Back to Reality

This past weekend I was under stress overload.

I hate road trips.

I absolutely hate trips where I have to see my husband's ex-wife.
My husband and I usually fight about something on these trips, and we did.

Friday's Food and Activity

4 corn tortillas

2 cheese squares

2 oz. lean roast beef

14 almonds

1 steak and portobellos meal from Applebee's

1 WW piece of cake

1.5 cups of whole wheat cheese puffs

water

Jillian Michaels's "30 Day Shred"

Saturday's Food

1 cup breakfast granola

20 almonds
Campbell's Selects Clam Chowder

grilled chicken salad

2 cups frozen yogurt with shredded coconut and 1/4 cup fresh mangos

Diet Blueberry and Pomegranate juice

Sunday's Food

1 cup breakfast granola

14 almonds

6 oz. grilled salmon

1.5 cups steamed broccoli

4 corn tortillas

1 cheese square

2 oz. lean roast beef

water

Diet Blueberry and Pomegranate juice

I am very nervous about weighing myself on Tuesday. I planned my meals and packed them before I left, but the fact of the matter is that I wasn't home. I was out of town, and my husband (good job, buddy) of all people encouraged me to eat food I didn't plan. I'm very disappointed in myself. To top it off, I didn't work out on Saturday like I planned. I brought my workout clothes and my DVD's, but they never made it out of my suitcase. I was too tired. I didn't sleep very well the past two nights either. Actually, I never sleep well when I'm not at home. Add that to the fact that I had two 19 month olds who slept with me in a double-size bed from about 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. I know that everyone has stumbling blocks when it comes to taking the weight off. I knew that I would. Something inside me just thought I would do better this past weekend. I was thrilled with last week's loss (3 pounds). I don't think I'll be as successful this Tuesday. I just hope that I lost instead of gained. This pity party stinks. I know I need to focus on the positives:

+ I worked out five days last week.

+ We all got home safely from our trip.

+ No extra drama happened (especially from the evil ex-wife).

+ The twins had fun with their grandparents, aunts, and cousins.

+ I got to see a family member play on stage with his band.

+ The twins finally met their great-grandmother, and I think it cheered her up.

Okay, okay. The positives do win out in the end. I need to get over this negativity and move on. Really the only thing that I ate that probably wasn't within plan was the frozen yogurt. The only reason why it was "bad" was because there was a lot of it. It was nonfat, and had active ingredients, so it was good for my digestive system. LOL.

Today I have some major working out to do. I'm going to do JM's "Boost your Metabolism."

Monday's Menu

2 corn tortillas, 1/2 cup egg sub., 1/6 cup cheese

7 almonds

2 corn tortillas, 1/2 cup egg sub., 1/6 cup cheese
7 almonds

4 oz. grilled chicken

1/2 cup rice

green beans

water

Did I mention that we've been cleaning out our garage due to us having to move in a few months? Us former teachers (elementary school) are pack rats. I have about 15 (18) gallon rubbermaid containers full of books that I need to go through, sell, donate, or keep for when the twins go to school. It's crazy, I know. That's what you do though when you teach in a public school system. You buy your materials with your own money. We're about 75% done, and I think we'll be at 100% this weekend. I also went through my closet for donations to a women's shelter. They're coming for my clothes on Tuesday. I am happy to say that I am too small for size 14 jeans. Yay! I can't wait to fit into my smaller clothes. Yes, I kept some of them.

I hope you're having a happy and healthy day!