Morning, everyone!
I actually got here before the number of daily posts is in double digits!
Ruth, I am so very sorry to hear what is causing Harry's problem, but I am so glad they caught it quickly. Colonoscopies, so I hear from my parents, are not nearly so bad as they are billed, and they can often fix the problem from right there, which would mean less medical visits for Harry. I'll definitely be praying for God to hold him in His hands.
In spite of the frassing nurse (I concur with Jodi...does she know how much running around you do every day???), I think you have a lot to celebrate with your scores!
Good for you, Ruth!!!
I'm thrilled to hear that you're going to ask for more caregiver time. You NEED it, Ruth! You need a break from the worrying and time just for you, away from home! You also need to make it to Ottawa so you can indulge in some very OP Chinese food!
I'll keep Lucy in my prayers, too. It's so hard figuring out what might be wrong when they can't talk with you!
KVixen, thanks for the lovely return post!
: I love the dollar store too! You never know what fun stuff you're going to find there!
I'm sure your place is lovely...sounds like you have a great sense of design! I'm with you on the chocolate...who actually likes vanilla creams?
I'm a big believer in that if you cheat, the thing you eat ought to be fantastic and dreamy!
Sending lots of great vibes your way to resist any and all temptation and find joy in your OP food!
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Karen, it's just good to see you!
Don't worry about posting to each person. I've missed you! Hope the class is panning out to be as great as you thought when you first met them.
Oh, man,
LC, you reminded me that I need to throw things in the dryer at lunch. Here's hoping I remember and don't pull an Ellis (you know I love you, girl!
)! I'm sure all the back-to-school stuff will get done...you still have time. Hope it's as hassle-free as possible!
Sheila, enjoy your time on the beach! I'm so jealous...I love the ocean! It sounds like a totally perfect time...time alone with a good girlfriend and time with your DH at night.
Enjoy yourself!
About the food, don't worry about low carb, and low fat mostly applies just to dairy and meat. Try to keep your shopping to the outer walls of the supermarket...produce, meat, dairy, frozen, not to the inner ones, where the chips and snacks are. That can be a good guide to your purchases. It even applies at Trader Joes, though the right wall where the bread is can be a major temptation before Phase 2!
I hear they have Ezekiel Bread which is great on Phase 2. I know you'll get the hang of this and be very successful on SBD!
Weezle, try it for another day and see what happens. If that doesn't work, maybe you need to have something different for breakfast and switch it up a bit. Are you having a whole regular size bagel? If so, it's something like 3 servings of starch.
One bagel serving is one mini bagel. That might be the issue, though you'd think it would have gone up yesterday with everything else added in.
Trying to figure this stuff out can drive you batty!
I hope you feel much better and get some sleep tonight. Do you have to work on the weekends?
Jodi, congrats on staying away from the ice cream!
Hope DD's hairstyle is darling...it'll be fun for her to try something new before HS. Enjoy the power shopping...I'm sure you won't be the only one out there!
Me:
I forgot to say yesterday that I found a great way to wear my "too-big" pants...I've been trying to safety pin them, but the pin keeps popping open. Anyways, while shopping for the quilt stuff I got a package of quilt pins. They are safety pins that are a bit longer and are curved. I used one of them yesterday to tighten my pants, and it worked great! Whooopeee! I am somewhere between a 22/24, and the second hand shops near me hardly ever carry anything above a 14, so I'm trying to hold out before buying anything new.
Jazzercise was SO tough yesterday! They change the routines frequently and so it's always a little different. Still, I love sweating that much...I feel so warm and alive when I leave, and I feel flexible enough to wrap my legs around my head!
Took the dog for a couple walks and got a couple more mosquito bites. The darn things are everywhere!
Wasn't able to cut out the quilt square yesterday, since I have to wash and iron the fabric first. Almost forgot that step! Hope to do some either tonight or tomorrow. Should be exciting to see it take shape!
Did my first set of weight training exercises from my trainer. Some of them were brutally hard, like 68 crunches in a row, then repeat. Ack!!!
Still, I just kept thinking about Meg's beautiful muscles and was motivated to keep working.
I noticed in the mirror that my calf muscles are more defined. There's still too much fat on my arms to see the muscles underneath, but I have high hopes for when they are revealed!
I looked at my weigh ins and realized that I've been plateauing around 260-262 for over 13 days!
I guess that extra starch suddenly started working? I'm going to cut it out and see if the scale starts moving again. I just wish I could figure out how to get the scale to go down, but not as fast. Seems like it's either running fast or stuck.
Have a great day, chicks!!!