My Journey Through Life

Haven't been able to get on here much lately, so I have lots to catch up on. Last night I got home from a business trip to Dallas, TX. First time in TX, it was so nice and warm! I missed my husband, but the meetings were good. Weighed in last Sunday since I had to stay overnight Sunday night so I could be at the airport early Monday morning. Another big surprise, lost another half pound!! I have now lost 10 pounds this year. The only problem is that I gave in to temptation way too much on the trip...ate somc cookies and pizza one night and didn't work out like I should have. I did hit the work out room on Wednesday night and we walked a lot around a mall. Fresh start today... got up and did an hour with Leslie Sansone walking! Oatmeal and a banana for breakfast! I plan to do an hour for the next two days and really watch what I eat. Hopefully I can rebound from the overeating and at least stay the same. Next week we go on a short vacation to celebrate our 10th anniv...

I was sick almost all last week. Starting Tuesday night my legs were achy...Wednesday, achy all over and chills, later that night ran a fever. Slept 9 or 10 hours Wednesday night. Still felt tired and miserable, cold and cough through the weekend. Finally Monday morning felt much better. My voice is even almost back to normal! I didn't have the strength to work out much, but got on the scale this morning and there it was...a three pound loss. Got to thinking about what I did differently while I was sick...water! I hardly drank any soda or coffee...but I was soooo thirsty all the time and I drank a ton of water! I am attributing the loss to that, it is a good motivator to keep away from the soda...even diet has a lot of sodium. Half a pound and I am at my first goal of 10 pounds!!!!

Tomorrow is Monday, weigh in day. I am not sure how I feel about it... I know I have exercised like I should and not eaten too much, but I never know what the outcome will be. Some weeks I do all that and don't lose an ounce...other times, like last week, I see a big change. Trying not to eat after 9pm but it is hard...drinking tea instead. Already made me lunch to take to work tomorrow, but I have to decide what to have for breakfast. I want something portable, since I have to leave early in the morning, but I want to avoid my favorite...bagel from Panera! Maybe a protein drink! Hope tomorrow brings good news on the scale!

I didn't get a chance to write about this yesterday. I was so happy to see that I have lost weight again this week! I feel so much better! I am sleeping better, even hot flashes seem to be less intense! I want to eat better. I don't want to eat the bad stuff...really, I mean part of me wants it, but I make the good choices instead! It feels great to choose fruit or veggies instead of empty calories. The fruits and veggies also fill me up more, so I don't feel like I have to eat as much. I eat when I am hungry, and only eat till I am full, not stuffed!

Roy hurried home after closing the store for the evening. He wanted to make sure he had time to clean up and look his best for Ellen, although he didn’t want his mother to know that. She was so particular and he thought if he waited around for a girl who suited her, he’d probably never get married. He was so fond of Ellen and Leah was such a good child. He felt as though he had missed out on something going a whole year without seeing them. He was quite surprised that his mother invited them for dinner, but he supposed she felt obligated to, since they were Luther’s family. “Well don’t you look nice?” Peggy said was Roy walked into the dining room. “You would think this was a special occasion.” “It kind of is, I’m so glad to see Ellen and Leah again.” Roy could share feelings with his sister that he would never dream of revealing to his mother. He knew that Peggy understood how he felt about Ellen and she would keep his comments to herself. When Luther’s knock came on the door, Roy jum...