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Did best effort again today. Did a better job of keeping my word immaculate. And the other 2 agreements fell in somewhere between the first 2.

Got mom to eat almost a normal amount of food today. It was a lot of work. Also cleaned the kitchen and did a grocery run.

Made it back to yoga sunday morning. Missing it Monday morning. Dad had an anxiety attack at 12am. It's getting to be a routine

225.6 getting super fat again. 

Good Morning ! 

8:00 am breakfast: onyxorgum shredded wheat, craisins, and almond milk 400. iced coffee 50. and...sugar rush! LOL.

10:30am: good fats bar cookie dough flavor, pretty nice. and more seltzer and stevia 200

lunch: cooked veggies large amount 150?, barley and mushrooms bigger amount 200, salmon nice size piece 300? 700 tops - might have overestimated  a hair but that’s better than underestimating !

snack half orange 50

before gym seltzer with stevia and a cookie 150  and during gym with be a bigger serving of coconut water 150 ...might skip something here ?! 

after gym to be determined - a real meal. 500 or so.a cauliflower crust 200, 2 kebabs of tasty and so garlickly shrimp! 250, and a plum 50. 

2200, excellent.

2 day: 2150, fine.

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My planning for Paris is going slowly because i get anxious and start to do everything but plan for Paris. Before I drive to vvisit my mom around noon today, I'm hoping to plan 2 more days, so that i've planned at least 3/6 days...!  If i work harder, i could probably even plan 4/6 days before noon today...let  me get to work! Well, now i just spoke to mymom and i have to have to leave more around 11:30 which gives me just under 2 hours to plan...i'll be lucky if i can plan 2 days...

picking up some food & seeing mom for lunch ...followed by a HOME workout - i think gym is not a good idea...still need to write more Paris plans at home...grrrr! and gym will just waste the day away.

I'm hoping to get some keto baking in today.  While yesterday was sunny and everyone was outside, today is cloudy and the rain keeps teasing us here.  I imagine that maybe not so many people will be outside today.

Thought I ran all my errands yesterday, but it appears that I didn't get everything needed at the grocery.  Hmm...

Lower leg workout today sometime. 

AFTERNOON EDIT:  Due to lack of autos in our family at the current moment (daugher's car is in the shop again), I decided to just stay home, which is fine.

I am expecting a library book to come in on Monday or Tuesday, and I can go to the store at that time and get whatever it is we may need.

My keto baking did not go so well today.  The stewed/jellied cranberries I made are delicious, by cooking them down an extra 2 minutes, and I got the Swerve sweetener just at the right balance.  However, the keto "fat head dough" flat bread I made did not turn out well, as it stuck to the parchment paper.  I was able to salvage like the upper half of each slice, leaving the melted bottoms stuck to the paper.  Wah wah.

My lower body workout was excellent!  I was very mindful when during lunges and it paid off.  I am ready to get ripped!  

I did my best today to do what I could for 2 critically ill parents. It’s an impossible situation but I am doing my best. The stress is really getting to me and I am not being my best self. Weirdly, planning to go to CA Adventure with my boyfriend really picked me up. A little hope for a better life when all this is over.

My word was not impeccable... I got really sad when my dad poked a nerve and said dumb stuff.

Hugs to my fellow insomniacs.

7pm Edit: very anxious and stressed as i write the daily plans (hard to do when you don't know the area so have to search and make sense of it all....good to do, but it's VERY STRESSFUL for me as i'm not a great planner....doing it...but i just took a generic 1/8 xanax (i've had the same pills home had only 2-3 pills since Spring 2016 lol) because i am seriously starting to go nuts...really just started the plans at 6pm today lol...was cleaning and cooking all up until then....i'm a GREAT procrastinator!)

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Good Morning ! 

8:00 am breakfast: onyxorgum shredded wheat, craisins, and almond milk 400. iced coffee 50.

snack: chocolate 200 (should have tried the sugar free stuff i bought but had regular - forgot i have to try the other stuff!)

12pm-1pm lunch: egg freshly hard boiled /and a tablespoon nut spread 200 (got hungry and was cooking lots of things for the whole weekend/week ahead), cauliflower rice with pesto sauce 150. 350. 1/2 cauliflower crust 100 (since i am home today i've been cooking up a lot of frozen items to have ready for this weekend and next week). blueberries 50

4:30-5:30pm  - 2 smallish plums 50, tried REALLY, REALLY dark chocolate 98% cacao omg!? crazy stuff! 100, ice cream 150

7:30 good dinner at home: garlic/black pepper shrimp250 from frozen, i made ealier in oven and still have a few kabobs left (they were actuallly frozen on the kabob!) , avocado 120, wrap 80. 450 satisfying. and a drink 50...now back to planning...i don't think i'm going to finish all of Paris today, i think i'll need one more day or so...like my day off in April...

snack: more regular ghardinelli chocolates 150

2100, good.

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9:30 or so and i already showered and put the laundry in...i need to figure out my Paris schedule TODAY. i've researched the areas and now have to make a 6day schedule. it's sorta easy as 2 of the days are "excursions" outside paris and will take longer just to get there so the only plan mostly is where we are going: one day is Disney (outside Paris) and the other day is Versailles. Disney doesn't need too much planning other than picking up a schedule for the day when we get to Disney. Versailles does include some planning - need to see what kinda tour we want....i need English, but maybe we'll just get an automated tour. i'm not sure if i want a tour guide or device to listen to. I do prefer guides, but, they are MUCH MORE expensive. Anyways, then i have 4 more days of Paris to plan...so i'm getting started. Like i said, the research is done, now i just have to put my notes into a plan. I also need to research the "cheaper" concerts. We've decided NOT to attend a dinner/show at Moulin Rouge - only to walk by / into it briefly. Instead, there are other cheaper shows and events available, which is fine with me...i just like performances in general. And i know from going to events totally free at libraries that it's not always the price that determines the calibre...you can get high calibre for inexpensive price if you are open to it! :)

 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

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Hello to you. 

Scale weighed me at 159 this morning.

OK, this will sound silly, but I'm happy to see that I've lost half a pound.  I know that this is really just maintenance.  I don't know what it is, but there is something terribly rewarding about seeing a lower number on the scale - even in maintenance.  You know, this is almost *disturbing* if I think about it.  

I have remained consistent or maybe even stepping up a little bit with the weights, but I am not seeing any visible changes -- no muscle cuts, not getting leaner -- and I am losing a little weight?  

I'm proud of myself for curbing the sugar free candy habit in the evenings.  I'm down to having just one, and now I'm out.  I am not going to buy any more for home.  I still have a bag at work, but that's going to stay at work, to use as a crutch/vice with the stresses at work.  Also, I do not think I will be making any more chocolate peanut butter bombs.  I would rather enjoy a square of dark chocolate (the darkest I can go is 90% - and I love this.  Not sweet, but anything higher tastes like baker's chocolate, which I cannot do -  way too bitter).

I mentioned this in my response to Maria's post, but I have noticed just how much I love and miss sugar.  My biggest downfall is needing sugar in my coffee.  I LOVE saccharine (Sweet N Low - the pink packets).  Just one packet is a sweet treat in my coffees!  But it's awful for a body - that stuff is poison.  So I've been searching for a substitute that works.  Unfortunately Stevia leaves a very tinny bitter aftertaste.  Swerve leaves an unpleasant cooling aftertaste and requires 3 TBSP to be sweet enough.  I've had mild success with Lakanto Monkfruit blend but that is expensive and it takes about 2 TBSP to get to an acceptable level of sweetness.

I can drink my coffee unsweetened, but I do not like it unsweetened every time.  And sometimes I use sweetened coffee as a substitute for eating dessert. 

While I was at the grocery store, I was giving some serious contemplation to adapting a plant-based diet.  I've tried that before and it just doesn't work for me, but I really wish it did.  

kombucha 50

Breakfast: Good Fats bar and mocha coffee 300

CHOCOLATES 100

Midmorning: wrap 80, egg 70, 1/4 avo 100. 250.

Lunch: all healthy, bought it yesterday and forgot to take it home for dinner last night / weekend too so i'll eat that today...wish i remembered to take that food yesterday bc i'm not going directly home tonight and so i'm not sure i want to have food in my backpack for like 4-5hours until 9pm...we'll see...and it's too much to eat only for lunch. maybe i leave part of the cooked veggies for Monday for work (i don't like wasting things i pay for!) light shrimp/fish 150?, lots of roasted yellow peppers oily 250. 400. fruit 50.

snacks: almonds 50

dinner: TBD...i'm going to an event that has White Castle (well, maybe i'll just eat one slider!?) and beer. it's boxing tournament held annually by the Sportman's Club of my union and a 10 min walk from my apt...it starts at 7pm but i plan to get there around 6pm and i'll eat then...Ricky is supposedly saving me a seat very close to the boxing ring...fingers crossed! 550 cal beer, one slider, 1 diet coke, snack bar after the event.

total friday cals: 1800 tops, excellent !!

7day avg is going to be GREAT: 2070 FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

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i'm excited to see a boxing tournament tonight, starts at 7pm, going straight from  work.

I am leaving my cooked veggies i bought yesterday for lunch monday / tuesday at work next week as i don't want to carry the veggies home, i don't think!

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Planning to sleep in tomorrow, do laundry, make corned beef and cabbage in slow cooker, and if weather is nice enough to do a walk :) maybe in Valley Stream (town where i grew up) as a change o fpace i'll drive there.

I keep switching my decision about my hair. I prefer it with blonde, despite the price. i'm just not ready to go back to brown pixie cut. At least my haircuts are rather cheap (since i get them done at a barbershop!). I've decided to keep the highlights. I almost want to go get them done this weekend, but it's too soon because i have my trip in one month...the highlights will have grown out by then and look bad in Paris photos LOL, so i'll wait 2-3 more weeks on the highlights. 

 but then again, making the appointments is so inconvenient and annoying, that i should just touch up grays myself and dye it back! yeah, its not the money that's the issue but the making appointments and wasting time getting hair done. i'll have to go back to brown eventually.

highlights are just really inconvenient for me....BUT I REALLY LIKE THEM....!? ...GRRRR.

Still struggling with my GI system a bit.  These iron pills really throw me for a loop.  I am supposed to take them on an empty stomach, which makes me nauseated.  They also cause some mild constipation.  I have also been feeling very bloated in the abdomin this week.  My daughter suggested hot water with lemon, and I have found that this is such a nice thing to drink even if I wasn't having problems.  I will probably stop this once the weather gets really warm, but I must remember to do this as often as I can.  I had a cup of this in the morning, instead of a 2nd cup of coffee, and now I am enjoying a cup of it right now.

When I went to my GI appointment, of course, they had to weigh me.  I must remember going forward that ANY doctor that I see will weigh me. 

• Do not wear heavy pants, multiple layers, heavy sweaters, etc.. 
• Do not put things in your pocket that weigh a lot like car keys. 
• Do not drink a ton of water before walking into the building.  

When I stepped on the scale, I shut my eyes, but no worries, because the doctor sent me home with a print-out of the summary of my appointment, and sure enough, there was my weight: 137.8.

Skipped my evening bike ride and had a dinner date with my husband (had a very nice salad with chicken, brought home the cornbread for my vegetarian daughter, and skipped the ice cream dessert), and then we went grocery shopping together.  It was fun.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

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Hello to you.

Home: kombucha 50

Breakfast "good fats" bar and mocha 300

mid morning: wrap 80, egg 70, 1/4 avo 100. 250. salt/pepper.

cheesecake thing 150

lunch: the rest of that indian :) big portion of the saag with mushrooms 300? (lots of cream), rice 150, tofu 100, tomatoes. 550-600

snacks: apple/almonds 200, CHOC 50

Pre-exercise: not sure. thinking to have somethign more like a meal...thinking veggies & to get some at lunch for both today & tomorrow...iced coffee, blueberries, yogurt 250

during exercise: coconut water 100

Post exercise: not sure.trying another "good fats" flavor bar probably...we'll see...or a higher carb thing...not sure.200 for that bar :)

2150, excellent.

6day: 2110 or so, excellent also.

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For anyone feeling like they have too much going on / hard to keep head above water right now: i'm in your boat!

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last night i had dinner, exercised, and had a drink/piece of chocolate and it was enough. i may start trying this out, now that the routines are getting shorter (exercise routines) thankfully...i still have to amp up cardio again. I have mostly stopped the evening walks because my ankle was getting beat up from longer walks lately on the weekend. working on balance.

Very long, rough week over here. Lots of extra errands thrown into the mix but glad i went to bed on the early side last night. Tonight i have upper body but it's a lot shorter now that i do legs mostly separately on a separate night!  I still plan to get decent sleep tonight!  As well, I am Still eager to sleep in come Saturday.  I feel very drained.  If i did have sick days, i'd have taken one today! Ah, and i do have one, but i'm saving it for the month of April for close to before i'm going on vacation in France.  It's my last sick day of "this year" and i want to use it very close to that trip, since it'll be good to have a short week close to going on the trip as it will be stressful going away after several straight, full, busy weeks of work.

Logging in from work, because I do not see that I will have time to log in later.

Had an awesome leg workout yesterday!  Still not quite seeing the results I think I should be seeing, though.  Finished up the branched chain amino acids and will not reorder them.  As I mentioned when I started my "Advocare" experiment last year, I wanted to see if I could find Advocare supplement products for cheaper (i.e. same stuff, but different brand) and have results.  I wanted to prove to myself that one does not need to spend a $$$ fortune on Advocare stuff in order to successfully lose weight.  I have proved that to myself.  Unfortunately, now the next new thing in MLM is "Thrive" products.  I'll pass.  I really hate gimmicks like that.

I"m still struggling with fatigue.  It's a very odd feeling - I'm not tired, like I didn't get enough sleep.  And it's not the muscle achy that I get after weight training - it's not that.  It's almost like a tired feeling from not eating enough, but I *AM* eating enough -- in fact, I'm finding myself not really hungry, but eating because it's time to eat and because I like to eat.  

I am scheduled to be scoped in April.  The GI doctor said she is concerned about elevated lipids in my liver, i.e. signs of fatty liver.  She wants more blood work.  I looked at my test results and I didn't see anything that indicated there was a problem there.  I sent my test results to my mom, who is a retired nurse, to look at the blood work.  Doing a little Google research (for what it's worth), I'm already doing the right things to fight against fatty liver, although I suppose I could cut back MORE on red meat.  But cutting back on red meat won't help my anemia.  

Tonight is no weights, so I will be spending some time with my daughter on her night off, which isn't very often I get the chance to do something like that with her.

EDIT:  Queen Bee, who made a HUGE deal about going on Weight Watches - on and on, blah blah blah -  has been seen eating shamrock sugar cookies at work and ordering French fries and cheese curds at Culvers for lunch.  

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - Work 8-4; Workout 6:30-7:30; 6 hours, 21 minutes

TUESDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 6-8:30; REST; 7 hours, 39 minutes

WEDNESDAY - Work 8-4; Work 5-7; Workout 7:30-8:30; 5 hours, 38 minutes

THURSDAY - Work 8-4; Workout 5-6; 7 hours, 52 minutes

FRIDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 4:30-8; REST;

SATURDAY - Workout 10-11;

SUNDAY - Workout 2-4;

I knew i'd be close to getting 8 hours of sleep because I fell asleep HARD once my head hit the pillow last night. I'm not sure if I even moved, because my ribcage was really sore this morning (usually happens when I don't move much through the night, and lay only on one side).

After my work meeting last night, I got a few groceries then did a workout on the bike trainer at home. Tonight I have a run scheduled, so I took it easy on the bike to try and save my legs for the run. I will also be using an air pocket leg compression/lymphatic drainage system on my calves later tonight to try and ease any discomfort in my calves and shins from the run.

Supper last night was Hello Fresh Mexican style pork tacos. Delicious!!! Wow!!

Looking forward to getting the workweek over with! It's been busy every day, and with working late last night, i'm just over it!

KOMBUCHA 50

BAR AND MOCHA COFFEE 300

WRAP 80 SALAMI WHICH WAS GROSS 80 AVOCADO 100. 250.

LUNCH: FROM HOME: tofu 100, indian spinach lots cream bigger portion 250?, rice 200. 600 tops.

Apple100, later almonds 100

after moving my car to a better spot which i found on the quick side thankfully, i got home at 7pm to eat a tasty indian dinner (leftovers yum!)

dinner: saag big portion 300?, wrap 100, rice100, berry yogurt 100. 600. so tasty!

after workout: chocolate

2100 :)

5day is 2100 too.

 leg workout & bed :)

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WORKOUT STARTED AND ENDED LATE LAST NIGHT DUE TO UNFORSEEN ISSUES. I'M SO TIRED! LONG WEEK.  BED EARLY TONIGHT. 

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - Work 8-4; Workout 6:30-7:30; 6 hours, 21 minutes

TUESDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 6-8:30; REST; 7 hours, 39 minutes

WEDNESDAY - Work 8-4; Work 5-7; Workout 7-8; 5 hours, 38 minutes

THURSDAY - Work 8-4; Workout 5-6;

FRIDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 4:30-8; REST;

SATURDAY - Workout 10-11;

SUNDAY - Workout 2-4;

I'm playing a game of ping pong with my sleep schedule this week. Really twitchy sleep last night, so a longer day at work today is NOT going to feel good later. Yeah, I could already go for a nap.

I processed someone's time off request for next month and they are taking Fridays off all month (includes the Easter holiday). What a great idea. I should do that too, it would be so nice to have a whole month of long weekends. I'm also taking April 17th off. It would mean three extra vacation days. That's not bad. I get lots of holiday time - I've been working here for 18 years (!) and I get six weeks of vacation now. Three days is a drop in the bucket. So why do I feel guilty already and I haven't even requested them yet?!!

We made eggs for supper last night. Which was fine, until it wasn't. I guess I hadn't had eggs for a little over a week, and my stomach revolted. So that was fun.

evening edit:  seriously came home to a note that said i should move my car out of my garage for a continuous length of time while the garage roofs are replaced....i had thought if i ever had to do this again, to pay for parking at the nearby college tennis center...so instead of starting an earlier workout, i got ricky to drive with me over there around 7pm so i could pay the $40 for 6 months of parking there and he could drive me home....i will now walk the 2mi to get my car when i need it ;)...will not be needing it much i guess until the roofs are over (probably 3-4weeks of garage non-use!) no biggie. i cannot believe they let us know the NIGHT BEFORE we had to move our cars...at least i had a good option instead of horrible street parking finding spots all week ....i hope my car doesn't get "booted" at the college for leaving in mostly in the same place every 3-4 days...they told me that it usually isn't enforced...we shall see....

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TOM is finally here, i feel like crud for sure. leg crumps and very tired...this too shall pass!

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Sleep: wayyyy better. around 8hrs, slightly getting used to the time change, still a little more groggy than usual though in the mornings.

Kombucha 50

Snack at work: mocha coffee 100 and bar 200 and a piece of less sweet (different chef this time but i loved it) caraway seed Irish Soda Bread. yum! 150 (could be more) 

Breakfast: wrap 80, avo 100, salami 100. 300.    more soda bread, butter :) SO GOOD.

lunch: very tasty offerings, from home: chicken thigh from friend from weekend so good 150, okra small amount 100, chips 150, tomatoes 50. 450. 

4:30pm almonds 100, chocolate 50. half apple 50

dinner: wrap 80, egg 70, very creamy saag and mushrooms 200?350, iced coffee 50

coconut water during exercise 150

11pm bar after exercise, higher in carbs 250

2200. good.

4day

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After a whole week of sensing it's arrival, TOM finally is here. Ah thankfully bc it needs to come back next month and leave before Paris on the 26th! LOL.

DH smoked meats over the weekend. The YA gave DH a turkey breast and he smoked that and a pork roast and a smaller full turkey. Turkey is not my favorite. DH sliced up the turkey breast and added cheese and panko and heated it in the over for dinner. It was just OK, I didn't really care for it, but I didn't have to make it, so that makes it taste better.

I used the left overs and made turkey salad out of it, the pickle relish and light mayo helped this out considerable. I would never eat turkey again and I don't think this would phase me.

The first night of the week DH goes back to work is noticed...by me and the dogs. I turn on the radio to drown out the outside noise that will make them bark and run up and down the stairs. This was after the radio went off, they barked and barked and took turns running outside. DH gets home and they bark some more. I think he comes to bed after 1:30 - almost 2:00. The fire alarm goes off at 3:30. It wakes me up, DH doesn't here it. I go downstairs and see that the electricity is turned off. The fire alarm is wired to the house electric and the battery was low, so it went off. DH made it stop buzzing. I reported the outage and was told it would be fixed by 6:30...it wasn't.

I called work and told them I would be late. I had dreams of property inventory and not getting work done. The new time for repair was 8:30.

My message of coming in late was not given to my boss and he texts asking if I was OK. touched...I told him I had electricity problems and I would be in shortly.

The house was cold now and it was hard taking a shower. The electric came back on just as I was leaving to come to works...someone this didn't surprise me.

Got into a little tiff at work with someone. He asks me for account numbers for our electricity accounts for work. I ask him why. He says there is another meter outside that he doesn't know who it belongs too, but one of our buildings is hooked into that meter and not one of ours. Well this is just wrong to me and I want to call and find out who the meter belongs too. He says, this isn't your business. I just wanted to know what our account numbers are, you gave them, so mind your business.

Wow, just wow! I hate shady business doings and I told him about it. I told him I don't do lying and cheating and if something was amiss, we need to make it right. He again told me, I am just doing what I was told and I don't want you to get too much involved and/or know too much to get anyone else into trouble. Whatever, he said the person who hooked the building electricity up didn't know there was more than one meter and he is long gone from our office. Regardless if you know something shouldn't be happening I still want to make it right. The whole thing ended up being, someone back in his shop cut a lock they weren't supposed to, to open the meter, and that is why they don't want to call right at this moment. The situation is crap and now I wish I didn't know anything about it. I will see how this pans out in the end...but it'sn not my business.

Looking forward to warmer weather.

Have a great evening. IP

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - Work 8-4; Workout 6:30-7:30; 6 hours, 21 minutes

TUESDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 6-8:30; REST; 7 hours, 39 minutes

WEDNESDAY - Work 8-4; Work 5-7; Workout 7-8;

THURSDAY - Work 8-4; Workout 5-6;

FRIDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 4:30-8; REST;

SATURDAY - Workout 10-11;

SUNDAY - Workout 2-4;

The group training last night went pretty well; I was glad to be able to get in some exercise on my usual OFF day, and it was especially good to be pushed a little bit from a coach - sometimes, that little extra push is what you need to turn a mediocre workout into something amazing!

Plus, as I was driving home afterwards I noted that I felt much more energy than I usually do on a Monday night.

I forgot I have an evening meeting tomorrow night, so I may not get in a workout like I wanted to. No big deal, if I get it in that will be awesome, if not that's ok too!

Logging in today from HOME because I have TIME!  Doctor's appointment is at 10am.  I am taking this free time to do ME things and enjoying every minute of it!

My husband and my daughter are in Chicago to watch my son get sworn in again to enter the Air Force.  At least that's what we hope.  He was told yesterday that he was a no-go because he had a band-aid on his finger.  So after spending 3+ hours in Urgent Care to get a doctor's note to say that this was not an open wound.  Hopefully, that was acceptable to whomever the decision maker is about these sorts of things.  My son has the worst luck of anyone I've ever met.  My husband just texted me to say that it's a go.  He'll be sworn in at 10am.  RELIEF.

With this extra time, I decided to do my upper body routine with heavy weights this morning.  This will make the evening more relaxing, especially if I end up staying later at work to catch up on emails.  I was motivated and enjoyed the workout, although now I feel a little sore in my arms.  That's OK.  If I want, I can do some exercises tonight with lighter weights.  Funny how all this weight training using heavier weights isn't bringing the results like 30 days' worth of push-ups.  I never thought about adding push-ups to my routine.  Hmm...

Yesterday was so stressful at work.  I have 2 computers that I use, one has Windows 7 and the other has Windows 10.  I don't use the one with 10 - even though it's the better computer - because my templates are not saved on that computer.  Well, yesterday, our lawfirm database wasn't working on my old Windows 7 computer, so I had to try to work with the Windows 10 computer while trying to fix my 7 computer, while fielding calls and actually work.  It wasn't just my computer, but not all of the Windows 7 computers were affected.  Male Co-Worker ended up going home and getting his laptop to install the lawfirm software because he could not get it to re-install on his work computers.

After this fiasco, I decided NOW was the time to start copying templates that I use to the 10 computer.  So I went home for lunch and got my thumb drive and stayed late at work to copy files.  I suppose eventually I will transfer them over to the hard drive on the 10 computer, but at least I have them now, and they are portable.  The bright side of all of this is that I put in enough extra time at work to make up the time I will lose this morning because of the appointment.  So no losing sick or vacation time for me - YAY!

It's all about balance!

Funny thing about this morning is that I realize that if I worked part-time, I could manage to do the things that I like to do and have availability for my husband AND still have something to keep me in the game.  I was uplifted today by a post in one of the fitness Facebook groups I belong to, where the lady is turning 56 and getting ready to start her new job as a pilates instructor.  How cool is that?  One of my biggest real fears is that I will be in my early 50s and out of a job.  Once you are 50, it is REALLY hard to find a new job.  This is not a myth.  I have this first-hand from many people who have been in this position.  That is one of my biggest fears about leaving the job I have now - if we were to move and I'd be unemployed, 49, and looking for a job.  However, I might be in that position anyway if my boss decides to retire.

I think Someone is trying to tell me something...  It is my true belief that God speaks to us all the time.  We just have to know how to hear Him.

kombucha - not working tho 50

breakfast: coffee and hot choc mix 100, bar 210

snack wap 80, av0 80, salami 50. 210

Lunch: tofu 2 pcs 200, lots of indian okra 250?, irish soda bread (cake) (coworker baked it and it was GREAT!) 200 small pc. 650.

snack: i have an apple and a tasty drink 150 total, later almonds 100

snack blueberries and drink 150

dinner: chicken thigh 150 tops and cauliflower big pizza crust not more than 300 though. 

2100, tops. probably less!

dinner: i'll try to exercise earlier with my leg routine and get to bed early as in at 8:30pm...if possible, that is.

in the mood for a light dinner, really...liquidy prefered like a yogurt..

evening remarks: came home walking in the sunshine - time change is good for a mood boost ;) ... and i was home early around 6:15pm! couldn't believe it. had some blueberries and low cal drinks and started leg work early so that i'll be DONE around 7:30pm...must remember to do this on Leg Days :) EARLY START TIME :) 

so bed will be nice and early tonight.

3day: 2060, excellent.