a productive month :)

hello! what a busy month it has been, but a good one! :)



unfortunately since my last entry i haven’t weighed in with WW. we didnt have a meeting this week, and last week i missed it! can you believe i worked right through the meeting? *lol*



well, its a gamble whether or not ive gained or lost since my last weigh-in. over christmas i ate a LOT of sweets. i really dont think i overate at normal meals or snacks, tho.



it was just a lot harder to get in all my fruits/veggies/grains—instead i had mashed potatoes, ham, cheese, desserts, etc…! :-O also, i havent stuck with my exercise program as well as i wanted. i stuck with it for almost 2 weeks, and havent done anything since! :(



BUT!!!! i have NOT eaten out at all! not one fast food or restaurant stop. NOT ONE.



now, the only cruddy thing is that saturday (last day of the year!) i think we will be eating out. darn. i really cant avoid it tho! i think what i will be doing is either not eating out at all again for january, or allowing myself one or two visits to a sit-down restaurant but NOT ordering things like fries, onion rings, etc…



the great thing is that i really have no desire for cheeseburgers, fries, or mcd’s brekky sammiches! yay! i have, however, craved taco bell! *LOL* fortunately, i can make tacos at home if need be. i did make creamy chicken enchiladas a few weeks ago for our “free meal.” they were goooood :D



i think i’m getting pretty comfortable with my daily food intake now—amount and types of foods.



a typical day for me would be: 8am-PB&J smoothie; 10:30am-cottage cheese and baby carrots; 12:30pm-shredded wheat & bran with blueberries and milk; 2:30pm-toasted turkey sandwich with spinach and tomato and an apple; 5pm-orange, tea and cheese; 8pm-popcorn or toast with tea.



sometimes im not that hungry at those times, but i make myself go ahead and eat. usually if i wait more than 30 minutes past those times i get hungry anyway! so, this prevents me from overeating ;)



things are going well overall! i’ll write more later this week!!



~josey~