Wednesday, May 11th

124.4. Funny how your tastes change when you don't eat crap all of the time. Grateful for that! My crab alfredo with linguini at Red Lobster was too rich. One bite would have sufficed. I ate about 1/2 of it (all the crab though) and the leftovers I gave to one of my sons. The white cake with buttercream frosting that was so coveted was way too sweet for my tastes and made me feel bleh after eating it. Next year's birthday will have some new favorites! I honestly think it is the fat content rather then the sugar that bothered me, but maybe it was a combo of the two. I did get boot camp in but only 30 minutes (level 1) instead of the normal 45 that I usually do. For whatever reason it was kicking my butt yesterday!

Work today and tomorrow and then Dh and I will be going to Columbus Ohio for the weekend. He has a reunion of sorts for his Ph.D program and will give a presentation on Saturday morning. Lots of driving for a weekend (8 hours each way). I know I won't get in my regular exercise (but will squeeze in as much as I can) and food might be a little off but I plan to bring some of my own as well.

Stay skinny my friends!

Paula

Happy belated Birthday Paula. And welcome Lisa and Lady.

pounds not budging, but pants feeling looser. 

Calories were 880 and steps 12,898.  

Still fighting the buttercup war.  They are winning.

Lorna thinking of you and Diane hope that all is going well with Mom.

129.2 today... moving in the right direction.  I have two solid days of sugar and carb detox under my belt. My initial "revulsion response" to Sunday's excessive sugar  is wearing off and the desire for sweets is popping in and out of conscious thought. I'm making an effort to replace that old positive association with current data on how my body felt immediately after the overload Mother's Day. My body just does not react to sugar the same way anymore, thank God and VSG, and I have to retrain my brain to reference current reality versus the place sugar had in my life in the past.  I'm looking forward to my consult tonight, with an addiction specialist who utilizes CBT to help individuals in recovery move forward.  I am eager to dig in to the work of replacing those old tapes with self-talk which will enhance my recovery.   This is the longest I have EVER maintained a healthy weight.  I've regained 100+ pounds three times, and hundreds more in smaller increments. That has been my reality.  If I had a penny (showing my age) for every time I have desperately promised, "If I can just be below 200 pounds again, I will treasure it and value it and never ever let it slip away ", I'd be rich.  I will do anything and everything to protect my skinny.  We can do this !!!  We are all working so hard to learn from each challenge, and move forward.  Go team !!

122.9.  I am a bit jealous that my tastes haven't changed that much that I can tell.  

For example, I had the first bit of cake since VSG on Mother's day.  It was a layered German chocolate cake that my daughter and I made for DH's birthday.   German chocolate cake is my Dad's favorite cake so it is the star of many fond memories.Being made with love plus a warm fuzzy history attached made this a dessert that was worth it to me.  I had a very small sliver but since it was layered a good portion of that was frosting.  

It was perfect in all its full fat and full sugar glory.  It (with ice cream as its side kick) was perfectly tolerated, even celebrated, by my sleeve.  Traitor!

I knew I couldn't have the leftovers around.  Tho it was a smaller cake than we would have made in the past, it could have served 8 Canadians or 6 Americans.

So, I announced to my family that I was going to freeze the leftovers.  Both DH and DD visibly stiffened but they said nothing.  They, too, are used to eating leftover cake for every meal until it is gone.  It is now safe in the freezer. 

Lots of steps yesterday but family obligations made it impossible to get in yoga in for the 3rd day.  I am feeling a very non-yogi resentment about it.  I'll get there today or someone is going to lose their head. 

Yours in skinny, Shel

Good morning second family!  

I'm down to 112 today. Love that number. Food and life are feeling more organized again and I'm happy about that.  House and garage are clean and tidy, and our evenings are our own again now that the truck has been cleaned of mice related issues.

We went out to see The Who last evening and boy was that a great time. Most expensive tix we've ever purchased (bought more than two years ago) but excellent seats and a fantastic performance. Bucket list item for me.

Had a small glass of wine with dinner but other than that no indulgences, not even a sliver of DH late night pie.  

Good morning fellow journey takers!  I loved reading eveybody's posts this morning.  They all had something that rang true for me! 

Paula, have fun in Ohio!

Still not weighing, but this is my third day of planned low carb/lower calorie eating, and the discomfort in my skin and clothes is melting away.  Too bad my spare tire hasn't seemed to melt away as yet, though!  LOL  I met my committment of not eating any of the chips at dinner out at a Mexican restaurant last night.  I also got a fajita salad.  I got the guac., sour cream, salsa and refried beans on the side.  Should have asked for light cheese, but luckily they weren't overly generous with that ingredient!  I felt very satisfied with my meal, and enjoyed visiting and laughing a lot with friends.  It was so nice to focus on the company and not the food!

Last night was our last dance class at the studio before recital.  I had a great workout and lots of fun.  A woman in the class that I've gotten to know over the past 5 years, gave me a compliment.  She said she'd noticed how well I'm doing this year, then quickly said, not that I haven't in other years, but I know I am not a great dancer by any means!  :)  She said I was dancing well and my counts were right on target.  She made my day and I gave her a big hug!  She said all of this in front of my daughter and got her to agree with how well I'm doing.  I did say that now that I'm no longer in pain from my knee, I am able to let go more, not fearing that if I move the wrong way, I'll hurt.  I don't know if she realized just how much that meant to me, but I was glowing the rest of the night!  Of course, right after she said that, I botched a few steps and we had a good laugh.  My first recital practice at the Opera House is this Sunday - can't wait!

Have a great hump day!

Hugs, Mary

What a fantastic validation of your efforts! I bet you just radiated! congrats on such success.

Thanks Devon!  I did feel validated, as I've been feeling that I'm doing a better job this year, but can't actually observe the results.  It was nice to hear that someone else thinks I am doing better, too.

Hi fellow skinnies

Well I am still stuck at 132 and pouting. Chicken stir fried with celery and carrots for dinner. hardly a pig out. guess i gotta start tracking again to figure out whats up. 

The workers are here doing the siding. So far they haven;t found rot beneath the siding so thats good. But there is a ways to go. This house was crappily built.

Neighbor cat seems to have taken up day residence under this little miniature spruce tree in the front yard. Me thinks there are mousies there. 

Well gotta go to the art gallery and walk in circles. At least I have some new stuff to take in. 

Hang in there everyone. Its full on summer here which is the best time of year. Hubby has dog Chip out for a 2 mile walk. He (hubby ) is wearing some blue jeans which he never wears which means he must have no other clean clothes. 

I chuckled to myself as I read the references to skinny. I don't yet qualify as skinny. Built, yes; thick, yes; skinny, not so much. LOL!

Made it easily through another day of sugar free eating. Calories were okay - just over 1300, protein at 135, and carbs at 85. So not low carb, or super duper low calorie, but just the right amount to make it bearable. Down 1.7 from yesterday.

201.8

There is a lot to be said for honesty in this process. Yesterday Ron told me (half kiddingly, but yet seriously) that I didn't need to eat a Drumstick that was in the freezer so he would eat it, so it would not be a temptation. I get that it was his rationalization for him eating the Drumstick, but when he used the word NEED, it raised my rebel hackles. So I just laid it on the line. I said, "You know I hate it when any one tells me what I should and shouldn't eat or what I need to eat or I don't need to eat. So please, stop saying things like that even if you are kidding. When you do, it just ****** me off. It's a trigger and you know it." My, that was freeing AND I let it go instead of stewing on it. He took it very well, too, and acknowledged that he knew that kind of teasing wasn't helpful.

I am feeling chipper and in good spirits even though my sleep is still sorely lacking. Got about 5 hours in before the pupsters needed mama and me for company! Even though I'm getting up really early, I'm still having trouble leaving the house on time. Go figure! I know I have extra time, I guess, so I'm dawdling along. Need to pick up the pace!

I was given a gift of not receiving a traffic ticket today. YAY! I made an illegal lane change (and I knew I was doing it) because I got stuck in horrible traffic and was running late to school. Getting to school late is simply hideous for a teacher. Got pulled over by a putt-putt cop. I laughed and said, "You got me!" He thanked me immediately for being honest and good-natured about it. I said that I knew exactly what I was doing, but I was stressed because I'm a teacher at Indian Valley and was late for school. He asked for license and registration and then paused and said, "You're a teacher? At what school?" I told him the name again. He laughed and said, "I can't give you a ticket! I'm married to Mrs. W's daughter!" I took a good look at him and smiled and said, "Hi John! What are you doing in WC?" (He's a cop in a different town.) We had a good chuckle because I was at his wedding last summer and went to their baby shower a few weeks ago! Someone was certainly watching out for me this morning!

Played dog show with the pups yesterday. Not really. I did put them on the table to get them used to being up high (think vet's) and being handled in a different way. Sorry pics didn't load in the right place, but.... These are two of my hopefuls-Blue boy and Peach girl.