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Oops, didn’t blog yesterday.  It was purposeful thouogh.  My kids left for a week and a half last night to go to Grandma’s since I can’t really take care of them with this stinkin’ foot of mine.  I wanted to spend all of my time with the kiddos and didn’t even get on the computer.

Yesterday and today the eating went really well.  I will say being on crutches and by myself makes snacking all day long pretty impossible.  It’s too much work to get up and make myself something to eat.  I miss my kiddos, but I won’t lie I  am enjoying some peace and quiet.

 Alright, off to go surf the web for awhile!

I ordered the books “Fat Smash”, “You on a Diet”, and Dr Phil’s “Ultimate Weight Loss Solution” (as well as Dr. Phil’s Relationship Rescue book/workbooks for both the hubby and me).  I don’t want to just do a diet.  I want to take points and tips from a lot of different programs and turn them into a lifestyle.  I have been very successful on Weight Watchers in the past losing 40 lbs one time and 50 lbs another time.  However, I soon grow sick of counting points.  I want to really understand nutrition, become a student of it.  I don’t want to know how to work a plan, I want to know how to conquer food period.  I’d love to hear some good tips from different plans if you have them.

Good news is that my mother- and sister-in-law (& nieces) showed up last night to help.  It’s nice to have them here since I am confined to a recliner, at least until I can get a cast put on my foot next week.  Due to something that has to be done with a screw in my foot I have to spend 10-days post-surgery in just a splint, making every move extremely painful.  I know exercise (besides physical therapy) is not in my immediate future (though I can’t wait to work out after I’m better), which makes me need to really understand food and nutrition that much more.

After reading my responses (especially hearing the disappointment in the Whopper dinner I had last night) to my blog from yesterday I realize that I really don’t want to let anyone down on here.  Wow, I was never expecting to feel obligated to “web friends” the way I do on here.  What great motivation.  Please, if I mess up…..tell me!  I need a kick in the butt sometimes.  I find myself really wanting to be encouraging and not fail for everyone else on here who is trying so hard as well.  So in that spirit….I turned down the donuts that were brought into my house this morning.  Not quite sure what my lunch choices will be, since I am at the mercy of others right now.  I do have a month’s supply of Nutrisystem in my pantry from a failed attempt at that, so I may just buck up and eat that if healthy choices aren’t an option.

Have a great day ya’ll!

Well today wasn’t one of the best days.  I was having an extreme amount of foot pain today (I had my ACL repaired and put back together last Thursday).  I woke up, ate, took painkillers, slept, and repeated that cycle all day.  I didn’t really pay attention to what I ate, just too tired.  I ate whatever my hubby put in front of me which at one point was a Whopper.  I don’t feel too bad about it though because I haven’t snacked and I wasn’t just eating for the sake of eating.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a much better day.  My mother-in-law is coming down tonight to help for awhile so I’ll be able to actually have some “real” food again instead of fast food.  So here’s to a better Day 3 tomorrow!  I really didn’t want to get on here and post since I don’t feel like I made any big progress today but I promised myself I would blog everyday for at least 30 days so then if I “mess up” and get off track I will have to face it and not just stay off track.

 Hope everyone else had great days!

So today is my first day of taking an active approach to changing my life.  I have gone through quite a few life changes recently and now I just want to change from the inside out.  My husband recently got back from a four-and-a-half month deployment from Iraq.  When he got home he went through a few days where he thought he might not want to be married anymore.  After eight years of marriage I was more than a little shocked and devestated.  He has since decided that he does want to be married, however, there has been quite a bit of damage done to the relationship that we are now trying to work on.  Going through this has really made me realize that I want to really rediscover who I am (someone other than a wife and mom).  I have reenrolled in school and have decided it’s time to face this weight thing once and for all.  So if for some reason my husband ever has another little mid-life crisis like that again I can be prepared to be on my own.  I never want that panic feeling I had when I thought he was leaving.  So here I am!