Cesar Chavez Day

Day 43

Pretty good day.  I am really tired of the shake flavors though.  I usually just go with chocolate because for me, they are the most palatable.  I may never drink another glass of chocolate milk for the rest of my life.  Got in my exercise today.  Was a good day for the gym because it was so hot today but I opted for Roxie and I to walk around Discovery Lake.  Some people have asked me a question but have been embarrassed about it...the whole scoop on poop.  I will just tell everyone and get it over with.  I don't know about other people but for me, I go about every third day while on Optifast.  And it's almost black.  The reason for that is all the minerals in the shakes.  We are supposed to be taking a lot of a fiber supplement i.e. Benefiber.  And that's it - nothing earth shattering or intriguing.  Boring actually!  Phew...or is that pew?  Topic closed!

Happy Cesar Chavez Day!  Not the most popular holiday in America.  It is strictly a State holiday in California.  I call it "Happy" because it was a paid holiday for me.  I look forward to every March 31st!
I slept in real late and my cell phone woke me up.  I was a little surprised it was so late.  Let's just say it was after 10.  But it felt good to sleep in.
VERY hot today.  In the high 80s.  Felt like Summer.  I know the majority of the population loved it.  Me, not so much.  My favorite temp is 67 degrees.  That's where I feel the most comfortable.
Visited my friend, Suzanne, in Carlsbad last night.  We had a good time chatting and catching up.  She has a dog that absolutely intrigued me.  I had never met one of this type of dog before so it was kind of a cool experience for me.  His name is Lucca and he is a Bouvier des flandres.  He is like a big, black soft teddy bear.  I absolutely adore him!  Here he is...

I am so bummed.  I was just going to watch the American Idol eliminations for tonight and went on to Yahoo to check my e-mail and there it was - the eliminated contestants - pictures and all.  Oh well.  Not sad about who went home.  My least favorite is Hailey.  I know she is a favorite but she makes my skin crawl.  And last night when she was singing Benny and the Jets I was screaming at her.  B-B-B Benny and the Jets. And flailing her arm around.  Painful for me!
Roxie and I went on a nice walk around Discovery Lake this evening.  It's always so pretty out there...
Signing off...♥

A favorite memory

Day 41

Did better than I thought I would!  Very happy with today's results.
Lost: 5.3
Total Lost: 39.3

Short and sweet today...This was the first house I owned.  And because I lived here, I was able to adopt my sweet Roxie dog!



60 Challenge Day #5
A picture of your favorite memory
Murrieta CA



Pics and other stuff

Day 40

Who knew?!  So I have made it 40 days.  Isn't it in the bible that Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights?  Well - I'm about to pass Him up!  Is that bad - am I allowed to say that?  Actually, to His credit, I don't think he was afforded the luxury of the Optifast 70 Shake or the Optifast Chicken Soup!  And luxury it is.  Not.  Today I had a vanilla shake and about 2/3rd of the way through I started to gag.  All I kept thinking was "do NOT throw this up because the smell will NOT go away"!  Nothing smells worse than the vanilla shake packet once you open it.  Watch out - it is toxic!  By the way, the gagging stopped and the shake went down the throat.
I didn't exercise today.  I hate it when I am not motivated.  Saturday I talked about strength and today I feel nothing but weakness.  I guess both of them are allowed.  Some days I just get so frustrated because I want food and I obsess over it.  Then I have to pull my coping techniques out of my food-thinking coma and snap out of it.  I'm not off food forever.  Food will always be there for me.  I just need to not always be there for food.  I keep craving turkey sandwiches.  I so hate turkey sandwiches.  Freak!

First off, I must make a correction.  On Saturday I mentioned my highly over-priced iced tea from Teavana.  $4.47.  Not true.  That was a typo.  The actual retail price without going over was $5.47!  And don't forget to have your pet spayed or neutered.  Oops - got off track there.  Thought I was a contestant on the Price is Right.  See what happens when you fast?!
Just found out I have Book Club on Sunday.  Yet again...right down to the wire and have not read the book.  I don't even have the darn book.  I tried to get it from the library but being it's a new book, they don't have many copies and all copies have holds on them.  So I bid on one on ebay.  I do not want to own a hard cover book but I do now.  As soon as it arrives, I plan to read it (quickly by the way) and then turn around and put it back on ebay.
My friend, Marianne, took a walk with her Dad today by their home in Greendale WI.  She sent me some pictures which I think are so cool.  You can tell they are still having Winter weather there while here we are anticipating 80 degrees later this week.  Marianne's favorite are the ducks in flight. Very cool.








And before I sign off, here is my 60 Challenge...




60 Challenge Day #4
"A picture of my night"

 ♥ jules

On spending money (that I don't have)

Day 38

In the middle of Week 6.  Hanging in there.  I managed to watch everyone at church tonight eat spaghetti with alfredo sauce, casear salad, and bread.  And of course brownies and cc cookies.  Oh, did I mention the hot chocolate with whipped cream?  Geez.  I feel as if I am making progress though because while it looked good, I was not tempted and it only made me feel stronger.  I like it when I feel strength.  Strength is not one of the qualities that I grew up experiencing so when I feel it at age 46, it makes me happy.

Today was a day of over-spending.  And I'm not very proud of it.  I went to the Apple store in the mall.  First off, that place overwhelms me.  There are too many customers and there are too many employees wearing blue shirts.  Freaks me out!  I ended up there because I have been looking for a docking station for my ipod.  I seem to have lost mine.  I have been unable to charge it and therefore, no music.  Not happy.  So I went the practical route...Target and Wal Mart.  They no longer sell what I need.  I guess that would be because my ipod shuffle is now an antique.  Everything is bigger and better.  Or so they say.  I am perfectly happy with my ipod.  It was a gift and I absolutely love it.  So I thought since I can't find a docking station I had better go to the Apple store.  $31.54 later I now own a new one.  But the price kind of gave me a stomach ache.  I HATED spending that much money, esp on something that I am replacing due to my own carelessness.  On the way home I all of a sudden thought "ebay".  Now why I didn't look there in the first place, I have no idea.  Needless to say, the over-priced docking station is going back to the Apple store tomorrow.  I found the exact same thing on ebay for $3.59, brand new, free shipping.  Why didn't I try that in the first place?!
Here's my second frivolous purchase.  I really like tea and there is a store in the mall called Teavana.  I have never been to Teavana and was excited to see what they have.  First off, I found a darling cast iron teapot that I knew I must have.  $139.00.  Never mind.  I sampled some teas and found them delicious so I decided to step up to the counter and order myself an iced tea.  When you are on Optifast, unsweetened tea is one of the things you can have.  And when you can have something other than a shake or water, you go for it.  So I was asked if I would like to order one of their specialty hot or iced teas.  I said I would like an iced tea.  She asked what I would like and I told her I had no idea but could she recommend something.  Mind you, they have 99 different teas.  She pulled these bins off the wall and had me smell the sour cherry something or another and some sort of hibiscus something or another.  She assured me it would be delicious.  I ordered it and sure enough, it was delicious.  Here is a pic of my platinum iced tea...

All $4.47 worth!  What?  I paid HOW much for some tainted water?!  After all this extravagance, the $9.00 bottle of OPI for Sephora nail polish in "Nonfat Soy Half Caff" (LOVE the name!) was way out of the question.  Maybe I can  have it the next time I go on some kind of silly shopping spree!

So I came home and savored every drop of my platinum tea.  Took some pictures of myself (don't ask).  Just the way I roll these days.  Oh, also bought Roxie a rawhide bone which the cat has taken over.  Figures.  As my friend Tigger says...ta ta for now! ♥