I’m lurking right now. I’m in the midst of yet another struggle to stay on-plan and find some much needed motivation. I’m tired. That’s all I can say….I’m just tired of the struggle and the dieting. Someone on one of the threads was talking about not believing they could lose the weight. I have to admit….I don’t know that I truly believe I can do this. I’ve been faking it, but that’s not working very well right now.
The new puppy, Beau, if fitting in around here nicely. He slept through the night and hasn’t have any “accidents” so far today. I think he’s gonna be a big boy. I’m hoping the vet can give me a clue at his visit tomorrow. So far, my other two dogs aren’t all that impressed with the big oaf. Hunny, my 6 year old chihuahua has already let him know that she is now “top dog” around this joint. Her son, Max (my dear Cody was his daddy) is scared of him. All the big guy wants to do is play with Max, but he’s not having any of that! Thank goodness that Hubby and I are on vacation this week. I had forgotten how much work is involved with potty training.
I love Trader Joes and Whole Foods! Hubby and I just got back a little while ago and I can say that the 2 hour round trip was well worth the drive. I came home with fresh ground cashew butter, greek yogurt, agave nectar, two different kinds of hot whole grain cereals, whole wheat pizza dough, farmer’s cheese, Ezekiel cinnamon raison bread…etc, etc, etc. Oh my goodness, I was in heaven. I just wish I could afford to buy the meats at Whole Foods, but my budget just won’t allow that. But, I did get some great items and Hubby found many of the ingredients for some of the Southbeach recipes that he’s been wanting to try. Looks like we’ll be heading over to the stores about once a month. Oh my goodness, after having a “taste” of these stores, how do I shop in the regular grocery stores again? Too bad my budget demands it.
Looks like walking with Hubby is one of my tickets to weightloss. Although we haven’t been walking since Thursday, I managed to have a 3.2 pound loss for today’s weigh-in. :D
This weekend was a tough one. My Cody, my oldest fur-baby, passed away on Friday. He had been sick with heart disease for a little over a year and his arthritis was getting worse. The poor guy could hardly get around anymore and was totally deaf and going blind. I’m not really sure he even still recognized us. I miss him…..especially, the Cody that I knew and loved for years. I managed not to eat for comfort this weekend. I kinda amazed myself, but I knew that I had a loss on the scales and I really wanted to maintain the loss for my official weigh-in today. So, despite the grief and this horrible cold I’m fighting, I stayed on-plan.
Today, Hubby and I went to the pound and adopted a puppy. I know that most people wouldn’t understand. They would think that I’m trying to replace my Cody. That’s not the case at all. It actually helps me with the grieving process to have another little one to love and take care of. Hubby has always wanted a bigger dog (we have a Chihuahua and one of her’s and Cody’s sons.) So, we adopted a part lab mutt. He’s really quite pretty……all black with some white on one paw and his chest. His name is Beau and he’s four months old.
Hubby and I are on vacation today and the girls are on Spring break. We’re not doing anything special….just relaxing. We do plan on making it to the Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. We’ve never been and I’ve always wanted to head over. I’m planning on quitting my use of Splenda and using some agave nectar. I’m hoping we can head over tomorrow or the next day or so. And, I plan on doing some spring cleaning. The closets are getting full already and the garage is embarassing.
Wow….I sure was chatty today! I hope everyone has a great on-plan day tomorrow.
As of today, I’m three days on-plan. Hubby and I have been walking together each day. I really think we are keeping each other motivated….which is a very awesome thing! I’m trying to make the month of April be a month of change in how I treat myself and my body. No more playing around with getting the weight off and getting healthy!
I’m battling some kind of sinus thing…may be allergies, may be a cold. I can’t ever tell. I picked up a Neti pot on Tuesday, but it doesn’t seem to be doing much for me. My ears are plugged and I woke up with a horrible sinus headache this morning. Tonight, I’ll try taking Benadryl before I go to bed and hope that tomorrow morning is a better start for my workday.