Busy Day - New Focus

It's been a busy day. I finally got my meeting with the dietician that I won through the Biggest Loser Support group this morning:
* Try Dinner before workout & Snack after workout
* Increase breakfast to approximately 400 calories (adds 100)
* I may be salt sensitive, need to cut my salt intake IN HALF (1500 mg day).

Then I met with Chase's case manager through the local Developmental Disabilities office, to work on transition to adult services:
1) Contact the adult disabilities agency.
2) Contact Social Security for Intake Appointment.
3) Choose a Brokerage
4) Guardianship - I guess this is necessary - they can hold IEP meetings without us present after he turns 18.


Then I went to the back to inquire about getting him set up with a student checking account. Which is prompting me to get him a state ID card - I just looked it up - it costs $44.50.

The attorney fee for the Guardianship is going to be $800 - $1000. Welcome to life as the parent of an adult I guess.

I'm excited about the dietician changes, I hope these will help me to stay on track. I'm not excited about all the work I need to do to transition him to an adult.

Two steps back

Well, it was a rough week - what can I say?
Saturday I had about 10 small bags of regular chips from Chase's stash in the pantry - about 150 calories each, plus 1/2 a box of Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mints, plus a couple of Skinny Cow Fudge Cones (150 calories each). I also didn't eat my soup dinner, but had pizza instead.
The week continued in much the same way. I bought chocolate for work for the other people helping test in the lab, and probably ate about half of the chocolate myself. One night (I think it was Wednesday), I came home from step class and made my soup, but didn't eat my diet dinner...in fact, I didn't eat dinner at all. I had several bags of chips from Chase's stash and more junk food - fudge cones, weight watcher ice cream bars.
I've been mostly stressed out about work, probably shouldn't post any more than that on the internet though.
So all in all, I've gained 5 pounds this week, and am back at my previous weight from the beginning of February.
I also fell over a student's backpack at work on Monday and hurt my leg, then developed a cold the next day.
Maybe if I weren't doing this dang soup diet and just eating healthy meals...per my Biggest Loser Club strategy, I would be dealing with all this better, but I doubt it. Maybe I need to journal my feelings more? I don't know.
On the plus side, I have my soup made now and it's a new week, so I'm all set to get back on track.