Skinny Cow

Wednesday February 4, 2009 Phase Two Day 290:
Today I walked with friends then came home and ate cereal with strawberries. Picked up Mom for swimming then came home and got ready for work. Ate a granola bar on my way in. Had a good productive morning at the office. I ended up ordering a chicken salad from Zorba’s for lunch. On the way home I ran to the store to pick up a few last minute things for dinner with the missionaries. It sure was yummy. We had salad, rolls, roast, potatoes, celery, onions, carrots and gravy. Of course I served a jello mold with yogurt. I was good and only had one roll. I served Skinny Cow for dessert. I know, I know, I just finished the box I had. My plan was to but the Skinny Cow ice cream cones because they come in a box of four but then Sonnet decided to join us so I had to get an additional box. Now I have extra Skinny Cow again. After dinner I cut up all the leftovers into a pot, added two cans of stewed tomatoes and some vegetable broth. Now we have delicious stew and for the next couple days I don’t have to cook! I am so lucky my husband loves soups and stews. He is happy if there is a pot full of something or another. Oh, before the missionaries arrived, Sonnet & I went for a half hour power walk – good job.

Thursday February 5, 2009 Phase Two Day 291:
Started my day with step class – always good. Came home and had cereal before getting out the door to work. I packed some tuna & crackers, an apple, a granola bar and leftover jello all of which I enjoyed very much. Now back home it is early afternoon and I have the munchies. I ate lunch early so I guess I will have a cup of stew for dinner early as well. Ummm that was warm and cozy on this rainy day. A Skinny Cow should top it off nicely. Now I want to get packages for the grandkids all ready to take to the post office. I think I’ll have time to mail them before Sonnet gets here. She & I are trying a new exercise class at the gym later this evening…..OK, so we tried this new class called Camp24, oh my, it was fun and hard. Back home I had a banana but I kind of want something else. Not sure what I’ll do…..So I ended up having the last tiny bit of leftover salad, a granola bar (not the usual one – more like nuts and fruit smashed together.) and a cup of hot chocolate.

Sunday February 8, 2009 Phase Two Day 293:
It is Sunday, let’s catch up. Movie Day! Friday was Walkie Talkie movie day. We walked as usual then I came home and had cereal. I made a pan of cranberry muffin mix and topped it with a blend of cream cheese frosting and cranberries. It was pretty good. I took that with me to Gaye’s fro movie day. Gaye made scrambled eggs and Rinez brought nectarines. It was all yummy but I ate too much. Gaye had some leftover brownies that I polished off – that was not good. Stephen called and we were able to get away to the coast a little early than we expected. We picked up McDonalds on the way out of town. Crazy I know- that does not happen often. We left for Cayucos in the rain, arrived in the rain and stayed in the rain for a couple hours. I really did not mind because it was such a treat to be on the coast. Luckily it stopped before all the kids arrived. Before they got there we visited our friends the Gabbitas who were at heir beach house. It was a gathering and they invited us to dinner but we left to make final preparations for the youth conference and went out to dinner alone. We sampled a variety of delicious breads that came in the bread basket and both had delicious meals. The conference began when the YM/YW pulled in. The leaders served popcorn and hot chocolate. They did not have any Styrofoam cups so I ran quickly to the corner liquor store. Yea – I picked up cups for them and a chicostick plus chocolate chip cookies for me.

I was not involved in with the youth conference so I did not stay the whole time Friday night. Saturday morning after straightening up the beach house I dropped in at the conference and ate leftover scrambled eggs and pancakes. I ran errands all morning then Stephen called to say they were eating lunch. By the time I got there the taco salad was all put away. Monya sent the best cookies over and I had some of those. Later we all went to the Sea Shanty and I ordered a steak salad and of course if you are at the Sea shanty you have to get an outrageous dessert (their specialty). I decided on a Shanty Pie which is mint chip ice cream on a chocolate crust smothered in hot fudge and whipped cream. The kids left for home and Stephen & I shopped a little and were about an hour behind them. In Paso Robles, don’t ask me why, but we stopped in at McDonalds again. That’s twice in a two day span. I bet I could count the times I have been to McDonalds over the last two years on one hand. Anyway it was not one of our finer moments.

It is good to be home. I began my day with cereal then church. At home again Stephen polished off the last of the stew. That means I had to punt. I was all over the board. I had the last of my cranberry muffin cake from Friday; I had a piece of peanut butter toast, a Skinny cow and an orange…weird. Tonight we put on ‘One Night with the King’, the story of Esther. I had been thinking about that movie for a couple days and was glad to get a chance to see it. Anyway I ate one bowl of cereal and a bag of popcorn while I watched. Tomorrow I need to get back to some semblance of order.

Monday February 9, 2009 Phase Two Day 294:
It is a holiday so the Walkie Talkies decided to walk @ 7:00 instead of 6:000 this morning. I came home and had cereal. I think I will go into the office today. Steph has to work and rather than stay home I want to get some things done at work. I like going in when no one else is there – I am much more productive. It is raining outside. I do love the rain and we sure need it. If I stay at work all morning I will probably pick up a Zorba’s salad for lunch. I need to commit not to have any candy that is always around the office – OK, I will not eat any pieces while I am there today – done!

So I left for the office before 10:00. I ate a granola bar on the way and boy am I glad I did. True to my word I did not have any snacks at work, only a glass of water, some gum and a few almonds in my desk. I finally left after 3:00 and stopped by the store on my way home. By the time I was through shopping and putting away groceries it was 3:45 and I was hungry. Sonnet & I had a weight lift class coming up at 4:30 so I ate a quick bowl of cereal. I did not want to go to class on an empty stomach. Class was great. I think we should see marked improvement by the end of this month if we keep up the classes. Weight work is what really takes the inches off.

Tonight I made delicious fajitas. Nice and light. I had a Skinny Cow for dessert.

Tuesday February 10, 2009 Phase Two Day 295:
Weigh in day. All I have to say is what I expect to happen when I stop into McDonalds twice in one weekend. Actually it is not that bad but I did not go down any. I started my day with step class, cereal then off to work. I took and orange and a granola bar to snack on. Back home I had left over Fajitas and a Skinny Cow as a late lunch. Now I need to clear out the closet in Blake’s room and pull up the old carpet. Then I want to get outside and do a little pruning. Sonnet will come over sometime this afternoon to measure. For dinner I want to make yummy salads. Maybe Sonnet & I will walk tonight.

I am a little nervous about the road trip Stephen & I are taking. Not the trip itself but the eating on the trip. We have two full days of driving and he mentioned that he does not want to have fast food the whole way. I couldn’t agree more. Normally we could take an ice chest and pack good stuff but we are flying into Missouri then driving from there. I guess we could stop by a store and put a little set up together. Well, we will figure something out. Also, not sure how much fit day journaling will happen. Stephen is not taking his computer so it will be up to me to record on paper then transfer when we get back home. We’ll see.

OK, so tonight there was a RS ‘make and take’ thing at the church. I went and made my stuff and visited a while then an amazing thing happened, I did not, I repeat, did not have the offered cupcakes, pizza or chocolate suckers. Good for me! I must admit, as I was driving to the church I anticipated there might be treats and I really could not decide whether to commit myself to abstain. I mean if I decide ahead of time I will stick to it which is why I wasn’t sure if I wanted to commit or not. I thought to myself, ‘wouldn’t you like to be able to write a success instead of yet another moment of gluttony?’ Then I answered, ‘It all depends on what they are offering?’ I think that is when I got disgusted with myself and stopped talking to me. I just went and did my thing and when the time came for treats I really did not want to partake. It was easy to let them pass. Yea! Oh, we ended up having Huevos Rancheros and salad tonight, very tasty.