This weekend was as relaxing as it could be, considering we don't have anywhere to live in 6 weeks. On Sat., I decided to take a walk at the canal. It'd been a while since I've done it. It's such a long drive, and I'm always so sick of driving, plus it's hard to find that kind of time. Brian was great, and took the boys out for the day, while I did my thing. I walked 4.2 miles along the canal. It was really beautiful, but it was 90 degrees out. Thank goodness for the wind. For the first mile or so, I had some serious anxiety working. My mind just wouldn't get off the fact that we need to find a place to live, pay for it, blah, blah, blah.... At some point, I was able to just put it all away and enjoy the walk, though. Afterward, I went and lifted weights at the club. Then, I went to this great little deli that sells a sandwich called, The Haymound. It's full of veggies, and the main one being sprouts. I love it. I then went shopping at Walmart....and actually stuck to the list and the budget. I even used a calculator to keep track as I went along. It felt good to finally take some steps in taking control of the financial situation.
Yesterday was equally as nice. While Brian took the boys swimming, I got some serious cleaning done, while listening to some great music. Cookies weren't on the shopping list the day before, and the boys were wanting a "dessert." So, I then made some chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Let me tell you....I ate a bunch of the batter. What a dumb ass. The day before a weigh in... I redeemed myself a bit afterward, by making some green juice. I still think juicing is a huge pain in the ass, but I feel so great about myself after it's done. Oh, and earlier in the morning, Brian and I got a nice 3 mile or so walk in. We were trying to figure out what was "best" in a new place... It seems that our price range is going to either get us a 3 bed 1 bath small house, or a decent size 2 bed, 2 bath duplex. I've been outvoted, in that everyone thinks the boys having their own room is more important than a second bathroom. I grew up my whole life with one bathroom, and now that it 3 boys, 1 girl, it kills me to give up that second bathroom. But such is life, I guess. Anyway, that's putting the cart before the horse. Housing is so hard to come by out there.
I wasn't sure too sure of what to expect from the weigh in this morning. While I had some really great dieting moments last week, I also made some poor choices. But I must say, the smart choices really did outweigh the bad. So, I got on that dreaded scale to find that I'd lost 4 oz. I'm choosing to think of that as a 1/4 pounder with cheese :) While I'm not thrilled with it, I had lost 5 lbs. the week before, so I'm at 5 lbs 4 oz over 2 weeks. I'll take that. And I'm hoping this week will be better.
Oh, yes, and my eyes are doing pretty good. They still are super dry...and feel heavy at times, but each week they should continue to get better. I see the Dr. again in 7 weeks.
Here's to Monday being over, and a great week for all of us.
Jen
Yesterday was equally as nice. While Brian took the boys swimming, I got some serious cleaning done, while listening to some great music. Cookies weren't on the shopping list the day before, and the boys were wanting a "dessert." So, I then made some chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Let me tell you....I ate a bunch of the batter. What a dumb ass. The day before a weigh in... I redeemed myself a bit afterward, by making some green juice. I still think juicing is a huge pain in the ass, but I feel so great about myself after it's done. Oh, and earlier in the morning, Brian and I got a nice 3 mile or so walk in. We were trying to figure out what was "best" in a new place... It seems that our price range is going to either get us a 3 bed 1 bath small house, or a decent size 2 bed, 2 bath duplex. I've been outvoted, in that everyone thinks the boys having their own room is more important than a second bathroom. I grew up my whole life with one bathroom, and now that it 3 boys, 1 girl, it kills me to give up that second bathroom. But such is life, I guess. Anyway, that's putting the cart before the horse. Housing is so hard to come by out there.
I wasn't sure too sure of what to expect from the weigh in this morning. While I had some really great dieting moments last week, I also made some poor choices. But I must say, the smart choices really did outweigh the bad. So, I got on that dreaded scale to find that I'd lost 4 oz. I'm choosing to think of that as a 1/4 pounder with cheese :) While I'm not thrilled with it, I had lost 5 lbs. the week before, so I'm at 5 lbs 4 oz over 2 weeks. I'll take that. And I'm hoping this week will be better.
Oh, yes, and my eyes are doing pretty good. They still are super dry...and feel heavy at times, but each week they should continue to get better. I see the Dr. again in 7 weeks.
Here's to Monday being over, and a great week for all of us.
Jen
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