Everyone else is taking a nap so I’m sitting here with my headphones on listening to some Anthony Evens and Casting Crowns with a little Chris Tomlin, Sidewalk Prophets and Natalie Grant mixed in.

I called all over to find a medication for my dog that was on backorder. Found it and picked it up. Glad that’s done!

It’s super easy!  I just spend a few hours looking through magazines for things I want to add to my life, or focus on.  It’s so much more inspiring to me than writing out goals. You can do it on poster board or even cardboard. The trick is to keep it where you’ll see it every day so that it’s top of mind.

When I first read the list, I read the first one as “Get rid of one pesky thing”. My first thought was “I can’t,  he’s off work ’til the 10th”  Then I realized it was pesky item!! So, since I couldn’t do the first thing I thought of, I got two other pesky things done. First, my younger daughter is visiting from Austin, so I voluentold her to v…[Read more]

When I first read the list, I read the first one as “Get rid of one pesky thing”. My first thought was “I can’t,  he’s off work ’til the 10th”  Then I realized it was pesky item!! So, since I couldn’t do the first thing I thought of, I got two other pesky things done. First, my younger daughter is visiting from Austin, so I voluentold her to v…[Read more]

When I first read the list, I read the first one as “Get rid of one pesky thing”. My first thought was “I can’t,  he’s off work ’til the 10th”  Then I realized it was pesky item!! So, since I couldn’t do the first thing I thought of, I got two other pesky things done. First, my younger daughter is visiting from Austin, so I voluentold her to v…[Read more]

How awful!  So sorry for your family’s loss.

Today the water was tough…I’ve found it easiest to get in 60+ oz. if I drink a couple of glasses before breakfast.  Since I couldn’t drink my normal stuff before I went to the lab, the whole day was off.  The interesting thing was that it felt OFF and not normal!

I stopped eating at 7:30, unplugged for over an hour, and ate the meals I prepped.

That’s pretty hilarious!  And I wouldn’t worry one bit about it.  Kudos to you for recognizing progress even if the therapist didn’t quite get it.

30 miles so far!  5 more tomorrow to hit the goal

I’m exhausted today. Last night was extremely rough on the family. My son’s little beagle, Lucy, was killed in a freak accident yesterday afternoon. It’s kinda screwed up everybody’s night.

Anyway, premier protein shake for breakfast. Gengis Grill for lunch (see today’s Simple Daily Habits for a picture) and lunch leftovers for dinner.

I didn’t…[Read more]

I’m at 76 ounces so far, was unplugged all afternoon until now. My snack will be at bedtime and all meals this week have been fixed and eaten at home until lunch today. My daughter and I ate at Gengis Grill where I was able to pick all my ingredients, how much of each one I wanted. Is always strikes me as a little pricey, but considering I get…[Read more]

I got 66 oz. of water in yesterday, didn’t eat before bed, and meals prepped at home. I only unplugged for about 30 minutes.

Today I’m getting my annual labs done and can only have plain water (blech), so drinking is going to be a challenge!

I’m not going.

As far as the water goes, getting my 80 ounces (what my bariatric clinic wants) had been my goal for at least two weeks before this challenge started and I was struggling. Now I’m getting at very least the 80 and some days a lot more.

No eating an hour before bed did not work out for me. A bedtime snack was added by my surgeon at nine months…[Read more]

Today’s my husband’s birthday and he decided that for now, all he wants is his birthday cake. Nothing else. Could be because the two youngest will be here this weekend. So, cake is baked. I’ve made this cake so many times! It’s my MIL’s recipe and has been THE birthday cake for everyone in the family for decades.

Mowed the yard since the…[Read more]

Penultimate – I like it.  So water has been the hardest.  I was at 24-36 when we started and now consistently at 60+, so that’s a big change.  I’ve even had a kidney stone once, so you’d think I’d be really diligent about hydration :/

Eating before bed was never a conscious decision to do or not to do, and it wasn’t very hard to implement.  I jus…[Read more]