I Missed the Application Deadline!

I confess, I missed the application deadline for my son’s top two preferred middles schools.  How pathetic of a mother am I?  For the past 2 or 3 years (really ever since I figured out my son’s current school was not going to expand past 5th grade) I’ve been obsessing over what middle schools to apply to for my oldest son.  My husband and I met with his current school principal at the beginning of the year and we’ve been working with him to improve his grades all semester.  So at the beginning of Christmas break I registered my son to take the ICEE (entrance exam for private schools) and then crossed over to school web sites to start downloading applications only to find I’ve already missed 2 deadlines!  How could I possibly have let this happen!

Missing the Butt

I confess, I really miss my butt.  I think it has been declining for a while now, but this diet has really emphasized just how much.  And by declining I don’t mean going away – I mean sinking.  Oh yes, it’s still there – just lower and flatter than before.  I hate aging!  Yes, I know – how self-absorbed can I get?  So this is my last HCG Diet post for the year and then I’ll start obsessing over education for my brainiac boy (more on that later).

Skinny Jeans in my 40s?

I confess, I bought a pair of skinny jeans at The Gap last week.  Okay, actually I bought two pairs of skinny jeans – one called “legging jeans” and the other called “real straight jeans.”  Its official, I’ve entered a female mid life crisis.  The really interesting thing will be to see if I ever actually wear them anywhere besides my closet.  I don’t even know what to wear them with!  Question: how pathetic is it for a mature woman of 44 years to require wardrobe coaching from her 17 year old cousin so she knows how to wear her new jeans?

Evil Donut Spirits

I confess, the donut holes left over from my son’s breakfast are beckoning to me.  But after almost 2 weeks in my skinny clothes I shan’t be tempted.  I also have to confess that I have not been running or otherwise working out as I had planned in my last post.  After a weekend of lifting heavy furniture up stairs (more on that later), my legs were in hard core pain.  Or at least that was the excuse I used not to get up and run during the first part of the week.  For yesterday and today I really don’t have a good one.

Back Running the Roads

I confess, I’m in a little pain this morning.  Since I’ve now completed phase 1 of my HCG diet, I’m allowed to work out again so I couldn’t wait to run again this morning.  I fully expected a great run since I’m 12 pounds lighter and easily fitting into my skinny running clothes.  Unfortunately, it was not to be.

Egg Whites – Yum!

I confess, I really missed breakfast during the first phase of my HCG diet!  But the good news is that as of this morning, I’m onto phase 2 – the maintenance phase.  During the maintenance phase I get to at least triple my calorie intake so breakfast is not only allowed, but encouraged. Yay!  The better news is that I seem to be less lazy about cooking now which has made me somewhat fearless behind the stove and oven top and definitely more adventurous.

Party’s Over

I confess, I stopped my HCG diet after day 13 instead of day 20.  Basically my husband made a comment last weekend that he thought my face looked sallow and that I was losing too much weight.  I cheerfully decided to ignore him since I’ve weighed 5 pounds less than I did that day for long periods in the past five years.  However, yesterday at the end of my annual well woman’s exam my doctor pronounced me very healthy, but also suggested that it would be best if I didn’t lose any more weight.  Her I listen to. So…

Day 9 – I’ve lost 9 Pounds

I confess, I’ve lost 9 pounds and I’m still not back into my skinny clothes.  Sheesh – how did I gain this much weight!  Of course, I probably don’t have the same muscle make up that I had the last time I hit 134, but still – yikes!  So here it is in a nutshell:

HCG Diet – My Latest Obsession

I confess, I’ve put on some weight over the past two years.  Nothing horrible – I’m not obese, but enough that I’m not feeling too comfortable with the couples cruise my husband and I are scheduled to take next February in the Caribbean.  And I’ve fallen back into the bad habit of consuming too much sugar e.g. sugar in my coffee, ice cream sandwiches after dinner, donut holes on Saturday – Yikes!   So, when a spa owner friend of mine emailed me about this new HCG diet she quickly lost 30 pounds on (and has held off), I decided to give it a go.  I know what you are thinking. I’m thinking it too, but I’m doing it anyway because that’s how I roll now that I’ve hit my mid 40s – I just do what I want no matter how stupid other people (not to mention my own inner voice) think it sounds.

ADHD Mom

I confess, I’m fairly certain I have ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).  Or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). or whatever the hell physicians are calling it these days.  What was I saying?  Oh yes, I think I have ADD.  Why do I think I have ADD – well, I’m almost positive that my Dad had it and I’m pretty sure my Mom and brother have it as well.  We all have issues focusing, we all have terrible short-term memory, all the typical symptoms that make getting things accomplished difficult.  But we’ve all managed to find a way to cope so we’re not really a problem at this point.  My sons on the other hand are.