I'm still amazed at what small changes will do to make yourself feel better...about everything. There is a saying at the end of my Weight Watchers meeting "Nothing tastes as good as being in control feels". This week I am learning it is the truth. After James was asleep last night I was offered a fudgecicle. I was already one point over for the day and a fudgecicle is only two points. What's being only 3 points over when I've got flex points left right? I said no and it felt really good. Being only 3 points over leads to being 10 points over very very quickly and when you're only 3 points over each and every day, it adds up. So I said no and I felt good about it.
Along with my new clothes I bought new headbands for my hair. Now that I am done with losing my hair after having James, hair is growing back. The new growth is of course around my face. Since I have curly hair, these fine hairs just don't look good. So with the help of a head band I'm hiding them and once again, feeling better about myself in the process.
Feeling good about myself lead me to taking initative with the house. I cleaned the bathroom last night. I will admit I'm a little obsessive about my bathroom. It takes me an hour to clean a 10 x 8 room. I take a sponge soaked in Pine sol to the toilet. Let it sit then rinse it off. Last night I was in such a groove and the OCD set in and found myself steam cleaning my floor grout. It is a small thing. No one but me notices if my floor grout is white or not but it is important to me. So now it is done. James had a bath and I even managed to stay up until 11:00pm! See...feeling better about yourself is important. It leads to a better mood and a better life.
I'm slowly learning to do things for myself and change my way of thinking. I can't keep mourning the loss of my old life. It really wasn't all that exciting anyway. I can't keep telling myself I miss certain things. I have to refocus my thinking and focus on all the new things I have now that I didn't have before. I've said it many times before. I don't know what I did before in the morning. There is no feeling in this world than going into your baby's room in the morning to have them smile up at you. At that moment in time you are the only person in their world and their eyes are filled with such a pure love that you've never seen before. And that my friends is the BEST part of parenthood.
POINTS® Tracker entries
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Morning
2/3 cup(s) The Original Shredded Wheat, spoon-size 1.5
1 cup(s) low-fat milk 2
1 tsp Spoonable brown 0
1 cup(s) black coffee 0
Subtotal 3.5
Midday
2 slices Wonder Wheat Bread - Quick-added food 3
1 slice(s) Singles American pasteurized prepared cheese 2
1 tsp Classic yellow mustard 0
1 slices pineapple 0.5
1 serving(s) Sugar Free Peach Iced Tea Mix 0
8 fl oz Diet coke 0
4 slice(s) turkey breast lunch meat (3-1/2 square) 2
Subtotal 7.5
Evening
1 cup(s) cooked brown rice 4
1/2 cup(s) Peas And Carrots 1
5 oz cooked lean boneless pork chop 5.5
3 tsp canola oil 3.5
Subtotal 14
Anytime
No entries for this meal time.
Subtotal 0
Food POINTS values total used 25
Food POINTS values remaining 0
Exercise No entries for exercise.
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