Serial Starters

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!)

Tillesmommy1- Working off a food reward sounds like a lot of effort! I'm too lazy for that, so good on you!

ASalner- I know that broke feeling. Have a great lunch!

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Woke up at like 3am with a massive pressure headache and since we were out of bread had to have a waffle with my advil. Because one thing worse than a headache that keeps you from sleeping is taking extra strength advil on an empty stomach!

On the plus side, I've finally lost 2 pounds. Does anyone have an accurate, consistent, scale recommendations? Mine is great, but the tick marks are so little I have to take a picture with my phone and then zoom in to see what my weight is!

On the schedule for today: Work, and then puppy training! She's such a little brat, and my boyfriend's mom and all of her perfectly trained dogs are visitng in a few weeks. God give me strength. Ahahah.

Have a fabulous friday, all!

Lana-- Yes! It's her when she was 9 weeks old. Her name is Pebbles. She's a little rascal of a 5 month old corgi right now. She desperately needs the training.

Here's a photo of her now:

25lbsorbust wrote: »

Lana-- Yes! It's her when she was 9 weeks old. Her name is Pebbles. She's a little rascal of a 5 month old corgi right now. She desperately needs the training.

Here's a photo of her now:

What a cutie! Well, having worked at the Rescue for 4 yrs, I have learned that Corgi's are incredibly stubborn tricky to train. But, boy aren't they the cutest?! Good luck

Sara - Sorry to hear your appt didn't go as planned. Glad you got your meds. Let us know if you find any good recipes in your new magazine!

Came home, did a load of laundry, helped make supper, and lost all motivation to do anything else. TOM is sucking the life out of me tonight. Have been tucked on the couch with a book.