Becoming Tawnya

Okay, I want to write. King Edward is outside and I just came in from seeing what all the banging was about. He was smashing an old metal gas can so he could toss it in the dumpster. He’s such a safe guy.

Anyways, back to ME. This morning before I got out of bed, I prayed again. My typical prayer is “Good morning God, please help me enjoy this day and live it like you want me to”…then I rolled out of bed and walked to the bathroom. So, today was excellent. Did I really have to say it? Yes. Do I have to map out the details now? Yes.

My day started out with a bike ride of 10.65 miles going the speed of 12.9-14 mph. I round up to “13” for fitday.com purposes. I tried to stick to the menu I wrote for today as best that I could. Okay, I just looked at the menu and I was DARN GOOD! I just skipped lunch; I was busy in the garden/yard. I didn’t get hungry until 4ish. By then, I started prepping dinner, which I finally decided would be spaghetti. I ate proportionately well—1/2 cup whole wheat noodles, medium size ladle-full of meat sauce, and a sprinkle of Parmesan—oh! and a slice of homemade garlic wheat toast on the side. Tonight I pass on the ice cream and cake. Basically, that’s my day with a few details omitted. Only a paragraph—not bad.

I’m feeling a little more in control of what’s going on with me concerning input/output of energy. I figured out that a 10 mile ride per day and an intake of 1200 calories would actually get me to my goal by August 1^st, 2009. I analyzed my tables and learned that I am not consistent in burning the same amount of calories per day. This is why I need tables, I would have NEVER realized it. EVER. So, I will no longer be aiming to reach a 20 mile ride for an average. 10 miles. That’s it. I want to be at 145 with muscle definition. I will work on my muscle definition in place of the other 10 miles that I’m dropping.

So on the muscle defining topic—I did the plank today–for 21 seconds. LOLOL! I have a looong ways to go! Okay, that’s about all I have to say on that topic. Haha.

Ed was home from work today about 3ish. I started to miss him. He works so much to keep the house afloat. When I say that I can help out—he makes it very clear that he’s the provider. I buy what I can, when I can then. To say the truth, I think he’s really bored of my attire and would like me to purchase new stuff with any extra money I have. I have many cute items for my body at 145, and the cute stuff I got last summer is too small right now. :(( ARGH! So, not only did I start to get migraines again, my clothes don’t fit and my hernia keeps popping out from under my right rib. Coming back to 3fc was inevitable. Period.

I added a menu tab for ease when I want to refer back to my meals. I need to separate information if I am going to make any sense of it. I’m a very systematic thinker—INTJ personality type, if you know the sort. (I’m a psych major, personality was my niche.) Anyways, I’m gonna switch tabs and work on my menu now. …start the system.

Queen Tawnya Signing Off.

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