Look at the date, look at the date. Wow, so much has happened since April 15th. I am afraid I was just too busy taking care of Kevin following his surgery, Tiffany healing from her cesarean, Audrey our newborn as well as Jared & Anna, to write as faithfully as I should have. Suffice it to say I did it and loved every minute of being with the kids! I was eating lightly at Tiff's because, afterall, I had the family I was cooking for and children around all the time. I couldn't very well set a poor example. I did pretty well until Uncle Mike dropped in for four days. We dished up the ice cream large and often. So…Stephen flew out and joined me and together we went to South Carolina to be with Blake when he graduated from Basic Training.
Sara & Jacob were there of, course. We had such a wonderful time together. We had the opportunity to take Jacob for an evening to give the kids some time together. Following his graduation it was back to Maryland for the baby blessing then home again. It sure was wonderful to be home.
As far as eating goes I think I went steadily down hill from then on. Not drasticly but enough. By then I had not attended my step class for a month. I will say I did keep active though as Tiffany’s house has three flights of stairs in it. With Kevin down flat in a brace and Tiffany pretty much down also, I was happy to do the hiking between floors to keep the household going.
I hit the ground running at work to prepare for a big project I was in charge of. I walked with my friends in the morning but did not return to the gym. Feeling quite overwhelmed with all the exercise before I left; it was very freeing to give myself permission to not go.
Sonnet had stopped attending afternoon gym class, so for me, without our classes, exercise at the gym stopped almost completely. Sonnet and I talked about what we were doing as far as Pigs to Twigs. She was slacking. Not as much as me that’s for sure. I was pretty much having whatever I wanted. I knew she had been backsliding. Being a big time backslider myself, I knew I needed to give her some room. She was getting as antsy as the kids to be out of school for the summer. She was not in a mood to talk about exercise or eating specifics so I backed off and we agreed to wait a month for summer to make any real hard hitting commitments. I did mention the possibility of swimming during summer. With Sonnet I have to go slow. I plant an idea lightly and let it simmer for a bit then return to it later. Sure enough, when I brought it up a week later it was well received. We laughed about swimming late at night when the gym would be virtually empty. I knew getting into a bathing suit was going to be a huge ‘out of my comfort zone’ deal for her.
It seemed like I wasn’t home very long before the next trip came along. Stephen had a conference in Sacramento. We went to Tahoe for both weekends surrounding the week. It’s funny about me – I like the food that is good for me and am usually happy to eat it. But I also like to bad stuff and willingly partake if I am out and about. Being on ‘vacation’ with Stephen defiantly falls under the category of being out and about! Even the driving stops along the freeway for gas become opportunities to snack. In town I never by treats when I gas up. Well the combination of little exercise and treat eating. Started to manifest itself all over my body. The scale finally ratted me out lat week when I stepped on it a few days in a row. 152…154…155. That was it!
The last day of school was this past Friday and that’s when Sonnet & I began our planning. When I got back from Maryland at the end of April; I mentioned to her that I thought it might be a good idea to go back and repeat Phase One days 1-14 every April. That is the anniversary of our journey together. At the time she very much liked the idea but was too busy with school, testing and just not in the right frame of mind to commit to it at that time. That is when we decided to concentrate on summer. So…now summer had arrived and we needed to get down to business. We both read from the book a little and decided upon today as our beginning point. Yesterday she looked through menus and last night she went shopping for our food. It is a great blessing that she enjoys cooking and shopping – I don’t think I would do it without her.
This morning we weighed in and recorded the results. Today she cooked scrambled eggs with ham and onion. It was delicious. Also, yesterday, she went online to look for bathing suits. She found one and ordered it. In the mean time, while I was downstairs she surprised me by walking in sporting the swim attire she had that she thought might possibly work until her new suit arrived. I called the gym and we made reservation for this morning. True to each other, we went to the pool this morning at 7:00am. You would think a wall of floor to ceiling glass windows separating the gym floor and the pool would be intimidating but it wasn’t. I go with Mom all the time and don’t think about it but I wasn’t sure how Sonnet would take it. It was fine. I am excited she is happy with it.
When we got back home I went to do some gardening. It felt good to work outside especially in such comfortable weather. About 10:00 I came in for a pickle and the rest of my eggs from breakfast. It sure is hard not to snack. I told Sonnet it was going to be a long two weeks trying to rein in my urges. But then again that is what Phase One Weeks 1 & 2 is about – detoxing sugars and starches.
For lunch we had a large green salad with a boiled egg and tuna in it. This morning I set out 6 bottles of water to make sure I drink enough. So far I have had 4 – good for me.
Dinner was wonderful!! Sonnet cooked J. She made lemon chicken with asparagus. She also made a salad topped with cooked motserella cheese crusted with pecans. Oh my - it was good. After dinner Stephen & I went to the church. I needed to return the RS tablecloths I used at the reception last Saturday. I also wanted to copy some music but I did not get that far. The three RS closets were so packed and cluttered I decided to clean them. I am quirky that way – I just love to clean up, organize and clear out. It took a good two hours so I ended up coming home copy-less. I drank my last bottle of water on the way home. Not really hungry. Probably because I was busy. Now it is time for bed. Well, one day down. I am so glad to be back in the saddle and connected with Sonnet.
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