Messages By: chimocats

A no fail environment has become very important to me.  I haven't been providing one for myself lately.  Not foodwise.  In fact, in that area, I have made leaps and bounds of progress in the past year. There are still some things that I answered yes to on the audit, but they are things that I can't get around, all except one.  And that one is going to be my goal for the month of November.  First, my food is stored in plain site on a set of utility shelves in the kitchen, but then so are all of my dishes and pots and pans and things.  I mean everything.  The reason for this is that the roaches have gotten so bad that they have infested the kitchen cabinets so badly that I don't dare put ANYTHING in there.  Landlady just took over for her father, he passed away, and she is still trying to figure things out.  She has promised an exterminator soon, in the meantime, I have sprays and things.  The second one is making snacks for the kids and hubby.  Not so much h, but I can't get around preparing snacks for the kids and stuff like that.  However, my choice of snacks for myself and the kids have become so much healthier.  The two that I still need to work on is restaurants and grocery shopping without a list.  I'm not even going to lie to you guys, or myself, dollar double cheeseburger at McDonalds is a weakness.  I am ashamed to admit that I have been averaging about 2 a week lately.  I usually have the excuse handy that there are so many errands to run before h has to go to work that it is quicker to eat on the run than to fix something before we go.   And that is something that I must work on!  And I have the Food Guide and will be preparing lists from now on before I go to the store.  So, while I have made heaps of progress, I still have some things that I really need to get real with myself about and take care of. 

As far as everything else is concerned, like I said earlier,  I have not been keeping the house as clean as I should.  Don't get me wrong, it's not piled high with mess, it's just not as clean as it should be.  And I use that as an excuse to not exercise.  I say I need to clean instead but then end up doing something totally different.  And I have definately not been putting myself and my health first.  But I am changing that this week, yesterday!  I have put my weight and my health on Project Status as Dr. Phil says.  I have had such an attitude change this week that I am amazed at myself.  I feel like I woke up and a light bulb went off in my head.  I've changed just enough things to give me some success, but in the past year I have hit so many plateaus and such, that I wonder.  If I had managed to "get it" sooner, how much more successful would I have been?  I have only hurt myself. 

Well, ds is hollering "backpack" and "map" and "swiper no swiping" at the television for Dora and it is getting distracting.  Hope all are doing well, I will be back later, after I get in my IE. 

Hugs, 

Tabitha 

Hello there good people. I am going to be completely honest here and say that this is the one key that I haven't been following as well as I probably should. I have done "part" of the work. I have been buying more fresh fruits and vegetables. Believe me, that is a biggie for me. I am not a huge raw vegetable fan, and fresh fruits are something that are not particurarly a favorite either. I do love bananas, oranges, and grapefruit...not too fond of apples, plums, or peaches.  I love tomatoes, and I really like cooked cabbage which we have been having quite a lot of lately. I have MOST definitely been eating healthier. HOWEVER, here is the big but, lol....the part about ridding myself of the temptations..not too good at that as of yet. And yes, I know it is all about taking action, but I guess you could say I am where you were when you began Ladean. I truly believe that I can keep out of it. I have found that the least amount I eat of it, the less I want it which is a good thing. I have been buying less sweets, but I haven't stopped altogether. I guess for me I feel I will be feeling deprived if I totally rid myself of sweets. I also seem to have problems with not buying chips because when my kids have a sandwich, they want a few of those on the side. I DO NOT want this to come across as this is a key that I wish not to master, because I want to continue to do better, and I am not here to advocate buying sweets either. I simply knew that today is discussion day about key 3 and I felt remiss in not saying exactly what is going on with me. I am sending this message in hopes that some of you can offer me tips on how better to handle this. Mastering this key will be quite a challenge for me I know. I have to give myself a pat on the back for at least doing part of the key..at least I am stocking up on better foods and have so far managed to do well on not grabbing for the sweet stuff too much. Once in awhile I do allow myself a treat though. ((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))) I hated being honest about this. I would have much rather said, what many of you have been saying, but that wouldn't have helped any of us out. The truth really does set us free. Thanks friends for listening and not judging me. It means everything to me.  

Jeannie