Man, why do I have to work? I would rather be golfing...

On the other hand, I have a three-day weekend coming up, so I really have nothing to complain about.

I had an evening meeting yesterday, but I still managed to get some more yardwork done. The front grass is now ready for mowing, but the back still needs some TLC, especially the garden. I'm really hoping to get that ready for roto-tilling by the end of this weekend.

I *think* i've decided not to make the trip into the city tomorrow. I will probably regret this next week and be longing to ride my bike to work everyday 

Maybe I can get in another round of golf over the weekend.

There's some leftover multi-grain pasta, spinach and green beans for dinner tonight, if I don't fall into a sleep coma as soon as my butt hits the couch. Last night was another long night spent staring at the bedroom ceiling...

Life is good, my friends! I am riding my endorphin high from golfing yesterday; I had an awesome time with a good group of people and I can't wait to do it again soon  My skills need some fine-tuning; I want to really work on my swing and alignment. My distance is pretty good, but lots of balls are ending up on the left or right of the green instead of on it LOL.

Slightly disappointed that my cuddle time last night with my cousin's newborn was cancelled  My cousin didn't get to town until after 10pm, and after the short sleep I had Tuesday night, I was in bed by 9:30! Since she was only staying the night and leaving early this morning, I guess my visit will have to wait for another time 

My eating's been much better lately, since i'm back on budget to save for some repairs that need to be done around the house and/or getting rid of some more debt this year. Not going nuts buying all the food in the stores LOL, which makes planning meals a lot easier. Protein, carb, fat. End of discussion.

I am debating heading into the city on Saturday; I need to get someone a birthday gift anyways, and I could look at a few bikes while i'm there. Does it make sense that I feel guilty about "dropping" my old bike???

Hey!

I've been pretty busy lately, working through cleaning the house top to bottom (it now looks so nice and clean I could spend hours just staring, being grateful for what I have), and i've gotten started on the yard as well. I cleaned out two flowerbeds so far, three to go! And then i'm clearing the garden and seeding it into grass, so there's a couple days of work right there as well. Coming along nicely!

I tried to get my bike into shape so that I could start riding it to work, but it looks like it might be time for a new one. This gives me some anxiety because I have no clue about bikes and don't know what kind to buy. I hate to waste money on something that won't last long. I wish there was someone around here I could talk to about it, but there are no bike shops nearby. Oh well, i'll figure it out.

The golf course opened up on Monday, and i'm heading out there after work today for the first nine holes of the season! I am so excited that I couldn't sleep last night. Total of three hours. Mine eyes are bloodshot. But I get to golf today, so there's some adrenaline getting me through the workday and a goal to work towards

Knee is good, aside from slight pain at wierd times of the day; we'll see how it does with golfing.

Visiting family later tonight, my cousin had a baby boy and they're all here for a visit; can't wait to get some cuddle time in!

YES, I am still alive! PROMISE!

Ack! Time kind of got away on me...

I don't have enough time to say much, but just wanted to check-in and make sure you all knew that I hadn't forgotten about you

I'm back at work after a week off where I managed to accomplished a whole lot of spring cleaning. This past weekend I went for a walk with the wrong pair of shoes and managed to tweak my knee a little. I took a break from exercise last night, but plan to take a nice long walk outside this evening - the weather is GORGEOUS!!!! Stay! Stay, stay, stay!

Talk to you soon!

Well, it looks like I can't post to dietdiaries from my laptop at home, but I can post just fine at work!! Isn't that bizarre... will have to e-mail the webmaster to see if there's something off with my settings...

Anyways, due to this little hiccup, my posts may not be daily anymore but you can bet your butts i'll be here as much as I can be!

The last week or so has been not so good with eating; I ate out a lot because an aunt came to visit, then it was Grandma's birthday, then I went out for dinner and a vent sesh with a friend, then visited Dad over lunch in the city. I came home with leftovers for a lot of those meals, but still, some of it was pretty high calorie. And even when you think you're being good (grilled chicken, rice and a salad), calories are stealthy little buggers and can find their way into EVERYTHING.

Plus I purchased a loaf of whole grain bread i've never tried before from Costco, and I fell in love and almost ate the whole loaf over a three day period.

HOWEVER, i've been doing good things with my knee lately. I gave it 11 whole days off from formal exercise. Walking around at work all day and a bit in the evenings was exercise enough. It was feeling great, so on Sunday I took a walk out at the dog park for about 20 minutes and then iced my knee when I got home. I've been contemplating the stairs a lot more lately too, and by that I mean walking up and down them. This makes my knee howl slightly, but at least I feel like i'm making up some ground.

I'm very disappointed with the results of surgery thus far, but i'm trying to stay positive and hoping these little tweaks will help with a full recovery *very* soon.

Loaded up on veggies, fruits and wholegrains, and i'm determined not to eat out at all this week. VERY good eats so far: fruit, whole grains, chicken, tons of vegetables, almond milk, peanut butter. Pretend I didn't drink any coffee and this is practically perfect!

I went back to grandma's for dinner again yesterday; I think she wants to have birthday celebrations all week instead of just for one day!

We had chinese and I filled up mostly on rice and vegetables.

I was really tired again yesterday, so I didn't visit long. I really don't recall doing anything when I got home except for making plans to see a friend in a couple of weeks. So the dishes all still need to be washed, plus I added another cereal bowl to the fold. There are dishes EVERYWHERE!!!! It's driving me crazy, but apparently I am unable to do anything about it so I'm choosing to not see it when I walk into the kitchen. This isn't really working.

I hope workout buddies will be coming over tonight, as i've been slacking on my knee exercises for the past two days. I always do them when workout buddies are around.

I have nothing but leftovers to finish up. No complaints here! The last couple of weeks have really helped me stay under my food budget; unfortunately I might have to replace the shingles this year so whatever "budget" i'm keeping will be shot to h.e. double L in the near future. Why did I buy a house again?

Ok, so... cereal, coffee, leftovers for lunch, snack 100 cals thinsations, leftovers for dinner, do the dishes, drink an extra 1L water, workout, snack maybe.

There are other things too, like pickup the post as I haven't been there for three weeks i'm sure. But I will plan that later, when I have a more real feeling of how much I will actually be able to do today. I only just woke up two hours ago. Right now I think I can take on the world.

"...But in the end, who does it benefit? No one. The truth is, it benefits no one to live in a world where these things happen.” ― Suzanne Collins

Very sad news yesterday.

Dinner out went well; I decided on the chicken sandwich instead of pizza and only ate half because the chicken didn't look fully cooked. After dinner I hurried to the store and bought some groceries, hurried home and packed them away, then rushed over to grandma's for cake.

I was darn nearly sleeping standing up by the time I got home. Watched the news for awhile while having a bowl of cereal with almond milk, then went to bed.

Today's plan: smoothie, coffee, cafeteria sandwich, grandma's house for a visit, leftover chicken sandwich and rice, CLEAN KITCHEN, waxing. maybe some cereal as a snack.

My other plan today is to stop yawning. This one ain't working out so well.

I wish weekends never ended ;) so glad I have some holiday time coming up where i'll be spending time doing nothing and travelling to see a friend. Can't wait!

I reached my quota for social interaction on the weekend with no problem (told you i'm not much of a social butterfly); eating wasn't great on Sunday but that's what lowering my inhibitions with vodka and cherry whiskey will do ;)

I have a big mess in the kitchen to clean up today, and a list of groceries to purchase. I am starting to panic because I am all out of orange juice for my breakfast smoothies, and the only other things in the fridge are some carrots and frozen perogies. A balanced meal that does not make. Good thing it's 10 for 10 days at the store! Fun Times!

I also have a dinner date with Grandma, Mom, and one of my favorite Aunt's. Looks like we'll be going for pizza, so i'll be ordering my go-to Feta and Spinach. And i'm excited to give Grandma a very pretty coral necklace for her birthday. I sure hope it fits.

So, to summarize my foods for today: breakfast smoothie, coffee, rice and steamed veggies for lunch (from the cafeteria), a yummy cinammon loaf for dessert (I couldn't help myself, it was begging me to eat it), and pizza for dinner. Oh, and birthday cake. Yikes.

The moral of the story for today: Do as I say, not as I do.

I love the way my knee is reacting to my new method of 'do nothing all day long and ice all evening'. For about 65% of the day I am walking as normally as anyone else who does not have any issues with their knees/legs/lower body mobility. <insert a BIG breath of RELIEF here>

Cross your fingers and toes that I don't run into a patch of ice on my way to the car after work (snowing AGAIN. really, Mother Nature?)

I had a very hard time getting to sleep last night (what the heck? why so random and... irritating?) and at one point actually got up and had a drink of water and watched Criminal Minds. I shouldn't have, because it was about teenagers who choke themselves and each other to get high. Tough to watch.

My foods were good, the tortilla pizza I made was actually kind of delicious and I had some steamed greens with it. Brought the leftovers for lunch today and I still have 1/2 a chicken breast to use up for dinner. I should make some whole grain pasta, i've been craving it for a few days now.

I got a little munchy into the evening and snacked on crunchy things. Also spent a lot of time daydreaming about Costco's snacks.

I made sure I had enough time to make myself my regular 1/2 banana, strawberries, orange juice and glutamine smoothie this morning. Need that to get me through the morning.

Really feeling like I haven't seen anyone in awhile. The social butterfly in me (which is, I admit, quite a tiny little thing) is feeling a little lonely, even though I had people over just two days ago. I'd like to host a dinner soon - I saw a great recipe from the Pioneer Woman for soup and I think it would be awesome in a toasted bread bowl! I should do this before the weather warms up and no one wants soup anymore.

Blabbering. It's because I have to use up my energy by writing instead of working out. I guess I could start talking more too, but my co-workers probably think I talk too much already.

I iced like a champion after work yesterday, and was true to my word and did not do any walking (except when I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen) ALL evening. Proud of me?

My workout buddies came over and did their workout while I ate my dinner of baked chicken, brown rice and quinoa, and steamed green beans. While kinda sorta maybe sending daggers through my eyes at them. Apparently I missed my targets because they were pretty pumped up and happy while they were working out, and pretty well just ignored me. Probably because I wouldn't high-five them. LOL, it was a fun time in actuality, and I am exaggerating slightly about sending daggers and being crabby with them. In fact, I made them copy the crazy girl on the DVD a few times and that was hilarious. It felt good to give orders too ;)

I told them if i'm still not in walking shape for our next workout, we're doing a crazy belly-blasting DVD instead. And I shall sit and laugh the whole time. I'm sure they'll love that.

Leftovers for lunch today and I have to search for a recipe to incorporate the other baked chicken breast sitting in the fridge for dinner tonight. Maybe chicken and pasta but what kind of sauce? Hmmnnnn.

Decisions, decisions.

Wait! I've got it! Chicken and veggie pizza with a little BBQ sauce and mozza cheese, on a flour tortilla.

All set.