Lets not call it a hiatus...

A hiatus would be a vacation of sorts by my definition. The past 3 weeks have hardly been that. My work has been crazy! I guess undertaking a blog during the busiest time of the year was not the best judgment call. Hind sight is 20/20. Well lets get down to it. I have done nothing to further my weight loss goals. If it's not nailed down, I've probably eaten it. Lack of planning and late nights at work along with 2 sick kids and myself now being sick are the culprits. No excuses people, it's just the facts. I have not made myself or my diet a priority. I am trying to get myself well this week because next week we are off to Florida for a few days for a little R&R. Well that's the plan anyway. We have so many people to visit and we are also going to the Nick Hotel and Disney. We will probably need a vacation from our vacation. Maybe next year we will go on a Disney cruise so I can pawn my kids off and lay by the pool with a cocktail in hand. I already know there is no point in dieting on vacation so I am not even going to try. I will think about my choices and try to be wise (most of the time) but it's my time to chill, relax and have a good time. Being a fatty for one more week never killed anybody! When I get back I will get going again and start posting more regularly. That skinny girl is there but this week I'm going to shut the bitch up with some cookies!

Kindergarten and Labor Day...a recipe for disaster

Well not really a disaster...but pretty close. Out of all the reasons I eat, I came to the realization this week that I am a stress eater. My five year old boy started kindergarten at the beginning of August. His teacher has a "sad board" for disciplining the kids. They get 3 verbal warnings then their name goes onto the sad board. Once on the sad board they lose 5 minutes of recess time. Then checks get added for continuing misbehavior and a check equals another 5 minutes of no recess. Apparently I have a very active child who likes to get out of his seat and I guess he has been missing a lot of recess time lately. I have communicated back and forth with his teacher a couple of times and basically I'm getting from her she thinks he is immature and should have waited a year for kindergarten. GREAT... now what do I do? Well I eat...ok that is not helping....let me eat some more...nope still not working. Dammit! I really see no benefit to pulling him out of a structured setting and putting him back into a less structured setting. The boy is capable of the work BUT he needs some extra attention to get it done. Did I mention there are 22 five and six years olds in his class and 1 teacher? I am sure that has nothing to do with him acting out for attention (sarcasm). So this whole situation has been stressing me out and I've been eating. Then there was Labor day weekend. It was all basically a wash. I ate like there was no tomorrow, but on Saturday I biked 11 miles around Cades Cove and Sunday I hiked 3 miles up hill in the Smoky Mountains. So hopefully I canceled everything out that I consumed. Next week is another week and another opportunity. I suppose tomorrow's weigh in will be a disappointing one but I have no one to thank but the person who looks back at me in the mirror. The skinny girl is still there but this week she has some food piled on top of her. She's pushing it aside and starting her journey once more. It will not be easy! It will be worth it!