A real country Christmas...

Weigh-in day was the day before Christmas and I lost .4 of a pound this week. Not much but, a loss is better than a gain. (which I will probably see next week O_o ) I did good at healthy eating last week but once again I did not exercise.

My Christmas was very interesting to say the least. Our pump to our well broke down on Christmas eve. We had no running water for 36 hours! We had a wonderful Christmas morning with the kids opening presents but, it was back to reality as soon as everyone had to go to the bathroom and there was no water to flush the toilet or wash hands. My husband found a 5 gallon bucket and dipped it into the pool in the back yard to bring in water to flush toilets...what a life saver!
We had planned a big Christmas breakfast and to head off to the in-laws for early dinner with the rest of the family. Well, I couldn't cook much without water. We had some water in a few containers to drink from and use for cooking about a gallon. I made a small breakfast and we all ate and appreciated it. No one wanted to go anywhere without showering so we called the in-laws to tell them what was going on. They still expected us to go so my husband found 3 gallons of water out in the garage that we heated up and washed up with. So off we went to town to see the in-laws and to eat dinner. When we arrived they had already started eating and not much was left. I had to slice turkey off the bone for us to eat...it tasted better than usual this year. We stayed to visit for a couple of hours. We took every container with a lid on it in our trunk and filled it with water once we got there. It wasn't too bad this year and at least we got to eat and get water for the next day till we could get parts for the pump. The next day my husband had to drive back into town to get parts and hope it would be the right thing. He found a guy that knew what he was talking about and helped him get the right part. The best thing we got for Christmas this year was running water the day after Christmas. Christmas in the country......real life!

One big disappointment was that half(2) of my son's presents didn't work and he couldn't enjoy them at all. I had to take them back the next day after the pump got fixed and because it was late in the day already, we didn't get back until 8:30 pm and then had to make dinner....it didn't end up being healthy.

On Sunday we had our oldest son and his girlfriend over for a Christmas celebration, a turkey dinner and to give them their presents. It was so nice to have water back to be able to cook and clean and go to the bathroom...and flush!

My eating has been pretty bad this week. Every day I get up and start the day out right and by evening I am craving something sweet or just munching on things that I shouldn't be eating. My water intake was very little for a couple of days and really made me feel bloated....along with eating not so healthy foods. I'm not feeling good today maybe it is because I have been eating too many sweets...I don't know...maybe I have an ear infection left over from my cold. Maybe both!!

feeling better today...

My cold is going away and the hormones are moving in. Oh, my. I'm so tired today.

I did end up going to class yesterday and working out. It was a great class...very productive. I am ready to be training to the next level. It always feels good to work hard. I only worked out once this week though.

So, I weighed in today and lost 2 pounds this week. I am happy with that considering I was not exercising and ate a lot on some days but, not on others, I guess it evened out.

I plan to go shopping tonight so I better get going and make a plan. We have a huge party planned at our house on Saturday. I am a bit nervous to see some of the people that haven't seen me all year and need to be mindful of what I put in my mouth regardless of what others are eating.

Have a great week!

I have a cold...

I've had a cold this week. So my eating has been off and on....sometimes I'm really hungry and other times I don't feel like eating. Drinking a lot of tea though. Feeling stressed and emotional but keeping my head above water one hour at a time. I am trying to get in any rest I can get but, my schedule is so busy right now. I have not exercised all week. Maybe tomorrow?? maybe not. we'll see. I need to get over this cold so I can get back to the normal things in life and not feel so burned out.

Thoughts about the test...

I weighed in today to find a loss for the week of 1.2 pounds. I was a little worried that I had not lost this week because I have not made it in to exercise much this week. I am hoping to get my rear in gear and exercise at home more and not use the excuse that I couldn't get to class this week or some stupid thing like that. It's really up to me....no one can make me do it.

Speaking of exercise and class, last week was testing week at my class and this was the first and only time I have not tested in four years. I am having mixed feelings about it. I know that I am at a level that does not require me to test until next term but it just felt weird to not do it. I was there and watched everyone test and move up a level. Not testing made me feel like I was not good enough to move up, even though that is not logical thinking......I am at the highest level I can be right now.....higher than everyone who tested this term. I should be proud of myself and confident with where I am. Next term is the soonest I can test to achieve the ultimate goal in our classes.....will I be ready??.....can I do this???...do I deserve this???...how much does this mean to me??...have I worked hard enough???...will I push to make it to the top???
I need to think positive about this...I can do it!!!! enough of that I just had to get it off my mind and move on.

How is everyone doing with the holiday eating? Next week we are having two parties and I am trying to prepare foods and have healthy choices available and I am also trying to prepare mentally. At Thanksgiving I was doing great with the healthy choices that I put out till my sister-in-law came over and started eating the bean dip and chips. She was saying how good it was and really enjoying it. It made me want to eat more. I knew it was really good, my son had made it and I tried it when he got done to make sure it was good. I had been having a little bit on celery every now and then but when she started to eat it I wanted to join right in. I did have a few too many dips of it on celery still and then moved away but, I really want to be more prepared next time. I noticed my daughter joining right in with her and tried to divert her with out making a scene about it.

Here's to healthy holiday eating and being prepared to fight the temptations to overeat and make bad choices.
We are worth it and will be happier in the long run! Good luck.

Weigh-in Day...

Yesterday was weigh-in day for me. The results were.......I gained 1 pound over the holiday week. I am a bit disappointed but not shocked. I had several days over the weekend that I was tempted by food and the worst was the Sunday banquet I think. Not to mention I didn't exercise last week....I skipped classes to cook and clean!

Ok......I'm back and trying to eat healthy and be prepared for the temptations to come this holiday season.
I have 14 pounds to lose to get to my ticker goal....I know that is not going to happen by the first of the year but, where do I want to be by the first of the year???? Do I want to at least stay the same or continue to try to lose in this holiday season?? I know I do not want to come out with a gain over the next month....that I do know. Can I continue to lose a small amount? or just not worry about it till the first of the year??

I am going to try to still lose a bit more before the first of the year....I can do this! It will be hard but, I can come out with a loss for December even if it is small !!

forgot breakfast today....

I forgot to eat breakfast today! ? ! Can a person actually forget to eat?? not me...never. Not good for me though I need to be more aware. Before I knew it, it was 1:00pm and I had not eaten. I didn't overeat as a result though thank goodness! I was really hungry at dinner though and ate 2 cups of turkey soup instead of one and I snuck in an extra half of roll. I was still well within my calories for the day when all was done.