Happy Holiday weekend!

Today is Thursday,  July 4th.  It is our usual garbage pickup day and tomorrow is our usual laundry day.  Being a creature of habit - ok, obsessive about routine - it is throwing me that we will not have pickup until tomorrow.  I am doing laundry today instead.  Tomorrow, we are going to one of my sisters' houses for the night.

I am working on figuring out how I am going to manage my program while there.  Since it will be a holiday and special occasion because they have company, they will put on  a feast most likely.  She knows I follow Medifast, but isn't sure what it entails.  I will take some foods with me.  Heck, we will only be gone overnight so I don't need to carry a lot of food.  Interestingly, the last time Dad and I went to visit her was LAST July 4th weekend and I spend the 2 1/2 hour drive deciding whether or not to commit to Medifast.  The outcome of that decision is obvious now.  On the way home, after discussion with her whose opinion I value, I decided to commit to a month.  A year later, I'm still here and more than 60 lbs lighter.

She is a healthy eater, all in all.  But they include things like corn on the cob and lots of fruit - healthy foods, but not on my eating plan.  I know I will find things to eat, but I am a little bit raw in the staying on plan department so I'm a little bit concerned (read - terrified) of myself around the easy grab chips and their habit of eating later than we do.  Like anytime between 6 and 8, whenever they get around to it.  And I am a schedule oriented person and need to eat ON TIME, darn it!  Well, that and I get so darned hungry that I am afraid I will then start in on whatever is set out for the rest.

So, I'm a little out of sorts today.  A little concerned about the weekend.  But looking forward to it because I love to drive, love to travel and love adventures.

Enjoy your holiday this weekend.  Today I am grilling chicken burgers that I will top with a Thai Peanut sauce (Walden Farms sesame ginger dressing mixed with PB2 and cayenne) and cilantro on top of a bed of romaine.  I am also making potato salad with red, white and blue baby potatoes that I will photograph but not eat.  Blessings on us all.