Do I Even Remember How To Do This?

Yes, it’s been forever since I’ve paid any attention to my blog. I apologize and I don’t know that this entry will offer much insight on weightloss or exercising  but rather a run down of everything that has been going on over the past month. Christmas happened, New Year’s happened, a New Year’s Day below freezing yard sale happened, a new home purchase, and a complete shift in mentality of being on a budget again.

I’ve been through stages of being so upset, nervous, stressed out that I couldn’t eat which was certainly no negative on the weightloss front. I am certainly happy that it wasn’t the opposite with me stuffing my face with everything in sight to “make things better.” I haven’t been exercising regularly and as much as it disappoints me in the short term, I will not be Jazzercising come Feb 1. Until the dust settles on everything, I just didn’t have the time or money to keep going. I’ve been trying to get into running with friends but that hasn’t really panned out too much yet. I know when the warm weather comes, we will all be able to coordinate better because who has “other plans” at 6:00 am? Ha!

I have a work birthday potluck two weeks after the last birthday potluck two weeks after the Christmas potluck party. Seriously??? Who can potluck this much! Next time, I’m calling in potluck sick… because I’m sick of them! I’m taking pistachio parfaits of sorts. I don’t know at this point if it will even be edible because I got home tonight and didn’t have a key ingredient. I think it was my subconscious that sabotaged me. I thought I had a stick of cream cheese in the fridge but I don’t. So here is the recipe:

1 pkg pistachio pudding (made like directions with 2 cups milk)
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz cool whip
8oz cream cheese
Pecan shortbread cookies, crumbled

Mix pudding according to package. Mix cream cheese, cool whip and powdered sugar together. Layer pudding, cool whip and cookie crumbles twice.

And here is how I made it…

2 pkg pistachio pudding (made with almond milk and soymilk)
16 oz cool whip light
1 cup powdered sugar
Pecan shortbread cookies, crumbled

Hehehe… the pudding is a little thick because of the special milk. The cool whip sans the cream cheese mixed togther with the powdered sugar made marshmallow paste basically. Like I said, not sure if it is edible but I’m taking it anyway. Maybe if it tastes horrible, I won’t  be invited to the next one… even though it is setup outside my office everytime!

I’ve been slowly packing… a couple boxes every other night. I keep thinking that the more I pack and stack in the spare bedroom, the cleaner my house will look but it is not working according to plan. More stuff seems to be accumulating! Ugh!

I don’t have any big tips or motivation at the moment because I’m just trying to go day to day. I haven’t been focused on food or exercise in the least but I have been maintaining which leaves me very pleased with myself. I can believe that the changes I have made in my life over the past years have been true life changes. But I will never fool myself into thinking that I don’t have to try as hard. I know that I must find a way to keep exercise a priority in my life or the weight will begin to creep back up. But I am very happy to have the ability to go through this stressful time and not make it a priority without gaining 50 pounds!

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