Amy's New Start : Comments Welcome!

[Amy&Dan]

Quick post: I behaved at the party! I had a very small serving of chili, a few bites of cheese soup (not many, I know it was fattening but I wanted to taste it), a bunch of veggies with dip (very little dip) and a few chips and salsa. I also had one bite of cake. And four glasses of water. So in all, I am proud. It wasn't even that hard. Of course I was still full from my 2:00 p.m. Chick Fil A run!

Now if I can just survive tomorrow, I'll feel like I can have a couple of beers and a few wings on Sunday. So far I haven't used any flex points.

 

[DisDee]

Congrats on getting thru the party Amy! You are doing so well and being smart about your choices, including the Chick Fil A. I just love them too, and did a drive-thru earlier in the week. Yum! If you logged your points, you're good so just work around it.

 

[goldcupmom]

Great job at the party, Amy!

I posted yesterday, but for some reason it disappeared!??!?

ChickFilA is a big scary no no in my house. I CRAVE their fries! But I can't even taste them or it's all over for me. Caffeine free diet coke & a grilled sandwich.....5 pts & I have to RUN away!!

Hope you have a good weekend. Is it storming there yet? I need to get out for a long walk before it hits here.

Hey, do they sell caffeine free diet mt dew where you are in Co? I'm craving it & may have to do a road trip! NM doesn't sell it! Only places I've found it are Iowa & Colorado.

 

[lovinaz]

AWESOME JOB at the party!!! I am so proud of you for making good choices!!! I'm sure with that under your belt you will have no problem behaving tonight and earning your beer and wings treat on Sunday!!!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Julie, I don't know if they sell that Mtn. Dew, I'll have to look. I'm not a Dew fan myself. Its all about Dr. Pepper in this house! (Its a Texas thing )

Denise: Chick Fil A and me go way back! Its the only ff restaurant on the planet where I want a fried chicken sandwich.

Amy: Those wings are calling my name and I am not going to let them down!

I am going to post all food today so that I will hopefully stay legal!

Breakfast: Alternative bagle with butter: 3
Mini luna: (2)
Lunch: Subway Club (6) chips (3)
Snack: Yogurt (2)
Dinner: 3 pieces of pizza (9.5) salad (2) bread stick (2)
Total: 29.5

That sounds like a lot of pizza but Cici's has sort of puny pieces which is good. I just picked out my 3 favorites. I know what I can eat and I know what I have to do so now I just need to stick to it!

Edited to add: We went to the mall and before we got there we passed a Tokyo Joes. I decided that sounded better than subway and since we all love Japanese we went there instead. So I had a 10 point bowl. I am estimating those points, I had the fat and calories but not the fiber, but since I had them add veggies and gave dh some of my rice, I think I came in about right. I also skipped the yougurt. And I stuck right on target at CiCi's. I was so wanting to go back up to that buffet. But I didnt'. I just kept concentrating on our friends and the conversation and drank three glasses of ice tea with sweet and low. I had one tiny little bite of a brownie and one even tinier bit of dh's cinnamon roll. They have these huge trays of both, as much as you want. But I resisted.

Went shopping all day, both kids have grown out of everything. I got dd the cutest dress for the wedding. And ds now wears mens jeans and clothes, very expensive! I wanted to get myself something for the wedding too, but Macy's didn't buy any dresses for plus sized women. I was peeved. Racks and racks of sizes 4-14, but nothing higher. I asked a sales lady and she said the bad economy had Macy's thinking plus sized women woudn't need dresses. WTH??? Just another reason to lose weight. Hopefully I'll find something this week. I hope to get that dress and then not venture into a mall for a few months. I also didn't get my walk in today since I was at the mall for so long. Maybe tomorrow, but I think we are to get snow.

I am so proud that I have held my own two weekend days in a row. Now I can eat a few wings with a clear conscience as I have all 35 of my flex points left.

 

[traceycooper]

wow Amy i can feel your energy & positivity coming out of the monitor
Well done for resisting at the party & i'm sooo glad you have such a great school to help you & your DS & DD

 

[Goofydiane]

Great job at the party Amy! I know I wouldn't have been able to control my eating.

It must be that I'm in the mid-west....not sure what a Chick-fil-A taste likes, I've never been. At dinner with our old boss last night, two of the people at the team who are having their jobs eliminated in May joked about opening up a Chick-Fil-A franchise, so everyone knows about it but me maybe.

I'm not sure what to say about the choir teacher, other than moving your daughter to art was a wise choice!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks Diane and Tracey. I have two very sweet, very special kids and I am thankful they are in a school that strives to make all students successful. The past year, I have had more issues with both of them and school than the ten years prior. Its just been one thing after another. I was worried when this music issue came up with dd maybe I am just a nut but the school counseler said she couldn't have done any of those projects either. I was talking with a friend whose daughter was in choir last year, I guess this teacher really wants to be teaching on the college level and maybe is getting ahead of herself with her current age group. In any case the art teacher is wonderful (ds had her last year and this year for art and photography) and I think dd will have fun and improve her drawing skills.

I have to say, ds kills me. He has picked ballroom dancing for one of his electives in high school! He says he wants to be ready to dance at his wedding. He also figures the ratio of girls to boys will be high. Maybe he can teach dh to dance so I can finally have a dance partner at weddings! I mean of all the classes for a 14 year old boy to take.

Found out the mission trip is South Dakota. I guess they will see Mt. Rushmore and work on an Indian reservation. Should be a great experience, but I hope he can get some pet sitting, baby sitting and yard mowing gigs to help pay for it!

 

[toystoryduo]

You are doing such a great job, Amy!!! I am so proud of you!

Did we have a conversation a couple of weeks ago about a taco place named Cap n Taco? If we did, I found one out here where we live! Of course, now I can't remember where I saw it. I'll have to ask my DH when he gets home from work.

I think that is so cool that they offer ballroom dancing at your DS' high school! We never had classes like that. I would have taken a dance class (any dance class!) in a heartbeat.

I hope you have a great Sunday!

 

[lovinaz]

GREAT JOB sticking within your points! I hope you enjoy every single wing and sip of beer today, you have definitely earned it!

My DS12 signed up for Home Ec (it's called something else now, but that's what it is!) next year because there will be tons of girls in it. Great...

That stinks about the dress! I'm sure you can find a nice one somewhere else, just keep looking! I am right there with you on the kids clothes situation! DD9 is going to need a whole new spring/summer wardrobe, since most of her things from last year are now too small. DS has outgrown all his jeans that he got for Christmas! Yes, in less than 2 months he has grown at least an inch. And I have no idea how I am going to get pants to fit him! He has about a size 12 waist, but needs size 16 length... I was getting size 14's, but those are way too baggy and now those aren't even long enough. Any suggestions???

I am so happy for you that everything is falling into place - your kids at school, your weight loss, and life in general. You deserve it!

 

[DisDee]

Amy, if you have a Catherine's near you, I would check it out for your dress. I had never been there before and popped in last Sunday to look for a dress for my SIL's wedding in March. I was pleasantly surprised at the selection and I did find one that I liked. I almost bought their discount card (25.00) for a year which entitles you to all kinds of extra savings, but I thought, why? I hope not to be shopping for plus sizes in the next 6 months or so.

Good luck on the dress search!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Denise: That is so funny you suggest Catherines, I thought of that about 2:00 a.m. this morning when I couldn't sleep! We have one across town but I remember getting a dress there for my cruise and they did have a nice selection. Since all they stock is women's sizes, I assume their buyers purchased dresses!

Amy: Matthew has the same size problem your ds does. My best luck has been at Penny's. I get slim cut jeans with adjustable waist. I have also found them at Wal Mart before and I think Old Navy. I also order them online since they don't always stock a lot of them. Good luck, its a pain to have a tall skinny kid!

I did enjoy my wings and beer. I figured I had 65 points total to work with and I think I came in about that. But now I have to be perfect the next four days. They were very good but I couldn't sleep last night, too much heartburn! But worth it (thank goodness for flex points!)

I'll post food and exercise later. Hope everybody is having a good Monday.

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job staying within your flex points, Amy! I hope you're feeling better today and that the heartburn is gone.
Hope you have a great Monday!

 

[goldcupmom]

Sounds like you are doing GREAT, Amy! Good luck on the dress hunt.....that's one I HATE!!!

 

[traceycooper]

I have to say, ds kills me. He has picked ballroom dancing for one of his electives in high school! He says he wants to be ready to dance at his wedding. He also figures the ratio of girls to boys will be high. Maybe he can teach dh to dance so I can finally have a dance partner at weddings! I mean of all the classes for a 14 year old boy to take. !

Good on him

He sounds like a very clever, thinking ahead young man

 

[lovinaz]

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself without an ounce of guilt! I know you will be able to be spot on with your points for the rest of the week. Make it your #1 priority!!!

Is Daisy a wimp? Buckley sure is! We had a severe thunderstom yesterday and at one point we had lightning immediately followed by super loud thunder (must have been in the front yard or something!) and that poor dog yelped and about jumped right out of his skin! And then he wouldn't go out of the doggy door for hours, he was so freaked out..

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy: Daisy is a total wimp! And a horrible watch dog. Just today some guy came to the door and rather than bark, she went and hid under the table!

Julie: I hate to shop for clothes almost like I hate the dentist!

Tracey: Ds has always liked the ladies, so I shouldn't be surprised with his elective choice!

I went shopping today and finally found a dress. I like it, its hard for me to feel good about anything I wear when I am this size but I think its the closet I'll get. By the time I added shoes and rounded out ds and dd's wedding clothes I am broke! I had to transfer money from savings which makes me very nervous. I feel like I am just hemorraging money right now. I really hope I can get our WDW trip paid off in time and get my savings back up.

I was spot on with food today:
breakfast: turkey and cheese sandwich: 4
Lunch: burrito: 8
Snack: Fiber bar: 3
Dinner: chicken, rice and veggies: 13
Total: 28
I came in one point under but its late and I don't want to eat anything else.

I didn't exercise again. I feel like all I have done the past few days is shop. I have plans to walk with my friend tomorrow and then I may take another solo walk. I walk a bit faster than she does and I want to make sure I push myself. I was just beat today, I only managed to get about 4 hours of sleep last night. So I plan to turn in early and make sure I get in some serious exercise minutes tomorrow.

 

[lovinaz]

I'm glad you found a dress you like! Just think, after the wedding, you will have to get the dress altered to be smaller the next time you wear it!

You have a lot going on right now, I'm sure you will get back on track with your savings soon.

Buckley is a surprisingly good guard dog, he loves to bark when the doorbell rings. It really throws him off sometimes because we also have a doorbell outside the garage, and when DS rings it (when he comes back with his bike or scooter and the garage door is closed) the dog automatically runs to the front door barking, then starts whining when he can't see anyone out the window!

Food looks great! Have fun on your walk(s)!!!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy: Benjamin was a wonderful watch dog. Daisy not so much! Although the upside to that is that she is sweet and not an alpha male nuthead like Benjamin was!

Today was hard on the food front. I am so exhausted and sleep deprived I can barely stay awake and its freezing cold, dreary and snowing. I just wanted to graze all day long! I've only managed to get about 7 hours of sleep in the past two nights, tonight I absolutely have to get to bed earlier!

Here is my food:

Breakfast: Kashi wi/ skim: 4
Snack: tangerine: 1
Snack: rice cakes: 2
Snack: Fiber Bar: 2
Snack: cookies: 4
Snack: cheese and crackers: 5
Lunch: Lean Cuisine: 7
Dinner: pork roast: 4, salad: 1
Total: 30

Right on target, however, I am currently starving. So I may have an alternative bagle or something else for a couple of points. I did walk 60 minutes so I managed to earn some activity points, I don't usually take those but I may have to make an exception. Way too many carby snacks. I did at least get in four veggies and one fruit. But those snacks were insane!

 

[Goofydiane]

Congrats on finding a dress, I know how tough that can be, I'm glad you found something that you enjoy.

Good job getting the walking in as well. hang tough with the starving, or just have some vegetables to fill you up and low calories!