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Eileen - Day #314 - Friday
 Daily intake goals::  < 35g carbs / < 1700 calories / > 64+ oz. water
Exercise yesterday::  none, unless I can count going to a comedy club
Net carb grams yesterday:  26.8      Calories:  1231
Weight today:  234.6     Change:  -1.6    Total weight loss:  -50.6
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Yeah I didn’t exercise yesterday.  At all.  I really missed it!!

But my friend asked me if I wanted to go with her and her husband to a comedy club.  Oh I just can’t resist a chuckle, so of course I said yes.  We had dinner there and I stayed on plan, eating a lovely chicken caesar salad (hold the croutons, dressing on the side, thankyouverymuch).  But it meant that I missed my opportunity to go play tennis and then by the time I got home after 10pm I wasn’t exactly in the mood to jump on the elliptical or the exercise bike. 

I also missed the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy!  But that’s okay because I can watch it on abc.com.  Gawd I love the whole internet computer thing!

This afternoon the girls at work wanted to go play tennis so three of us went to a nearby neighborhood that has a beautiful set of tennis courts.  There’s a big sign that says “Residents Only” but the whole area (park too) was deserted so we made it a point to ignore the sign.  I figure if some residents come up wanting to use the courts, then of course we’ll leave.  In the meantime, we’re not hurting anyone by using their courts - not leaving a mess, not defacing any property, not causing any wear or tear on any of their equipment - so we all agreed that it was really okay.  We also agreed that it was like a minute-and-a-half away from our office.  =D

Anyway, we stayed a full hour this time.  Again, just like last time, C. wanted to leave after 50 minutes but M. and I talked her out of it.  I said to my husband, “It’s funny, I don’t understand it, C. is way skinnier than either M. or I and she’s always the first one to poop out and wanna stop playing.”  My husband smiled at me and said, “You know why, right?”  No, I really don’t!  He said, “Because she still smokes.”

OMG I forgot!  LOL!  I don’t mean that I forgot she smokes, because of course I didn’t, but I forgot that smoking totally SUCKS the energy right out of a person!!  After 30 years of smoking, I know  this personally!!!  It’s likely a big part of the reason why I was never active like this before.  Smoking made everything more difficult, more of a strain, more of a drain.  Because I was a smoker I was lazy.  I’m not saying every smoker is lazy - but I am saying that it makes movement more difficult.  Not a doubt in my mind.

M. and I both quit smoking at the same time (over two years ago) and so I told her about that conversation I had with Hubby and she had the same reaction as me.  “Of course!  OMG I wondered the same thing why C. seems to have less endurance than us - and that’s it!!”  It didn’t occur to her, either, that a thin person could possibly have a really good reason for having less stamina than a not-so-thin person.  We’re all conditioned to think that just because we’re fat, we’re MORE OUT OF SHAPE than a thin person.  Not necessarily!  After all, I’m in better shape physically now at 235 than I EVER was at 235 ten years ago!  Way more of the 235 lbs is muscle and since I don’t smoke anymore, my lung capacity and stamina and endurance levels are WAY higher than ever before as an adult!

WOOOOHOOOOO!!  Now THAT’s something to celebrate!!!

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