Raych's Journal, 30 January 2009

WHOA!!! Yesterday was absolutely crazy! Messed up taxes (stupid mistake), and now will have to wait 8 weeks for a refund. Spent 55 minutes on the phone with the IRS to tell me that. My 3 year old is really sick. Took him and the baby to the doctor's. But was late. Figured it would only take 30 mins or so to get the ice off the van windows. But my heated scraper was no where to be found! So 50 minutes after starting the van, I'm out there with buckets of hot water and a broken kitchen spatula! Funny now that I think about. Wasn't so much yesterday! Anyway, my little boy gets coughing so hard he was throwing up. Poor little guy! He is borderline bronchitis/pneumonia and the doc thinks he may have asthma. ASTHMA??? Nobody in my family has ever had it. But it all makes sense now! So got him some strong antibiotics and an inhaler. Baby just turned 4 months old on Saturday and weighs in at 19.1 lbs!!! His 6-9 month rockstar outfit he got for Christmas (soooo cute!) was retired after yesterday. Too small! So I guess I'll have to start buying 12 mos sizes for my 4 month old! Love his rolls! Then I realize at 530 I forgot my chiropractor appt. The doc actually answered the phone because there were so many cancellations and nobody was there! I felt so awful wasting his time. And I so needed to go. Then go to Walmart last night and experienced my first stalking experience. Some guy followed me around the entire store. I actually thought he was loss prevention. He even waited for me to check out, and walked outside before me. Scary!!! I had already told somebody about it, so they got a description and watched him leave. I called them back once I got home only to find out the same man had been stalking another woman and her child! The guy didn't have a cart, and didn't even buy anything, but spent an hour in the store watching me! SO CREEPY! So with all the craziness of yesterday, I didn't go to bed till 230am. Too wound up! Wonder how well I'll be with exercising today. Already have another appt. Gosh! I'm so bogged down with appts all the time. But, that's what comes with a large family.

SO.... Guess the sugar free candy wasn't such a bad idea! Lost 2 lbs by this morning! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have never in my life stuck to a diet more than 2 weeks! I feel like I can accomplish anything, and now I have the energy to do it!!!

Thank you all for all the support and advice you give! I wouldn't still be here without it!~XOXOXOXO




OK, SEE HOW MY WEEKS IS GOING??? I JUST PUT IN AN EXTRA 10 LBS ON MYSELF! DUH!!!!! Where is my brain? I think I lose an enormous amount of brain cells with every child I've had! LOL!

188.0 lb Lost so far: 16.0 lb.    Still to go: 18.0 lb.    Diet followed 100%.