I tried... and more on the pregnancy

So I still have no idea how to display the award I got. I did copy off dietchiconamission's page to get the information for the award. So I think I did the first part above. Now, 7 things about myself...

• Post and link back to the person who awarded you this award
• Share 7 things about yourself
• Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers (or as many as you can)
• Contact the bloggers and tell them they won! 

1. I have an obsession with any show having to do with Jersey, awful, I know.

2. I'm having my first baby in September.

3. I have 8 aunts and uncles, all with kids, and I think I am the only one in my family to get a Master's degree. Only a could of them went to college.

4. I secretly wish I could own my own coffee shop. I worked in one in college and loved it.

5. I have PCOS and was able to lose 85 pounds (from my heaviest) (need to lose about 20 more)

6. I never leave home without my Nalgene bottle.

7. 

I don't think I can come up with 15 bloggers.... 

1. ajourneytothin

2. fatfriesplease

 I don't know who else, I'm new to blogging, I only have 2 followers.... it's hard to do!

Other then that it has been a great week. Only 2 days of school. Monday was a holiday and Tuesday and today were snow days. I went to the gym twice, I need to get better at that!!

I have my first ultrasound on Tuesday!!!! They are doing it early because of the PCOS to see how I am doing. I was supposed to have a flu shot today but because of the snow storm I had to cancel it. The other night I went to bed a 8!! I never go to bed that early but pregnancy is taking a toll on me. I tell husband it's not my fault I'm so tired, it's because I'm creating a child, he laughs. The hardest part has been....well... it may be TMI... but... I am having problems... you know... bathroom... you understand, right? I switched to a no iron vitamin, I've done milk and magnesia, colace, fiber. NOTHING WORKS!!!! I think this is what was causing me severe cramping last week. This week is better but I still get uncomfortable cramps. Some foods that I would normally eat sound awful too. Last night I was driving home, thinking about the steak tips that were defrosting on the counter only to find out that the dog ate them. I was not happy, I think I teared up over it. Pathetic, I know. I think this is going to be a fun 9 months!!! HA HA! Poor Husband.

I got an award!

I have no idea how to display it but I was given one :) I'll look into it...
I haven't written all week because I didn't know what to write about, even though there were thousands of thoughts running through my head. I am pregnant. 5 weeks. It still feels like it's not real, even after the blood test that I had on Thursday. I think knowing I have PCOS and since I was given Clomid I just never thought that I could get pregnant on my first round of it, we are so lucky! I want to tell everyone! But I can't, we are at a high risk of miscarriage so we are only telling close family and very close friends. I've been tired earlier then usual and I've have some pretty painful cramps but I looked it up online and the cramps seems to be normal (as scary as it sounds) so it seems things are ok. My doctor is monitoring my HCG levels until they are at 6500 and then he is going to to an ultrasound so I'm happy about that. On Thursday it was 491 and I go in again on Wednesday. We'll see what happens. We told my in-laws today, it was great. We went to lunch and I got there early and the hostess snuck a card I had made into the menu and my mother-in-law got to open it. She read it, then said "you're pregnant?" put her hands on her face like she was in home alone and began to cry. It was great. Telling people is fun! We will wait to tell  most people until I'm 12 weeks. It's exciting.
Also this week, I finally got new sneakers. They were the Ryka ones, I just was trying them on for the hell of it and they ended up being the most comfortable sneakers I have ever owned, plus I had a $10 off coupon for the store, even better. I love them.

More to come on the pregnancy soon!

i'm bad a secrets...

I hate keeping secrets, I really want to tell people exciting news when I have it, but right now I can't. So I won't here either. But if you figure it out... then...well...it's not my fault. I just know that it's bad luck to share certain information before a certain time. Well, let's just say that the acupuncture and the clomid did it's job. I took a certain test yesterday and today and well... I passed!!! So it has been a great weekend. I still have to go to work tomorrow, meh. But how could I be in a bad mood? I'm still going to be eating healthy, I don't want to gain too much weight. And I plan to go the the gym still. I'm not sure how much I should be doing so until I know I'll walk on the treadmill. I am super excited!
Other then that my weekend was pretty good. Yesterday I attempted to get new sneakers but didn't. I really liked the Nike Free sneakers but they were $85 and I had a hard time spending that on myself, especially with $40-$50 sneakers there. So I still need to go out again this week and get some new ones.  I also went to New York and Company and got a winter coat, sunglasses, a t-shirt, leggings, and a cardigan all for $51!!! I was super happy about that. Today Husband ran some errands with me, we had lunch, and then went grocery shopping.
If this darn headache would go away it would be a perfect weekend!

I. HATE. WORK.

I don't think many people expect a teacher to say that but I really do lately. Being afraid of your boss's mood swings or people you work with who argue or don't listen. And how am I supposed to have a good day when I'm aggravated by 7:45? By the time the kids come in I'm ready to scream. And the kids, they NEVER STOP TALKING!!!!!!!! This is a very tough group I have this year and the moral at school doesn't help.
I read an article that was at my school and it talked about how much things have changed and what kids get away with now that was unacceptable decades ago, and it is true! Quiet Down has to be said every 3 minutes in my math class, and I'm the strict teacher!!! It just makes me want to scream!!!!!!!!!!! Yesterday I didn't even want to talk to my husband because my voice was so warn down from work.
All day I have debated taking a sick day tomorrow. I feel guilty because I just got back from vacation, but then I think about how I wasn't home for 90% of it. Then I think about how I could use my day off to get some new sneakers that I desperately need so I can try to start running again. Husband reminded me that in 2 days I will have 2 days off. 2 DAYS IS TOO FAR AWAY!!! And it would be nice to sleep in, watch Ellen, have coffee and then do some shopping. Shopping isn't easy for me, it's a 45 minute drive to the mall.
I don't know.... we'll see what happens in the morning...
I had my 5th acupuncture appointment today as well as blood work to see if the clomid made me ovulate. I don't know anything yet but I'll post when I do!!
The job stress has made me tired and lazy so there has been no gym (even though I know it would help the stress) but I have been eating healthier the past few days. I've stayed on plan for 3 days and I only gained less then 2 pounds over vacation which I think is good considering the traveling and cake :)
Hopefully I'll be in a better mood next time I write!

one more day of vacation

Christmas and New Years are over and I am OK with it. Christmas this year was my least favorite. We went to my brother in-laws house to meet our new nephew but it wasn't very welcoming. I realized how much I enjoy the comfort of my own home and being able to see my family on Christmas. It's all about compromise though and the hubby is very good at sharing other Holidays so I feel like I need to give him Christmas. Usually we go to his parents and I feel comfortable there so it's not bad at all, being on Ohio was tough.
So Christmas and New Years were just OK. I definitely ate way too much junk and the healthy eating and gym start again tomorrow. I haven't been on the scale at all and I'm afraid to! I'll check tomorrow morning and see what kind of damage I've done.  Tomorrow I think I'm going to go and get some new sneakers. I say think because I've been super tired the past few days and I've had no motivation to do anything so I'll see. I'd rather go to the gym with my old sneakers then go shopping and not go a workout in.
And tomorrow will be my last day of vacation :( I feel like I've been a little down the past couple of days and I'm wondering if that is why. I'm really really really dreading going to work. I loved having the past week off. It's another 8 weeks until my next vacation (and my 30th b-day)
I was thinking about posting New Years resolutions and I thought about it and decided that I don't want to resolve to do anything but I will continue to eat healthy and try harder to get the gym consistently. For now I'm enjoying my last night of vacation with bad TV and my pup!

horrible no good very bad day

I am very cranky tonight. I can't go to the gym because my knee is in pain from running. The fact that I can't run is really bumming me out because I was just starting to really enjoy it and now I'm not sure I'll be able to do it. I couldn't go to my Thursday night class cause I knew it would only aggravate my knee more...AHHHH.
Tomorrow at work we are doing a cookie swap. I just baked chocolate chip pumpkin cookies and they kinda came out blah. Husband agreed. He told me to put glaze on them and then it would eat it. They seems like they came out a little cakey. I followed the recipe though!!!! Baking just isn't my thing I think. Now I'm thinking do I bake 3 dozen more or do I bring the crappy cookies to the swap?  AHHHHHH again.
I haven't tracked today, I ate chocolate chips with out measuring and got frustrated and gave up. It's a horrible no good very bad day.
I did start the clomid yesterday as well as have my 2nd acupuncture appointment. Things are going as planned on that part.
Hopefully tomorrow will be better, I'm all ready worried about the weekend though and eating. I have girls night tomorrow, we are going out to dinner so I can be good there, I'll probably just get a salad. Then on Saturday we have a Christmas party to go to (lots of food) and then my dads for dinner on Sunday (usually not healthy food.) It's going to be a difficult weekend but I'm going to track tomorrow and try to have a good day!
If anyone has any good 2 point snacks for WW please let me know, I am having a hard time finding them on the new plan.
thanks :)

the good and the bad

I'll start with the good, it's longer. I ran for 20 minutes yesterday. I was so happy with myself. I was shooting for 17 but I was feeling good so I kept going. The last minute was tough but I was able to push myself through it. My knee was hurting a little after because I forgot my brace, I'm hoping my knee doesn't get too bad, I'm really starting to like running, I feel so great after.
Another good thing is that either the acupuncture worked or it was an incredible coincidence. I'm not sure which and I don't care because I can finally start the Clomid on Wednesday (I was told day 5 of my cycle.) So I'm super happy about that!!! I got the prescription 2 months ago so I'm really happy I can finally start it.
Yesterday I made my Christmas presents for my work friends (brownies in a jar that they bake themselves) and that was about it before the party. Today I will wrap my presents. Not much going on, it's a little icy out so I'm going to wait a bit before I go grocery shopping.

My only bad is the amount of junk I ate last night. I meant to take it easy but I over did it with the wine which made me eat more! We had a work Yankee swap last night and everyone brought food and a regift item. The food was delicious! I was really planning on being good but it didn't happen. I'm trying not to get too mad at myself but I didn't get on the scale this morning on purpose, I'm worried but if I get on and it is a lot higher I'll have an awful day. I know some of you are thinking, "hey it was one night, no biggie," and I try to think that way but I also have to be realistic and know my body doesn't do well with even just one night. So I didn't track yesterday but my plan is to just pick up where I left off today.
Overall it's been a great weekend!

down 4.6!!!

Yesterday was my first official weigh in for weight watchers and I lost 4.6 pounds!!! I was very happy about this and it encourages me to continue to try hard. I think I have calculated my sandwich thins 4 times, I keep thinking that they are going to change because I keep hearing people say that they are 3 points but I keep getting 2 (I don't think the calculations will change I just keep thinking that I did it wrong.)
Yesterday I ran 15 straight minutes! Getting better. I didn't go to the gym today (worked late) and tomorrow is my boxing body class so i'm thinking that Friday or Saturday i'll shoot for 17 minutes. I really felt great yesterday after I ran, I understand the "runners high."
Yesterday was also my acupuncture appointment. I made an appointment to try and see if it would help with the polycystic, I have to go back 4-5 times and my next appointment is next wednesday. I'm willing to see how it goes, anything to help! The acupuncture was an hour long. I felt a couple of the needles go it but it wasn't painful at all. I sat with the needes in for 20 minutes, it was very relaxing. I'll report more next Wednesday!
2 more days of work!!!!!!! I really love the weekends!!!!

so sleeeeppy

I realized tonight that I haven't written since Tuesday. It's hard cause my computer is broken and the screen to my laptop is a floppy mess. WW is going well. I love the new program and I love fruit. Today was probably my worst day but I haven't calculated the damage but I think it is minimal, it's just hard to know for sure because of the new plan. I have to look up everything! I've been eating lots of veggies though, can't get enough kale and brussel sprouts for some reason. I found myself shopping mostly around the perimeter of the store yesterday which is good, more natural stuff. I tried to find a lower cal yogurt and I decided that I would spend 3 points for my chemical free yogurt then less on aspartame or splenda. Plus I figure it balances out with the extra points that I get in a day now.
I am really starting to like tofu shirataki noodles. I've had them a few times this week and as long as I prepare them the right way then they are great! The other thing I have been having most nights (if points allow) is a vita muffin, those are delicious!!!!!
Today we went to visit the in-laws and did some shopping. It was a nice day. We didn't leave until 6:45 so that means I didn't get home until 7:30 and that made for a VERY grouchy me because I was hungry. I also think I was grouch because it's Sunday so I know that I have to go to work tomorrow and I really really dislike my job more and more every week.
I'm sure that there were more exciting things that I planned on sharing but I am still a little grouchy so I'm going to go watch some TV and just zone out.

Giving Weight Watcher a Chance...

For the past few weeks I have been trying to follow WW on my own. When I heard about the new plan I decided to go to a meeting with a coworker. The plan sounds great and fruits are now 0 points which is great! I think I may even continue to go to meetings just to keep me on track. I wasn't happy to discover that the cereal bars that I have during snack time at work are now 3 points but I do have more points to work with so I'm ok with it for now (until the box is gone.)
Tonight for dinner I made a hungry girl recipe that was emailed to me yesterday, it was sesame chicken and it was delicious!!!! I sauteed some asparagus and cooked some brown rice and added some soy sauce, peas, carrots, and corn and it was one of the best dinners I think I have made in awhile, I almost thought it was take out. Thank you hungry girl :)

These are the flowers I got when I got home tonight. Husband was sorry for being grouchy that morning.
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   This is the sesame chicken that I made...mmm
   
   

I didn't think I had much to say tonight but it has been a busy and productive few days. On top of WW, flowers and cooking I also managed to run 13 minutes Monday night. I'm really proud of myself for even trying. I give up easily but even when it got tough I just kept going. Next time = 14 minutes.
Yesterday I skipped the gym and then today I did the treadmill on an incline. I've been tired the past couple of days so I just wasn't up to running. Tomorrow is my favorite aerobics class, Boxing Body. I mostly like it cause I go with a friend.
So that is all for now, thanks for reading. Please feel free to follow or comment. I'd like to know that i'm not the only one reading :)

Meh... (written sunday night)

That's how I feel today, meh. Knowing that I have to go to work tomorrow makes me sad. I love the kids but it job itself is not the best place to be. After having 5 days off it makes going back tough. 

On Tuesday I broke my computer. The screen of the laptop has to be supported and I can't shut it. It's my work laptop so tomorrow should be interesting when I tell the IT person about it. I'm just worried that I won't be able to get a replacement one or the pain it will be to have to move all my bookmarks and such over to a new laptop.  If I don't post something tomorrow you'll know why. Oh wait, is anyone reading this???? I have been reading a few other blogs and I have become a follower but I am thinking that in order to get someone to follow me I might need to comment or make my page more interesting. I notice other people's blogs look fancier but I'm just not there yet!

The past couple of days have been good. I've eaten too much and gained 2 of the 4 pounds I had lost. Today I did well tracking my food (in my head) i'll write it down soon, I usually log in a word document but it won't open today.... hmmmm...

I just get so frustrated when I gain because it feels like it takes forever to lose it and an instant to gain it back. IT MAKES ME WANT TO SCREAM!  

On a positive note, I ran 12 consecutive minutes yesterday! I ran more then that total but to run that in my first week of running made me so freakin' happy! I had the urge to run today but I was mopey and sad so I didn't, tomorrow though.

Tomorrow I am going to call my doc and see if I can get  referral for acupuncture, my insurance covers it but I am not sure how much. I've heard good things about it helping with infertility. (Yes I am trying to lose weight and get pregnant. If I get prego i'll eat differently but I figure that until then there is no reason I can't try.) I have the clomid but it doesn't do me any good sitting in my purse not being able to take it. I've read that there is a different pill to make me have a period so maybe they'll recommend that but I wouldn't mind trying the acupuncture. The other thing i've read about helping is metformin. We'll see what the doc says!

So that pretty much sums up the weekend. I made some yummy kale and vegetarian sausage soup for lunch this week, i'll let you know how it is tomorrow. I'm going to try my best to keep tracking what I eat and see if I can get to a healthy weight.

Tomorrow is another day...

I. ate. pizza. I never ever eat pizza and it was delicious. I haven't been on the scale in a couple of days (maybe Sunday) and I'm a little afraid to jump on. It's thanksgiving so I'm letting myself splurge a little but tomorrow I will get back to being healthy. Thanksgiving was good. We spend the day at my dads with him and my stepmom and my niece stopped by. I'm pretty sure there was a stick of butter in everything she made. My real questions is who steams green beans in oil. YES OIL!! There wasn't even a healthy vegetable I could load up on cause it was all fatty crap!!! I didn't over stuff myself which is good. After dinner we played scrabble and I came in second place. Not bad.
Today husband went shopping with me for a little bit. Nothing crazy, just target and Bob's. I got a few things then we went to Lowe's. We got the pizza on the way home. MMMMMMM.
I'll hit the gym tomorrow and start back with trying to run. I'll be happy just to do 10 minutes straight again. Hopefully the last 2 days won't do too much on the scale. People don't understand when I get obsessive about what I eat but with the PCOS it really makes losing weight so freakin' hard!
Tomorrow is date night :)

i'm an auntie again!

Yesterday was great, it was one of those days where I love being a teacher. I had fun with my class and it was even better knowing that I would have the next 5 days off! After work I ran some errands and then met up with my friend to paint pottery. It was nice seeing her, we don't see each other enough, especially in the last year. I moved about 40 minutes away from her a year ago so it's not as easy to meet up. I painted an ornament that said Baby's 1st Christmas and I put my new nephew's birthday/height/weight on the ornament. I found out about 5 minutes before i got to the pottery place that my sister in-law had delivered a baby boy! He is the first grandchild on my husbands side so everyone was very excited. I can't wait to meet him at Christmas.
It seems like babies are all over the place which makes me want one even more. For those of you who don't know about poly cystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) it makes having a baby difficult. See I went off the pill in June getting ready for having a baby. I had my period at first for a few months but now it is taking longer and longer between each cycle to get it. That is the wonderful PCOS. I never know so it's impossible to know when to go at it to make da baby. I was given Clomid to help but I have to have a period in order to take it and no luck yet, hopefully soon!
Today I am thankful that I got to sleep in, watch Ellen while having coffee and do what I want :) Later I will go to the gym, make a dessert for tomorrow, what? i'm not sure still. Hubby has been asking that I make American Chop Suey so I think I will make that for dinner (it's his mother's recipe so he really likes it when I make it) What else? I don't know, I'm just happy to relax.
If my dessert turns out good i'll take a pic and post!

I'm fixed!

Today was my last counseling session! I love it but it's nice knowing I don't need it. My anxiety has been minimal if any which has been really nice. I explained to my counselor today that it felt like I fell into a hole that I just couldn't seem to get myself out of and at the time I felt like it was never going to end. If feels sooo good to feel good :)

Another major thing happened today. I ran. Me! I have always envied people who can run but I have always said that I can't do it. Yesterday during my walk I tried a couple of times for a minute or so but it was hard! Today at the gym I got on the treadmill and decided that I was going to try it, even with all of the people around me. I couldn't run 30 minutes straight but it felt goo to try. I did a 5 minute warm up then 5 minutes of running then 4 walking then 6 running then 5 walking and 4 running. IT FELT GREAT! I am going to try and do this more and maybe be one of those runners I envy. I've always wanted to run a 5k, maybe someday soon!

This morning I was not quite this happy though. I've been eating very healthy and the scale said I gained 2 lbs. HOW? I've been following WW!!! Husband said that maybe it was the moose burger and that it was just sitting in me still. We'll see tomorrow morning. This could be one of those lovey poly cystic weight things too. I'll try not to dwell on it too much and see how tomorrow goes.

I also noticed the I like blogs that have pictures in them so my goal will be to add some to my posts. I figure it I write it then i'm more likely to do it.) Thanks for reading!!!!

lazy days...

It was another great Sunday. Nothing going on. Cleaned the house a little this morning then husband and I took the dog for a walk. It was cool but nice to be in the sunshine. When we got home I made some kale and a turkey burger for lunch. The in-laws came for a little visit (I feel lucky to have great in-laws) then I just hung out and spent way too much time online.
I did manage to make a pot of chili. I used the hungry girl recipe for it and it tasted great. It will be my lunch for my 2 day (!!!!!!!!!!) work week. The rest will be dinner tomorrow.
Tonight we had moose burgers. A friend gave us the meat so we decided to give it a try. Not bad. Reminded me of a dry burger. I can't remember the last time I had a real burger. I was a vegetarian until this past April and since then I try to not eat red meat. The few times I have had it it was because it was left over organic meat that we had. I'd like to go back to being a vegetarian but it just seems so hard to cook that way all of the time. Maybe i'll be ready again sometime.
After dinner I had some sugar free pudding and I realized that I need to not slip into that habit again. I did really well with the organic and fresh food for a long time but now that i'm trying to lose weight i'm going back to those awful habits of "light" foods and sugar free crap. More to work on!

Excuse me...

That isn't so hard to say, is it? I was at Trader Joe's today (where I was able to get a bunch of great stuff) and it was very busy. The store closest to me is sort of small, although it is the only one I have ever been to, but people were bumping into people every where and not one person said excuse me. This amazed me. I said it a many times. What is going on with people? It is 2 simple words!!!
Other then that is was a great day. I did a netflix workout this morning through the Wii then I got ready and headed out.  I took the dog with me for the 45 minutes ride. We went to the mall first. I was trying to use a coupon at new york and company, no luck. So we headed to Trader Joe's next. Abbey (my dog) seemed happy to get out of the house. the husband was hunting. On the way home I did the grocery shopping for the week. I stocked up on canned pumpkin and some sugar free pudding. Following Weight Watchers is going well still so I wanted to have tasty things handy when I need them. I also got the hungry girl cookbook, hopefully i'll try some more recipes this week. I made the pumpkin smash the other night. It was ok. I used stevia instead of splenda so there was a bit of an aftertaste. That is the one thing I don't like about the cookbook or WW, i'm not a fan of splenda. I like stevia and I try to eat organic when I can afford it. Organic apples cost me $6 today!!!!  Anyways, i'd like to find some healthy things without chemicals! Ideas???
For dinner tonight I made some tasty turkey burgers with mushrooms and onions and brussel sprouts (I love em'!) and now we are sitting by the fire enjoying wine. Well we were but he got a call so I decided to blog. All I need is a small piece of chocolate :)

Signing our lives away

We refinanced our mortgage today and i'm happy to report we will save $110 a month. Now if we could get rid of the $150 mortgage insurance I would be thrilled.
School was fun today (I don't say that too often.) Friday's are easy for me, the only real subject we have is Math. We have computers and Time for Kids and spelling but nothing major. Today we had our Turkey Trot race too which the kids seemed to really like. They were asked to bring in can goods to go along with it also. I had the idea to offer a free breakfast to the class that brought in the most canned goods. With a school of about 260 kids we got over 800 cans. Not too shabby!
Now I'm home, relaxing. Waiting for the husband to come home with dinner. I made some sauteed mixed veggies and some smashed cauliflower (he loves it) and he's getting the rotisserie chicken. Easy solution to a long day :)
This blog has really helped with my keeping up with tracking my food. I usually give up after 4-5 days and I have been tracking everything for 8 full days. Some days are harder then others but I feel pretty good about it. 3-5 seems to be the hardest time of day and the easiest to blow calories. No gym today but tomorrow no excuses!
Things seem to be going well. I haven't had anxiety in over a week too. I don't think I've mentioned my anxiety before. It kinda goes along with my blog title, the "feeling good" part. Right now I feel pretty good which makes my life so much easier. When I'm anxious or just down in the dumps sometimes getting out of bed can be hard. I've been on meds in the past but we are trying to get pregnant so I didn't want to be put on them, and now I'm glad a didn't. It took over a month but I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully I will continue to stay positive and feel good.
Chicken is home! Time to eat!!

No Kale, No Sale

I love kale. I never had it until a few months ago. Before that the only time that I had ever seen the stuff was when I worked at Uno's, where the motto when sending out a plate was, No kale, no sale." Lame? Very. But I still remember it. I just made kale chips, they are pretty good. Nothing exciting but they are filling and nutritious. I put olive oil, salt, and some garlic powder. My husband won't touch the stuff, fine by me.
I like Thursday nights. Not only because tomorrow is Friday, but because it is boxing body night. A friend and I go every week and knowing she is there gives me the motivation to go to the hour long high impact class. I always feel great after. I also get home late on Thursdays which means it is the husbands night to cook (scary.) Tonight was leftover so it wasn't bad. I want to tell him yum and that he did a good job but that doesn't happen too often. I love him, just not his cooking so much. He does a great job raking and mowing and dishes and making the house look good but the man can not cook. Maybe someday (but I doubt it.)
Time for Jeopardy! (Yes, we are lame )

fruit stripes

For some reason I am hungrier than usual today. I've lost about 4 pounds this week, which seems like a lot but I really started tracking what I was eating about 6 days ago so I know if I keep up with this it won't be as much next week. I wasted calories on a bunch of caramel rice cakes. I know this seems like it shouldn't be a lot of calories but I had 2/3 of the bag which is over 200 calories. So now I've used up my daily calories and I'm chewing this gross fruit stripe gum. I happen to have a bunch because I bought a few for my students (for testing days) and it's not helping with these hungry horrors AT ALL. I've a good portion of the night researching the praxis test for middle school math as well as the other things I can do with a masters in education. Any suggestions?

I love sundays

Sundays are usually a mellow day around here which I love. I usually do my grocery shopping but I did it yesterday so it was like a complete day off. We decided to do a last minute trip to visit the in-laws which was nice. I was able to squeeze in a workout at the gym first. We went out to dinner where I ordered a salad instead of the creamy ravioli that I really wanted. Since I saved calories there I had some of the delicious pumpkin bread that I made yesterday. It was a nice day, I have steel cut oats cooking for breakfast for the week and lunch is made. I usually make a pot of soup but we didn't get home until 7 so I'll do it tomorrow. 2 hours of peace before bedtime.