Well, all in all, I was pretty bad.
I ate out almost every day for the first week of Winter Break, then noshed on very salty foods, like chips and dip and Harry and David's Smoked Turkey (BLECH! Way too much salt and fat, but it did make a fabulous soup base!) for the second week. I also became a martini drinker (Vodka, shaken, not stirred), and found out about why I don't drink cheap wine.
So I have learned that I would rather drink good wine and forgo Martinis, but' alas, DH has developed quite an affinity for the drink. New Years Eve was tough and New Years Morning was worse. I don't often get hangovers, and I guess every decade or so, I need to get one to remind myself why I don't drink at parties!
Went with the whole family to Indianapolis to see Trans Siberian Orchestra, and had a great time. Too bad though. Indy is a beautiful city, and should be more inviting. However, on our walk from the beautiful Murat Theater to the Omni Severin Hotel, there was nobody on the streets, but myself, DH, DS, and DD, and the homeless.
I kept saying that it reminded me of Ft. Lame but couldn't figure out why nobody was out and about. In Ft. Lame there is no reason to be out and about, but Indy has lots of fun spots that should have been bustling with people on the night before New Year's Eve. Instead, I guess poeple would rather stay home than deal with the tough realilty of poverty and homelessness. DS was scared to death on our walk back to the hotel. (Reminiscient of John Belushi on the steps of Dean Wormers office in Animal House. ) I told him to stop acting like a victem and not 30 seconds later we were approached by the first of 3 homeless people who would darken out spirits that evening. But we still had a good time and left the next day to host our very first New Year's Eve Party. Probably our last. Our food was not the best, and the kid to adult ratio was way too high! But I think everybody had fun. We made Canadian Cheese soup (ala Le Cellier at WS). Yummy! Then we watched the Rose Bowl, and My Wolverines got slobberknocked! Oh well! It's just a game.
Now the kiddies are back to school and I am trying to get back to my routine. The final damage was a 4 pound gain. I'm not going to let it get me down untill my weigh in next month, as this months was the day I started TOM, so I'll see what happens in a few weeks after I get back on track with exercise. I can tell I'm puffy from salt, as my 10's still fit, but I'm just jiggly. I'm not making any New Years resolutions, as I figure I'm not giving up on My WISH for good health and I didn't slip up too bad. I don't have any real vice except coffee and even that is only 1-2 cups a day. Don't drink soda or eat junk food. I guess I could resolve to be more organized. That will have to be it, but I'm not counting on it! It's tough when you're practically perfect.
Keep the Faith!
I ate out almost every day for the first week of Winter Break, then noshed on very salty foods, like chips and dip and Harry and David's Smoked Turkey (BLECH! Way too much salt and fat, but it did make a fabulous soup base!) for the second week. I also became a martini drinker (Vodka, shaken, not stirred), and found out about why I don't drink cheap wine. So I have learned that I would rather drink good wine and forgo Martinis, but' alas, DH has developed quite an affinity for the drink. New Years Eve was tough and New Years Morning was worse. I don't often get hangovers, and I guess every decade or so, I need to get one to remind myself why I don't drink at parties! Went with the whole family to Indianapolis to see Trans Siberian Orchestra, and had a great time. Too bad though. Indy is a beautiful city, and should be more inviting. However, on our walk from the beautiful Murat Theater to the Omni Severin Hotel, there was nobody on the streets, but myself, DH, DS, and DD, and the homeless.
I kept saying that it reminded me of Ft. Lame but couldn't figure out why nobody was out and about. In Ft. Lame there is no reason to be out and about, but Indy has lots of fun spots that should have been bustling with people on the night before New Year's Eve. Instead, I guess poeple would rather stay home than deal with the tough realilty of poverty and homelessness. DS was scared to death on our walk back to the hotel. (Reminiscient of John Belushi on the steps of Dean Wormers office in Animal House. ) I told him to stop acting like a victem and not 30 seconds later we were approached by the first of 3 homeless people who would darken out spirits that evening. But we still had a good time and left the next day to host our very first New Year's Eve Party. Probably our last. Our food was not the best, and the kid to adult ratio was way too high! But I think everybody had fun. We made Canadian Cheese soup (ala Le Cellier at WS). Yummy! Then we watched the Rose Bowl, and My Wolverines got slobberknocked! Oh well! It's just a game. Now the kiddies are back to school and I am trying to get back to my routine. The final damage was a 4 pound gain. I'm not going to let it get me down untill my weigh in next month, as this months was the day I started TOM, so I'll see what happens in a few weeks after I get back on track with exercise. I can tell I'm puffy from salt, as my 10's still fit, but I'm just jiggly. I'm not making any New Years resolutions, as I figure I'm not giving up on My WISH for good health and I didn't slip up too bad. I don't have any real vice except coffee and even that is only 1-2 cups a day. Don't drink soda or eat junk food. I guess I could resolve to be more organized. That will have to be it, but I'm not counting on it! It's tough when you're practically perfect.
Keep the Faith!
Maybe an Odwalla bar for snack.
I hope we bump into eachother again. (Not that common gripes are anything to base a friendship on, but she and I have at least one thing in common, besides not liking our current location. We both need to lose a few pounds. Maybe I could talk her into joining WISH.
) and salad and fresh cauliflower and celery dipped in hummus. I don't know why things were so hard . I think it was mostly because DH was drinking cocktails, and seemed to be enjoying himself a bit too Much. Though I wasn't craving anything, from a physical standpoint, I was annoyed with him slightly, and I had a headache. I don't feel any thinner, on fact, I am feeling quite bloated, maybe from the salt on the steak, or maybe from lack of fiber, though I eat so many veggies and the cauliflower should have helped, I was hoping. Anyway, I am a bit disgusted today and feel like this is going to ba a waste of time, but 10 more days is not a big deal. DD is really enjoying thefoods with me and may have even lost a pound or two, so that much is good. Anyway, today is a new day!
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) so I opted instead for some cottage cheese with cucumber and tomato and a hard boiled egg. I think I'm getting way too much cheese, so I'm cutting back further. (I never use the reccommeded amount anyway, as I dont really like cheese. I only use enough to hold things together) 
For brekky I had a hard boiled egg and some cottage cheese with chopped tomato and cucumber. No snack and lunch was hummus and broccoli and cauliflower and my last 3 Hooters wings. (I don't think I'll order those again. Why bother? 
