Today's weigh-day number, 167.5, is probably the result of skimpy eating yesterday and furious cleaning this morning. We had a sort of gathering and meal at work yesterday morning and I did my eating there. By lunch, not only was I too busy to get lunch but I was still full from the morning meal. I didn't eat again until close to 7:00pm and it wasn't much; white rice and pot stickers. I then allowed myself a few of my hubby's Salt and Vinegar Lays (which were divine) and a glass of South African Shiraz. It was divine, too. I love the after-taste or the flavors that linger on your palate after drinking Shiraz. I think it's my favorite red.

For the next few days, I'll be home and I'm thrilled! This morning, I've been cleaning like a mad woman. My house was, to put it frankly, disgusting. So, I vacuumed, mopped, polished, dusted and scrubbed. My house now has that lovely pine smell and my feet no longer stick to the kitchen floor. I've got a candle burning, so soon it will smell like spice and pumpkin pie. Tomorrow, I'll take it easy...expending my energy only on the dessert I will make and take to my mother's. Friends are supposed to be coming, so it should be nice; however, I'm worried about the state-of-mind my sister is in. She could destroy the day for everyone with just a word.

Finally, we'll be getting our tree today (probably from Home Depot) but I'm going to run to Tai Pan Trading to see if they have any worth looking at. I can't spend any money today (Unfortunately...fortunately). I just took a look at my account and it is beyond scary. If someone tries to cash a check, they're going to be in for one rude awakening. I hope our pay checks post tonight otherwise, I'm going to have to rob from my savings to save my butt from bounce heaven. Oh, the holiday shopping!

Phew! I must really be determined. I'm down to a lovely 179 today. Can you believe it? The workouts haven't even kicked into full effect yet. This is strictly me taking control of my portions again. I must have been eating like a damn pig! Well, I've experienced a few hunger pangs, but not many (in fact, I'm thinking it's almost time for my light popcorn). Hubby wanted to go to the park for a stroll, but we ended up hanging out at the house watching his burned copy of 300 until it started freaking out on us and completely stopped playing. Nice.

In other news, here are my goal shoes again. They are located on the designer's site for many dollars more than I want to pay but, oh! They are truly what I want. I also purchased a cute little baby doll top for my trip South next month. It's one of those that could double as a dress, but we'll see how it looks when I try it on (probably in the next couple of weeks).

Fast forward two hours...

Eating my popcorn now...I've got the jitters. Could be the Lipton Instant White Tea I've been inhaling for the past little while. Caffeine and I are just not friends.