Tuesday. March 29th

You either love them or hate them, kind of like mushrooms. I happen to love both!

Great dress!

Gorgeous dress!  Love the style and the color

Good morning,

122.5 this morning!  I can't remember exactly where I was yesterday but I think that is down 2 lbs at least.   All hail shrimp day! I think today will be heavy in seafood, too, mostly because I have a hankering for it.  Also, not sure if I trust this morning's number to stick. 

I yoga'd last night.  Have personal training tonight.  We are in for a very nice string of weather so looking forward to getting outside as much as work/kiddo schedule allows. 

I'm thinking positive thoughts particularly for Lorna today and Grant.  Also, Blue (!) and Mary (who has an annual follow up today, I think.) 

Go enjoy your skinniness!

Shel

161.4 today.  Down from yesterday...for now.

I had a real meltdown yesterday.  I was doing very well only eating half, only eating when I'm hungry.  That is until I got home from work.  I knew I was getting hungry.  So I was smart at first and went for a piece of ham.  Still hungry.  So I had another.  Still hungry!!  So I had a mini bag of chips that my DH gets.  And then I felt the meltdown so I had 2 pieces of the kitKat size you fill eggs with.  In the grand scheme of things it probably wasn't THAT BAD--The chips probably run 160 calories, the kitkats were so small, and ham--probably no more than 350-400 calories total, if that.  And I didn't snack other than that yesterday.  But I just felt so ravenous and so out of control and desperate.  I hate that feeling!  I did still go ahead with my ham sandwich for dinner sans the chips (since I figured I'd already eaten my share earlier).  I do need to not throw my hands up whenever one of these episodes occurred.  The hard thing about maintenance is this is it.  It's not glamorous.  It's making mistakes and having victories every day.  And no one really sees it but us.  Just call me Sisyphus!  

But back in the saddle again today.  And the scale was down, if only for today.  I'm glad I have other people who can relate.  Maintenance is hard.  REally hard.  And it's forever.  And compliments stop coming.

I hear ya sister! Sounds like we had similar struggles yesterday!

Nice to see my Goldilocks 112 this morning. I don't think it will stay long but I'm always heartened to see it. 

So many food choice victories on this board!  I never met a candy I didn't like so it's the one thing I try to avoid completely. Just can't stop when I start. But I did have a couple of refrigerator drive by incidents last evening.  Not completely sure what that behaviour was about but I observed and noted it anyway.  Onward  

I'm off to my yoga class and then preparing for dinner guests tomorrow. Prep has to be largely done today because we're going to spend tomorrow at the Zoo. Hoping the new baby gorilla can be viewed, but might be too early.

My thoughts are with Lorna, Grant and our girl Blue too. And sending all of you good energy.  

My number is not one I care for this morning so I am ignoring it...I know it's from being over calories, carbs and body is recovering from yesterday's workout.  I'm focusing on staying within my numbers today and not dipping into the peanut butter jar before bed. 

Have a great day y'all!!!

Lesa

197.3 - so basically the same. Food was okay, but not stellar. Had a lot of stress, was tired, etc... some not great choices that included some left over chocolate at school. Oh well....

Grant is doing better. He will be released today. His numbers are good, but there is still no diagnosis. He will go in tomorrow for a trial run at swallowing one of those mini cameras that can track his entire gut. IF it works, he will be scheduled for the real thing. Hopefully, the bleed source will be revealed. 

Blue has started to get ready. This morning she was having contractions about 10 minutes apart. So, not urgent, but pending. She's not interested much in food. She didn't want to eat ground beef and hard cooked egg, but would eat a little bit of a Milkbone. Go figure! 

The sleep deprivation started last night. I was up at 3:00 am and got up to monitor at 5:15. This deprivation will continue for a while until the pups are settled and out of the first critical weeks. These next few weeks will be a test of my new eating and life philosophy. Over two years ago I had a singleton litter that did not trigger enough of a hormonal surge in Mama Keira and her maternal drive was almost nil. I had to get up every 4 hours and make her nurse the pup. We also had to have a puppy nanny come in every afternoon and sit with Keira to get her to nurse the pup. My eating really became a source of comfort and soothing during this time and that's when my significant regain began. 

Lots of good stuff happening with all of you. I will do my level best to follow your great examples in the coming days! 

Good news about Grant and Blue! So excited for the puppies! I found it funny that even Blue struggles with treats over real food!