Friday, May 6th

Keep the path Joey!  Maintenance is so worth it

Greetings all you fabulous svelt people

Down to 130.5 from yesterday's horror.  Sat in jury lounge for 3 hours before finally getting myself excused due to my mom being on hospice. 

Tonight is art night in the little town where one of my galleries is. So there are several art venues that stay open late and there is music and such. Unfortunately I got stuck having to work the event until 9 pm. Don't like being out at night any more. And it will be a food mine field with all the cheese, crackers, chips and wine that will be offered. Guess the best defense is to eat a good protein meal before I go so I am less tempted to nibble. I had to go buy soda and water to serve but fortunately I am not interested in any soda. 

Need to spend the day clearing away plants from the house so the siders can work monday.  but that will wear me out for art night. being old sucks.

there is some strange little electronic noise coming from somewhere in our house. usually its smoke detectors but its not that. No telling what gadgets hubby has hidden away that are doing that. Maybe aliens are in the attic.  They better not bring any food.

Diane S.

Glad to hear the purple hair and tin foil hat got you out of jury duty!  Sure wish I could've seen you

Hi all!

Tried to post earlier, but my server timed me out! Will try to recreate....

Hugs and pets and cuddles to Sadie! Healing thoughts coming your way, sweat pea!

Lorna, if you're reading this, know I'm thinking about you today. I hope today finds you peaceful and that it brings you some joy, as well.

Well, I'm hoping Friday will be better than my Thoroughly Thwarted Thursday! Um.... Hi my name is Devon and I'm a crap food-a-holic. Seriously, I'm not too impressed with my behavior yesterday. I won't get into the nitty gritty detail of the great debacle of yesterday's eating. It was a graze fest more than anything with salt and sugar being the central themes. And to be perfectly clear, I didn't graze of protein and vegetables. Having a BBQ Food Truck parked in the playground courtesy of the PTA was the beginning. SALT. Then there was Mexican (Cinco de Mayo, don't ya know!) for dinner, but I did limit the chips to 4! Win there. MORE SALT It was the in between meal sugar fest that really did the damage.

I understand where the drive is coming from, so all is well there, but I'm weary and wary of what is going on with me. I know lack of sleep is a major factor this week. I need to figure out how to make some changes on my end that I can actually control to make things go a little better for me. I wi**** were as simple as just going to bed earlier. It's not.

I was up 2 pounds to 202 on the dot today. Some of it is inflammation, I'm sure. A bit is most likely due to the fact that I have been only moderately productive in the BM department the past few days. After sending the kids to science today that changed. The garage doors opened and the parking lot emptied out. So who knows? I could be back down tomorrow.

I am not planning a stellar day with food. I'm just going with the flow. I know one of the mom's is delivering my lunch of ball tip and coleslaw with a small side of mac and cheese. (edit: It's now after lunch and it was no small side of mac and cheese! I only had a few bites, though.)

While I am exhausted, I am loving my pups! They are at the age where they require a lot of work and then some. Yet, it is so wonderful to play with them and engage with them and get to know their distinct little personalities. It's worth being overly tired.

Here's hoping for a Friday Free From Forbidden Food Forays!

Yes, Paula, I'm feeling it today!