Missy congratulations on your accomplishment. Each little victory is so great. Yes it is easy to take in a lot of calories in drinks. They can really sneak up on you. Any little bit you are able to exercise is good.
We had our after school exercise class today. My legs will probably be sore later. We walked and did tons of lunges, they are real killers. We also did tons of pushups.
When I make my ginormous oatmeal bowl I add all kinds of things. Almost always cinnamon since I love it. Usually a little bit of splenda. Today i added blueberries. Sometimes nuts or dried cranberries. It just depends on my mood. It makes a huge bowl of oatmeal for not too many calories. A tbsp or 2 of pumpkin is good with a little pumpkin pie spice.
I did a bad thing last night. I knocked my ironing board over and the iron melted a burn spot on the carpet right in the center of my sewing room. WOOPS! I also had melted carpet all over my iron.