Annabelle3117's Journal, 21 April 2014

Good Morning, Loves! I would like to start with updates, as I keep forgetting to update you all once I get caught up in rants lol.

Kayla is conscious, breathing on her own, responding to simple commands 50% of the time, and smiling. She will survive, but it will be one hell of a recovery time, unsure if she will ever be back who she was before the car accident. Then again maybe that's a blessing in disguise, as she was headed down a dark road with some even darker people.

Copper is alive, well, and as good looking as ever. We paid for in house blood work to rule out infection, check his vital organ function etc. and everything came back normal. On Friday I will be taking him back for a thyroid test (that shit is expensive) because the vet thinks low thyroid is the likely culprit for his seizures. She thinks the weird eye thing that was going on was an optical seizure, affecting only his eyes. He is in no imminent danger, and for that I am thankful.

I have succeeded one hundred percent in staying off the scale, and after the weekend I had that wasn't difficult lol. I'm going to steal Kathy's line as far as food documentation: I ate it all, calories unknown. I suppose it's probably better that way. Good thing I have six weeks to make up for it lol.

Easter is always crazy stressful with the awkward family stuff, but I'm getting better at it! My brother didn't show up at grandma's house, and my mom and I heard about it believe me. My grandma is hurt when he doesn't come around, and it's hard because aside from my mother and I, nobody in the family knows he is an addict. I have never told out of respect for my mother, who seems to think that rather than getting support from the family she would end up getting a relentless assault of lessons on all the things she should have done differently. It's hard because everybody thinks my brother is just a cocky asshole, not entirely the case. I did enjoy time with my uncles and a few of my cousins that came out. Dinner was delish, and that's the end of that.

Moving forward with a new week, I need to start by grocery shopping. If I'm going to do this right, I have to be prepared, and that starts in the grocery store. Going to get the shopping out of the way first thing this morning, then head out for a long walk after lunch. I would go to the gym but it's going to be so beautiful out, I should enjoy it. Walking outside with the pooch is good for my soul, and I'm going to need all of it's peaceful goodness before I see my brother tonight. It's going to be a rough one, I can feel it in my bones.

SOOOO, goals for this week:

Document food plan daily and stick to it.
Exercise everyday at least one hour.

Sounds simple enough, I'll give it a go.

I hope everyone is well :-) Have a great day!

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1489 kcal

Fat: 79.07g | Prot: 92.53g | Carb: 108.37g.   Breakfast: Great Value Vanilla Caramel Coffee Creamer, Quaker Instant Oatmeal - Lower Sugar Maple and Brown Sugar, Atkins Advantage Dark Chocolate Royale Shake, Coffee-Mate Original Powder Creamer. Lunch: Sargento Colby Jack Cheese Sticks, Nickles Light 35 Wheat Bread, Kraft Miracle Whip Dressing, Boiled Egg. Dinner: Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits, Great Value Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Hidden Valley Light Ranch Salad Dressing, Great Value Tater Tots, Tasty Bird Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs. Snacks/Other: Lance Captain's Wafers Peanut Butter & Honey Crackers, Mountain Dew Diet Mountain Dew (20 oz Bottle), Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt - Strawberry (Container). more...