Posts tagged ‘Christmas’
ADF, Day 6: Back to the Grind
I think I like my new ADF schedule. It is a lot easier to fast while I’m at work, and so far today I’ve had a cup of tea and my vitamins, and that’s it. I should probably drink more water, though. I’ll make it a point to do that this afternoon.
ADF, Day 5: Clothing!
Second day of my first weekend. Believe it or not, I’m already noticing good things.
ADF, Day 4: WEEEEEEKENNNNND!
It’s Friday, but with my new shifted schedule I have hit my first ADF Weekend! 
I’m walking as I type this, so I’m being good.. but today is also, as I promised my kids, Cookie Day… so after I’m done being good I am off to be very bad. I’ll be making batches of sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, almond pound cake and maybe — dare I say it? — Chex mix!
ADF, Day 3: Keeping Busy…
I feel like I should be a lot further along than ‘Day 3′, but that’s only because strictly speaking this should be ‘Day 5′. All the same, this was my third day of fasting for this round, and it has, thus far, gone pretty well. The kids were off of school due to an ice storm, so I empowered Firstborn and Secondborn to make breakfast and lunch, respectively, and I spent the day upstairs, cleaning and wrapping presents.
ADF, Day 2: Soup Glutton!
Ah, eating days. I admit it: I took full advantage today. But I will say that that’s part of the charm of this silly diet: the lack of guilt is amazing. The sense that it’s okay to eat two slices of cranberry nut bread for breakfast because darn it, I EARNED it yesterday… It’s a nice feeling.
ADF Hardcore, Day 21: Time to Start Over
I guess if you’re going to fail at this, failing on Day 20 isn’t the worst thing in the world. I realize you’ve made it nearly to the end and failed, but at the same time, you can also say, ‘Look how far I got!’
Money, Day 9: Luke’s Birthday
Well, I did pretty well. Luke’s birthday gifts cost me about $40, and included a little soccer set, two wooden puzzles, two new books, a game, and toy train. I’m very pleased by this, because that really was a pretty conservative birthday for ME, spendingwise, and yet Luke was very happy with what he got. At three, of course, he doesn’t exactly have aspirations of Nintendo DSes and Wii games or anything, which definitely makes the going there much easier.. But in the past this wouldn’t have mattered that much to me. This actually gave me a chance to examine how I handle gift-buying, too, which was sort of educational.
ADF/WW: Day 18
Christmas! Merry Christmas, everyone!
I gave myself an I-Day for Christmas. A day of ‘indulgence’, as it were. During one of our failed attempts to revive our enthusiasm for Weight Watchers in the interim years, my Mom came up with a modified approach that basically included being very good six days a week, but the giving oneself a day to ‘splurge’. We called them Indulgence Days, or I-Days. (more…)
ADF/WW: Day 17
Well, I was good. I ate a 3-point box of the Healthy Weight veggie blend (Mmm, Edamame!) for lunch, and then didn’t eat anything else until dinner. I suppose if I were going to do the thing absolutely right, I would have foregone that too, but I was afraid I’d off the deep end once I got to Greg and Maureen’s house that night if I didn’t eat a little bit before I got there. As much control as I can show in the morning on ‘fasting’ days, it’s a little different when you’ve eaten nothing all day and you arrive completely depleted to a place featuring a spread of crackers and cheese balls covered with pecans. :/
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