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Well, I have truly established the fact that I am an emotional eater.  Saturday I started off course a bit, didn’t feel too bad about it, but have continued to go downhill in a big way.  I know why I’ve been pigging out, I just don’t know how to stop, in fact, I don’t think I even want to.  What I put in my mouth is just not important at the moment, period.  Tomorrow my dau. gets her 4 wisdom teeth out—–this kid has never even had 1 cavity and has zero idea what she’s in for painwise.  The bottom ones are lying sideways under the molar they are supposed to be coming up next to; the top ones have not even begun to descend, they are WAY up yet but he says there won’t be enough room for them so he’s gonna take them too while he has her asleep.  I feel like I’m leading a lamb to  slaughter; I’m ready to back out of this….  I guess we’ll get through, but I’m REALLY not looking forward to tomorrow.

I am so tired…sorry if this is disjointed and mis-spelled…….

First, I got to my dh last night and picked him up after work @ 1:00am, got to bed about 2:00am…..up this am before 6, grapenuts w/ skim, decaf tea w/skim….club was doing mile heats on a h.s. track today (they do this once a yr.) not heavily attended as most are into distance.  My dau. came in first in her heat…yeah!!!!  She led the whole way which probably means she actually should have been in a lower est. time heat, but we’ll take it!!  Went to mall, walked around and now we come to the oink part—I went on to have a fairly bad food day; but darn, this is the first I’ve been REALLY bad since last Oct.; I mean, I even lost weight over the holidays last Dec. so I REFUSE to beat myself up over this, so there!!!  I bought and ate some coated warm pecans; maybe 10, my dau. ate the rest….lunch @ Olive Garden: stuffed mushrooms, ate 3 of those, minstrone, and salad, and chocolate gelato, shared, for dessert…oh, and I ate my chocolate mint candy that they give you with the check…..on to a movie—Underdog, can you believe it? and off to the party…it was held by a folk dance group that we attend in the winter….drank water, had 1 plate of typical picnic food and 2 desserts-a very small brownie and a piece of blueberry-lemon pie, home about 9:30pm ….so there you have it…..my blog is written, my tea is finished and I am going to tumble into the arms of Morpheus…g’nite!

Missed yoga—cross country team was on a timed run and we couldn’t leave to get there anywhere close to starting time.  Food has been OK, just had snack of 1 string cheese, turkey, and piece of banana bread–time to give the rest away.  Made phone calls today to re-arrange things to accomodate the oral surg. on Tues. and recovery days after.   Doing laundry…it’s never truly “done” though, it it?  Just goes on and on and on.  Not in a real good mood.  Found a spot on the carpet (less than a yr. old) where my dau. apparently dripped Clorox–blue carpet, white spot size of a quarter.  Dh called, car blew a belt; have to pick him up at 12:30am in another city and figure out how to get there and then find him.  Supposed to volunteer at a race tomorrow, need to get up by 6am at latest.  Have a party to go to tomorrow afternoon; don’t even know what I’m making yet.  From start to finish it’s going to be one of those days…….will try to nap this evening….bah humbug!!!!!!!

Bfsk: grapenuts flakes, decaf tea w/skim, few almonds

Good news for me is that it looks like Dean will take a southern track, not come up the coast.   Sorry Texas, you sure don’t need any more rain this summer.

Went to cross country practice, took dog, had a nice wander–Betsy must have been getting some good smells, kept her nose down the whole time.  I know basenjis are included in the hound group but she’s never been so ardent about tracking before.  Talked to some nice people from N.J. vacationing here.  The c.c. girls had decided to go for a swim after practice today.  I led with my car cause the rest didn’t know how to get to the beach part of the park; apparently they also didn’t know about the parking fee to get in the water part either!!  I am now a bit poorer; but it was hot and humid and they really did deserve a dip.  Beach was almost empty.  Found out the dog can swim; had her on a retractable leash and my dau. called her and the dog  went swimming right out to her.  Didn’t want to stay though!

Lunch was Panera  @ 11:30am (request of my dau, playing up the oral surg. next week): I had chicken noodle soup and Greek salad–recently discovered that I love Greek salad, and baked Lays, came home and had a piece of banana bread.

Snack @ 5:00pm: 1 Skinny Cow fudge bar

Gotta go take her highness to violin lesson.

Did afternoon running around, shopping, and chauffeuring and lo and behold—-my committee meeting that I would have been at right now was cancelled–yes, yes, yes and yipeeeee!!!!!  I’ve actually been home since 6:30pm. 

OK food……lunch @ 1pm: ff cottage cheese, sweet potatos, and last of the pot roast, 9 cherry tomatoes–right off the vine

 Dinner @ 6:30pm..v8 juice, 1 string cheese, and 1/2 pt. hot and sour soup picked up at my local Chinese place, and piece of banana bread

It’s already after 8pm, I’m tired and want to get some laundry done yet…….gotta check the Weather Channel (if there’s a hint of bad weather I’m glued to it, being coastal); there’s something in the Atlantic called Dean….it’s a week away and all I can think of (already)is how I’ll possibly have to evacuate my dau. right after her oral surg….hope Dean stays far, far away…..g’nite

Oh, I think I’ve got my comments turned back on, don’t know how they got turned off on the last post, or what I did to turn them back on, for that matter.  Anyway, I forgot to mention that when I was at the dr. yesterday evening…..I weighed 5, yes 5!!!!! lbs. more than at home, they made the excuse that it was because the scale was on carpet rather than bare floor, BUT 5lbs!!!!  Geeeeezzzzeee!!!!! NOT fair at all. Back to usual this am on weight.

OK–usual bfsk + a few almonds and decaf tea

 snack @ 10am: nectarine and piece of banana bread.

busy day, will try to update later…..

Bfsk: grapenuts flakes w/skim, plum, decaf tea w/skim…….walked dog while A. did c.c. practice…did grocery stop on way home….snack @ 10am: v8 juice, turkey and f.f. cottage cheese……..lunch @ 1pm: mixed lettuce salad w/ cuc., olives, and tomatoes, 1 Stouffers stuffed green pepper, thin slice of banana bread—-I had to do something with all those bananas!!!  Made 4 large loaves, will freeze 2; eat and give away (mostly give away) the other 2.  I have a killer recipe–Sour Cream Banana Bread—got it when we lived in Charleston, S.C. for 3 yrs. ( LOVED it there, would have stayed forever).  Anyway, these days I make it healthier by using half whole wheat flour, low or f.f. sour cream, and low fat butter.  Snack @ 4:30: nectarine and another thin slice of banana bread.

Saw my GP for 1 week check-up on that UTI from last week this evening…urine came back fine…this guy is someone I used to work with, I thought a lot of him back then; he always was thorough and took time to explain even to the oldest patients.  Haven’t seen him for ages, I’ve been super healthy as far as the stuff he treats goes, anyway…we got caught up and he was quite pleased with my weight loss…this is how he talks, kind of old fashioned–said I looked good in my “attire”, now, I ask you, when is the last time someone referred to your clothing as “attire”? He’s such a sweetheart!!!  We looked over a bone scan I had done last fall; he’s been trying to talk me into Fosamax for ages.  I let him draw some blood to eval. kidney function and said I’d get back to him about the Fosamax.  I hate pills and can’t swallow them and that’s one you can’t chew or crush so chances are I won’t be taking it.

Picked up a friend and her daughter and had a quick trip to Borders Books for hot chocolate and talk.  Gave them some of the banana bread.  Over and out….g’nite

First, the remainder of the food from yesterday…snack @ 8pm: v8 juice, 1 string cheese, 10 cherries

Bfsk. @ 6:30am: grapenuts flakes w/skim, decaf tea…..and on to c.c. practice–took dog today and had about 1 hr. walk……home for a shower and lunch with friends @ Bennigans which will be my main meal for today 12noon: smallest serving of French Onion soup, 1/2 of the fish and chips, left behind almost all the fries and half the cole slaw……off to oral surgeon to get the news that dau.’s wisdom teeth are being extracted next Tues; all 4…….she’s fine with it, guess it’s best to get it done with before school starts……a bit of shopping for A., 1 jacket, 3 tops and 2 books then home……dinner @ 6pm: mixed greens salad w/ olives and cherry tomatoes, pot roast, sweet potato, red grapefruit….currently quite full, thank-you.  Have double booked several things this week so I’ve got to try to straighten the schedule out tomorrow……..g’nite early tonight

Awake and up @ 7:30am despite plans to sleep in.

Bfsk.: grapenuts flakes w/skim and decaf tea w/skim @ 8:30am………snack @ 11am:  1/3 banana, 2 t. peanut butter…………main meal @ 1:15pm:  salad w/ tomatoes and green olives w/f.f. balasmic vinegar dsg. and a small square lasagna, 1/2 can rinsed and drained red grapefruit…..

A. and I went out for her school supplies earlier—there wasn’t too much off the list she needed since some stuff carries over and she still has extra from previous yrs.  However, it never fails to amaze me what has appeared on the back to  school list ( this is public school )over the years: rolls of toliet paper, boxes of tissues, spray cans of Lysol, antibacterial lotion and wipes; this year’s Shaking My Head Award goes toooooo-drum roll please—-8, yes, 8 rolls of tape—-?????  One understands different kinds of pens, notebooks, index cards, binders, page stickies, glue sticks, and such BUT…… 8 rolls of tape????  She’s going into 10th grade in an advanced academic program with emphasis on English and history courses; where, oh where, do 8 rolls of tape come in, esp. when she’s never been required even 1 in any other grade?  Are they getting caught up for being remiss in tape demands for other years?  I have long suspected that I am supplying more than just 1 child; esp. when she tells me they are told to add what they brought in to a community stash for the whole class……..

Bfsk. was Grapenuts Flakes w/skim and decaf tea.

Our running club was doing timing for a “mud run”, an 8K with major obstacles and water and (of course) mud—lots of military, including lots of SEALS.  These are always my fav. races, everybody has such a great time and such a great attitude.  Even the weather behaved, after 100 or close all week and miserable humidity, we were in the upper 70’s with a breeze.  We had over 1900 runners paid; the # that actually run on race day is always a bit less for various reasons.  I worked head of finish line today, clicking runners as they crossed.  Had 1 piece of pizza about 11:00am; I heard all 300 pizzas were gone in very little time.  There were large boxes of bananas left over and I grabbed one box and took it and my dau. to join a fundraising car wash for the cross country team.  The car wash began at 9am and by 12:30pm those kids were so hungry they were thrilled with bananas even.  After I dropped her off to work with the team I went in the mall–got a nice pair of casual pants and a top on sale at Stein Mart and had a small bowl of chicken noodle soup at Chik-Fil-A.  At 2pm I took dau. to her lawn mowing job and I RESTED for a couple hrs.  Shared a Greek salad with her and had another piece of pizza about 6pm and we went to see Stardust, got home about 11pm and for some reason I’m just not sleepy.  Realized that despite carrying those bananas all over town, I didn’t have ANY fruit today and there are still so many of them I’ll be begging neighbors to take some off my hands tomorrow.  A very good day!!!  G’nite, or I should say Good Morning!