madaboutmoose's Journal, 07 January 2010

The countdown continues ... 42 more radiation days!

4.9 degrees outside this morning on my back porch. BRRRR!!! Wish I could make hot flashes occur on demand ... when they are convenient but of course it doesn't work that way. They do come in handy when it is this cold ... at least at night because they wake me up and I simply stumble down the stairs to stoke our two wood burning stoves so the house stays a reasonable temperature. Tonight is supposed to be just as cold but then we should return to normal temperatures. Who would have ever imagined that 20 degrees would sound WARM?

I have weighed 179.8 for three consecutive Thursdays, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and now TODAY! I am feeling very positive about the length of time I've stayed in this range. I might be 180 or 181 tomorrow but I know it doesn't really matter. And so my goal for the 7 day challenge of not letting fluctuations trouble me is going well.

I enjoyed looking at Momoftwogirl's Disney trip photos last night. It is so much fun getting a little peek into my support group's respective lives here on fatsecret. When I started this, nearly a year ago, I never imagined that the journal entries and buddies would be such a help. I was mostly interested in losing weight and tracking calories. Now I feel like this will be a place I will be for a long, long, time ... maybe "forever"!!!

I must get about my business and get my day started here. I have a visit this morning, a phone call I need to make a noon to schedule a new intake, a ton of paperwork to be done, and an eye doctor appointment this afternoon.

Today ... I am grateful for ...

1. the beauty of watching the sunrise over the snow covered mountains
2. the challenge of warming up a very cold house that has sat alone with the dog all day long (poor puppy!!!)
3. waking up from a bad dream and realizing it was just a bad dream
4. scoring some GREAT buys for my mom and myself at a Coldwater Creek sale this week
5. the realization that having more money doesn't necessarily mean increased happiness in life

I wish for each of you a day where you can identify, soak up, and glow in what you are grateful for on this day. Also, that you can find what is "okay" about yourself and be content with your imperfections. I still am learning how to laugh at myself and not take everything so darn seriously ... that will be a life time challenge for me as well as staying healthy!! In mind and body ... right? Have a great day my friends!!

179.8 lb Lost so far: 79.4 lb.    Still to go: 0 lb.    Diet followed 100%.

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1811 kcal

Fat: 49.27g | Prot: 85.02g | Carb: 278.19g.   Breakfast: medifast cocoa, water, Fiber One. Lunch: clementine, Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins, Alpine Lace Light Provolone, white turkey meat, Eating Right Yogurt. Dinner: Perrier, Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken. Snacks/Other: York Peppermint Wafer Bar (100 Calorie), butter, Franz Cinammon Swirl Bread, Eating Right Potato Crisps, V8, Snickers Marathon Dark Chocolate Crunch. more...

3077 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 4 hours and 14 minutes, Desk Work - 7 hours and 26 minutes, Driving - 3 hours and 30 minutes, Precor Elliptical - 50 minutes. more...