Why does everything come due in December?

My driver’s license, real estate taxes, personal property taxes, Christmas, Insurance, and Car Tags – seems like December is the month that everything in my life is due and needs money. So for the next few weeks, we will be eating leftovers from the freezer and making meals out of the stores in the cupboards instead of planning new meals. Fortunately, I have just about all my shopping done that I can think of I just have to get one son home from college yet – he’s just as broke as I am! But come next weekend, I’ll have all my boys home again until Tom goes back on the 1st.

The Yule parties this past weekend were very nice and of course I ate more than I should have. There was cake – need I say more? Everything was quite tasty and I did eat my cake slowly and savored every bite! Now, to try to eat better this week in anticipation of the turkey on Christmas!

I don’t think I’m going to make it up to my sister’s house this year – just don’t have the funds but Tom is going so I’ll send presents up with him. I need to get into the homemade gifts for next year definitely. Giving everyone outside the family homemade goodies – I’m just not making the sweets like I usually do – keeping temptation away.

I got quite the boost to my ego this weekend – several folks had not seen me in several months and commented that some didn’t recognize me since I have lost weight – love that! I still have a lot to go but it does help with the motivation hearing that. I even had a few that HAVE seen me recently just didn’t realize until they say me in clothes that fit – how much weight I had lost.

Well, time to get started with my day – working from home today so I get to cook my own lunch and eat in front of my TV! Mondays are always great now!

One down three to go

I did really well on Wednesday at work with the Ladies Holiday Luncheon. Usually I bring something for the pot luck and I try EVERYTHING! This year I didn't bring anything for the pot luck so I brought my own salad (leftovers from Fazollies the night before) and I ate my salad and didn't eat any of the goodies they had there. It was really not that much different than the usual except for the food and I didn't even miss it!

Tonight we are going over to a friends house for a Yule party. I'm bringing a Vegatable CrockPot dish and have planned what I will be eating when I get there.

Tomorrow night we have a fancy banquet to go to and I have no idea what is on the menu there so I'll have to play that one by ear.

Sunday we have another potluck to go to and I will be bringing Wild Rice Medley with lots of veggies in it. I think I will actually do better at the potluck than at the banquet.

Anyway, if I make it through this weekend then I just have Christmas and New Years Eve and I'll be back to normal eating again. I'm hoping to not gain any this holiday (I did at Thanksgiving) and even loose a little if possible. :)

Yogurt and diet Update

Yesterday I posted about the Greek yogurt that I tried – Chobani.  I had tried the blueberry and complained that it was grainy and tart.  Today I have a strawberry and banana which is not as grainy and much sweeter – I think it’s the banana.  Since the banana is such a smooth texture I think it has smoothed out the yogurt and bananas are super sweet so that makes it much more palatable.

Now, if we could get the points plus value back down to 3 points instead of 4 – this is a low fat yogurt and yesterdays was nonfat which might also add to the creaminess of today’s selection but adds that one point to the total.

BTW, I weighed in last night at Weight Watchers and have now lost a total of 40.2 pounds – Woot!  That was my goal for this week since I go to the doctor on Friday for my fall check in and I know she will be pleased.  I’m hoping that she takes the high blood pressure meds away and maybe cuts the cholesterol meds in half – now that would be a sweet success.  J