Sistah Pat

Weighed myself and was shocked to see 188 still lurking.  Took my shower, dropped the towel, moved the scales to a different tile on the floor, and weighed 187.  My morale says I’m going with 187.  I had really hoped to show a better loss today.  My goal of 185 by Thursday is getting closer.

I have a field trip helping chaperone 300 eighth graders to see the Riverbats baseball team today.  I’ve only been on three field trips this year and two of them have been in the past week.  The cold, wet weather that moved in last Friday is still hanging around so I plan to bundle up and be better prepared today.  Calling for rain, wind, and temps topping at 68 degrees.  That’s a little chilly for sitting in a stadium.

I’m going to be very stingy with calories today and hit the treadmill when I get home from work.

6:15 a.m. - ARGHH!  I thought I’d just have a cup of strawberries fo breakfast but Holly was here when I went to bed last night and it looks like she ate all of them.  Guess I’ll plan on a bowl of oatmeal as a “brunch” before we leave for the game at 10:00.

9:00 a.m.

I know I shouldn’t pick on Mondays.  Everyone always hates them and it’s really not fair BUT, today is not starting out well.  I think it’s going to be a tough one.  Jean, one of the other teachers just told me to be on the bus loading dock by 9:30 so we’re leaving a lot earlier than I thought.  She said we’ll have lunch “on our laps at the stadium”.  I asked her what that meant and she said we either buy a sack lunch here at school or eat at the stadium.  I went to the cafeteria (which I try to avoid at all costs!) and was told that the sack lunches are $3.50 and they consist of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, potato chips AND Chex Mix, a cookie and a fruit drink.  Are they crazy?  No wonder so many kids are overweight.  Jean said we can always get something at the stadium.  According to her, they must have something healthy. 

sigh..it’s going to be a long day.

2:20…If I were an angel (and I am not even pretending that I am), I would have earned my wings today.  If you ever find yourself down at Riverfront Stadium, be advised that they do not have anything healthy nor do they pretend to.  They have:
popcorn
cotton candy
ice cream
snow cones
hot dogs
hot dogs with chili and cheese
hot dogs with chili and cheese and onions
brats
polish sausage
nachos
nachos with “the works”
french fries
french fries with cheese
french fries with cheese and chili
french fries with cheese and bacon
french fries with cheese and bacon and sour cream
pizza
Philly beef and cheese sandwiches
funnel cakes
funnel cakes with strawberries
funnel cakes with strawberries and whipped cream
onion rings
soft pretzels
soft pretzels stuffed with cheese
giant cookies!
candied nuts and (last but not least)
Fried Bologna Sandwiches

I was freaking out!  The smells!  All that food drifting by!  The vendors hustling cotton candy and popcorn!  I walked all over the place trying to find something to eat and there was nothing!  Tyrone, (very sweet, round, Tyrone) sitting next to me, saw my plight and told me he had plenty of food in his sack lunch from home and I could have anything I wanted.  He had a big popcorn ball, a Twinkie and a Ho-Ho, two butterfingers, Doritos, Cheezits, a sandwich and a Sprite.  I didn’t even ask what kind of sandwich he had.  Just thanked him for the offer and left him to hog heaven.

3:50 - Home at last…stopped by the store and picked up a couple of things.  I’ve eaten nothing for 20 hours so I ripped open the box and ate a low-fat fudgesicle and a strawberry on the way home.  I’m going to hit the treadmill and then eat until bedtime.

5:40 - Worked out for one hour on the treadmill.  It was really hot upstairs (did I mention that the upstairs windows are right next to my treadmill and the room gets that “greenhouse” effect?)  I walked 3 miles and burned 350 calories.  Got it up to 10% in 5 minute intervals and then brought it down.  No lingering at 2.8 and 4% today.  I’m hot, tired, and hungry!

10:00 - Okay, here’s the damages…I started a BIG can of Allen’s green beans with beef bouillion before I went upstairs. By the time I finished working out, they were ready. I dished up about two cups of green beans and wolfed them down. It saved my life. I was able to hold off until dinner was ready. I ate a lot but it was all healthy stuff so I think I’m okay.