Good morning friends!

I have found that it is easier for me to find the time to post if I get it done first thing in the morning, so here I am. 

Yesterday … I limped around most of the day, but by the evening the pain was a little less severe.  I jogged in place (lmao) to see what would happen - I STILL really wanted to go to my kickboxing class.  My 12 yo looked at me like I was crazy.  He was like Mom, you are hurt, why would you want to go exercise?  So I explained I like my class, and I really wanted to have Fri-Sat as rest days to spend with them (kids).  He said, so naturally .. So you rest Fri and Sat and you exercise Sunday and Monday.  See, I guess I still have this weird obsessiveness about it.  What seems like the obvious answer to others, is such a difficult decision for me.  Or what shouldn’t even BE a decision … if you are hurt, why risk hurting yourself further?  The answer is because I always live my life on the edge of being afraid of stopping, that each time I stop (when it isn’t a sCHEDULED rest day) the exercising will stop altogether and I will gain a hundred pounds back.  Pretty crappy way to live.

But I didn’t go, I rested.  And I do feel better today.  I am still limping here and there, but nothing like yesterday.  I even slept a little on my hip last night and initially as I rolled there was discomfort, but no pain like the night before.  So it is definitely improving.  I guess today will also be a rest day … and problem is, even if I wake up feeling fabulous tomorrow, I have zero time this weekend.  We will see what happens.

So last night I finished cutting the grass (lol, yeah, not exactly resting) and decided to do food shopping so I don’t have to go over the weekend, since I had a free evening.  I will still need to go back for more produce, but got a good chunk of stuff purchased.  I baked some homemade bread to use in a french toast dish I want to make tomorrow.  I cleaned out the twin’s drawers and closets - GEEZ they have so much clothing!  I definitely do NOT need to buy them anymore summer clothes!  And I filled a kitchen garbage bag with clothing of mine that I haven’t worn in a long time, but keep holding on to.  I also learned a lesson:

Do not buy clothing you will never wear just because it is on sale for a great price.

I got rid of 4 or 5 shirts with tags on them still that I bought, oh, probably 3 or 4 years ago!  I suppose I could throw some stuff on ebay, but to be honest, I just want to get it out of the house while I am motivated.  It is sitting in the car waiting to be donated.

So, all in all, I guess it was a pretty productive day!

While at the supermarket, I was craving chocolate sooooooooo badly.  I thought about baking something healthy - but even doing that, I knew I would eat more than one serving.  So I bought myself a 3 musketeers.  Chocolate satisfaction that I can fit into my calorie budget, lol.  And I ate it, enjoyed it, and didn’t keep on eating all night.

The county I live in is sponsoring this 8 week program for families to help combat obesity in children.  It sounded really interesting.  Unfortunately, your children have to be between 9 - 14.  Hmmph.

Food today:

B: EB on EM again, sprinkle of bacon pcs, half pc lowfat cheese, coffee

S: Apple or pear

L: Sandwich, unsure

S: Fruit

D: Grilled steak, baked potato, veggies

Drink more water today!

Oh, yesterday I made a really neat sandwich.  It would have made a great wrap (if I had wraps).  I did a layer of avocado slices, then I made a ’salad’ of crab meat (imitation, like in seafood salad) with diced cucumber and a little light mayo.  Layered that on for a California Roll Sandwich! :lol:

Okay, getting to work.  Hugs!

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Coming back to finish up. Diane, you are SOOO RIGHT!  But I like to think I am a “reformed shopaholic” … lol, only because I have NO CHOICE!  Haha.  And Linda, YUP!  I remember hearing Stacey say - you should only buy something that you ABSOLUTELY LOVE and feel wonderful in.  That makes sense, but I would spend a lotttttttttttttt of time shopping then!

I am in bed on my laptop.  Hip is ticking me off.  Ate a PB&Jelly .. well, fruit spread, for lunch.  Since I didn’t join boss and coworkers for lunch at Five Guys Burgers & Fries earlier this week (theres a new one here, geez!), he actually sent me $ to take the kids this weekend … and then told DD about it, so I guess we are going, lol.  See, I can’t stay mad at him.  He is very good to us.  Kids have been working with me all week.  So I just have to deal with his little quirks. 

Weekend plan is 9 am HOA meeting (ugh), 10 am kids arrive to babysit (MBFF’s 3 kiddos).  Noon we are going to grill hot dogs for lunch, have to figure out sides.  Her kids are superrrrrrrrrrrrr picky, so probably something like Mac and Cheese.  Then 1 pm we are heading down to the river where the opening celebration of this new park is.  Two years in the making, should be nice, right on the water (Hudson River).  Saturday evening, hanging out with my own kiddos.    No hiking this weekend, unless I really feel better.  Maybe will go see UP, I’ve heard great things about it.  Then, Sunday we are packing a picnic lunch and heading to MBFF’s development to the pool.  If I feel good Sunday morning, I think I might try a run.  Pool all day, then for dinner we will do 5 guys on the way home, which works out.  No cooking for me after a long day in the sun!  Or at least we HOPE for no sun!