Another long,
long day, but a productive one. I am
literally aching and sore all over. I
have been on my feet since 2:30 this afternoon.
I visited with a friend for an hour or so, bought a baby gift at Target
(Woo Hoo, Jen and Mike!), and then did the grocery shopping. As soon as I got home and got everything put
away, I made Glenndini some oatmeal cookies.
It is a Weight Watchers recipe, and pretty yummy. It uses apples and Splenda blend brown sugar. Then, I put the stuffed mushrooms I bought
for him in the oven with some sauce and blue cheese. Then,
I made the pizza casserole from Susan Leach’s book for dinner/lunches for the
next couple days. THEN, I made the
spiced pumpkin custard from her book, too.
I haven’t tried one of those yet; however, the pizza bake was really
tasty, even without the fennel seed. Giant
Eagle did not have fennel seed, so I will be on the lookout for it in other
stores since she claims it really adds to the taste of the meal. I only ate a scrambled egg with cheese, a
small bit of the pizza bake, and sipped on my pumpkin shake from
yesterday. I have been trying to drink
water all day, but just don’t have room.
I have to get some more protein in during the day, but it is taking a
while to transition to those softer foods without feeling too full, too
fast. If that happens, I don’t want
anything. I will have to add protein powder to more of my meals. Gotta keep working
on it until I get it right!
As soon as
I was finished with baking, dinner, and clean-up, I decorated the house --
inside and out -- for Halloween. I love
to decorate and I haven’t done it for a few years because of being in a show,
having PhD courses, and the house being in various stages of renovation. This year, I decided that I was going to
decorate no matter what. It was a lot of
work and I am whooped, but I am glad that I did it. I’d like to get a few more pieces, but we
will see what I can find that fits in with what I have. It doesn’t hurt that purple is a Halloweeny
color, either. LOL I didn’t do any extra
exercise today, but I feel like the amount of walking and working around the
house that I have done is sufficient.
Believe me, my body feels as if I worked out for hours.
This
morning I was down to 207.4, which was pretty cool, and I tried on a pair of
lounging pants that my Mom gave me -- a size 14/16. Guess what? THEY FIT! I haven’t worn that size in over 10
years!!! It was an awesome feeling. I am going to wear them tomorrow night to my
computer training, though, so I didn’t wear them while shopping. My pants kept
falling down all day -- it was pretty bad.
I think I need to stop wearing some of my clothes because they are just
getting too big. I did buy a new belt,
and it is a bit too small right now.
However, it won’t be long until it fits, and I am sure it will fit by
the time I go back to school. I have a
belt to use in the meantime. Even the
shirt that I am wearing now is a 14/16 and it is a bit loose. It has never been this loose, though, so I am
beginning to feel a difference and notice the way that my body is changing. It
is good to feel that difference, too, because it is just another spark in the
motivation.
I am kind
of nervous to see some of my co-workers tomorrow at the computer training,
though. It will be so weird to see them
in my new body. I mean, most of them
have never known me at this weight. To
them, I have always been overweight. I
am excited, but, contrary to popular belief, I don’t like to be the center of
attention. Sure, when I am on stage or
performing, but as Lisa, not so much. I
miss my friends, though, so I am looking forward to seeing them. Wish me luck!
Well, I am
running out of steam, so it is time to close for the day. Which means, until tomorrow. . .
all I can say is, you are a real trooper...
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