Another Sunday morning

Another Sunday morning, and I should have gone to church, but my knees are bothering me, and my eyes have been so itchy lately that I decided to stay home this morning.  I feel better when I go to church, but I couldn't get myself going this morning.

So, here I sit and type and complain about this and that.  Today is hubby's birthday.  I don't know what we are doing for lunch and/or dinner.  He doesn't know either.  Traditionally, we would go out to dinner, but right now, he's investigating various restaurants in the area, trying to find something "new and different" to us.  We also have to go shopping, because after being married for almost 28 years, he's got most of what he wants, and this year especially, both of us have had a hard time trying to figure out "what we want".  Neither of us want or need and "doodads".  We need to purge our house and get rid of stuff we no longer need, want or use.  So that's the biggest part of the problem, what do we need?  And where do you put it?

Along with birthdays, comes cake.  He picked out a cheesecake as his birthday cake.  Which is fine by me.  It's a small cake, so that's also good.  My major problem, other than just plain eating too much, is sweets.  So, I'm going to have to be really vigilant to make sure that I only have one, small piece of this cheesecake.  Also for his birthday, we had tickets to the Renegades game.  Which can also be a major tempter.  However, we got a big storm last night, and the game was rained out.  So that worked out okay.

Now we come to the weigh in on Thursday.  Yeah, I had to go on Thursday (again) because we were going to a neighboring county fair on Friday, and didn't know if we would get home on time.  We did, but that's beside the point.  I gained 0.6 lb.  WTF?  How did that happen?  It is so frustrating when you track, stay on program and go to the gym, and then still gain weight!  So, I'm trying to be vigilant and not go over my points target, but it's hard, and it gets disheartening when you are trying your best, and you gain weight!  I've been struggling with my weight since I was 7 years old, so this is especially a kick in the pants for me.  Quitting is not an alternative.  I have too many health issues that become real issues if I don't watch what I'm eating.  OTOH after gaining (okay, a very small amount) over the last 2 weeks, I'm wondering if it's worth it.  The answer for the long run, is yes, it's worth it.  But not having ice cream in Lake George (at all)?  Not having a big slice of cheesecake for hubby's birthday?  I know, I know, I'm still down more than I gained, but like I said, it's discouraging and doesn't lend for a positive attitude.  I'm trying, I really am.

At least the sun finally came out.  Maybe it won't be a dreary day after all.