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Today I vow to: ? Eat fewer than 1000 calories ? Drink a minimum of 80 oz. of water ? Go to church after work instead of the gym ? Not beat myself up for totally blowing my calories yesterday! Yup, I blew it yesterday. I had to fast from the night before to get bloodwork done yesterday morning (the lab broke two of my tubes of blood I had given the week before!!). Somehow skipping breakfast and not drinking early enough made me ravenous and I couldn't seem to keep away from munching all day. On a good note I was sulking over blowing it and almost didn't go to the gym ... but I didn't want to have to post that I blew that too so I MADE myself go and I'm glad. So, today is a new day and I WILL stay on track! How did y'all do yesterday and what are you vowing to do today? Have a wonderful Wednesday! DeeDee

Hey DeeDee, Don't beat yourself up to bad girl. Its all due to the fasting, and your blood sugars being thrown off. Breakfast is so important, and you see first hand why! I did well with my goals yesterday. Did a morning bike ride, and after work I took a 1 hour Yoga class. Great fun, and lots of movement I wasn't used to. I did cave and had 2 sugar free cookies at work, but thankfully they are all gone now! lol Today I already moved my body, went for a morning bike ride, upped my resistance on the bike too! My vow for today is to get my in-box at work empty.. its piling faster than I've been able to work through it. I also vow to make the best choices possible food wise, and up my water intake! Have a great hump-day, Wendy

Wendy, Good luck to you today ... I have a shredder that works REALLY fast on inbox problems; you want to borrow it? DD

LOL thanks DD!!! I could use it, believe me! Vows went well today, so far! Got a big chunk of the in-box done, but someone told the mailman he could come again today, the nerve! Wendy

I have had a couple of bad food days myself and I was so upset with the dentist that I skipped dinner last night. Not good. The body requires 1200 calories a day to be fuel efficient. Less than that and it tries to hold on to the fat stores. Well I don't want that. Today I am going to try to have a better food day and I am going to try to calm my jets about the dental thing [anybody know an easy to knock over bank or a rich single sugar daddy?]

I make my dentist give me "happy gas" just to clean my teeth so you have my utmost empathy. I'm still in the 'honeymoon' phase of my revision surgery and my surgeon really wants me at 600-800 calories per day. That's hard to stick with but I do try to keep it below 1000 for now. He'll raise it as I get further out (I hope!). Good luck to you today on having a better food day and getting a sense of calm. DD

I have really not noticed much about the revision surgery or done any research about it. Is that where they *redo* and *reshrink* the pouch? What blew me away with the dentist was how calmly and sweetly he took my $150 just for telling me WHAT was needed and then ever so politely informing me that, since I am getting knocked out, all I need is another $300 for the tooth to get pulled. Imagine that.

1. Read a chpater of "How much does your soul weigh" and do one of the exerdises in it. 2. focus on one positive thing about myself.

I'm going to have to pick that book up in the near future... or add it to the noteboo****ep for the hubby and kiddo appropriately titled "Great Gift Ideas for DeeDee/Mom." Have a terrific day! DD

Yes, that book has my interest... I am not even sure I remember my vows from yesterday. Brain farts this morning.... I did do an hour of exercise - about 1 glass short on pure water but did not organize in the room at all. I have a book suggestion too. It's called "Tales from the Scale" by Ann Shea. It's a collection of stories by compulsive overeaters. It's just been comforting for me to read and realize I am not alone in the crazy behaviors and feelings I have about food. My vows today 8 glasses pure water 1/2 hour cardio and 20 minutes tanning Resolve a conflict with a co-worker Lucy