Tis A Puzzlement

Monday March 23, 2009 Phase Two Day 336
The last thing I wrote in my last entry was, “slow and steady wins the race’. Very true. The opposite is equally true, not so slow and very unsteady doesn’t win anything. I have a feeling that is what tomorrows weigh in will prove for me. I have not written this week for a couple of reasons. First and foremost is the simple fact I do not want to record the amount of food I have been eating. I thought at one point, ‘Am I going to start my period soon?’ I know I how I get when I start – very hungry. Maybe hungry is not the right word…..very munchie. I seemed to want to eat all the time last week and I willingly gave in to my urges. It is interesting to me that my friends say recording their eating curtails what they eat to some extent. Perhaps it is finally having that affect on me except I do not curtail what I eat I simple curtail what I write and continue to eat all I want. What is it the King of Siam says, “Tis a Puzzlement!” (thanks Rinez for the reference)

Suffice it to say, I had large helpings, frequent snacks and ice cream at least twice. The good news is that at least I walked with friends and swam with Mom. Today I went walking with friends then came home and ate mixed fruit for breakfast before swimming. As it turned out the heater on the pool at the gym was broken and the water was too cold for mom. She got in saying it was cold. I sat down and put my leg in and drew it right back out again. We decided to skip it to keep her from getting chilled. Back home I had a bowl of cereal before heading off to work. Unfortunately, I also had some leftover brownies. I made brownies yesterday to take Visiting Teaching. I packed tuna, jello and a granola bar for lunch. Very good for me. I worked all day and made a quick stop at the house before heading out to another VT appointment. I had some more of the brownies – luckily that was the last of them. I did make them with applesauce instead of oil if that counts for anything.

Now I am off to the senior center to have dinner with Mom. She invited us to a corn beef and cabbage dinner. Don’t have to worry about eating too much there……Say, that corn beef and cabbage is really good. They served a wedge of steamed cabbage and two slices of corn beef. OK – here is a question – Why do they call ground beef HAMburger and ham cornBEEF. Our plates also had carrots, celery and a potato. It was all very yummy.

Tuesday March 24, 2009 Phase Two Day 337
I began my day by sleeping in – very nice. I know I will get back into my step class but today is a crazy day and I am taking the advice of my husband, that being to pace myself when it comes to all the exercising. I ate a bowl of cereal before leaving to get my hair done. After a few errands I ended up at work with a Zorba’s salad in tow. It was very good. So was the cinnamon roll that was in the lunch room. I was busy getting ready for an teacher in-service. It is almost Easter so the candy dishes full of chocolate eggs and jelly beans are appearing on everyone’s desks. They are hard to pass by. After the in-service I drove straight to RS for our ward B-day party. They served enchilada casserole for dinner. Sonnet and I had extra helpings. I had a piece of cake and a chocolate table favor.

Weigh in was good for Sonnet but not as great for me which was expected. And, by the way, I did start my period so that accounts for my feeding frenzy last week. Tomorrow I leave for LA for a two day conference. We will see how that goes.