GReeeat !!!! Thanks for the update.



Gerry

Day 13 of lent
 

WE went to my friends house for St. Patty's day dinner.
I ate desert. a big piece of cho french silk pie.
Ate corned beef and cabbage and mashed potatoes and bread so ate a lot of starches tonight,
NOT ON MY DIET!
I have been doing really well and forgot that I was not eating sugar for lent. OPPS!
Honestly I forgot!
12 days of sugar free at least.
And I am still AF which is the most important aspect of this lent period.
WEll actually I am doing Belles 100 day challenge again. So am about 10% of my goal.
I have been chewing a lot of gum lately and it is very satisfying and keeps my mouth busy.
I was proud of myself saturday night.
By myself I went to a fabulous concert, Mahler's resurrection...awesome piece. 2 orchestras and two choirs.
very powerful!!!!
after the concert I went home and lamented...the computer was down.Jeff was working a gig...
What to do????
So I called my friend to congratulate her, she plays cello. She said they were over at the bar down the street, Brewski's. So I said I would join them.
There was a group of 8 of us. 7 musicians and me.
They all ate and drank...I drank water and did not eat, There the bar food is all fried foods and starch.
My cello playing friend has a trumpet playing husband who was there also.
He too gave up alcohol for lent so I hugged him good by and said stay strong. He chuckled.
These people are all very nice.
I went home and hubby came home shortly there after.
Sunday, we raked leaves 9 bags and containers full!
Our live oak tree did some serious shedding.
I did some paper work and billing.
Today I am sore from raking. My hands are not too blistered up, (I refuse to wear gloves).
So the day is almost over 10 pm and I am calling it day 13 down.
Will not weigh myself for a couple of days one day can't break a diet right?
I did not get pinched today even though I did not wear green, I forgot today.
Anyway it was a great day and even though I was offered a guiness I politely declined.
It was nice to visit with my friend and talk with her newish boy friend.
So I had a happy st. patricks day with out alcohol!
yeah!
bizi

Such a great story of day.

Congratulations. I say let the thought of sugar go.
:hug::grouphug:

Happy St. Paddy's Day!!
 

Bizi,

I hope that you and the trumpet player keep doing well.

May you heal quickly from the yard work.

Mahler's Resurrection by yourself -- that must have been marvelous.
:sing:


Mari

Thanks!
It was amazing, never heard it before! I think I need to get a cd of that to enjoy in my car.
bizi

WEll I drank this weekend, friday saturday and sunday.
Enjoyed myself and stayed out of trouble.
I see my pdoc on tuesday and tdoc on wednesday, wish it were the other way around.
bizi

Bizi,

Think of it this way --
-- you are staying on one of your tracks:

You keep journaling here and that is good.

M

I over drank the past 7 days....I must quit this bad behavior.:( I drank so much last night that I missed work this morning called and reschedulaed for monday morning.
I just took a shower and it is almost 2 pm I have 2 appointments this afternoon.
bizi

it is going to be o.k.
 

Bizi,

Good luck with your appointments.

Drinking is not really "bad" or "good."
It just "IS."
What is important about the Drinking / Behavior / Activity is
1 how important it is to your overall plan
and
2 how you feel about your success in following the plan.

M

trying to keep it in check tonight....on my 4th one.
bizi