Monday, March is it the 28th?

Hi skinnies;

Well I announced at Easter dinner with friends that my doctor told me to lose two pounds.  Everyone laughed. Indeed it does seem ridiculous. But I am up a pound today after Easter indulgences. Planned on being strong but had a little extra wine and cheeses. Hubby and I split a paper thin piece of chocolate cake while others age giant wedges.  Dinner was ham, deviled eggs, roasted asparagus, my spinach dish and other mostly healthy stuff. Skipped all potatoes and bread. Came home and had no evening meal as I had to sleep off the above. Minuscule  steps on the fitbit did not help. 

So back to my two pound diet. At least hubby didn't have to barf on the way home.  Sounds like everyone had a good day. Notice how it was all about "to eat or not to eat". Wish we could make holidays less food oriented.  

Good luck with puppies Kairk.  Any time now.   diane 

Hi All!  Well, the weekend wasn't all I'd hoped for, foodwise, but I didn't run rampant either, so overall it was good.  MIL is doing ok, though she's less mobile and more frail.  Her 99 yearold significant other's prostate cancer is back and the shots aren't helping.  She talked to Jay about this and that she can't stay where she is when he's no longer there.  We assumed, in the past, that she'd live at my BIL's house, as she was spending winters with him.  But his house is a split and she can't do stairs well anymore.  We have no extra room.  So, we'll have to do some discussion with BIL and SIL on what we'll do.  This change is not imminent, but we do need to have some idea what to do in that event.

Today, food is good.  I'm nervous about tomorrow morning, as my delayed 4 year post surgery follow up is then, and I weigh a little more than I did the last time, and even more than what I weighed when I reached goal.  I'm not going to lose all the excess weight by tomorrow morning, so I'm trying to let go of the feelings of failure and face the appointment with the attitude that I continue to work on it, instead of giving up.  Shame can be such a very non-productive and self-sabotaging feeling.  Old habits (and feelings) die hard though.

Have a great evening!

Hugs,  Mary 

Mary, your attitude about tomorrow is perfect! You are doing what you can and every little step you take makes a difference. Getting a grip on the emotional aspect of this journey like you've been doing is a huge part for people like you and me (you know, those of us who love to travel on the River De Nile!) Great that you're facing tomorrow with courage and with your truth. 

Hello everyone!  Happy Monday!  

Easter wasn't as bad as it could have been, but it was worse than I planned for.  Everything went really well with protein forward, until I went in to pack up what I brought with me to dinner.  I just couldn't keep my hand off the Monkey Bread, even though I decided ahead of time that I would leave it alone.  Other than that I stayed on point and only had 35 grams of carbs, just too many calories for me. I'm up about 4 pounds from where I was a week ago, so I'm very disappointed in myself.  

Today, I changed back to the way I should be eating, and am grateful for all the boiled eggs I have in the house ;)  My carbs were down to 17 for the day, with 70 grams of protein.  I want to get this 4 pounds off by the 10th of April, because that's my 40th wedding anniversary.  We're going to Vegas with our kids and are really looking forward to hanging out with my hubby and babies.

Have a wonderful week, Denise