Starting weight (7/15/08):    279.8    (1/8/08):    285.2
Calories/Carbs Goals (limits):       1400  / 30.0
Yesterday’s calories & net carbs:  1241 / 20.8
Yesterday’s exercise:  injured - none
Weight Yesterday:  254.8    Today:  253.8
Change today:  -1.0 lbs.   Loss-so-far:  26.0 lbs.  /  31.4 lbs.

I went to work today but definitely took it easy.  I was supposed to go to the high school football game tonight (which I really enjoy, plus this was Homecoming) but I still really didn’t feel up to that much walking on my knee, so I stayed home. 

And I didn’t exercise, not even Total Gym stuff.  It’s driving me crazy.  I want to DDR!!!!

I think it’s prudent, however, to let my knee rest for another day.  It’s not gonna totally kill my diet to take a couple days off from exercising.  I mean, it’s good that I’ve become that driven and rigid about my daily need to exercise, but I think the reason I’m so edgy is because I’m worried that a couple days off will turn into longer… I have a history of slacking off after a short period of time, usually because I become bored with whatever.  That’s what happened with the Total Gym… as soon as Kevin (son) got bored with it, it wasn’t fun anymore, exercising by myself, so it didn’t take me long to slack off.  Now with the DDR, Kevin’s bored with it already but it didn’t matter, I continued on my own.  The DDR was challenging and fun.  I’m just hoping I heal quickly so I can get back to it quickly.

I made a decision a couple days ago which made Kevin very happy.  I told him that I’d decided to take Thanksgiving Day off.  Completely off.  I’m not gonna count calories, I’m not gonna count carbs.  I’m just gonna enjoy the day and then deal with the consequences afterward.  Kevin felt like this was my permission to him to do the same and was so relieved!  He had anticipated that this Thanksgiving was going to be the worst ever!  He shared with me that he’d imagined sitting next to one of his cousins… staring at their dinner roll… asking them… “How is it?  How does it taste?  Would you just describe it to me?  Please?”  LOL, he was cracking me up!

Well, I’m gonna go slap an icepack on my knee and watch a movie.  To you — yeah you!  The one reading this!  Hey, ya have a great weekend!

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