03/30/2008 14:15
Peace and Harmony
I just got home from a beautiful weekend retreat. It was just what I needed to get away from all the concerns in my life right now. Quite frankly I did pretty well with the food. I brought my own breakfast and they had a salad bar at lunch and dinner. When I weigh in Tuesday I'm sure that will be the truth of how well I did. They had these huge cookies (homemade of course) each night as a snack. I didn't eat one. I asked for all the strength I could find to resist. I ate bigger portions than usual but stayed on track with healthy foods. Overall I am happy with my choices. Monday starts a fresh week and I am going to give it all I got to exercise more than a few days this week. All is well.
03/27/2008 11:37
6 Pounds Down
It felt so good to see the scale go down this week. With all the little things going wrong this week with my car and another trip away for the weekend I have felt frazzeled. I have so much to do and I have been trying to take some deep breaths when I feel the urge to eat away my stress. Life is just full of ups and downs. Sometimes it just feels harder than others. Its a beautiful day today and I think I will take a nice walk and sit and read on my porch afterwards with a nice hot cup of tea. Sometimes I think you just gotta take a break and relax. Whew!!!
03/24/2008 18:53
Back in the Saddle
Its so nice to be home in my own little apartment. Tomorrow I have my first weigh in and feel confident I have lost a few pounds. I promised myself I wouldn't get on the scale but once a week. I find it can really mess my day up if I get on everyday. Its such a mind thing. I did really well this weekend with my boyfriend as far as the FOOD goes. He eats like a garbage disposal and not gain weight. Its just NOT FAIR! I still weighed and measured most of my meals and we went to this fabulous farmers market. I wish I had one here where I live. We bought fruits and veggies out our ears for practically nothing. I did some exercise each day but my energy level has lowered the last few days. I haven't been sleeping well since I started this diet. In the morning I have the get up and go and then flop down exhausted by the afternoon. Wish me luck tomorrow 
03/20/2008 04:03
YIKES 4 am
I think this medication is giving me more energy than I need
I only slept 6 hours and woke up with open eyes and ready to go. I am trying to write my food down everyday before I eat it. This always seems to help me. The ole Weight Watchers saying popped in my head :If you fail to plan you plan to fail" There seems to be some truth to that. Going to the VA again with my dad to get his TB test read. Think I will go the gym earlie to get my cardio out of the way. So much to do so little time!
03/19/2008 16:57
Way too much energy!
Wow another day filled with activity. My house has finally received a good scrubbing and it lifted my spirits tremendously. Finally after 5 days without a vehicle it has come home! My bum has a sore spot from riding my bike around. It has been good exercise but to be frank I have a great appreciation for my car now. I wanted to give it a big hug!!! I learned to use the bus again and that was an experience in itself. The finally conclusion was "If I have to take a bus I can" Theres a song that was written something like this " Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got till its gone" I beleive Joni Mitchell told us like it was. Anyway the caffeine headache is still there after 2 1/2 days of no coffee. I will be glad when that is over. I have done this several times in the last 2 decades and swear each time I'm not gonna start drinking it again. One more time TeeHee!
03/18/2008 21:09
Exxxxcited and Motivated
Went to my first doctor visit for weight loss and feel motivated to try and drop this 30 lbs Ive put on since september last year. They really didn't give me any NEW information on how to eat healthy. GO FIGURE. But I must say I am glad they gave me medication to help with the hunger. I started this afternoon . Tomorrow I start my work out committment. Back to eating foods that are not processed and are alive. I always feel better when I eat this way. Took my dad th the VA today to get his TB test. He was his usual negative self. Hopefully heading for My boyfriends hours away this weekend. Could stand a big hug
03/17/2008 17:12
Another day in paradise
I never really liked Mondays
but today has been a highly productive day and for that I am reasonably happy. Tomorrow I am going to my first office visit for a weight loss program. I am so ready to get some help and move forward. My father's health is still declining and the hardest times are at night when I am alone and in my head thinking. A very dangerous past time! All I want to do is eat and eat some more.
03/16/2008 09:26
Sunday morning Blues
Woke up got out of bed, ran a comb accross my head. Oh my head!!!! Just thinking about giving up coffee makes me jittery. Looks like a rainy Sunday morning in my area and I need to get to my meeting this morning. The car is in the shop and it looks like a nother bike day. Oh Joy. I'm going to eat a good healthy breakfast and move on with the day.
