GReeeat !!!! Thanks for the update.



Gerry

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.

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.



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

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