Maria A

Ok, so is today REALLY the last check in….lol???

I didn’t do so well with my goals this week, partly because of vacation but mostly because I wasn’t choosing the best options. Time for me to get back into a much healthier routine and put the past behind me. What’s done is done!

It’s been a fairly laid back morning for me, but that will ending very soon!! We are watching our grandsons today plus they will be sleeping over. So it was nice to just relax this morning before the “storm” hits…lol.

Breakfast – gluten free museli

Lunch – a few black bean crackers with hummus

Dinner – ?????

Up and at it 1st thing this morning to go have 10 vials of blood drawn (fasting) for my upcoming appointment with my bariatric surgeon in a couple of weeks. Waited 1 hour at the lab 😵! Stopped by the 1st place I could find for coffee and something to eat. Had some scrambled eggs, a few bites of sausage, 3-4 pieces of potatoes, 1/2 piece of…[Read more]

Lol inquiring Nikkis!! Doing much better now that I am home. Pretty much staying away from dairy products and wheat, but I need to reestablish my slower eating and chewing.

Busy day today. Chiropractor appointment this morning and routine check up with my new cardiologist this afternoon (and allergy shots in between).

Breakfast was scrambled eggs

Lunch was deli sliced ham

Dinner will be pork chops on the grill and broccoli slaw with southwest chipotle dressing

Somehow 2 threads were started for today and guessing both @nikki-massie and I started at the same time this morning….lol!! So I moved my post over from the one I started.

Ok, back to reality today and more importantly ROUTINE!! Vacations are great, but am always glad to get back home and a regular schedule.

So far today I’ve kept to my plan…[Read more]

So today is my birthday. I  am 30 years old again (ok, you might want to add a few years, like maybe 25???, cause it may be a little impossible for a 30 year old to have a 31 year old son 😆). So far today not doing too bad food wise. Breakfast was scrambled eggs, lunch was salad with blackened grouper and a complimentary piece of key lime pie,…[Read more]

Ok, guess this is last day for check-in on the mini-pledge. This week I did not do that well at meeting my goals, but realize that I was the one responsible for my actions. No one or nothing is to blame but myself. Therefore I am taking ownership for not meeting my goals .

Hey Nikki!! Yes, made it to Florida yesterday and so far we’re having a great time!! Had problems connecting to the Wi-Fi yesterday, but all is good today.

I have to confess, I haven’t been doing that great meeting my goals this week, but as I noted in the Daily Check-in I am doing much better today.

I wanted to blame not meeting my goals on…[Read more]

Yes, I made it to Florida yesterday, but had problems trying to hook-up to the Wi-Fi. Finally was able to accomplish today. Didn’t make very good choices yesterday food wise. Of course I’m blaming lack of sleep and jet lag as the culprits, but know I made the choices so there is nothing or no one to blame but myself.

Anyway, so far today I’ve…[Read more]

Busy day finishing up my packing, etc. Already took my “baby” for boarding 😞. Later today I will be picking my mother-in-law up, then pick my husband up, stop home quick to load the car, and then drive to Hartford, CT to spend the night (1+ hours away) as our flight leaves early tomorrow morning.

So far today I’ve had scrambled eggs for…[Read more]

Okay @sarahlareina, you are officially my hero!!! I love your organization skills and would love to be able to mimic them!! I love lists and organization, but don’t always know how to accomplish!!! Hope you don’t mind me “borrowing” some of your ideas???

The stress of getting ready for vacation has been causing havoc with my eating. Eating too fast and some not so good food choices. I finally said you have got to stop, so I just sat down with my feet up and closed my eyes for a while to regroup. It’s a slow process, but I am learning that if I start to get too overwhelmed that the best thing for…[Read more]

Check in for this week. Eating slower, smaller bites and chewing are becoming habits for me now, so I will say goal had been achieved.

As far as eliminating dairy and wheat, I did fairly well, although I think on Friday I may have had something not realizing there was quite a bit of dairy in it. My tummy wasn’t very happy yesterday.

@Kspot42 thanks for all the info!! Another question (although it might be a silly one), are rest breaks allowed?

Also, I just want to say that it’s great seeing you posting again!! You were missed!!

You are doing great at posting every day!! So proud of you!!