Monday, January 13th, Cardio & Cafe

Good Morning Botts:

I am looking forward to a fresh start this week.  I finished out my worst week on the weekend by eating six (6) chocolate belgium cookies.  I did not even weigh this morning.  I am back on track and going to eat well this week.  Weather in my neck of the woods today is rainy with a high of 57 degrees.  My eats for today are:

Breakfast:  Coffee & Miralax

2nd Breakfast:  Oatmeal

Snack:  Fiber One Cake

Lunch:  Quest Protein Bar

Snack:  Fiber One Cake

Dinner:  Black Bean Burger

Snack:  Deep Chocolate Vitatop

Exercise:  Bike

I hope everybody's week starts off great.  Please remember those vits and fluids.

It's MONDAY!!!!!!!!! Is it me or do the weekends got substantially shorter as we age? I swear I just walked out of my office and now I'm back already. hmmm...

For those of you who have talked about insomnia or not needing much sleep, that's always been a foreign subject to me. I've never had a problem sleeping. I woke up Saturday morning at 3:00 ish and couldn't get back to sleep. Tried moving to the sofa and that didn't work. Finally at about 4 I quit fighting it and turned on the coffee pot. I reorganized the pantry. Cleaned out the laundry room from top to bottom. Gutted the wire shelving that was beneath the bar/counter top that divides the kitchen from the dining room. Matched up all the tupperware with suitable lids. Attempted to wash the curtains from the dining room and kitchen but they fell apart (Who knows how old they might have been!) So found some replacements at the Thrift store later in the day. Had on the laundry done by the time David crawled out of bed. If I could have figured out a way to strip the bed without waking him up that would have been done as well.  I was exhausted by the time 10 a.m. rolled around.

I woke up this morning at 3:33 again. What in the world? The dogs were asleep. The kiddo was asleep. David was snoring. I couldn't think of anything that needed to be done that wouldn't disturb all of them so I  Finally dozed back off just in time for david's alarm clock to scare the Bejezus out of me at 6.

Today's plan is looking something like this:

Commute: Coffee

Breakfast: Breakfast Burrito

snack: Greek yogurt w/ small handful of granola

Lunch:  Tuna Salad

snack:   Almonds & Cheese stick

Dinner: Roast Beef w/ steamed veggies

Not sure what I'm doing for exercise today. I took a long walk yesterday afternoon with the Puppy getting him used to the leash. He did great!! But I can barely move today. Ever joint in my body aches. The knees are definitely screaming at me. Hoping to hear from last week's x-rays at some point today to determine what the next step will be. Hope yall have a great day.

- Iris

Iris, I wish you would wake up one morning in my house and clean like that.  I am just tired from reading what all you did.  I need a nap now......

Hope you get good news about what you can do with your knees today!

Fresh new week......sounds good to me !

beautiful weather in Texas for the past three days, except for the wind....but, that is normal !!

sleep comes easily for me, thank God !!   and I don't require 8 hours....but sometimes I can sleep 12 hours straight !!  That is what happened Sat. Night after working a concession stand for 10 hours......I was exhausted !  I could have done better on my eats on Sat. But that is now "water under the bridge" and today is a brand new start !!!

my eats for today...........protein first !!   I gained 5 lbs over the weekend !!!  😳....... But that is how it goes sometimes......I know that all of you understand.

breakfast.........coffee/ miralax elixir

protein shake ?

lunch ..............one ounce string cheese, two ounces turkey

snack...............fruit from cafeteria

dinner.................three ounces turkey and veggies

protein shake ?

i hope all have a wonderful week !

I applaud you for weighing this morning.  I can't bring myself to weigh until Wednesday.  Clothes are fitting okay but tummy just feels too tight so I know I picked up 1-3 lbs. over the weekend.  Hopefully, it will be gone by Wednesday!

I have a treadmill now so I plan to use it everyday.  I got on it for 15 minutes first thing this morning.  I thought I was doing well with my eating last week but I didn't lose any weight so I need to do better!   I'm out of Quest bars and Unjury so my protein total is a little low today.

EATS

Early Morning:  2 cups coffee w/SF hazelnut creamer

B:  ¼ c walnuts, ¼ c granola

S:  Apple

L:  1 c Whole Grain Rice w/salsa, & 3 oz baked chicken

S:  2 clementines

D:  1 c Veggie soup, 24 Wheat Thin crackers, 1 oz peppermint bark

S:  1 c skim milk with splenda & vanilla extract.

TOTALS:  1449 calories, 69g Protein 

WEIGHT:  Pre-Op: 302, Current: 194 (Height:  5’ 7”)

Great news on the treadmill!  I wish I had one but my hubby keeps reminding me that we have had two so far in our lives and we failed to use either one for very long.  I really think I would use one this time though.  Yes, your protein is a little low for the calories but it is your carbs that are really high, above 200.  I don't know what they are when your protein is up but it could be too many carbs that is keeping the scale from moving down.  You might want to keep an eye open on this and try to keep your carbs down to at least 100 a day.  For best weight lost though, they need to be at around Net 50 a day.  I hope you don't mind my input but I really want you to succeed on getting the rest of your weight off and if I can offer you a tip or anyone else, I will be happy to.  Have a great day!

Good morning BOTTs. 

Boy did the weekend fly by!  I agree, Iris, the older I get, the faster the time flies...well...all except for the work days. 

I, too, need a nap after hearing about your escapades in the wee morning hours on Saturday!  Way to go!

My weekend was different.  I went to our regular church (that my daughter and I have been going to for about a month now) on Saturday night because my husband was working and my daughter was over at a friend's house.  The message was all about marriage strengthening...a great topic, however, at this point in our relationship, it really didn't apply to me because unfortunately we have more of roommate type marriage.  blah blah blah...just another story in my life.  Anyway...I suppose I am reaching out for something and trying to keep the "depression-b*tch" away, soooo....as strange as it seems, Sunday morning, I went to a different church, that I had never attended before.  I have seen these actual signs around my town with the name of a church called 7SanDiego.  The signs were very vibrant and welcoming and had huge arrows pointing the way to get there.  I know, it sounds kind of odd, but my curiosity got the best of me so off I went to follow the trail.  It lead the way to the town community center and was set up for a church service.  The atmosphere was vibrant, the worship was kind of a rock band with great music, and it was extremely casual.  They welcomed me, gave me some "newcomer" information and a bible, and weren't pushy at all.  The pastor is an ex professional baseball player and he spoke in terms that were very easy to comprehend and he was very dynamic.  I am not a holy roller or bible thumper...just a little Christian trying to learn how to deal with some of life's issues as best as I can.  I went for years without going to church so this was kind of an odd weekend but I must say...it's hard for depression to creep into my head when there are folks around me who are rejoicing. 

Okay...now on to the reason why we are here.

Breakfast:  special K protein bar

snack:  SF hot chocolate

Lunch:  cottage cheese and tuna

Snack:  V8 juice and later a fiberone brownie

Dinner:  chili made with veggie crumbles

Snack:  SF hot chocolate and later string cheese

Have a great day, friends.

Gaby

{{Hugs}}.  We find solace sometimes in the most unlikely places but then there are other places that just reach out to us and give us the companionship that we need when we are most empty.  I have been a bible believer all of my life but I try not to do to much thumping online.  Everybody is entitled to their own beliefs as I am entitled to mine.  I hope you have a great week.

I like your line "okay...now on to the reason why we are here." But guess what? The way I see this forum is that all of your post is why we're here. Sometimes getting Back on Track is necessary in other aspects of our lives as well. I'm like Tess in that I too have been raised in church and have raised my boys there as well. Sometimes I think that what little bit of faith I may have had at some of my low points is the only thing that pulled me through. You remember that old cartoon with the cat that said "when you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on!" Sometimes my "rope" has looked more like a single strand of embroidery floss....very thin and not capable of bearing any weight.

It sounds like you may have found an awesome church. It is hard to be depressed when you're surrounded by Godly men and women. Keep your chin up. You'll find what works for you.

Good Luck.

- Iris