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31 May 2008

What a weird day so far! 2.30am got a phone call from someone claiming to be our sons friend. He wanted us to wake up son Mr. Broken leg (Yep..not ankle that broke..apparently fibula refers to the side bone on the lower leg..it just broke near ankle area). My hubby said whats so urgent that you want to wake him up at this time? "I have to give in my homework and he promised he would help me!" hubby told the kid to phone back in the morning.."no you cant do this to me..i need to do my homework right now..." and then proceeded to use expletives that I havent heard in even movies!

I couldnt get to sleep after that because the kid he was claiming to be didnt quite sound like that but definitely behaved that way normally. Being friendly with the mother made me wonder if I should 'report' him? Son Broken leg is claiming it is not him and just a prank call. A really stupid prank call to do..at 2.30 in the bloody morning!

Well sleep was disturbed the whole night because of that. Then since morning I have had the whole Correleone family calling to ask about Son Broken leg. I married into a mafia..you marry one you marry them all!! They are wonderful people but THERES SO MANY OF THEM!! My mother in laws cousins, their kids...friends of their families, the family dog, the neighbors cat..etc...everyone feels obliged to call. Luckily, I like all of them..(I have great in laws thank god)so I was appreciative of that but it was a little tiring.

Combine that with everyone in my family thinking..right its the weekend...click your fingers and mother will serve us time. Son Broken leg demanding food be brought up to him. He went to school yesterday but walking around on crutches has made his entire upper body ache so he cant move much. Daughter Drama Queen bemoaning the fact that I am giving more attention to the older one than I did when she broke her arm two months back so I should cook HER a special lunch to prove otherwise. Little Bear (my cuddly two year old) dragging me into the shower.."I want a bath!..I want a bath!"..Hubby screaming .."Make me lunch, I have to leave for work in a minute..." and all this happening while I am trying to call my sister in law to wish her a happy birthday!!

Managed to do everything for everyone AND put Little Bear to bed. That was the perfect opportunity to exercise but I had hubby sitting in front of me and I realized that this was one of those rare days where he is actually at home for a change so I decided to sit and watch a show with him. Its odd how you can not talk to each other but just sitting and laughing together can be such a great bonding moment.

I did exercise, even though it took 3 attempts to finish half an hour of walking on a treadmill due to calls and Son broken legs friends popping around.

Thank god the day is almost over! Happy thoughts Nisa..Happy thoughts only!!

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30 May 2008

Weigh-in: 145.0 lb

lost so far: 3.0 lb

still to go: 10.0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

add comment gaining 0.1 lb a week

28 May 2008

Yesterday, my son broke his ankle skateboarding. (On my buddy Sharons birthday as well!! I definitely wont forget the date in a hurry now!)

I try to focus on the positive so here is my positives from that incident:

-I dont have a car and I knew he wouldnt be able to get home without help so I had to call an acquaintance. I have only met her once in the eight months I have been here but she didnt hesitate in coming immediately. So I found a good friend in her.

-His broken ankle means him relying on me more but I am the nurturing type so it gives me an opportunity/excuse to baby my baby without him feeling embarassed (no more..dude you're embarassing me with your pampering!)

-I was thinking of going home to London this summer but the cost was holding me back. Now I have the perfect excuse for not going. I cant leave my baby behind and he wont be able to do anything with a cast on!

-Mini tragedies such as these always help people bond more. I think he is appreciative of the way I leapt to his rescue and had the presence of mind to call a friend (instead of my initial instinct of running all the way to him!) I also didnt nag him about the whole incident and just took the whole situation into perspective, that accidents happen. (Unlike his dad, who has now banned him from skating forever!!)

-It could have been much worse. He is in a lot of pain, a cast and crutches. BUT-he will get better in a few weeks thankfully. Fortunately, its nothing permanent or life debilitating.

I have a lot to be grateful for.

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27 May 2008

Weekend retreat is over and finally back home. Visited the upper Peninsula of Michigan which is basically fields or golf courses. It was nice to visit another town and even nicer to do something as a family which we seem to do less and less of as the kids get older.

Trying to drag a teenager to come on a family vacation is like being Judy in the Punch and Judy show. You keep getting bopped by verbal truncheons. The resort was peaceful and relaxing but didnt seem to have much going on. The neighboring towns were basically one main street and two side streets.

Overall, the weekend went well from a physical standpoint but really well from a reflective perspective.

A couple of issues arise when you are on vacation. One, the lack of eating facilities two, the lack of choice and three, the exorbitant cost of any food you do manage to find.

Because of that, I had already decided to eat whatever my heart desired and put all dieting on hold. But an interesting thing happened. I was surrounded by loads of junk food but had little craving for them.

The entire weekend went this way. I was constantly presented with opportunities to pig out but never felt any excessive yearning. I did have high carb items but it was always just one or two, not my usual 'eat till you finish the entire box' syndrome.

How did this happen? Well I constantly mentored myself by talking myself out of continuing. "Do you really need more?" "Are you sure you want another one?" "Is it really worth it?"

By becoming a conscious eater (being aware of what you are eating and how much you have eaten so far etc...) I was constantly able to stop myself going further.

My mantra was "Make wise choices. If you cant make wise choices make happy choices" I didnt want to have guilt afterwards so I decided to eat things that I may have missed and would be happy to eat, rather than just eating something for the hell of it.

In conclusion, I learnt that by NOT dieting whilst still making sensible eating decisions, I was able to have a guilt free vacation and now I am rearing to get back onto my treadmill and continue my daily routine of low carb and exercise. NO GUILT, NO REGRETS, just a lot of happy memories.

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22 May 2008

Going on vacation for the weekend! Thats the reason for all the shopping (first my daughter, then my son and yesterday, MOI!)

The local community center is organizing a weekend retreat on some golf resort a couple of hours drive away. Not too excited because I dont really know anyone and I have noticed that small town communities tend to be close knit. They dont like to include newbies into their cliques.

Because our community tends to be more professional, my hubby knows several other doctors going there. My daughter has friends from school going there. That means my oldest one and I will not really know anyone there. But I am going to make the most of it..if I can. I read that there is a spa there and they offer facials and mud wraps. If I can get that in, that will be brilliant.

I NEED ADVICE PLEASE! Apparently, breakfast and dinner are catered for by the resort but lunch will be a pot luck event. Most people have managed to get condos and plan to cook lunch and bring it. I wont have a stove, only a microwave and fridge.

I need a dish that I can either prepare at home, take there and store in fridge until next day (we are going on Sat so Sunday lunch is the only day I have to worry about)OR something I can prepare on the day.

My initial thoughts are pasta salad or just greek salad but I am worried that those wont be considered a dish. Any suggestions?? (I am expecting some good responses, especially from the Rachel Rays over here!!)

BTW..HOW MUCH DOES A POUND OF FAT WEIGH?

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