LOL I am having the exact same problem!! My other problem is that even when my eating is on track, I get derailed on the weekend when I want to have a drink or two, and then I want to snack along with it. BUT, I feel like just being conscious of what I'm eating is a good place to start!
That's probably part of my problem, too!!! I have tried putting less on my plate to combat this, but then if I'm still hungry, I beat myself up about taking seconds. Need to keep working on finding a good balance/portion control.
Oh, yes, the thrill of working Catholic Schools Week Open House all day tomorrow
Other than that, laundry, meal planning/prep for next week, and hopefully a Sunday afternoon nap!
STAY WARM! It's ridiculously cold in Chicago right now, too. BRRRRRR!
Weekends are just so hard! I get it. That is one reason I am enjoying IF so much... I can eat/drink what I want in my window - I just delay it until then. Obviously - if a person drinks a lot of alcohol - the loss won't be nearly as good... but still - I am trying not to feel too much guilt over enjoying myself once in a while.
I've been trying to eat off of our "luncheon" plates instead of our dinner plates... I agree, that's hard too. LOL
Oh yes!!! Enjoy your crazy week! I remember Catholic Schools Week all too well... I went to Catholic grade school my entire k-6... The girls went k-3 & 2 respectively... Good memories!
Yah - it's impossible to stay warm here. LOL We just try not to think about it.
Sorry I've been MIA -- I went to Georgia to visit my family over the long weekend...left last Thursday and got home Tuesday. For the most part it was a good visit. As always (and I do mean always) my youngest sister caused some drama so the last couple of days of the trip were not great. But my Dad surprised us all and flew Alyssa in from Texas to join us for the weekend and that was absolutely wonderful! While I was there I bought some new pants for work...with the weight I've gained because of the medications I only had two pairs of pants that fit, and only a few dresses and skirts. *Sigh* We're planning to start Whole 30 this weekend since that worked so well for me last time. I bought some WATP DVDs and have started doing those a few nights each week and am taking a barre class on Thursdays. Overall, my stomach has been doing pretty well for the last couple of weeks so that's good. Now if I could get my tennis elbow to heal...but instead of doing that it's spreading to the other arm -- so tennis elbow in both arms. Not fun!
Brie is doing so well in Italy. She's making good progress with the language and she has met some wonderful people. I miss her terribly. Alyssa has started working on an MBA, so she's very busy as well.
I think the Lilly Pulitzer skorts are adorable -- you look great and I'm so happy that IF is working so well for you. I don't know much about IF.
It looks like I will be going to WDW for a couple of days in April...probably just two days, but it's better than none. I need to talk to my friend that I will be meeting there and start getting things planned. I'm excited!
I hope you have a great time on your Aruba trip! I can't wait to hear about it!
I am glad you had a (mostly) good trip... And what an awesome surprise that Alyssa was there!!!! I can't imagine! Tears would have flowed for sure!
I hope the W30 does just as well for you this time... Allison is trying for the W30 (AIP version) to help with a psoriasis flare up she is having - I am hoping so badly that it works... The latest and greatest treatments for psoriasis are cancer drugs - and that just scares the crap out of me for her.
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I can't imagine how much you miss Brie right now... I thought it was bad when the girls were gone - but Brie has been gone so much longer already. Will you be going over to visit her?
Thanks! I am still unsure of the LP skort... It's packed - so it's going with... We'll see how brave I am once we get there? LOL
Yay for a WDW trip!
That is awesome! Something to look forward to in the spring! Enjoy your planning.
Thanks - we are excited for it! I look forward to sharing about it when we get back!
Our lives are not too exciting right now either...and I am FINE with that after last year!
I do get to go to Haiti in March with a group from work. We are taking students on a mission trip down there during Spring Break. Very exctied about it.
After having our lives put on hold last year, I am extatic that we get to travel again this year. I went to Chicago for a girls trip with a friend from high school last week. DH and I are joining our BFF's from Chattanooga on a weekend marriage retreat in GA next month, Haiti in March, DH's parents have rented a giant house in St. Louis for all of us and his brother and his family to crash at together in July, we cruise with Mickey for 8 nights in October, then we will be back to the beach for our annual Thanksgiving trip in November. Hopefully 2019 will be kinder to us than 2018 was!
I bet you are!!! I would be too!!!
FUN!!!! That will be a super interesting trip, I bet?
I saw your Chicago trip on FB... Did you get to see Mo? And the rest of your trips sound amazing as usual!!! Maybe one day I will get to drag Josh on a
Disney cruise?
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Prayers and pixie dust that 2019 is a MUCH better year for you - you and your family deserve a kind and wonderful year!!!!
I've been pretty good with sticking with the IF - as I said on FB, not totally clean because I need creamer in my coffee, but that is the only "cheat" that I've had. I also don't have a problem with leaving food on my plate - especially when we eat out - I usually only eat 1/2 of my meal and bring the rest home for lunch. I also started riding my recumbent bike again. I it last year when I was still doing pt for my shoulder. Its less stress on my knees, but boy was it hard to get started again. Hopefully, I will get to spend more time on it each day.
That's awesome! I am glad you are enjoying IF so much. I still have a hard time with leaving food behind - but I am getting better. I purchased a new book, Dr Burt Herring's Appetite Correction... I am really hoping it gives me some good ideas and helps me out with this area that I struggle in so much. Next on my list is The Obesity Code.
Glad to hear that you are back on your bike... Chiara is really enjoying her's!
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Not much to update here... I was able to get all of my errands done yesterday - even though it was bitter cold out. It's supposed to get worse before it gets better.
According to Josh - we are supposed to stay this cold all week, and then get colder next week - with 5-8" of snow on Sunday into Monday... Just not looking forward to any of that at all.
Have I ever told you all how much I hate winter? LOL I still don't know why we live here?
Working on my coffee this morning - black. I am on week, um, maybe 6 of black coffee... It's not terrible. Believe it or not, I saw this tip in one of my FB groups - and if you put a pinch of Himalayan salt in your coffee, it takes away the bitterness.
So, I tried it - and it worked.
Shocked as ever, because I've been putting loads of honey/agave + cream in my coffee since the beginning of time to take away the bitterness. LOL And here, I pinch of salt does the job quite well. It makes black coffee tolerable anyways.
That's about it here. It's too cold to do anything outside and brave the weather for anything non essential - so we will enjoy our day indoors as much as possible.
Wishing you all a nice and warm weekend!
Prayers and pixie dust to all!
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