Days Thirty-three through Forty-five - August 2-14, 2015

Yeah, I blew it. I have been a baaaaaaaad blogger. I admit it. In my defense, I worked really hard for a week training a new person to sub for me in the cash office at work (which was exhausting mentally), planning a four-year-old's birthday, and going camping for four days. Except for the out-of-town part, there's no excuse for not keeping up with my goals and telling about it for accountability. But I'm still weighing about the same, so that's something to be happy enough about. I continue to stay under 200 pounds (barely), and I am starting up the blogging again today (after this one), and I am going to go gluten-free for a while in support of my DIL, who thinks she may have an intolerance after seeing some of the symptoms (of which she has several). I already don't eat that much gluten, and I don't have a huge wheat craving or anything, so we will just serve it to the family and find subs for ourselves for at least 2 weeks and see how it goes. Who knows, I may find myself loving gluten-free!

Day Thirty-one - July 31, 2014

Weight: 200.0

Okay, yesterday is a little easier to remember....

iced coffee with almond milk, SF cocoa, stevia
"cereal" from 1/2 cup of oats, 2 Aussie bites, agave, almonds, 1% milk
bbq chicken roll-up
salt/pepper chips with garlic/chipotle salsa
1 1/2 c pasta
1/2 c sauce
ground turkey and italian sausage meatballs (about 1" diameter), 6-7
1 c watermelon

Water: 30 oz. water
Exercise: ride bike to/from work, 10 min., walking around at work, quite a bit of squatting and kneeling in two hours, up and down, up and down

Day Thirty - July 30, 2014

Weight:199.4

Yeah.....no.

Day Twenty-nine - July 29, 2014

Weight: 199.6

Okay, nothing...I got nothing. I'll do better in a few days.

Day Twenty-eight - July 28, 2014

On the wagon... ;) ...I mean, trying to eat healthy for four weeks now. Getting better, getting stronger, getting more determined, having less cravings, feeling less deprived, MUCH less sorry for myself...no "loserish" feelings now...I can do this, I can be healthy, and I can enjoy it and not feel like I'm being punished. I am cherishing my body, my gift from God, the "temple" that has served me so well for 55 years. I am grateful for the body that God gave me, and I want to show that gratitude by taking care of it, and helping it last until He calls me home. If I think about it, it's the only gift I've had since birth, the temple that houses my precious soul /spirit, which was the best birthday present I could ask for! Go me! Weight today: 197.6...yay!

iced coffee - normal
butter and honey sandwich on whole wheat
1 1/2 c leftover fried rice
1 1/2 c leftover broccoli beef
leftover sweet n sour chicken
brown rice

this turned out to be a big mistake....too much soy in two days. Legs achy and slept bad. no more leftovers for a couple of days!

Water: 32 oz
Exercise: Richard Simmons and Sweatin' to the Oldies 2.....silly, but it makes you sweat!

Day Twenty-seven - July 27, 2014

Weight: 198.4 (finally under 199 again....let's hope it keeps going in this direction)

Iced coffee - normal, with almond milk
skipped breakfast
1 c rice noodles
1 1/4 c broccoli beef
1 piece of village loaf
2 c sesame chicken
1/2 c asian salad w/ 1/4 cup dressing
1 mini eggroll with vegan peanut sauce

Water: 32 oz, 2 glasses of arnold palmer
Exercise: standing for 5 hours cooking, last 2 very warm in kitchen!

Day Twenty-six - July 26, 2014

Weight: 199.4

iced coffee, usual with almond milk
peanut butter and honey sandwich on whole wheat
1/2 cup leftover chicken casserole
1 cup white rice
approx. 10 oz. pollyjuice potion - pineapple juice, lime sherbet, and club soda(?)
1 1/2 c salad with balsamic vinaigrette
6 jelly beans
1 boneless skinless chicken breast

Water: 40 oz.
Exercise: working and walking around, grocery shopping fast, taking in groceries