Lesli's Live Long and Strong WISH Journal

[pearlieq]

Just stopping by to say

I hope you're having a great day today. Stay warm!

 

[pearlieq]

Good morning!

I hope everything's OK and things have just gotten crazy-busy.

Just wanted you to know I've been thinking about you!

 

[Lesli54]

Thanks for checking on me. Things were so busy here and I had about enough time to get a quick glimpse of the boards, but that was about it.

Tues night was a meeting that lasted a bit too long, then up early on Wed to take DD8 to the eye dr, then I had to help sort and deliver fall products for GS. I did, however, tell my Regional Director Tues night that I would need to cut back on things and managed to back out of the training that I was supposed to help with on Wed. She had enough help so it worked out. I am so proud of myself. Thursday was up at 4:30am so that I could drive in the snow to a 7am meeting. By the time I got home from that it felt like the whole day had passed and it wasn't even 1pm. Then I have been working on getting caught up, working on the new venture, doing some light cleaning since no one has been home much. DH has put in almost 2 weeks straight now. Friday, I was busy getting ready for the weekend and took the time to straighten up my office before it got really bad so that I could move forward. Sat morning I took Brownies to an event, then went down to get DD18 from school, then went to the Community Christmas to help with the games that GS runs, DD16 had to work then leave for a game. I have been talking with alot of the GS adults and letting them know that things are getting really busy, so they are becoming aware that I need help, and I am feeling much better for doing so. Then I had to cut up turkeys that DH cooked for the reunion on Sunday. By the time I got home Sat night, I couldn't move I was so tired. Then up yesterday to do a little cooking and pull together a family reunion, which went pretty well, but it is much easier to enjoy when you don't have to host it. So, we are done with the rotation for another 5 years. Of course then we cleaned up the hall, came home and cleaned up, DH took DD18 back, I took care of the reunion chaos in my office so now I am ready to finish getting caught up. My office, BTW, is not finished, but it is very functional so I am progressing pretty quickly.

Food has been all over the place. Some days with food was mainly junk, or continous grazing, and other days were better portioned and healthier, but nothing has been well rounded. On the plus side, I can say that portions for the most part have been decent. Water has not been real good. The food yesterday at the reunion was so delish. Lots of Lebanese dishes. I had 2 stuffed grape leaves, 2 pieces of talamee (flat bread), 2 servings of hashwa (rice, pine nuts, meat mix), 2 stuffed koosa (rice stuffed koosa squash), 1 fatayer (meat pie). That was followed by a 1/2 slice of cheesecake that was to die for. Unfortunately, no one brought any ethnic desserts. I was hoping to make some baklawa, but didn't get a chance. For the most part that was my meal for the day and almost all of those items are had only once a year, so it was a nice treat.

Today, so far, I am taking things easy, but have quite a bit to get done. This week is much less stressful in many ways, so I plan to take advantage of it and get alot done around here as well as pay attention to my journey.

Breakfast: 1 egg omelet w/mush & moz, yogurt, 1/2 c grapefruit juice
AM snack: banana

The rest, I will "figure" out.

Goals for day:
1. water
2. pay attention to the quality of foods I eat
3. errands and Christmas Angel shopping
4. bookwork

I am slowly but surely getting things caught up. Sometime this week, DD16 and I are hoping to make a blanket for my Gran for Christmas. So we need it done be Sunday if we are giving it at the family Christmas. I would like to get a few baked goods done, but I am not going to push it. We'll see.

Oh, yeah, I got lots of wonderful compliments on how good I looked yesterday. It was such a boost. Just wait til they all see me next year!

Everyone have a great week and keep up the good work as you continue on your journey.

 

[Lesli54]

Yesterday was pretty productive and I was fairly good with what I ate.

For the most part I meet my goals for the day and that feels great. Water was not where it should be, but it was much better than it has been. Did some bookwork, went shopping, delivered gifts, straightened a little around the house, and made chili for supper.

Am snack was as planned then I was wanting something sweet so I had a fruit and nut bar. Lunch was a little late and was a Qtr lbr w/cheese and about 2/3 fries with a little sprite. Eating on the run. Supper was 2 bowls of chili and I really should have stopped at one. Late last night I had some ice cream which I could have done without, but considering what I have been doing in the last week, this was pretty good.

I was out shoveling snow this morning, so I will count that as exercise.

Breakfast: 1 egg omelet w/moz & mushrooms, 1 c grapefruit juice
AM snack: fruit & nut bar
Lunch: tuna wrap & sm salad
PM snack: cheese & veggies
Supper: Gotta think about that

Goals:
1. water - more than yesterday
2. a little bit of GS
3. bookwork

Time to get going. I have a meeting in 20 min.

Everyone have a great day!

*****added*********
A little late in recording. Nov lose 5 challenge, I was 0/5....not good. Nov exercise challenge, I was 20/500........not good. I am very busy and I am moving, but I really need to work on dedicated exercise or activities that go beyond my daily routine.

 

[Lesli54]

I won't have time to post tomorrow since we will be away for business.

Today was not so good for food. Way too many carbs. I think it is the stress (more nerves) of this new project. I know that I am eating bad and still just do it. However tonight, I did get a better feeling on this whole thing so maybe it will help calm the eating down.

Lunch was a Marie Calendar's chicken pot pie (this is where things went haywire). Then it was candy, a few nilla wafers, sm bag of cheetos. Supper was 3 slices of pizza and pop (very rare, and I drank it all, even rarer). Later I ate a whole bag of popcorn.

Water was not better but it is there.

I was pretty productive today though. Most of it was more mental and legwork than actual physical work, but that I did get quite a bit accomplished. I even wiped down part of the kitchen. My hope is to conquer a little at a time with the house.

Tomorrow's plans for food are simple, as healthy as possible, and light. Also, as much water as possible while traveling.

The goals for tomorrow:
1. water
2. narrow down the volunteer work that I will keep doing and that which I will back out of (can do this while driving)
3. Prioritize what I need to accomplish in the next 2 weeks in order to better handle the new responsibilities (can do this while DH drives)
4. Hopefully get the tree up tomorrow night

Everyone have a good day tomorrow and keep up the excellent work you are doing.

 

[pearlieq]

Hi!!!

It's great to see you back! I was getting a little worried, but I sure do understand how busy things can get. I hope it calms down soon and you get a minute to breathe.

Have a wonderful day and stay warm!!!

 

[Lesli54]

I am so exhausted.

Yesterday we were up really early, went to WI for this new project, learned alot, got alot done, realized there is so much more left to do, and then came back home in the early evening. I had so many things that I wanted to do when we got home, but just no energy to do them.

Food was ok until I got back home. I was also doing fairly well on water until the afternoon. Breakfast was 2 fruit & nut bars on the the drive up. Lunch was a grilled chicken salad w/ garlic toast from Applebee's. Oh and a brownie. On the way home I had a few bits of a sandwich from Arbys. Got home and I had some soup and too many crackers. That for the most part was all good.........then it got ugly. I ate a whole bag of popcorn, 4 "turtles", and 1/2 tin of choclate covered pretzel balls. WHY? I was tired and somehow I am falling back in the old habit of if I stay up longer I will get things done. WRONG. I eventually just veg and fall asleep on the couch. This has to stop since I am not getting any decent sleep.

Breakfast: 1 egg omelet w/mush & moz, 2 slices ham, 1 c. grapefruit
AM snack: banana
Lunch: tuna wrap
PM snack: fruit & nut bar
Supper: No clue

Goals for day:
1. water
2. go to bed at 10pm
3. bookwork

I have so much to get done on our current business, so that I can begin the setup for the new venture next week. At the moment, all volunteer stuff has pretty much come to a halt. On the plus side of that, I am figuring out what I need to cut back on and going with the premise that if I don't do it, eventually someone else will pick it up. I am going to let go of DD16's troop. We have been struggling for 2 1/2 yrs to keep them together as a troop and it just isn't working. We almost disbanded before this year began. There are really only 2 (DD16 being one) girls that show up at meetings and for the extras as it is and those 2 will register independent of a troop and still have support to go for their Gold award and participate in various activities. Since it won't really change much in terms of the girls involvement (the others are never around anyway), I think this is an easy decision. It's time that we stop struggling.

I am also letting go of the Community Coordinator position that I am filling in for temporarily. There are a few things that are assigned to others in town and I know that they will carry those events out. Any events that are not assigned yet, just won't happen this year unless someone else picks them up. I don't have time to continue to pick up all this slack. Aside from trying to line up new leaders for next year and maybe for this year for the middle school, I am not going to do any more of this position than necessary.

This will put me down to one troop and the partnership. As far as leader meetings go, I am going to switch those as well. It really should be all leaders from the partnership meeting at one meeting. We will probably have to start in January. If by the end of May, I can get most of them to show then great, if not, then I will figure out if I will continue on as Partnership Mgr. My town is easy, one of the other towns still hasn't registered and I am getting little communication, and the other town is very selective on communication since they want to be by themselves so to speak. I tried to turn things around for 1 1/2 years and some things have worked, but if the rest doesn't start to fall in soon, then it isn't worth battling.

Oh, I do have the special fundraising committee that I am on, but I did tell them, I would not be able to attend all cultivating events and they said that is ok.

Of course, I still have the library board, but GS is significantly being reduced.

It's a little frightening to make so many changes so quickly, but many of these things were supposed to be temporary to begin with. Yet, at the same time, it feels good to know that I am freeing up alot of my "family" time. Sometimes we just need to refocus.

Thanks for listening. It helps to write this down as it makes it more real and easier to follow through on.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[Lesli54]

Yesterday was STRESS!

I didn't get anything done that I had intended. Instead we spent a good deal of the day dealing with teenage boyfriend problems. Oh, the joys of having a teenage daughter.

AM snack ended up as the fruit & nut bar. Lunch was a small bag of cheetos and way too many choc covered pretzels. (Can you tell where the stress hit?) In the afternoon, I was so exhausted that I fell asleep for about 20 min. Supper was 1 1/2 bowls chili, later followed by PB. I was thinking that I ate more, but I guess I didn't, thankfully. Water was horrible.

At any rate, that put us a whole day behind schedule on our project. Fortunately, DH decided to move things back a couple of weeks since we have a big employee shortage right now (illnesses, surgeries, elder family care, etc.) t the store and with the holidays, it is nearly impossible to get everything done. So the stress is a tad better this morning.

I did get to sleep in until 8, which was so nice. Schools are on a late start due to the snow.

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg w/chees, 2 slices ham, 1 c grapefruit
AM snack: banana (if I am hungry)
Lunch: tuna wrap
PM snack/early supper: Maybe hamburgers, unless I find something else

Taking the kids to see Disney on Ice tonight. I love those shows.

Goals for day:
1. water
2. bills
3. phone calls
4. bookwork
5. laundry

Off to a late start, but lots to get done.

Have a great day!

 

[Lesli54]

In terms of food, yesterday was pretty good with the exception of last night. I also got alot of work done around here. So a fairly productive day.

No AM snack or maybe I had a few pieces of candy, I can't remember. I had 2 small tuna wraps for lunch. I had a tuna wrap for my early supper. They taste good and are so easy to make. At the show last night, I had popcorn, too much of a soft pretzel (DS's eyes were bigger than his tummy), shared some pop, and a couple bites of the kids' ice cream. Nothing but junk. Actually, if it wasn't for all the popcorn, I really didn't do too bad. Water was so so.

DS, DD8, and I really enjoyed the show. DS said he was going to "Disney on Ice Disney World". It was hard to explain that we weren't going to WDW, but just a show.

Breakfast: 2 slices ham, yogurt, grapefruit juice
AM snack: banana
Lunch: salad
PM snack: cheese & carrots
Supper: ?

Goals for day:
1. water
2. dance to Billy Joel for 15 min
3. Continue to get caught up around here
4. Work on my office some more

Lot's to do today. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and keep up the great work you are doing.

 

[Lesli54]

I am really starting to see a pattern back to some old behaviors and that isn't good. Last nights supper was 2 grab bags of baked cheetos. They're a little healthier, right? Ok, that isn't flying here either.

There is so much pressure and stress right now that I am abandoning all the rules and thinking that I can still slide by, but the scale is saying otherwise. If I am not careful, I could easily go back over 200 and I really don't want that. The problem is not so much in the amount I eat, but what I am eating and when, lack of water, lack of sleep, and lack of exercise. Does anyone see square one out there?

In a nut shell, the new business venture is a new store and we are scrambling to get it up and running in January. We are working so hard to get so much done and still make time to work on this project which has now started to take up more time during each day. Both DH and I are a bit stressed, but the good kind that keeps you going not the kind that makes you scream at everyone. However, sleeping is hard since your mind is going a million miles per hr and relaxing.........well there isn't time. After my lousy supper last night, DH informed me that January was going to be even more stressful and that hit me. He's right, but if I continue with bad food choices, I won't fit through the doors on opening day.

I am also finding that I am not even taking much time for myself. So time to try and stop this vicious cycle before it goes too far.

AM snack was on plan. Lunch was a LC chicken seasame. Supper, you already know. Then there were some chips here, some candy there, a piece of summer sausage, some cheese, a glass of eggnog, a little bit of ham. No rhyme or reason.

I did not exercise or even turn on music. For the most part, I did a little around the house and then was in my office all day working on business.

Breakfast: 2 slices ham, yogurt, 1 c grapefruit juice
AM snack: banana
Lunch: potato soup, maybe a taste of chili and a taste of broccoli soup (all homemade), salad, and some desert in moderation
PM snack: try to make it healthy and only if I am truly hungry
Supper: ?

Goals:
1. Water
2. start getting the tree up this evening

We have a family Christmas with my family and our dinner is soup and sandwiches. It should be fun. Anyway, I have to go, I need to make the potato soup, get a few more gifts together, get cleaned up and pretty much be ready to leave in a few hours.

Everyone have a wonderful day. When I get back tonight, I am going to do my monthly progress report.

 

[Lesli54]

Things have not been so good this month, I feel and most has to do with the fact that I am so busy, it has become stressful. When I started this program, I became busier and it felt good and yet I had time to take care of things around and relax with my family. Now I am finding that I don't have time to concentrate on much except for work or volunteer projects that I am involved in. Yes, I became over involved and even though some things were temporary, they lasted longer than expected. Now we have this new business venture that is taking up so much more time. I feel like I am teetering on the edge.

One thing I do know, this isn't good for my health or my sanity level and I need to do everything possible to learn how to take care of me again.

Weight is fluctuating because I am not taking the time to exercise, get enough sleep, drink enough water, or eat properly.

What I know now:
1. I have to make a regimented schedule in order to exercise daily.
2. Taking time to plan meals works the best.
3. Going to bed early is key to increasing the speed of my metabolism.
4. There is a fine line between staying busy in a healthy way and being too busy which becomes unhealthy.

Things I have learned:
1. Weight loss is important to me still, after all I am still here.
2. It is "easy" to make weight loss efforts a lower priority.
3. To get the support I truly need, I also need to make time to give support needed to others.
4. It can be easy to even think about exercise because I haven't "built" it in to my routine.
5. When I am tired, I still make very bad decisions and lose my productivity.
6. It can be easy to "con" yourself into believing that "baked" cheetos are much better than "real" cheetos. Who am I kidding?
7. Using Fitday.com helped to keep me aware of my food and I should consider using it again.
8. The healthy eating of my family STILL lies with me.

Things that changed:
1. My energy my energy is decreasing.
2. I am still taking better care of my appearance, which can be a big boost.
3. My eating is all over the board.
4. I am not sleeping properly.
5. I still eat a healthy breakfast for the most part.
6. My water levels are horrible.

Things I still need to work on:
1. Prioritizing all things in my life and letting go of the minor things.
2. Getting more water in. It's hard to do when the weather is cold.
3. Exercise. 15-20 minutes a day would be a good start.
4. Eating in the kitchen only.
5. Preparing a few meals for the freezer for the "busy" nights, although I have actually begun this and it works well.


This starts my tenth month. I haven't lost any more since last month. I am up some then down some, but I can see where things could seriously continue to go up if I am not careful. I have come to terms with the fact that my progress has slowed, but I know that I can still move forward. Last month I was at 188. Things are still about the same. My total loss since beginning the program is 42lbs.

I have needed to change my goals yet again, to reflect this stagnate routine.

1. 4lbs lost by Christmas
3. 14lbs lost by Feb 1
4. 24lbs lost by Mar 10. I year with WISH
5. 34lbs lost by Easter
5. 38lbs lost by my birthday! Hit the goal!!!!

I know that I have still done well, especially when I get comments and when people ask "what I am doing to lose". They never want to hear the answer, but oh well. I did get some relief in the fact that I am making a lifestyle change and learning my pitfalls and learning how to make this successful for life. It is much better to lose weight "slowly" than lose a lot all at once, like I see so many do. Even given the set backs, I still feel successful.

Back to some mini-goal rewards.
1st (starting over) mini goal reward: A manicure when I lose 3 lbs.
2nd mini goal reward: A day to relax, read, pamper myself, do anything I want and nothing that I have to do. 8 more lbs.

I am glad I did this. It really helps to focus on what is most important at this point and that is priorities. Here's to next month showing a loss!

 

[Lesli54]

Food was so so yesterday. I didn't go way over board, but I wasn't a saint either.

Skipped the AM snack. Lunch was sm bowl potato soup, sm taste of chili (didn't care for), sm taste of cream of broccoli (too weak), couple of bites of salad (wasn't very good, so quit), couple of bites of cranberries (I know, with soup?). I drank too many cans of sierra mist, but at least it was more liquid than I have been doing. Gran didn't have anything but pop and her water isn't good. Next time bring my own water bottle. I had some M&M's because they were there, a cookie, some little smokies in bacon (too many), and that's about it, I think. Supper was a bowl of potato soup to finish it off. Ate a cookie. Then had baked cheetos grab bag way too late (should have gone to bed).

I Christmas was ok. We had way too much food. I think my sister took home 75% of it. There was less rhyme or reason to the gift opening this year so it was very chaotic. But it was nice to visit with everyone for awhile. My dad brought DD18 up with him since he has to go by her college on way. That was nice and they really enjoyed the ride with her.

In the evening, we were pretty tired so I didn't get the tree up. Instead we finished up one of the work projects.

Breakfast: bowl of basic 4, grapefruit juice
AM snack: banana or yogurt
Lunch: tuna wrap & salad
PM snack: cheese & sausage
Supper: Time to clean the cupboards so I can restock them properly.

Goals for day:
1. water
2. 15 min dance
3. catch up on old "piles" in my office
4. clean the area for the tree and get all Christmas stuff out
5. No eating after 7:30pm
6. In bed by 10:30pm

Some of the goals don't seem like much, but at the moment, I feel I need to set a few "rules" as goals in order to get back on track.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[Lesli54]

Ok, turning this ship around is a little slow going. Of course that could be because I was extremely tired yesterday.

DD8 was home sick from school and is again today. I went through all the motions of the day yesterday and for someone who was tired, I did get alot done, but not as much as I could have and I had a hard time concentrating on anything that required a lot of mental energy. Note to self: this is what happens when you try to get more hours out of a day, this is what happens when you don't take proper care of yourself.

I did get through a large pile in my office and began organizing it to where it would be easier to finish it off. The only thing I ate after 7:30pm was 4 sm nilla wafers (at least much lighter than it has been). As far as gettting to bed, that was just after 11pm, so sooner than it has been but not soon enough.

Water was horrible, I didn't exercise, I didn't get out the Christmas stuff, although DD16 will be home a little more this week so that should help.

Food. Not so good, but not tons of portions either. AM snack was a sm tspn PB. Lunch was a sm bag baked cheetos. No, I didn't stop for anything decent and I really was more tired than hungry. PM snack was 2 sm cookies. Supper was HC chicken w/rice soup and a few saltines. I had a cup of eggnog later in the evening.

Late afternoon, I finally decided to take a nap. DH had come home early to nap (he was up all night with DD8). When I laid down, DS came along. So we all napped.......the ones who weren't sick. DD8 just snuggled in and watched TV the entire time. How she can stay up as long as she can when she is sick is amazing to me.

Breakfast: cream of wheat, 1/2 c. grapefruit juice
AM snack: banana smoothie
Lunch: tuna wrap w/ celery sticks or chili
PM snack: yogurt
Supper: ? (this is getting to be a problem)

Goals for day:
1. 60 oz water, that is 5 glasses w/o ice
2. 15 min of dancing
3. Bills
4. GS - just enough to prepare for tonight's meeting (I am letting others know tonight that I won't continue in this "temporary" position)
5. Continue working on piles in my office
6. No eating after 7:30pm
7. Go to bed at 10pm

Well, here's hoping for a better day.

 

[pearlieq]

Hi!

It's great you took the time to go through your progress report. I'm sure it does help keep you focused on the goal.

I'm so sorry things are crazy and you're struggling right now. I wish I had words of wisdom, but I'm right there with you.

It sounds like you still have a lot of "fight" in you, though, so I'm sure you'll get things roped back in and OP. I have a lot of confidence in you. I know you can do this!

Sending you for a great day!!!

 

[Lesli54]

A better day yesterday in many terms. I did manage to get in almost 48oz of water. Not quite what I was shooting for, but definitely better than I have been doing. And the scale is inching back down just a tad bit, so there again proves the importance of water. If I can keep this up, then I should be back to ground zero in a few days and ready to continue on.

I stayed busy all day. Went to a GS leader meeting which was a bust since only 3 people showed. So most still don't know that I am backing out of things.

Didn't get to bed on time and I didn't get in my exercise. But my food was much better.

AM snack was cheese and sausage. Lunch was tuna wraps and celery. Should have stuck with only 1 wrap as I was over full by the time I finished the other. Had a few chips, not alot. Supper was three small pieces of pizza. Should have only had 2, but I didn't feel stuffed so it wasn't too bad. Then I had a couple of the new GS cookies at the meeting.

Today is a snow day. It doesn't seem like school should be canceled. I mean it is snowing, but it didn't snow tons, however, I guess we have a huge snow storm headed this way and it looks like the winds are pretty good. All I know is it is .

Breakfast: 1 egg over easy, 1/2 slice toast w/jelly, 1 c milk
AM snack: yogurt
Lunch: chili or an LC
PM snack: celery & PB
Supper: either soup or chicken & pasta

Goals for day:
1. 5 glasses of water
2. 15 min of dance during the AM break
3. Continue working on the piles
4. Clean the living room & put up the tree

Time to get going. There is so much to do and DD8 is still sick. So unusual for her.

Everyone have a wonderful day!

 

[Lesli54]

I am really loving these productive days. Although, I am feeling a bit "one track" minded lately.

I got through a couple of piles in my office. Drank between 4-5 glasses of water. Didn't get the tree done, but I did get the kids switched into different bedrooms (well except DS), but they all have their own rooms. So for now, their bedrooms are clean. OH it was so peaceful after they all went to bed last night, you could hear a pin drop. None of the "he keeps talking" or "she won't let me sleep". Ahh, the simple pleasures of parenthood. Didn't dance, but I am going to count some of the time I spent moving the rooms around as exercise.

What else? Went up to the new store to start laying out and figuring what obstacles we have and if we can get around them, what needs fixing, etc. Then I was up way too late trying to get some of my order drawn up.

Today is just as busy and I think another late night.

Food wasn't too bad though. AM snack was sausage & cheese. Lunch was a bit too much chili, but I ate late so I wasn't overly full. Had some PB and a couple of sm cookies. Supper was HC garden veggie soup and saltines. Then really late, I was very hungry and had a bowl of basic 4. I know I should have just gone to bed, but at that point, I couldn't jump out of my project.

Breakfast: 1 egg over easy, 1/2 slice 7G toast w/butter, yogurt
AM snack: handful of nuts
Lunch: probably a LC (maybe some cheetos, I really would like some, but will keep it under control)
PM snack: milk and banana
Supper: I might thaw out some potato soup since we have to go to a concert tonight.

Goals for day:
1. 5 glasses water
2. tackle one task at a time (there is so much to get done)
3. try to eat sensibly

Everyone have a good day and take care of yourselves. You deserve it.

 

[Lesli54]

Busy day, as was yesterday!

In a nut shell, food yesterday was pretty good until the Cheetos late last night. Stress. AM snack was as planned. Lunch, I just can't recall what it was. I know that it was late and I know that it was fairly healthy and portioned well, but I can't remember what it was. Oh well. I had a very sm tsp of PB. Supper was potato soup. Then the late night munchies got me good. Water was so so.

I worked on business all day yesterday. Last night we had a Christmas concert for DD8, who is feeling better but know has a cough.

Went to bed quite late.

As for today.....I have done so much it isn't funny, but at least I am moving and not sitting. I did a few things around the house, cut DS' hair, ran a few errands, got new lenses put in DD8's glasses, did some quick shopping for a variety of needs, then went down to pick up DD18 (Christmas break), went uptown for dinner with the family, made some signs for our new store windows, hung the signs, snowed the windows a bit with a few peek holes (including a hidden Mickey), and now I am about to sit down and work some more on business. Just call me Super Mom......

It's going to be a long few months before things settle down.

Food today has not been "healthy", but the portions are not terrible and I have been way to busy to do much snacking. Water hasn't been good at all. Breakfast was cream of wheat (didn't eat it all, wasn't very hungry) and 1 c milk. No AM snack. Lunch was late and was Qtr lbr w/cheese, fries, and a sprite. That was shortly followed by a Twix. Just craving a little sweet. Supper was a grilled chicken sandwich w/ little mayo & tomato and fried mushrooms. Just a bit ago, I had a couple of crackers w/ port wine cheese spread.

Time to get going. There is much to do and it is getting late. Everyone take care and I will check in tomorrow.

 

[pearlieq]

Hi!

Sorry I've been MIA, but the last few days have really been crazy around here!

I think you've been doing well, especially with all the stress and activities going on right now. You're doing a great job keeping up with the spirit of this, even if circumstances kind of make it difficult to stick with the letter.

That's great that DD18 is home--I hope you have a wonderful Christmas holiday together.

Enjoy your weekend!

 

[Lesli54]

Nice to see a visitor. Thanks, Pearlieq!

Yesterday was a horrible day for the types of food I ate, but I can honestly say that I didn't over eat. That should count for something.

I did go out and buy TONS of groceries and we reworked the fridge and cupboards in order to make a "well stocked" kitchen. I even got fresh fruits and veggies. It is amazing how good it feels to know that you have some decent food choices in your house.

I stayed busy with doing laundry, cleaning the house, rearranging some closets, bills, etc. Needless to say, I was exhausted, but I am feeling better that some things are finally getting accomplished. These things have to get done before the store opens or it will be utter chaos here at home and I do not want to come home to a disaster of a house everyday.

Food. I skipped breakfast without realizing. I had slept in and then got so focused on getting work done around here that I hadn't realized that I didn't eat until after lunchtime. Guess I wasn't all that hungry, which isn't too bad, but I know it is not the best way to go either. So my first "meal" was some cheetos (they are gone and I never want to see them again, ick!). PM snack was a few crackers and cheese spread and a few chips. Not that I didn't have food in the house, I just didn't stop to properly eat and I was tired. We all know where that leads. Had some eggnog. Supper was KFC chicken (which I don't care for anymore, which I just realized), a very sm serving of mashed potatoes & gravy, a couple bits of baked beans. DH brought it home. Later, I had some more crackers & cheese. After that was a bowl of ice cream (a sm bowl, amazingly). So really, my portions were good, but the choices weren't.

Breakfast: 1 egg omelet w/ too much cheese, 2 slices ham, 1 c grapefruit juice.
AM snack: missed
Lunch: tuna on lettuce and a few crackers
PM snack: banana & milk
Supper: chicken & broccoli ring and salad

Goals for day:
1. finish rearranging my bedroom closet
2. water
3. straighten up some more of my room
4. get the tree up!
5. work on the business
6. bookwork - hopefully

I am going to try really hard to stick with my goals for the day. I even cancelled a meeting, because I just don't have time, most of the people wouldn't be showing, and I am still dealing with sick children.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[pearlieq]

Looks like we're all on Holiday Hiatus at the moment! I don't know about you, but things certainly have been busy around here!

I hope all is well with you and that everyone is healthy and happy. I hope you're enjoying having DD18 home and maybe even getting a few minutes to take care of yourself.

Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking about you, even if I haven't been able to drop by in a few days!

Take care!