So after some time going back and forth about what the heck to do….I’m trying desperately to get my stuff together here!

I started weight watchers the end of March.  As suspected I was not doing so well with it.  It seems I am a master of eating things I’m not supposed to.  Which is really not some big news flash.  I mean I’ve been at this for too many years.  It’s kinda cute that I thought this time would be different somehow.

So, I had bought “my husband” some jelly beans.  Of course I hate to taste them.  I felt like complete crap for days afterwards.  And I couldn’t stop!  I also had a drs. appointment and shocker….cholesterol is up again.  You know it’s kinda funny.  I can actually feel when it’s up.  There are certain symptoms I get every single time.  I really need to pay more attention to myself.  Anyhoo…realized (once again) maybe I shouldn’t eat sugar. <palm to forehead>  Gee, there’s a new revelation (not).  So I started thinking about things….here’s what I came up with now.

Doing no sugar, no grains, no gluten, no dairy….but tracking like Weight Watchers. So I do eggs for breakfast (and some deer bacon my brother in law made while it’s here!).  Nuts for a snack (usually pistachios, walnuts or almonds).  Steak or some other protein and a salad for lunch.  Mixed berries for an afternoon snack.  And then a protein (chicken/steak etc) and a vegetable for dinner.  Seems to be working so far.  I am combining with weight watchers only because I can not be trusted with portions.  If I don’t have boundaries, I will eat ALL THE FOODS! I mean I will eat an entire bag of pistachios or cashews without even thinking about it.  So this is making me take responsibility.  It also goes the other way.  When I was doing this before there were times I didn’t eat enough.  So it also makes sure I eat enough during the day.

I also started running.  I’m running a 5k this weekend.  Not looking to do anything spectacular.  I am going to use this one as a base run and try to do at least 1 5k a month until the goal run of the 10k Turkey Trot in November.  I have a plan!