Keeping it real

 Weight today - 203. So about 5 pound gain in a week over the holidays. Back at it.

Brief check-in

 I am back from the beach. it was a lovely holiday, but I ate all the things and now I'm so ready to get back on track!!

I am off work this week and I am using the time to get the guest room ready for my mom's post surgical stay (she's have knee replacement surgery). I have packed up 6 rubber maid totes of clothes (too small) - I will check back with them in 90 days. 

Originally I was going to come home Sunday but the weather was so lovely (sunny and 78!) that I chose an extra day at the beach. No regrets, but this week is going to be busy and some projects will not get checked off my list. Oh well.

Hope you are enjoying your holiday season.

Sorta nutso

 The last few days at work before the mass exodus, lsat minute holiday stuff, preparing to leave town. I'm here, things have just been nuts.

I hope you have a safe & happy holiday season!

TGIF

 So glad its the weekend! This week has felt LONG!

Wrapping the last of the gifts, doing a few things around the house. doing a fun Christmas-y activity, and my husband is getting confirmed in the Episcopal church. So that's nice. :-)

Have a good weekend!

The path of least resistance

How do I set my life up so that healthy choices are easier than bad ones? That's what is on my mind today. 

I'm tired of pushing the rock uphill, so how do I remove the hill? Things like meal planning and prepping. Today we are having leftover chicken enchilada casserole for dinner and a salad (easy). Lunch is leftovers (easy). Path of least resistance - eat what's already prepared. 

I also need to do most of my workouts in the morning By evening (at least this time of year), I'm tired and full of excuses. I am donating blood this afternoon, so in addition to walking the dog (which I typically do 3-4 times per day), I knocked out 15 minutes of step aerobics this morning. Yep, talk about old school! But I have a video I love that is broken out in segments so I can both build up and mix it up. 

Also I'm super angry that and idiot/incompetent/corrupt judge and DA dismissed a very strong case against a woman brought up on charges of dog fighting and animal cruelty for the third time!!! I'm sick, angry, and would love to form a team of Charles Bronsons. Just saying. Go nextdoor app - maybe we can do something about this.

Take care.

Still tired

 This week.... ugh. Work is frustrating, I'm tired, and I'm just working for the weekend so I can have some quiet time with my husband. 

Long weekend

The weekend felt very long - not in a good way. 14 hours in a 30 hour span spent in a car is a lot. But we went to Georgia and saw Alma - she is pitiful.  Her body won't quit, but she really just lays in bed. It's so sad for such a vital woman to be like that. But we went.

Hoping for a quiet weekend this weekend.

And it's Friday!

 Work has kind of blown up this week and it's been so tiring. I do 2 or 3 things off my list and the rest get pushed to the next day... every day. I am finally catching up a bit today. I have 2 tasks I don't want to do so I am rewarding myself by making earl grey short bread when I'm done with them! Lol

But I went to the gym yesterday and I'm meeting my trainer today. Tomorrow mom and I are driving 7 hours (one way) to go see my great aunt. Every time we go we wonder if its the last, you know? But mom wanted to be sure & get down before her knee replacement in February, so now seemed the right time.

I can relax when I'm dead, right??? Ha ha

Have a good weekend. ps Still no decorations up!

Weekend

 Well, we had a weekend. LOL. I cooked at church and we had more than we have been serving and more than I prepped for. That always makes for a tiring day. And a lot of folks showed up after we were supposed to close which is frustrating. At the same time I have a hard time turning anyone away. The folks that show up need a meal. 

I have lights on the shrubs and lights on the tree and that's it!! I hope to have 'A' decoration up before Christmas. It's tough with T getting home so late, it getting dark so early, and our weekends being so hectic.

I indulged in a bit of emotional eating Friday night (ugh), but I will say that those instances seem to be on the decline. And I went to the gym Friday and today. So go me.

Baby steps.

Noom so far

 I've been using the Noom app for a week or so. I do like it. I touch base with my coach 1/week and I am in a private group with a coach and a cohort of folks that joined Noom about the same time I did. The couple of recipes we've done so far have been good and it is encouraging my husband to eat more vegetables (a big win). So all in all, I think it is going to help us both - especially him. He's lost weight using Medifast but I'm not sure he's ever actually had a healthy lifestyle. And having him on board is going to make it easier for me. 

My cold seems to be clearing up and I am planning to head to the gym tomorrow. I have my live tree in the stand - that's as far as I've gotten with Christmas. I'm hoping to get some stuff done this weekend.

Tomorrow for breakfast I am making "Morning glory baked oatmeal" - I'll let you know how it is. I've made baked oatmeal twice now and so far we like it!

Pepper - helping me make the guest bed! Lol

Not too much

 I've kept away from the gym due to my cold, but I have been getting out and walking Pepper around 3 times per day. Eating is getting better and my husband actually selected and prepped soem recipes to take to work!!!

Baby steps, right?