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to Mondays. Don’t laugh Missy…I see you snickering as you read this Anyway, I didn’t have time to blog yesterday, but did a weigh in yesterday and have lost those 2 pounds I gained from Friday. So, apparently increasing my water intake helped TREMENDOUSLY. I am still amazed at myself though. Being the water hater that I am, I would have never DREAMED that I would be successfully drinking 80oz of water a day. What’s even more shocking is that, it’s not even that difficult for me to even drink that much now! Just proves that you can do ANYTHING if you put your mind to it. Sounds like a cliche’ but it’s actually true!

I’m still puzzled about AF. Still not here. I wonder if the change in diet affects your mentrual cycle. I KNOW I’m not pregnant, or better not be or we’ll be making a trip to hubby’s doctorHmmmm…I wonder if my cycle is readjusting itself again. It usually happens once a year, but it’s usually around May when it does. Who knows. I’m 36. Both my sisters started going through perimenopause at age 38 so it might just be my time. 

Well, no exercise this morning since I woke up late. That 2 mile walk yesterday pushing Aleia in her stroller just about killed me over  I think my body needs rest today

Well, I increased my water intake to 80 oz and it seems to be working well! I got on the scale this morning again ( normally I get on the scale weekly but wanted to see if increasing my water intake would help) and I lost those 2 pounds of water weight I gained. AF still hasn’t showed her ugly head and I wish she would hurry up so I could get it over with. I am dragging butt this morning. It’s raining outside, gloomy, and overall I just feel ICK! If I start AF,  my gloomy day would be complete I’m going to try to get on my recumbent bike later to see if it perks me up some. Right now, I just want to crawl back in bed. 

Bought a new scale and KNOW this scale is very accurate. I ended up buying another digital with a lithium battery. After getting on 10 different scales ( THAT was an experience! ) and found this one and it was reasonable in price. I WAS going to get the scale with all the bells and whistles but if you look at it like buying a car…the more gadgets, the more things could go wrong with it…so, I kept it simple.

I am up 2 pounds this week. I expected it..it is water weight. I can feel it. AF is due anyday…actually she is overdue now ( go figure ) so today I am going to up my intake on the water. I am already drinking 64 oz a day, but may need to drink an extra bottle today. I will sure try. And hopefully I won’t feel so bloated.

Next week I should see a good drop if AF shows today. I have been eating well ( except for a few mishaps but used some of my flexpoints and didn’t go overboard), getting all my water in and walked 1-2 miles almost everyday this week. Today is a new day!  

I wish she would make up her mind on when she wants to show up! I’m tired of this bloating and cramps. The chocolate craving just WON’T go away and have been trying VERY hard to resist! UGH! Well, at least my WW chocolate ice cream bars are only 1 pt a piece so if I keep eating them, I guess it’s better than having 2 big bowls of ice cream.I thought she was coming early this month but she never came but her presence is here now, and I can DEFINATELY feel her. I’m not looking forward to weighing in on Friday because my shorts feel snug right now, mainly because I am bloated. I have been eating very well lately except for a couple of mishaps earlier in the week BUT I have been getting in ALL of my water in and have walked almost everyday this week. I’m still going to buy me a new scale, probably tomorrow since the one I have is garbage. I think Aleia broke it since she is CONSTANTLY trying to jump on itI don’t know what I’m going to do with that child…if only I had HALF of her energy

I am SURE glad the weekend is to an end and I can get myself BACK into my normal routine! David left this morning back onto the road and even though I miss him terribly already, I am SO glad he’s gone so I can get the house back in order

I am going to copy and paste from another site what I wrote about this weekend because I just don’t feel like typing it all out twice Some of you may have already read it, so you can probably just skip the next section of reading

Well, all was going well til the movie theatre on Sunday. I had it all planned out how I was going to do it and EVERYTHING. My plan was…bring my own popped popcorn, vs. theatre popcorn. Did that, no problem..even took my own bottled water ( of course, had to sneak it all in the theatre ). Well, I also bought the girls candy ( MUCH cheaper at the store than theatre also ) and brought that in also. FIRST mistake….bought my girls my FAVORITE candy ( Junior Mints ) ( and theirs..they are SO like there mom ), so they each had a king size box, plus Ashley had a hershey bar, and Andria had reeses PB cups and Aleia had a 3 muskateers bar. So, of course I am surrounded by candy. Everything was fine until about the middle of the movie, and Andria is sitting next to me and says “Mom, do you want the rest of my junior mints?” First I said “no, honey…you can save them for later”. SINCE that little conversation, I am DROOLING over the thought of having those STUPID junior mints ( did I mention how much they are my FAVORITE candy? ) so, about 20 min go by, and thought…ok, I’l just have a few pieces…those few pieces turned into the rest of the box  There was about a half of box left over  So, of course, afterwards I keep telling myself…it’s ok…this little slip up is not going to ruin my day. Just get back on track.

Fast forward to cake time. Now, I had already planned to have pizza. I have already counted those points into my plan but for some reason, I forgot that the junior mints were going to take me WELL over my points for the day total. At that point, I decided to have regular cake ( a small piece ) and a very small scoop of ice cream and call it a day .

So, …that is basically how my day went. Even though I survived, and slipped up, I am being accountable for what I ate. It could have been a LOT worse…really…I have done MUCH worse in the past than a half a box of junior mints, and cake and ice cream . So, yesterday is yesterday, and today is a new day.  Not gonna beat myself up over it. If I don’t lose any weight this week from it, well, at least I KNOW why instead of being in denial. Learn from it and move on. It takes practice at this and practice makes better

Down another 3 poundsSo, I am down 6 pounds total in 2 weeks. I am really proud of myself for a change! I haven’t said that in a very long time. Although, I didn’t get as many fruits and veggies as I wanted, I stayed within my points. Today was a challenge, but I did it! Woke up late and it threw my whole schedule off but that’s ok, my husband is worth it Tomorrow and Sunday will be challenging also BUT…I know I can do it if I made it through today.

And Missy, thanks for the reminder!!! LOL

The hubby is coming home in 2 days!!! Man, I hope this doesn’t screw up my routine…I am just getting on a roll. *sigh* Need to make plan 2. Ok, good thing…he gets to stay with the girls while I go do my morning walk…YAY! I will actually get a little *me* time! And he will actually get some time with the girls. This just might work…hmmmm except for Sunday. What am I gonna do about Sunday. That is when we are celebrating Andria’s birthday ( it was July 23rd, but we have been waiting patiently for David to be home to celebrate ) Let’s see…Ashley and I are taking Andria to Build a Bear while David stays home with Aleia. Ok, no problem there…may get some walking in the mall time…just have to make sure I don’t stop and eat. Then, we are all going to the movies. I can always sneak in my “own” popcorn to eat and bottled water. Now dinner…Andria wants pizza. I will just have to plan 2 small slices and maybe a salad. 2 slices is 10 points. That is doable. Ok…the hardest part is going to be the cake and ice cream…CHOCOLATE cake with chocolate frosting…my favorite! UGH! Let’s see…I can always get one of those smart ones desserts from WW…I *think* they have a choclolate cake one…or something similiar…that would save me on points. Alrighty then…I think I just may have a plan WHEW!

As for the evening munchies,  I have some baby carrots on hand just in case I also have 2 points left over so I can still have SF pudding or something which is only 1 point.

Last week I had no problem but this week is a totally different story. I feel AF coming early this month. At least I got some good exercise in today! I did a 40 min walk and mowed the front lawn. UGH! I probably burned more calories trying to start the stupid thing…LOL. Needs a new spark plug. I just might do the backyard tomorrow. We shall see! I never realized how much you sweat when you mow the lawn ( I do anyway and I’m not a “sweater”). Usually I have hubby mow the lawn but since he is on the road all the time now, I can’t wait for him to get home to do it otherwise you would never see the house behind all the weeds…hehehe anyway, back to the snacking problem. Need to get a plan together tomorrow. I don’t want to use any more of my flex points. I will have to work on it tomorrow. It’s late and need to get to bed. Got to get up early for my morning walk

Weighed in this am and down 3 pounds Not bad, but considering how much water I drank this week, I thought I would be down more water weight at least. Oh well, can’t complain..I’ll take it

There are a few things I definately need to work on and that is getting more fruits and vegetables in. Looking back at my journal, I am only getting in maybe 1 or 2 servings a day. I should get in at LEAST 5. So, my goal this week is to add more fruits and veggies. Good thing I am going grocery shopping tonight because I definately need to stock up.

Well, tomorrow morning is weigh in day after my first week on WW. I didn’t do all that bad! I am SO proud of myself of drinking all 64oz of water each day this week. I must say, I think that is definately a first! I hope to see good results tomorrow morning and hope that my thyroid doesn’t hold me back on this new weight loss journey. We shall see.