Okay, so I did avoid all the fast food yesterday. BUT, I opted for a 8-point pot pie (you know the frozen Banquet ones? They SCREAM comfort food to me — we’d have them once in a while growing up and they were always a treat!) and then had a small handful of cashews, and a cookie, then another cookie and another small handful of cashews. So I used 10 of my FPs which isn’t bad, but it was my first day of the week! Now, I know some of you like using all your FPs at the beginning of the week, but I typically save mine for the end. Now I’ll have to be a bit more careful during the week.

Other good things: I went to a new Bible Study last evening and I was a bit concerned because the last time I went to an evening study, there was an abundance of food every week. And, I’m not talking about carrots and dip and/or fruit. There was cakes, cookies, doughnuts and chocolate (because you know, of course, that chocolate is next to godliness). However, at this study — no food! And, it is taught by a mother/daughter combo who are both in WW! The mom is now a lifetime member and the daughter has lost 75 pounds! So, they won’t be bringing or encouraging snacking on Monday evenings. But I’m sure we’ll all be drinking our water. I am SOOO excited because if the food was right there, I would indulge!

And, I woke up this morning, motivated and ready to go. Did great today — hit my target but didn’t feel the need to eat any APs or FPs. And, I’ve been doing well at hitting my goal of 7 fruits and veggies every day. Even if I don’t get them all, I’m more focused on them so I’m getting them more and more often.

So I went to the store — avoiding all the fast food places — and bought some Lean Pockets and WW ice cream bars. So, now my “splurging” will be on something that I can contain in my points and these should help me stay away from the fast food while DH and the older girls are gone.

I’m excited about having a plan and making better choices for a healthier me! And not letting this time de-rail me from my journey to health!

So far, so good! I’ve stayed away from the unhealthy choices that I would’ve made in the past and am staying OP!

I did have a little home-made ice cream sandwich last night and finished up the last few bites of the ice cream today — but now it is gone and I won’t buy any more until the rest of the family is back.

But, then tonight! I snacked through a 3-point bag of Cheetos, a handful of chocolate, then a 90-cal pack of buttery rice cakes! I dipped into my flexies for a couple of points and used my APs too. Still a better choice than the fast food drive-thru! Because I probably would’ve eaten them even after going through a drive-thru!

Also, I added a photo on my blog of the girls and I from our vacation to CA’s central coast this past April.

My DH and older 2 girls are out of town for almost 2 weeks. In the past this would be my opportunity to eat tons of fast food, chocolate, ice cream, and other unhealthy snacks. As well as not sleeping.

However, this time I have a PLAN! I’m going to focus on my food journal and getting the GHGs (Good Health Guidelines) and I’ve even added a couple of extra boxes for more fruits and veggies — having 7 rather than 5 for my goal.

Yesterday, I was out with the toddler and realized that I was hungry. I had thought about running through Taco Bell or Wendy’s and then ran through the list of other fast food places that I’d be passing by…..but I remembered my plan and grabbed a fruit and nut bar that I had stashed in the van. Whoo Hoo! I avoided the fast food plan and came up with my own!

Now we’ll see how today is!

Me, too! Me, too!

I promise to uphold the Barbie ways which include whining when you feel like it, being bitchy on cue and knowing that NO MATTER WHAT or WHO (yeah even if she is a rich, plastic surgery induced, exercise obsessed, bubble head) comes across your path - that you are Barbie…..beautiful and worthy!!! Size 6 or 60, Porsche or Pinto, flat belly and good boobs or pannus and dried prunes - we are AWESOME!!

So, I left a comment for Steph to let her know that I was going to promise to uphold the Barbie way, but I am  in no way creative enough to develop my own Barbie! You are all amazing!

So, my DH who is typically very supportive asks how I’m doing on my points (as I’m having an otter pop along with my kids) and I tell him “fine.” So, he asks, is that the stock answer or is it true?
Well, I say, (defensively) it is true. I have flex points I can use every week and I’m using them. 

So, this morphed into a discussion about my level of motivation and my inability to get the same level of exercise in now as I was a month or so ago. Of course, when my exercise-loving DH works out, I’m doing something with the kids (or at least monitoring their activity) and while they might wander out into the garage (where the treadmill is), they quickly wander back into the house. And typically they are either getting up in the morning or getting ready for bed when he works out.

I, on the other hand, am trying to fit my workouts in around them (sometimes literally when the 18-month old is trying to hold my leg while I’m trying to dance around the family room). School ended about a month ago for my oldest so we are in the midst of the crazy summer schedule. I see these as good reasons for the exercise to drop off somewhat and I have a mental plan for ramping it back up. Why do I feel defensive and need to justify what I’m doing to my DH?

And, then the kicker of the end of the conversation is that when I go to WI, I’m back up the 1.4 that I had lost the previous week. Of course, I didn’t get my usual (well, desired) amount of exercise, I used all my APs and my FPs (and maybe even more because I had 2 meals that were eating at someone else’s house and I probably forgot some of what I ate and maybe even miscalculated some of the points), AND I had a couple of handfuls of salted pumpkin seeds the day before WI. And, why did I even end up eating them? Honestly, I probably could’ve just opened the salt container and poured it straight into my mouth, they were so salty, that is all I could taste.

So, I think some of it was probably water weight and I’m back on track now, but it was really frustrating after my defensive position with my DH.

Off for some exercise!

I can’t believe the summer is half over already!

Working out has been sporadic and I’m trying to figure out how it is going to get accomplished today.

Eating has been pretty good but I am finding that I’m sticking little BLTs in my mouth without registering them — in my brain nor in my journal. I need to work on that.

And, I’m craving frozen stuff — ice cream, otter pops, frozen grapes, etc. I can’t seem to keep my mouth cooled off.

Okay, after the site went down, I tried to start up again on WordPress, then got strep throat, then the computer died and I’m finally getting this back up and going again! Ta Da!

Been doing okay with food choices but am struggling to get back to daily exercise. In fact, I’m late to head over to a friend’s house right now. We are trading off babysitting and date nights with our DHs. Last week DH and I went out to Olive Garden and then strolled around the mall, this week DH and I are watching the 5 little ones (combined btwn the 2 families).