Another long day on my butt at work.
My food log program says that to lost 10 pounds by May 13 I should be eating 646 calories a day…lol. Really.
Man, I am having a lot of trouble getting back into the exercise routine. Pure laziness. The spectre of meeting up with an old boyfriend in Vancouver in May is not as motivating as I thought it would be…darn.
OK, positive note: Still on the low carb thing, and yes, I am really getting tired of eggs, but that is my own lack of imagination. Still feeling very good about it. And I have noticed that I haven’t been having nightmares at all the last few weeks. I don’t know if it is related, but I will pretend it is until further notice.
Whew, what a week. Big things at 1) work: I have been put in charge of 2 major projects (note: nothing has been taken off my desk…) and 2) home: have embarked on Next Big Home Improvement Project. Volunteer responsibilities suddenly exploded too. But, it is all good. That is what I keep telling myself.
I just got back from a very intense 3 day business trip where I think I managed 4 hours sleep each night. It was my own mistake, I booked too many things and also tried to incorporate some personal visits. I have to remember I am now too old to pull all-nighters. I did have some great food and saw a great live band, somewhere in there, with a man who was very intent on impressing me. That was fun. Don’t expect much will come of it but it was fun.
Now I am back to the real world and back on track with the whole ‘what would a skinny person do?’ plan. Fully low-carb day today, and more to come. Also, I bought the most beautiful sandals, and, in anticipation, even though it is still winter, I am going for a mani/pedi tomorrow - 2 hours of relative pampering. I will probably dream about it all night I am so much looking forward to it.
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Sat I am fully booked but on Sunday I am heading out to the wilderness hiking trail and making a day of it…I will enjoy every second of it, out there in the bush…..!
Ignoring the scale…lalalalala
I have been very careful with the low-carb thing almost every day. it gets easier and easier every day.
I am working very hard at not getting any work done…who says I don’t have goals?
Wicked scale is playing with my mind again - according to the number, I am back up 5 lbs BUT today I am wearing clothes I could not wear last month. What is going on? No, don’t answer that, I will just start to hyperventilate if I think about it too much.
Feeling just a little bit guilty because I begged off a volunteer commitment for tonight. It is just too much for me to deal with today, I am so far behind on everything else. I am going to go home and take the dog for a long walk, I have to hit 60 minutes of exercise for tiny2b’s challenge and trust me, walking that monster counts. No strolling from tree to tree with him. In another couple of weeks the snow might be off the running track and I can get back into the real training schedule.
I did plough through alot of stuff on my desk though, still have tons of work to get caught up and I haven’t checked voicemail since last week. I am going to channel Scarlett: “Tomorrow, I will think about it tomorrow.”
Made a major error earlier tonight and had a nap. Now it is almost midnight and I am wide awake. Not only that, I have a ton of work to do and I am ignoring it. Also just had 2 giant handfuls of chocolate-covered almonds. Argh!
Hanging with my son is fun, he has turned into a nice young man. And he has left me possession of his apt, while he stays at his girlfriend’s. It is a tiny place so that was a nice solution. We went for dinner - I introduced him to thai - and now I am about to crash. Tomorrow I will stock his kitchen cupboards before I leave town.
Blew the low-carb thing but not too too badly. Still, can’t say I was on-plan so no ticker movement.
Tomorrow I drive home - about 8-9 hours. I don’t really mind it, except for the last hour. I just crank the tunes and roll on through.
Whew. I was booked for an 8 hour road trip today but a major winter storm is blowing through so I am staying put. The highway is closed due to blowing snow and a couple of big pile-ups. There is no detour - there’s only one way out of town…lol. So tomorrow I will get up bright and early and hit the road.
I am going to visit my son and then I have a full day of meetings. I am looking forward to it - I haven’t seen him since xmas.
So far I am staying on the low-carb thing pretty consistently. My carb load is definitely higher than the atkins plan would require, but it seems to be working. The important thing for me is strictly no bread, past, rice or potatoes and barely any added sugar. I am not doing very well with adding exercise during the week but I am getting outdoors quite a bit on the weekends. So I am happy with myself.
Well, official number for Mon morning is 176, which is slightly down from last week. I am actually ok with this since the number fluctuated wildly all week. This means the number from last week was real, and I expect this low-carb approach is working, despite my weird metabolism.
