Wow, lots to respond to, so here goes!
Mousie,
Great to hear from you. I am sure sorry that even when you planned, things didn't go the way you planned. How come your mom forgot to make your protein dish? That's a big forget. Well, it's in the past and I remember all the wonderful things you've learned already and how well you're doing on your weight reduction plan, so good for you for forgetting a pretty unmemorable Thanksgiving and moving on.
For everyone,
As far as my mysterious sleep-walking ten points--to be absolutely honest, I had wonderful foods in the house over Thanksgiving that I wouldn't ordinarily have around. You're all right--no way can I have that many super foods here and not eat some of them, banked points or not.
Lin,
Always good to hear from you and see how your life is going. I bet you are holding water from extra exercise. That to me is the silliest bummer~ I let exactly that same thing throw me off a while back because I was ticked that I was exercising so hard and "gained a pound." Well, the point is I hadn't gained a pound, but I was up on the scale momentarily. I also love the way you handled left-overs this time. You really planned. Weigh to go!
Lauren,
That was so nice of you to get to church to help the less fortunate. Very generous of you. I am so proud of you. You are almost at your stated goal weight. Wow! You're giving me all sorts of inspiration. Keep up the good work.
Everyone,
I'm doing fine. Yesterday I kissed my son and wife and baby off around six o'clock and promptly collapsed. I waited on my dad hand and foot for five days and I'm not used to that. He's 84 and was willing to fly up to NY, and of course I want to treat him well, but it wasn't easy. I took him to the airport very early in the morning. This is true because I work very hard with very young children and I use a lot of energy at work. I made a feast for Thanksgiving, had all the kids around. My youngest and her husband came in Thanksgiving around midnight and we stayed up talking. then we got up early the next morning--that's the morning I made another apple pie. I did an awful lot of work during my vacation, but it was fun, just tiring. Tonight I'll get a good night's sleep and that will be wonderful.
I stepped on the scale and I'm up three pounds. I believe a lot of that is water and salt, etc. I know I didn't eat exactly the way I planned, but I didn't do badly and I'm on track today. I even banked 4 points today and that's a great way to start the week.
If I don't see success on the scale, I may weigh in on Saturday morning and still go to my regular WW mtg. on Wed. we'll see how things look in two days. I'm starting to know myself and if I promise to get to weigh in on Saturdays, now I really do it. I'm really not fooling myself any more the way I used to.
You guys all rule. Take it easy and let's do Mousie's motto==
Yoda's rule--do it!
Love
Judy
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