good day to you

good morning!!!  i hope u all slept well. i did for about 5 hours.  finally went to sleep at 4:45.  don't really know what i will do today. still a lot of snow on the ground. damn cat is in the house and acts like he is glad to be here.  i have got to start exercising, i could at least do my upper body strength. god, i am so undisciplined!!!!!!!  uuuuurrrrrggghhhh!!!!!!!!!   i hate that about myself.
hints anyone?

so what is everyone up to?  any great deals going on today?  happy surgery to those who have them today!!!!    any little deals going on?  i think i am lonely.  after 5 days in the house, i am lonely.  well i best go.  hope someone replys. vick

Gotta get you out of the house and among people girlfriend.  You need good vibes and cheering up.  So get up off your tuckas and go walk the mall, people watch.  Try to guess what is up in their lives.  I went to the mall yesterday to get a few things.  A dog obedience place opened up in the mall.  The large glass windows and benches outside provided a place to sit and watch the dogs.  There was a class on agility in progress, the dogs and owners were picking it up quickly.  They have a separate entrance to the shop from the main mall entrance, could hear the excited yips from the dogs, no contact with them due to the glass wall.

I woke up this morning, felt like I had slept well.  Had some cottage cheese and answered a few threads.  Dennis got home from work, and after chatting, my eyelids were heavy again.  Crawled back under the covers for more shuteye.  What a difference.  Now I have energy and awake.  I crave chocolate this morning.  Indulged in a cup of diet (25 cal) cocoa, satisfied the craving.  Now deciding what kind of protein to have for lunch.  I have leftover chicken in the fridge.

Considering starting gathering papers for tax prep.  Now that is only a consideration, more than willing to postpone it a day, week, few weeks.  After all April is still a ways off. 

Vick, grab a soup can for each hand and do  little arm movement.  Wishing everyone a smooth surgery today.  Slip sliding my hinder over on this losing bench to make room for everyone who cares to make the commitment and get to losing.  So glad there are no splinters on the bench.  Ouchhhhhie.  Get out of the house Vick.  Take care my friend.  hugs, Kathy

Vickie,

I also feel like I am very undisciplined and every time I get my motivation going something happens.  I was committed to working out every day either at the gym or at home, but am now couch/chair bound until the MD says I can exercise again.

One thing that keeps me motivated is to look at the before and after pics at least twice a day.  I realize that you are farther down the road than I am and perhaps even at goal weight, so that may not do much for you. 

I also spent about an hour on the "world according to eggface" website and am going to be trying a new recipe today for a crab and mushroom casserole type dish.  It sounds really good and her recipes are very low-carb as she doesn't do bread, rice, pasta or white potatoes. 

I realized this past week that every day, I have to renew my committment to this journey.  Sticking to the food plan seems to come so easy to people but it is a struggle for me.  I stumble sometimes but also get back on my feet and try again.

I agree with Kathy; you definitely need to get out of the house.  I ran errands today that I really didn't want to do but it helped to keep me from crawling back into bed.

Now I'm off to the kitchen to try that recipe.

Colleen