ACTIVITIES: school shopping, guitar and cheering practices!

EXERCISE: morning stretches

BREAKFAST:

• 3/4 cups oatmeal with sliced strawberries
• < handful of blueberries

LUNCH:

SNACKS: Trail Mix – I really need to stop putting my hand in the bag and measure out a serving instead.

DINNER:

• 2 – 12″ wraps – white flour
• 1/2 chicken breast (left-over from last night – shredded)
• lettuce and tomato
• ranch dressing
• 4 slices bacon

Dessert: I am so full from dinner – I shouldn’t have had a second wrap – but I wanted to finish the chicken – that was dumb – this is how I get myself into trouble. So no dessert for me – blechk!

DRINKS: water

HEADACHE: no

SINUS: not bad

OTHER:

SLEEP PROBLEMS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE: not sure if it was the wine or the caffeine in my system but I had some problems.  Not a choking feeling but a sense of stopped breathing – like everything in my body stopped, but I was alert and aware of it. It happened twice and then I talked myself into relaxing and not worrying about it – must have worked because I fell asleep and I am awake now!

MEDICATIONS:

• nasacort
• vitamins

NOTE: It is very cool outside – a nice fall-type day

ACTIVITIES: My parents are coming for a visit – I think as i have not spoken to them since Sunday – but I do believe they will be here. I have my daughter’s open house today. My son has his first HS football scrimmage game. I am nervous – this is the big league. Don’t eat out of stress….don’t eat out of stress!

EXERCISE: nothing

BREAKFAST:

• Cheerios
• 3 large Strawberries – sliced
• fat free milk

LUNCH: none

SNACKS: my cravings have diminished somewhat so I am relieved!

Had some Trail Mix – that stuff is addicting – at Dan’s game. He played pretty good and participated in a lot of plays – not bad for a Freshman!

DINNER:

• boneless chicken breast marinated in Italian seasoning
• baked potato with butter, salt and pepper
• steamed broccoli
• salad made with lettuce, celery, onion and tomato with Vinaigrette dressing

Dessert: blueberries and strawberries

DRINKS: water, glass of Blush wine

HEADACHE: sinus related – upper right eye

SINUS: so much pressure – I hate this weather

OTHER: neck kink – see below!

SLEEP PROBLEMS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE: I had no problems falling asleep but my neck is kinked because: You know those candy pillows or whatever… my daughter took my pillow and replaced it with a Double Bubble oversized pillow and put my pillowcase over it. (I wouldn’t have minded the Reese’s pillow – it was flatter!) I was so tired last night I just dealt with it, but it was quite uncomfortable! gotta luv her!

MEDICATIONS:

• nasacort – my sinuses are killing me today
• vitamins

NOTE: I weighed myself because Yes, I am obsessed with it and was extremely pissed that I gained two pounds – but I dropped the 2 lbs. and that was after breakfast – so I am not doing as badly as I thought. It must have been the 10 or so martinis from the weekend and all the shrimp and lobster I ate during the cocktail hour!

ACTIVITIES: not much on the agenda except housework

EXERCISE: nothing

BREAKFAST:

• Cheerios (seeing a pattern here)
• banana
• fat free milk

LUNCH: none

SNACKS: none

DINNER:

• large wrap
• 1/2 cup taco meat
• shredded cheese
• lettuce
• Ranch dressing
• con queso
• tostitos

DRINKS:

• black coffee
• water

HEADACHE: none

SINUS: congestion

SLEEP PROBLEMS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE: I think I have sleep problems when I have too much caffeine in my system.  It may have taken a week to get it all out. I haven’t had caffeine until today and I have been sleeping with no problem – we shall see what happens tonight.

MEDICATIONS:

• vitamins
• forgot to take nasacort

ACTIVITIES: I think I will clean my entire house today – not big – one story ranch. It is pouring outside – 2nd day in a row.  Tomorrow will be a mess too.  And it is the last week off before school begins

EXERCISE: nothing

BREAKFAST: not really hungry but I should eat something before I become starved (10:40 AM)

• bowl of Cheerios with 4 large fresh Strawberries sliced
• fat free milk

LUNCH: nothing

SNACKS: 2:00 had some trail mix – I really shouldn’t be having nuts

I am not being very disciplined – I had cheese, crackers and pepperoni around 5 PM – should have had dinner ready at that time.

DINNER: heated up a chicken burger for myself w/bun. My daughter had a homemade taco – son didn’t eat yet (practice) and neither did husband (work). I hate these schedules especially with my son at practice during dinner hours (5-8). (8:41 PM)

DESSERT:

HEADACHE: pressure pain in upper right section of forehead (sinus related?)

SINUS: very stuffy – but able to breathe

SLEEP PROBLEMS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE: nothing to note

OTHER: slight nerve pain on left side of lower back – unusual

MEDICATIONS:

• found my nasacort!
• vitamins with water

ACTIVITIES: Yeah it is Jenn and Rob’s wedding! Boo – I have to miss the Church wedding but will be there to party at the reception!

EXERCISE: hopefully some dancing – didn’t do any stretches though.

BREAKFAST: skipped – not by choice

LUNCH: Cheerios and fat free milk

SNACKS:

Cocktail Hour!: boy where do I start!  I had a White Russian to start things out.  Then I had 1 blue martini and 1 green martini – and ate everything in sight! It was yummy! I had sushi for the first time – but it was just a California roll – so no raw fish.

DINNER: TBD I ordered the prime rib it came with mashed potato and string beans.  I ate most of everything.

DESSERT: wedding cake! and marshmallow and pineapple with fondue sauce, and ice cream with banana foster (didn’t like it) coffee just a few sips of decaf

HEADACHE: ache on side of temple again

SINUS: a bit congested

SLEEP PROBLEMS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE: not me but hubby had a bit too much to drink last night!

OTHER: no

MEDICATIONS: just reminded myself that I forgot the nasacort and vitamins – too much going on today!

• nasacort
• vitamins with water

NOTE: I must have had at least 10 drinks that night! After the fruity martinis I switched to white chocolate martinis – they were outrageous, the white is creamy, the other choc. martinis are a bit bitter.  I did dance a lot, but I have no rhthym, but it didn’t matter because I was tipsy and I had fun!

ACTIVITIES: I have to go shoe shopping and get my haircut, run other errands and try not to fail at customer service calls regarding Pampered Chef!

EXERCISE: still doing nothing

BREAKFAST: my cravings are over!

• Cheerios – plain
• fat free milk

LUNCH: none

SNACKS: trail mix – I have to stop eating this as I am not supposed to have nuts!  Chocolate rice crispy treat.

DINNER: tortellini and ravioli in sauce – didn’t have enough of either one so I combined. It was ok.

DESSERT:

HEADACHE: none

SINUS: stuffy

SLEEP PROBLEMS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE: did ok sleeping – woke up tired though

OTHER: seeing that black line again in my left eye (2nd set of new contacts – so that is not the case

MEDICATIONS:

• nasacort
• vitamins

ACTIVITIES: going to get my nails done and get all glamourous for the wedding on Saturday

EXERCISE: it is the time of month that I don’t even want to move – it wouldn’t be pretty

BREAKFAST: 

• orange juice sip – because that is all my son left in container – to have with my vitamins

LUNCH:

• plain yogurt – (I need to look into those pills)
• fiber one cereal

SNACKS: or it may become dinner – 1/2 chicken burger and bun (leftover from my daughter’s dinner last night.

• apricots - 4
• trail mix
• 1/6 of tuna sandwich (more white bread) from my daughter’s snack – we may eat dinner late – as in past 8:30

DINNER: hubby insisted on getting food for dinner – so I had 1.5 slices of sicilian pizza with pepperoni

DESSERT:

HEADACHE: not really, but some pressure by that right temple

SINUS: a bit but clear and not infected

SLEEP PROBLEMS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE: fell asleep ok – but then woke suddenly with choking feeling. Then my daughter woke me up with a bad dream – then my son knocked a shelf off the wall in bathroom and I jumped out of bed, tripped over dog and nearly killed myself to see what it was.

OTHER: bit of back ache due to tripping over dog – nearly killed him too, what the hell is he doing at the foot of my bed blocking the doorway access

MEDICATIONS:

• nasacort
• vitamins