Day 758: Just Be Happy

 🖤 Get well soon Tommy ! #teamrivs #RageOn 🖤





"Now and then it's good to pause 

in our pursuit of happiness and 

just be happy."

~ Guillaume Apollinaire ~




Today is day 758 of Nutrisystem. This is the perfect quote for today since it was a casino day with my mom. There was no worrying about Nutrisystem or exercise. I pretty much take Saturday's off unless I'm at home. We spent the afternoon and evening at Turning Stone Casino. I spent about $40 on the slots but dinner and a stop at Opals for coffee, a cookie and a box of chocolates for mom were on the casino .. so I feel like I'm pretty even. With my credit card debt paid I'm a little more conscious of where I spend my money and I'm determined to give less of it to the casino - so I spent a lot of time walking. So today was definitely a day to pause and just be happy. Every day spent with my mom is a gift and I treasure every minute. All week I am laser focused on what I eat and what exercise I do, so getting out on the weekend is always a welcome break. I didn't use to look at it that way. At times it was hard to get back on my "schedule" when Monday morning rolled around so the weekends were not a welcome distraction. The transition from weekend to work week is a little easier now because I've been at it for a while and I've relaxed some of the "rules" I was imposing on myself. I'm at a point where I indulge a little when I'm out. I've said from day one that if I deny myself everything all the time I will not be able to maintain the loss. The key is denying myself things that are bad for me "most of the time" ! Some days are easier than others !


Breakfast was a 2.5 ounce 160 calorie package of buttermilk waffles with sugar free syrup and a 5.3 ounce 80 calorie Light & Fit key lime yogurt. After that I was out for the day. My morning snack/lunch/afternoon snack/dinner/evening snack was a veggie burger and broccoli. I added caramelized onions and jalapenos to the burger and only ate half the bun. Mom and I shared dessert - we had that Upside-Down Warm Bourbon Pecan Financier Cake at Upstate Tavern in Turning Stone Casino. We both love it ! I also had a medium caramel macchiato coffee drink and a harvest cookie. Can't really put an accurate number on calories so we'll go with 1200+. I drank no water and I'm thirsty .. so I'm drinking now and will probably be peeing all night ! 


Since I was out there was no exercise today. I did walk around the casino a lot and Fitbit says I did over 8500 steps. I'll be home all day tomorrow so I have a full schedule on iFit and a date with the Total Gym. I don't need anything at the grocery store so I'm skipping that trip this week. It was only in the teens today and temps tomorrow are only going to make it up to the low 20's so I'll be glad to stay home ! Right now it is only 9 degrees (10:30 pm) and the low for tonight is a big fat 1 degree ... brrrr ! On that note it's time for a shower and bed. 

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