Serial Starters

Tuesday morning

My kids don't start school until tomorrow, but I took today off of work in order to go to a conference with 1st grader (get-to-know the teacher conference) and to take DD to her first volleyball practice this afternoon.

Breakfast was a fried egg with sauteed mushrooms and a tiny bit of reduced fat cheese shreds. Lunch will be a salad. Supper will be inside-out egg roll dish. A big key will be to stay out of any sweets and soda. (My no-soda challenge ends on 9/10...so ALMOST there!) Will probably just drink ice water and find something else to occupy myself if I crave sweets.

Mailing b-day card to Grandma today. She will be 87 on Thursday. Sad to say her health seems to be failing a bit and her mind, even more so.

Also planning to do the kids "first day of school pictures" today so we don't have to rush so much tomorrow morning.

Hello,

Back from northern Michigan. It was gorgeous and the kids were able to max out the last few moments of summer but it was also a lot of driving in a short amount of time.. which ended up facilitating some wretchedly poor food choices on my part. Well, I'm back on plan today.

Kids are off to school. First day of 6th grade and 4th grade. Ahhh..!! Some folks were talking about ADD earlier - my 6th grader struggles with this particular brain wiring, so it's always kind of stressful getting back into the school year. he has so many good qualities but can make some really bad choices. I think I probably have some version of it also- I am a major procrastinator and will go off track about 500 times before actually completing anything.. umm... kind of like being a Serial Starter.

It's storming here but I have a running date for lunch- hopefully I can keep it. I'm on W2 D2 for C25K. I'm slow. Walkers in their 80s pass me when I run. I hope I'm as fast when I am 80.

All, have a wonderful Tuesday. May you find something joyful.

Chamie

Hi-

DIdn't feel as bad as I expected after the bowl of pasta. I'm glad I got my vitamins and added Magnesium (which I've been told to take at night as it causes bathroom visits) also got some vitamins and special shampoo for my hair. Not sure how old you all are but I guess I am perimenopausal so my hair has been thinning and it's freaking me out. I have A LOT of hair but to see a change is still worrisome. Hopefully both will work. I think I have been seriously lacking on vitamins for the past few years. Time to be a grown up!

Also (and this made me happy about both my WI and Pasta binge) is that today was TOM. Never so happy. LIke I said, being perimeno. I went from being clockwork to hit/miss and it makes me crazy. At least now I can attribute some of my mood/food/bloating to someething.

On that note-

AOTD: Water Water Water and hopefully 3 days in the gym.

Lana- hope you are feeling better!!!! Thinking of you!

Chamie- Glad you enjoyed your trip. Shake off the food choices and back OP.

Annie=87 for grandma. That's amazing. My dad is 86 and is so miserable. I really worry about stuff like mind going etc (for me). I can't remember anything now as it is!

Hello to 25, Do the meds cause lack of appetite?

Sara- good for you on meditation. I do it 2x a day for years and it really has saved me from...well myself ; )
hope the rash feels better-

Jen-

25- I am not sure what you are taking it for..but I wish something would have that side effect on me!! Was your hair thinning hormonally? Mine is a mix of hormones and thyroid.

Nice day at home with my kiddos. Met DS's first grade teacher. Impressed so far - she seems very organized and good at communicating. DD started volleyball and seemed happy about that. School starts for both tomorrow, which means I have to start getting up 30 minutes earlier so I can be ready before I get them out of bed. Sigh. And I get to drive DS to school each day, which actually gets me to work early.

No sweets today. Followed South Beach Diet and it was a good day. Only slightly hungry at one point but found an approved snack. Will need to pack for work carefully tomorrow to keep my willpower up and my stomach satisfied. There is nothing worse than being hungry and knowing you don't have anything you can eat.

Wednesday morning

Whew! The kids are off to school! All in all, the morning went smoothly. DD is not our morning person and when she's nervous, she's worse. It comes off as bad attitude and a little bit of ADHD wildness. Always hard because although we give her her meds before she gets out of bed, it takes a little while for them to take effect. But we got everyone ready without too much trouble. It was a bit quieter around the house with DS off at college and only two kids to wrangle. I always feel a little emotional on the first day of school. It's hard - and exciting - to see the kids growing and maturing. Little guy wasn't going to have me walk him in to school until we actually got in the car to drive there. Then he wanted Mom with him. So, I obliged. He was happy to be there, seeing friends. I think he forgot he's "too cool" to hug/kiss his mom because I got both before he headed into his classroom! Makes my heart smile!

Good plan for the day. Back at work where neighbor's candy dish is tempting but just saying "no". I got through yesterday, I can get through today.

Sara - I'm glad your rash is getting better. I recently had a bite or sting on my arm that really overreacted and it's finally going away. I almost went to the doctor for it, it was that bad.

Jen - you mentioned perimenopause. I think I'm heading into that stage of life. (I'll be 44 in mid-Sept.) My TOM surprised me last night. It's early (although I'm not great at tracking.) I should have known with how emotional I was this weekend...but I was chalking it all up to the start of school emotions. I should really start tracking better.

Checked into a new book last night and think I will order it for my Kindle this weekend.

Church choir starts tonight for the year. Not sure I'm ready to be back on a schedule with that, but it's good to get out and spend time with others. And music is always good for my soul.

Make it a great day!

Annie

Peep

We're under the palm tree.

What did I miss? What's going on at Apple?

Lana

Thursday morning

Well, DS decided to turn on the water-works this morning for school. I'm sure he's tired and it's hard to get back in the routine after spending your summer at home, sleeping in, playing, etc. He had fun at school yesterday but needed help remembering that. His mantra always turns into, "But I will miss you!" And we remind him that we will pick him up after work and all will be well. DD was a bit moody but tamed it down when I got after her.

Ladies, I have officially made it through 2 days without any sweets or bread/pasta/crackers/etc! I had my "cravy" and hungry moments yesterday, but held my ground. Keeping my end goal in mind when I feel weak = looser pants/pants will fit when I need to dig them out for fall/winter. I think tonight I'll actually manage to get on the treadmill, as well, or maybe out for a walk with the dog if I get out before it gets too dark. I despise the earlier darkness because it makes it so hard to get out for walks on weeknights.

Arnie, I agree that I wouldn't mind if it stopped altogether. I'm done having babies. And mine actually got a lot heavier after my last child, so it's been worse than when I was younger. Add in the unpredictability and it's just aggravating. But I know menopause may bring it's own side effects, such as weight gain, which I don't need. So, I guess it will be what it will be.

Dawn, I have not had a pumpkin-spice anything yet. I usually have several pumpkin spice chai lattes from Caribou during the season but I started my 12 day no-sugar challenge before I had one...and now I have to wait until September 18th (my b-day) to enjoy ONE. I really hope to stick with my low-to-no sugar and carbs plan through the fall to try to offset some of the summer's good eating as well as avoid the winter weight gain. But one day at a time!

Sara, I wish I could get myself to be craftier. My mom gave my daughter a project in June and we still haven't done it. Maybe this weekend since we have no other plans. It just always feels like a huge undertaking to me. I used to do more. Maybe I had more patience then?

Whew! I wrote a novella there. Hope you have a blessed day! I'll CBL!

Plan for supper is getting derailed by a meeting I completely forgot about. Looks like I'm picking up Arby's as I pick up kids from after-school care and volleyball practice. Not sure I'm going to stay carb-free....I will not feel well if I try to wait to eat supper until 7:30-8:00 tonight.

calny- Does WW's weigh-ins seem to help you lose weight? I can't even imagine weighing in in front of anyone besides my dog...


Late-in-the-day check-in time!
Ate too much out of frustration during my trip to the DMV, logged it, moving on. Got to work and it's the September birthday party, so there were SO MANY ice cream bars. Looked at the calories on a Klondike, got scared, and grabbed a mini weight watchers one. 80 cals and a handful of M&Ms never hurt anyone, right?

On another note, starting a month without drinking alcohol in my apartment. My roommate and boyfriend really like to grab a beer when they do anything indoors. Or outdoors, for that matter. They just really like beer. This isn't going to be easy!

Also, after our two week guest left yesterday (roommate's gf) the apartment is trash and I gotta spend all night cleaning. If only there was an easy way to measure calories burned frantically spraying bleach on everything???

(And any of you-- feel free to add me as a friend!)