This St. Louis weather sure does suck, doesn't it? It's supposed to be 102 degrees, and our AC went out last night. Talk about being miserable! We've had some estimates today, and now I'm just waiting to find out what day they people we chose will come. Hopefully tomorrow, but who knows? We JUST bought a washing machine to replace the one that broke a couple of weeks ago, and now this. ON TOP of my needing surgery to remove a fibroid AND my husband's appointments for his hearing. PLUS, by Friday, we need to pay the taxes on the new truck we bought. Just when we were finally digging ourselves out of debt and getting credit cards paid down, we had to add to them in a big way. Talk about frustrating! Golly, all I seem to be doing lately is complaining. Maybe I need some happy drugs! Foodwise, I don't know what I'm going to do for the rest of the day. I'm not really sure where I'll even be...but somewhere with air! B: cottage cheese L: wrap, crackers D: not sure S: cereal, tsp. peanut butter Exercise: absolutely not! Pamela who didn't eat well yesterday

I'm on a roll... yesterday was another excellent day. I didn't get Pilates in, but I did go to a low impact aerobics class and my usual water aerobics. I have a realistic goal for myself. 1 lb. per week. That should not be too difficult, one would think! Even someone without the surgery can do 1 lb. per week. I'm trying to psych myself out! That would put me at 199 by Christmas. It would be so wonderful to finally be in onderland by Christmas. So... here's today's plan: Breakfast: Tialpia Applesauce Snack: AchievOne Lunch: Grilled Chicken Lettuce Cucumbers Lite Dressing Snack: AchievOne Dinner: Pork Chop Snack: Lowrey's Pork Rinds Sugar free popsicles Nutrition: 1355 Calories 44 Fat 25 Carb 153 Protein Exercise: 75 minutes - water aerobics - DONE! 60 minutes - walking Have a great day!! Denise 326/221/168

Wow this was a busy weekend. I didn't journal but I don't think I did bad at all. Here's my plan for today: B: Special K Snack Bites (forgot my protein bar) L: Lean Cuisine meal S: Power crunch bar D: Grilled chicken I'll post my totals later! Pam I haven't forgotten that recipe!

Believe it or not, I actually stuck with my plan...at least, I stuck with my calorie limit. I had to shift some other things around. I also exercised...15 minutes, but I did it! B: english muffin L: chicken wrap, cottage cheese D: little homemade pizzas (the kind made with biscuits) S: crackers, string cheese Exercise: Maybe I'll make it to 30 minutes...it's just so darned hot, even in my basement! Pamela

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