I'm Still here

I apologize for not writing much lately. Physically I am fine! Mentally, is quite another story..  I have been very wrapped up in watching the Casey Anthony Trial. I know, I know, but I was a criminal justice major at one time and one of my dreams was to become an attorney. I actually wanted to be a criminal defense attorney, I remember wanting to do that since I was convinced I could get OJ acquitted AND I believed he was guilty, so I knew that was a special recipe for a good criminal defense attorney. Enough of that, my life took a turn and I am here and right where I am supposed to be. I have just gotten caught up with this trial and I am finding myself working around the trial. In the last 3 weeks I have gained 2 pounds and then lost them again.  I am going to get back on track starting this weekend, NO excuses. I've also missed many of my friends on the JC Forum which I plan to go back and visit for a swift kick in the rear end to get back MOVING here!  There is one thing I'm really happy about. I MUST be losing inches because I am wearing shorts that have not fit me in years. I brought down a bag of summer clothes from years ago that I have not thrown away. Particularly there is a really nice bathing suit and although I think I'm going to wait just a little while to put it on, I don't believe it's going to be long at all.. perhaps 4th of July weekend!!

So I just wanted to update everyone to let them know I am still among the "dieters" and despite the current obsession with this trial, I am still eating and taking care of myself.   Oh and just in case anyone asks me if I think Casey is innocent, HELL no. She is guilty in my opinion, however the state has failed to prove the major elements in this case:   THE Murder itself, the How, When and Where this poor little girl died.  My thoughts is that there is someone or others involved somehow and all should be held accountable.

I will try and post more in the next day or so  :)

New food plate replaces the food pyramid!

I have a few different feelings about this, my first impression was that yet again the government seems to think we are not very bright people, really a plate, it's sort of like those foreign cars where they have those little pictures to tell you what everything is in there.. example.. a little horn on the steering wheel to let you know it's a "HORN".  Really now?  So the new government plate is shown here at the right, and you can visit choosemyplate.gov for more information and resources. There are some pretty good recipes here as well: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/downloads/MyPlate/Recipes.pdf    Overall i do think the new plate and resources on the website will be a great added tool for younger kids to learn about healthy eating habit's early on and hopefully obesity rates will go down. 

Rough few days, but hopefully back on the saddle!

I had a very rough few days, what started out as a small case of indigestion grew to something more and doctors suggest a possible ulcer. I'm not going to dwell on this because I have a new medication (Nexium) and an anti-biotic to squash the bacterial infection in the stomach.  The other bad news is that I did gain 2 lbs. The logic to that is pretty simple. When I have an attack like that it produces a feeling of hunger, whether real or not is not relevant when you are hunched over in pain. Eating something with some carbs seems to instantly soothe it. A piece of bread one day made a huge difference, another day it was some Ritz Crackers.  So with all those carb cheats It's not a stretch to know that's what happened on the scale. So today was first day in almost a week that I have woke up with no pain and only some minor discomfort. My doctor is confident the JC food is NOT the culprit and told me just to give it until Monday or Tuesday to let my stomach settle a little more. I was given a menu to follow for the next few days which will help and the nurse said it was perfectly healthy. I am allowed to go back to the exercise routine but only if I don't have any pain or discomfort, I'm hoping by the end of the day today I will be able to get to the gym.

I guess there are always going to be things thrown at me to derail my efforts. I'm not going to beat myself up about the 2 lbs, and frankly I would do the same thing over or anything to rid myself of the kind of pain I was feeling, it was awful!   Also sad that I have to trade in some of my foods like my morning pineapple I am going to have to switch to something a bit less acid.   I will replace it with some melon.

On another UP BEAT note.. it's officially summer here, yesterday was very sticky hot and this week is supposed to stay warm. I will just have to remember all the complaining I did about the snow storms this past winter! One of my new goals is to lose another 10 lbs by the July 4th weekend. That gives me a little less than 4 weeks which I think is very doable!  I will keep you posted!

I look forward to doing more blogging this week and getting back on track :)