Month: February 2014

I started writing this blog to help me understand my eating habits and to help me understand my battle with my weight. I’ve learned a lot about myself. I did not realize how much I relied on food for comfort and for entertainment until I started writing this blog. I’ve learned more about myself than I ever expected. I’ve learned things about myself that made me feel good, and I’ve learned things about myself that didn’t make me feel so good. At times, I’ve felt proud of myself, and at other times, I’ve disappointed myself. I have struggled with “food issues” and weight since grade school. Several times in my life, I have been aware of my obsession with food and I’ve wondered why food is such an “issue” for me. I’ve wondered if I would ever get to a point in my life where food was NOT an issue, but just a […]

I got busy this morning and completely forgot to write a post! Here’s what I ate yesterday!    Breakfast Two Slices of Toast (Trader Joe’s) 1/4 Cup Turkey Sausage cooked into 3 Egg Whites 1 Slice Cheese, divided into pieces and spread throughout the sandwich   Lunch Salmon, Carrots   Snack 1/2 Gluten Free Tortilla, 1 T Almond Butter 1/2 Banana, Drizzle of Honey   Dinner Girl’s Night Out with some Childhood Friends! I really liked this place. It’s downtown and had a great atmosphere! Local and lot’s of organic. Lot’s of beers and lot’s of wine. They have tilapia that they cook that are actually swimming around in their basement! I kinda wanted a tour of the basement after the waiter told us that! They also slaughter their own meat! Right there!!! I started with an Boulevard 80 Acre.   I ordered the Tilapia Taco’s on Corn Tortilla’s and […]

Diddly Squat. Diddly Squat is not a squat exercise you do in the gym. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. did·dly–squat  noun \-ˌskwät\ : the least amount : anything at all That’s exactly what I did yesterday. No real reason why. No big excuses for not being super productive. No big catastrophe. I just didn’t want to. So I didn’t. I did however watch the last three episodes of Downton Abbey while cuddling with the dogs (and supervising all outside potty trips). I did go to Happy Hour to celebrate a girlfriends birthday. Like I’m gonna miss a Happy Hour!! I had one glass of red wine while most of them enjoyed delicious looking appetizers and drinks. I’ve used most of my extra points throughout the week, and just didn’t feel like I could snack and have more than one glass of wine, so I was being careful and it was […]

Tucker We have had Tucker for over two years. I love this silly little dog like crazy. He just wants to play or cuddle. That’s it. He doesn’t growl. He doesn’t show his teeth like any kind of mad dog. He’s nice to his sister, Mishka. I swear, this dog smiles.   Both dogs, Tucker and Mishka, follow me all day long from room to room. Tucker has even convinced Mishka that picture taking can be fun! When we got Tucker, he was 1 1/2 years old, and from what I understand, had spent most of his life in a Kennel or crate because his previous owner traveled a lot. At first, I didn’t want him to just have free range of the house like Mishka did, so I tried the crate. He HATED the crate! He pee’d in it. He pooped in it. Every time I came home, there […]

I dropped off Tess at the airport at 7:00 am on Sunday morning! I wish my car had Auto Pilot, because I’m certain my car knows the route by now! It was a short visit, but a great one, as always. I had a lot planned for the day. Mike usually works the few Sunday’s before and after vacation, so I keep busy with “To Do List”. I decided to treat myself to breakfast “out” before tackling my list. I bought a Sunday paper (I don’t know the last time I did THAT!) and headed to First Watch for breakfast. It was a great relaxing way to start out my busy Sunday. After breakfast, I met up with a friend of mine at the park for a nice “chilly” walk outside! The wind was fierce, but once we got our heart rates up, we could tolerate the cold. We walked […]

Aunt Tess came home Friday night from Dallas so she could meet her new niece, Charlotte!   We had the best day Saturday! We slept in, (which I know I shouldn’t need after a week’s vacation, but Tess and I stayed up super late chatting on Friday, so getting up at 10:00 am on Saturday, felt really good), then had coffee, then had lots of visitors! My mom came over. My dad came over. Then baby Charlotte and her brother and mother came over! My mom and dad had not yet met Charlotte, and Aunt Tess hadn’t either. So we spent time passing her around and chatting with her big brother, Alex, who so far, doesn’t seem to be jealous at all, just really proud! Charlotte’s mom, Kate, seemed ready for a little break. It was a great afternoon, and when Charlotte left, I wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye. […]

Things I’m Feeling Good About 1. After a 7 day buffet, I went to my Weight Watcher’s Meeting and actually stepped on the scale. (You can take a “No Weigh In Pass” if you want to.) 2. I did NOT let the number on the scale determine my mood for the day. I’m in a really good mood and I’d like to stay that way. 3. Sometimes….if I’ve have a bad week and I am expecting a gain, I’ll eat whatever I want on Thursday because I know I get a fresh start every Friday. I didn’t do that on Thursday. I got right back on plan the first day after vacation. 4. I EXERCISED Friday, and typically Friday is my scheduled “day off” of exercise, and I completely take advantage of that fact, but not this week! 5. I bought a bag of salad and actually ate out of […]

I have to admit, the first day back from vacation and spending most of the day at home, it was hard to not eat all day. Sometimes those days I spend at home getting stuff done around the house, I really struggle to not visit the pantry and fridge in between each thing I’m trying to get done. I promised myself that when I got up Thursday morning, that I would be diligent about counting points and keeping within my points range. I know when I go to my Weight Watchers meeting this morning, that my weight is going to be in the 160’s. I’d like to be one of those people that goes on vacation expecting to maintain my weight, but I’m not, and I know this. I know that when I go on vacation to an all inclusive resort for one full week, I am going to enjoy […]

Geezzzz, where to even start. Who doesn’t love a vacation? We do! We do!!  You just can’t beat a beach vacation in the middle of winter! The Cancun airport is AWESOME! There’s a bar RIGHT outside of the airport doors!! HOLLLA!! Beer’s in hand, waiting for the shuttle, let the vacation begin!!   We’ve gone on several trips with this group of friends, and we are blessed to have such a great and laid back group of friends to travel with! We’re already talking about our next adventures. Once we got checked in……the food and drinks were everywhere!   Here is our first view of the beach from our room on the 12th Floor of the HardRock! I loved this view!   I had coffee on the balcony in the mornings and watched the sunrise, and I ended the evenings looking at the moon shining on the ocean.   I […]

We are lucky to have a great group of friends that we have been vacationing with for the last few years. We’ve been to Mexico a couple of times with this group of friends, we’ve been to Memphis and Nashville with this group, we’ve been to the lake, and last year, we all took a trip to the Dominican Republic, and stayed at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino! We had an awesome vacation, but we also had a little unfortunate situation that led to us getting our money back AND…..getting a Free Vacation this year!!! You can read all about last year’s vacation HERE! All I can think about now is doing this again……     and maybe a little of this….   Vacation is a great time to enjoy some peace, not think about the stresses at home, and just relax. But I know on vacation, when I’m […]