Day 2 And Feeling Great

Attitude should be a class taught in highschool. It influences people more than any other single (controlable) force. Seeing things in their most positive light is ALWAYS going to render a more successful outcome. I know this, and yet it's still a struggle some days!

But, I had a very good day yesterday. Not perfect, but a big improvement of late. I am craving sugar again, and that's only because I've allowed it a lot in the last couple of weeks. Emma & I are on the healthy band wagon together, and it's amazing how feeling good about yourself allows you to make the healthiest decisions a lot more consistently!

Summer is remarkably hard with the constant call of ice cream, cold drinks, deck food (aka Munchies). I don't want to avoid them all - but instead fall back on my tried and true method of smart portion control, and of course added activity. Which I did yesterday! Still need more work there, for sure. Not to mention my post-supper snacking. I'm ok past 8:00, but an hour after supper I start rummaging for sweet stuff. Have to find ways to combat that. Any suggestions?

So today I have a plan, and I'm not afraid to use it!

Day 2
B1: banana with FF pudding dip (2)
B2: cereal, berries, raisins, milk (5)
L1: tomato soup, toast w/cheese whiz (low fat) (4)
L2: grapefruit, cukes (1)
D: tofu stirfry (5)
SN: skinny cow bar, cereal (5)

AP: brisk walk (20 mins), trampoline (20 mins), crunches (75)

Don't get lost in the busy.

Aye. Great advice - if you remember to use it! Ken & I were feeling so out of it last night. We're tired, we're stressed, we're over-extended. We have NO free nights until May 29th. This is NO lie! Between ball executive meetings, choir, hockey, ball games and miscellaneous activities - we are booked until May 29th! (And now poker on May 31st too!)

I'm not complaining. I LOVE being busy. Many of the activities are social in nature, and I do enjoy that. But what I don't like is my health being neglected. I have not been able to make it to the gym for almost 3 weeks. I am going to move mountains to get there today, in between picking Justin up, dropping him off at home, and returning 45 minutes later to get Emma.

So anyone who is reading this: DO NOT let your health slide. YOU ARE IMPORTANT! And so totally worth the extra effort to ensure you feel fabulous for many years to come!

Wow. What a day.

More accurately, what a 24 hour period...

So here's how the past day unfolded: The household is starting to wind down on a Sunday evening. The kid is in bed, and you're preparing yourself a lovely snack (not core, however...) of toast, pb and bananas. When your daughter starts bellowing "Mom, I think I have lice!" Groaning at her lame attempts to cop a shower way past her bedtime... I decide to appease her chronic fobia for the evening by doing a quick check.

Unfortunately, this time the girl is totally right.

So after 6 hours of going through her hair, doing treatments on her and us, changing bed linens, vacuuming and all-around craziness... I finally was able to fall asleep at 3am. She allowed me to do a rough cut of her hair (just to lose some length to go quicker - it looks terrific, BTW!) My poor baby. Poor us.

This was after an already sleep deprived night (poker party!) and busy day of manicure class on Sunday. And I had to go to my class again today at 8:30, DD in tow. My instructor was amazing. Understanding and compassionate, and wonderful with Emma. But I am exhausted. Another 6 loads of bedding washed today, and we'll have to keep this up until we're confident there's no sign of them anywhere. What a daunting task! I'm terrified of reinfestation - more than anything at this point.

Then, out of nowhere (I was trying to have a good self-pity session) I thought of a local family (I went to school with the daddy) whose 11 year old son is fighting for his life. No amount of washing the sheets or combing his hair will fix his problems... So I will face this small hurdle with the attention it deserves - but with none of the woe-is-me syndrome.

And hopefully, we can beat this quickly - so we can focus on way more important things in the world!

Cheers all - give your babies an extra squeeze tonite!
J

What's the deal with weekends?

Ok, so I know I'm not the first person in the weight loss world to take issues with weekends. I go in with the best intentions, and then BAM! Out of nowhere, I start rationalizing things. Ok, I spent an hour cleaning house, that's almost as good as going to the gym, right? I'll have a good lunch when I get home, but right now licorice and some baked cheetos will have to do. A little splurge on supper won't hurt, I'm on maintenance...

And by the end of the night, I'm feeling like a stuffed pork chop, all lazy and BLECH. I woke up so grouchy this morning... but why? Oh right. I treated my body like crap yesterday. Core food what? I don't think I had more than3 items that would be considered core yesterday. So today, this is what's up:

• I've already done 20 minutes of hard strength training & 20 mins of 15% @4.1 on the treadmill
• I am having a yummy breakfast of turkey bacon, eggs, possibly some ww WW toast, fruit salad and timmy's coffee (thanks for the coffee hon!)
• I am letting Emma-Leigh pick from my list of approved of clean eating meals. (Um yeah, that's always a fun conversation. No Emma, mcnuggets aren't on the list. No Emma, bologna is not on the list.)
• I'm hoping to wash my car (if it doesn't start to rain here)

I feel better already... and can't wait for my yummy yummy breakfast!