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Post by katelight on May 3, 2007 6:54:34 GMT -5
Oh Pam... I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. Concentrate on the wonderful memories that you have. She knows how much you love her. I will keep you and her family in my prayers during this difficult time. Give yourself time to reflect, and to heal take care Katie
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Post by pammywhamy on May 6, 2007 7:15:33 GMT -5
I want to thank everyone for their kind words. I was a very hard week emotionally. Life goes on happy or sad. But each day seems to be better.
Last night DH and I went to a black tie affair. It was very nice. I had to much wine food and wine. Dessert was a chocolate banana bomb. I never ate a bomb before so of course I had to try it. Not what I expected but very tasty.
So today I will be dealing with detox of the sugar. I already feel like eating chocolate and it's only 7 am. It's going to be a very long day. I am going to try and drink water as much as possible. hopefully that will help. Today is the Walk for Israel so we will be out most of the morning/early afternoon for that event. I'm looking forward to the walk but not the food options. They will have food but probably not many core choices. I wish I had made time yesterday to do some grocery shopping. I feel like the cupboards are bare and there will not be much time before the event starts. I will have to start figuring this out while I have my morning coffee.
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Post by girliepurple on May 7, 2007 7:44:07 GMT -5
Hi, Pam - hang in there, the walk and water will do you good! Sounds like your treats out at the black tie affair were just what you needed, it's good to splurge once in a while. Now you can re-focus. Food shop after the walk? Have a great day.
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Post by pammywhamy on May 7, 2007 18:39:17 GMT -5
Monday WI (136.3) I'm getting there very sloooowly. Hopefully it will be 135 by next week. That would be great. I have been working on the sugar detox for the last 2 days. So tomorrow should be a breeze. DH suprised me by coming home early tonight. I though it was going to be a late night for him with meetings but we had our calendars crossed. So I have nothing planned for dinner tonight except a big salad. Tomorrow will be a busy day and it will be my turn to work late. I plan on bringing soup for dinner. We have a ton of clients in that day. A caterer's dream come true, so I will have lot's of temptation. I love being busy but I hate the temptations. Sometimes it does not bother me in the least and then there are days where I can't say no because I am stressed.
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Post by pammywhamy on May 8, 2007 10:22:49 GMT -5
Tuesday.
Really busy at work today but I was able to pack lots of core stuff to keep me away from the temptations. SOmeone just opened the candy box (right by my desk) Oooo it smelled good.
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Post by pammywhamy on May 9, 2007 15:44:02 GMT -5
I survived yesterday and stayed the course but I really am hungrey today. I'm trying to drink more water today but it's not really helping right now. I am trying not to drink my daily diet coke but I really think it will help curb this feeling. I'm going to cave and have one. Better that then a handfull of chips or candy.
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Post by pammywhamy on May 9, 2007 21:20:34 GMT -5
I over did it with the oatmeal cookies. I need to get a grip on whatever is letting me slip a bit. It is close to TOM but there have been times in the past when it did not bother me at all. So I can't use that as an excuse
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Post by pammywhamy on May 15, 2007 7:33:28 GMT -5
Tues WI ( 136.4)
Up a pinch but I really was not diligent last week. It could have been much worse. I am trying to get back on a schedule so next week will be another loss. It's also close to TOM so I am more emotional and have less will power.
Yesterday was beautiful. I was able to head out from the office for a short walk through the forest preserves. DH had a meeting in the city so I walked the kids into town and we had dinner at Pockets. This may start becoming a ritual as the weather gets warmer. Both kids will eat the food and they have great salads. Bonus for being across the street from a park/playground and they sell soft serve ice cream for dessert. I don't think I will have much argueing with the kids of where to eat. Much better than McD.
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Post by mightycore on May 16, 2007 10:26:40 GMT -5
I so relate to your posts! The negotiations with sugar, and little slips, and hungry days....It's those daily little struggles that gitcha, don't you think? Or that make for a culmination of successes, eh? which is what I see in you! Karen
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Post by pammywhamy on May 16, 2007 14:58:53 GMT -5
Wed, I'm trying hard to stay on core today. I really am feeling tempted. I even woke up with that empty hungry feeling in my stomach. Not a good way to start the day. But it's 3pm and I have not let my guard down yet so it may end up being a good day on core. PMS sucks!!! It just kicks my appetite into high gear and I have another week of it. I'm working late tonight but hopefully not to late. I would like to get out for a walk. It looks really nice outside.
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Post by pammywhamy on May 17, 2007 3:30:21 GMT -5
Thursday,
I'm the only one on th board right now. Couldn't sleep! I am really stresses aboutthe lack of work coming into the business and I am raking by brain trying to figure out what we could do to help sales. The slow battle that will be won.
It's going to be a bad day! Lack of sleep, DH will be out of town so I will be managing the kids on my own while sleep deprived. plus PMS. Never a good mix.
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Post by pammywhamy on May 19, 2007 7:40:21 GMT -5
Sat.
The week has not been my best but I have been able to maintain. I have started walking with a friend a few nights a week after the kids are off to bed. It's been really nice. The weather and the chatting. She is a stay at home and I work so we have a tough time visiting without kids running and screaming around us. QUALITY TIME. She was telling me how she recently found out she is allergic to wheat. while she was explaining her symptoms I realized they are very similar to something I have been dealing with since my first pregancy. She suggested I cut out wheat 2 weeks to see if the condition changes. I'm trying now to figure out what I am eating that has wheat and how can I survive without wheat. It's just in so many things. I know it's possible. It will just be a super big change for me and a different look at how to do core. Leaning more on other grains. I figure it will end up taking me three weeks to do this. one week as a learning curve. So today is day 1 trying not to eat wheat and stay core.
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Post by chicagobeth on May 19, 2007 11:52:09 GMT -5
Wow Pam - good luck - keep us posted. We're going to see Shrek on Sunday also! Probably Northbrook Court around 4:00. Where are you guys going? -Beth
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Post by pammywhamy on May 22, 2007 7:38:54 GMT -5
Tues WI (134.7) down 1.6 I have been doing a wheat free diet for the past 4-5 days. It's hard in some ways but easy in others. I can look at a brownie and say it has wheat so I can't eat it instead of being tempted. I am not sure if I am allergic to the wheat but they say I need to give it two weeks to get it out of my system completely. My foot seems to be a bit better not it's not healing a s quickly as I would like if I was allergic.
I have a business lunch to attend so it has to be soup and salad. then tonight is the start of Shavuot. We have been invited to friends. I am not sure how I am going to work around this one. It's going to be a busy day.
I am happy about the loss. My mini goal is to maintain or inch down a bit more. I will probably maintain. That generally seems to be how my body works. Loss/maintain/loss/maintain. With the wheat free diet I am not sure what will happen though.
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Post by pammywhamy on May 24, 2007 11:50:42 GMT -5
The week was going well until Tuesday night. We went to a friends house to celebrate Shavout. (It was a dairy pot luck) My only options were some deviled eggs and a little bit of cut up fruit since I was trying to be wheat free. I was surprised that no one brought veggies and dip and only one little plate of cut up fruit. I could have gobbled it up all by myself. So I suscummed and ate to my hearts content. Boy was I sick to my stomach! But it's another day and I am doing better. Tomorrow hopefully even better than today. It's a beautiful day and I plan on leaving early to play outside with the kids. We are trying to get DD to drop her nap. She needs to keep as busy as possible until she can get into the swing of it.
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