Sunday Dec 20th

It's Sunday! 

That means that I am back to work tomorrow already it will be an abbreviated holiday schedule.  I still have things to do to get the house ready for the week.  Now that food is not a main focus, I am free to put my energy into enjoying the season.  

Scale is stable.  Maybe the best thing about going back to work is that I won't spend my mornings with my own refrigerator.  Yesterday, my mom's annual goodie box arrived.  I had the smallest tastes possible of a my very favorites, logged it on MFP, and now the box is out of my eyesight.  I don't hear its call.  I don't know how, but I swear that the VSG has come close to silencing the calls of treats.  (Not that I still wouldn't like to eat them, the more the better! Apparently that is a separate issue.) 

Today I plan on pick up cross country ski rentals for the season.  I don't think I can adequately express how grateful I am for the VSG to make it possible to get me back to the point where I can fully participate in that type of activity again with my family. 

Thanks so much for posting your thoughts.  I get so much out of them!  I also wonder where I went wrong in my life that I don't get invited to puppy parties!

Shel

Morning everyone!!  

I'm still hanging in at 114. The boredom/cookies combo got me for a few short moments yesterday, but I snapped out of it quickly. So glad I didn't stay with that attitude for the entire day so no lasting damage done. And a clean slate today!  I still find that so liberating!!  

Feeling happy with life this morning, nothing in particular and everything in general.  Living in the moment. Being present. Showing up for life's goodness. 

I love the clean slate approach...living in the moment even if it's eating cookies and being present!!  I was not really present before :). Thanks! Linda!

Impishly chagrinned. Yes, that's a good phrase for me this morning! I am up 2.4 this morning. A combo of things - too much sugar, Chinese food, lack of water, and I think my work out is catching up to me (I'm SORE this morning). 

What I learned yesterday: Apple Walnut Upside Down Pie is not a food that I can handle. I had a small slice after eating a total protein meal at the puppy party. Wonderful Sand Crab legs, chilled prawns and deviled eggs. Doesn't get much better, right? Oh, and smoked salmon mousse. That pie had a caramelized bottom (top) of brown sugar and walnuts. I think the topping is what did it - too much sugar at once. I immediately wanted more. I had to fight the urge to get up and slice off more pie. After the pie, the homemade baklava was passed around. I've had the baklava before. It's made by an 87 year old 1st generation Greek woman who used to run Piper's Buffet in the town where she lived. The woman knows how to cook and bake. Yes, I had baklava. Not one, but two. Sugar wheel set in motion. The rest of the day was a battle. I managed fairly well through the afternoon and evening. Do I even need to mention that when Ron got home he had gourmet cupcakes and slabs of sheet cake with him? I just caved. It was 11:45 and I caved. Tired, craving, and I ate a 1" x 3" wedge of that damn sheet cake. 

What I'm figuring out is that it is the amount of sugar ingested that seems problematic. I'm good with a cookie or two. Or a Hershey's kiss or piece of chocolate. But a major jolt and all bets are off. 

I had stressful dreams when I was first falling asleep. Guessing it was the sugar overload, but not really sure. 

Today, I'm already chugging water, having some coffee and getting on with my detox (damn it!). May not be pretty, but it's what I signed up for yesterday, so it must be done. 

I am grateful that I'm in a good mood. Six months ago I would have been ashamed and beating myself up over yesterday because I wasn't PERFECT. Ef perfect. I'm a work in progress. 

Happy Sunday, peeps! Let's make is an awesome day! 

Good morning all.  I have a yellow lab, Sadie, who will be two Christmas day. She seems like many puppies sometimes ! It's back in the upper thirties  today, and she's full of energy. We're on the way to a local park for a long walk.  I agree that it is wonderful to view physical exercise as a major accomplishment and source of pleasure.

I was on plan yesterday but I'm still fighting cravings left from my Thursday and Friday choices. Still figuring out balance under the red line. Enjoy the rest of your weekend all.

Diane

Hi!!! Everyone!!!  I started to post that I failed yesterday because I didn't stick to my plan.  However, I'm changing that mind set and saying that my plan changed.  I started to really have negative thoughts about what I had  eaten and then stopped.  It was one day. I ate peanut butter sheet cake and several small cookies.  They were homemade and delicious.  We had a lovely day laughing and chatting...I'm back on track today with a beautiful salad for lunch.  My body was actually craving it.  

Church.  Grocery shopping.  Laundry.  Sending a few Christmas cards. Bronco Football.  That's my day!

125.4 - up .2 but still well below goal. Not many patients today so I was able to leave with only 1/2 day in. Was able to rest up last night and legs only mildly sore after working today. The swelling isn't nearly as bad - I think I might be turning the corner on healing. Still won't pu**** with a full exercise session but I see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I glad to hear I am not the only one tempted and giving in some to the call of sweet treats from the season. I know one thing for sure, my consumption of those goodies is far, far, far less then it would have been pre VSG. I could eat an entire package of angel food candy in a day! I've had 2 pieces this whole season and didn't buy any to have around the house. No egg nog either and I love egg nog.

I agree with Shel about the puppy parties. That sounds like so much fun Kairk. We love our dogs so much.

128 and nothing to confess today.  did no unauthorized sugar.  Did have a couple glasses of wine. yesterday was the one sunny day of the week so i am glad I got the raku firing done.  gallery sales going great. gotta finish up my christmas list whi*****ludes no baking. my big kitchen aid mixer is gathering dust.  too bad.  life is good without christmas cookies - never thought that would be possible.    

wish i could go skiing. no snow here.    diane