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Well, I cheated big time last night. Drank beer, ate muffins and pizza among other things and all around lost it.

I started over today. I bought a cool little mixer bottle. It’s one of those things you wish you would have invented yourself. It’s a plastic mixer bottle with a little wire whisk ball in it. It did a great job with the green drink.

I forgot to weigh myself this morning, but I am sure I re-gained all three pounds during my little free-for-all binge.

I don’t know why I did that. Now I need to decide if I should restart or just continue on…

I am so tired it’s unbeleivable. I went to bed at 8 pm last night and woke up off and on throughout the night. By the time my alarm went off this morning, I felt like I had just fallen asleep. I nearly passed out running and I can tell it’s going to be a struggle to get through this day as I am exhausted all ready.

I made some broccoli soup last night that was okay until I added a little ground flax seed. I don’t know what I am going to do tonight as I am out of soup stuff other than kale and green onions. I wonder how that would taste?

Along with tired, I am grumpy and it’s hard to stay focused and be nice. I just really want to crawl in my bed and stay there. I am so glad today is Friday! I have book club tonight though, so I will need to stay awake and take some tea with me or something so I can avoid the goodies.

My weight progress is good though, I feel slimer in the middle which is what I need.

Weight: 169.5 Loss: 3.5

Last night was tough. But I persevered, did not cheat and even hopped on the re-bounder for a few minutes.

My tummy has been upset and I still have the headache I woke up with yesterday morning. I am not hungry, but I am not satisfied either. Just kind of blah.

Last night’s soup was simply cauliflower with some Stagg’s (??) seasoning (no salt). I brought the leftover for lunch today. I wonder if soup is okay to replace juice with? I do have a Jack Lalanne’s JLSS Power Juicer Deluxe Electric Juicer, Stainless/Black and today I am going to go get stuff to make juice. Due to my schedule. I have to switch the juice and the soup.

Weight: 171.5 Loss: 1.5

Here I am back at day 1. Last night I drank a few too many beers knowing that I was giving it up and now I regret it – my head is pounding and my tummy hurts! I have a lunch today, so this’ll be interesting. I think I’ll suggest the co-op where I know I can get vegetable soup.

Weight: 173 Loss: 0

The past two weeks have been some of the toughest days of my life. I got a call the afternoon of February 6th that my Dad had a stroke. My husband and I made quick arrangements for the kids and rushed to Tacoma to find him alert and stable despite what they doctors were calling a massive hemorrhagic stroke in the brain stem. Deadly and inoperable. Slowly, he deteriorated and passed away early in the morning of the 18th.

The cause was untreated high blood pressure. Apparently, he was diagnosed with high blood pressure early last year and was given a two month prescription for meds. Instead of following up with his doctor, he simply quit taking them when they ran out.

This is preventable folks. Please please please get annual check ups and take your medicine. No person should lose a parent at such a young age for something so treatable.

As if the gout and diabetes weren’t enough incentive for me to get into shape, this certainly has been a huge wake-up call.

I miss you Dad. Rest in Peace and I’ll see you in heaven….