kajajo

Week 2 has come to an end, I am now down 9.3 lbs, was hoping for 10 but am happy with what I got. My measurements went down another 2 inches, nothing off my waist this week but an inch and a half off my chest and another half inch off my hips. Yesterday someone even comented about how good I looked, I don't know if they were noticing the weight loss or just the fact that I was feeling better about myself shone through, but hey a compliment is a compliment and I will take it.

The boys are finally getting out of my bathroom, their shower is all done and ready to use before school this morning. There has never been a ring around my bath, as I clean it every time I use it, having the guys using it for one week and I almost have to replace the tub. How do they get so grubby?

My work schedule has changed yet again, no idea where or what times I am working beyond today, and today I get to do computer work from home.....can we say laptop in bed work day. If it wasn't for 3 dentist appointments today, me and both boys, I wouldn't have to leave my bed all day. Hubby is at work, boys will be at school, Yeah working at home. Gonna be a good eating day.

Lizards13

Hi there, like you I am trying to post daily ( or at least often) and I have found that it DOES help me to know that someone might be reading my ramblings. I also have become discouraged by seeing the scales rise when I thought that I'd been pretty good, but at the moment I am getting better at ignoring this horrible phenomenon and concentrating on the fact that my clothes are more comfortable. It's infuriating not knowing what is in some of the pre made salads, I try to work it out and then add a few calories on just in case, or I try to find something similar that has the calorie content on it and again add a few on. Anyway keep chatting, it really helps.

kajajo

Hey Lizzie, I have been following your journey and that is what made me decide to post all of my journal ramblings here.

So for today:

Another day of working from home, I spent an hour on the phone for a conference call this morning and I have some web based training to do this afternoon, I love getting paid to stay home and catch up on all the shows I have taped on the PVR.

So as usual I got on the scale this morning and I am .1 lbs away from losing the first 10 lbs.....yeah I know I should only weigh in once a week but I knew I was close and couldn't resist checking again today, so I only have 38 lbs to go, and I know that this is where I always start to struggle and get defeated, so I am going to have to stay here and keep myself honest. Time to go and make myself some lunch....Hummus has become my best friend, I even picked up all the stuff to make it myself, and some fresh veggies and hummus have become my go to snack. Won't have time for dinner tonight have to run kids all over and hubby is working, not sure how I am going to deal with that, unless I pack a salad or something simple, I definatly don't want to resort to Arena fries, one of my main weeknesses, even the smell of them causes me to drool and gain 5 lbs.

Dee

crblack1218

Hi Dee,

I understand how tough it is to eat healthy when you are on the run for the kids. Last night I had about 15 min to prepare and eat something before heading out the door for band. What I did last night was open a can of tuna and make a quick tuna salad. Using light dressing and relish, I gobbled it down and ate some cantalope and fat free cottage cheese after that. The protein helped me feel satisfied so I could resist the fast food temptation.

I enjoy reading your posts! Keep it up!!

kajajo

Thanks for reading and not laughing at my sometimes incoherent rambling. I decided to wait until I got home at 8 pm to make myself dinner, I picked up Pizza for the kids and wasn't even tempted, threw a fillet of fish in the no stick frying pan, boiled up some spinach and cut up a bunch of fresh veggies with Humus on the side to dip the veggies in. I was ravenous by 8 pm, but feel full and happy with my choices now.

Dee

kajajo

Another day begins

Woke up way too early this morning, but got all of my computer work done for my job before 5 am, I also ate breakfast during this time. Come 7 am I was dropping and went back to bed for a couple of hours, I would probably still be there if I hadn't been rudely awoken by pounding on the front door. Damn Gas man, forgot something here yesterday when he came to look at the water heater. So what do I do with the rest of my day, I cleaned the house yesterday, laundry was all done on the weekend, guess I will have to go shopping, running low on fresh veggies. Does no one else have heart failure at the prices of veggies at the moment? My goodness over $2 for a tiny head of lettuce, and $2.49 for a scrawny cucumber. I did get a great price on blueberries the other day though so I guess its not all bad. We have a wonderful fruit and veg market here that is open year round, so that is where I will head this morning, just have to wait til hubby gets out of the shower and see if they left me any hot water for a bath? Both teen boys were in the shower not long before him. Maybe fixing the downstairs shower wasn't such a great idea, now they all take hour long showers(and I am still not asking why on earth they need to be in the shower for an hour.....teenagers have to have some privacy)and I never have any hot water.
Dee

Lizards13

Good to hear all your news, I have opposite problem to you, having cooked for three for many years, my boys have left home and so I grab all sorts of convenience food and ready meals. They may be easier to count calorie wise but I'm convinced that they are full of hidden fat attractors. Also I am free to socialise with friends who are on their own but that brings more dangers. Oh life can be good but diet life can be hard lol

kajajo

Lizzie try living in a house with 3 extremely skinny men/boys, all three can eat whatever they want and not gain an ounce, so my husband loves to indulge them in ice cream, donuts, cakes etc (great bakery 2 minutes walk from my house) He is trying to put some weight on the boys but having this stuff in the house is deadly for me, but I can't deny them of the things they want. They are lucky they all take after my husbands side of the family and don't have my sides chubby genes. I am making two separate meals every day, one for them full of protien and carbs and the other for me.

Todays accountability

I am not a happy camper this morning. First of all let me explain that I always keep my cell phone turned on, and the ringer is quite loud, this is because I have 3 children(one is all grown up and lives on her own) and as I am usually working nights they need to be able to get a hold of me in the event of an emergency. Today I actually have to go in to work for 8:30 am, no more lounging at home working on the computer. My co-worker thought it would be a good idea to call me at 5:30 am to tell me he is going to be late. So now he has not only woken me up but everyone in the house is awake. With luck they will all get back to sleep but not me, I am up now and because of the rude awakening I can feel a headache coming on. Someone is definatly going to pay when he arrives late this morning.

Anyway enough about that, I will have to try extra hard today not to overeat out of frustration or anger, I have finally shaken off the first 10 lbs and don't want to sabotage it. I will make my plan now for lunch, as I am working fairly close by I should be able to run home for lunch. Breakfast is already taken care of, just have to figure out what I feel like for dinner. The men are having meatball subs, nothing there I care to indulge in, maybe I will stop at the grocery store after work and see if there is anything that catches my fancy. The grocery store has a new sushi bar, I have never tried sushi, but its got to be good for you, I mean how many overweight oriental people do you see.

kajajo

The scale is being a pain again, why is it each week there are at least 2 days in the week that I gain, I am not eating anything I shouldn't, I am staying in my calorie range, and I mean I could understand if it went up .1 or .2 lbs, but it goes up a half a pound, tomorrow it will probably be back down to yesterdays weight where it belongs, but those days it goes up get me really defeated. I even worked yesterday, and not from my bed on my laptop. I actually went into work and my job is very physical, a lot of walking, climbing running and generally swinging like a monkey. I am working again today already have lots of fruit and veggies packed for those times when I feel like grazing, and as I am working local again I will come home for lunch. Next week will be the first work challenge, night shift starts, and at some point in the next few weeks the real challange, night shift and living in a hotel for a week. I think I am going to invest in a small microwave and keep it in the trunk of my car, most hotels will provide a fridge, but not all can provide a microwave. The only good thing about staying in hotels is that most have a gym and a pool that I can take advantage of.

Didn't sleep well again last night, and I am sure that is half my battle, I need more than 5 hours a night, mind you I did have a nap yesterday afternoon for an hour when I got home from work, because I could feel a headache coming on. So I guess it probably all evens out.

I was hoping to start running again as soon as the weather improves, but I just got word my foot surgery is going to happen May 4th, so another year with no running, and by next year I just might be too out of shape and too old to even bother trying, guess we will have to wait and see. Of course if spring comes early I might get a few weeks in before my surgery.

Later in the day:

I ended up working 12 hours today without a break, didn't get lunch, grabbed an apple but that was it until I got home at which point I was too tired to make something special for myself so I ended up eating the same as the guys ate, pasta with meatballs and tomato sauce, I kept it down to a very small serving, used a side plate instead of a dinner plate. It will have to do for today, now I just need my bed.

kajajo

Slept late this morning, what a wonderful change for me. I was so tired after working yesterday but I still woke up after only 4 hours of sleep, so I got up and read for an hour then went back to sleep for another 5 hours, I can't remember the last time I got 9 hours sleep, even if it was interupted.

I love fruit dips to go with fresh fruit salad, but the one I always made had a whole jar of marshmallow fluff and a package of cream cheese, so I needed a substitute and found one this morning and it almost tasted the same and was just as good. One small container of ASTRO Zero Vanilla yogurt at 40 cal a container and 1 tablespoon of sugar free marmalade at 20 cal a tbsp. AMAZING!!!! I am looking into other subtitutions for some of my favorites as I love to bake, and I love sweets. The splenda site has a lot of recipes where sugar free applesauce is substituted for oil, might have to look more closely as I would like to find a fat free, sugar free brownie recipe.

Pouring rain outside today so it will be a stay in and do chores kind of day, did you know teenage boys go through just as many clothes as teenage girls? I didn't think it was possible. I do approximately 8 loads of laundry every weekend for 4 of us, and 3/4 of it belongs to the boys. Oh well at least the rain is washing all the snow away and a sure sign that spring is on the way. Even my tulips haven't figured out it is still winter and have popped out of the ground.