You can never know what is the 100% right decision and most of the time there isn't any right or wrong way, just the best choice you can make at the time. You may not know what was right until you have some hindsight to look at. I struggled with the decision to homeschool my kids when I pulled DD out of school, regularly while we were doing it, and when I decided it was time for them to go back to school. While at times what I was doing may not have been the perfect decision it was the best decision I could make with the information I had at the time. Give it the rest of the year and see how things are going. I think when we make a big change we have a sense of loss of the situation we were familiar with even if it may not have been the best. Does that make sense?
I hate the scale there! Idk why, but sometimes it just goes off balance, and I didn't have time yo try and fix it today!
I get a free training session on Tuesday and Im hoping to use the "real" scale there. Ill also get my BMI... not overly excited to hear that
Remember just like the scale, BMI, is just a number, it's not who you are! 
) Whoosh is coming! 
!You are changing the way you eat and finding new healthy things to replace the things that aren't so great so even with no loss you have still had a great week.
Mine carried bread bags because baggies were too expensive. 
That is a big job! I don't blame you for being frustrated -- you've done a lot for that school. We all seem to need to hibernate and get some R&R around here so it will be an easy long week-end!
My jar sealers came!
I met my friend for breakfast at IHOP. I ordered a Rooty Tooty meal-- 2 scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, 2 pieces of Turkey Sausage and 2 Grain and Nut Pancakes. No sugary fruit stuff and butter on the side. I knew I wasn't going to eat it all and since I wasn't going home I didn't want a big styrofoam carton to deal with so I brought a lunch bag with ice packs, a small container with a lid and a Ziplock bag. When my food came I put half the eggs, the bacon and one pancake away for later. I ate the rest for breakfast and was very happy! I love those pancakes. When I got home late this afternoon I reheated the rest and had that for lunch. I think it is really important to ask for a box ahead of time and portion out the meal before you start eating. I know when I am with friends and we are all talking I may not notice that I ate the whole thing when I only meant to eat half.
I also took my favorite French Vanilla Coffee creamer in a small container since it is my one big splurge each day and I really didn't want half and half or milk and sugar which is what I would use at the restaurant but don't really like. DD11 was watching me get ready and she said that was very embarrassing to bring my own creamer. NOT with my friends! I had put mine in a little discreet container, my friend brought her whole bottle of Italian Creme flavored creamer and set it in the middle of the table!!
So I hit the ground running (not literally!) with a full belly and did a ton of errands, got my allergy shots, a flu shot, blood drawn, bought a new trash can (I like to live on the edge. . .) and ended the afternoon at Walmart to get the jar lids, fresh veggies and something for dinner. Ran into an acquaintance near the check out that I haven't seen in a while and we got in line together so we could catch up. As she was getting ready to leave she said "oh, and you look like you have lost a lot of weight". You know what? It really, really NEVER gets old hearing that!!!I get a little
when someone says something but inside I am going
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No exciting plans for the weekend other than we have to go to Costco-- we are almost out of meat and that is where DH likes to buy it. Also need a ton of other things so that will probably be a "date" for us. The girls would most likely rather have their fingernails ripped out than go with us to Costco so DH and I will get some time for just us. . . . and the 500 other people at the store on a Saturday.School is out on MOnday so I need to see what they want to do. They have been working so hard and going full out with school so I suspect the answer will be stay home and have a jammie day to catch up on some TV shows we have recorded. Sounds good to me!
Got to go work on my Costco list before I am too tired to see straight. Everyone have a happy, healthy ON PLAN weekend!
Winter feet are neglected soles in my house 
Thank you to all the leaders. dvccruiser76 said:
Well done! and 
and for Buckeye Fan - big congratulations to you!
Congrats on the maintain! That is a win!!! Don't worry about the job. Another opportunity will come up soon!
Congrats on meeting your goal for the month
My mom just gave me a similar speech about getting in my vitamins. Yeah I need to go shopping sometimes I forget I'm pushing 30 and think I'm still in my early 20'sSorry about the job frustration. Ever hear the term feed a cold-- starve a fever? It's hard to lose weight when you're sick-- just get lots of rest, warmth and fluids. I always take the standard C, garlic and echinacea tabs too. I haven't been sick in over a year. Well-- other than 2 nasty uti's. I think it must be all the cranberry juice.
I won't give up Pizza Fridays either! Its something by dh has been doing since he was a child and when we got married we kept it going.
Thanks for the support! I'm ok with it I knew it wasn't going to be a big loss if it was a loss at all. I'm was just hoping it wasn't a plus.
Take it easy and let your body work on getting better
I have been using this stuff called Spike seasoning. The original has salt but they have one called Veg It that is very low in sodium (not sodium free though). It has a great flavor and adds to a lot of things I make. I really like it in eggs.
Sometimes those sick days have to be used on ourselves so take them when you have to.
1. I snack way too much. I didn't even realize how much random snacking I did until I started writing it down. (Thanks to the Healthy Habits challenge). It's amazing how little I am snacking now that I have to be accountable.
2. I can make much better choices. I didn't realize how many empty calories I was eating until I again started tracking. LOVE myfitnesspal! SOOO eye opening!
3. There is absolutely no excuse for not exercising at least 20 minutes a day. Even though there were a couple of days that I plain just didn't feel like it. I couldn't come up with a reason not too. So... I just did... and felt really good about myself afterwards!:good vibes
4. It's really not that hard to drink 64 oz a day if I just fill a large mug (x2) and keep it out and sip. Before I know it, it's gone!
5. Oh ya..... Jillian Michaels lies! (30 day shred). When she says a couple more.... she really means 52, not two! ba, ha, ha!
Good Job! I bet that reward felt extra special! Hope you get that pedicureJust reporting in...
4M + 4M + 4M + 11M + no candy at work = manicure!
Tomorrow night is my real splurge - I'm an awards show junkie and have a tradition of wine and dark chocolate m&m's while I'm watching. I'll be on couch from red carpet to the last award, and I'm pre-tracking my big bag of dark chocolate deliciousness. Talk about the splurges you won't give up!
I know they taste like the real thing, but the corn flakes are expensive! 
I spent some time looking at sales ads today and narrowed it down to the one store. Then, I worked on a basic list. I'll finish making my list either later tonight or tomorrow morning. I have this strange quirk with my computer and it refuses to connect to the printer network, so I have to use a computer connected to a printer. That, of course, means that I have to share with my parents. 
When I was journaling there were times when I was too lazy snack-- it wasn't worth the effort it would take to go and write it down! Easier to just get a glass of water and walk away.What I have learned about myself:
1. I snack way too much. I didn't even realize how much random snacking I did until I started writing it down. (Thanks to the Healthy Habits challenge). It's amazing how little I am snacking now that I have to be accountable.
5. Oh ya..... Jillian Michaels lies! (30 day shred). When she says a couple more.... she really means 52, not two! ba, ha, ha!
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I tried it a few times but if she thinks that fat people can get up and down off the floor as quickly as she was moving she is nuts! I would still be heaving myself up on the coffee table and she was already just about done and ready to get back on the floor! Just reporting in...
4M + 4M + 4M + 11M + no candy at work = manicure!
I did it! I did all my scheduled runs and did not snack at work this week, so I'm going to give myself a manicure.
I need a new reward for the same thing next week -- I'm thinking I might go crazy and do a pedicure
That is great! A very fun reward. I think weekends are my downfall too because the schedule tends to be more relaxed and my kids are around eating things that tempt me. I came down this morning to the smell of cinnamon toast one of them had made and it was killing me. I try to just stick to my plan.
Sounds like you are doing great!Hi Team Mickey!
. But this morning I thought I'd get up and go exercise at the Y down the road. And I did! I did 35 minutes on the elliptical and 10-15 on the weight circuit, and I felt great.
That also seemed to kick me into gear for food. I had my Luna bar and an apple for breakfast. We took the girls to lunch and to see Beauty and the Beast this afternoon. Lunch was at Red Robin, and I got the BBQ chicken wrap, holding the cheese and ranch dressing and subbing broccoli for the fries. Angelic, or what? Just had Diet Coke at the movies. Tonight DH and I get a date, and we're doing dinner and a movie. I'll be careful on the dinner menu, but I'll enjoy it, for sure.
Tomorrow night is my real splurge - I'm an awards show junkie and have a tradition of wine and dark chocolate m&m's while I'm watching. I'll be on couch from red carpet to the last award, and I'm pre-tracking my big bag of dark chocolate deliciousness. Talk about the splurges you won't give up!
So glad you are feeling better. Get to that trip planning! Sometimes I think I enjoy that more than the trip.
I mentioned a few pages back that you might want to get a plastic box to put your GF stuff in so maybe you want think about that, and get one with a lock!I also have to talk to my parents about where my GF corn flakes and GF Rice Krispies went.
It was horrible! The only thing worse than no coffee in the morning is a really terrible unsatisfying cup of coffee. 
So I am going to try a compromise tomorrow and mix the regular and the FF and see if that will work. 
. We got the bank situation taken care of and then met my bestie at Red Lobster. I had half a salad, shrimp scampi, chicken breasts tenders, mashed potatoes, and a glass of tea. , but wound up saving $62 dollars. We had bought tickets to see Beauty and the Beast and sat outside the theater chit chatting before heading in. I got a medium Mr Pibb and a box of Raisinets. I drank maybe a 1/4 of the soda and ate half the box of candy. 
Then when I went to costuming later in the day, I found that Disney really does not want you to look attractive at all. The shirt fits pretty well, but the pants are ridiculous. I was a size 20 in pants (normally I'm like a 16) and they assume that if you have a large waist, you must also have a large butt and hips. There is so much extra fabric around my hips and thighs that I can literally pull it like a foot away from my legs. But here's a picture of me in my costume.
