Good Afternoon Neverland...

I have the WORST headache!!!  Giving up caffeine with do that to a girl :(  Anyway...I've taken some Advil and I'll plug away :) 

Breakfast was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G again!  I did oatmeal with vanilla almond milk and bananas again...man that is good! 

For a mid morning snack I had some fruit from the cafe downstairs

Then Lunch was Subway and Sun Chips(6" Honey Oat, Ham/Turkey, pepper jack cheese, LTM, green peppers, Cucumbers, Sweet Peppers...S&P)



I went to Subway because I had to go to Wal Mart for school supplies (and their is a subway in my Wal Mart).  $97 for school supplies?!?!?!  WTH?!?!  Expensive kids I have :)

Today has been a good day so far.  The boys are almost over their colds and they're going to the Raven's Pre Season game tonight so that leaves Girl's Night Out for Livie and me.  We are meeting the boys for dinner before the game (more on that later) then Livie and I will probably go home and put away some clothes then watch a movie and snuggle :)

That's all I got for now...TTFN

Demon Scale

I know I'm not exercising this week but I have been eating very well b/c I didn't feel well early in the week and I know that eating healthier food would make me feel better in general.  So WHY, when I weigh myself this morning did I gain a pound???  I'm a little upset about it; but still I'm down overall from where I was last Friday.  I just wish I was still down as far as I was yesterday or the day before...sigh*

All that said I'm ready for a great day!  Baby girl woke up with me today and hung out in the bathroom with me while I blew dry my hair :)

Monster's make me happy!!!  Today's monster was more the color of volcanic ash b/c I only had a little spinach and loaded up on fruit this am (blueberries, banana, mango, pineapple) and of course almond milk :)

That's all I got...TTFN (211.5)


Note: I just realized that I only had 6 servings of fruit/veggies yesterday...time to step up the veggies Apes! 

Holy Hail and no ice cream for Mommy

We had a rediculous rain and hail storm tonight!  Holy moly!!!  I think the hail caused serious damage to our truck!  All that said today was a great day.  We had Tacos for dinner then went  to the pool.  However, within 3 minutes of getting in the pool it started to thunder and we had to get out...wth?!!  We decided to go for ice cream *which I'm not eating b/c of the galbladder stuff* but DH and the boys got Ice Cream...:(  This is Mason's Ice Cream...I didn't eat it but I did take a picture of it b/c he asked me to. 

They are starting to ask questions about me taking pictures of my food :)

Work was good today...nice and productive :)

Below is my food journal:

Bfast was posted on my last post.

YUM...pretzels

Delicious BBQ Chopped Chicken Panera Salad...seriously HUGE salad

Delicious Mango Black Tea from Caribou...unsweetened

Tacos...Mmmmmmm!  I love Taco Night!

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My dessert...since I couldn't have Ice Cream, I had a Eggo Waffle with a little Jif!

Side note: I didn't exercise today.  I meant to but with the storm, I failed...no biggie I'll go tomorrow

That's all I got today...TTFN

Didn't want to wait

I guess I'm going to be posting more frequently because I just had the most delicious breakfast!!!  I didn't know what I was going to have this morning b/c groceries were a little light since we got back from vacay and I was sick the early part of this week.  Then I remembered that I had Irish Cut Oatmeal in my desk drawer.  add a banana and some macadamia nuts and WOW!  YUM!!!  I could eat this for every meal every day.

The best part about the oatmeal with the fact that I made it with sweetened vanilla almond milk (90 calories)

Nothing makes my morning better than a monster!  I LOVE my Green Monster!!!

That's all I got :)

Cut the Fat

Ok...that is just hysterical!  "Cut the Fat"...I went for coffee and some shopping with La last night and we were talking about friends and how some friends don't always show as much support as they should and if they aren't in our lives for positive reasons then we need to Cut the Fat!  I love it!!!  It works in so many

scenarios...

Yesterday I was feeling alot better and I got much more into my normal routine.  Below is my photo food journal :) 

 

 Breakfast was my Wednesday ritual...DD egg white flat bread, coffee and GM!

 Lunch was left over stuffed green pepper :)

 Snack was some pretzels and water

 Dinner: my very veggie pizza (YUM)...I use a pillsbury pizza dough and make 2 pizzas from it.  The crust is super thin and crunchy!

Last night I wasn't in the mood for coffee so I got an unsweetened passion tea lemonade from the 'Bucks'

Exercise???  kinda non existent.  For some reason my muscles are killing me.  I did alot of shopping/walking last night but that doesn't really count.  I am definitely going to hit the road for at least a mile run tonight!

Du Du Dun.....I am giving up coffee!  I think that coffee has been the culprit of some of my stomach issues and I wanna see how it goes without it!  This is HUGE...b/c I LOVE COFFEE!!!!

Here I am at work already at 6am :)  Here's to making it great!  TTFN (210)

Much Better Day!

Today was much better!  I felt good all day and after my ultrasound I stopped and got a bagel from Einstein's.  (I never let myself eat bagels b/c you get so little nutritional bang for your buck).  I figured that I'm sick and I haven't eaten more than 400 calories in 2 days so what the hell!!!  ENJOY sister!  LOL  The good news was that it stayed down and I didn't feel too BAD.  Around 3p, I started to get a little nauseous but it didn't last too long.
 
I made some pasta for dinner and I had a little plain with salt and pepper.  After dinner I made fudgy brownies for the boys and I went for a one mile walk with my fav 7 year old :)   It was a nice walk and I actually feel pretty well right now :) 
I <3 my new PCP.  He is wonderful and a drastic improvement from my last one.  He called me tonight and asked how I was feeling...my blood work came back well and they couldn't find a gallstone during the ultrasound but he said that doesn't mean the gallbladder isn't bad.  We are going to wait and see...if I have another attack, he wants to see me.    I am really relieved that I've finally found a PCP that I like and trust!!  He is sweet to boot!!!  my last PCP decided that I should start taking  Prozac after I told her I'd been a little down lately...I hate when doctors go right to meds and she was cold and callus too:( 

Oh and I LOVE that my new doctor carries this bag...SO COOL LOOKING...LOL

That's all got, TTFN

Junk Food and Pain!

The rest of our weekend at the beach was pretty great :)  Friday I ate really well all day (veggie muffin, fruit, baked chips, turkey sandwich on the beach, whole grain pasta with broccoli/chicken that I made for dinner and some low fat ice cream we got at the grocery store).  I even ran/walked 2 miles Friday morning!  GREAT DAY!  Note: About a mile into my run I felt a sharp pain in my left side/back...weird but advil seems to make it better :)

We had a GREAT TIME ON THE BEACH!  The boys had a blast and little beauty loved the sand and even took great naps while we chilled and I read The Help.  GREAT BOOK BTW!

Saturday was not so good...Bfast was a veggie sausage and lunch was a turkey sandwich then dinner was JUNK FOOD at the Boardwalk!  I had Trashers French Fries (the best)

Then I had Pizza and a huge Ice Cream Sundae at 10pm....ICK!  I felt like crap and I didn't run b/c I decided to take the day off...but hey I am on vacation right???

5am on Sunday the pain started!!!  Severe cramping in my upper abdomen, it almost felt like contractions.  That along with severe nausea made the 4 hour drive home (in the rain) HELL!  But I made it home, pain continued, and I went to bed!  SO GLAD Sunday was over!!! 

Yesterday the pain continued so I called my doctor.  He is pretty sure it is something with my gallbladder.  I have an ultrasound today at 11:15 to see for sure.  All I know is that I haven't really eaten since Saturday night...over 48 hours.  Last night I tried to eat a few bites of stuffed pepper filling but the cramps started almost right away.  Around 8p I was starving so I had a piece of toast and some pretzels and I didn't get cramps after that.  UGG!!!  I know it will be a relief if I don't have to have it out if it is my gallbladder but I've been cut open so many times in the last year (c-section and hernia surgery)...I've about had it!  OK enough whining...

The good news about not being able to eat is that I've lost over 3 lbs.  I am down to 210 (the lowest yet).  This is something to be thankful for right?  [come on silver lining]

That's all I got today...TTFN (210)