Instead of the usual multicolored heading, today I’m just going to share this: 

    Date        Day    Weight   Calories  Carbs 
 
   12/04/08     R     240.4     1135     12.2   
   12/05/08     F     239.6     1065     20.2
   12/06/08     S     239.6     1362     34.0
   12/07/08     S     240.6     1185     27.3
   12/08/08     M    240.0     1072     31.3    
   12/09/08     T     240.2     1087     37.9   
   12/10/08     W    240.2     1263     25.3    
   12/11/08     R     240.2     1158     33.8    
   12/12/08     F     240.2     1104     23.1    
   12/13/08     S     240.2       932     38.3   
   12/14/08     S     241.2     1463     36.0
   12/15/08     M     240.8      
   
The point is, of course, that I have not made any progress at all since December 4th.  Eleven days.  Totally and completely stalled.  Rutza-futza-cutza-rutz.

It’s my own fault.  And I know it’s my own fault.  It’s not like I don’t have someone to blame:  ME.   Except for the home-improvement stuff, I haven’t been exercising.  Since early last week I haven’t been doing the home-improvement stuff either.  It’s like I just don’t have the energy.  The thought of which leads me to, “You’re not getting enough fuel,” and then that thought leads me to, “Eat more!  Cheat!” which leads me to days like yesterday when I just felt like I could not get enough food.  So yesterday I ate.  And ate.  Yet last night I was more tired than ever and fell asleep by 9pm.  Which is probably a good thing because if I hadn’t I probably would have eaten even more food.

From 12/4 through 12/14, my average intake was 1136 calories per day.  It’s not that I starved myself!  I ate good, healthy low-calorie food and I was never hungry.  It’s amazing to me that even without exercising, I didn’t lose some weight because that intake was even lower than usual (I generally keep it in the 1300’s).  I guess that perhaps it was too low?  It’s so confusing to me sometimes.

So anyway, I haven’t been blogging, partly because I’m just the tiniest bit discouraged, and partly because I’m just so tired all the time.  I’m still working a full time job and basically functioning - but just not getting much done beyond what I have to.  Thank you, though, for making me feel special like I was missed!

Oh I did get a little exercise this past weekend — it was fun!  The nonprofit organization that I work for was in the local Christmas parade and my husband and I decided to ride our bikes instead of riding on the back of the (decorated) pickup truck.  We had strings of beads (with little folded flyers attached) hanging off our bikes that we gave out along the route.  What a hoot!

This picture was taken by one of my co-workers who was in the bed of the truck:

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