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28 mars 2012

Just in tears right now. After careful budgeting and couponing this past year, I was able to stock up on meat for our deep freezer. However, we didn't realize the fuse was blown on the outlet the freezer was plugged into in the basement and the freezer, therefore, was not on. All the meat in our deep freezer is now unthawed & warm.

That was our supply for probably the rest of the year, no joke. It took me months of watching every single penny, couponing and taking advantage of the great holiday sales to stock like that.

Due to my income being cut as well as my food budget, I can't re-stock that now. Just threw out 3 whole turkeys, 20 pounds of pork riblets, 50 pounds of ground turkey, 20 pounds of chicken. :'(

Turkey won't be at that great price again until November.

The ground turkey is being discontinued as soon as all the stores sell out of it. It has not been marked down to that sale price I got it at back then though, plus the supply is now really low at the stores.

The pork riblet boxes go on sale every once in a while, but not often. Same with the chicken.

We have some veggies up in the fridge/freezer and eggs to last until I get paid next week. And the fuse is now reset so the freezer is working again. But still, this is heart-wrenching considering our financial situation.

Thanks for listening.... and btw, this whole thing just killed my appetite, not to mention I nearly puked from the smell.

I really don't know how I'm going to make Atkins work now. My main protein will have to be eggs, I guess.

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28 mars 2012

T.O.M is on its way. Not only do I feel puffy, I look it too. Ugh! I just need to keep telling myself not to freak out about the number on the scale or better yet to not get on it at all (yea, right... *sigh). I know from previous months, the number will go back down, but just seeing it rise for those few days is a killer!

Better up my water intake to counteract the water retention. Sometimes I hate being a woman. lol.

I am starting magnesium supplements, so I hope that will help w/any cravings. I've been told it will help w/chocolate cravings since it is the magnesium in chocolate that is really what the body wants. We shall see.

Going to try some tonic water to battle the leg cramps at night from Atkins flu. Just have to wait to get paid. Need to find a good water filter too. I've been told that a charcoal water filter will make it taste like purified water. I wonder if that is true. I love the taste of purified or even distilled water. Our tap water is just nasty and I've had to add a little lemon or lime just to get it down. But I'm proud to say, still no soda! :)

Wednesday is my one full day at home this week. It will be nice to not run around town all day. My girl needs to get caught up on her violin/orchestra stuff anyway. So a good day at home is good for this home schooling family, especially since we have a full w/e of activities coming up.

Thurs. she has 2 orchestra rehearsals and an audition for a musical.
Fri. we are working the merchant table at the Tim Hawkins concert. Super fun!!
Saturday we are ushering for the Itzhak Perlman performance. Been looking forward to this for months!!!
Sun. she has another orchestra rehearsal.
Mon. 2 orchestra rehearsals.
Next Tues, I think is our next full day at home. Phew! I'm tired just thinking about it, but it's all good. I'm so proud of my girl! :)

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26 mars 2012

Vikt:	Tappat hittills:	Kvarvarande:	Kosten följs:
104,3 kg	11,8 kg	24,9 kg	Ganska bra

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25 mars 2012

Well, emotional eating got the better of me late last night and I succumb to the call of chocolate. However, I am happy to report that it did not lead to an all out feeding frenzy.
It will take a few days for my body to detox from the excessive carbs/sugar, so I'm looking forward to being in ketosis again. I need to have a plan in place for those rare extremely emotional moments, especially if it is due to an intense conversation w/my daughter.

I've run out of purified water and I hate the taste of tap water, so my water intake has gone down. I am happy to report that this is day 4 of no soda. (I still have my daily dose of caffeine though. I don't think I can ever go completely caffeine free, but I have decreased it significantly). I'm in the 'end of the month budget blues', so can't really purchase any more purified water at the moment. I need a plan for that too.

Also, my protein choices are getting low. We've used up the last of the eggs and tuna. Can't wait until we get paid on April 3 to stock up on things. We'll just have to be creative w/what we have until then. I know I do not have enough salad/fresh produce to last, but we do have some frozen veggies.

We are ushering for a play tonight. My daughter and I LOVE theatre. I'm really looking forward to it. :)

*Gall bladder is still acting up. I pulled out DANDR last night and read up on it. The book said that it is not a side effect from Atkins UNLESS one has a history of gall bladder disease. I do. Mine is only functioning at 4%. Interesting how the book explains that the gall bladder actually NEEDS fats in order to contract properly. Everything I learned about gall bladder attacks from my own experience and in nursing school is that fat is what causes it. I am still in the process of re-training my brain in regards to fat vs. low fat. The low fat teachings are so incredibly backwards and I hate how it is promoted as the healthiest. I truly believe starchy carbs to be the culprit of all health issues related to diet. Health professionals need to promote that instead.

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24 mars 2012

I feel a little spoiled this w/e. My daughter went out w/the youth group last night so I had a couple of hour of me time. Then today, she is participating in a workshop where they pair a teen with someone from an older generation to talk about care giving, so I get a couple of more 'me time' hours. Just wish my gall bladder was not bothering me right now so I could enjoy it. The weather is gorgeous again too.

I'm sure the gall bladder issue is worse now due to rapid weight loss and the increase in fat (albeit good fats) from doing Atkins. I should have seen this coming. I just need to get through until May or so when my daughter's orchestras let out for summer.

~~Today's soap box topic~~
Why is it when someone loses weight, the first thing people ask is "how much have you lost?" In the beginning of my journey back in 2008, I lost 180 lbs and was asked this question a lot. Now as I think about it and as people tell me how great I look from my current weight loss, I get a bit offended. Why do they think it is ok to ask how much someone has lost? No one asks how much someone weighs. Certainly no one would ask anyone how much they have gained! So why is it even remotely acceptable to ask how much someone has lost?! Can't they just give a compliment and leave it at that? Or how about getting to know the person better since there is more (pardon the pun) to a person than their weight loss.

I should also clarify that it is one thing for someone who is struggling w/their weight and they want to get healthy to ask the question, but for folks that are healthy and thinner, I think it is just none of their business.

I guess this time around on my journey I don't want to be known for my weight loss. (outside of my weight-loss circle of friends of course). I want people to get to know ME.

Does this make sense to anyone else? Or am I just over thinking it all?

~~Off soapbox~~

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