Sistah Pat

OMG! Mr. Scale says 164 this morning! That dear, sweet, little hunk of inanimate misery! I haven’t seen 164 in….eight years??? I remember when I had my first ankle surgery eight years ago. I’d been in quite a bit of pain for about a year and a half and had been slowly putting on weight. I spent three months in a wheelchair and I remember that I weighed 172 when I got out of it and I was relieved because I had only gained two pounds. Whoo Hooo! I’m getting back to ME! Well, not technically. Sistah Pat is ten years older and will never be the same ME but, at least, I’m working on it. You girls and this blog are the reason. Thanks so much for all the support and friendship!

So now, the goal for today is to be very careful to stay on track so I can actually log 165 or less into my weight table for tomorrow. I know how it flucuates. It says 164 this morning but I’ll be thrilled if I can just make a milestone in the table tomorrow.

I kept myself busy yesterday. Made a homemade marinara sauce for dinner and served it with a little pasta and broiled chicken breast. I actually ate a piece of french bread and I don’t do that as a rule but I did a hard workout yesterday and the nutrition label says it’s only 160 calories for 1/8 of the loaf. I gave myself a much needed manicure and pedicure and did some laundry and cleaning. I stared at my closet full of winter clothes in dismay. What am I supposed to do with a nice, fairly expensive wardrobe that doesn’t fit? Has anyone ever used a tailor? I wonder how expensive it would be? I wonder if I should just do it myself? I wouldn’t be afraid if it weren’t that most of my jackets are so well made. They all have linings and biased seams. I may go up to a dry cleaners and see what the deal is with their “alterations”. I suppose they probably just hem and shorten sleeves but I really don’t know. I guess I could always pick one that’s not necessarily a favorite and have a go at it. I don’t think it would be too difficult to take in the sides and put a couple of seams in the back but a lot of them are too big in the shoulders because I had to get sizes that were too big in the shoulders to accomodate the midriff. hmmmm…gotta think about it.

I’m also thinking about going to a fairly good beauty school after work tomorrow and see what they can do with my hair. I can’t spend $150 for a hair cut and style but I really need some expert advice after DIL frizzed it.

I must seem so vain! It seems like all I ever talk about is clothes and hair but I have to. It’s what’s keeping me going these days. I know I wouldn’t have the motivation to keep going if I were walking around in baggy clothes and looking like crap. I love seeing how the sizes I’m buying keep going down (I’m in a 14 petite now) and how much nicer things fit and look. It’s the compliments and comments that really help me stay motivated and I wouldn’t be getting them if I weren’t doing my best to look good. So…forgive me for being a materialistic shopaholic these days.

I’m planning on grilling ginger pork loin for dinner so I’d better make some marinade and get it going. Later!

12:45 - Just finished another kick-ass workout. Did an hour of aerobics and treadmill followed by week 1 of c25k for a total of 90 minutes. Wish the spa was working. I’d love to have a nice hot soak right about now. Btw, the motor was shot in the spa so DH had to order a new one. I wore Phyllisann’s heart rate monitor during the entire workout and tried to keep my heart rate up to 80% but it wasn’t easy. It takes me a long time to get there…almost 20 minutes of working hard. The treadmill shows I burned 860 calories but I trust the heart rate monitor and it says I just burned 790 calories. Either way, I’m happy.

4:00 - Wandered through the produce market looking for good seasonal stuff.  I bought three weird squash that I haven’t eaten or cooked before.  They were cheap, nutritious, and low-cal so I thought I’d give them a try.  I have acorn squash, delica squash, and dumpling squash.  I’m going to fix the acorn squash with honey and cinnamon, the delica with fake butter, lime juice, and chili powder, and the dumpling with chicken broth and spices.  Will let you know if they’re edible.  In the meantime, I’m going to post my ginger grilled pork chop recipe because it’s great and you chickies might want to try it some time.