Finally got some more sleep! I went back to bed about half an hour before DH's alarm started attempting to wake him up
. However, DH insisted on walking to the station this morning; he said he really wanted the exercise, and I didn't feel up to driving anyway. I was really grateful for the extra rest. DS and I actually ended up sleeping until 11:30! Yikes! But I feel a lot better now - just a little achy still. If it was a concussion, it was only a teeny one anyway, and I didn't want to hang out in the walk-in clinic waiting room with an active toddler to keep under control! I don't know if a toddler's skull is hard enough to cause a concussion, but he certainly gave me quite the headache! Anyway, I expect I'll live, so no worries.
Lost another 2 lbs! I'm not counting it toward my Sept goal, since I probably lost most of it in August. I doubt I lost it overnight! But still, it's another 2 lbs closer! Yay!
I've noticed that since I finished phase 1, water has started to taste GOOD! I mean, REALLY good - delicious even! Sure makes it easier to get it down when it tastes so yummy! And it's only city water, too!
pearshape - maybe it won't be as bad as you fear. Do you think you'll start phase 1 over again, or just add some time on? Hope you don't get the cravings!
beachgal - sounds like great fun! I enjoy Twain; he's very witty. Have a great "you" day! Good luck with your mom, too. I think sometimes that if we radically change how we eat from how we ate while growing up, that our moms take it as a subtle criticism. Maybe if you tell her something like, "Mom, I love your cookies. In fact, I love them so much I can't control myself when I eat them, so I'm better off just not even starting since I really want to lose my excess weight, and if I fill up on your cookies I won't have room to eat all the veggies I'm supposed to eat! Maybe you could make <fill in the blank> - that is so good, and it will help me reach my goal." I remember somewhere, somewhen (college psych, maybe?) being taught to start any sort of criticism (or even a potentially critical-sounding remark) with something positive and end with something positive. Plus she still gets to feed you, which most moms seem to love to do!
little chick - hope your baby chicks are kind to you today, and I hope your day gets better!
Weezle - do you get bizarre dreams when it's around TTOM? I often do, too. And some of the dreams I had while pg with DS were real doozies! Hope it doesn't color your day - nightmares are such a drag. That's funny about your DH and the brownies!
djett - congrats on the 2 lb loss! Yay! I don't have a weigh-in day, really, although I usually weigh in either the end of the week or beginning of next. I go more by how I feel and how clothes fit, although that doesn't have the satisfaction of a numerically measurable change (except when you go down a size)! Hope your DS feels better soon.
barb - sorry you aren't feeling well. Take care of yourself and feel better soon! Maybe some chicken soup? It's easy to make and I know it always makes me feel better. Plus it usually lasts a while, which cuts down on time spent cooking subsequent meals!
kyemom - oh dear, I'm so sorry about your mom's troubles. I hope they can save something. But you're right - at least your mom is safe! Thank goodness for that! I hope you get off your plateau soon!
Ruth - I hope this time it takes! I'd hate for you to have to go through all this
again! Any chance her boyfriend would be back in time? Or are you pretty sure you'll have to find her a replacement boyfriend?
sweet tea - I hope you feel better soon! It's really rough trying to care for yourself and get well when you have little ones, isn't it? They need so much from you! Hope you get some good mamma tlc this weekend!
ko - maybe some coffee or tea instead? Sorry about the allergies - they are such a drag, aren't they?
soon2befab - at least you can make some SBD friendly food that way! Better than having someone else make it and not being able to eat it and stay OP. Enjoy your time off and your luau!
rnmom - sounds like bliss! I've almost forgotten what it's like to have a quiet house. It's gotten so that even if DH takes DS out for a while, I have to play music or something because I'm used to the noise! I wonder if your classmate will toughen up or switch majors? I didn't take anything for my head; I didn't want to dull the pain in case it got worse - I felt it was my best gauge for knowing if it got worse. I can't take ibuprofin or asprin, anyway, only tylenol and aleve. Tylenol doesn't do much for me, and I try not to take aleve if I don't have to as it's not the healthiest thing around. So usually I just put up with pain unless I just can't take it or I need an anti-inflammatory or anti-fever med. Thanks for the suggestion anyway, though!
schatzi - it's nice to have a geek husband, isn't it? Mine's an ubergeek, too - so much so that he took this formerly computer-terrified gal and converted her to the point where I can even build my own machines now! Pretty impressive, eh? DS has started to display surprising adeptness with and interest in the forbidden electronics (forbidden at least while everything goes in the mouth!), so I assume he got at least a portion of the geek gene!
chickita - I adjusted my diet for a couple of weeks before I officially started phase 1, too - it all helps! It's still a move to a healthier you!
davoswoman - congrats on the weight loss! Yay for you! I often have a sf Jello with Cool Whip light on top in the evening, or a fudgesicle, or pistachios. As for the spider comment - in a thread earlier this week (I forget which day), I talked about the massive spiders that invade our house every late summer. They show up usually around 1 or so in the am. Usually I simply cannot sleep at night during this time, but I'm finding that with a toddler, I just cannot do that. So I sleep a little, then startle awake and look around for any spidery invaders, then sleep a little more, and so on until the fear is stronger than the exhaustion and I get up. I can hear them when they walk (they are that big), so when one is nearby, I can usually tell, even if I can't see it. It's a bad time of the year for me! At least they are harmless spiders, other than causing insomnia! For spidery sorts, they are T. Gigantea, except that many of the ones we have are even larger than TG usually gets - as large as the palm of my hand (estimate - I've never gotten close enough to do a side-by-side comparison!), or about 3-4 inch legspan. However, they are also supposed to keep their cousin, the Hobo spider, away, so I only kill (by proxy - thanks DH!) the ones that actually come into the house - they normally live in the crawlspace foundation. I'd rather have huge, harmless spiders giving me the creeps than have smaller, more aggressive, and mildly poisonous spiders biting me and my family while we sleep! Ugh - enough with the spiders!
nefarious - Yay on the feel good moment! Those can just make your day, huh? I usually find that if I force myself to get up and at 'em, I usually start feeling better after a while. It's a little easier on the one hand, being a SAHM (no worrying about what to wear, or makeup, or pain-in-the-backside heels), but then I don't get to call in sick no matter how sick I am, and I don't get days off or paychecks, so it balances out! Or it would, except that the time I get to spend with DS throws it waaay off the positive side of the scale!
weathergrrl - glad to hear your household is supportive! It makes a big difference! Good luck with your move! It is hard to lose weight when you love to cook - that is my problem too! Fortunately, we love Asian food, which (if you skip the rice and noodles) is actually pretty healthy.
beach bum - I'm glad everything came out okay for your DS! Enjoy your quiet weekend - I hear ya on the gas! I have a small SUV, so I don't do too much driving around except for shopping!
I have updated my ticker and it has made my day!!! I am so glad that I went back and tried the last scale. Now, I just have to stay away from it for a week!
U be SCHMACHT...I can't even spell let alone say that one! One of my "fondest" memories was " Cadaver Lab" at NJM&D..hehe. nuthin like holding a brain and a heart at 8:am in the morning...
called "Sticky Keys" Its probably the humid 
weather thats effecting the key board.
before I really had too. I guess, Once A Mom Always A Mom.
