hi all..

blair.. you had some good points.. i use to live on this site.. but then let months go by without even checking in.. i recently started coming back when  the light came on that ive not been doing what i should of been doing..  
court...  i hope your night is going much better then the night before... a new day...

today i took the kids to kings dominion since their out for spring break.. a 8 yr old.. a 11 yr old  my daugthers friend and my 1 yr old..  oh boy  was it busy.. but i made sure to make lunch instead of buying something there so we all had to hike out to the car and grab the ice chest..  as for staying on track.. i did..  i had a salad at mcdonalds on the way home i wouldnt normally have because it has foods i dont put in mine... but in the end... it was a salad.
 
today i did not go to the gym... i hate it.. i like going 5 to 6 days a week..  so tomorrow ill go instead...

vitamins in..
B  Oatmeal
S  Protein drink
L  turkey sandwich and a 3/4 of a orange
S  Skipped  due to still at the park 
D salad from mcd's  : )

have a awesome evening and now its time to relax... the sun and walking for 6 hours wore me out... lol

BETH

Hi Court--

I realize I don't post here very often anymore, but I pop by sometimes and it looks like this is one of the only subjects that gets discussed here lately.

Before I type anymore, I don't want to have what I type be mistunderstood (I am being supportive in typing this).

My question is: why are you doing this?

I assume you are trying to focus yourself on healthier eating and maybe get back a little of the creep that occured from being a way out of surgery. You've been at it for a couple of months. Any improvement? Just curious. Weight up or down?

Now, couple of things I see that may help you (and maybe others who are struggling). Maybe you should post this after-the-fact and look back on the prior day. I see a lot of days where you list meals as not sure or no idea looking forward. I doubt that does you (or the lurkers) any good. Maybe it would be better to look at what you ate afterward.

One thing I never get  from these is the portions you are eating. How many crackers? What types? (there is a big difference). What sized pork chop (and how was it prepared? fried? baked?)? What types of veggies and portion size?

I say this because I am not struggling with food, but I know many are. I am to the point where I pretty well whenever I am hungry and I eat a lot. I just never eat anything bad anymore. I can go through a dozen bananas a day now. Of course, I do offset it with insane levels of activity.

I mention what I said because when I came here I got steered in the right direction and I really admire what youy are doing. I'd like to see you get more out of your efforts though.

I have the Therashoes form Kmart and they are great. I wear them to work everyday, and I do customer service at an airline ticket counter so that should tall you how comfortable they are. I wanted the Shape up's, but didn't want to pay that much and not know if I would like them. I am happy with the Therashoes...and the price.

Today was my first day back at work. It was a better day than yesterday. Stayed on my program.
Was prepared to go to the gym after work but I stayed late.
Wake-up Coffee w/cream
Breakfast - egg white omelet w.sauteed spinach/cheese
Lunch - salad w/chopped baked chicken /boiled egg/walnuts/raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Dinner- same as lunch
Snack - granola bar 190 calories /YOGURT if needed

Well yesterday was not a good day at all.  I had my mental breakdown, knew it was building, hoped I could keep it under control but I snapped.  Pretty much left me drained for the rest of the day.  Ended up not doing the house chores I planned on doing cuase I picked up the oldest joined my mom & sis for some shopping.  Then we headed to the dentist as the oldest had a tooth ache.  So $400 later, she needs a root canal and a crown, ugh.  Not what any of us wanted to hear.  We did find her shoes for prom while we were out & they weren't expensive so that was nice.  Did dinner and a pretty lazy evening, didn't sleep too well so decided to take a sick day and see if I can get to feeling a bit better.  Ugh I hate stress.  So to help my mind today I will open up the windows, turn on the tunes and do some major cleaning at home, at my own pace.  A job well done, fresh clean house will help me some I am sure.  Have a great day!

a.m. cuppas in
B - cereal & straawberries
S - protein drink
L - egg salad sandwich
S - banana
D - not sure yet