure it's a lot less calorie-ridden than the Chinese fare. And I love sushi. :biggrinjester:
 
Ugh, I hate sushi. (Well, all fish, really.) Peking House is not a buffet, its an order off the wall place. (Fried, lots of sauce, high sodium fare. In other words, delicious.) But yesterday, I was determined not to kill the diet just because it was the weekend.

I'll agree about my husband. While he is human, and has faults and can surely get under my skin, he is pretty darned amazing.
 
I'm feeling a bit bitter. I was not down at my weigh in today...I was up 1 lb. GRR.

The only thing making me feel better is knowing I generally have nothing in my stomach when I go, and today I aws unable to wait and drank 8 oz of water and had a 100 calorie snack. I am hoping that is all it was and that it will be gone next week.

I was so looking forward to a good weigh in. I'm really quite disappointed.
 
Ah, yes, I forgot you hate fish. :D

I'm sure that food and water had something to do with the disappointing weigh in. Mine is always up afterwards--even if it isn't much. Do you have a scale at home you can weigh on tomorrow to see if it's improved?
 
I'm sorry the scale disappointed, but like BB said, I'm sure the water and snack were the guilty parties.

You have made awesome choices for yourself, and you should be nothing but proud!
 
Keep going strong!!

You did SOO awesome this week! Don't let that scale tell you otherwise!!! I'm sure it was the water. That'll def. do it. Keep going at it and going strong! Imagine what it would have been if you had given in all those times you could have. You really did great and it WILL pay off! You could be gaining muscle right now anyway. Keep up the good work!

~Kristi~
 
I do weigh everyday and my scale first thing upon waking said I was down a bit over a pound. That's part of what frustrated me. I too blame the water. Its good for you, but it is not a lightweight substance! Oh well, onward with good choices.
 
:seeya:Hey lady! Just checking in from Canada to see how things are going with you. Love your 'tude: "Onward with good choices." because that is SO what it is all about! I hear ya on the scale frustration, too. Some days I feel like :banghead:. *sigh* As for the ups and downs, well...some days you're the bird, some days you're the statue! hee hee

Keep at 'er, girlfriend.
ABBA
 
A tip I got from a friend to help beat chocolate cravings:

Mix one tub of fat free cool whip with 6 T of Nestle Quik powder.

Voila! Instant "Chocolate Mousse" for 45 calories per serving (provided you stop at one serving....)

I'm in love with it. Really. Except I kept wanting to crush oreos into it or mix in mini chocolate chips...
 
So...my husbands dad is in the hospital with liver sepsis (I think that is the right term), kidney issues, gangrene in his foot and a heart condition.

My best friend's dad had a heart attack yesterday and they've done the angiogram and put in two stents, but there is a large blockage they cannot get to and need to do open heart surgery but he does not want to until he gets a second opinion.

I'm working on being there for both of them...

thats why I have not been here.
 
Sorry to hear about your FIL and friend's dad. I hope they both come out all right. Is your FIL diabetic?

I wondered where you've been. :)
 
I'm leaving at 8 am for New Mexico. I am not sure when I'll be back, it will depend on how things go at the hospital. I have to be back in time for school, but other than that...I'll stay as long as needed.

Not sure about internet access while I am gone.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of summer. Don't forget me while I'm gone!
 
Hope everything is alright

I hope everything goes well and we will all be here waiting for you when you get back!!! ~Kristi~
 
I got back tonight at 7pm. We did not fly, we drove...so I'm exhausted!

Everything is improving with FIL, he's stable but not released yet. Kimberly, he is not diabetic, he is paranoid schizophrenic and had a deep wound he left untreated because he is untrusting of medical professionals. The gangrene spread through his blood stream, causing the other problems. They've had to keep him sedated the majority of his hospitilization as he bcomes violent and irrational with staff. They've done partial amputation, and are trying to save the heel.

My husband has not had direct contact with his father since before we dated, as his father was abusive to his mother and tried to kill my husband. When we were called about this, it was frightening to find out that he knows where we live and our contact information.

He refuses treatment for his mental illness, and that makes it difficult for my husband to maintain a relationship with him. I've never even met him, as my husband does not want me around such an unstable, violent individual. He fears his dad would hurt me to punish him.

He is in Los Angeles.

My best friend's dad is in New Mexico and thats where I've been. She needed to go there to help the family sort things out, prepare things, etc. But she has a five year old and a three year old. It's hard to be helpful with them in tow. So I went to take care of the kids while she helped out.

2 days drive out 8 days there and 2 days drive back...4 days in a car with small kids. No wonder I'm tired!!

They really are good, delightful, sweet kids though. I only lost my cool twice and needed a break. That's pretty good since I was with them almost 24/7, including sleeping in the same room with the five year old every night and the three year old half the time.

Her dad is doing better, although they are worried about water building in his lungs. He will need bypass surgery this fall, also.

As for diet...since I was with a heart patient, we ate really well. As for the car trip part, not so much. I guess I'll find out Monday at the dietician.
 
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