Day #110- Guilty + Excited!
Starting weight (7/15/08): 279.8 (1/8/08): 285.2
Calories/Carbs Goals (limits): 1400 / 30.0
Yesterday’s calories & net carbs: 1128 / 28.3
Yesterday’s exercise: 30 min. elliptical / 10 min. ex. bike
Weight Yesterday: 250.2 Today: 249.8
Change today:: -0.4 lbs. Loss-so-far: 30.0 lbs. / 35.4 lbs.
A guy once said to me:
“Wimmen cain’t be trusted - I don’t trust nuthin’ that can bleed fer five days and don’t die.”
Obviously he wasn’t exactly a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon, but he did make a good point. It’s downright unnatural, this whole Tom thing. Okay, alright, I know it’s natural, in fact it’s the epitome of natural, but it is also sometimes really creepy and unnerving. Honestly, I’m just tired of it. I am ready - more than ready - to be done with it. Forever. I’M FORTY SEVEN! CAN I BE DONE WITH IT NOW PLEASE?! *Sigh*
I got up this morning at 7 and went down to the hotel gym again! I set the elliptical for a 30-minute-fat-burning workout and it took me seriously. The machine wiped the floor with me! After just three minutes I was ready to stop but I made myself work through it. Twenty-seven sweaty minutes later I gratefully ground to a halt. I felt good though - I was glad that I finished.
I’m back home again. I haven’t done much but watch movies and eat. I made ham steaks for dinner tonight. Hubby had his with mashed potatoes and corn while I ate mine with green beans. I had one little mound of mashed potatoes (just an eighth of a cup), just because I haven’t tasted them in like five months. They were good but about an hour later I was craving sweets and I wondered if maybe the potatoes were the cause. I actually gave into my craving and had a piece of milk chocolate (and some smoked almonds). Now I have a small piece of Dove chocolate every day - but this was over and above that. I went over my 30g carb limit (by only 8g) and over my 1400 calorie limit (by 90 calories). It’s my goal to stay below at least one of those two limits each day, so I feel really guilty even though my indulgence was on a really small scale.
I did do one thing this afternoon that I’m really excited about… I rented a cabin in the North Carolina mountains for the week between Christmas and New Years! I’ve been searching and searching the internet for just the right cabin and I finally found one that will be perfect for us! It has three bedrooms and three bathrooms on three levels. It even has a game room with foosball and electronic darts and satellite TV! Sounds expensive, eh?! Well, incredibly, this cabin costs far less for a week than it would to stay in a hotel or even motel!
I’m so jazzed!!! The kids are hoping that there will be snow on the ground! My oldest son still has to see if he can get off from work that week - I sure hope so! He’s 20 years old (sniff)… this may very well be our last family vacation together.
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Are you in Nevada? You must be out by me somewhere. The cartoon with Nevada getting snow is funny. The idea of possibly getting snow during that week between Christmas and New Year’s… it rings close to home! We drive up to Mt Charleston to play in the snow during the winter. I have only seen snow on the ground once in my 18 years of living in Las Vegas, NV. Nice job on the cabin, it’s sure to be a great time. I love the idea of having a vacation smack in the middle of those two holidays. I’ve never done that before but now I would like to try that sometime!
Good for you sticking to the workout. You only went over a teeny tiny bit so i would not worry about it.
That cabin looks wonderful! It is so pretty! I hope that you have a wonderful time with your kids there.
You keep up the wonderful work.
Joy
I have had those days on the elliptical. Good for you on pushing through it and staying on.
The cabin looks amazing. We have vacationed several times in Gatlinburg, TN which is similar and it is just beautiful. That time of year is nice and quiet there too. You should throw a string of christmas lights in your suitcase.
I hope your son gets to go. Although, it may not be your last chance for a vacation together. I am 36 and we still vacation with family every couple of years.
My gyn dr. told me that average age for the pause if 51, so hang in there, you may have a bit to go yet (sorry). Congrats on scoring the cabin and on doing the ellip. Thanks for turning me on to that meatball guy; I’m totally enjoying his blog….he’s really a wonder!!!!
OH, your opener makes me laugh. My gawd! We certainly can’t be trusted.