Marathon Mom

A.M. weigh-in: 160.8 (I can almost taste the 150s again… almost… almost…)

I did acceptably well last night. I ate more than I planned of the BBQ beef sandwiches we had for dinner, but not as much as I wanted. A fair compromise, I think! Tad needed new swimtrunks for the pool party today at school, which I had totally forgotten about, of course! I’m such a SuperMom! So we ran out to Target after dinner… and I ended up grabbing a package of Reese’s peanut butter cups (one of the little two-packs at the register.) I gave Tad one cup and I ate the other one. And I took really small bites and ENJOYED it. Normally I gulp both cups down without even tasting them. So I actually felt GOOD about that - go figure. But I felt like I had control, not eating in a frenzy. Definitely getting a handle back on this whole thing.

This morning got off badly. Sean had a dentist appointment and somehow I was just so unorganized this morning, that I left the house without eating anything. I got to work at noon, but things were crazy. I finally had lunch at 2pm! First bite I had all day. I had a Lean Cuisine panini - those things are amazing!! About an hour ago I had one of those Yoplait fat-free yogurts - Boston Cream Pie. I feel like I’m cheating when I eat those, they are awesome! I’m slightly hungry and so toying with the idea of having some baby carrots and fat-free ranch. But I’m not in the mood to go upstairs to the fridge and get them. So I may just do without. My knees are both acting up and I don’t know why. Stairs are not my friend right now!!

And I didn’t get dinner in the crockpot this morning. Oops. Now I have to figure out what to do. It’s hard, cause I don’t get home until after 6pm. I can’t fix anything too elaborate cause I has the kids eating dinner too late and just kills the whole night. So it needs to be quick and easy and now I’ve thrown the whole “healthy” thing into the mix!! It was a whole heck of a lot simpler when I could just swing through Taco Bell. But no more. My kids need nutrition and I’m determined to take the better route, not just the easier one! They deserve better from me. Sure wish they made a GFCF hamburger helper!!

We had a great day at Disneyland yesterday, right up until Sean got sick and we had to leave early (around 8pm). He was upset because he didn’t end up getting to go his very favorite ride Autopia. But he kept having to run to the bathroom every 10 minutes and there was just no way he could go on it with that… uh… issue. So we left. We did have a very full day and he had a great time other than the major stomach and bathroom problems at the end. I’m pretty sure it’s something he ate, but I’m having a hard time pinpointing what that could have been. All his food was specially prepared. I’m questioning the gluten free brownies that the Chef from Goofy’s Kitchen gave us. I’m wondering if they had some dairy in them. I had told the chef that Sean is sensitive to dairy but not truly allergic to it, so he can have it in small doses. However, I never give him dairy. And the… uh… problem he had last night could very easily have been because of dairy. So, I’m going back to being more strict with NO-DAIRY!

As for me, I went to bed a tiny bit hungry! I totally did not over eat! Yay! No churros, ice cream or snacks of any kind. And I kept it to one plate at the breakfast buffet. That is what we call VICTORY, my friends! Can you smell it? That’s success! Oh yeah, it smells great!!

Today, we are lounging around the hotel room this morning. Sean is feeling MUCH better. We were going to go swimming before we checked out, but it’s a little cold and overcast. Not really swimmy weather. Sean’s bummed about that too, but we are going to head to Downtown Disney after check-out. Do a little shopping, have a little lunch. And then hit the road home. We’ll get in sometime tonite. And tomorrow, it’s back to reality. Yuck. And weigh-in. Double yuck. I’m totally starting some kind of serious program tomorrow. I’ve got to get it back together.

Happy Wednesday y’all!!

UPDATE 9:30PM

Home, Sweet Home. In a precisely 7 hour drive I consumed: a bag of Chocolate Turtle Chex Mix (this is brilliant, by the way. BRILLIANT. I want to bath in it!), a bag of spicy Cheez-its (not as good as they sound), a bag of pepperoni pizza Combos (God AWFUL - still ate the whole bag, sadly sadly sadly) and a bag of Bold ‘n Spicy Chex Mix (an old driving for 7 hours stand-by.) Oh, and approximately a gallon of Diet Coke (not even exaggerating there!) Oh how I can not even wait for that weigh-in tomorrow morning. I wonder how high my scale goes… I have a feeling I’ll be finding out!

Just wanted to add in here that we had lunch in Downtown Disney at the Rainforest Cafe. I called ahead and spoke with the Chef about their menu and what (if any) gluten-dairy-peanut-free items they might have. She spoke with me for about 20 minutes and then said that when we got there to ask for her. When we arrived and gave the hostess my name, she already had a note expecting us. By the time we got to the check in hostess on the second floor (if you’ve been to the Rainforest Cafe, you know what I’m talking about) Chef Maha was standing there waiting for us! She escorted us to our table, spoke at length with Sean about what he would like, and then not only personally cooked his meal, but mine as well! About a minute after our server delivered our food, Chef Maha was back at our table making sure that everythine was satisfactory. And then she personally checked on us TWICE afterwards, just to see if we needed anything else! I am way beyond impressed. Royalty isn’t this well waited upon! I don’t think I can eat anywhere ever again. Ever!

152.6 this morning. I was down to 151.8 last week, so I’m almost back there again. Yay!

I got home from work last night and my daughter had made several big batches of cookies to give to friends for Christmas. And of course, there was a bowl of “leftover” out on the table for family. Not cool. Not cool at all. I made her bag them up immediately!! And not just to keep them safe from me (or me safe from them!) but also because my 7 year old is allergic to flour and dairy - and sugar cookies are loaded with both! And I don’t know many 7 year olds that can resist a big bowl of cookies with color sprinkles on them. I know I can’t!

So, that disaster was averted. And I went and did 90 minutes on the elliptical instead. When I was done, all traces of the cookies were gone (thank heavens!) and I was able to get a few things done before snuggling in bed to watch “Its A Wonderful Life” - one of my most favoritest Christmas movies ever. Over all, it was a good night.

I thought today was starting out not so great, but it’s actually been ok. It’s just after 4pm. I’ve already put my 2.5 hours in on the elliptical. I just had sushi summer rolls for late lunch/early dinner. Work hasn’t been horrible - which is saying a lot for being the store manager of a Toy Store at Christmas-time! I feel optimistic about tomorrow morning’s weigh-in. I’ll be just that much closer to 150 and breaking thru that barrier!!