The PAPrincess' Diary

Day # 519

A few responses first before my daily post....

I_wannaBthin and felici ... I am going to school for my MA in Organizational Leadership. I have one online class this semester and have to finish up my internship which entails 200 more hours of work and a paper and presentation. This is in addition to working full-time 40 hours a week. UGH. Going to be a tough semester. May 3 can't come fast enough!

missblonde4878 - terrific to find another Pittsburgher around here! Thanks for stopping by...

Now pasting in my daily post. I write it in Word so I can clean up my typos! ;-)

This was not a great weekend. I was going to go to a WW meeting with my sisters on Saturday, but I woke up with the worst cramps and headache. (I hate being female sometimes!) I decided to skip it in favor of a Sunday meeting. I spent most of Saturday in bed or on the couch being completely lazy. My last lazy day for my lifetime. I did get the outside Christmas decorations down though, that's at least one thing. Oh, and I went and filled my gas tank. Other than that I did nothing but watch home improvement shows and a movie about a girl who turned out to get the Cinderella fantasy. Anywho, Sunday came and I went on a 2-hour walk with Teddy and a few other dog lovers and their dogs in South Park. We had a nice time. I then went shopping with my sister and got my tires rotated. It was a pretty productive day, but I spent entirely too much money. I have got to stop doing that. No more spending along with no more eating! Sis # 4 and I decided that it's silly to spend $12 a week to have some stranger tell us how much we've lost and how we're doing when we both do not have money to burn. So, we took a few "before" pictures with our digital cameras and we're going to devise someway to keep each other honest and on track. I just can't justify spending $12 a week to have someone look at the number on a scale for me when I can do that for free at home.

So, that brings us to today.

I have made a goals for myself. I'm not going to call them resolutions because resolution to me implies that once I achieve that "goal" I'll be done and stop doing whatever it is I was doing to achieve. Nope, instead I'm making them permanent life goals and not to steal from Oprah's Bob Greene (and I don't say that like she owns him, but he's her trainer) ... I'm going to try to live my BEST LIFE in 2008. My aims for this year include....

1) Finally figuring out how to eat for my own metabolism so that I continue to lose weight and not gain it back! In 2008, I'd really really like to reach my ultimate goal weight. I really think it's attainable.
2) Strive to exercise or do some physical activity daily, but at the absolute minimum at least 3 times a week. I hope to add biking in the spring as a permanent weekend activity when the weather warms up significantly. (TRUCKER this means you will have to go with me and hear about my nagging triangle of pain complaints!)
3) Drink more water. I do usually choose water, but the past month I haven't been drinking enough.
4) Take better care of my skin. I'm the worst at washing my face at night. I admit it, I got to bed with makeup on sometimes. I'm told that's the worst thing you can do. I'm also going to be certain to moisturize better so I don't get old and wrinkly before my time.
5) STOP spending money on silly things and save up for the big things that matter.

I figure five is enough. Anymore than that and they won't happen.

So that brings us to today, Monday, January 7, 2008. This day has sucked big time. I woke up late. I had planned on waking up at 5:15 to start walking by 5:30 to be back by 6:30 to be ready to leave for work by 7:30. I really intended on getting up because I can't walk tonight, I have a meeting. But, alas, you know my hate-hate relationship with the alarm. I hit snooze once and then said "screw it" and reset it for 6:30. Not off to a banner start for the exercise goal. Then, I made the huge mistake of getting on the scale. Did you hear screaming and uncontrolled crying at about 6:34 EST this morning? If so, I apologize, that was me. I really haven't been what I'd consider "good" since before Thanksgiving. I let this happen EVERY STINKING year. I use the holidays as an excuse to get lazy. I have to NOT let this happen in 2008. And, I can't just sit back and be sad and continue to eat as I do every year. The scale told a very unkind truth...that I put on some weight... not just some....a lot more than some... a lot more than I am comfortable with. I knew I had put on weight. My clothes and facial reflection in the mirror told me that... but I wasn't expecting the number I found down on that scale. I hate that scale. The scale hates me. I will always have a hate-hate relationship with that damn scale. Perhaps it was lying? This was after all the first time I stepped on the scale since I moved into the new house. Maybe if I move it to another room it will tell a kinder truth tomorrow? Note to self: move scale and re-weigh in tomorrow morning. It can't be right, can it?

Anyway, I got into the shower utterly defeated by the scale...and in the shower decided I wouldn't let the number on a stupid white piece of metal ruin my day. I got dressed, I got prettied up, I got the dogs walked and I assembled a healthy snack for the day (an apple) and some fruit for lunch (strawberries and pineapple) and made my smoothie. I made a lovely chocolate-peanut butter smoothie. It was rich and think and icy and looked amazingly yummy. I put the yumarific smoothie concoction in my travel mug with a straw for the trafficy ride to work. I took it downstairs, sat on the dresser that remains at the bottom of the stairs (because I can't relocate it alone) and put the three dogs in their pen for the day. I gave them a handful of treats and pats on the head...said good bye and headed out to the car. I got about 8 minutes down the road where I pass the golden arches ... that nasty place filled with nasty mcfood (Ok, so I do love me a sausage mcmuffin with cheese, sue me!) That's when I thought to myself..."self, you have a yummy rich smoothie, you don't need no stinkin' mcanything!" Reality check... my yummy smoothie remained on the dresser back at the bottom of the basement stairs. SNAP!!!!! I didn't have time to run around and return for it. DOUBLE SNAP! I did remember that I have a pre-packaged Vanilla smoothie in the work fridge. So, it's not like I'd starve. And, while the pre-made smoothies are palatable, it's not quite the same as the icy ones that come from my magic bullet blender. So, then I hit traffic. There must have been a bad accident or something because I hit a ton of it. It made me miss the 8:20 parking shuttle and caused me to be 10 minutes late to work. This is not a great way to start off a new year...a new me!

So, I get into work, listen to the one super perky lady throw questions at me and try not to get annoyed. I am not a morning person. They know this...yet they continue to talk to me as if I am. I am never by any stretch of the imagination ever perky...yet they try to get me to be. Ugh. After the crappy start to my day I just wanted to go to the fridge, get my smoothie and go to my office and be alone. After enduring 10 minutes of perkiness (I know she really means well) I get my smoothie and head off to my office to begin my day...my new me. So far so good. I mean, I haven't had any temptations, so how could it be bad? I have my apple to eat, so I'll do that soon. Then for lunch I have my fruit and I'll have the rest of my vanilla smoothie. Tonight I'm supposed to meet a friend for dinner and then we are heading off to a committee meeting. Perhaps we won't have time for dinner? She is picking me up at 5 and the meeting is promptly at 6, so odds are we'll just get coffee or something. At least that's what I'm hoping! That way I can eat better at home tonight.

In one of my shopping sprees, I did buy a mat to do exercise in the basement. The floor is a nasty hard tile, so this mat will help if I use a video or DVD. And, although I really really hate treadmills, I'm thinking of investing in one for those really snowy days. I could at least watch some tv while I treadmill. When I get home tonight I'm going to really try hard to find the time to arrange my basement to create a new exercise area. Wish me luck.

Wish me a lot of luck. I need to get back on track and stay there!!

Have a great day!

Nicole
 
I'm sorry to hear about your hate-hate with the scale thing. I had something of that experience this year myself. I gained so much in one week at Christmas that I was amazed, and yet, at the time I was bingeing I did occasionally think things like "(300 x 12) + 500 = ?" and "3500 is a pound" thing and know there was a harsh reckoning coming.

It so sucks to have to re-lose some of the weight doesn't it? But despite the holidays and snug clothes, I bet you are still a long way from where you started, and you are turning things around again now.

Also after all the rubbish in your morning - you have maintained your eating at the level you intended, so far. Really that's as much as you can ever do! :) I hope you have a great rest of the day and keep feeling yourself moving forward again towards all your goals.
 
Day # 521

Thanks for the kind words, Felici. I'm just trying to take it one meal at a time! UGH.

So I saw online a video from Jillian (trainer on the Biggest Loser) a drink concoction for a natural diuretic that is supposed to rid you of at least 5 lbs water weight a week. Here's the formula.

60 oz. of distilled water
1 dandelion root tea bag
1 tbls sugar-free cranberry juice
2 tbls lemon juice

So last night I mixed it all up and this morning I brought some in a water bottle to work. It tastes like feet. Dirty stinky feet. Blech! No wonder you lose weight - it burns off your taste buds and makes you not want anything! And, I've only been to the restroom once. I wonder if it's working? I guess time will tell. I have to pinch my nose to drink it though! Yuck yuck yuck. I think it's the dandelion root tea bag that makes it so nasty... it tastes like root...i.e. something STILL in the ground!! I'll let you know if it works!

Something has to change. I am really desiring, dreaming about and craving food. I don't know what's wrong with me. I slept in again today. So far my goal of excercising at least three times a week is going to be crammed into the last 3 days of the week! I am not happy with myself. I didn't eat great yesterday... but today I'm on the right track. I had a smoothie for breakfast - this time I remembered it!! For lunch I brought fresh strawberries and pineapple and tomato soup. I do have an apple to have as a snack. And, now that I'm thinking about it...I'm going to go get that snack right now!

Ok, about 30 minutes later I pick up this email. Someone actually expected me to do work..at work, can you believe that? ;-) Anyway, I talked to my sister # 2 and we're heading off to a WW meeting tomorrow night, just because the first visit is free...and I'll go from there. Today is her birthday (Happy Birthday, Jess) and we're heading off to her house tonight for cake. I can resist it, it's ice cream cake and I'm not really a big fan of that. I prefer the old-fashioned cake and ice cream approach to birthdays.

I better get back to being busy at work. I watched the Biggest Loser last night. The mother-son team both each lost 8 pounds in a week. I need to get back on that positive swing again. I must, must, must! Ugh. I hate this whole weight-loss struggle. Where is my magic fairygodmother to make it all better?? And, poof me into a size 2???

Enjoy the day!
Nicole
 
I don't know about you but I get that craving thing when my diet is low in carbs. I find I need to have a serve of slow acting carbohydrate at least 3 times a day to keep my blood sugar levels steady. It's made a lot of difference to me.
 
I'm glad to hear that you're back on track.


Whatever it is you're drinking sounds disgusting! Probably not much worse than my maple syrup, lemon juice, cayenne pepper concoction!

Keep up the good work!
 
Day # 522

Happy January 10th. Yup, we're 10 days into 2008. Ten days and I still haven't managed to stay on complete track with any of my resolutions. Once again I hit the snooze button and slept through my entire work out time. The sad part is I don't even remember turning it off. Usually I at least remember making the conscious decision to sleep. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now. I did want to walk on my lunch hour, but I got deterred. And, since I'm heading out with Sister # 2 and Sister # 4 tonight to attend a Weight Watchers meeting, I won't get a walk in after work either. Yeah, we decided to hit a meeting tonight together. I'm giving it a shot tonight and if it doesn't seem like something I really want to do, I'll just not go next week. Although, now that I don't really have class, Thursdays seem like the smart night to get together for this.

Today I have done fairly well. I had a vanilla smoothie on-the-go for breakfast here at work. Around 12 I had an apple as a snack and then for lunch I had southwest chicken soup (about 120 calories) and fresh strawberries and pineapple. Not sure when I'll get a dinner in. I pretty much have to turn around and leave as soon as I get home tonight. And, if I'm weighing in at 7, I really don't want to eat right before, right? I'll either have a smoothie when I get home or stop for a salad or something. Thing is, I know what to eat. I know what's good and what's bad and how to do it all.....I just haven't been. I don't need WW to teach me how to eat, I need them to just make me accountable to them.....I need them to glue my mouth shut! Ugh....why do I have such a horrible relationship with food?

I better get busy back with work...it's been crazy around here today!

Have a good night!
Nicole
 
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Day # 523 Boy, am I fat.

So last night Sister # 2, Sister # 4, and I made our way to the Weight Watchers center. Get this - we had to walk past a Vocelli pizza place just two doors from the center. And, on the other side of it was an Italian restaurant. That's just so not right!! Anyway, we get in there and get registered and weigh in. Sister # 2 (fake) cried. I refused to see what she wrote down. I told her I'd look next week. So, we go in and have the meeting. Sister # 2 kept cracking jokes and making me laugh and the leader kept giving us dirty looks. Apparently she didn't like our fat humor. Funny thing is, of the three of us, Sister # 2 is the thinnest and she was the one cracking the jokes! Sister # 2 knew some other people there as well, so at least we had a fun social time. We stayed after to learn how to use the plan and the tools. (I think they ripped me out of two monthly fees though instead of just one! I'll check that at next week's meeting.) And, off we went for the night. If nothing else, it gives us dedicated sister time together without kids and distractions once a week and hopefully we'll manage to lose some weight along the way! Sometime during the discussion on how to use the tools I looked at my weight. I looked at Sister # 2 and was like OH MY GOD!!! Their scale lies, too, by about 50 pounds...yes, yes it does!! it's a big national scale-lying conspiracy! I am so saddened that I put some weight back on during Christmas, but hopeful it will come off just as quickly if I get right back on track.....and stay there. The think I don't like about WW is the point counting. I hate math. I hate figuring out things. So, I'll probably stick to just staying within a certain calorie range for the day. That has worked for me so far. What I need to do though is finally realize that this isn't just a "diet"...this is how I'm going to have to eat for the rest of my life (with some holiday and celebration forgivings) in order to reach my goal and maintain. I just don't have the body type or genetics to be able to eat whatever I want. I wish I did.

At least we're keeping our sense of humor....after the WW meeting last night, we are getting ready to leave and walk past the Army recruiting center located just by the WW. One of the guys came out and must've asked Sister # 4 if we were interested in joining. I just laughed and said, "no, we are too fat for the army, that's why we were at Weight Watchers!" He just laughed.

So, here I am really focusing on a diet on a Friday. That's a hard day to start a diet and to maintain one! For breakfast I had a chocolate Right-size smoothie. I still prefer these to the others on the market, so I'm going to keep having them! Sister # 2 figured out that's only 3 points. So, I had 3 of my allotted 31 points for the day. I'm telling you all now, I will never eat the full 31 points unless it's a special occasion. That's the only way I'll lose weight - it has been the only way - to stay around 1,000 calories a day.

It's 12:30 and all I've had to eat so far is that smoothie at 7:45 a.m. I meant to have a snack around 11 of fruit, but I had none at home and I got too busy here at work (imagine that - working at work??) to go to the cafe to buy a banana or apple. Besides, they'd probably have charged me $1.50 for each - they are so super expensive! The office is bringing us lunch in today. From the sandwich choices I picked a turkey sandwich. I'll probably have to just eat the meat. They probably loaded it up on some really bad bread and a lot of it. And, knowing my boss, she probably ordered a mayo-infused side dish like potato or macaroni salad. I bet I just eat turkey for lunch.

Ok....an hour's past and I'm back from lunch. My boxed lunch included a HUGE turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato, 2 slices of american cheese with mayo and grey poupon mustard packets; an apple; a bag of snyder's potato chips; and a big-as-my-head chocolate chip cookie. The cookie greeted me first as I opened the box. I said out loud "oh why, oh why must you torment me!" I put the cookie down and said I didn't want it. My director snatched it up and said "I'll trade!" and put down her M&M cookie. I would so love to eat that... but, instead I took all the cheese off my sandwich, put on some mustard...and only used one slice of the bread. And, I ate the apple and skipped the chips and cookie. I so wanted the cookie. I calculated it and it's worth 4 points for lunch. That puts me at 7 total for the day so far. Apparently I have 24 left, which I'm so going to use all at dinner as I have plans to go out.

I wish this was easier. It's making me tired just thinking about all this tracking of points....

Enjoy your weekend. I hope I don't eat my way through it!

Nicole
 
Day # 524

Last night I suffered through one of the worst dates I've ever had. The sad sad thing is, I've known the guy since July and have gone out with him before many many times. But, he's gotten too "comfortable" and doesn't put forth any effort (and made me buy my own dinner after HE invited me!) so, he's been officially kicked to the curb for good. Oh, the best part is he terrorized my sweet calm puppy dog. The good dog! I am a pretty tolerable person and will take a lot, but one thing I will not tolerate is someone antagonizing and tormenting one of my dogs. So, he's gone, way gone.

Yesterday I did well with the diet. Did the smoothie for breakfast, turkey sandwich for lunch and then the dinner I bought myself was both healthy and yummy. We went to Mitchell's Fish Market and I got cod, veggies, and mashed potatoes with a house salad. I ate all the cod, all the veggies, and only one bite of the potatoes, which I'm sure was loaded with butter and milk. The loser date got a big creme brulee and was annoyed that I wouldn't share it. My favorite part of this date, might I add, is when he wanted to split the bill down the middle! He got something pretty expensive, his dinner was about $25, where mine was $16. And, he got a drink and a dessert. There was no way I was paying for all that. What a cheapskate! Anyway, I was pretty proud of the choices I made. That was only one day of dieting.....it feels like it was a month's worth. Why is it when you're sticking to a diet the days go by so slowly... but when you're eating like a mad woman, they fly by? What gives?

Today I'm at work. I'm stuck here 8-3 with very little to do (but dream about poundcake!) I had a smoothie for breakfast (only 150 calories). Then, when I get here a coworker tempts me with bagels and pumpkin cream cheese. Oh how I do adore the pumpkin cream cheese, which is why he got it for me. I thanked him and said I had already eaten. But, I did take a plain bagel for later and schmeared a small amount of the cream cheese on it and wrapped it up for tomorrow's breakfast. I feel bad he went to the trouble of getting that just for me and not taking any. We are ordering Chinese food for lunch, so I got veggies and won ton soup and brown rice. Normally I get the hot 'n sour soup, but I know that's loaded with oils. Who knows what I'll eat for dinner. I have plans with a friend and I'm sure we can pick a place that I can make decent choices.

The rest of the weekend is pretty crazy. Tomorrow I have a meeting and have to run to see a godchild for her birthday, a good hour north from my house. I need a day off to get house things done, but it just isn't happening. Ah well, someday...the dirty basement will wait ;-)

Good, healthy eats to you and yours! Enjoy your Saturday!
 
Day #526

Greetings! Today was so super busy at work, I didn't get a chance to write. Just a quick update as I should be doing some homework. Sunday I spent the morning doing nothing. I had scrambled eggs with mushrooms for breakfast. Lunch was a grilled chicken salad from Mickey d's, but I had my own light Cesar dressing at home. I also had some apples. Dinner was WW quesadilla's and some fat-free sour creme. I also had 2 WW one point snacks - chocolate and a lemon cake. I figure since I only had a salad for lunch, it all evened out to a fair amount of calories.

Today I did ok as well. I had scrambled eggs again for breakfast. An apple for a snack. And, lunch was tuna with green peppers and onions and a fruit cup of pineapple, pears, and grapes. For dinner I had a chicken breast broiled in olive oil and some spices and beans with almonds and mushrooms with some Mrs. Dash for flavor. I also made a huge batch of homemade turkey chili for the rest of the week's lunches. So, I should be set for the week for both lunches and dinners as I made enough chicken tonight for the rest of the night's dinners. I think I did fairly well today. I also had a pear for "dessert" tonight. It's not quite the same as pumpkin pie ;-)

Sadly, no exercise to report. I'm hoping for good things tomorrow.... setting the alarm early...wish me luck!!
 
# 527 I cheated....

Ok, so it wasn't a big cheat. Someone brought me a chai tea latte this morning. Since it was delivered, I had to take a sip at least, as he waited to see if I liked it. Just a sip. Pretty good. According to my research online, if it had whole milk, it was about 300 calories a cup. Skim milk brings it down to about 210. Since I didn't know which and I'm trying to not eat any carbs/sugars this week, I just took that one sip, so maybe 10-15 calories? It was pretty yummy though. I also had a communion wafer at church. I'm sure that accounts for a few calories and some kind of carb? Not big cheats in the least... just wish I didn't have to try that sip of tea. I was really trying to have nothing other than water this week. I really feel better when I don't drink manmade drinks (such as diet sodas, which I love!) Give it a shot, I think you'll really feel the difference.

Yesterday was good. I stopped by the store on the way home and loaded up on a few items. I made a huge pot of turkey chili that should last me the week for lunches. I broiled some chicken breasts and made some veggies for the week. So, all I'll have to do tonight is warm them up, not really cook.

I did get a bit of a walk in today. I had to park after the funeral and since the shuttles don't ran past 10, I had to walk the bridge over to work midday when I returned. It was SOOO cold. I have a meeting tonight, so I'll run home, walk the dogs, eat really quick, get back in the car and drive to that meeting. The good news is tomorrow is a late day, so I get to sleep in. HOOORAY!!!!!
 
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Sounds like you're getting a bit of walking in there - one way and another. :) Doesn't walking the dogs count as exercise?
 
Day # 528

My walks for the dogs are very short... I should say "letting the bums out to pee!"

Day # 528

Let me start off today by saying I am tired. Really stinking tired. I'm not sure why since I went to sleep around 11 and didn't drag my butt out of bed until Regis and Kelly came on at 9 a.m. It's my late day. I got plenty of sleep. I think I got too much and that is making me more tired. It's very warm in our offices today. I am sure that is a contributing factor. It's 31 degrees outside and freezing and it's like a stinkin' heat wave in here. The heat is making me sleepy.

Last night I decided that after sitting in terrible traffic for an hour and a half I was not going to my meeting. It was snowing and the roads were getting slick and when I called the girl to cancel, she gave me attitude that the roads by here were fine. Well, not by me and it's not like it was that big of a deal, so I said "uh, but I'm not coming, I just got in after a near 2-hour commute from hell." It would've taken me at least 45 minutes to get to that meeting on a good traffic day. So, I stayed at home and did nothing. I'd like to say I used the time wisely to work on my homework for class this week. But, nope. I wasted it. I ate dinner (chicken and green beans, and a banana) and watched totally mindless television. I did watch the Biggest Loser at 8 and I have to say some of those women dropped some pretty big numbers for the week. Good for them.

Today, as previously mentioned, I slept in like a lazy bum. I had scrambled eggs with mushrooms and a banana for breakfast. The banana was not, of course, mixed in with the eggs, but eaten separately. For lunch I had some homemade turkey chili again (YUMMO) and an assortment of fruit: pineapple, pears, grapes. Dinner will be another piece of chicken breast and probably some peas as I finished off the green beans last night. And, fruit for dessert. Since I work until 7 tonight, the chances of me doing any exercising are slim to none. I won't get home until close to 8. By the time I walk dogs, feed dogs, eat, walk dogs again, it's bedtime. I can't wait for the weekend.

Enjoy your evening!
 
Day # 529

This is going to be a quickie post. I got caught up in some things today and honestly forgot to write! I had someone on my mind today - so prayers go out to her.

I ate the chicken and sugar snap peas for dinner last night with a pear dessert.

Breakfast was, what else, scrambled eggs with some veggies.

Lunch was the soup of the week, turkey chili, and pineapple and grapes.

Just finished a snack of a pear.

Dinner will be late tonight because I have a Weight Watchers meeting at 6:30. I don't want to weigh in before a meeting. So wish me good luck for a positive weigh in.

Thanks!!
 
Day # 530

Hello everyone! Well, apparently my sip of chai tea the other day did not do me in ;-) I went to the WW meeting with two of my sisters last night and together we lost 16.9 pounds since last Thursday! Go us!!! I lost 10.04 during the past week. I was really pretty thrilled with that number. I think I even did a hooray and big arms up gesture on the scale. Jess lost 4.5 if I remember correctly. And, Amanda, who had only started the program on Monday morning lost 2 pounds in just a few short days - I think that's pretty amazing. Jess is the only one of us that attempted any sort of exercise. I need to get on board with that exercise thing once my basement is organized and exercise ready. I did get a new DVD to try in the mail this week. Hopefully I'll enjoy it. Amanda also gave me a Walking DVD that seems to have a lot of upbeat music, so I'm hoping I get to using those as well. Anyway, go us, we did great this first week!! The "cleanse" approach to dieting really seems to work well for me. I guess my body just really doesn't like carbs. But, I think doing it all the time is just too hard - I mean you need a bowl of pasta every once in a while. I think I'll do it 5 out of the 7 days a week and give myself a break the other days and treat myself to a snack or two ... carbs... mmmmm!!

I had to laugh at the WW meeting. The woman started out by asking us who had fun this week. Uh, dieting... not something I'd consider "fun". So I sarcastically quipped, "uh, yeah, sure, avoiding cookies all week is fun, woohoo!" A couple people chuckled, the leader did not. Apparently I am not supposed to avoid all cookies. I'm supposed to figure out a way to incorporate the foods I like into a moderate eating plan. Uh, yeah, that doesn't work for me. My two sisters and I discussed what we'll term "Cookie Binge 2007" over Christmas and how food calls our name at our mother's house. And, how mom almost sabotages us by making super fattening (yummy) food like lasagna and then only eats her salad.... by the end of the discussion we all decided in the whole WW group that we three had much bigger mom issues to deal with than WW can help with... chuckle chuckle laugh .. the group moved on to a new subject. Truth is...I'm wondering, am I blaming my mother for my weight issues? Hmmmmm.... maybe I should get into real therapy!

Last night I got home late, so I had dinner at 10:30. My stomach was so annoyed with me, it grumbled the entire way home. And, once I got there I thought about all the goodies and WW snack items I have in the cupboard, but I passed. I forced myself to eat dinner first and then if I was still hungry eat some snacks. I had two grilled pieces of salmon (200 calories) and a ton of sugar snap peas. That filled me up pretty good, but I opted for a banana for my dessert. Mostly because they are getting brown and I want to eat them before they're wasted. So, all-in-all, not a bad dinner. I then walked the dogs quickly and we climbed into bed and I was out by 11:02. So tuckered. It was a long day all around. Work was weird and stressful with class nonsense, too. I'm limiting myself to not looking at the class blackboard too often during the work day. It just gets me all annoyed and angry. I hate this stinkin' class.

Today I had a smoothie for breakfast. I used vanilla mix and put in a Splenda mocha packet and one squirt of sugar free chocolate syrup and blended with ice. It's pretty yummy actually. I brought a red grapefruit for my mid-morning snack, which is coming up pretty soon (yum!) For lunch I'm going out with a friend to Max 'n Erma's for their tomato basil soup. It's my one splurge of the week. Soup and salad...funny I consider that a splurge. I really love their tomato basil soup and I can't wait for 1:00 to come around! For dinner who knows what I'll have, probably more chicken & veggies. I'm becoming a chicken addict, I think. Maybe I'll treat myself to a WW ice cream sammich for special snack tonight. Yum!!

Hope you have a great weekend. I should get to some work. Busy weekend. Tomorrow is Christmas-De-decorate day...yes, my tree is still up. Sunday is rest and relaxation day! Monday I'm off for MLK, and it is full of appointments...nails, vet, doctors... busy busy. I probably won't post again until Tuesday. Enjoy the day!!
 
Day # 534

Hello everyone from bitterly freezing and now snowing Pittsburgh! BRRR. What a cold weekend it's been. I ate pretty well this weekend. Mom mad pasta on Sunday and a LOT of it. Thankfully my sis and I bought her a huge bag of whole wheat penne, so she did make that. She also made meatballs and big fat pieces of garlic bread. She wanted to make apple pie or something, but we nixed that decision. We told her it was too hard for us to resist it and to please not. She agreed. So, Amanda and I measured out a cup of whole wheat penne (which is not much, sadly) and some sugar-free Ragu sauce - which, doesn't taste half bad. I warmed up some grilled chicken chunks instead of meatballs. It wasn't bad. We also had salad and just a corner of a piece of the garlic bread. All in all not bad. I had some WW snack cakes as my dessert and sugar free yogurt. A much smarter choice than the apple pie mom wanted to make!

Yesterday I had a ton of errands and running around to do. The bad news is the doctor says I do indeed have carpal tunnel syndrome. Great. I have to take some meds and wear wrist braces to bed for now. If it doesn't get better I'll have to go through a series of nerve tests...oh great. Surgery is the last option, of course, because after surgery what other options would there be? That was a dumb thing for her to say. Anyway, I ate well yesterday. Scrambled eggs for breakfast, turkey chili and an apple for lunch, chicken, veggies and pineapple for dinner. I had so much running around to do I didn't have time to think about food - that's a good thing!

Today I had scrambled eggs and veggies for breakfast. Snack was a red grapefruit and lunch is going to be tuna and a fresh fruit salad. Dinner will be, what else, chicken again! And, I need to pick up some veggies and fruit tonight at the store as well.

We may skip the Thursday WW meeting and head off to a Saturday weigh in. That might actually work better for me, then my "down" diet days will be over the weekend when it's more fun to eat fun foods anyway. I have been doing 5 days of my version of the 'cleanse' and then 2 days off. I'd rather have those two days be over the weekend. As soon as I get back down to where I was prior to the Christmas Cookie Rampage, I will resume the smoothies. I miss them. I love the taste of them!

Hope you're warm where you are!
 
Day # 535

Not too much to report today. Just another cold day in the 'Brrrrrrgh! I work 10-6 today and am stuck here for another hour and a half. It's been slow-going. Ate well all day. I need to stop by the grocery store tonight and pick up a few things to make more turkey chili. I forgot to do that last night when I WAS at the grocery store. Duh. Anyway, a pretty boring day... I could sure use a nap. Have a good night.
 
Day # 536

Miss Blonde - it is far too cold! I agree! And, what's with all the snow? I want Spring!

Hello everyone! Again, not much to report today. Yesterday after work I stopped and picked up some groceries to make turkey chili. I read the back of the condensed tomato soup - low salt. It had a ton of fructose in it! Egads!! I decided to try using tomato juice instead and it tastes about the same. Not quite as thick. Maybe I could add some tomato paste next time to thicken it up. But, all in all it's healthier than using the tomato soup. No wonder it tasted sooooo good! It had all that hidden sugar in it! After making the chili and cleaning up a bit, it was already 8:30. Since Wednesdays are my late night, I rarely get anything accomplished. I was in bed by 10 p.m. I was so tired. I woke up a bunch of times throughout the night with my hands hurting. Those dumb wrist braces seem to be more bothersome than helpful. I took them off and pitched them aside and headed back to sleep. This morning I had to laugh as I saw my dog, Teddy, carting one around in his mouth like it was one of his toys.

This morning I had scrambled eggs again. For a mid-morning snack I had my red grapefruit, yum. And, for lunch I had turkey chili and fresh fruit (pears, pineapple, strawberries.) Dinner will be chicken and veggies with some fruit for dessert.

Not too much else to report today. I'm still very bad with the exercise. I'm hoping to buy a treadmill soon so that I can start walking again. I'm not a huge fan of treadmills, but there's not really a safe place to walk near me.

Enjoy the day!
 
Day # 537

Hi Gang. Doing well this cold blustery winter day. Last night for dinner I had chicken and sugar snap peas. Dessert was a banana. Then, later I was feeling really hungry so I had a pear. Gosh was it tasty. I got it at the super Wal-mart and normally their fruit is only so-so, but this one was so good.

Breakfast today was scrambled eggs. I forgot my snack, so I went to the cafe at school and got a banana. $.89 for a banana, what a rip...ONE banana! Lunch was at Max 'n Erma's. It's Tomato soup day. YUM. I passed on the garlic bread and croutons they give you with the soup. And, I had them keep the cheese off the top of the soup, so how bad could it really be? I forgot to ask for no cheese on my salad though, oops. I picked most of it and the croutons off as well. Basically I paid for a bowl of lettuce, 2 small tomato slices and 2 slices of red onion. I used very little of the fat-free french dressing. It's the first non-cleanse item I've had all week. I doubt it will wreck the diet plan. Tonight for dinner I'll have more sugar snap peas, a piece of fish - I think I have cod in the freezer, and some fruit. Tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. is the WW weigh in. Keep good thoughts for a big loss!!

Enjoy the weekend!!
 
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