I Should LOVE my Scale but I'm Grumpy

I wish I could say I was a bigger woman than to let the hormones of Aunt Flow along with having a stomach bug get me down.  I'm not!!!  I absolutely HATE being sick.  I hate even more when my babies get sick but more than anything...I HATE the Floyd Massacre that happens every 28 days.  I have GOT to talk to my doctor about this...Sorry for all the bad mojo but I'm working on it.  I should be happy right?!?!  I was down to 204.5 this morning *I SHOULD BE THRILLED*

This morning I woke up feeling much better but still not great.  The bug hit Dom and I hard!!  We couldn't even keep water down :(  But feeling much better I slowly eased into food again.  Early this morning...Mason and I hit the grocery store for this week's groceries.  Half way through I realized I needed to get motivated and shop for a 4 week "Game" "Challenge" "Competition" "Diet"...whatever you want to call it.  (more on that in a bit)

After the grocery store  I headed to a flea market nearby to try and find some clothes for Livie.  I did OK...I got 2 pair of pants a vest and a fleece jacket for my lil bug all for 3 dollars.  I also got a little alarm clock for the boys *they asked for it* and some snow pants for Mason...good deal :)  On the way to the flea market I picked up a egg white flat bread from DD.  I didn't end up eating it until we left but it was still pretty good. 

After that though...I wasn't very hungry the rest of the day.  I only snacked on some Cantaloupe

When I got home from the Flea Market...I realized I needed to get a new car seat for Livie Girl.  I did that and Mason and I went to the Party City.  We were investigating costumes for this Halloween.  I think he found one he likes.  Livie is going to be Pebbles (thanks to Mom Mom) and Linc is going to be Bam Bam (so cute).  We have a big Halloween party we go to every year (as a family) so I thought it would be cute if DJ and I went as Fred and Wilma *the boys are into their own costumes (as you can see)*.  Dom wants to be a storm trooper.  Anyway...I asked Mom Mom to make our Fred and Wilma costumes too :)

What is up with little boys
and scary costumes?

After a little nap we decided to go to Annie's Playground to play with the kids (I'll add pics to this post when I download them).  We borrowed this AMAZING...totally expensive camera from work to take the pics.  side note: I had to use the camera last week for a project and will return it to our marketing department Monday morning.  It survived and I'm sure the pictures are AMAZING!  After Annie's we went to the mall.  We had to buy Livie new earrings b/c she lost one during her nap and we wanted to get dinner out.

We ended up eating at Red Robin (Yummmmmmm).  I got the grilled chicken salad thing (can never remember the name but it is really good).  I shared my chicken with Livie.  I really enjoyed it :) 

After dinner we came home...I wish I had more patience for my kids when I'm overwhelmed by hormones?  I also have no patience for my husband during my "monthly visitor".  During this time of month I think very seriously about seeking therapy.  It isn't normal how wound I feel...I feel stressed and annoyed in general by everyone and everything!!!  I wish I felt more normal right now...

Now April...STOP feeling sorry for yourself!!!  MOVE ON PAST the drama...come on motivation!

I finished reading about this Game On Diet I'm starting on Monday.  Amy at work asked if I wanted to participate and after much consideration I decided I do!  I have to make some changes to my monster and breakfast regimen but I think this will be good *and fun*.  The Game works like this:  You get points for eating 5 balanced meals each day *you have to have one carb or fruit, one fat and one protein in each meal*  No snacking, but you must eat every 2-4 hours.  This isn't a problem for me.  You get points for other stuff too like 20 minutes of exercise each day, sleeping 7+ hours, breaking a bad habit, starting a new healthy habit, drinking 3 litres of water every day, etc...  There are also penalties for snacking, drinking alcohol, etc...  If you lose 1% of your body weight each week, you earn a bonus.  I think that pretty much covers it. 

I'm actually pretty excited about starting this on Monday.  Meals must be "sanctioned".  Monday's menu will be (I think): MEAL #1: a whole wheat english muffin, 1/2 with a veggie sausage and 1/2 with sunflower butter.  MEAL#2: Green Monster *modified* (Spinach, splash almond milk, low fat greek yogurt, 1/8 C. Blueberries 1/4 C. Pineapple) MEAL #3: Veggie Burger on English Muffin with 1/2 slice of low fat cheese, mustard and green salad with cucumbers, light dressing and 10 peanuts.  MEAL#4: 4 slices of low fat cheddar cheese with 8 triscuit crackers and 5 cashews.  MEAL#5: dinner :) I'm not sure what dinner will be.  Probably Tilapia seasoned with Lemon and EVOO along with some asparagus and brown rice.  Let's see how day 1 goes...this is alot of work but I'm a creature of habit so if each week, I have the same 4 or so meals...I will just get creative with the final one.  I hope this works...I want to ROCK OUT this game. 

The good thing about this game is that you can plan your game around special events.  Each week, you get a day off from all the game rules, you get a day off from exercise and you get a day off from water.  In addition you get a meal off every week.  I'll keep ya'll posted on my progress here!!!  Tomorrow is my last day of freedom :) 

That's all I got today...TTFN (204.5)