I got an email from inkheartmeg today.  She just wanted to make sure I was ok.  So then I come here and all my online friends have rallied around me in my absence, wanting to make sure I was okay.

I’m okay.

I’ve been a bit overloaded at work lately - including a mandatory trip to Washington DC.  But that’s not really the reason I’ve been absent.  *Sigh*  I went off my diet again.  Big surprise.  Honestly I hate writing the I-screwed-up-again-that’s-why-I-was-gone post.  Hate it.  I would much rather never HAVE to write such a post.  I would much rather write one of those wonderful I-lost-more-weight-I’m-thinner-than-ever posts.

Yeah, I miss that.

So okay, I went off the low-carb again, thinking that I’ll just do low-calorie for a while because I am sick to DEATH of eating the same things over and over and over and over again.  But then as soon as I introduce certain foods back into my diet, I start wrangling with cravings and — sooner rather than later, I cheat.  And cheat BAD.  So as of three days ago, I’m back on low-carb.

I lost two pounds in those three days.  It’s just water, I’m thinking.  But it’s good to see the numbers on the scale go down nevertheless.

So here’s my new starting weight, as of this morning:

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Weight today:  237.6       Change since last weigh-in:  +5.0 lbs.
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It could be worse.  Much worse.

What I’m NOT doing, though, is exercising.  I have not been on the exercise bike nor the elliptical AT ALL this month.  I have not ridden my real bike, I have not done the DDR nor any of the exercise tapes I’ve collected.  I have sat on my ass.  All month.  That has GOT to change.

I’ve been reading this book:  Such a Pretty Fat and it is totally cracking me up!  I love Jen Lancaster’s writing style - she has that dry snarky humor that I’ve always really enjoyed.  Up until about 7/8ths of the way through this book, it’s about all the reasons she didn’t lose weight, but then close to the end (where I am now), the book talks about how she finally did.  Inspiring!

Annnnnyway, thanks for your caring messages.  And for your concern.  And for just being here.

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