So I was presently surprised by my WI today….I was only up .8!  I was expecting SO much worse! I am perfectly fine with that gain! I had a great time indulging on a few beers and chicken wings and of course my daughters birthday cake!  And I don’t think I went “terribly” overboard!  SO yeah for me!

Another challenging weekend ahead though… my dear Mother-in-Law is here…and yes she did bring tons of baked items! Cookies, bars, etc….but I have already put some away in the freezer, and believe it or not, I haven’t even had a cookie yet! I will treat myself to Angel Food cake tonight for my son’s 14th birthday though!  Plus we’re going out to dinner. Which reminds me I need to check out the restaurants web site to plan ahead what I am going to eat!

 Hope you all have a great weekend! 

My mother-in-law from ND is on her way here as I type! UUhhhhgg!  She always brings at least one homemade apple pie and a bunch of homemade cookies and bars! So needless to say being in my home is going to be somewhat challenging over the next few days.   Thank goodness she leaves on Tuesday for Hawaii for a week!  Then she come back here, stay a day or two and then head back to Minot, ND (where we are from originally).

SO….i am signing off right NOW to head to the gym because tonight my daughter has a choir concert that we are going to.  Get that exercise in or I’ll make up a lame excuse for not doing it!  TTYL! 

Well…I am officially confessing here that I am struggling.  I went 4 weeks straight with great losses…great motivation…great eating…great exercising.  Then last week that all came to a standstill. 

First off, it was Spring Break for my kids and we were expecting company for the weekend.  Well, last minute our out-of-town guests called and had a change of plans so weren’t unable to come.  In the back of my mind I was relieved….thinking it will be much easier to stay OP without having to entertain guests, etc!  WRONG!!  We went car shopping on Friday and my first mistake was skipping WI for the first time! I also gave myself a “pass” to not go on Saturday too!!  (although I did chose the gym instead of WW??…so it’s not THAT bad, right?)

Well, since then, I’ve exercised well, but my eating has been awful. I start my day out good, but it all goes downhill from there.  Plus this week both of my kids have birthdays so there will be cake in the house…and also our traditional birthday dinner out! AND my mother-in-law is coming to stay on Friday. And when she comes….she always brings tons of baked goods and also tends to cook some of my husbands favorite foods, which are all fried or full of cream, etc! 

I hereby promise that from this day forward I will be OP.  In fact, I think I better start posting my food journal for at least the next week.  OK…I will starting tomorrow…uhhhg!

Hi guys!  Hope you are all having a wonderful Easter! 

We went to church this morning, but have no big plans for the day at all. All of our family is at least 500 miles away, so it’s just a quiet Sunday at home.  I didn’t buy any Easter candy (on purpose)…but broke down today when I had to run an errand to Walgreens!  So needless to say, the Cadbury Caramel Eggs have gotten the best of me!  I’m not going to beat myself up about it…I’ll indulge a bit today and get right back on track tomorrow! 

 Anywhooo…we did finish our car shopping for our daughter.  We bought a 2003 Ford Focus w/50,000 miles on it. It’s in REALLY good shape and is quite sporty looking. She loves it.  

Yup…I feel like I’ve begun a 2nd job.  My hubby and I are in the market for a used car for our daughter…so just call me the Car Soup chic!  If it were up to DH…he’d just have us jump in the car and drive 100’s of miles around the Minneapolis area driving from car lot to car lot.  And since I’m a computer “junkie” I thought we should check out the used car inventories online first…so we know WHERE to go!  Man…I’m a freakin’ genius! 

So..tomorrow we both have the day off and will be car shopping.  DH has always been a Ford man…so the Ford Focus is something that catches our eye.  Like my daughter has said, we’re kind of “focused” on a Focus.  So…wish us luck. All I know is we’ll need another car before summer as I am not going to be the one stuck at home with no car when she is at work and my hubby is gone etc!

Hi!

Just wanted you all to know that I’m still alive…but extremely busy.  I’ve been OP since Monday, but once again was not “good” over the weekend. Too much celebrating my clean pathology report i guess.  Why do I continue that vicious cycle of splurging on the weekends and then having to “kill myself” during the week to reverse the damage I’ve done?  Uhhhgg!  I will NOT do that this coming weekend!  I promise!

Anyway…work is really busy too so once I log off of work for the day, I don’t even WANT to sit in front of the computer anymore!  I’ll catch up over the weekend or maybe even before!  I am off on Friday, Monday and Tuesday!  You’ll be sick of my rantings and ravings by then!  hehehehe

It’s apparent that all of your positive thoughts, prayers and encouragement have once again come through!  The pathology report came back clear.  What I have in my breast is an area of necrosis.  So basically its an area of tummy tissue that didn’t get as good of circulation as the rest!  I was so relieved!  I felt sick to my stomach all day…and honestly had they told me it was cancer again…I think I would have been “ok” with my reaction. I was prepared to hear the worse!  But thank goodness that wasn’t the case!   I think I may go out and celebrate tonight!

On another high note…I went to WI today and was down another 1.8 lbs! Yeah me!  That makes a total of 7 lbs since I started WW! I am very please with that! I am on a roll.  I will probably go off program for a bit tonight! I plan on having a couple of nice cold beers and am treating myself to a fabulous 6-cheese dip at Majors Sports Bar!  I told my DH that I deserve to celebrate!

Not to lessen the mood for my good news…but my friend Amy, whom I wrote about yesterday was told that she only has 3-4 months left.  I spent 3 hours with her last night, just helping her cope.  I held her, let her cry, and just listened.  It was hard, but I felt I really needed to be strong for her. We shared a lot of tears and anger, but by the time I came home she was at least “functioning” and we even managed to share a few laughs.  It’s so unfair that her kids will be losing their mom at this young age. My heart just breaks for them.  And she is more angry than anything…that she won’t be here for their next birthdays, their graduations or their weddings, etc.  I can’t imagine being told you only have a few months left.  All I can do is cherish the time I have left with her and make the best of it.

I’m already back from my biopsy this morning and am feeling just a “slight” bit of relief…(and also have an ice pack in my bra this morning, so how comfy is that!?).  The doctor that performed my procedure today said he doesn’t think it looks like anything to be too concerned about. It doesn’t have the same characteristics of a normal cancer tumor. But until I hear those words from the pathologist…I’m just going to keep thinking positive and continue praying. I should get my results before 5:00 p.m. tomorrow.

I want thank ALL of you that have left me your heartfelt comments! Your prayers and support mean the world to me!  To have strangers all over the US praying for me when they hardly even know me is truly amazing! You guys are the BEST!

A friend of mine hasn’t been so lucky…she was diagnosed at the age of 28 w/breast cancer, which has since moved to other areas of her body over the last 7 years.  Although I didn’t meet her until I was diagnosed last August…we have become great friends.  Her son is my daughters friend. When I was diagnosed, he suggested that she call me to help me through that initial “shock”….he thought it would in turn help my daughter deal with it all.  So since then, we become quite close.  Anyway, to make a long story short….she found out yesterday that her cancer has now moved to her brain and spine.  I spent a few hours with her last night and it’s so hard. But she is the epitome of strength. She has been battling this disease for over 7 years with courage, strength and grace unlike I’ve ever seen.  I’m so proud of her.

Anyway..enough depressing news.

I did make it to the gym last night…only did 30 min. on the Elliptical, but I guess that’s better than nothing. I HAD planned on doing Body Pump but was at  Amy’s too long and missed the start of the class.  My eating has been really good this whole week, so hopefully my “cheating weekend” doesn’t hurt me too bad on the scale tomorrow!

Have a great day everyone!  And THANKS again for your support!

Sorry I’ve been MIA lately…but I got another kick in the stomach this week.  I went in on Tuesday for an ultrasound on a lump I found in my reconstructed breast…and now they want to biopsy it!   I go Thursday morning for the biopsy and will get results on Friday.

 The doctor I saw said that “if he was a betting man…he’d think its just a fibroadenoma (fatty cyst)…but due to my history with breast cancer…blah blah blah”.  So I am holding onto HOPE.  I am trying to remain positive, but sometimes that just isn’t enough. I’ve found myself in “weeping” spurts every once in a while, so have decided to work from home the rest of the week. 

My eating is still going well…but did “forego” the gym last night. I will go to Body Pump tonight just to help keep my mind occupied. Then Thursday I won’t be able to go because I can’t do anything physical after the biopsy for 24-48 hours.  But I will still eat OP as WI is Friday. 

Happy Sunday!

Ok…it may be hard to believe…but I have tried my very first mango today!  I will definitely be buying them more often now! My daughter loved it too…so looks as if I’ll have to share!  dang!!

Well…after yesterday’s slip-ups, I feel SO much better today! I slept in, then got up and went to the gym. I only did 30 minutes on the elliptical today, but it’s better then nothing, right? I also stopped at the grocery store for a few things as I decided to try a recipe from Roni’s site. I made her Whole Wheat Banana Muffins!! They are awesome! I love baked things like muffins and breads, so this will really help in that area!  It will be such a treat to have a muffin for breakfast tomorrow…and for only 2 points!  yeah!!!

Warm weather is heading to Minnesota this week..so I am definitely looking forward to Spring!  Which reminds me….are any of you suffering from losing that hour of sleep last night?