Egad!

Blog dark for over a month! That's because I've been lazy. Not just lazy about blogging, but about this health thing as well. I was trucking along with my work outs then BLAM! I got sick and it sidelined me for two weeks, the there were family and friends visiting and catering and well, the whole month of March has been scary busy. So diet-schmiet! If no exercise then why diet and watch water intake? Pass the pastry please?

I have gained back all my weight. Lame sauce. Sad face. Favorite expressions of grief and sadness used by the tots, but I am more disturbed by my lack of exercise then by the weight gain. So tomorrow I'm heading back to it. This time there must be more rest. My mother-in-law was full of admonitions when she visited at the height of my fever, nasal dripping, sore joint-ness. Clearly I got sick because I didn't get enough sleep. Fine then.

I also feel pretty craptastic with all the "holiday" food choices I've been making. I have a friend I cater with who has been on a vegan cleansing diet. She's dropped weight and looks all glowy and has made a lot of good arguments for trying out the diet. I'm not a convert, but feel bad enough to give it a shot (at least for today).

Breakfast: Breakfast reds and a fruit plate from Jay's and black coffee (potatoes= good, fruit plate= epic fail. Jay's not vegan friendly. Shocker, I know), friends were leaving town and we met with the Skaggs' for breakfast.

Lunch: quinoa tabboleh, 20 oz. water with orange squeezings and some Oregano oil (another thing the MIL thinks will make me feel better and I can mask most it's pizza flavoring with the juice of one orange).

Snack: hummus and a few pita triangles (the pita is most likely not vegan friendly. Meh. Baby steps.) and more water and a diet lemon/lime soda.

Dinner: ??? we'll see... but so far so good. I feel pretty good, but we'll see what happens when the chocolate/cheese cravings hit.