Day 20...Good Eats...Good Activity...

Another busy day...so busy that it is only 8:15pm and I am ready to colapse!

My son stayed home from school again today with his cold.  He is still not feeling better so it looks like he will probably stay home tomorrow too.  Since my mom was home and my daughter had a minimum day, I spent the day at her school.  It was the first time this school year.  Her teacher is really nice.  She had meetings in the morning so she prepared a few things for me to do.  I finished everything by 10am and since I have not helped in her class before and didn't know what else to do, I went to help my daughter's teacher from last year.  She was so excited, and I felt appreciated!  I really like spending time at the school because the kids are worry free and fun to be around.

Once we got home from school we took my mom to the gym so she could swim.  While she was there my daughter and I went to Wal-Mart and drove thru Taco Bell.  My son has not had much of an appetite...he wanted Dorito Tacos in the worst way, but then was bummed that he couldn't even taste them! At Wal-Mart my daughter and I got bananas for snack and then she had some nachos.  I was so proud of myself...no McDonalds, deli snacks, or candy...not foods that I always get, but I must get them often enough to be proud when I opt for a banana instead!

We went home and dropped off my son's lunch.  From there we went back to the gym for my mom, dropped her off at the nail shop for a pedicure, went to the library to get books for my mom and daughter, went to the bank, and then finally back for my mom.  I dropped her and my daughter off at home and headed to Food 4 Less for more grocery shopping.  My mother in law is coming for a cook fest this weekend so I am trying to prepare.

I put away the groceries, made dinner, did the dishes, watched my novela with the hubby, and here I am...ready for bed, but not quite finished because I told my daughter I would watch TV with her for a bit before bed since she does not have school tomorrow.

My dad said some hurtful things tonight.  I am not going to let him break me down...I shed about 2 tears, I could see my daughter was sad, so I collected myself and carried on so she wouldn't worry that Grandpa hurt her mom...again. I have also decided not to tell my mom because it will only upset her.  She went to church tonight for choir practice.  She has trouble sitting so long and late in the day she is tired and sore.  I hope she is having a good time, and I refuse to let my dad's words ruin her night...or mine.

So far I have made it to 115% and earned 5pp.  I ate exactly my daily pp and got in all my dairy, fruits, and veggies, and what seemed like about 10 gallons of water...it was 104 today...24 degrees hotter than my limit.

So with that...Day 20...success!

Onto Day 21...

Day 19...

Last night for my ActiveLink I made it to 93% and earned 2pp.  I was so tired, I just could not move anymore.

Today has been another busy day.  Filling up my mom and dad's weekly pill boxes is a chore in itself for sure!  After I dropped off the kids and filled up the pills, I took my mom accross town for her exercise class.  My foot was still tender this morning, I will try my shoe again tomorrow.  After her class we went to buy some batting so she can finish her friend's quilt.  On the way home we picked up her medicine and after what seemed like a very long morning, we made it home by noon.

For lunch I made some beautiful and delicious salads served with 1/2 orange and a grilled fish sandwich using the Talapia from last night and tarter sauce.  Everythig was so tasty and pp friendly to boot!  About an hour later, I was hungry...not bored, or frustrated, or even thirsty, but physically hungry.  I ate some more fish and was good...for another hour or so...then I had an apple.  Then I picked my son up from school, came home and made him a snack, and then I was off to take my mom, dad, and daughter to my dad's doctor appointment.  We had a long wait, and even though I took water, I was once again hungry.  My daughter and I shared a crunhy oat bar from the vending machine and I had about 10 chili cheese Fritos.  I don't know why those damn things taste so good when they are so not good for you!?!?

With all of my extra eats I had 1pp left for dinner.  Instead of being creative once I reached the fork in the road at dinner, I turned down the dark path.  I had a bit of pasta with yogurt butter, then some toast, then a slice of bread with a bit of peanut butter and jelly, and a bit of cottage cheese & jelly.  Midway through the cottage cheese mixture,  I stopped myself, threw the rest out, and stopped eating.  Until of course when I served up my mom's dinner and because I was making her a piece of toast, thought I needed one too.  What the heck?!?!

By dinner, before that dark road was directly under my feet, my ActiveLink was only at 50%.  It has been about an hour and a half and I am to 83%.  I have been walking around the house like a crazy person putting laundry away 1 piece at a time...back and forth...back and forth.

I will try to get as close to 100% as I can before I go to bed.

So...today's eats were not super and I am still working on my activity.  I was thinking about going on a bike ride tonight but it was still 97 and way too hot.

Tomorrow is another day...full of opportunities to make good choices.  I did spend quite a bit of time after I made lunch...measuring and figuring a beggie and protein packed lunch to take tomorrow.  I will be helping in my daughter's class all day for the first time this school year...should be fun, I love being with the kids!

9:15pm...Made it to 102% and earned 3pp.  Finished the laundry and walked back and forth from the front door to the kitchen.  I had no desire to eat since I was on a mission to get to 100%.  Added over 500 steps to my day...will consider today a good effort and successful activity day!


Onto Day 19...

Day 18...Still in a funk, but handled it better...

I am still not feeling 100%, but did really well today with my eats.  I used exactly my DPA.  I even had enough pp for some light ice cream and chocolate syrup.  I used my WW food scale and figured 2pp worth of ice cream and 1pp of syrup.  It wasn't much, but hit the spot.

It is 7pm and I have only reached 71% on my ActiveLink.  I will do my best to make it to 100% before I go to bed...we'll see.

My foot is still too tender to consider it healed.  This is already the 4th week and I am realizing how much exercise relieves some of my daily stress and frustration.

Three days to go until weigh in...

Onto Day 19...

Day 17...

I am still in the funk I was feeling yesterday.  I ate too much today...not even sure how much as I did really well up until dinner and then I didn't weigh or measure my food.  I had planned to make chicken milanesa (breaded and fried chicken breast) and grilled chicken breast.  I made both, but then ate some of both...when I had only planned to eat the grilled chicken.  I also had one and a half slices of white bread, some pasta, and some light ice cream.  It could have been much worse, but should have been much better. I don't know what comes over me sometimes...I have the best intentions and then everything goes wrong.  The past few days have been hot, just like every other day the past few months, but I am really having trouble drinking water...something else to work on for sure!  I feel better when I drink more water, but I just haven't been able to make myself drink it?!?

Two "goods" for the day...

I helped my mom sew a quilt for her friend's son.  She has trouble sewing and throwing fabric around like she used to because of her Parkenson's.  She has been planning the quilt for a few days and I was trying to nicely offer my help.  Sometimes she and my dad take the help my husband and I offer as us "taking over" when really we are just trying to help.  Thankfully she accepted my help and we got the top finished.

Next good for the day...I made it to 102% on my ActiveLink and have earned 3pp so far.  It is only 7pm and I have some picking up to do in the living room, so there is still time for some more activity.  My foot is so close to being healed.  I am so ready to put my shoes on and get moving, but I am afraid if I do it too soon, I will just prolonge the healing process.

Tomorrow will be a better day...

Onto Day 18...

 

Day 16...

I did it!  I rode my bike from the old WW location to the new one.  It is about 6 or 7 miles round trip.  On the way there I was kind of nervous trying to figure how the bike trail went when it twisted and turned under the main roads, but I did it!  It took me 55 minutes total.  I got a bit of a late start because I let my husband sleep in.  It was already 90 by the time I finished.  The heat just wipes me out!

When I got home I made everyone breakfast and took a nap and then drove accross town to pick my mom up from church.  I actually took several naps today...I wasn't feeling very well.  It was kind of an eaty day...nothing exciting.  Mid way through the day I decided to make it a day not to track, weigh, or measure.  I did not go overboard, but will figure I have consumed all of my weeklies.  I think it is good from time to time to take a day break from being such a strict WW.  I have had my break, I and I am ready to tackle the week ahead.

I have already started planning dinners for this week and will finish tomorrow...a plan always makes things easier!

It was so hot today...over 100.  Since my husband worked yesterday, he was tired today.  I think he will start feeling better once the cooler weather comes...I know I will!  He spent most of the day in bed watching TV...I spent much of the day sleeping right next to him...we've got to take quality time together when, and where, we can get it!

Even with so much time in bed, I still was able to earn 109% on my ActiveLink and 3pp.  Hoping for more energy tomorrow.

Onto Day 17...

Day 15...Weigh In...

Up .4!  I know I ate all of my activity pp this past week, but I really worked hard tracking everything and working off all of my madness.  When I first stepped on the scale this morning at home I was crushed.  I took a shower and got ready to go the meeting anyway...I am not going to miss any meetings and a .4 gain is not going to derail me!

I still can't put my shoe on without pain so I parked 1/2 mile away from the meeting and walked in my sandals...still not the best idea, but at least I got in some activity!  One of my WW buddies actually saw me walking, parked her car, and walked with me to and from the meeting...talk about support...thank you so much Charlene!

Today was super busy, and super HOT...like Africa Hot!  After the meeting I did some quick grocery shopping and came home to my 15 year old son freaking out because the internet and cable were out...oh the horror!  After 30 minutes on the phone with tech support we were given an appointment for someone to come to the house.  He just left awhile ago and now all is well.  After I got off the phone my daughter and I went to the library...we were there for 2 hours!  We ran into one of the girls my daughter ran track with and her mom.  My daughter and I read some books and then I chatted with the mom for almost an hour. 

From the library we took my son home...since there was "nothing" to do at home, he decided to go to school and practice throwing his discus...it was over 100 degrees and I felt bad so we gave him a ride home up the hill.  After we dropped him off we picked up my dad's prescription and went to the mall.  We went to Build-A-Bear and Bath & Body Works.  I thought the mall would be cool, but the second level was super hot.  I think it is because of all of the sky lights.  We had lunch at the mall but it was kind of late so we didn't make the best choices.  We did share everything we ordered and through some away too. 

We shared some mini onion rings, curly fries, tator tots, and a chicken sandwich.  Apparently when I am too hungry and have not planned ahead, I have trouble making wise food choices...something to work on for sure!  Between the two of us we ate less than half of the potato items and I tracked every bite.  Lunch came to 19pp including 1pp for the ketchup.  After we ate I felt so sluggish, I am sure because we rarely eat fried foods.  We also rarely go the mall so I didn't really know what was there.  We made a better plan for lunch the next time we are there and now know what, and where to eat...lesson learned!

Later in the afternoon we stopped for frozen yogurt...I had literally two toppings...one sour worm and one jelly bean.  For dinner I made a WW friendly version of Denny's Moons Over My Hammy.  I believe their version is 20pp, mine came in at 10pp, and was just as good.  I had 1/2 of a sandwich for dinner, some grapes, and 1 oz of pastor with 1 mini tortilla.  Dinner came out to 9pp.  I ended up using 9 of my weeklies today which is really good for a Saturday...some weeks I feel the need to use them like money burning a hole in my pocket?!?!

With all of my errands today I made it to 115% of my ActiveLink and earned 4pp...I didn't even have to jog up and down the hall, punch the air, or do any crazy moves to get there!  I am off to a good start for week 3, even with my .4 gain.

Onto Day 16...I CAN, and WILL, do this!

Day 14...ActiveLink 102%...

It is just after 9:40pm and I finally reached 100% for today...actually 102%!

I played Smashball (hit, hit, chase the ball down the street...hit, hit, fish the ball out of the garden) with my kids in the front yard for almost an hour.  I did laundry, lifted weights, jogged around while my husband laughed (supported) me...and I made it.

I am tired and ready for bed...so excited for weigh in tomorrow...hoping the scale is supportive as I worked off every single extra pp I consumed this week!