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Tired and trip

Well yesterday I weighed in,and for August I have lost 5 lbs which means I am on track perfectly for losing 10 lbs for the month. It feels great to make progress, but I'll tell you, it is hard earned progress. I exercise most every day and I am keeping myself to a very healthy diet. I sleep well at night because I'm so tired

Today I have felt tired and frustrated all day. But I think I figured out a couple of reasons--

1. no coffee this morning--I usually have 1 cup (or 2).

2. Many pressures trying to help my son get student loans, develop a budget and find a reasonably priced/ reliable car for him to buy

3. Helping son #2 prepare for another college visit

4. and this is the biggie, I think--I spent a long time today making goodies for a bake sale for my kids' teen group at church--we did chocolate covered pretzels, some with peanut butter, too. (This would be a big temptation for me, so I think resisting and pushing through it made me feel a bit bonkers in the brain!) I should have chosen to do something I don't love to eat!

So tomorrow we are off to another college visit--this one is only 3 1/2 hours drive away instead of 10. My husband took the day off work to go, too. So the eating plan is eat breakfast before we leave at 6:30am, drive to the college, they provide lunch (a big??? I guess I just have to be very conscious of portions--I'm big into liking to control my eating situations and this is out of my hands). Dinner will be Subway on the way home--I can always get a nice turkey/ham on whole wheat and be safe with that. Probably will get in a good walk on campus.

Then Saturday I work the BAKE SALE...ugh! Why do I agree to do these things??????

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Comment by Almost There on August 16, 2012 at 4:34pm: I personally think you should have titled this post "glutton for punishment!" Financial aid, caffeine withdrawals AND bake sale goodies all in one day! AHHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Enough with the exclamation points. Don't forget to pack goodies for the car trip. Maybe it is just me, but I love to snack while traveling. Having a little bag with a frozen bottle of water, cut up veggies, string cheese, travel hardy fruit, high fiber cracker and maybe some 1/2 size servings of nuts lets me feel like I'm treating myself without getting myself in trouble. It will make it easier to turn your nose up at any less than healthy food that they serve you on campus too. Don't forget that Subway has those little bags of cut up apples. Those make me feel a bit less deprived when I'm watching my loved ones mindlessly chow down on chips. (or the m&m cookies)

Comment by fit4life on August 16, 2012 at 4:46pm: Sure seems obvious now that I sit back and read it!
The tips you gave sound great! I love the frozen water bottle--should be really cold water in time for my snack. I won't be caffeine deprived cause I always make sure I bring some Diet Coke with me to travel. And I don't need to worry about my family at Subway--my husband and the son who are going are really very considerate. (My son might eat some chips or a cookie if I told him he should--he is UNDERWEIGHT and needs all the fat and calories he can get.)

Comment by Keem on August 16, 2012 at 6:58pm: Excellent job of resisting the goodies!

Comment by Cindy on August 16, 2012 at 8:02pm: I froze when I read 'no coffee this morning' and wondered how you made it through the rest of the day without a massive headache! You're doing great and you can push through all those temptations. Maybe it will be easier now that you've made it through the choco covered pretzels.

Comment by fit4life on August 16, 2012 at 8:11pm: Haha Cindy. I have resisted them and I will, but they are still in our refrigerator! And I have decided I will not give up my morning coffee!

Comment by Jill Mace on August 17, 2012 at 12:55am: Congrats on your loss! That is great! I am glad to see you are not giving up your morning coffee! I could not imagine!!!!!

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