By the way, I never came back and logged in yesterday's food.

Coffee and juice and water in the morning, followed shortly by turkey, about 4 ounces. Later in the day I had 4 ounces of green bean casserole, water, more coffee, one ounce of sausage, an orange, more water and no dinner. Not very hungry yesterday. Not very hungry today either.

Also making the turkey soup tonight.

Really wish my body would get "regular" already.....

129 Days and Still At It

Woke up late again. Hubby and I have let our schedules slip ridiculously, staying up waaaaaaay to late and then sleeping in. Then we napped this afternoon....Oi! Talk about being lazy!

Hubby made french toast for breakfast and I had two slices and a clementine, plus coffee and water. Had another water, followed by more coffee. Lunch was some turkey, about 5 ounces, with 2 slices of cranberry sauce, plus another water. Not really feeling hungry for dinner, so I'll probably just have a snack of fruit or some veggies like carrots/celery/cauliflower.

Having some family stress that is weighing on me quite a bit. Not my problems directly, but I'm definitely being affected by them, and likely to get roped into it if the problems persist. Trying really hard not to hyper-focus cooking something.....

Days 125-128 Catching up From Christmas!

Well, the house chores hit a fever pitch by Friday night, and we didn't stop til about 2 or 3 am. I was up getting the turkey in early Saturday morning, and thankfully, everything went well. I had enough room in the oven for the things on the menu. I got help from our two girls getting things done. Everyone arrived at about 2pm, and by 2:30, I was putting everything on the table....and wonder of all wonders, it was all hot, and all done at the same time. Everyone liked the food, I got lots of compliments, and the best part of all is that I didn't stuff myself. I skipped all the potatoes, sausage, and corn. I had the turkey, green beans, salad, and cranberry sauce. And I had lots of coffee and water that day.

I didn't record a loss this week, but no gain either. And I am still having issues with the bathroom. I'm still not going for sometimes 2-3 days, and so I'm thinking that maybe that's one reason for no loss this week. I'm thinking that a laxative may become my friend.....oh joy....

Sunday was pure recovery day. And quite emotional for me. Not sure if its PMS or what, but I spent a good deal of the day in tears. Our youngest went to spend the night at a friends, and then oldest came over and her, hubby and I went to the movies to see The Little Fokkers. I think they were trying a little too hard on this one. Meet the Parents, and Meet the Fokkers were funny enough, but this one was a bit much. There were some funny moments to be sure, but not something I would spend $10 to see....wish I hadn't this time either.

After saying goodbye to oldest, hubby and I went home and I was back to the emotional crap.

I hate that. I have days where I am all kinds of pissed off and emotional, and feel justified about all of it, and the next day, I can't understand why I was so upset. In retrospect, it all seems out of proportion.

I guess it must be PMS....its coming soon...yay.

I have not been tracking my calories, but I have been behaving for the most part. And I am back on schedule today, with 16 ounces of water and a mug of coffee so far.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and enjoyed some nice time with family and friends.

I'll be checking in with your blogs throughout the day.

124 Days and a Ten Day Break

I'm very fortunate to work for a company that gives us 10 days off for the Holidays...we have to say "holiday" to be pc, but for me its Christmas. I am sooooo in need of a break. And that is probably the best Christmas present: to be able to spend that much time home relaxing with family.

But I am a little bit concerned. Right now I have a routine for getting my water in and spacing out the meals/calories. When I am home full time for ten days, I'm worried about my schedule going right out the window...

Are any of you feeling this?

I'm thinking I still need to be setting my alarm to get up at a reasonable hour...otherwise I just know that I'll start sleeping in, and that leads to me staying up later and later......which will stretch out to 3 or 4am. I am such a night person, and trying not to be is an uphill battle. In any event, I'm going to also set an alarm on my phone to remind me about drinking the water. If I can get that part in on time, I'm pretty sure I can keep the calories in line as well, since I'm not so hungry when I'm full of water.

Do any of you have a plan for keeping on track when you are not on your regular schedule?

The hand is healing, getting less sore each day. No sign of infection, thank God! I was really worried about little bits of wood dust being trapped in there from the drill bit. Guess I got lucky!

So I am on the hook for Christmas dinner, and we will be having 9 people. Thats not a lot, but 5 of the 9 are between 68 and 80 years old. Oh boy!!

Of that, 2 are diabetic, one doesn't like turkey, 2 don't like ham, one cannot eat anything green (something to do with a blood-clotting issue), one doesn't eat any salad dressing, one doesn't eat any veggies whatsoever. And that is just the old folks! There is not one single child in that list of picky eaters! Oh joy! Matter of fact, there will be two teens there, who are the best eaters of the bunch. Plus we have one with certain food allergies.

So the menu is:

Turkey, brined like I did for Thanksgiving (NO eff-ing stuffing because NOBODY eats the eff-ing stuffing!!!!)
Ham and Holiday sausage (Dearborn Brand)
Mashed potatoes
Cheesy potatoes
Green beans
Steamed broccoli
Salad
Corn
Cranberry sauce
Apple sauce, unsweetened
Dinner rolls
Veggie tray
Shrimp cocktail (maybe)
Apple pie
Cheesecake
Sugar-free jello

Holy crap! These people are taking some food HOME!!

My plate will be: turkey, water, broccoli, water, salad, water, apple sauce, water, cranberry sauce, water, and shrimp (maybe), with water for dessert.

And the turkey soup will follow!
And I may make bean soup or lentil soup too.

And then I won't be cooking for the next 8 days!

Days 122 and 123 Owowowowowow!!!!

So, as I've mentioned in the last few posts this weekend, we've been working on the house, specifically our room, painting, etc.

Monday evening I posted a quick food list....and that must have been slightly before I had a little mishap with the drill and my hand later that evening.

Hubby and youngest had stepped out to do some Christmas shopping, and I stayed home to keep moving on the project. I am on a mission to get this done!!

To make a long story short, I poked a hole in my hand. With a 1/16th inch drill bit....through my palm... and nearly through the back of my hand (the drill was NOT on, but was behind me standing upright on the floor. I thought there was a stool behind me, and I reached around to swat it out of my way, and instead slammed my hand directly onto the bit). Half an inch deep...... After hopping around the house for 30 minutes yowling and crying and calling my self stupid, the adrenaline finally kicked in, numbing the excruciating pain enough for me to answer the phone. ( The bit went between the bones, but I think I grazed a nerve and/or tendon cuz the back of my hand hurt worse than where the drill bit went in).  My friend (who is a nurse, and whose husband is also a nurse) told me to go get a tetanus shot....not sure when I got the last one. By that time I had calmed down and was assessing the damage and feeling quite stupid about the whole thing. I was not about to go sit in our local ER for 6 hours ( I have experience with this, the hospital is literally at the end of the next block over from my house). I decided I would call my doc in the morning and go in then. Sure enough, I call, they tell me to come in right away, and give me the shot and some antibiotics. The back of my hand actually hurt worse and was more swollen than the entrance point in my palm, which concerned the doc, and she wants me to watch it carefully.

So that was my Monday night. Tuesday, after the doc visit, I got to play orchestrator while hubby did the lifting, moving, tool handling.

I cannot believe how dumb that was. It is better today, although now my palm is the sorest part, with the swelling having gone down on the back of my hand. I assume the meds have done/are doing their job to ward off infection.

So food yesterday was, again, strictly utilitarian....cooking was the last thing on my mind.  2 hard boiled eggs, an orange, a pear, 3 cups of coffee, a glass of juice, 5 waters, 2 slices of raisin bread, 1/8 cup of cashews.

Boring, boring crap.

But I am closing in on the bedroom. The carpet guy came yesterday to take measurements, and will be here to install within 2 weeks!!! Yay!!

The paint is on the walls, the crown moulding is up, the lights are in behind the crown, and I'll be trimming the windows tonight.

Today so far: 3 waters, a mug of coffee, salad of iceberg, romaine, red onion, sliced chicken, diced apple, cranberries and viniagrette.

No idea what I'll be having later tonight, but I definitely need to "plan ahead". I stay on task better when I plan ahead what to eat and when.

So....more later

121 Days and Swamped!

Quick food check in for the day and then back to the home improvement...

2 hard boiled eggs, 2 oranges, 4 ounce center-cut pork chop (trimmed), 1 cup of applesauce, 2 slices of toast with low-sugar preserves. 5 bottles of water, 2 glasses of cranraspberry juice, 2 cups of coffee.

Back to work...

Crazy-Busy Weekend

Still working on the bedroom. I'm putting in a crown moulding with lighting behind. It's kinda funky, but I think it'll be cool when finished. Been at it all day, which means food has been strictly utilitarian...keep a little something in there so I don't pass out.

So I've had another hard-boiled egg and that same thing as last night: avocado & corn chips.

So, 549+77+432=1058

Oh yeah, plus a 5-Hour Energy...something like 5 calories I think...

I've had a TON of water today...way over my max....something like 7 or 8 bottles. Lost count after 5.

Now I'm whipped and ready for bed

And thank you all for the great comments!