I am so so sorry that I have been soooooooooooooooooo long in posting. My life has been a zoo lately with my two teenage boys and school. I am down to 248 pounds ... yipee ... almost half way to my goal! I have been using the alli program along with weight watchers pretty regularly. The weekends are tough because we are on the road alot with my son's travel baseball team. I'll add more in a bit ... but I wanted to let you all know that I haven't bailed on the weight loss struggle.
Ok, I have a few minutes before I need to hit the hay. You are probably wondering just how busy can her live really be that she can' t spare a few minutes to post a quick blog. Let me share with you how my day tends to run. I am up at 5:30 and out the door by 5:45 to run, for lack of better terms, the father of my boys 30 minutes (halfway to work) to meet his ride. Since the bozo can't seem to keep his alcoholism at bay it seems that everyone suffers but him. I arrive back at home at about 6:45 and then run my older son to school. Back at the house by 7:00 for a quick shower and to get ready for work. Out the door by 7:30 for school. (On days when I have to substitute for our morning tutorial program, my day starts earlier and I head right to school after dropping off my older son.) I teach all day, run home to throw dinner in the crock pot and have to leave again at 4:30 to drive again 30 miles both ways to get the x from work. I arrive back at the house at about 5:15 to run my younger son to baseball practice. Leave baseball at 6:45 to pick up the older son from football practice. We arrive home sometime between 7:30 and 8:00 PM. I quickly throw dinner from the crock pot onto plates and they scarf. I then fix my dinner that is usually different to help in my weight loss. We settle down near 9:00 for a nightly session of fighting over homework, etc. I straighten up the kitchen and get clothes ready for the next day. Then it is off to bed.
My schedule is so ridiculous that I have turned off our cable TV because we are never .. and I mean NEVER at home. I might watch the news in the morning or late night but that hardly warranted the $40+ for something we rarely used. So we just watch the three stations that we get without cable and we do fine.
So ... I hope you all understand why my posts are few and far between lately. I will try my best to post more often if I can.
Thanks for your understanding!!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 2007
I think I need to go clothes shopping!
The good news is ... I have lost even more weight. The bad news is ... I need to get clothes. I was trying to wait until I hit the fifty pound loss mark but I am really struggling to find enough outfits to wear for the week. Luckily, I kept some of my jeans from my skinnier days so I am good in that department but dress clothes for work .,.. that is another story.
People are really beginning to notice that I am dropping weight, especially when I am wearing jeans. I am to the point now where I can tuck in my shirts again and feel comfortable. I was a little upset because the gym at the school was closed for the week while they were working on renovations. I did walk quite a bit on Monday when we went to a festival in our park downtown. I intentionally parked about a mile away for two reasons: It forced me to walk more than I normally would. It also made it much easier to find a parking spot. I walked from the car to the park and then walked in the park for about three hours. Then I had to walk back to the car. It was amazing how much farther that trip was on the way back.
On Saturday we went to the local rodeo here in town. I was trying the intentional parking far from the event there but it backfired when they saw the Florida State Champions emblem on the back window of the car. Evidently, the boys who went to the World Series got preferred parking at the rodeo. Of course, I had to take advantage of that for the mere fact that it was the first time something like that had ever happened to me or my boys. It made us all feel like big shots. LOL!
Hopefully the gym will be open on Monday. My son starts his fall travel baseball practice near the gym where we work out so I am hoping to walk a little during practice and then head to the gym. We'll see how things work out.
People are really beginning to notice that I am dropping weight, especially when I am wearing jeans. I am to the point now where I can tuck in my shirts again and feel comfortable. I was a little upset because the gym at the school was closed for the week while they were working on renovations. I did walk quite a bit on Monday when we went to a festival in our park downtown. I intentionally parked about a mile away for two reasons: It forced me to walk more than I normally would. It also made it much easier to find a parking spot. I walked from the car to the park and then walked in the park for about three hours. Then I had to walk back to the car. It was amazing how much farther that trip was on the way back.
On Saturday we went to the local rodeo here in town. I was trying the intentional parking far from the event there but it backfired when they saw the Florida State Champions emblem on the back window of the car. Evidently, the boys who went to the World Series got preferred parking at the rodeo. Of course, I had to take advantage of that for the mere fact that it was the first time something like that had ever happened to me or my boys. It made us all feel like big shots. LOL!
Hopefully the gym will be open on Monday. My son starts his fall travel baseball practice near the gym where we work out so I am hoping to walk a little during practice and then head to the gym. We'll see how things work out.
Monday, August 27, 2007
A Moment to Breathe
Ahhhhhhhhhh ... finally a moment to breathe. It seems that since we got back from the World Series (the Saturday before school started), I have been running non-stop. Between my older son's football practices and games, my younger son's conditioning after school with his teammates, and my trying to get to the gym to work-out I haven't had a moment to sit down and blog. Please forgive me.
My weight loss is going great. I have lost nine more pounds since July 17th. Keep in mind that my weight increased during the two weeks of the World Series. Eating out every night at 10:00 PM or later did wonders for my weight loss (NOT!) But since I have been back, I am back to eating healthy and taking Alli on a regular basis again.
One thing that has really helped is that I stay clear of the school cafeteria. I know they work hard to make balanced, nutritional meals for the students but most of what they make won't cut it for me. I have talked an old friend that I used to teach with when I taught elementary school into going to the gym with me. Tonight we even talked about walking on Tuesday and Thursdays when the gym isn't open. I am looking forward to losing more and more weight.
My son noticed the other morning that my clothes are getting baggy and he suggested that we go on a shopping spree for mom. I went through almost $600 at several malls getting the boys all set for school. I told them that when I hit the fifty pound loss mark, then I will go and get some new clothes. Maybe that will be a driving force to keep me working towards the skinnier me.
My weight loss is going great. I have lost nine more pounds since July 17th. Keep in mind that my weight increased during the two weeks of the World Series. Eating out every night at 10:00 PM or later did wonders for my weight loss (NOT!) But since I have been back, I am back to eating healthy and taking Alli on a regular basis again.
One thing that has really helped is that I stay clear of the school cafeteria. I know they work hard to make balanced, nutritional meals for the students but most of what they make won't cut it for me. I have talked an old friend that I used to teach with when I taught elementary school into going to the gym with me. Tonight we even talked about walking on Tuesday and Thursdays when the gym isn't open. I am looking forward to losing more and more weight.
My son noticed the other morning that my clothes are getting baggy and he suggested that we go on a shopping spree for mom. I went through almost $600 at several malls getting the boys all set for school. I told them that when I hit the fifty pound loss mark, then I will go and get some new clothes. Maybe that will be a driving force to keep me working towards the skinnier me.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
World Series is Over
We have stopped in St. Augustine for a few days until my sister flies out to Ohio. It is nice to sit and relax without worrying about batting practice and the such. I will be starting back on my weight loss plan on Sunday. Hopefully it won't take long to get back on track.
Thank you Veronika for the wonderful comments on my son's team's blog. They really enjoyed watching the comments as they came in.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
So So Sorry
I am so sorry that I have not posted in a decade or two. You see, I am the proud Mama of a Florida State Champion Dixie Youth Baseball player. This weekend (as a matter of fact today at 4:00) we begin playing in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series. Keep your fingers crossed for us!!! You can check in our blog at http://okeejrdballstars.blogspot.com/
Feel free to scroll down to the bottom of the posts and find the post titled Timmy and leave him a good luck comment. You might just add that you are a friend of mom's. The boys are competing to see how many comments they can get, who gets one from the furthest point, and who gets the most from different places. They are really enjoying themselves.
Opening ceremonies were yesterday and it was quite amazing. Fireworks and fans everywhere. The boys got to post their state flag along the outfield fence. It was quite an experience for 13 year old boys. One I am sure they'll never forget.
Unfortunately, my weight loss plan has kind of taken back seat to all that has been going on. Between having to go back to Ohio and finish up my stay with my mom. Driving back down to Muscle Shoals, AL for the World Series, my car breaking down in Decatur and having to rent a car .... FAT IS GOOD RIGHT NOW! lol! I'll get back on track when my life resumes a little normalcy again. If that ever happens. Thanks for all your support for me, my mother and my son. You guys are all wonderful.
Feel free to scroll down to the bottom of the posts and find the post titled Timmy and leave him a good luck comment. You might just add that you are a friend of mom's. The boys are competing to see how many comments they can get, who gets one from the furthest point, and who gets the most from different places. They are really enjoying themselves.
Opening ceremonies were yesterday and it was quite amazing. Fireworks and fans everywhere. The boys got to post their state flag along the outfield fence. It was quite an experience for 13 year old boys. One I am sure they'll never forget.
Unfortunately, my weight loss plan has kind of taken back seat to all that has been going on. Between having to go back to Ohio and finish up my stay with my mom. Driving back down to Muscle Shoals, AL for the World Series, my car breaking down in Decatur and having to rent a car .... FAT IS GOOD RIGHT NOW! lol! I'll get back on track when my life resumes a little normalcy again. If that ever happens. Thanks for all your support for me, my mother and my son. You guys are all wonderful.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
State Tournament - Day 1
Our boys played a great game. It started out slowly but we blew them away in the fifth inning. I was very proud of all the boys but especially my little guy. He pitched a good game and had good defense behind him for those that did hit the ball. We ended up winning 14 - 9. You can read the details of the game at our baseball blog. The link is on the side bar of this blog. Feel free to leave words of encouragement for the team. Tomorrow we face the team that we beat in the best 2 of 3 in our district tournament. They beat the team from West Volusia and we beat the team from San Antonio. Both of us advance to the winner's bracket and face off at 3 PM tomorrow.
As you can see, I have not updated my weight table and/or chart because I refused to even bring my scale with me to the tournament. Not a priority this weekend. LOL! I'll keep you posted on your progress throughout the tournament. Wish us luck. (once again!)
As you can see, I have not updated my weight table and/or chart because I refused to even bring my scale with me to the tournament. Not a priority this weekend. LOL! I'll keep you posted on your progress throughout the tournament. Wish us luck. (once again!)
Arriving at the State Tournament
Well, here I am back in Florida but oh so far from home. My sister, Sue and my neice, "Drissy" drove down with me to watch my younger son play in the state baseball tournament. Unfortunately, my weight program has been put on hold for a few days because it is next to impossible to eat on a regular basis when we are living at a baseball field. I am going to try to watch as much as possible what goes in the mouth, but I am not going to let my weight program rule the week. I am here to enjoy watching my son play ball, and that is my main priority right now. After this week we are going to return to Ohio so that my younger son can enjoy some time with his grandma. I am hoping soon to have a picture with my mom and me so that you can I can share with you a bit of my family. I will keep you posted on how we do in the state tournament. Our first game is tomorrow at 11:3o so check back for updates. Wish us luck.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Day 22
Weight - 266
A little gain today but I had the chili with that had some ground beef. I guess a little splurge isn't going to totally kill my plan. I enjoyed it and I'll hop on back on track tomorrow. Today my mother is really having difficulty remembering where she is and other factors about her life. She thinks that my dad's funeral was just a week or two ago and he's been gone for over 20 years. We have spent most of the morning reorienting her and showing her her orientation board and posters on the wall to put her at ease. She is so worried about her house, her pets (that my brother is tending to), her kids ... and even the deceased. It just amazes me sometimes how the human mind can play tricks on a person.
Above is a picture of my older son who was able to come up with me to Ohio. My younger son is still in Florida practicing for the state baseball tournament. While up here, Tommy went to Cedar Point with my neice and her husband. He had a fun time but think he would have had more fun had his brother been there with him. We may go back when Timmy comes up after states.
I'll probably be back later to add more to this post.
Well, everyone except for my sister that lives here has gone home. Ahhhh ... finally a little time to relax. Even though it isn't my house, I feel that I need to work around the clock to keep it clean with nine people tooling around. Tomorrow the volunteer from hospice will be here during the day so my son and I will go and explore the wonderful towns of Huron and Sandusky. Then we will go to Firelands so that my son can see where his aunt Sue works. It will be nice to get away and relax a bit.
My mom had a very confusing afternoon. This was expected because so many people were coming and going. She seemed to change decades with each person that walked into her room. She went from times before I was born (keep in mind i am 43 years old) to yesterday. Asking for things that she insists she brought here that she hasn't had in many many years. My sister, neice and I are getting pretty good at keeping her calm and redirecting or reorienting her but my oldest brother really has a hard time when she goes through those bouts of dimensia. Sometimes it is very heartbreaking yet others you have to walk out of the room and laugh. It has been quite the emotional roller coaster here. LOL.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Weigh-In #2
I am feeling a little pouty today. I had my second weigh in and it seems that I have lost only a pound since my last weigh in. :-( I had lost more but had the bit of a gain that caused it to look bad. I am really trying to stick to the program but it has become increasingly difficult with the more people that show up here. I made a huge pot of chicken and rice and that was pretty close to being within the program. I only had a little of that and then ate a HUGE salad with fat free ranch. Today everyone wanted chili. I was going to make a big pot of regular chili for folks that weren't worried about fat content and a smaller pot with the MorningStar Crumbles for those of us that do. Well, folks had a fit (why, I don't know!) so I ended up making a huge pot with half ground beef and half crumbles. I have some fat free hotdogs so I am just going to put a little on my hotdog so that I can stay within my fat grams for the day. Nothing would be worse than getting TE's while having to change and manipulate my mother. I'll be cleaning up two stinky behinds. LOL!
It is nice visiting with family but it sure can be stressful with this many grown adults who all have their own way of thinking and doing things in regard to my mother. There are moments you can cut the tension here with a knife. Maybe I should add some of that to the chili that I spend half of the afternoon making that I can't even eat. Tainted chili ... ahh ahh ahh .... the true revenge.
In a little over a week, we will be heading back to Florida for about a week to watch my son's state baseball tournament. I can't wait. I sure do miss that turd-muffin. He has called several times all excited about stuff that the town is doing for our team. So far, they have gotten new flex-fit hats with their name and number on the side, matching Mizuno windbreakers with their names embroidered on the back, and matching Mizuno backpack baseball bags with their names embroidered on them. It will be so nice seeing those boys walk on the field looking like they've come to play some serious ball. It is so great that our community has stepped it up a notch for these boys.
I may come back in a bit and add some more to the blog. We'll see.
It is nice visiting with family but it sure can be stressful with this many grown adults who all have their own way of thinking and doing things in regard to my mother. There are moments you can cut the tension here with a knife. Maybe I should add some of that to the chili that I spend half of the afternoon making that I can't even eat. Tainted chili ... ahh ahh ahh .... the true revenge.
In a little over a week, we will be heading back to Florida for about a week to watch my son's state baseball tournament. I can't wait. I sure do miss that turd-muffin. He has called several times all excited about stuff that the town is doing for our team. So far, they have gotten new flex-fit hats with their name and number on the side, matching Mizuno windbreakers with their names embroidered on the back, and matching Mizuno backpack baseball bags with their names embroidered on them. It will be so nice seeing those boys walk on the field looking like they've come to play some serious ball. It is so great that our community has stepped it up a notch for these boys.
I may come back in a bit and add some more to the blog. We'll see.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Day 20 - Getting Back on Track
Weight - 268
Yeah!!!! I am finally on the way back down! I was so very surprised at the loss today. Last night we had a volunteer from Hospice come in to spend some time with Mom while we went bowling and out to dinner. It was a nice break. We ate at Ryan's Buffet which of course could have been the true beginning of the end. I was so surprised when I got there because it was very fat/calorie conscious friendly. Tons and tons of salad options and they even had real fat free dressing. I made a wonderful salad and even indulged in three pieces of pepperoni. I also had a tablespoon or two of crab salad and two little blocks of cheese. I had a baked potato with some fresh mushrooms. They even had sugar-free / reduced fat chocolate pudding on the dessert bar and low fat butter pecan frozen yogurt. I honestly have no clue how many fat grams I consumed but I must not have done too badly because I took the Alli and didn't have any TE's.
Today my sister and neice left for a nice relaxing few days in Erie, PA. (Where my sister lived before moving to Ohio.) I sure hope that they get some time to relax at the pool. I guess they are going to gamble a bit and go to a special place called Lilllydale, where they can do all kinds of things with psychics. Mom is having a great morning. She ate a big breakfast for her. She had almost a whole piece of french toast and an egg with cheese. The hospice aide came in today at about 9:00 AM. She is so wonderful. She changed the sheets on Mom's bed, gave her a complete bed bath and dressed her. I am always so afraid I am going to hurt her when I dress her because she is so fragile. Shortly after she was done, the massage therapist came in and Mom looked like she was in heaven. The therapist even asked if I would like a massage but I declined. Not quite ready to have strangers manipulating my body. Maybe the skinny me would have taken her up on the offer but "not so much" now. I will be running to Wal-mart after my son and my nephew-in-law get up so that I can get her prescription. We will have the whole family here over the weekend so I need to make sure we have enough food for everyone. Keep in mind, I have a HUGE family - my brother, Bob and his wife, Belinda; my sister, Vonne and her son Donnie (her husband will stay at home and her daughter, Drissy, is the one who stays here to help with Mom); my brother, Tom; Sue (who lives here); me and my son and my neice's husband. It will be quite a family gathering. I am going to make sure that I get food for them; They are big eaters! But, I am also going to make sure that I get food that will allow me to keep myself full so that I am not tempted to sneak the "good stuff" here and there.
It will be a long two days that I taking care of Mom by myself, but as I have said in past posts, I am glad that I am able to finally help. It makes Mom feel good (and me too!).
Yeah!!!! I am finally on the way back down! I was so very surprised at the loss today. Last night we had a volunteer from Hospice come in to spend some time with Mom while we went bowling and out to dinner. It was a nice break. We ate at Ryan's Buffet which of course could have been the true beginning of the end. I was so surprised when I got there because it was very fat/calorie conscious friendly. Tons and tons of salad options and they even had real fat free dressing. I made a wonderful salad and even indulged in three pieces of pepperoni. I also had a tablespoon or two of crab salad and two little blocks of cheese. I had a baked potato with some fresh mushrooms. They even had sugar-free / reduced fat chocolate pudding on the dessert bar and low fat butter pecan frozen yogurt. I honestly have no clue how many fat grams I consumed but I must not have done too badly because I took the Alli and didn't have any TE's.
Today my sister and neice left for a nice relaxing few days in Erie, PA. (Where my sister lived before moving to Ohio.) I sure hope that they get some time to relax at the pool. I guess they are going to gamble a bit and go to a special place called Lilllydale, where they can do all kinds of things with psychics. Mom is having a great morning. She ate a big breakfast for her. She had almost a whole piece of french toast and an egg with cheese. The hospice aide came in today at about 9:00 AM. She is so wonderful. She changed the sheets on Mom's bed, gave her a complete bed bath and dressed her. I am always so afraid I am going to hurt her when I dress her because she is so fragile. Shortly after she was done, the massage therapist came in and Mom looked like she was in heaven. The therapist even asked if I would like a massage but I declined. Not quite ready to have strangers manipulating my body. Maybe the skinny me would have taken her up on the offer but "not so much" now. I will be running to Wal-mart after my son and my nephew-in-law get up so that I can get her prescription. We will have the whole family here over the weekend so I need to make sure we have enough food for everyone. Keep in mind, I have a HUGE family - my brother, Bob and his wife, Belinda; my sister, Vonne and her son Donnie (her husband will stay at home and her daughter, Drissy, is the one who stays here to help with Mom); my brother, Tom; Sue (who lives here); me and my son and my neice's husband. It will be quite a family gathering. I am going to make sure that I get food for them; They are big eaters! But, I am also going to make sure that I get food that will allow me to keep myself full so that I am not tempted to sneak the "good stuff" here and there.
It will be a long two days that I taking care of Mom by myself, but as I have said in past posts, I am glad that I am able to finally help. It makes Mom feel good (and me too!).
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Day 18 -- UGGGG!
Weight - 269
9:35 - Still holding ag 269. At least there wasn't a gain. I have noticed that I haven't been drinking as much water as I usually do. I am keeping bottled water in the fridge so that everytime I go out to get something for my mom, I can get a quick cold drink. I sure do miss my fridge with cold water and ice in the door. I would go by and get a drink constantly throughout the day. We have a hospice volunteer that comes in tonight for three hours so that we can get away. I believe the plan is to go bowling at a local bowling alley. That should be fun. I know good and well that my sister and neice will order tons of fried finger food (mushrooms, cheese sticks, french fries, etc). I am going to pack some celery in a ziplock bag so that I can have something to nibble on. Hopefully this will keep me from indulging while bowling. Fried mushrooms are my favorite!!! So I will sit very far away from that basket. LOL!
My mom is having a pretty good morning. Her bottom is quite sore, bless her heart. She kind of goes in and out of dimensia, insisting that my sister has flown to California. It might be a long day. I will probably post throughout the day to help occupy my time. After the nurse comes (sometime between 10 and 11) I am going to try to do a Walk Away the Pounds Video to see if I can get my weight moving back down the way it was before I came up to Ohio.
9:35 - Still holding ag 269. At least there wasn't a gain. I have noticed that I haven't been drinking as much water as I usually do. I am keeping bottled water in the fridge so that everytime I go out to get something for my mom, I can get a quick cold drink. I sure do miss my fridge with cold water and ice in the door. I would go by and get a drink constantly throughout the day. We have a hospice volunteer that comes in tonight for three hours so that we can get away. I believe the plan is to go bowling at a local bowling alley. That should be fun. I know good and well that my sister and neice will order tons of fried finger food (mushrooms, cheese sticks, french fries, etc). I am going to pack some celery in a ziplock bag so that I can have something to nibble on. Hopefully this will keep me from indulging while bowling. Fried mushrooms are my favorite!!! So I will sit very far away from that basket. LOL!
My mom is having a pretty good morning. Her bottom is quite sore, bless her heart. She kind of goes in and out of dimensia, insisting that my sister has flown to California. It might be a long day. I will probably post throughout the day to help occupy my time. After the nurse comes (sometime between 10 and 11) I am going to try to do a Walk Away the Pounds Video to see if I can get my weight moving back down the way it was before I came up to Ohio.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Day 17 - Hanging Strong
Weight = 269
My daily weigh-in showed that I didn't lose any weight but I didn't gain any. That in itself is actually a good thing especially since we ate at Olive Garden. I did choose very well and got grilled shrimp with a red sauce. I knew that I should stay away from the creamy stuff. I also had one plain breadstick and of course salad. It was quite delicious but the shrimp w red sauce was quite spicy. A special thanks to Jessica for sharing the virtual model website. I have linked her blog and the virtual model website to my blog... check it out!
Mom was up very early this morning (5:30). I got her some breakfast and got her changed and she is now back asleep at about 9:30. Between her and my sister's two geratric cats I have had my fill of "poopage." Do they make diapers for cats? Hmmmm ... might have to research that online. LOL!
My older son, who is here with me will be going to Cedar Point today with my neice and her husband. He is so anxious after driving by the park yesterday. He is a roller coaster freak and that is a park that is slam-full of roller coasters.
I sure do miss my younger son. He is still back in Florida practicing for his state baseball tournament. I will see him in a little over a week. I am sure that time will crawl until then. We aren't sure if we are going to drive or fly to Florida for the tournament. We'll see when the time comes. My neice says that we can get pretty inexpensive flights from Columbus to Pensacola on some small airlines. Like I said, "We'll see ... LOL!
It is now the end of the day and I have been so good today. I was very diligent when my sister brought home what she called a BAP (Big A$$ Pizza) and my son (bless his heart) brought me home an elephant ear from Cedar Point. I told my sister to say that I ate some when he was in the bathroom but (as much as I wanted to) I did not even have a sniff. I made my homemade alli-friendly soup made out of 98% fat free chicken broth, a small boneless / skinless chicken breast, tons of celery and a few noodles. I ate this for both lunch and dinner. I did have a weight watchers ice cream sandwich following dinner for dessert. All total I had about 1300 calories and 31 grams of fat today. If I gain another pound tomorrow, it will be very hard for me to not give up and just eat what I want after being so strong.
My daily weigh-in showed that I didn't lose any weight but I didn't gain any. That in itself is actually a good thing especially since we ate at Olive Garden. I did choose very well and got grilled shrimp with a red sauce. I knew that I should stay away from the creamy stuff. I also had one plain breadstick and of course salad. It was quite delicious but the shrimp w red sauce was quite spicy. A special thanks to Jessica for sharing the virtual model website. I have linked her blog and the virtual model website to my blog... check it out!
Mom was up very early this morning (5:30). I got her some breakfast and got her changed and she is now back asleep at about 9:30. Between her and my sister's two geratric cats I have had my fill of "poopage." Do they make diapers for cats? Hmmmm ... might have to research that online. LOL!
My older son, who is here with me will be going to Cedar Point today with my neice and her husband. He is so anxious after driving by the park yesterday. He is a roller coaster freak and that is a park that is slam-full of roller coasters.
I sure do miss my younger son. He is still back in Florida practicing for his state baseball tournament. I will see him in a little over a week. I am sure that time will crawl until then. We aren't sure if we are going to drive or fly to Florida for the tournament. We'll see when the time comes. My neice says that we can get pretty inexpensive flights from Columbus to Pensacola on some small airlines. Like I said, "We'll see ... LOL!
It is now the end of the day and I have been so good today. I was very diligent when my sister brought home what she called a BAP (Big A$$ Pizza) and my son (bless his heart) brought me home an elephant ear from Cedar Point. I told my sister to say that I ate some when he was in the bathroom but (as much as I wanted to) I did not even have a sniff. I made my homemade alli-friendly soup made out of 98% fat free chicken broth, a small boneless / skinless chicken breast, tons of celery and a few noodles. I ate this for both lunch and dinner. I did have a weight watchers ice cream sandwich following dinner for dessert. All total I had about 1300 calories and 31 grams of fat today. If I gain another pound tomorrow, it will be very hard for me to not give up and just eat what I want after being so strong.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Day 16 - Minor set back
Weight - 269
I am slowly gaining weight again. I find it very difficult to make my mother meals high in calories to help her gain weight and let the major portion that she won't eat go to waste. I guess it is the mother in me that makes me feel that it is not right to waste perfectly good food. I ended up eating half a grilled ham and cheese sandwich and about 2 cups of condensed vegetable soup (no meat) for lunch. It was about 22 fat grams due to the only bread we had was light bread but I did use real cheese and reduced fat margarine. I am managing the fat grams fairly well but the calorie intake is another thing. I did well for breakfast with a weight watchers bagel and fat free cream cheese. I think we are going out to dinner tonight. God grant me the wisdom to choose carefully tonight from the menu.
Mom is having a pretty good day. She slept for a bit after the hospice nurse came in and ate a pretty good lunch. She had half a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, about a cup of vegetable soup and half a nectarine. I am having some trouble convincing her to drink. I push the water and juice and all she seems to want is coffee. I guess I will try again after lunch. The hospice volunteer is coming at 1 PM to allow me to run to the store and to meet Sue for dinner. It should be a nice visit with Sue away from the stress of taking care of my mom. Sometimes I feel horribly guilty that I can't be here on a regular basis. I hope that spending the summer here (with the exception of the time for my son's state baseball tournament)will help ease this guilt a little bit.
I am slowly gaining weight again. I find it very difficult to make my mother meals high in calories to help her gain weight and let the major portion that she won't eat go to waste. I guess it is the mother in me that makes me feel that it is not right to waste perfectly good food. I ended up eating half a grilled ham and cheese sandwich and about 2 cups of condensed vegetable soup (no meat) for lunch. It was about 22 fat grams due to the only bread we had was light bread but I did use real cheese and reduced fat margarine. I am managing the fat grams fairly well but the calorie intake is another thing. I did well for breakfast with a weight watchers bagel and fat free cream cheese. I think we are going out to dinner tonight. God grant me the wisdom to choose carefully tonight from the menu.
Mom is having a pretty good day. She slept for a bit after the hospice nurse came in and ate a pretty good lunch. She had half a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, about a cup of vegetable soup and half a nectarine. I am having some trouble convincing her to drink. I push the water and juice and all she seems to want is coffee. I guess I will try again after lunch. The hospice volunteer is coming at 1 PM to allow me to run to the store and to meet Sue for dinner. It should be a nice visit with Sue away from the stress of taking care of my mom. Sometimes I feel horribly guilty that I can't be here on a regular basis. I hope that spending the summer here (with the exception of the time for my son's state baseball tournament)will help ease this guilt a little bit.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Day 14 - 2nd Weigh-In Tomorrow
Weight - 265
Well, I made the 19 hour trip to Ohio and wow, did it seem longer than 19 hours. I used to be able to do the trip in one day but I had to stop. The lines on the road were beginning to look like strings of spaghetti. It was very difficult eating along the way. I brought tons of fat free items to eat in the car, but we had to stop and eat to try to break up the monotony of the trip. I tried to stop at areas where I knew there was a subway but that wasn't always available. On Wednesday night (the 4th of July) we stopped late and the only place we could find open was (of all places) a Waffle House. I ordered the chef salad that left alot to be desired in the salad department. They had no low fat or no fat dressing so I got ranch and dibbled the end of my fork in it a couple of times. Checking out the ingredient panel on the ranch was very eye opening. IT HAD TWO MEALS WORTH OF FAT IN ONE PACKET!!
When I got to my sister's house she had ordered a ton of pizza and an italian salad for me. She used to do weight watchers so she is pretty familiar with watching fat and calorie intake. I took my Alli and ate the whole salad with ff ranch. Well, needless to say, with all the olestra, the dribblings of ranch and the huge salad, I experienced my first bout of TE's. It wasn't horrible but I swear they thought I had some disease because I spent the majority of the night in the bathroom. LOL!
Today we stole a few minutes away from my mother (who is very ill) and managed to do some shopping so that I could get myself back on track. I am still, by no means, regular but it is much better today than it was yesterday.
Although I was down a pound, keep in mind that was over 3 days. I was averaging a pound to a pound and a half a day. I really need to get back on track. I have my second weigh-in tomorrow and pray that I will see at least one more pound by tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for me and I'll post tomorrow to let ya'll know how I did.
Well, I made the 19 hour trip to Ohio and wow, did it seem longer than 19 hours. I used to be able to do the trip in one day but I had to stop. The lines on the road were beginning to look like strings of spaghetti. It was very difficult eating along the way. I brought tons of fat free items to eat in the car, but we had to stop and eat to try to break up the monotony of the trip. I tried to stop at areas where I knew there was a subway but that wasn't always available. On Wednesday night (the 4th of July) we stopped late and the only place we could find open was (of all places) a Waffle House. I ordered the chef salad that left alot to be desired in the salad department. They had no low fat or no fat dressing so I got ranch and dibbled the end of my fork in it a couple of times. Checking out the ingredient panel on the ranch was very eye opening. IT HAD TWO MEALS WORTH OF FAT IN ONE PACKET!!
When I got to my sister's house she had ordered a ton of pizza and an italian salad for me. She used to do weight watchers so she is pretty familiar with watching fat and calorie intake. I took my Alli and ate the whole salad with ff ranch. Well, needless to say, with all the olestra, the dribblings of ranch and the huge salad, I experienced my first bout of TE's. It wasn't horrible but I swear they thought I had some disease because I spent the majority of the night in the bathroom. LOL!
Today we stole a few minutes away from my mother (who is very ill) and managed to do some shopping so that I could get myself back on track. I am still, by no means, regular but it is much better today than it was yesterday.
Although I was down a pound, keep in mind that was over 3 days. I was averaging a pound to a pound and a half a day. I really need to get back on track. I have my second weigh-in tomorrow and pray that I will see at least one more pound by tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for me and I'll post tomorrow to let ya'll know how I did.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Day 11
Weight - 266.5
I am very surprised about the pound and a half weight loss today. We went out to eat at a local pizza parlor and I had a chef salad along with mushroom parmesean. I ate all of the salad and about 3 or 4 mushrooms from the main course. I was hoping that the mushrooms would not be deep fried before the sauce was put on but no such luck. I ate, stopped by the drug store to get my prescripions (very quickly) and headed home because I as afraid of an alli-oops. I didn't have any major problems at all but did have a bit of a gas and loose stool late in the evening. It was nice to know that I can occasionally indulge without major side effects.
My older son and I will be leaving tomorrow morning for Ohio to help my sister and neice take care of my mother. I have to leave my younger son here because he will be practicing for the state tournament. That is going to be rough for me to do but I need to help out with my mother. My plans are to drive back down for states on the 20th and then head back to Ohio for the remainder of the summer. I will be in constant contact with my son and the other team parents so that I can be assured that everything is fine down here.
Today, the day will be spent packing and preparing to leave. I will be heading out to pick up the boys who spent the night at a friend's house so that we can watch the older boys baseball team who are still in district play, trying to earn their way to states for their division. They came and supported our team and we need to do the same in return.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Day 10
Weight - 268
Down another pound!!! This post is going to be my boasting ... no, not about my weight .... about my son. A picture says a million words!!
Down another pound!!! This post is going to be my boasting ... no, not about my weight .... about my son. A picture says a million words!!
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Day 9 on Alli
Weight - 269 (down 8 pounds since 6/23/07)
Well, it is off to the ballpark once again. This game will determine who goes to the state tournament. The boys did fantastic, especially our young fellow who smacked a grand slam! Due to a lengthy rain delay, we didn't get back from the ball park until 2 AM. Of course, my son was hungrier than a horse and the only place open was the Taco Bell drive-thru. After a thorough look at the menu, I quickly noticed that absolutely nothing that they had fit into my Alli plan. So the only thing that I could do was inhale deeply, come home .. and go to bed. Pout pout! It was very tempting to order my usual chalupas but I did very well. I will continue this post after we return from the game.
Well here I am ... back home ... and YES! We are victorious. Our boys baseball team will be going to the state tournament in two weeks. My son was the starting pitcher and was awesome for the three innings that he pitched. Then coach brought in our ace pitcher and he finished up the job. It was quite the ball game but we came up on top - 3 to 4. The game was close but considering that this is the team that knocked us out of the state tournament after earning our way to states last year, it felt so good!
I did a decent job meal-wise today. I took some of my Lays Light Chips that are fat free and nibbled on those. I did eat a few sunflower seeds and when the game after ours was rain delayed (Welcome to South Sunny Florida ... NOT!) I decided to make a quick run to Subway instead of anything from our concession stand. By the time we made it back to the park, they were just cancelling the games for the day so now I am at home, resting in my comfy chair. Practice and make up games tomorrow starting at 3 PM.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
First Weigh In - Day 8
Weight 270.5
Well, I am down 7.5 pounds. I slowed down a bit in the weight loss but some of that, I'm sure, is because of being at the ball park and my eating schedule being disturbed. We should only have a few days of this. I had two weight watchers bagles with fat free cream cheese for breakfast. This only contained one gram of fat so I didn't use one of my alli pills. I am going to save that one for when I go to the ball park because I will undoubtedly want some sunflower seeds at the ball park. I plan on going to subway to eat a late lunch right before we go to the ball park so that I can avoid the external hunger issues by being sure there are no internal hunger issues. Hopefully that will help.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Day 7 on Alli
Weight - 271
Today I had another test. We had a special lunch today because one of my best friends had her last day at the school that I used to teach at. We ate at R.J. Gators. I was very good and impressed myself once again. I didn't get to eat breakfast because we had to get up and moving due to batting practice this morning. At RJ's I had the house salad with ranch dressing on the side. I took the suggestion of dipping the fork in the dressing instead of adding it directly to the salad. I barely made a dent in the dressing that way and it was good. It is unreal the difference in the amount of dressing that stayed in the cup. I also had the Half grilled chicken quesedilla. I best calculatede the meal at 365 calories and 15 fat grams.
Today I had another test. We had a special lunch today because one of my best friends had her last day at the school that I used to teach at. We ate at R.J. Gators. I was very good and impressed myself once again. I didn't get to eat breakfast because we had to get up and moving due to batting practice this morning. At RJ's I had the house salad with ranch dressing on the side. I took the suggestion of dipping the fork in the dressing instead of adding it directly to the salad. I barely made a dent in the dressing that way and it was good. It is unreal the difference in the amount of dressing that stayed in the cup. I also had the Half grilled chicken quesedilla. I best calculatede the meal at 365 calories and 15 fat grams.
Then I attended a celebration at our school in recognition of receiving an A for a school grade for 06-07. Yeah for us. Of course they had this delicious purple cake that I managed to pass on. Once again amazing myself. I have my weigh in tomorrow and I want to be sure there is progress.
Tonight my son has his first game in the district tournament. I am going to make sure that I take an Alli pill so that I can partake in my usual sunflower seeds. I use these to keep from smoking an entire pack of cigarettes when he is on the mound. I have a funny feeling that we will all be going out to dinner following the game but only time will tell. I will just keep my fingers crossed that we go somewhere that is alli program friendly.
Well, the bad news is we lost the game horribly. But, the good news is I did very well at the ball park. I ate two dill pickles from the concession stand and my typical sunflower seeds. That seemed to keep me content hunger-wise. After the game we stopped at subway and I ate a turkey sub. All totaled my calorie count was 745 and my fat grams for the day were 35. My calorie count was quite low and that made my percent of calories from fat higher than it has been. We'll see how my body reacts to that with the Alli. I sure hope I don't experience my first TE's. Only time will tell.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Day 6 on Alli
Weight - 271
When I awoke this morning, I felt much better than I did last night. The strange sensations that I was experiencing seemed to be gone. I am wondering if they were more part of my menstrual cycle than anything else. I started this morning with one of my omelets on an english muffin. It came to a grand (and I use that term lightly) 262 calories and 2 grams of fat. To boost up the fat content a bit I also had a WW ice cream sandwich. This brought the calorie and fat content to 402 and 4 respectively.
We had a light lunch so I didn't take any Alli. We made personal pizzas out of fat free pita bread with some spaghetti sauce, veggies and fat free mozzarella cheese. They were quite yummy. My younger son had his last practice before the district tournament. One of the parents ordered pizza for the kids and the parents. I was so very good. Although I left before they dove too deep into the pizza. I came home and ate my very low fat eggplant parmesan. It was okay but not something that I would make on a regular basis. Since I was so good today and resisted temptation, I did treat myself to one macadamia nut cookie that I made for the kids. It only had 11 grams of fat and didn't put me over my calories or fat.
For the whole day I had 21 grams of fat and 1314 calories.
When I awoke this morning, I felt much better than I did last night. The strange sensations that I was experiencing seemed to be gone. I am wondering if they were more part of my menstrual cycle than anything else. I started this morning with one of my omelets on an english muffin. It came to a grand (and I use that term lightly) 262 calories and 2 grams of fat. To boost up the fat content a bit I also had a WW ice cream sandwich. This brought the calorie and fat content to 402 and 4 respectively.
We had a light lunch so I didn't take any Alli. We made personal pizzas out of fat free pita bread with some spaghetti sauce, veggies and fat free mozzarella cheese. They were quite yummy. My younger son had his last practice before the district tournament. One of the parents ordered pizza for the kids and the parents. I was so very good. Although I left before they dove too deep into the pizza. I came home and ate my very low fat eggplant parmesan. It was okay but not something that I would make on a regular basis. Since I was so good today and resisted temptation, I did treat myself to one macadamia nut cookie that I made for the kids. It only had 11 grams of fat and didn't put me over my calories or fat.
For the whole day I had 21 grams of fat and 1314 calories.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Day 5 on the Alli Plan
Weight - 273
I was so happy to see that my weight had not changed since yesterday. We went out to eat and I tried my best to eat as healthy as I could. Substituting celery for fries and eating just a drop of ranch dressing on each piece of celery. I was very proud of myself.
This morning we went to the gym at the Freshman Campus and worked out for 30 minutes. It felt so good to get up and moving. Then we all went and got hair cuts. I got mine cut wicked short for two reasons: First, it is much cooler when I am walking in the afternoons and second, it was looking so raggedy when I was working out. This will make me feel and look better. I did stop in at the donut connection (right beside the hair salon) and peeked at what they had. I opted to pass and eat my breakfast at home.
I am already beginning to notice a difference in my clothes and I am only on day five of the Alli Plan. This makes me want to keep going in the worse kind of way! Feeling better and looking better are even better than the weight loss itself.
I had breakfast when I got back from the gym. I had two weight watchers bagels with fat free cream cheese. That only contained 1 gram of fat and 360 calories so I also had a weight watchers ice cream sandwich to try to meet my calorie and fat goals for that meal. I kind of find it comical that I have to work to eat more calories and fat. Go figure! All total I had 3 grams of fat and 500 calories for breakfast. I am so glad I passed on the donut connection.
I ended up taking a nap in the afternoon and didn't eat lunch. I did take another Alli pill before I went to the ballpark so that I could eat some sunflower seeds. I have been experiencing some strange sensations today. Light headedness and a nagging pain between my shoulders. I am attributing that to the workout this morning. I am going to watch carefully after reading that one woman had some heart issues when taking Alli.
For dinner I had half a boneless, skinless chicken breast, about a half of a cup of stove top stuffing made with fat free butter and a large serving of broccoli with fat free butter and a little fat free cheddar cheese sprinkled on top. It was a decent meal that allowed for some dessert afterward.
All total today I had 1365 calories and 18 grams of fat.
For dinner I had half a boneless, skinless chicken breast, about a half of a cup of stove top stuffing made with fat free butter and a large serving of broccoli with fat free butter and a little fat free cheddar cheese sprinkled on top. It was a decent meal that allowed for some dessert afterward.
All total today I had 1365 calories and 18 grams of fat.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Welcome to my Blog
This is my first post to my blog. A special thanks to lisa82367 from the Alli message board. You gave me a good reason to start my first blog. I am going to work on other blogs for my students as well.
Who knows what all this will bring!
I started Alli on Saturday June 23, 2007 and am already seeing weight loss. I have been on a low fat / calorie diet for quite some time now. I use many of the tools that I've gotten from weight watchers along with the alli program. One problem I am having is the opposite from most folks. I find that I am wayyyy under the recommended fat grams. I actually have to really look through the foods I have bought for myself to get a little fat into my diet. I am sure that as I adjust to this whole program the plan won't be so difficult to follow.
I am hoping to keep a running tab of my weight loss so that I can show off my success.
Who knows what all this will bring!
I started Alli on Saturday June 23, 2007 and am already seeing weight loss. I have been on a low fat / calorie diet for quite some time now. I use many of the tools that I've gotten from weight watchers along with the alli program. One problem I am having is the opposite from most folks. I find that I am wayyyy under the recommended fat grams. I actually have to really look through the foods I have bought for myself to get a little fat into my diet. I am sure that as I adjust to this whole program the plan won't be so difficult to follow.
I am hoping to keep a running tab of my weight loss so that I can show off my success.
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