Happy Hump Day

I am all smiles this morning for sure. Today is my Friday, as I have taken tomorrow & Friday off of work. I haven't been in bed before midnight one day this week, so I am excited about the next four days. I am bringing the Princess to the sitter for half a day tomorrow so I can have my oil in my car changed & get my nails redone & possibly get a pedicure.

My wonderful nephew is coming down this weekend from Shreveport & I am very excited.

I am cooking at my mom's for the 4th & we have a wonderful menu planned! Turkey burgers, grilled chicken, WW potato salad, vegetarian baked beans, and plenty of watermelon.

I got home rather early yesterday, had supper cooked & the Princess fed before 6pm. We colored for a few minutes & she played with her dolls & I ate my delicious meal while she played:



4 ounces of chicken, sauteed with an onion (5 points)
6 sprigs of asparagus (o points)
1/2 cup Annie's Organic Mac and Cheese (3 points)
2 corn tortillas (2 points)

I definitely felt much better after eating. I had eaten a Healthy Choice frozen entree at lunch & by 3pm I felt ravenous. I ended up drinking a couple glasses of water & began cooking supper the moment I walked in my house.

While cleaning the kitchen, I found myself mindlessly eating one of the Princess' leftover fish sticks & a couple of her fries. I wasn't hungry. At all. I was mindlessly eating. I have never been a binge eater. I do find that I have always eaten out of boredom & even emotionally on occasion. I have to constantly be "on my toes" to make sure I am only eating when I am hungry. I seldom crave the "full" feeling I use to get from overindulging, but when I do I find that drinking a large glass of water gives me that feeling while I am still eating within my POINTS range.

After supper I felt very lathargic. I am blaming the carbs in the mac and cheese & the 2 small tortillas. I actually lied in my bed after I put the Princess in hers. I stayed in bed for almost 30 minutes. Chatting with the hubby & starting to feel sleepy, I reminded my tired ass that I had only been to the gym twice this week & that I *had* to go right now because I needed at least 4 workouts before my Thursday a.m. weigh in at WW.

I got to the gym rather late (9:40pm) & all of the treadmills were free, but I knew I should start with the elliptical. 20 minutes later:

I felt amazing. I then jumped on the treadmill for only 30 minutes. I usually have to hold on to the treadmill, but after 20 minutes on the elliptical it felt natural for my arms to be down & moving! After 50 minutes of working out, I was in dire need of a shower & my bed. In bed right after midnight.


I am very anxious about my weigh in tomorrow morning. I am praying for 2 pounds. I am going to attend both the 9am meeting & the 6:30pm meeting tomorrow since I am not going to work & I need the meetings to carry me through this holiday! Have a great day everyone!