Kiddo update and this week

A quick update. Well, the good news and the bad news is that there isn't much of an update. Angel does have some blood in her urine, so we have to go back in a week from now to get it checked out. What we want to see is that it's gone within the month. It's just horrible to sit, wait, and not do anything. There is literally nothing we can do to help it. But she's getting a bit better. Today her swelling is down, and the rash is turning into bruising. She can walk better today though, so that's progress.

Well, I enjoyed my drinks last night, but still went to bed early. I ended up laying in bed for a few hours before I finally fell asleep, so I'm exhausted  But, I also feel very energized and really ready for this week of exercising and eating right. I can not wait to feel accomplished!

Tonight, I've got this simple awesome recipe from my neighbor. She had it yesterday, and I tried it, and I fell in love with it. One of those things I wanna slap myself for not knowing how to do.

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Yeppers! Those are Brussels sprouts!!
coat the brussel sprouts with oil, spread lemon pepper (or your favorite seasoning) bake at 425 for 15 min.
THAT'S IT!!

I know. Why didn't I know this before! I can't wait to try that with asparagus,  green beans, kale (I gotta double check their recipe, but it's supposed to be good)

So! Here's to good news, and good health!!
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And drink my water!!!!

After Binge

Has anyone seen a weight drop a couple days after a binge? I know I have, and it happens every time. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about binging every other day. After dieting for a couple of weeks, you have a day where you do something special and you end up going over your calories. Hey, in real life, it happens!

I told you about Monday where I enjoyed my favorite naughty food (deep fat fried burritos), then ended up going out with my husband and enjoying some Fish N Chips (SOOOO Yummy). Well, today I stepped on the scale, and I'm down 2 more pounds!! I LOVE seeing this weight drop. So, I have a theory.

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My theory is that if you stick to low calorie, healthy living lifestyle, make sure you splurge every couple of weeks. It's good for the soul. Especially if you love yummy food!!

Weekend

What a wonderful weekend this has been. Last night my husband and I went to a friends house to visit. It was very nice because they are also doing weight loss challenge, and we were able to discuss and share our differences and how we plan to go about it. My friend is doing Weight Watchers, and I have to admit that I'm a bit jealous. It worked so great for me. But that's ok. I'm doing what I can now.

I finally got my weight loss ticker to work, and I LOVE seeing my accomplishment.

Tomorrow is going to be a bit hard. We are joining a friend who lost a loved one. So it'll be the funeral, and then lunch, then gathering, then dinner, then bar. WOW. There'll be so much temptation. I have to say that I'm happy the husband will be with me. We'll be able to get through the temptations together.

3rd Day

So, today was much better than yesterday. This being said as I'm sitting here, 10pm at night, and my stomach is growling, "FEED ME!"

I believe it has to do with eating a larger meal for lunch, and a smaller dinner. I feel better through out the day. I feel like I can't function if I only eat salads for lunch, but I feel better at night if I eat salads for dinner. I guess that makes sense in a way.

What doesn't make sense is that I didn't eat breakfast this morning, and I wasn't as hungry. That makes no sense. I've heard from quite a few people that they get hungry earlier in the day if they eat breakfast compared to not eating breakfast. Why does that happen? It makes no sense what so ever. It doesn't matter if it's cereal, or eggs. I'm always starving around 10am if I eat.

My husband is doing great too. I thought he'd be very reluctant with logging food, but he has proven me wrong. It was just luck that we saw a news story about a woman who got into food logging in order to lose weight. I believe that positive story has really motivated him. I love it!!! Well, he's a bit annoying about making sure everything is perfect, but I'd rather have that than him not being involved.

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Oh, I'm not sure why my ticker hasn't changed, but I've lost a few pounds already. I love the initial weight loss!! And I'm totally steeling this counting system!! I'm making one this weekend. LOVE IT!!!!

Day 2

Only the second day, and it's very hard!! I wanted to eat all day long, but lucky for me I made some great choices. I had some banana spears to snack on, and some carrots. I need to get some more veggie snacks. I don't really like celery, but I think I'm going to have to learn to like them. I can do that. I don't hate them.

Something odd though. This afternoon I wasn't feeling very good. I thought it was just due to being hungry and changing my diet up, so I had a large chicken salad with a tortilla in order to get some carbs in. I feel worse. I was only able to choke down about half of the salad, and that's exactly how I feel. I feel like I forced myself to eat it until I couldn't get that fork to my lips anymore. I really hope I'm not getting sick!!

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My wonderful husband is doing great too. He has involved himself into the food journal almost too intensely  I keep telling him that an easy way to log your food is to find something that is near perfect and use that. Sure there's a few variations, but otherwise it takes too long. But no, today he had to enter everything he used on his sandwich with perfect measurements. Hey, whatever it takes dear!!!!

The Resolution

Yes! I've done it! I've started a stupid horrible no good very bad New Year's Resolution. Not only did I make a resolution. I've followed the fad and developed a diet. YEP! I'm one of THOSE people. But, I dragged a number of friends with me. DOH!!! Well, I'm not stopping there either. I've taken my family with me too.

I want to be healthy. Right now it's hard as we start, but I want it to be easier and easier. I not only need to lose weight, but my wonderful husband must be healthy. He has health issues, and it's vital that we start to focus on our eating habit. Wouldn't it be wonderful if my kids had these good habits too?

So today is day 1 of a strict 30 day diet. After this initial 30 days we will reevaluate and readjust as we need. I'm going for a 6 month turn around for my family. We are  not a fat family, but we could easily become one. I make my kids healthy snacks and sit down and pig out on chips. There's something wrong with that. So no more! We all become healthy.

We've started some mentally and emotionally positive habits too. I'm excited to watch all this play out. I'm also excited to see how things change, and to share my ups and downs as we go through these great new times.