Okay drumroll. I've weighed myself about 2 times a week. But that
is because I'm really surprised. I've hit 195 to 198 many times. Without
shoes. Which is what the doctor's off weighs in at. Just to have a idea
I've also weighed some with shoes on at same time. But the last two times
I've weighed with shoes it was 199 and 200. Wow, I might make my
goal for my appointment this month.

Donna

Good work, Donna.

It is nice to feel good about going to see your doc.

M

great job donna!
bizi

I ate very well today.

3 cups of coffee with just stevia(no cream)
Lunch:
a greek/lebanese dish with egg plant and
grass fed beef. peppers and potatoes.
collards and squash

Dinner:
1/2 cup of Indian chick peas and sauce and 6 oz chicken
with 1 cup of cut green beans.
1/2 cup of Raspberries
and 2 small chocolate squares for desert.

Hoping that I will sleep better tonight, had strange dreams early this morning.
bizi

That is great Donna! Maybe you are starting to come down from that plateau!

Bizi, it sounds like you are eating well. I hope you slept well, too

I work tomorrow but that is fine, you probably get tired of hearing that
" I love my job".

Played trivia tonight and I survived not drinking although I would have had more fun if I had been drinking.

anyway I ate too much....sigh I can't be perfect!

Picked up some talapia fish from sandras health food store today along with some salmon so more dinner options instead of just chicken or pork chops.
I have not been buying beef because it is not good for us and grass fed is expensive.

bizi

Had talapia for dinner with mixed veggies. and baked beans which were spicy!
nibbled on some fresh veggies for art walk tonight. which was fun by the way...
and I did not eat/drink alcohol, 4th day Alcohol Free=AF.

For lunch I had 2 hot dogs (left over from monday) before having chicken and sausage gumbo at our favorite spot on saturdays. Amber always knows what we order. If I don't have the rice and french bread then I want the shredded cabbage and remulaude sauce to make a coleslaw.
Everything was delicious today with the gumbo being thick and dark brown!!!
Did not sleep that great last night. hope to get to bed at a decent time.
bizi

Great job on 4 days AF, especially since it was over the weekend. I know that that is particularly hard.

As usual, your edibles sound delicious!

I hope you had a good day at work yesterday

Thank you kay,
It was a great day!
2 of my clients in the afternoon, wanted to hear all about our trip so that was fun retelling some of it. and we get along so well. It is a joy that I get to see them. Our conversations are so thoughtful we talk politics and history, current events and families etc. So healthy stimulation and bonding. I stayed 2 hours at my last clients house..so that put me home later so that cut into our art walk time after a dinner. But some of the galleries were closed so we had plenty of time to see what we wanted to see. The biggest gallery was full of art work that I could not appreciate, huge paintings of geometric shapes, very modern/abstract. You read the little placards and the inspiration is just unrelatable...so the shapes were way over my head. sigh. One of the rooms though had gorgeous quilts!!!! They were spectacular. some of them used new techniques, like paintings almost with embroidery. pictures of herons, a 3 dimensional approach. Loved them!!!!
There is a big band concert this afternoon at 3:30. Over 100 members from around the country are coming together to perform this concert. Jeff may come along but is probably going fishing so will drive separately.

I felt so out of touch at art walk last night.
Uncomfortable. They usually have wine and snackies out but since I am dieting/not drinking I felt resentment over not participating. I know these are self imposed limits I set for myself. I have said before ...I am either dieting or gaining weight. I can't seem to get to a good weight and stay there.
sigh
Took a much needed shower this morning and getting ready to go to the hub city diner for brunch like usual.

Went to sleep at 11pm, felt really tired then got up at 2:30 to use the bathroom and went back to bed and layed there for 20 minutes, legs had restless leg syndrome so could not sleep. So I got up and took an extra .5mg of klonipin..I should not do that because I don't have extras to spare.( I do have some 1mgs that I hoarded from before but save those for when I really need them like if I drank alot and can't sleep and have to work in the morning).

Jeff read my horoscope and it said something like getting a handle on spending, or something like that. The only real spending spree that I had was of late....350 bottles of nail polish...on sale and discontinued.

have a great sunday!
bizi

bizi

If I clean my bath room floor I will feel really good about my self.
bizi