Sistah Pat

Mr. Scale is still showing me at 174.  He has no compassion for me and takes no pity on my behavior of late.  Tough Love.  I have to respect him for that.

I’ve been kind of laying back, eating fairly healthy, and making excuses to avoid getting really intense about losing weight again.  I tend to get into a mindset this time of year that tells me I only have a little bit of time left before I go back to work and I need to enjoy it as much as I can.  Problem is, I’m not really enjoying it, I’m just kind of drifting along in a boring, mind-numbing routine.  I can procrastinate with the best of them.

I know where some of my weight issues come from and I know what I have to do about it.  I have to eat low-cal, avoid carbs, and MOVE.  Sometimes, I procrastinate about things I really want to do because it’s more comfortable to sit on my butt and do nothing.  Examples:

I want to go to the nursery and look for some “fillers” for the flower beds.

I want to go to Kohl’s and pick up my favorite perfume that I’ve been out of for a month.

I want to get together with our oldest and dearest friends for dinner.

I want to go to Habitat for Humanity and see if they have a bunch of perennials I can pick up cheap.

Okay, that’s the “wants”, here’s the most pressing “need to’s”

I need to finish scrubbing Manny.

I need to scrub down my car.

I need to weed the flower beds.

I need to vacuum the pool.

I need to cut the grass.

What do all these items have in common?  I have to MOVE.  I got myself into this mess because I had an ankle injury which kept me from moving for a long time and I got into some bad habits of propping myself up on the couch and watching TV for hours.  I started getting out of this mess by ignoring the TV and doing all kinds of things to keep myself busy.  None of the things I want/need to do are difficult.  They’re just things that I can comfortably ignore in favor of watching hours and hours of TV. 

The last couple of days, I’ve actually sat there and watched re-runs!  Shows I’ve already seen that weren’t that great the first time around, seduced by a big-screen courtesan.  “Relax.  Prop yourself up on the couch.  Don’t move, use the remote.  Would you like some fat-free, sugar-free frozen yogurt?  It’s healthy.”  Not if you eat three bowls of it!

Enough, enough, I’m done with it.  Starting today, I’m going to ignore the TV and get moving again.   That shouldn’t be too difficult.  Today is DH’s birthday!  I have to finish cleaning the RV so we can go to Belterra Casino in southern Indiana.  We’re having dinner at the buffet and I’ll be sitting on my butt all evening but, at least, I have to move from one slot machine to another (smile) and I won’t have a TV. 

3:30 - Okay, I’m out the door.  We’ll be at Belterra in an hour and a half or so.  Made a teeny dent in my want/need to do list.  Called Rick and Pam and made arrangements to get together with them on Sunday.  Got the RV cleaned (except the carpet but that can wait).  It’ll be nice to have some private time with DH this evening.  We may even stay an extra night if the mood strikes.  We both get tired of always having a housefull. 

Later, chicklets!