Another one of those early mornings! From 9 on Fortune got off the bed three times, so I decided to bring him downstairs so Jack could sleep at least. I am having more gassiness since eating correctly so of course that can cause pain for me. I was a little uncomfortable so took some tylenol and some gassX while I am down here so I can go back to sleep when I am done.I paid bills this morning so my checkbook looks puny again!
Such is life these days I guess. You have to survive, pay a mortgage, eat, gas and have utilities and such. Just thankful Jack has a pretty solid job so we can live ok.Susan: I am not a huge potato eater in fact if I do go somewhere and the sandwich includes fries I don't eat but a couple. I would prefer a baked potato when I eat potatoes. When Jack and I decided to get a sandwich out of bring it home, I go to the website and check out nutrition so I can do the pts. Jack wanted to know some info on a breakfast sandwich from Mcd's a week or so ago and I think it surprised him how many calories and how much fat is in just one sausage biscuit from there. I try and keep those two point biscuits made up and in the freezer and he can make himself a pattie of lowfat sausage and a biscuit for around 4 pts versus, something like 8 for one at mcd's. Of course, if you want to use your pts that way, you certainly can, but I can do a lot with the extra 4 pts, 4 pieces of fruit, a pudding cup and some fruit, pretzel sticks and ww cream cheese, even a pb sandwich and tbl of lowfat pb. I know you can understand this above all people because you have weighed what I do, but Jack and I seem to "get it" this time around. That doesn't mean all the other times I tried I didn't work at it, it just means I guess the time is right, we have something that we have to make goal to do, ie walking around on the cruise. I think that is what spurred me on past the first couple weeks when I would be hungry all the time. I knew that going down that road again would sit me back on being at goal or around goal for the trip and I have to be where I can easily walk and not get tired or hurt. I even just ordered my "little black dress" for the formal evenings on the ship. I cannot afford to have the skin removed so I will have to deal with the extra weight and the look of it, but who cares? You can hide a lot with those foundation type garments. The lady that cuts my hair swears by hers and she had gastric bypass surgery. They sure smooth everything out.
Jean: You have fun at all those retirement foofoos this weekend and such. You deserve it. I wasn't busy until near 11 yesterday then the flood came in, lots of bandaids, which we are in badly need of the regular size, a bee sting to the bottom of the foot, a sore throat, and a vomiter. They had no one for the afternoon but I didn't want to stay all day, for one thing I hadn't brought any lunch with me and I can have hypoglycemic problems if I don't eat. I noticed that no one had worked at all for the week between last week and this. No wonder they fall all over me when I work. There are a lot of grandparents that come and have lunch with their grandkids, wonder why they don't try and tap into that? Kelly was the one that told me about the clinic. She was on the PTA board so she knew they needed help.
Well, guess I should try and get some sleep. I need to finish cleaning upstairs today. I did the bathrooms last evening so it is just dust and vacuum today. I want to go and get my hair cut tomorrow and need to pick up some knitting stuff too. I think we will go out to dinner tomorrow night for our monthly night out.
Have a good one! Faye
A few of the titles he found are "The Automatic Diet","Lighten Up", "The Diet Detective's Contdown" (the one you spoke about) and "The Diet Detectives Calorie Bargain Bible". We will look locally for them first and if we can't find them then we can order on line. Some are used and in great shape or can buy all of them new on that site.