Day 3 and final

Today is the 3rd day that I have so far had no issues.  And it's almost 1 o'clock!  Sadly, it has to be something in the salad.  I really think it's the wash and I just happen to be sensitive to it.  I am going to try having a salad at dinner, but I am sure going to wash the heck out of it!  If I still get an upset tummy, then I'll know it's some sort of allergy/sensitivity to greens.  But boy will that suck.  I can't even fathom the suckiness of that.  How ironic would it be for someone who actually LOVES salads to be allergic???  I call B freakin' S!!!!  But I am hoping that by washing the salad, I will feel ok.  Heck, I may just throw that bag out and buy a head of romaine while I'm out.  The thought of the pre-bagged makes me feel icky now!  But I really hate to be wasteful.  UGH.

Tomorrow is my surprise for the hubbs.  I really hope I can pull this off!  I need to run around a bit this afternoon after he heads off to work.  Hopefully the kiddos will cooperate!  Not going to do anything crazy -- just get a couple of DVD's he's been wanting, make his German chocolate cake, and a nice card.  I even thought about going shopping for him, but it's hard to with the kiddies.  I'll be doing good to get the DVD's and the cake!  LOL  I am thinking of just going to Target to get it all because they should have the movies, cards, and our Target has grocery.  Easier than trying to make two or three stops.  And I am debating on whether or not I should hand make the German Chocolate or buy the pre-made.  In the end, they're the same thing!  LOL  I mean, home made from scratch is always good, but really cake is cake and since I don't recall ever making the 'icing' for German Chocolate cake, not sure if I can find a good recipe to make it.  OH Crap.  The baby has gotten up early!!!!  Like, over an HOUR early!!!!  Please go back to sleep!!!  DADGUM!  I'm going to have to finish this later.  :(

Ok, I'm back.  The hubby is up and has the kiddos, but I am not going to have long because he will need to leave for work here in half an hour.  So, I may have to fly through this and I hope I don't forget anything.  That, or I will have to finish it tonight after I get them all in bed.  Well, if it's not too late.  They were in early last night, but I think that might've been a fluke!  LOL

Got a phone call this evening from the bride of the wedding I am in come August.  And she says that due to one of the other bridesmaids getting preggo, she is having to make some changes to the dresses and wants us all to meet tomorrow at David's Bridal.  Then she says we need to all order our dresses or we won't get the discount.  Crap.  Hadn't really planned on buying mine until June.  And then she says that instead of us getting to pick the dress we want, now that all 4 dresses have to be ordered that she would rather us match.  Ok......   So, tomorrow will be a busy day.  I have that at noon, then my nails, and then I need to try to find some shorts.  We are thinking of going on vacation to Disney this year in just a couple of weeks and I realized that I have NO shorts that are my current size.  Which would be like, 16 I am thinking or 14W.  I'm not even sure where to look, but I know I don't want to spend a ton so I am thinking of hitting Ross, Marshalls, and then JCPenney and Kohls as a last resort.  I am only going to buy two pairs.  I think I have 8 pairs of 14's!  I may try those on just to see where I'm at, but I don't think any of them will fit.  Hmmm... thinking I may cancel my nails since tomorrow is Sunday and the store hours are already going to be limited.  Yup.  Going to cancel for now.  Ohhh... and don't think I'll do salad tonight just in case.  So, guess the title is no longer accurate!  LOL

Did Pilates last night, but only my lower body.  I tried to do the Ab Scissors, but I couldn't.  I'm either horribly out of shape in that area, or I was doing them wrong.  I tried several times and couldn't.  So, I ended up only doing one ab exercise.  I think I did 50 of those, but I lost count!  You do increments of 10 to 20 and I am pretty sure I did 5, 10 rep increments.  Blast it, but I couldn't remember how to do the other ab ones or even the arm ones!  I'm going to look those up and have them ready for tonight.  I didn't even do the exercises from before.  My memory is lapsing!  LOL

I am thinking of doing intermittent fasting along with the lowered carbs and carb cycling.  My natural rhythm is to not eat breakfast.  But for years, I've tried to force it and I am thinking now that instead of doing that, I am going to wait and eat when I am ready.  Many days, that's not until lunch time.  I guess I would be doing somewhat intuitive eating, too, then!  LOL  Boy am I mixing up a lot.  Anyways, I just feel like here lately I need to not 'force' down breakfast.  If I'm not feeling hungry, I don't know why I should eat.  For years, I've heard, well, you'll mess up your metabolism!  But new studies are showing that may not be true.  Especially if it isn't something that comes 'natural' to you.  So, I am thinking of not eating past a certain time at night and then not eating breakfast until I actually feel hungry.  And when I do, I will eat a breakfast that satisfies without stuffing.  Like some eggs with veggies and cheese and then fresh fruit or maybe bacon.  In other words, I'll stick to low carb.  That way, I'm listening to my body, eating what is good for it since I know carbs and I don't do well, and I'm not starving.  Turns out, the process of 'starvation' can take MONTHS.  The term really is overused in today's society.  I still want to do more research, but this feels right and I figure if I am following the natural path of my body, it may kick me back into a path of great weight loss.

I think that over the years (as I am 31 now) I have slowly but surely been getting to the place where I feel like instead of following what 'diet' or 'plan' people say we SHOULD follow, I'm now trying to LISTEN to what my body is trying to say.  So far, it's told me that too low carb isn't realistic long term.  Too high carb makes me ill, makes me fat, makes me MEAN.  That having a 'cheat' day now and then (as in carb cycling) helps me stay balanced.  And now I feel like it is telling me to let it follow it's own path.  I'm not going to lie, this trip has been HARD!  And the lessons slowly learned.  But I feel like I am finally getting to where I need to be and finding what works for my body.  I think for a long time, I was listening to whatever fad was going on or what worked for other people and not just paying attention to what was working for me.  But now, now I am starting to feel like I have found what will work for me for the rest of my life.  I don't know if these other tweaks will fit, but the only way to know if it is right for me is to try it and see how I feel.  I'm not necessarily going to follow the scale for this -- more about how I FEEL.  Doesn't matter if you lose if you feel like crap.  LOL  So, I am hoping that more than anything I will feel great and I will see some loss because I am feeling so good.

Now, I know the term 'fasting' sounds scary.  But really, it isn't.  I'm not going to go like, days without eating!  I am just not going to get up in the morning and force myself to get an egg down if I just would rather sit and sip my coffee.  I realize that won't be a true 'fast', but it's what works for me the best.  I actually fasted today without trying.  Got up at 8:30 with the boys and then I got in here, moved a few things, and vacuumed the floor (the dogs brought in mud last night after bedtime!  URGH!).  Then I got both of them set up with cereal and milk (both take cereal in a bowl with milk in a cup) and the TV set up.  After that, I decided to start my coffee.  So, I did that and while that was brewing, I finished cleaning off the island, put up all the clean dishes, reloaded the dishwasher and wiped down the cabinets.  Youngest started fussing so I put him in his chair with the rest of his cereal and some banana.  Did a couple more things and then decided that I wanted to go ahead and get dressed.  So, washed my face, got dressed and did my hair.  Then cleaned up youngest.  By that point, he was ready for a nap.  So, got him laid down and the oldest went to play.  When all was said and done, it was noon before I even had a CHANCE to eat.  I was hungry, but not starving.  And I'd had plenty of energy.  AND, I knew exactly what I wanted:  Greek yogurt, raspberries, pecans, and a drizzle of SF syrup.  YUM.  I had that and two cups of coffee.  I didn't get hungry again until 3.  I decided to have what I wanted which was a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.  I try not to each much bread even though it is LC, but that sounded good so that is what I had.  Along with pickles and mayo!  LOL  So, you see, even when I'm not TRYING I end up fasting!  LOL  But I did have a root beer float late last night for a treat.  Breyer's LC ice cream is SO good!  And I keep a few Diet Root Beers laying around for when I feel like something cold and crisp like that.  So, I think I only went 12hrs. and most of that was spent sleeping.  LOL  So, I don't mean 'fast' as in going days.  I only mean that I am no longer going to force my body to eat if it isn't actually hungry.  I am going to feed it when it asks and not try to follow 'conventional' eating plans.

Well, was this a whopper of a post or WHAT???  I guess I should bring this to an end now and get to doing something besides typing.  LOL  I did get my floors nice and clean!  I LOVE my steamer!  My Mom claims it's too streaky, but the stuff I read online said it would do that until all the old chemical cleaners were removed.  Since this is only the second time I've gotten to use it, I'd say it will be at least two more times before the streaking stops.  But I LOVE cleaning with STEAM!  I even got to run it over my rug in the LR and it looked like new and smelled SO much better.  :D  Anyways, seriously take care and talk to you chickies later!

P.S.  I am VERY nervous about weigh-in tomorrow.  I seriously hope to have lost SOMETHING!!!  Honestly, I am praying to be under 200!