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P.M.S.!!! That's me, a total wreck over here. I got on my scale this morning and that number didn't budge, my vacation weight is hanging on, maybe it doesn't want the vacation to be over...I dunno! I weighed myself over the weekend and I was down, over 2 lbs...I was really counting on seeing that this morning. Anyways this was my first attempt at Wendie, it went okay but it was hard to get my high day in. I did a little math this morning and this is what I have come up with, last week I ate a total of 159 points (well at least that I tracked). I am allotted a total of 168 every week (daily + flex). This means I ate the majority of my flex points (all but 9) but I also tracked getting over 20 APs in this week, none of which I technically used. When I was heavier this kind of week would have resulted in a HUGE loss, what am I doing wrong. Am I eating too much? Not enough? I need your advice!!

Well, I was really satisfied with my menus early this week but I slipped the last 2 days, I'm not pleased with myself. We had a safety lunch at the jobsite yesterday, I ordered something that the guys would enjoy but that I thought I could still fit into my day. Box lunches with turkey or ham sandwiches, carrots, kettle chips, and a dessert. I did great at first, I ate my turkey sandwich and carrots and put the chips and rice bar back in the box to take home. I should have thrown them out! By 2 I was hungry again, so I opened the chips, then by 4 I somehow finished the bar...oops! Everything would have worked out fine, I still had 5 points left for the day. As I was leaving work for the day I noticed that there were about 12 boxes leftover still in the conference area. I was simply planning on moving them to the fridge so they wouldn't spoil but then I thought of my Derek, he loves ham sandwiches so I grabbed two boxes and figured we would have them for dinner.

Again, I planned this out in my head, I would eat half of the sandwich, the carrots and some veggies from the house. I did this and was stuffed. It was a really nice night out so we went for a run, I think it was about 5-6 miles. When we got back I saw the rice krispie bar I left sitting on the counter for Derek to pack in his lunch...mmmm....it seriously was calling out "Matty, come eat me, you need some energy, come eat me" ... I slipped, ate the whole damn thing! I was so mad that I blew up at Derek who was patiently trying to fix my bed which my fat barbie ass broke!!! Here I am almost in tears stuffing my mouth with a rice bar and shaking my little finger at him. He is so patient and just let me do my thing.

So I need to set up some goals for this next week, it's going to be a tough one. This Saturday my sister and I are throwing a surprise 50Th B-Day party for our Mom. I planned the menu so it is mostly healthy, I will eat a good lunch so I am less likely to snack. My 60 mile walk is exactly 9 days away. By this time next week I will need to be getting my body nutritionally ready for this walk. I wrote about this about a week ago, I will need to get the carbs up so that I have plenty of energy.

Here are my goals for the week:
* Follow the Wendie plan for a second week. (my high point day will fall on Saturday, perfect for the party)
* Eat 5 servings fruit and veggies EVERYDAY!
* Drink 100 oz. of water daily.
* Get in at least 1 activity point everyday.
* Get in at least 4 long walks or runs (6-12 miles).
* Use any APs earned above 4 in a day.

Finally, my menu...icky:

B - Yogurt (1)
B - Fiber One (0)
S - Haystack (1)
L - Turkey Sandwich (6)
L - Carrots (0)
L - Chips (4)
L - Rice Bar NUMBER 1 (3)
D - 1/2 Ham Sandwich (3)
D - Clementine and grapes (1)
D - Carrots (0)
D - Corn (1)
S - Rice Bar NUMBER 2 (3)

Day 7 Points used: 23/20
APs earned: 5