Kickin' up a Notch (comments welcome)

[eeyore25]

Hi there,

Just wanted to stop in and say hi

Hope you are having a great day!!!

Keep up the great work!

 

[Cruise04]

Hi everyone - thanks for the encouragement and checking in. I am not even going to go back and write down what all I've eaten since I last checked in. Work has been life and hectic - we just went through a site reaccreditation and that has taken up a lot of time at work and then at night I've been beat and busy - doing a garage sale on Saturday for our Relay for Life team and have been cleaning out the garage. Sunday I worked in two of my flower gardens and woke up Monday wheezing and coughing. Still a little bit of wheezing and the coughing has subsided. I think I got up some bad mold and got it in my lungs. I raked up and dug up old mulch that had been there for about 3 years now and laid down some more/new top soil and planted a few plants. And I still have more mulch to get through but I think I'm just going to have to do it with a mask on. This has been killing me. I haven't used my inhaler since last July when I started working out and I don't have to use it to workout - I've had to use it to actually breath. But I haven't let that stop me - I did go to Jazzercise last night and I hadn't been for almost 2 weeks. I did really well - didn't overdo it and felt really good afterwards - usually I'm struggling on the first night back after a break like that. So that felt awesome.

I have not had any time to get back to adding up my totals so I have decided just one more week of just writing down my foods and I WILL start it next week - I have to. Here's what I've had so far today:

Breakfast:
2 pieces Wonder Light White toast
1 TBSP peanut butter

Snack:
1/8th of a piece of bacon quiche
1 cup of cut up melon

Lunch:
2 pieces of Papa John pizza - 1 cheese, 1 sausage
1 breadstick
1 cup of cut up melon (left over from this morning)
1 Hunts fat free tapioca pudding cup

Snack:
1 bite sized almond joy
1 light twinkie
1/4 cup roasted unsalted almonds

Dinner will be:
1 ham slice
1/2 cup mac and cheese
2 cups romain lettuce
4 cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup slivered carrots
2 TBSP Light Done Right Ranch dressing

So far I've had 42 ounces of water and am getting ready to down a 16.9 ouncer. I'll have another 42 ounces when I go workout tonight.

I have not heard from my doctor yet with the results of my test. I'm getting a bit anxious and upset. I'm getting ready to call again.

Hope everyone had a great day and had a good weekend last weekend. Gonna be a busy one for us.

Chris

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Chris-
im sorry you have not heard from the dr yet..the waiting is the hardest part, isnt it? I would definitely call back and see...
Hope you get good news!
you seem like youve been busy lately ..hope you get some relaxation!

 

[lovinaz]

Allergies are the pits! I can definitely sympathize with you on that subject!

I hope you hear from the Dr soon, that is always so hard to wait.

You are doing great with your eating and getting back into Jazzercise. Keep it up!

 

[Cruise04]

Thanks all. Well I called the doc office around 2:30 yesterday and they were closed for the day. So I called back at 9 this morning and still have not heard back from anyone. If I don't hear by 4 I'm calling again. This stinks!!!! I'm sure that if it were something I would have heard by now - or I would hope. But with this allergy/cold/whatever this junk is that I've gotten it has been irritating my throat and my right ear. So now I want to know that if it's nothing what do I do when my throat swells and the pain goes up into my ear? There's not much room in my throat for this side to swell so when it does it hurts. UGH

Anyway - last night dinner didn't happen. I went to workout and dh didn't get home until close to 8pm. So when dd got home she grabbed some leftover pizza. I had one piece before I left for workout so my dinner last night was 1 piece of Papa John's sausage pizza, cold and 1 cup of fat free frozen vanilla yogurt with 2 TBSP caramel topping and chocolate topping and 4 TBSP of light cool whip.

I didn't get on the scale yesterday because I forgot so I got on today and I am down 2 pounds from Tuesday. So I counted it. I realized I need to go back to weighing on Wednesday's because doing it on Monday's is NOT a good thing - DUH

So here's what my day has done so far:

Breakfast:
2 pieces Wonder Light White toast
1 TBSP peanut butter

Snack:
1/4 cup roasted unsalted almonds
1 bite sized almond joy
1 small orange
1 light cheese stick

Lunch:
2 pieces Wonder Light White bread
1 TBSP light mayo
3 ounces Hillshire Farms ham (97% fat free)
2 pickle slices
100 cal Ritz Chips pack
1 light Twinkie

Not great but okay. So far I've drank 42 ounces of water.

I have a Student Affairs year end celebration to go to and usually there are great treats that are baked by our Housing and Dining. I'm going to have one of something and taking a bottle of water with me. It's so dreary and icky here that I really don't want to go but I've been at the university over 10 years now (was 10 last July) and so I'm being recognized for my years of service so I have to go. And the other secretary is being recognized for 5 years and she doesn't want to go alone.

Got more stuff to get ready for our Relay for Life garage sale which is Saturday. Got to do some baking because I don't have much garage sale stuff so I decided to bake. Gonna be busy busy busy - gotta keep hands out of batter!!!!!!

Hope everyone has a good day.
Chris

 

[Blueeyes101817]

you sound busy busy busy busy!!!!!
Hope the dr gets back to you, id definiltly be calling back tonight before they close if they dont contact you!
enjoy the weekend!

 

[lovinaz]

So, were you able to resist the temptations of baking? That is always so tough for me...

Sounds like you have a busy weekend. Be sure to take some time off and enjoy Mother's Day!

 

[Cruise04]

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been on here for a while. Life has been busy and I'm just finding time to sleep, eat, and work UGH I hate weeks like that.

An update on my medical issue: He found nothing to be concerned about. It appears that the mass is a cyst but wants me to be checked again in 6 months with another ultrasound and bloodwork. I was concerned with the swelling again that I experienced with a cold and he said it sounded like it could be the lymph node. I'm holding off on talking to my GP about that until I meet with him next in a few weeks to talk about my blood pressure, which has been great.

So that is good news. Because I've been so busy I've been conscious of what I'm eating but not writing it down. This was my week to start all back again and I've failed myself. But I did gain weight and am now right back down to where I was last Thursday. So I'm hoping for a little bit more loss yet from today to tomorrow.

I did okay with the baking. I did nibble on some rice krispie treats when I took them out of the pan (had to even them out a bit so had to slice a little sliver off of one end of the pan) and ended up trying some cinnamon struessel muffins that I made and burnt on the bottom - they really sucked so I threw them out (good thing I tried them). Then I made these new things - pecan tarts and fudge tarts so of course I tried one of each since I had never made them - they rocked!!!! All in all I did pretty well. We only made $93 on our garage sale but the baked goods were a plus - they were very popular, especially the rice krispie treats with the chocolate chips/butterscotch chips on the top as a "frosting". I'm glad it's done. Now we have to get through Britt's confirmation which is in a little less than a week. Gotta do a lot of cleaning for people to come over to the house afterward. So that's my focus this coming weekend and next week. Trying to do some small cleaning right now but it's not happening too quick. We have two people in my office pregnant - one is on bedrest and one is still here - and we are having a "shower" which I was in charge of so been busy with that.

So that's about it in a nutshell. Eating has been okay, haven't worked out in a week because of life and it's badly needed, going tonight. Hope everyone is doing well and hope all the moms had a great Mother's Day. Britt had her spring concert and it was a great concert - dedicated mostly to moms, very tearful!

Chris

 

[Blueeyes101817]

you sound very very busy lately! hope you get SOME Time to relax..
Im glad the dr doesnt think itis anything to be concerned about!!!
enjoy your day

 

[lovinaz]

I hope things calm down and you are able to make some time for YOU! Be sure to schedule in that exercise, it is just as important as any other event!

Good news about the Dr. Just think of how much healthier you are without that extra 50lbs, and how much healthier you will be when the next 50 comes off!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Chris,

Good news that the doctor didn't find anything to be concerned about. You are doing a great job...take some time this weekend for you..You need it.

Keep up the good work and have a great weekend

 

[Blueeyes101817]

have a great long weekend!!!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Chris,

Hope all is well.....

Hope you have a great weekend

 

[Cruise04]

Sorry that I've MIA but things got out of hand again this month with dd making her confirmation and a very dirty house to clean. Once I got started I couldn't quit. I clean outside of cupboards, walls, floors, lighting fixtures on top of the vacuuming, cleaning the kitchen floor, etc. Then I had to get plants planted and it was all worth it. Now I'm done but work is nuts - have people leaving and a lot to do in a short amount of time.

May was not a great month. I ended up overall gaining 3.5 pounds. Not the right direction. So I've gained 7 pounds total in the last two months. NOT GOOD! I'm still getting nice comments which is a good thing. I can still tell a difference but some of my clothes are tight. I have been up and down between those 3.5 pounds all month. And of course TOM started right on time. So in June I'm upping my exercise because May is finally over and the hecticness. I'm going to try, try, try, try, to start journaling more often and tracking my food. That's been very hard for me because of how busy I've been. And that's not just an excuse. I'm barely getting bathroom breaks at work again. Once June is over I hope things go back to a bit of normal but I don't think that will be the case.

Hope everyone is okay and doing well. Some of you have been doing great - I've been sneaking in and out of journals but just don't have time to write in them. Keep up the great work!!!

I'll chat with you all later. Thanks for your support.
Chris

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Hi chris!
dont worry too much about the gain, you had a really busy month,,,dont worry about the past...just focus on this month! hang in there!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Chris,

Don't worry too much about the gain...it will all come off. You did it once you can do it again! I know you can!!!!

Keep up the good work!

Have a great Tuesday

 

[goldcupmom]

Hi, Chris! Hope things have calmed down a bit and the weight is starting to move in the right direction.

Have a great week!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Chris!

Hope all is well and you are doing great!

Have a wonderful Monday!