Off to:

1a. take out trash
1. exercise for 20 mins.
2. clean out car and wash car
3. Take kid for driving test part of driving lesson.

i was totally wiped out when i got home last night. i had the best homemade chicken soup, a soy corn dog with ketchup, and some alonds with chocolate soy ice cream. it was a great meal after a long day!

I started wednesday with a 5 mile run and push ups!

I've been pretty happy with how yesterday (Tuesday) went. I've been sick, and soo beyond tired that I slept off and on most of the day. No exercise happened, but I have managed to stay right on track with food. I struggled with wanting to snack much of the day when I was awake, but held firm.

What impressed me the most was that I found a bag of Terra Chips in my cupboard (that I had forgotten about) but managed to remind myself that I cannot be disciplined with them so I didn't allow myself even one. That was a salty, crunchy snack ambush just waiting to happen.

Today's eating was a big ole' train wreck for me. I worked out this morning with my trainer. I started out eating fine this AM. Had total cinnamon cereal with 1/2 banana and skim milk, a cup of coffee and some water. Later AM had hummus w/pita bread and hot tea. The rest of the day, starting around 12ish was just walking in and out of the kitchen mindlessly eating. Brownies, some leftover halloween candy, pretzels, I can't even remember everything. Tomorrow is another day though and another chance to do better.

Jill

I've been on plan today, except for two small pieces of chocolate that were in a dish in front of me while I chatted with the jeweler. Why do storekeepers do that to me? Probably because they appreciate my business or something...

Anyway, still have to make dinner for DS and me. Thawing chicken for KD's Chinese Chicken Salad.

Exercise was 90 minutes of rowing practice, getting ready for yet another race this Sunday.

Our power went off about 9am and stayed off until 2:20pm. So I didn't do an exercise tape.

Jamie passed the driving test with flying colors. Nelson added him to the insurance, so Jamie drove himself to tutoring and I walked home from work.

He will probably REALLY start to like going to tutoring, now...

Really, really off plan day for me. I'm at 1950 calories and zero exercise.

I slept very poorly last night and have been up since 4 am and then spent the day at work in the morning and then Christmas shopping with dh for the rest of the day. I split a couple of pieces of sushi with him for snack and then had a scone at 5 pm when I was starving. Not good.

Tomorrow will be a VERY low cal day for me.

I had my usual breakfast this morning and then went to an Avon Sales Meeting. It let out at noon and I came home for lunch.
I had a Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers (Sweet & Sour Chicken) for lunch.
Later I had 8 lemon wafer cookies as a snack (1 serving).
Tonight we are having Lentil Soup for dinner.
So far that adds up to 1126 calories. I will probably have crackers with the soup and will have to add them in after I know how many I ate.

i had a terrible night of sleep. probably got 4 hours -tops. i have a long day, including a 3 hour commute, and i am just praying i can get through the day without falling asleep at the wheel. my pillow is calling my name.

i succumbed to the brownie monster last night, but that was fine. i don't beat myself up over that. i wanted chocolate and sugar. i got it. move on. it bothers me that i am sleep deprived--that is about it.

i am at the point where i would lke to get rid of 5 pounds, but i just don't seem very willing to give up much to do it. i have been exercising less, but my pants are still size 4, so i cannot complain. i definitely feel more softness where once was toned muscle but does that get me in a tizzy? not really.

it is interesting becuase i have been noticing my stepkids, and their attitudes about eating healthy. my 17 y.o.--her mom has considerably unhealthy habits. no exercise. sleeps 14 hours a day, wakes up to eat rich foods (always dessert , and always fried foods, and always lots of it) and then goes back to sleep. but listening to my stepdaughter, she has accepted that this little pain or that ache in her back , etc. does not deserve any attention because she is going to be just like her mom someday, and probably spend some time in hospitals, etc. "just like my mom" And that she prefers to have all the fried foods and cake she wants than to "deprive" herself "just like my mom" it really impressed upon me how powerful we as adult role models are. That my 17 y.o. does not see a different "script" for herself...wow.

those are my tuesday thoughts on this challenge day! hope others are doing well, or at least more rested than me!

the pillow is calling..