Monday Stuff

And so Monday is upon us once more.  Ugh.  Weekend went by way too quickly.  I bought my girls roller skates so that's been an adventure.  We were out for about an hour on Saturday and made it about 20 yards away from the house.  Yesterday we made it around the block.

Getting bills from Hubby's surgery in December.  Insurance was supposed to be covering this 100% but for some reason, they aren't.  I have to call and argue with the doc's office about this and maybe the insurance company too.  Not looking forward to that.  Forgot the bill at home so will call tomorrow.  I hate insurance companies.  It's just one headache after another with them.  I'm going to be getting my urgent care and ER bills in the mail soon too.  That won't be pretty.

Yesterday, I woke up with a newfound motivation.  I'm hoping it sticks around today.  Yesterday, Hubby and I planned our meals for the week and did the grocery shopping.  This morning, I packed my breakfast and lunch (no snacks.  I'm going to muscle through feigned hunger pains).  I've printed my training schedule to start this afternoon.  I feel more motivated than I've felt in MONTHS!  I don't know what change took place in me over the past week or so but I feel that I'm finally ready to make it to goal.  So back to some basics...no fast food.  I don't know why I'm struggling so much with this one.  Eating at home during the week, whether I feel like cooking or not, whether what I have planned sounds good or not.  This is a "must."  Now I'm not going to become a recluse.  If I'm invited out to dinner, so be it.  I'll go and enjoy myself and not worry about it but the "I don't feel like cooking so let's go out," deal has got to stop.  The nightly sweet tooth has got to go.  Starbucks has got to go.  Eating out at lunch 3 days a week has got to go.  I'm throwing these bad habits out the window.  I need more control.  Eat out at lunch once a week (but not this week because I'm making a deal with myself to stick to this part at least one full week).

So today's workout plan:
Pull Ups, Sit Ups, Lunges and Burpees.  Wish me luck.

So it's Make a List Monday, courtesy of Robyn.

We all have this secret dream……. What are the first ten things I would do if I WON THE LOTTERY?  Admit it, you think about it, even if you don’t play.  Let’s make it a fun amount too since this is all make believe anyway.


List the first ten things you would do if you cashed in a winning lottery ticket for $200,000,000.00 (after taxes).



1.  Set up trusts for girls so they don't have to worry about money EVER but I wouldn't tell them about it until they've gone through college.  They still need to learn how to work for stuff they want.
2.  Buy a house by the ocean and closer to my sister.
3.  Buy my parents a farm in Missouri and build whatever house my mom wants on it.
4.  Buy 2 new cars.  They don't have to be fancy but I want them new in the colors I     want with the options I want and they need to have a warranty.
5.  Create a college fund for my niece and nephew.
6.  Take a year off and do one of those travel around the world trips.  There are so many places I want to see and I've never been ANYWHERE so I don't want to narrow it down.  I want to see it all.
7.  Take the girls to Disney World and do all that extra stuff that seems so cool - tea party with the princesses, dinner with the pirates...the whole shebang.
8.  Quit my job and open a little tax shelter called a used bookstore & cafe.  I'd love spending my days talking books and selling baked goods.  And I wouldn't have to make money off of it.  It could be my little tax deduction.
9.  Buy new cell phones.  No, I don't need to win the lottery to do this but mine suck and I need new ones badly.
10. I'd find some good causes that need some backing...maybe even start my own nonprofit.

So that's my list.  Thanks for the topic Robyn!  And of course, our Monday DEMotivation:

Make A List Monday - Shoulder Pain Theory

Welcome to Make A List Monday .  Lovely Robyn will put a category out there and your job is to copy and paste the question to your blog and make a list of up to 10 things that match the category.

The category for Make A List Monday is: You are forced to use the 10 items or less line at the grocery store and can only go to the store once a week.  What will be in your cart?

1. Chicken breasts

2. Coffee

3. Eggs

4. Milk

5. Frozen Veggies

6. Apples

7. Cheese

8. Breakfast sandwiches

9. Beef (whatever's on sale)

10. Clif Bars

Keep in mind...I have a family of four.  My oldest takes her lunch every day and Hubby works from home so this is just the food I would need for me.  There's no way I can feed all of us 10 items or less. LOL.  Also, I picked things on a relatively healthy eating week, but not paleo.  So excluded from this list, is a Starbucks gift card, fritos, ice cream and little debbie snacks.

Oh! I had forgotten to touch on this the last few posts but wanted to share my little experiment.  For anyone who doesn't know, I have had off and on shoulder pain ever since being banded.  Early on, I asked my doc about it and he said it was due to eating too fast, causes the stoma to stretch, rub against the diaphragm and creates referred pain in my shoulder.  Made sense.  Well, the pain had become more frequent and even when paying extra close attention to what I was eating, how much, how fast, etc., it was still happening.  So I started paying even closer attention and I think I finally hit on it.  Carbonation!  I can link back each day that the pain started with either having a soda or beer.  Not lots, mind you.  Maybe even just a few sips.  So last week, I gave up carbonation.  So far, pain free.  I even had one time where I knew I ate too much at one sitting but still no pain.  So I think I'm on to something.  I also think that maybe the reason I have this and a lot of other people don't (including my hubby) is because I'm short.  I'm 5 foot even so I figure all my organs are smushed up a little more than everyone else so my stoma doesn't have to stretch as much to hit other organs.  I know that's completely unscientific but this is my theory.  Anyway, since soda and beer are just empty calories anyway and I should never have started drinking them again in the first place, this is a good study for me.  I shall keep you posted.  If the pain comes back, I'll know it's something else.

Make a List Monday

Robyn has started a new tradition and for now, I'll join in.

The category for Make A List Monday is: Places you would like to visit in the world again or for the first time.  It can be a Country, State, City, Park, place of interest, amusement park, or whatever you are interested in visiting.

1.  Beliz - Ever since I saw this picture...

2.  Italy, especially Venice

3.  Germany - my grandmother grew up in a village called Sigmaringen (sp?)...I think it'd be neat to see it.

4.  Australia

5.  Hawaii - I've been but would love to go again

6.  The Caribbean - see a beach theme?  I especially want to go to one of those adults only resorts...once I'm hot and sexy, that is.

7.  Disney World - I use to go every other year when I was a kid.  I'd love to see it through my daughters' eyes.