Today's theme for me is "I'm back in the saddle again". I wish I could get that song out of my head, but it fits today.

Are you back in the saddle again, too?

It's a relief to be almost completely caught up on school work, my 2nd class got cancelled, I'll get home an hour early, and be able to prep tomorrow's family dinner tonight (big whew!).

Those donuts did about the damage I anticipated, so now I have two pounds to get back off. The worst part is that it took almost no effort to add either pound.

I didn't give into the urge to sleep in later and chuck the yoga workout. Having myself "on schedule" has been the mental boost I needed to start my day. I need to revisit the whole "resisting muscle" section of beck again, I guess.

sleep well brie!

I'm having a crummy week (physically, not food wise).

I was finally starting to feel better and then last night I had an allergic reaction to my prescription cough suppresant. I was covered in hives and up until 5 am.

I'm now drugged up on Benadryl and am just totally wiped out.

I have nothing planned for today other than resting and trying to recoup some much needed sleep. I'm not concerned about my food as my appetite isn't what it usually is.

Sorry I haven't been posting regularly. I am happy to have lost all the fluid weight that I'd gained since my trip to Ohio, where I ate out every day. I did a good bit of eating out when I got back too (friend's birthday, etc.), so I thought I would NEVER get rid of that weight. The scale kept going UP. But thankfully, as of yesterday, I am back down to the weight I was when I left for Ohio.

Except for a time or two (including yesterday), I have done well cutting out sweet treats after lunch and have either had fruit or nothing.

Getting dinner in the 6-6:30 range continues to be a challenge...not doing so well on that and that then impacts my other goal about no eating after 8 p.m., though I am often getting my dessert right before 8 p.m. and finishing it shortly after, so it's not like I'm eating it at 10 p.m.

Overall it was a good day. I got into a bit of munching while I prepped dinner, but stopped and reminded myself to get back on plan. Can't say it was easy or graceful, but I managed to stick to my dinner plan and avoid the cookies that dh and dd had after dinner.

For me, I have to be less in the mind set of I will do this routine or these set days every week. I have to take it week by week and today was day one of working out for me and tomorrow will be number 2.

Fingers crossed I will get in another (I am going to count spending most of Friday at the zoo on my feet).

I'm still sick. I slept super poorly last night but tried to do some tasks today. I managed 50 minutes of light step work, a trip to the market and picking up car pool after school. It's the most I've done since Sunday so it's a start.

I'm also trying to eat more normal food today.

I got in a good three-mile run today. My legs are so sore, even though I stretched out afterward. On the snacking front, I'm doing better, but I do still need a morning snack some days. Unfortunately, on those days, I don't always make a good choice. I do see improvement, though, so I will keep working on it.

The struggle is in how food is just so much a part of our lifestyle. We see DH's parents, it's over dinner. If we're going to get together with friends, it's wine, cheese, and a cookout on the grill. If I suggest something different, like going to a movie or a hiking afternoon, DH looks at me like I'm speaking German. That's a whole 'nother topic and challenge, but it's part of what I'm facing in staying within my calories every day.

my goal has been to get more rest and handel stress better. i had the best of intentions to sleep more this morning, but i did not. so it was up to pack lunches for the kids, and off to the gym.

i had my planned breakfast but was so hungry, that i ate lunch before noon. i suppose i need to eat more for breakfast.

lunch was grilled chicken salad. if i am hungry, i will have 1 small yogurt.

dinner is chicken burgers and some kind of greens. i always have my little biscotti crakcer and fudgesicle.
i would like to aim to have a nice relaxing yoga stretch before i go to bed this evening. much better than watching Jersey Shore.