It's Wednesday!!!!!

Hey Hoosiers!! I'm having a really good day today...can't believe it's been a week since I joined you all on the Loser's Bench! Got a good night's sleep last night (thanks to Percocet) and I feel really good.  Not much on my docket today, just laundry and walking.   Linda, glad you got to bring Mikey home.  I'll keep my fingers crossed for Mike and the weekend job! Brenda, you'll pick up Excel.  I'm OK in it, can manage just fine, but I'm not an expert by any means...Publisher is my forte! Sherri, glad you and Gail are close enough to get together! I used to live in Indy (Little Flower) for 8 years...I've only been up in Kokomo for a year next month.

Today I'll start trying a new protein supplement...the milk mix from St V's was really messing me up and causing severe gas.  Yesterday afternoon my mom took me out shopping and I picked up packets of whey protein at Meijer...each one makes 8 ounces with 20 grams of protein each, so I'll try those today.  Emily's ride for preschool is due soon, so off to watch the door. Hope you all have a great Wednesday! The sun is shining, bring on the warmer temps!

Well gals, today HAS GOT to be better than yesterday. Slight meltdown. Went and weighed in at WW and lost .4lbs. The past 2times I've weighed in, I haven't ate or drank all day, and yesterday I ate and drank before weigh in. I have a horrible time eating. Food is my enemy. I am so sick and tired of thinking about every single thing that goes in my mouth. I know that I will always have to think about nutrition, but sheesh. I don't even enjoy cooking anymore. I find that if I do all the "right" things like eating 3 meals a day and snacks I want to eat all day. Meal, snack, snack, snac****il the next meal. If I don't eat until later in the day, almost dinner, I just eat my dinner and call it a day...What is wrong with me? Another thing, my mother in law has designated me her counselor(she is so absorbed in her family, she doesn't even have any outside hobbies or friends).  I love her, but I am really almost to the point that I cannot hear about the same issues she is having with her life unless she does something about them. She has unlimited patience with her children, but treats my 78yr old grandma like a child. Grandma has to live with her since she can no longer live on her own. Everything irrates my mother in law when it comes to gma. I don't know how to talk to her about it either especially since I am the outsider of the family and am SOOOOO frustrated with the whole situation. Okay, sorry, didn't mean to unload all that. It's just the tip of the iceberg though. I have a call in to my pastor for some advice since I feel like with all this frustration I am almost sinning in my anger. Thank goodness it is Wednesday!!! Can't wait until hubby gets home and we can all play together. Teeny tiny, daddy, and I. It's supposed to be in the lower 80s here today, with a lot of wind though. Woohooo!!!! Now that my son is walking everything is a new experience. He truly is a gift from God and is the source of so much of my joy. Speaking of joy, I suppose I should get off of here and stick him in the bathtub. He has banana EVERYWHERE. lol Banana, the new glue. lol Enjoy your day my dear hoosier friends. Hope the sun comes your way today too!

Hey sweetie....80's huh? Lucky you!                                 I can understand your not enjoying cooking so much anymore. It took me awhile before I started  enjoying cooking again. The trick is to re-learn how to cook. You also need to quit looking at it as in all you 'can't' have..but what you can...and then play around with that to make it more appetizing. One you start thinking of it as a way of life instead of a 'diet', it will get much easier to tolerate. It is hard to switch over to three balanced meals a day..but oh, so worth it. Try starting every meal off by drinking 8 oz of water ~30-60 minutes before the meal. Then eat your meat/protein first. Eat your veggies next. Save the carbs for last. When you choose meats, choose low fat ones (poultry & fish) the majority of the time. Choose low starch veggies (corn, peas & potatoes are all high starches). Choose non-white carbs like brown rice, wheat bread, wheat pasta. Choose the lowest calories with the lowest fats. At first, it is alot of work to learn how to cook & eat right but it is so worth it for yourself & for your family. And yes..I can totally relate to the urge to snack..so be sure you keep ONLY healthy snacks in the house. My choices: jerky, celery, dried apple slices with cinnamon. If it's the crunch you crave, try making some cheese crisps (put 1-2" mounds of fat-free shredded cheese on parchment paper about 2" apart. Bake at 350 for ~10-15 minutes. Cool well.). There is nothign wrong with you hon!! We all ate that way at one time. Many of us had weight loss surgery to help us stop that vicious cycle. I have faith that you'll be able to do it without WLS!! And remember..it is better to loose 0.4 lb than to gain it!!    Great job!! Sherri

Thanks for the great advice. Unfortunately, my husband's favorite veggie very possibly could be potatoes. LOL. Any great quick recipes? I have been looking at fat, calories, fiber, serving size, etc. to try to teach myself how good or TERRIBLE some of the foods I eat or would like to really are. Hubby and I had a really good heart 2 heart last night and he realized he hasnt been as supportive as last time around either. Last time he tried to help me not buy junk (he can eat whatever and is still a stick) and helped me to invent new healthier ways to make things. Not so much this time but he vowed to try harder and really gave me a good jumpstart again. He is truly a fantastic husband. I went outside a little while ago and it truly is gorgeous out. Can't wait till the little one gets up from his nap so we can go play!  Anyway, since I am too computer illiterate to figure out how to get a pic on my avatar, check out my profile. See what a great family God has blessed me with. What more could a girl ask for?!   :) Enjoy your day all!