Fighting the good fight

Thanks for the great advice yesterday. I know I need to get back on track and sooner rather than later. <a href="http://mepschronicles.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Mary</a> suggested picking just one thing to change, just one thing for one day. One day at a time. I know she's right, yet I didn't do it today. <br /><br />In fact, I just made No-Pudge brownies (the ones made with yogurt). I'm sure they're no pudge if you eat just one, but I ate half the batch. I have no idea how many calories or Points. Honestly, I don't even want to know right now. <br /><br />My decision to make the brownies was based on when I binge, I'm binging on things that don't really satisfy my cravings. My rather weak theory is once I've eaten something I wanted, brownies, then I'll feel like my craving has been satisfied.<br /><br />The hole in my theory is that history has shown once I eat sugar, I want more and the craving becomes even more intense. I'm a sugar addict, just like a crack addict has to have crack, I have to have sugar once I get started.<br /><br />However, I have a plan for tomorrow. My plan is to get back on plan and TRACK MY FOOD. I usually do online tracking, but lately I just can't seem to bring myself to do it. For a change, I'm going to write it in one of the paper tracker booklets the rest of the week. <br /><br />The good thing about eating all those brownies is I feel really sick. Like if I never see another brownie for the rest of my life I'll be fine.<br /><br /><em>Update, the day after the brownies incident, 3/9 - 5:22 a.m.</em><br /><br /><em>I'm up and dressed for the gym, leaving in just a few minutes. Amazingly I don't feel any ill effects from the massive amount of sugar and white flour and chocolate I consumed last night (about six hours ago). I'm ready to go workout and actually feel somewhat engergized. Probably still on some kind of sugar high.</em><br /><br /><em>More amazing though is even after I weighed at 181.6 I'm not kicking myself in the head over last night's binge. I'm ready to fight this devil to my death. I will track today, stay within my Points, and drink water. I don't think I had any water yesterday. Funny how when one thing goes to hell for me it all goes to hell (I skipped the gym yesterday too). </em><br /><br /><em>Yesterday is past, it's history. Today is a new day and damn it, I'm going to do it today. Make it through just this one day doing the best I can!</em><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />It snowed today. This is a picture taken through our office window. The snowflakes were huge, but they melted as soon as they hit the ground. It was pretty while it lasted. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzvmjOCW2zoEKk7iFf04t7PwkiILtLbJpuRhBLuIWUiwQ6jTaVqvdt68cd6ap3lRaoUZMCjphu_bDbH6gYyzzcL9kUiYLVQxQjOGYgxVs0oq-3RiQSqKtyX9mb6LXKzVNdfHTQJojn4sO/s1600-h/snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzvmjOCW2zoEKk7iFf04t7PwkiILtLbJpuRhBLuIWUiwQ6jTaVqvdt68cd6ap3lRaoUZMCjphu_bDbH6gYyzzcL9kUiYLVQxQjOGYgxVs0oq-3RiQSqKtyX9mb6LXKzVNdfHTQJojn4sO/s640/snow.jpg" width="596" /></a></div>

Fighting the good fight

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Pressing toward the goal!

<p>Sunday night I did <strong><u>NOT</u></strong> sleep well at all. Not sure if it was the 4 hour nap that threw me off or nerves. Tonight was my first class (I'm teaching at the community college were I also work)! </p> <p>I didn't let me bad night's sleep sway me from my workout though! My alarm went off and I was up and <strong>hit the gym</strong>. I cut my workout short to do some more preparing on my class. I got in <strong>25 minutes</strong> on the <strong>cross ramp</strong>. </p> <p>Breakfast was my favorite old faithful <strong>oatmeal</strong> mixed with <strong>1 sliced banana</strong> (a fairly large one), and<strong> PB2</strong> for <strong>5 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i0VpBrLJl416aFzYicVcuUnSsuQeB0sgixde6fPskzLpiejSM0EXKqnmX8DvtchEneVwwCmzBwJAepdkwXsKTqmKOXuZzXT_tDWo1MkjoO0ol53mKHYkk1Z4iCURtiPIkakJh7-g7ea3/s1600-h/DSC06320%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06320" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENs5dcHzPGnCrUGHeLgu7GtT1_ayP8klauzNN44NHWRiv31n34xMOz_YIFNeRBa_nfCNzYzXoWPJioOrxEV8yESV2mbYr-9SVKW3CrL7hhS5eD_iG-tj9fN-e0KzWhTfgCavLwvWki3KT/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06320" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Strawberries were on sale at the grocery store so I was quite excited to mix up my morning snack! I had <strong>1 c strawberries</strong>, <strong>ww vanilla yogurt</strong>, and<strong> 1/4 c grape nuts</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. It was wonderful! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4egzSB0dH6ctoiHA_Nps22Fd04i1eUSg9hHFqMaLvMaX6wsPsDkKYEH8rbeThp7XNfW1aKEBJ3OT3XZMLyt4JLpIBPPgBNLiI2JilPXgVRkAV4snxAgY7AHUqkJueBJvSOmKePYlXiLy/s1600-h/DSC06321%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06321" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29MZAArHsBd85RtHAyzsMlkexqGJmq4IfumUZvDcqZwB4B_twgKrsqC5LD31vP0OErvu4wmwngHT7uB8aaTQ85sHiiYa2JtvEwR3GCz5vf244EWtpWDH6DWDbgR9gjxWR-sXTnlPiJMW5/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06321" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I ate my lunch in courses. I usually take a late lunch break & I knew I had a few errands to run so for my "<u>appetizer</u>" I started out with some<strong> veggies & ff ranch</strong> for<strong> 1 point</strong>. I forgot how much I love cucumbers w/ranch...makes me think of <u>freshness</u> & <u>summer</u>! :) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSsvWVjfN6tRGA5bfjaV0imtZEHfx0YzNrOwcQrFbOkZd1XcxJZv56ycbzrp439DmtSdFR-5TIqH_VmGv_qLhZ85OCyz2cmhkNb_tGyiMOa3z1Ux54YB2QOzi-aHp37gXuvpfmzqpiuyR/s1600-h/DSC06323%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06323" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMp5UOzyVX0Ye5jbZWPjNsC6oHiPhXluRjdTjl0X38isI44nEdPwhAR33AId2iymDUedfm2O3tODiSPR49HKyUyVBY5yNSIuNrqjL2zPd0qFLjL91VngqqR9TpQPqAn9w7PwrO5JoWAUq/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06323" width="404" /></a></p> <p>My 2nd course was <strong>1 c</strong> of <strong>grapes</strong> for <strong>1 point</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm22zd876v596BJCdtIppDB4czpTn318RKiO0vHAUZJvLxzolimH6SrvXFUcxMpFirbrNJa63KKsvEGM0xb1It7cQfbGD3LeE8pYuGpwsl1cf2LO_unoSa-4JA1CV1zTvuRmDqCcSp0wPm/s1600-h/DSC06324%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06324" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTh6mxmwsayUlOx59A_yfbfWwVcuRK4Oe3d6c_JluYzE4jRtf9U8L0PPTTV2EId8LC7Wsj8gNNFvOBm0fcv1gC7H1QQg5nWU8Qc0OZWCeSYsNlZ7eibmcEKRup9mq1kPJXghAOeKSvdy3B/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06324" width="404" /></a></p> <p>And the last part of my lunch was <strong>cottage cheese</strong> with <strong>peaches</strong> and a<strong> turkey & cheese sandwich</strong> for <strong>5 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir90T9rB9UQk7GAxYz_7VFZlbDhpSV1LvNLHuCLHMgs57K6anEvkATTge1D2JFN2-394OwcJvZfW0bh7UP-hm5Juvj95D2nCi79iVMkEOqK4w7C1uYcJ2QHfmNz7fXZTHmkDwOw9P50w_8/s1600-h/DSC06326%5B7%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06326" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbwSLgCNuLLLOqKIa-_newqXCP3wjM6Jxuq_otCUWbUeLWTGLHWWqSJrI5Y_4z0RmbvR-JA4MjRveY90LrIi-9GfQtZ1SqKh9r79fQl4aQKp1etpOxbvHO2XRry_YCkIPqV7sW4cbBDYU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06326" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Even though I wasn't 100% OP last week...that doesn't mean I was a lazy girl!!Wednesday night I went out with my work friends for Mexican, Thursday night we had supper at a friend's house & then I came home and stayed up till 11pm making treating for my bosses bday the next day. And on Saturday Kyle & I went to Des Moines (a much bigger city an hour south of us with better shopping!) with a friend to do some shopping & just to do something different! It was a successful shopping trip to say the least! </p> <p>I picked out a new water bottle at Bed Bath & Beyond. My old water bottles were plastic, but had straws. I've been wanting to get a BPA free one, but still with a straw! And I found just the one...it was even pink! :) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ASLLhb-NwgEfcliiocmujweYrzwA8NTC8pXG-oOix0T5PtfA_KEbEMlixZ5_p8GXWvtOrekZTy5aeMLnlXgS8-EaXbXajgTP9WCVCOWhZOiVSaxDW16RQ9zS1Q__V-68SE6HCg2Xs1Ms/s1600-h/DSC06322%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06322" border="0" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52NUl_OgxlBtrMSb11y6-PYM0l85wbBvZf-ItS9WP9vogen0ZJPDZuUIJVBdjoD8MS-BHym-CeKTxPxxdom4fMbDvOUx6_XSz1NztonaMguWdGXUfDJy0UdlTindTyK-aGPMFFBUlQTJZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06322" width="354" /></a></p> <p>We also picked up some of these things! Look it’s even orange to match my Diet Sunkist! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gTJunuvoVQB5nPhhluAbnK83TQ51vbS1YlLjU2WX5DtGKYQvaZjsWC_2w53UiHkXlLHMVGETQL5lMd07ru_jo8D22dFfl6l6yHRv5vnSo3a33_4japjISIRgQEfOAdEJLYqXcPJByKAD/s1600-h/DSC06331%5B7%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06331" border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTod8Dbxyq6fqE49vWBZINktedaFLvqU-MTW5qDJ-AE8VCWxwc_e9dIq0PjIZCy2ahKEWOS75m4LBBce8356aVlifbBDgjJiW3CgFgYjjF2BcBWK-dZT8qgkY4oNnNWwwH_qaV2fZMq56C/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06331" width="279" /></a>Not sure what the right name for them is, but they work great to put on pop cans so you don't spill! And the main reason we bought them is because our local grocery store had a pop sale last week, 3 12packs for $6!!! Needless to say we stocked up! </p> <p>I also picked up a fun sundress at Old Navy to wear in Florida! I've been on a gray kick lately w/my clothing choices! What do you think of it?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAAXQrmutiKyuaMbF6aKNnb6xB30ptWWZbOwtnCVv5d0MvfnH_egigi5UP2TmW68WxQnjT4Hf9Moa6PU4_iCreOVLL3G-s739sn5eb6ejuY72leinpVppGqXk-1ylNoJVLc79wi9AZBvz/s1600-h/DSC06332%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06332" border="0" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq789GetufLYQthTSkhCkLfLkJOCfAWWVOruy0yren4yElPq2kiw_MNE4U0pJUjrevBSnj1Mbnt-p6JOsc86VT3uSW_DYZ4FIOoZNzOxG-__jZlzz4-6_GQWXNJIfR-1Q69eOSp27Ik0BL/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06332" width="354" /></a></p> <p>After work today I headed right to class!! But I wasn’t the student…I was the <u>teacher</u>! I’m teaching computerized accounting! I managed to sneak in a <strong>banana</strong> in between things for <strong>1 point</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiY1JrZ563LCXt3rD4xzAtlHOHkvIpDbn4S2cEAWQ2yNt7oLEPaNcW31gnk6Ck3Se2A2Rh_tOMlknUVbUgYLiZqtDaXXdLFpNLjIKEoA5tjf5HYFYQf1U9veUdO3Ac8IdDgrTXpsFKdJY/s1600-h/DSC06327%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06327" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQoQkG3r7LwWofiOCfaeans0GbJfsFgaYDvtMo1T6UNi8FO2BSdpWtJwJdNsAvQh3tQDzJQPzcStqYcjvdt9rZtaLVdgGTaZW5mENNPHSwu9c9J14VU8k_jChC50tW5Dbp-oPGzo-sfWW/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06327" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Class went well. For some reason I don’t feel old enough to teach college students! On the way home I ate <strong>2 points</strong> worth of <strong>animal crackers</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxLQmFTXhCnrifiH7P6nSv_1r5wyNOCfpphyzQZXf1u0gszDxdhe4mtnBTRHc9ua9RrsbA-bWyxH-pSrsaPuErw30xXeXdLWDCGKDa9TI01XP0oAj2cS1Li_QSuxfJCy9pgtzbP8a75Fo/s1600-h/DSC06328%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06328" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mP5IXk4tdpuwVUyVlAk_EvLOw-z-sp5wcWPADMyJuxl9OsJJtkyCAqVdiyANaFHBj_QhVS7r6fy8vM-6jIXuQP963VFY_fykUVKFdF1QkFojD6bo52Gba_FOK19U-TJeAOFaWGx2BAtY/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06328" width="404" /></a></p> <p>It was after 8:30 when I got home so I wanted to eat something light. I grabbed these I found last week at the grocery store. They are flatbread made by flatout! And still just 1 point!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo05f1GIF2c6WgTSIj31q1U-t0Zxg4qdyrK1S2UAGshfrGT2OY5e3OwU8kjg7H2eNlXZMDkT0OTQzf08POHjBnO7bFJKXSW_E5MtnMJVi76X1YYFN0Mc9jIALpjuNajbO4vF5D4-RGhX6/s1600-h/DSC06329%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06329" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaHMil-opfigUulWPIIdcZNWpybdT-V1hQnkYPgTKA9EgrB-FM3CIn0OmHYEGBkQC7NZrpXhJliYe2X8nEVvuiRFLitQXyOZrc-rkhmhutyHf2P1yD9RU2-kSFAbGAba8IC9g2C3f18f-/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06329" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I made a <strong>chicken salad sandwich</strong> with <strong>cheese</strong> on the <strong>flatbread</strong> for <strong>4 points</strong>. Mmmm delish! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNwxRxQCeozwLB9crfTz-SowYXhqT1V0KAtArc9iwze_VJ9vaweH1GuYgxCQpCnVGYPdlGmetq6LfOqcmYFA3f56ef0r7HE_6OppKTgzu3y-515FBmF0RS1DR6AAdnZKXfV_ZJRjKIx5t/s1600-h/DSC06330%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06330" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh719PiWH5hERC5HPf3dpSggkfPpBlgSD96UlSkhN2-eEBgbU1xHjJtCBkNG3PTuUr_DwwinaRykXMXonKSlhxx8Lt02lLjNGd-CW91azwL53Vn4PL3zc28p84I6m1dB5_gQ_blqjJ0gIty/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC06330" width="404" /></a>  </p> <p>It was a long, but good day! I’m off to bed! <strong><u>Thanks</u></strong> for your sweet comments on my post earlier today…I <strong><em>missed</em></strong> you guys too! :)</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>MONDAY'S STATS <br /></strong>POINTS = 22/23 <br />WATER = 128 oz <br />EXERCISE = 25 min cross ramp</p>

Pressing toward the goal!

Sunday night I did NOT sleep well at all. Not sure if it was the 4 hour nap that threw me off or nerves. Tonight was my first class (I'...

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10 days!!!

Obviously I've been MIA the past week. I could go into all kinds of details and really come down on myself for not working out everyday and eating lots of bad food. But would anything positive come from that? Probably not. The only thing I do is move forward from here. And that is just my plan!<br /><br />Over the past week I've gotten some really sweet comments from a few friends I don't see often and that really sparked something in me & got me motivated again. And also I'm only 10 days away from my trip to Florida! If that isn't good motivation, I don't know what is?!?!?<br /><br />So I hope you all are ready for Darci...'cause I'm back and ready to tear it up!! My goal is meet my weight for the "sister challenge" by the time I leave for Florida!!

10 days!!!

Obviously I've been MIA the past week. I could go into all kinds of details and really come down on myself for not working out everyday ...

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