Posts by betsytuck

I log EVERYTHING including water, unsweet tea and black coffee because my logging is twofold.  I try to not only hit my caloric intake for the day but to have an A/B grade on the day.  That's the only way I know how to make sure that I am getting everything that I am supposed to have.

Colas/Sodas have no nutritional value and have ingredients that can damage organs, teeth, etc.  Artifical sweeteners can have a rebound effect and actually make you crave sugar.  That being said, if you can balance your intake with sensible eating habits and water consumption then I don't see why you shouldn't enjoy one a day.  I don't think I would cut out water for Coke Zero (which I, too, love!) but if you can find common ground you should be fine.  I used to drink massive amounts of coffee when I was in college so that I could study and do what I need to.  Remember the dieting credo.....Everything in moderation.

Got my new Boot Camp workout yesterday and my shoes today.  Did the workout, haven't tried the shoes.  Why is it that when I get a good rythym going I manage to run into the ceiling fan???  I am a short person, only 5', so I don't see how it's possible - but I did it!

On a positive note - working out with Bob is AWESOME!!!!  He explains all the moves and demonstrates them wonderfully.  They work out with weights but I won't start that part yet.  I do good to hold my balance with the creaky knees now as it is.  All the people on the DVD are from the Ranch - Michelle, Vicki, the girl who won (Yes, I have brain farts) and Heba.  AND THEY SWEAT!!!  Good to know.

Why is it that when you are expecting a package it NEVER comes????  I have ordered 2 TBL workouts - Boot Camp and Bob's Yoga for Weight Loss - along with some new shoes to work out in.  I am a little anxious over the shoes.....I have fat feet and have problems getting them to fit right, but I am working towards a goal and need something to work with.  My old shoes are literally coming apart on the bottom and I have no support.  My feet and ankles hurt worse when I wear them and work out than when I do it barefoot!

No one has ranted for a few so here goes......

Why is it that the beautiful snow outside my windows, stirring up my child, isn't sticking???  He wants to go and "skate" so bad.  Yes, he's a little confused.  I have told him that you skate on ice and play in snow but.....we're in the South, what do you expect???  And here are today's thoughts......

No rants today - so far, so good.  He even ate lunch (because he had no breakast!).  We are so VERY 3.

Looking for something that we can do with small fry tomorrow.  It's his birthday and he is getting old enough to know that.  Want to take him to breakfast - just us two - and then a park or something.  There's a really nice one near here that's got hiking trails.  May try to take him there.  I am looking at Little River State Park for a day excursion with the 3 of us but probably can't do that this weekend.  They are talking about rain again.  ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!  I am molding!!!

Any suggestions on things to do with a 3 yr old are greatly appreciated.

Today's rant......

Why is it that such a beautiful sleeping child can be such a monster when he's awake???  I took the trash out which was a few minute process and came back into the house to a flooded kitchen floor; soaked refrigerator, countertops (yes, plural), ceiling and child; and a cat sitting close to his food bowl yeowling because his fresh food was now swimming......I have mopped, cussed, spanked, cussed, punished, cussed, looked at the ceiling, cussed.....You get the picture.  I was so mad that after I swatted his bottom and legs I made him sit on a big pillow in front of the TV and NOT MOVE.  The not moving is really the torture, trust me.  He's not even still when he sleeps.  I am really hoping that we don't have to paint the ceiling because this house has the tiny little sparkles in the ceiling and once we start we will have to do all the rooms.  I am afraid that the center island cabinets (where the sink and faucets are) are pretty much history.  They were already damaged because there was a water leak and I think that this may finish them on off.  I really wanted a new dishwasher and disposal before cabinets.  I will have to watch the floor, too.  This all came about because daddy had to replace the faucet yesterday and let him test the new sprayer.  He took his stool into the kitchen, turned on the water and let loose with the sprayer.

Rant of the day....... Why is it that someone so small can make such humongous messes????  My almost 3 year old has 1) painted my desk with fingernail polish; 2) painted my mouse, desk and keyboard with lip gloss (yes, the shade did match the fingernail polish); 3) mascaraed the desk, chair, himself, the carpet, the walls, the stairs (did I mention that his face was black???); 4) stuffed stolen jelly beans in so quickly that he choked and barfed on the floor; and 5) I just discovered one of my cats shut up in the guest bathroom upstairs.  Don't know how long she had been there but there is pee and poop EVERYWHERE!!!  Did I mention that I have company coming in tomorrow?????  All these are since Saturday, too.  I just don't understand it......

Your weather should not be a factor with your greens.  Mine are thriving on the rain/snow mixes we are having and are to have.  My broccoli, on the other hand, is just sitting there.  Am not too sure that I will have any.  BTW, you do know that you can freeze both the turnips and all the greens, don't you?  Blanch the greens and squeeze the excess water out (they end up looking like little balls) and place in freezer baggies.  Been doing it in this neck of the woods for years!

Why is it that those south of me - literally the Gulf Coast - are getting up to 8" of snow while we here, who are about to have hissy fits over it, can't seem to get any that stays????   HUMMMMM????  My child saw snow for the first time last week but wasn't allowed to go out and play in it.  Obviously was not with me because I would have been there with him.  He's asked about it almost every day and when he sees it on the news he wants to go there to play.  All week, up until after lunch today, they have been predicting snow for us with 2 - 3" accumulation and all of a sudden the storm front is falling apart as it gets to my area and we just have rain, rain and more rain.   .  We want to play and to me snow IS Christmas.

Okay, better today but tell me WHY I am supposed to get dressed and go upstairs and walk on the *%$# treadmill when it's cold and wet outside?  HUH?????  Oh, yeah.  We are cutting teeth (3 yr molars) so no one got any sleep last night much.  Every time he went to sleep his head stopped up and he got up crying because he couldn't breathe.  Gave up around midnight and sat in my recliner while he laid propped on pillows watching cartoons and cat napping.  Seems that every time I would doze off he needed his nose blown or the channel changed.  NOT in the mood to exercise today!

On a more positive note I decided this morning that I would eat what I wanted today as long as I stayed in my calorie range.  Had cheese toast on white bread for breakfast, along with flavored coffee with splenda AND half n' half.  Was going to eat the rest of small fry's vienna sausage for lunch, even had it logged, when I opened the refrigerator and saw a Slim Fast shake.  Made the healthier choice without even a flinch.  Maybe I am turning a corner.

**SIGH**  Off to the treadmill and exercise time.

I ran to the grocery store and post office to see who was looking for me and get small fry some food.  We are doing the big shopping tomorrow with daddy.  I am lucky in that the kittens eat one kind of food, the parents eat another, and my big boy who is glued to my side eats a third.  I usually don't run out all at one time and can swap out a meal or two.  We are supposed to be in the 50's today but it's 2 and about 48 so I don't see it happening.  At least it's not supposed to be as cold tonight!

Yeah, that's why I love Molly so.....I have 7 myself at the moment - 3 adult and 4 7 weeks old.  And yes, they are all colors of the rainbow.  It doesn't matter what I wear, I look like the cottage cheese factory rolled in a fur patch.  Wouldn't have it any other way, though.  I have had a pet of some sort since I was 5 and I will until the day I die (if I have my way). 

Now for my second rant of the day.....The Cook's Pest Control man came to inspect the house and tell me how much it would be to carry over the contract from the previous owners.  While chatting with him small fry slipped away, presumably to take himself to the potty.  I taught him to pull his pants up and down the other day.  Didn't come back.  When we got quiet I heard this small voice saying "help mommy!".  Found him, sans pants, on my marble bathroom counter where he had liberally sprayed himself with my perfume to mask the odor of pee and poop - which was also on the counter.  He was slippery and could not climb down the same way he got up.  I wanted to beat him senseless and laugh all at the same time!  Thank GOD for marble counters and tile floors!

I need to lose over half of me......Sad but true.  I don't remember ever being a "normal" weight although there are pics of me as a small child where I look okay.  I have been stuggling with the same 10 lbs for several months now but seem to be back on a downward trend.  I am doing it by counting calories along with healthier food choices and portion control.  It's a constant battle for me.  All encouragement and advise welcome.  I have been fortunate enough that my changes that I have made so far have enabled me to come off bp and cholesterol meds but I still have close monitoring to do.

Got you beat Itty!  It was 19 at about 5 this morning.  At least the wind is not howling like it was yesterday.  I have decided that shivering has to burn calories.  Small fry and I are both getting over being sick so we are stuck in the house together.  At least I have TONS of unpacking still to do, plus plan my food for T day.  Still, I would like to go and get the mail. 

I actually cook mine like I would pork chops frequently.  They need to be covered because they will dry out and you need to season a little more than you would chicken.  I usually marinate them in something - anything you would use on any other meat - and then put what ever other seasonings I want on when I put them in the pan.  I cover tightly with foil and bake.  You can grill as well but they tend to get a little dry.