I'm back!

Sorry I didn't post while on vacation. I forgot to take my password and then decided it could just wait. It was a wonderful vacation. My friend Rob and I rented a delightful little cottage in downtown Napa. Super cute and perfect for 2 people. We had a great week of wine tasting, eating and just goofing off. The only downside is that there was a lot of work talk. It's hard to stay off of your e-mail with these darn phones! I also guess that is one of the bad things about vacationing with someone you work with.
Since this blog is suppose to be about my great eating habits, let me tell you what happened. They all went out the window! We had a ton of cheese, wine and chocolate. I wish I could say it wasn't true but it is. I have never had so much wine, good wine, in my life. At the end of the week we had 14 bottles to throw in the garbage and that doesn't count the wine in restaurants and wine tastings. Holy cow! I might need an intervention. I think I will not drink for a very long time. There are just so many great wineries in Napa that you just get wrapped up in it and next thing you know, you have bought a few bottles. Then a few bottles turn into a case, etc, etc. I came home with 10 bottles of really good wine. That should last me all year. Of course when you drink, you must eat cheese. We spent a fortune on cheese. And not a small fortune. Then one night I made a chocolate pudding cake and then another night I made a chocolate tart. Then I found a cupcake shop. Then I found another cupcake shop. You can see where this is headed.

I came home happy and fat! I'm not lying when I tell you that I stepped on the scale this morning and it was 5 lbs heavier. I'm not surprised. But I've already started to make a change. This evening I walked the dogs 2 miles. I felt like napping but I knew I had to. THis week I am going back to yoga and turning on the Wii fit. I will drop these 5 lbs and 10 more on top of it.

I hope everyone else is doing well. It's been kinda quiet out there!

Vacation

Not a bad week. It is gratitude Friday and I can easily say what I am grateful for today. Vacation!! I start vacation in the morning. I am beat!! It has been almost 8 months since the last vacation and I need it. I still have a ton to do this evening and in the morning. About a dozen e-mails to send, pay bills, pick up the house, pack, do laundry, etc. But, I have 3 hours tonight and till noon tomorrow. Plan to hit the road by 1pm and drive to Napa. Can't wait. We have rented a delightful little cottage and I plan to read, eat and drink all week. I'm taking 5 books. I will probably not make it through all of them but that's okay. I think I'm also taking the Wii so that maybe I'll workout a bit.
The eating this week was pretty good. Not great. But plan to be aware while on vacation. That doesn't mean I'll be dieting but I will be careful.
I'm grateful for my dog sitter Rory. Thanks to her I won't worry about the boys while I'm gone. I'm grateful for a district full of capable managers so that I won't worry while I'm gone.
I'll update from the vineyard!

New day

Yesterday was a really good food day. I wouldn't say that I did much dieting but I didn't eat bad either. I was really aware of everything I put in my mouth and didn't snack like usual. I went to the mall last night to pick up a couple of things and I made a point of taking a 100 calorie breakfast bar with me. I know what usually happens is I go and get hungry. Next thing I know I'm eating some bad mall food and feeling terrible. This time I ate the breakfast bar and then came home and had a half a baked sweet potato, peas and some salad. Plus, I walked the dogs 2 miles. The weather was so fabulous that it was a great walk.
I think today,I'll add a mile to that walk. They haven't gone 3 miles in a very long time! Their little legs will be tired which is a good thing. They sleep well when they are tired. Of course the truth is that they sleep all the time even if they didn't walk. But I sleep better.
Today's activities include a trip to the grocery store. I need some fresh veggies because the refrigerator is looking a little empty.
One week till vacation! Can't wait.
oh... for those of you keeping track.... I bought a fabulous skirt, pair of pants and 3 very cute shirts at the mall. Plus some new lipstick. I stayed far away from the shoe department because I am trying to break my shoe addiction. Once I realized I had passed the 50 pairs mark, I realized it need to stop.

Gratitude Friday

It's Gratitude Friday. It's been such a long week that I wasn't sure what I was grateful for today. But, the minute I walked in the front door I had my answer. There waiting for me were my boys. Those 2 furry four legged boys are waiting for me everyday with a smile on their face. When I arrive they dance around and bark and jump and act like it is Christmas. They are just so happy to see me. I always walk in and act surprised to see them. It is our usual routine. Me-- "Well what a surprise! Who knew there would be dogs waiting to see me!" Them- bark, bark, bark. It never gets old. I love that they are beyond happy. I love that they wake up happy. I love that when I pull out their leashes, they go insane. I love that when I open the dog food, they dance around. I love that they snuggle up next to me and are happy just to be in my presence.
I think we could all take a lesson from our dogs :~)

long day

Holy cow this was a long day. It was our monthly Fresno meeting today which means leaving the house at 5:30 to get to Fresno in time. Then got back home at 7:30 this evening. Needless to say I ate terrible. I mean terrible. I started off well with a banana and yogurt but then had Chipolte for lunch with a cupcake and French onion soup & salad for dinner. Oh.. and a couple of onion rings. Plus, 2 beers. Not good. Yesterday was pretty good all day and MOnday was decent. The worse part is that I weighed myself on MOnday and I was a lb heavier than last week. I thought it was a mistake so I waited and weighed myself again on Tuesday and sure enough, it is a lb heavier. Yuck. I have got to get serious about this challenge. I'm running out of clothes to wear. Once my summer clothes come out of the closet they are not going to fit over my fat rear. I'm so exhausted!!! I have vacation coming up in just over a week and I am ready. Tomorrow is a new day. I vow to eat healthy all day. Plus, I'm going to walk the dogs tomorrow, unless it's raining again.
I might just have to break down and buy some clothes that fit. Ugghhh.

Gratitude

It's Gratitude Friday!
I feel really grateful for my health. For all of the complaining I do about feeling old, I know I am really fortunate that I am in great health. I have had no major illnesses, I can run/ walk/ exercise. I am fairly strong physically and mentally. I'm not depressed, in fact I'm pretty darned happy. I don't have high blood pressure. I might need to drop a few pounds but I'm not obese. Overall I'm doing okay for an old broad. In yoga we hug ourselves at the end of glass and say thank you to our bodies for allowing us to practice for an hour. I am thankful. In return I should be picker about what I put into my body. No junk food, no processed crap, not so much alcohol (Notice I didn't say no alcohol). This week I will practice gratitude to my body.

The dream

The last 2 days were not great. I didn't really try. I didn't do anything terrible or eat anything too awful, but I didn't put a real effort into it.
But last night I dreamed that I was all skinny and running this marathon. (some other weird stuff also happened like my dogs were dancing but that's not really the point of this post.) I woke up this morning and thought, I need to get moving. I was thinking back to 3 summers ago when I was running and how good I felt. I was 1-2 sizes smaller and I felt really confident in my clothes. Now I feel like everything is tight. I want to get back to the confident part.
The last a few days have also been tough because I had bad PMS and was torn between punching someone and eating a giant hot fudge sundae. I didn't do either but I need to figure out how to get that under control also. And the rain makes it really difficult to get those dog walks in. When the weather is nice, I come home and walk them right away. Sometimes that gets me motivated to do the treadmill or something else. When the weather is bad, I come home and plop down on the sofa. Ugggghhh.
Today is the first day of the rest of my life!