Terri Diving is fun. It's too bad that you never round a good group to dive with. It's never too late to give it another shot. Take a refresher course and enjoy the ocean.

Mern Thank you for the hug, I needed it.

Almeeker you made me laugh with your comment about scales. They are my friend when they show weight loss and not so much when they don't. I give the scale entirely too much power in my life.

Calories revolving between 900-1400 (this is a new reduction for me in hopes to kick start some losing)M-Y, T-Y, W-Y
Cardio 5 x weekM-Y, T-Y, W-Y
Weight Lifting 5 x weekM-Y, T-Y, W-Y
Planking 5-7 x weekM-Y,T-NW-Y
Some other additional physical activity 2-3 x week
Water 60oz dailyM-Y, T-Y, W-Y

1) 6 glasses H2O daily. Come on, if I can't drink 48 ozs then I oughta cluck at a duck and sniff a truck (this is my imitation of Steven Tyler's odd {and more profane} sayings on American Idol, which I no longer watch.) 11 boo yah!; 8, maybe 9; 10
2) protein is my friend - eat this - yes; yes till it's coming out my err ears, YES
3) sugar is not - don't eat that -yes, yes, yes
4) Oat bran is yummy. Tell myself that as I eat it once daily.- yes, yum; I made it into a kind of gruel even Oliver Twist wouldn't eat and no one would say please sir I want more; yes more gruel
5) 20 minutes or more of movement a day (I mean I'm not 90 fer goodness sakes and there ARE 90 year olds more active than me. In fact, I know at least 3.) half hour at least; no; half hour walk
6) be a stretchy mama - yes; yes - but no polyester!!!; yes stretching is saving my back from aching
7) write two hours minimum a day 5 days a week - yup at least; class today; yes
8) stop being so pissed off at everyone which I'm telling you right now I failed Monday morning on a GRAND scale, an EPIC scale, hell, an OPERATIC scale, (chewed DH a new one, no, no, no two new ones while singing opera about "my rights") but will try for the rest of the day and the week. Yessir. - trying, EPIC FAIL, totally irritable especially at chore averse child: could it be lack of pretzels or any frigggin carbs?!? I ask you
9) stop cleaning DD's room for her, you dirty (or clean?) little enabler you - Yup ansd I did not pick up after her, make a special dinner or let her skip chores and she cleaned out part of her room : woo hoo; T: no room cleaning on anyone's part; W: left her to do her chores and told her no set building in drama tomorrow unless she gets them done beforehand; if not, she will be home to do em. Grrrrrrrrr.....

At least I am out of "attack"ode (at least on Dukan, not vouching for any other part of my life.) Tomorrow I will add veggies back in and we will see how long I can last on this ludicrous plan. Strangely enough, the fact that it is so restrictive makes it easier to follow in ways. However, I have a headache that I think is from this unbalanced diet. I just need a sensible diet and some WILL POWER and maybe a personal trainer for me, she of little movement, and a personal chef (tho DH is pretty darn close: what are you eating nowadays he will cheerfully ask.) And I need my DD to stop being such a rassa frassin' TEENAGER, a group of people that I think comes from the planet ANNOY THE CRAP OUT OF YOU. Just saying.

BTW I have been logging in my food and it has been around 1250 calories or so because let's face it, how much protein can you eat and I am wondering if that is what is responsible for the weight loss: the lower calorie intake and if I ate like oh say a normal person, whatever that means, and ate 1250 calories of you know a more balanced diet wouldn't I lose weight anyway and not feel like taking a hostage and forcing them to give me an Advil the size of Mount Rushmore? Problem is, when left to my own devices lately I will eat everything short of the cat food.

Some of us actually WENT to Mardi Gras while others, um...... got their nails done.

Mardi Gras 2012 pictures by 01gt46 - Photobucket

Here's me (probably 2007) & 2012

Tori... here ya go. Top left was last year ~800 pounds of crawfish. I had 4 pots going at a time and handled it LIKE A BOSS! The others were just little boils that I did at the house.

Hi Everyone I hope you all had a great day! My feet ache and I seriously wonder how I did 45hrs a week when 9 today almost killed me. It was a great day the staff seem really good and friendly and at no time did I want to quit or cry so I am calling it a success. I am to exhausted to eat or sit on the computer so I will catch up with you all tomorrow and now I am going to bed early. Have a great night!

Goals:
Walk 25k: M=N, T=6.5k, W=N
Exercise 5 days: M=N, T=Hike, W=N
Squats 4 days: M=N, T-N, W=N
Ab work 5 days: M=N, T=N, W=N
Arm work 3 days: M=N, T=N, W=N
Calories less than 1400: M=1481, T=1408, W=1037
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week: M=-328, T=-579, W=-1059
No sugar: M=N (martini’s), T=N, W=Y

that'd be ME! and I'm okay with it! after the long a$$ day and many many alcoholic beverages consumed Monday, we were okay with taking Tuesday off.
so so wrong.... We wound up at Applebee's tonight because NUTHIN was open past 9 WTF?? UUGGGHHHH

Shoulda went to Times!

BTW if you click the thumbnail you can see the sausage, corn, mushrooms, onions, lemons...

wait, just cause I'm off the wagon, doesn't mean you can throw me under the bus! I was just offering suggestions!!!