The dungeon office is really COLD this morning. UGH. I once again ponder the merits of lighting my desk on fire for warmth. It seems worth it to me right now...Cold and achy sucks on a Monday morning.

I am proud I didn't buy a bagel today. I made a protein shake for breakfast. I think that is going to be the best way for me to go. Normal food in the morning just makes me hungrier so it is time to shake things up a bit (ha, ha).

I had one cigarette over the weekend but did NOT buy any.

Still have not won the lottery to free me from the drudgery of work. Guess those winners out there deserve it more :)

I am not as freezing as I was earlier -- THANK GOODNESS!! I am proud to report my lunch was a salad. I have now made it through half my day without losing my resolve to improve my eating habits so I can lose weight! I need to buy a full length mirror. I don't have one in my house and it really is a good deterrent for bad eating habits.

I think part of my problem is that I can only see half of me at a time -- hence I can kid myself on how the overall picture of me looks. Stupid me! I look BAD! The good news is that my sister (who is typically evil) had no idea that I'd gained so much weight back. She was shocked when we talked about it yesterday on the way to the baby shower. She is all of 10 pounds overweight for the first time in her life and is complaining up a storm. It was hard not to laugh in her face about this, but I'm proud to report that I managed.

Taking R to the doctor in a few minutes. Poor kid, his feet have been hurting him the last few weeks. The husband thinks it is growing pains. I'm not 100% sure so I'm getting him checked out. My kids never complain about pain -- they take hits in soccer and bounce back up of the ground like super balls. Things are whacked when a kid of mine is in pain. Typically they just don't feel it. I used to be that way before my car accident. Strange to have chronic pain when you have always been a person with little regard for pain. It is strange how pain can change your life. The car accident forced some good changes in my life. As has the pain. If that is what it takes, that is what it takes. I'm glad I've made the changes and I'm ready to make some more!