I Did It!!

Yes, I peeked at my weight again today; back down to my new normal weight of 123.   Anyway, I had to go to the doctor and they weighed me on a digital scale and it was the same....IN BIG BOLD NUMBERS!!
Couldn't miss it.  I have to tell you about a new sweetener I found; it is Organic Coconut Sugar.  It is an unrefined alternative to cane sugar.  1 tsp. has 4 grams of sugar and you use it 1:1 replacement for sugar.  It was great on my oatmeal this morning; good.  It is gluten free and made by MADHAVA.  I also found a sugar-free Chai Tea. It is made by OREGON CHAI.  That was also good.
Good news, my MRI was normal!!!  I am also feeling much better.  What was the pain?  Medication?  Perhaps some intestinal swelling.  The doctor told me to come back in April unless I have problems again.  I really like her; which is saying a lot for me-to LIKE a doctor. 

Don't Do It!!

I just had to weight myself again today...I usually do it on Fridays.  Never do it on a Monday after the weekend.  So I am way up (no pun intended) and can't figure it out at all, except it goes along with my unloverly Mon DAY!! I know, wait (no pun intended again) until Friday.  Everyone always weighs more on Monday.  No more ice cream for me.  I had it 2 nights in a row.  Don and I threw it out; not good for us.  Tonight the chef is cooking up some blueberry pancakes; he is going to BSF and we aren't that hungry.  I will have my gluten-free ones which are quite good.  I will have to snack on carrots later tonight to get some veggies in.  And then weigh in on Friday...no more Mondays!
BTW, bloggers use some of their own language; unloverly being one of them.  I need to make a list of my "blog words."

I Confess......

I had some sugar tonight; slow churned ice cream-pomegranate blueberry-very good.  Okay, but it made me feel yucky afterward.  You know that feeling......just kind of sick and asking yourself  "why did I just eat that?"  It took what 2 minutes?? HA!  2 minutes of pleasure for hours of guilt and yuckiness.  I gotta remember that next time.
I also didn't go swimming this morning because I didn't go today.  I had gone six days in a row; so needed a break; but I had no energy, so I am going tomorrow a.m. before church.  Wonder if I can get the Donald to go with me???

Weight Is Holding.....

between 123 and 124 and has for some time now.  I was down to 122 a week ago; but today I was 123.5.  I am not eating wheat.  I do have some sugar though; pretty hard to stay off it completely.  I eat some wheat-free graham crackers sometimes, a piece of chocolate and I have had some ice cream or frozen banana with a little chocolate sauce on it and I have some wheat-free cereal that has some sugar in it.  
I have stepped up the exercise- this week I walked and swam in the pool 6 days for 40 minutes each time.  I have the gals running a few laps now and boy is that fun.  Norma is always at the lead and no one can catch up to her; which bugs her friend Paulie a great deal.  Boy can those two talk about each other behind their backs. Hmm Hmmm.  I even have Paulie going under water a few times with her super-duper professional goggles.  I enjoy going swimming even more now that I finally know everyone and we move fast while we talk.  Walking against the current is new for me and I am finally able to do it without as much strain as before.  I have gone down 2 sizes now.  Happy about that except my clothes are kind of big.  I feel better and think this is probably a good weight for me.
I really believe that at any age, exercise AND food portions is very important, but especially the older you get.

It Carries It.....

I've been craving a grande peppermint mocha coffee for over a week.  I stopped at Starbucks in Plymouth today and there on the menu....."Skinny Peppermint Mocha."  After asking what it was: They said it was sugar-free peppermint mocha, with skim mild, no whip.  I asked for it in de-caf pronto.  I think I might add the whip next time.  They said every year they carry one of their holiday drinks in the sugar-free.  How nice of them to carry the peppermint mocha for me this year. I've had my fix, but I'm sure I will need more. 

Found It!!!

For all my craving yesterday, the only sweet thing I ate was a piece of chocolate.  But I found some peppermint sugar-free flavoring; Tan Lady at the Rec. Center told me about http://www.davincigourmet.com/ .  Tan Lady knows EVERYTHING!!!!  There is just no way else to describe her.  She has lost 50 lbs or so on WW on-line and waling for an hour or more in the pool five days a week for years I think HA HA.  She and Norma know EVERYBODY!!!!
I started using weights; they are hollow and you can fill them with water to make them heavier.  I didn't do that, but there is quite a resistance using them underwater.  It keeps me from getting bored; something new added to the routine.  It is SO hard to get up and go in the morning when it is dark and cold, but so worth it afterward :)

Cravings

So much for all my talking about no wheat, sugar blah, blah, blah.  I am home from church; yep I have this cough, a low-grade fever and I am just not 100%.  I really don't like to miss church because then I think "what blessing am I missing out on?"  Yep, every time I go, I come home with many blessings.
So, you know what I am craving for lunch?  A bear claw from Panera and a peppermint coffee whatever it's called from Starbucks.  Oh man, that would put me over the edge because that is only what I want for lunch.  Lunch has always been my hardest meal; I never know what to eat.  Generally I do like a soup (tomato) and salad (Harvest Turkey with pear) at Panera.  Hmm...that will be kind of hard to stop there on the way home from church since I am home.  Wonder if I can make myself up a sugar-free lo-fat version of the peppermint coffee.  I'll let you know or.....you can let me know.