Sistah Pat

Okay, I’m not happy with the way I behaved yesterday.  Didn’t get any exercise (unless you count wandering around in grocery stores all morning) and ate like an idiot.  I didn’t eat any breakfast or lunch and then got hit with hunger around 2:30 so I ate a couple cups of strawberries.  At dinner, I ate way too much and felt bloated and icky but it didn’t keep me from pigging out on frozen yogurt last night.  I only consumed 900 calories which is too low and about half of them were junk.  This, chickies, is not living healthy.  I am no longer on vacation and need to get back into a healthy routine.  I WILL exercise and eat better today!  (Can I get a Hoo Rah!!)

It’s hard to understand how time off from exercise can make it seem so distasteful.  I keep procrastinating about getting back on the treadmill and I know it’s something I need to do.  I don’t even dislike it.  I rather enjoy it so why aren’t I chomping at the bit to grab my MP3 and hit the treads?

Shouldn’t have too much trouble losing weight next Monday and Tuesday.  I had a lump come up on the knuckle of my left ring finger and asked my orthopedic surgeon, the great and powerful Dr. Salaman, about it when I went to see him for my broken toe.  He said it’s a ganglion cyst and scheduled me to have it removed after I got back from vacation.  I was looking at the pre-op instructions last night and I have to fast all day Monday and go to the hospital for pre-op labs at 2:15.  Then I can eat some dinner and have to fast from 10:00 p.m. on to get ready for the surgery Tuesday morning.

Guess I should finish my coffee and get moving.  Okay, girls, I’m counting on the power of womanhood!  I know you guys can bitch and nag with the best of them.  DO NOT let me miss another day of exercise.

11:15 - Okay, I did something!  It wasn’t easy though.  Seems like things are working against me but I know it’s just because I’m disorganized right now.  I went up to work on the treadmill and it was getting warm upstairs.  Then I realized that my MP3 player was still in the RV.  I went out to get it but the RV is locked.  Went to get the keys and realized DH must still have them on his keyring because they’re not in the kitchen.  Decided to wait till he gets home this evening but then I read Brandie’s blog and I felt guilty because her entire family is sick and she’s trying desperately to carve out a few minutes for herself so she can exercise.  Decided to put on my bathing suit and jog in the pool so I went out and checked it and found that it’s getting kind of murky and icky because the chemicals are off.  I shocked it and came back in.  Finally made myself do 30 minutes of boring treadmill without my MP3 or any other distractions.  Only burned 146 calories but I guess it’s a start.  I also made myself eat breakfast so that was 150 calories.  Not doing too well, am I?

1:45 - Went out to take a closer look at the yard and couldn’t help but notice that the flower beds haven’t been fertilized or watered much since I left for vacation.  Actually, I’m sure that they haven’t been fertilized at all.  (sigh)  I have all these people who love to tell me what a green thumb I have!  I know it’s meant as a compliment but I really have to bite my tongue to keep from saying, “It’s not a green thumb!  It a whole lot of work and money and sweat, dammit!”  I made sure that David and Stacy knew what had to be done but I guess I can’t complain.  They did a great job with the house.  Guess I’m going to be fertilizing, dead-heading, and watering for a few days.  I have two plumeria trees I started from cuttings I got in Hawaii that are about 7 feet tall that I fertilize like crazy every summer to get them to bloom and then bring them in all winter and try to keep them alive.  If they don’t get massive doses of a super bloom fertilizer, they won’t bloom.  Wonder if it’s too late for this year?