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Hello dieting world!  Hope everyone is doing great and sticking to their plan!  Why?  Cause I'm not!  :O  I've not been horrible, but the whole LD thing has not been at the top of my priority list lately. I'm still doing low carb/low GI, but doing the shakes wasn't working.  I think I made a bad batch.  I made a pitcher like I normally do (which usually lasts a day or two depending) but in coffee flavor, and I could NOT suck it down.  My husband said he would drink it, but was being so slow.  But until he drank them, I didn't want to make more and just waste it.  So, I just held off making any more.  Well, it's been what feels like FOREVER and we finally just wasted them and poured them out.  I can't keep waiting.  And the truth is, eating for me has been hard because I've been wanting my shakes!  Sometimes eating low carb and low GI can get BORING.  Not to mention difficult when you have to be out and about.  I'd really just like to have a yummy chocolate shake and GO.

So, I'm going to make a fresh batch of chocolate shakes today to have for my snacks.  I'm really liking having a 'real' breakfast and still doing the L&G dinner.  Although, last night we did have fast food because it was SO late and we were STARVED.  BAD PLANNING!  I think if I had good shakes, I would've had one of those and not been so starved.  As it were, we were hectic trying to make a delivery before this storm hit and I was afraid to take the time to MAKE food to eat.  But I'm not going to jump into the shakes full force.  Going to add them back in gradually cause I don't think I want to go back to them full force.  Just want to use them as fillers to keep my metabolism up.  Why?  Cause I was still maintaining and even slowly losing until this last week.  And I truly think the reason the last week hasn't been great because of too much salt and too many carbs that even though low GI, were still too much.  But today, going to work on that because I really want to get to a 12!  LOL  And right  now, I'm thinking that I am a good 15lbs. from that -- maybe even 20 with my slight trend today of 190.  Which is up 6lbs. from my lowest.

But I am not going to freak.  TOM is here, so I'm not too worried.  I'm going to have a good breakfast today, lots of water, and remember my vitamins.  Going to have a good breakfast with some higher carbs, a shake, lunch, shake, dinner, and then some sort of small snack like the yummy almonds.  :D  Well, that is if I can fit it all in!  That would be like, 6 small meals and most days I'm lucky to get in 5.  The last few days have been like, 3!  So, I'm sure my body is holding right now.  I don't blame it -- I've not been great to it!  So, gotta get to doing better and get the rest of this yuck off my body.  I'm back to needing to lose another 35lbs. instead of needing to lose less than 30.  YUCK.  But I will do better this week.  OH!  And I can exercise again!  Our workout room is done and I am also going to start working on training the dogs -- alone.  I am going to start really walking them instead of just having outside play time.  They need some EXERCISE and TRAINING!  So, I'm going to take on the challenge.  I need to invest in some majorly yummy dog incentive.  No, not dog treats -- that doesn't work for them.  More like, some hot dog chunks, yummy cheese, or plain baked chicken.  And since they won't be eating them except for training and that will hopefully be a short time, it won't hurt them.  We've tried actual dog treats, and Cocoa doesn't seem interested.  Not sure why.  Anyways, I want to start walking them 4x/wk.  That's 2x for each dog.  I would do more, but with my 3yr. old, that can be a hard task!  So, they will be walked while he is in school during the week, which is 3 days.  The other day I will have to scratch out somewhere!

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Well, I started this post the day before yesterday and I am glad to say that I am back to getting my butt in gear.  I didn't walk the dog today, but I DID do 30mins. on the treadmill.  I should've done the Flexibility training, but I had plans for today, so I was happy to fit in the treadmill.  Now, if I can just get in a few more days like that, I'll be doing good!  Tomorrow I hope to get in some time, too, but not sure how it will work out because my son has his Easter party tomorrow.  I'm one of the set-up and clean-up people, so not sure how that will go.  I am thinking of mapping out a walk and taking one dog with me in the AM and going from there.  Then I could bring the doggy home, clean-up, and go right back to the school if need be.  I'm going to have to squeeze food in there somewhere -- thank goodness my shakes are already mixed up!  I'm on my second one today!  I had one after working out, lunch, and now this is my 'snack'.  YUMMY!

Well, I should bring this to an end.  Not much else other than weighing in at 192 today, but I know that it's water -- TOM arrived.  So, now I am just waiting it out.  Drinking LOTS of fluids and getting back on the wagon.  Hoping before too long to be back down to 185 and then down to the lower 180's!  It'll take some time, but I can do it.  Ugh.  Need to call about ordering my bridesmaids dress!  But that's a story for another day.  :D