Amy's Journal: Comments Welcome!

[eeyore25]

Hi Amy,

I too think you did well yesterday...at least you didn't eat the whole thing of chocolates!!!!

Good to hear that DS was feeling good enough to head to church with the other boys!!!

Keep up the great work!!!

Have a great day

 

[toystoryduo]

Happy Easter, WISH sis! I hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend!

 

[CACruisin']

Harry & David are definitely the bad guys! Moosemunch - yum!! At least the pears are scrumptious too and they are fruit!

Glad you had such a wonderful weekend with the girls, and food wise, you could have done way worse.

Have a wonderful weekend and a great time at your Easter brunch!!

ETA: I love the 30 lb clippie!! That is my next goal!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi everyone. I haven't Wished in a couple of days, no idea why? I have been doing okay with my food, I have only exercised once though. I have had an awful migraine. I really think this weird PMS (TOM still has not shown up) is making it worse. I really hate this perimenopausal stuff. I haved used all but 8 of my Flex Points mostly in the form of regular coke which is the only thing that seems to make me feel better. Totally gave up on the my migraine stuff, it isn't helping so why bother? I feel like its almost gone and I really hope so. The Harry and David is also gone thank God. I cannot tell you how tough it was to have that much chocolate and cookies in the house. But I didn't eat anymore of it after the first day so that was good. I also didn't have one single chocolate cherry which are my favorite. Knew if I ate one, it was all over!

I am so excited to not be up cooking and cleaning today. We didn't even dye Easter Eggs, I think none of us are really in the mood this year. I did buy the kids some candy and a DVD each for their baskets. And cannot wait for the Hyatt to do the cooking!

This week has been okay, but not as good as I wanted. The PMS, migraine and DS being home all week just sort of made my best laid plans go awry. But I have handled things pretty well so thats good. Also, my mom has had a really tough two weeks, ever since stepdad got sick she has just been off. Actually she was off before now she is just off in a different way. Hoping that gets better too, it usually does. She and stepdad will be going to see my brother in a couple of weeks, can I just say I cannot wait?

Thanks for reading, Happy Easter to all my WISH Friends!

Anna, I thought about you when I was eating the Moosemunch! That stuff is just positively lethal.

Tracy: Happy Easter to you and yours too! Hope your Easter is warmer than ours, it was only 30 degrees here today. No wonder I am not in the EAster mood!

Jamie, thanks, I guess its good I didn't eat all the chocolates. I sure wanted to. I swear they were calling me all week long since they arrived!

Tracey: I have read that too about your body needing whatever chocolate has when its pms time. I sure think its true. At least for me! Very bad timing having PMS and Harry and David visit me the same time!

 

[CACruisin']

Way to go resisting the Harry & David's after the first day . I am super immpressed! When I was reading about moosemunch, I was thinking "I should add that to my cruise snacks" -- what am thinking!? See what you started now? No, I will not bring Moosemunch on my cruise .

Isn't it wonderful to not be going crazy the day before a holiday? I'm sure you will love your new tradition of Easter brunch at the Hyatt .

I'm sorry that your migraine is a bad one this time. This crazy weather, PMS, and being out of your routine probably aren't helping either. I hope your mom is doing better and it is great you will get a break soon.

Have a wonderful, RELAXING Easter!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks Anna! The Hyatt was what can I say, NON STRESSFUL! I really enjoyed the day with my parents so much, we went to church with them in the morning. It was snowy and very cold most of the day but I would rank this as a great Easter. I am hooked on the hyatt! I did sort of miss my sister and nephew and their respective mates but in a way it was better. I think my parents at their age do better when the crowds are lower.

And my best news of the day is that my brother is flying my parents out to his neck of the woods in June for a week while we are away. I was really worried about them being home alone for two whole weeks, now that is cut in half. And they will be there for Father's Day so that is even better. God bless my brother!

Food today: Well it was a buffet what can I say? I ate too much but yet I could have done way worse. I stopped when I got full and if I started eating something I didn't like that much I just left it on the plate. I ate some very good fish (in a cream sauce I tried to remove as much as I could) and lots of fruit. Didn't have one single roll (which meant I didn't have any butter), danish, muffin, waffle or pasta. I sampled several desserts, drank ice tea and lots of water and two glasses of champagne. I had no dinner and only a piece of toast and a tangerine for breakfast. So I have no idea what my points total for the day was but I do know I enjoyed what I ate!

My migraine finally departed my head at some point during church. All of the sudden I realized it was gone. Guess God heard my head screaming for mercy!

Happy Easter all, I am ready for a new week to begin and to get back into my swing of things!

 

[CACruisin']

I'm so glad your Easter went well! That is wonderful. Maybe your sister will get a clue and join you next time too. That is great that your brother is going to take your parents for some time while you are gone. That will certainly let you have a more relaxing vacation.

Sounds like you really did well at the buffet! And I think we are all ready to start a new week tomorrrow

 

[toystoryduo]

Yeah Amy!

I'm glad to hear that your Easter celebration went well. We spent the day at a Quality Inn that has a pool, ping pong, miniature golf, and video games, but my MIL cooked Easter dinner and brought it to the hotel for everyone to share. It was great! (Plus, I beat my DH in three straight games of ping pong. That does not happen often! )

I am so glad to hear that your migraine lifted! Thank God!

That is great news about your brother flying your parents to his house while your family is on vacation. Way to go Amy's bro!

Hope you have a great day today!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Great news that your DB is having your parents to stay
Less worry for you
The food sounded yummy glad you enjoyed it & great news the headache has finally gone!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Amy,

I am so glad that your Easter went well. Even though your sister was not there, it sounds like everyone had a great time. That is great that your brother is flying your parents out while you are away!!! That is awesome!

Keep up the good work....you are doing a great job!

Have a great day

Heard we are getting snow.....stay warm!!!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks everyone. I will not be getting to journals tonight, I am pooped! Tongiht was the fund raiser at ds's school. His class cooked dinner for all the parents and kids to raise money. Me and one other mom did all the cooking, I cooked tacos for about three and a half hours! I smell like a walking Taco Bell. Just finished up homework with the kids and now I am off to crash. Dh came and helped clean up and my son waited tables for the whole time and help set up. I think we will be sleeping very well around here tonight.

I weigh in tomorrow and don't feel that great about it. I only exercised twice this week, was not as careful as I should have been. It was a weird week, that Easter Brunch certainly didn't help matters. PMS slacked off finally, TOM never arrived. I feel very whacked out on the hormone front! And really, really bloated. So I am ready to weigh in and hope for a normal week!

Thanks for reading!

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

I hope you get a chance to relax and recover from all of that cooking yesterday. That was a wonderful thing you did for your son and his school.

Sending some for your weigh-in today.

I hope your Wednesday is a good one!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Well done for helping out at the fund raiser. Your DS sounds like a little star
Have a good nights sleep
Good luck for WI, you may be pleasently suprised

 

[lovinaz]

Sounds like you had a very relaxing, MUCH DESERVED Easter!!!

How did your WI go? As usual, I bet it wasn't as bad as you thought.

That's great that you were able to help out with DS's fundraiser. I am always too busy to do anything like that. Guess that's one downfall of being a working mother... But fortunately there are more than enough stay-at-home moms in my district!!

How is Daisy? I bet she is getting big. Buckley is still a total spaz! I don't think he'll ever calm down. He ate the arm off DD's Rapunzel Barbie a couple days ago, there's just no end to the madness!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi everyone. This has been the most insane week. I cannot remember when I have been this stressed out! Just one thing after another, my kids, my parents, on and on and on! But today is Friday. And I will let you in on a little secret. I told a fib to my parents saying I had a doctor's appointment today so I could not do my usual, all day thing with my mom. I told her I would do it Monday instead which in some ways is better since dd is off track from school and can come too. I just need a day at home, I have probably 10 loads of laundry, the house is a mess, I need to pay bills and I want to get this done so that we can have a decent weekend. No plans other than church and dd's volleyball game. We were supposed to have a huge blizzard today. Flights cancelled last night in anticipatioin, dd brought home a note saying a snow day was likely. I wake up, not one flake on the ground! Guess it went south, fine by me! We may hit 55 tomorrow so I am hoping we can spend some time outdoors. We are still supposed to get an inch or two today and its bitter cold but at least its not a blizzard!

Weigh in was not good, I was up two pounds. So I lost my seven week losing streak! I think it was a combo of that Easter brunch, this weird hormonal thing I am going through and some not so great food choices. Points wise I was right on target but even so, I didn't eat enough fiber and veggies and I only exercised twice. I am okay, its not feasible to keep losing at the rate I have been every week. I used up the bulk of my flex points on Wednesday and Thursday so I need to have a very good weekend. I still am down over 30 so I don't have to remove my WISH clippie!

I am sorry I haven't gotten to journals, I am doing that today so I can catch up with all of you!

Amy: Daisy has chewed up two holes in the carpet, right down to the nap. Overall she is a really good puppy but when she feels left out (like yesterday when the kids both were in their rooms with the doors closed to get away from her and I was in the basement working) she strikes! She did great with her puppy training. But we aren't there yet! Too funny, as I recall dd's Rapunsel Barbie Ken had a mishap with Benjamin a few years ago. Beagles must not care for the Rapunsel theme!

Tracey: Ds was literally the star, he got an award for being the best waiter at the fundraiser! It made him feel really good. So worth every penny of this tuition to see him happy again.


Tracy: The fundraiser was fun, it was a nice way for me to meet some of the other parents. Since we started more than halfway through the year I really don't know anyone there yet. And we raised about $250 which for a school with less than 50 kids in the K-8 grades is not bad.

Thanks so much ladies, I hope you all have a great weekend!

 

[CACruisin']

Hang in there Amy. Next WI will be be better I"m sure. It sounds like the 2lbs are extra bloat and you can "flush" that away with lots of water and staying on plan. I'm glad you didn't get the expected snow. (Where the heck is Spring anyway?) It is good you are going to have a calm weekend too. Sounds like you can really use it. Oh, and definitely no guilt on putting of Mom day until Monday. DD will be off track next week so really, really do need sometime to do your own stuff. Besides, it will be more fun for your mom to have DD along too.

Have a great, calm weekend.

 

[UrsulasMyHero]

Next week you'll do better. And yes, your gain was probably due to the holiday and a combination of stress. Just remember to breathe and increase your water intake, both will help you get over this temporary hump.

Good Luck!

Dianna

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Glad the snow didnt show!!
2 lb gain isnt too bad
Hope you've had a quiet, relaxing weekend

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thank you Anna and Dianna (that sounds very catchy!) and Tracey!

This weekend has been okay food wise. But not great and I didn't exercise AGAIN. I really cannot put my finger on what is wrong with me. For seven straight weeks, I did well, was focused and just so motivated. Then boom, I get my 30 pound star and just have felt blah ever since.

My schedule has been wacky, busy and off kilter for two weeks and that has not helped. My mom has been in one of her off periods and that has not helped. The weather has been yucky and that has not helped. But in the end I am just puzzled and a bit disgusted with myself. I mean I have held it together pretty well all things considered and yet I am still bummed. Oh and then there's my hormonal problems. I literally have had pms for about four solid weeks, no TOM has shown up and I feel bloated, weepy and just strange all the time. So hey, that hasn't helped either!

Today I have been on disboards all day. I have a sore throat and stuffy nose and have obvioulsy gotten the viral crud everyone I know but me has had in the past few weeks. I have also been crunching numbers on whether we add the DDP to our October trip. I don't want to in some ways because I know eating like a pig for 10 days just before the holidays is not a good thing. Dh is iffy, he alwyas likes to save money but loves to eat. And my two foodie kids are desparately wanting to go back to WDW and eat steak, salmon and all that good stuff without me telling them "no its too expensive". So I have felt like crap and wasted a whole day on disboards and still no decision! I have two weeks before I make my ADR's so I have more time to stress and wonder.

Oh and I managed to really irritate some lady on one thread, she really let me have it! Poor woman probably thinks I am an idiot female dog, if she only knew! Sometimes threads really get weird and then I figure who needs the aggravation! If I hadn't spent so much time wasting time that lady wouldn't be aggravated with me!

Today's food:
Breakfast: All bran with walnuts and skim: 4
Lunch: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza 12, taco 4
Dinner: Squash soup 1
Total: 21, five points under but dont' feel like eating anything else.

I really hope I sort of get back into my groove very soon. And I really hope my hormones either settle down or explode once and for all and then leave me alone for awhile!

I also just realized another reason this week may have been off. I can't go to WW on Wednesday for my usual meeting. Ds has a field trip and I volunteered to drive and its right smack dab during my normal weigh in time. I really just need to go to a different meeting. I am such a creature of habit, I like my leader, I sit next to the same group of ladies each week and when I can't make that one I tend to just not go at all. Very dumb. So I looked on the website and see there is another meeting on Wed., I should be able to just make it after the field trip. Maybe it will be same leader. If not, well I guess it won't kill me to have a different leader. But the real moral of the story is that my weigh ins are very important. Just knowing all week I woudln't be able to go has put me off more than I already am. So now I just need to stick with my new game plan, weigh in and get back on track. I don't want to gain another ounce back. Two pounds last week was quite enough of that for awhile!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Amy,

Did you like all the snow we didn't get!!!! LOL I as exited to see no snow on Friday when I got up, but when I went to bed they were still saying a foot or more, so I set the alarm early so I could make it to work early. I get up and not a flake to be seen. Had I gone back to bed, no way was I getting up again. I so was still at work early!!! I am just glad that it missed us!

That is great your son got the award for the best server.....Congrats to him!!!!

Even with a gain, you are doing great. I am sure the gain is the stress and the holiday weekend!! It's okay though, there is always this week!!!

Keep up the great work!

Have a great day