T.G.I.F.

Hooray! It’s FRIDAY! I am looking forward to a weekend with NO SET PLANS. That’s right, you heard me, NO SET PLANS! As much as I love the holidays and the various family, social, and church gatherings, I really just need a couple of days with no obligations. I am really looking forward to waking up tomorrow and not having to be anywhere by any particular time! Grandma has even agreed to have the children over for a sleepover tomorrow evening, so I can get some quiet time! I have promised myself that I will not work this weekend either. I’m going to leave my laptop at work, so I won’t even be tempted. One of my new year’s resolutions is to stop working from home so much. I’m going to try managing my time in the office more effectively, so that I won’t have to log on after hours. I was also thinking that I might try a spin class this weekend, even though I loathe stationary bikes. Craig says it’s a really good workout, and I hear that it’s also good for weight loss.

You might think it’s weird for me to be so candid about my weight battle in this public blog, but there’s a method to my madness here. My thinking is that if I journal my ups and downs, I’ll have something to keep me publicly accountable, as well as a good point of reference. It might help me to be able to look back later on at the good days and the bad ones too. I just need to figure out a way to be successful and stay successful. It’s extra challenging for me because of my thyroid disease. I tend to blame myself, even when my lifestyle is at its healthiest. There are challenges all around me every day, and I need something to keep myself focused. If you’re a mom like me, you know that there are always opportunities to eat unhealthy foods. Through their school, the kids have Chick-fil-a night, Ci Ci’s pizza night, and Papa John’s night at least once a month, and sometimes these events happen during the same week! I know these are supposed to help raise funds for the PTA, but can we please try something different? At work, there are multiple lunch invitations a week, not to mention the fact that my co-workers eat out EVERY day (today they got burgers from my favorite burger joint; MooYah). Then there are the business trips… How do I survive all these different reasons to cheat on my diet? How do I eat my 60 calorie, sugar-free Jell-o pudding snack while they’re next door to my office chowing down on quite possibly the best french-fries in the universe? I know it sounds childish, but sometimes it seems downright unfair. Sorry to vent, I guess the lack of sugar is making me a little cranky. Oh well, I’ll get over it. At least I’ll have the girls to distract me this evening.

Deuces! More tomorrow…(at no particular set time!)