Sistah Pat

Feeling much more confident today.  I got a handle on things yesterday afternoon and did some soul searching.  I’ve decided that I may not be able to feel enthusiastic and committed to a healthy lifestyle all the time but I don’t need to worry about getting “back in the groove”.  I just need to do what I’m supposed to do and enjoy the highs when they happen.  I was not enthusiastic about things the last few days but I still did what I needed to do and feel good about having toughed it out.

Today is better.  I’m not soul-searching and trying to find Nirvana.  I’m just feeling content with where I am.  Weighed in at 186.5 this morning so my weight is still dancing around but I know I’m doing what I need to do and the results may not show up today or tomorrow but they will show up.

I corresponded with Sistah Pam yesterday and tried to help her get back where she was a couple of weeks ago.  We’re going to the gym this afternoon and that’s a good thing.  I thought about going out to dinner but have already planned dinner this evening for the family and they probably wouldn’t be happy to be abandoned two days in a row.  Colleagues are hounding me to join them for our special luncheon today  but I’ve decided to find out what’s being offered.  I feel fairly certain that it will not be anything that I can have so I’ve told them to dish up and come visit me for lunch.  They can have their loaded plates and I’ll eat my grape tomatoes and sandwich and we can visit.

10:30 - I went down to see what was on the menu.  As I suspected, nothing healthy.  They have salad, lasagna or baked ziti, garlic bread, and desserts.  hmmm… This is not the kind of spread we’ve seen in the past.  I got a bowl of salad (if you can call packaged iceberg lettuce “salad”) and a diet Coke.  Friends dished up and then came to my little cubbyhole to visit.  Worked well.

1:30
Cool!  One of the assistant principals just walked by me and said, “I’m seeing less of you to love, Pat.”  Now he could have been referring to me being a miserable bitch more than usual but I think he meant it as a compliment.

7:15
Came home and prepped for dinner.  Got the goodies ready for the Moraccan Rice and sauteed them with Pam.  Threw the pork tenderloin in the oven and headed for the gym.  Worked out in the pool for an hour with Pam.  We didn’t really push it this evening.  I was content to chat while we walked/jogged in the pool.  We had some catching up to do and couldn’t chat if we’d been swimming.  Still, an hour of walking or jogging is good exercise and the pool gave it some added emphasis so I think we did pretty good.  She said today was the best she’s felt for a while so, hopefully, she’ll be back up to speed in a couple of days.  We discussed meeting up this weekend but have to compare schedules.  Sunday is Mother’s Day and I don’t know what I’m going to be doing.