Today My Name Is...Giddy

Coke would be nice...fizzy...sweet...

I cheated...Nachos and cheese....I felt horrible...guilty but it was good. If you fall off...fall hard...

That's always been my motto...I must break it! Food driven, emotional eater...this blog should be called 'Life of an Emotional Eater...' Why is there no quick fix?!?

Oh but there is...it's called Healthy eating in appropriate portion size helpings...and in a few months the pounds are gone...but it's staying on track and getting there that sucks...it's a struggle...

What's worse is the working out....I feel great after doing it...pumped, good, stronger, more able and as though I could conquer anything. Those are awesome feelings. It's fighting the inner monster that tells me no, don't do it that is the worst. If I just do it I am always glad I did. If I don't...well the guilt is there...I quit, failed...

No one ever said, "I'm glad I didn't work out" Well maybe someone but few I am sure...

Healthy eating helps our over all health, organs, function, hair, nails, skin...I write about the importance of feeding my Eclectus parrot a strict diet to give him the best health possible and it took time, and it took dedication and it took patience and habit...but he's in superb health. If only I could do the same...damn advertising, damn markets with good looking boxes and packaging that screams 'Eat Me!' Damn Nachos....oooooh I want a slurpee...

Welcome to my daily struggle. How the heck do I find inner strength to fight the inner food demon that wants junk...why am I so weak? Food is addictive! I need to do another cleanse! Pronto! Hmmm...maybe when I return from Florida, that in combination with the 21 Day Fix...following it to a T!

Countdown is on...two sleeps and we're out of here....leaving the basement until we return but when we do it's getting 100% attention. We need to get it ready to move plumbing, frame and electrical....then drywall, hire mudding and taping plus ceiling spray...from there it's all downhill. I look forward to checking off a long over due To Do list home reno...

So house is clean, bags are pretty much packed. Had a minor set back when the dryer made a loud terrible screeching sound...figured for sure we were without a dryer when we needed one most. Thankfully I have a handy hubby and wonderful father in law! Laundry check! YAY!! Talk about moment of stress. We did get the pictures in the Bonus room hung...that was a highlight.

Today was a shopping day. I dislike shopping. I love clothes, love new things but not so much the shopping aspect. I spent my Christmas gift card at La Senza...sharing it with my girls. New comfortable and appropriate PJ's as well for the trip and books for all of us for the trip. My girls are huge book worms. Especially our oldest who goes through books in a day or two...I made the deal with her in grade one that for every book she read we would buy her one. That turned into an expensive deal. She has a huge bookcase in her room filled with books. Figuring that she would over run the bookcase we got her a kobo ereader but alas...she likes books and couldn't transition well to the ereader. She reads quite a few more than once which helps with cost. Could be worse right?

So now we are pretty much ready to go...just playing the waiting game. Tomorrow we will enjoy one last visit with my sister and her family before we leave. My sister is in town at the moment to have her third child. This one will be a surprise...I suspect it will be a girl by the way she is carrying, although I did see clothes for a boy today...Hmmm does she know the gender and isn't sharing? She's due May 2 but the doctors are inducing her the day we leave and then she and her husband and two daughters need to be back home by May 3rd to relieve their dog sitter. Alas we will not get to see the new baby until later. It's always hard to plan around things, we had to do what worked best for all of our schedules. I'm sure we will see them all soon enough, it just won't be an itty bitty new baby we get to meet. I'll be waiting for updates.

At this point I don't know who is more excited in the house...the kids or my husband and I. We love travel, love adventure, and love Florida. Be ready for an awesome update...more than likely when we return.

Until then...

Today My Name is...Giddy!