Ms Elizabeth's Journal, 08 July 2013

I lived through the 4th of July weekend, through a road trip with small children, and insanity with relatives. My diet died. Bad thing about going home is all of a sudden you're surrounded with things you don't usually have but you remember very very well. Like chinese food. Here? I barely eat the stuff. Relatives? Love it and knew I hadn't had any in at least a year so of course we had to go there! Dairy Queen? They don't have them here so of course we had to go get a blizzard. Home cooked meal!?!?! = mom cooking things I can usually avoid. *smacks head* The good thing is I had a great time, the kids had a great time, and I'm hitting weightloss hard now that the vacation is done. I don't have the 9yr old for 3 weeks so there is no excuse for junk food in the house. In 3 weeks the family will bring her here and go camping so I need to be swimsuit ready.. or at least less or a train wreck before then.

The plan... 9 yr old not being here is going to be so hard. She entertains little man so I can do things like cook dinner, take a shower,... pee alone. Now it's up to me to entertain, keep him happy, and try to not let everything fall apart... and do barn chores. This added activity of peekaboo, chase, hide and seek, and throwing the child up into the air yelling weeeeeeeeee! Should burn more calories. I just have to plan smart meals.. or hire a chef. That is if little man lets me eat. He wants what everyone else is eating so technically my portions will be smaller and there will be extra fork action to his mouth instead of mine which should burn more calories. The elliptical is in the bedroom. I can workout after I put him to bed. Working out should equal more energy. I will need more energy. Hopefully this is true and not just something they tell people to get them to workout. If it's not true and I can't convince my body it's true then I will be passed out somewhere while little man jumps on my head.

So far so good. Veggie omlete for breakfast, chef salad for lunch, making burgers for hubby that I will turn into a taco salad for myself. I just have to avoid the ice cream and chocolate chunk macadamia nut cookies hubby bought then decided he didn't like so he regifted them minus one cookie to me. *smacks head*

Ok.. now for unweightloss stuff. I have a garden. It's living. I haven't killed it yet. There are tomato plants. Should I put those cage things around them? Can I just tie them to a stick? I see people with cage lookin things but I can't figure out why they are imprisoning the plants. They aren't crooked or anything yet. Cabbage. When does the cabbage turn into a ball? I have fluffy balls. They should be balls right? Mammoth Jalapeno? I planted one of these. Tiniest plant ever. Jalapeno is only 1 inch long. When is a jalapeno ripe?!?!?! It's green.. but they are green. At least tomatoes and strawberries turn colors!!! Crap.. I put the Jalapeno next to the strawberry! Will I have spicy strawberries? I would ask my husband.. the farmer.. these questions but he just looks at me funny, shakes his head, and walks away muttering something.. or maybe he's laughing and trying not to show it. It's hard to tell... either way he's no help.

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1450 kcal

Fat: 87.74g | Prot: 80.56g | Carb: 86.48g.   Breakfast: Friendly Farms Fat Free French Vanilla Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds) , Egg Omelet or Scrambled Egg (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Broccoli Flower Clusters , Tomatoes, Red Onions. Lunch: Chef Salad, Ken's Steak House Parmesan & Peppercorn Dressing. Dinner: Lean or Extra Lean Ground Beef or Patty, Arnold Wheat Sandwich Buns. Snacks/Other: Artisan Fresh White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. more...