Well, with yesterday being Veterans Day, we had a three day weekend, and I hate weekends anyway (well at least when it comes to eating healthy), so a three day weekend is just that much worse. First of all, I did not get a chance at all to make it to the gym, no Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. Now, Saturday and Sunday went by without a problem, then along came Monday. We decided to get some Christmas shopping done, and out we go to lunch, at Burger King. My husband ran in, so I just asked him to get me a grilled chicken salad (I by the way, absolutely LOVE Burger King tacos, but didn’t order any). But is was those pesky french fries that did me in. I hated myself afterwards, and my body did too, because I got almost instantly sick. But, I told myself not to beat myself up about it. You live and you learn and you go on, and I did. I had a really healthy dinner, and skipped my dessert (sugar free fudgsicle) and drank a whole lot of water. So needless to say I was scared to death to stand on the scale this morning, but I was ecstatic to see that I actually lost a pound, just one, but I thought for sure I was going to gain weight after eating french fries. So that made me happier than I can even say, and I feel like my resolve is renewed all over again. I was thinking last night that all I needed to lose was one more pound and I would be a quarter of the way to my goal weight, and there went that pound. So my mission is already 25% complete, that puts things in a whole new perspective!
So on another positive note, I talked to my dad over the weekend, and he said that his doctor announced that his foot was looking really good, and was actually starting to heal, there was new skin!! YAY!! Well, my dad can be very stubborn, and for the longest time refused to check his blood sugars, but with some insistance by his doctor and my mom, he has been checking his sugars often, which I believe is really helping him to watch what he eats, and keep his sugars low, which in turn is helping his foot to heal.
On a less positive note, because of his surgery, my dad has lost his job, and is no longer working, so my parents are probably going to lose their house. It is hard to think about because they have been working so hard toward buying this house, and they finally were able to, and now they have to give it up. They are both so positive about the whole thing and I just wished I could help them out you know. Anyway, they just celebrated their 30th anniversary yesterday, so we are throwing them a huge party on Saturday. I asked my dad what he was going to buy my mom, and that was the first time in this whole process of losing their house that he actually showed any signs of sadness. He had wanted to buy them new rings, because they both lost theirs a long time ago, so he had been saving up to buy new ones, but spent the money trying to save their house. Anyway, I just admire both of my parents so much for all the hard work they do, and for being such strong people, they really are amazing, and I know that just like hardships they’ve had in the past, they will get through this too.
Well, Thanksgiving is right around the corner (if you can believe it) and I have a lot to be thankful for, so let us ponder on that rather than the food this year! =0) Have a happy and healthy week everyone!