Whatcha Eating Today VSGers? Sunday 12/31/17

Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018! We had a great time taking the kids to the hotel/waterpark. Now we're home and staying here since it's once again -25 degrees. Our plan for NYE includes a Home Alone marathon with popcorn and not staying up until midnight. Especially since Kid #1 is sick with a minor virus of some variety. I got new running shoes and I badly want to try them out, but the gym is closed until Tuesday.

QOTD: Did you make resolutions for 2017? If so, did you accomplish them? Can most of us even remember what they were? Probably something associated with our weight right? Personally, I have no idea. I probably didn't make any because I know most folks never make good on them!

11 months post-op/Maintenace/131.3lbs

M1: Coffee, PP, Miralax, HC

M2: Egg, Sausage, Salsa & Sour Cream (I think we're out of cheese, how did that happen?!)

M3: TBD, but maybe venison summer sausage w/ something

M4: Popcorn

M4: Yogurt w/ PB

E: Not today! Except I started a push up challenge, so I'll be doing as many push ups as I can today and also I bought a foam roller for my calves and found a hundred knots, so I guess I'll work on those.

Been a crazy couple of days. Will have the grandkids over tonight for NYE. Planning on games such as Headbands and Pictionary, This is a very different NYE than the previous few. Our usual for NYE has been very adult. I would make lobster and we would do shots till Midnight. By midnight, we were toasted. I may have a sip of wine cooler tomorrow with the NYD dinner, but, on second thought, I will probably pass.

QOTD: Last year, I made no resolutions.

M1: Coffee, Vanilla PP shake, miralax and sirloin

M2: Chicken curry

M3: Beef Ribs

M4: PP shake

M5: Shepherds pie with cauliflower and broccoli mashed fauxtatoes (Didn't make this again last night)

S: We'll see how the day goes

E: Nothing formal.

Water/Vits: Both have been horrible. Need to step it up today.

Erin, I'm glad your family had a good time at the water park. We went to a party at SIL's last night which was very enjoyable but a later night than usual, with another late night tonight.

QOTD: I never make resolutions but my two most important goals were to maintain my weight and retire, so I accomplished both.

1 year, 9 months post-op

B: eggbeaters, cottage cheese and Canadian bacon

L: Tuna salad, pickles and cottage cheese

D: ? - possibly Ahi Tuna (out to dinner)

S: shrimp, maybe almonds

Have a great end of 2017 - Talk to you next year!

Qotd: generally i don't make resolutions but this year i vow to live life. My kids are grown and independent and my father, who lived with me for 16 years, passed in June. Now i hope to have some fun.

B. Concoction of eggs, ground beef, peppers, onion and salsa

L. Chili for the Pats game

D. Leftover mala chicken

No exercise... recovering from hernia repair/ tummy tuck... Yes, i finally did it...woohoo

Great resolution: You deserve fun!

Today (and tomorrow) are movie days with Lance after being gone for a week. Today it's the local movies - Jumanji and Pitch Perfect 3.

QOTD: I set goals for myself each year and revisit them monthly. I try to stick to the SMART goal creation method so that my goals are actually focused and specific.

Here are my 2017 goals and the end of year update:

Plastics

1. Reach plastics goal by June 5 - I reached it on July 4. About a month after my first surgery. So yay me! :)
2. Call plastic surgeon in January to schedule first consult for March and then surgery, hopefully, in early June - Done and all surgeries finished as well!
3. Figure out finances for plastics - Done and now completely paid for! Well, aside from paying off debt.

Fitness

1. Log at least 15 minutes of exercise EVERY SINGLE DAY* - Nope! I haven't been able to exercise much at all since my first surgery and even before that I wasn't on track here.
2. Achieve crow pose in yoga practice - No progress for obvious reasons :) Next year!

Running

1. Survive half marathon in March - Done!!!!!!! I am amazing!!! I've signed up for this half again in March 2018, but I'm thinking I'll need to drop it to the 5k. But I'll do a half in the Fall.

College

1. Pass all classes with minimum grade of B - Still going strong with As.
2. Finish AA degree - Done!
3. Begin BSes - Yup! I finished my 10th credit and now I'm done with courses for the year. I start up again on January 8th and I have paid for my four Spring 2018 classes (12 credits).

Self Care

1. Continue monthly massages - Oh yes. Currently have them scheduled through March 2018.
2. Do one fun thing at least half the days of the month just for me - I fell out of the habit of tracking and this needs to be a more specific goal.
3. Participate in bereavement class at local hospice - Yup! Hoping to meet up with my classmates this week for lunch.

Cooking/Food

1. Pick one physical cookbook when meal planning each week and choose at least one recipe from that book for the week's plan - Nope! I have been better than years past, but I haven't quite succeeded with once a week cookbook usage. I will definitely repeat this goal next year since it's a good one. I've just had too many things keep me from cooking this year.
2. Blog all recipes from cookbooks - My blog is still AWOL, so nope!
3. Blog all weekly meal plans - See above. Thankfully my blogmaster has been working hard to get my blog back up, so hopefully that'll happen soon!

Relationships

1. See my mom once a month - 11 out of 12! I missed November due to surgery recovery.
2. One fun thing a week with Art aside from watching TV - Not totally successful here, but better than in the past.
3. One fun thing a week with Lance aside from watching TV - Ditto :P
4. Friendships - I didn't really get to do anything with friends in December. Sigh. I've made this goal more specific for 2018.

Make a Change

1. Complete training for Local Literacy Council and actively tutor - This is currently shelved due to lack of time.
2. Stay involved with Planned Parenthood Generation Action (college club), go to meetings at least once a month - Done!
3. Continue attending meetings locally, at least one a month - Nope. Totally derailed due to surgeries and recovering.
4. Other concrete things TBD - Nothing in December, but have made this more concrete for 2018.

1: protein shake (yay for being back to eating normally!)
2: protein bar (well, not so normally because I'm out at movies during lunch)
3: spaghetti sauce or enchiladas or lunch meat (it's a leftover night)

liquid and vites: on track
exercise: nope!

As mentioned previously you amaze me with your goals, and it seems like you achieved most of them. Congratulations and I hope 2018 will be as good or better for you!

Thank you! I didn't have as much success as I would have liked, but I didn't lose sight of things, so I'm happy about that. :)

Wow! You really accomplished a lot this year. Clearly setting goals works for you; it's an impressive list. All the best for 2018.

Thank you! Setting goals does work for me, as long as I do it right. Learning about the SMART method was awesome. :)

All the best to you as well!