Howdy!
I thought I was maintaining, but it turns out that
I'm still losing!
I stepped on the scale both yesterday and the day before and saw 131, but I thought it was a fluke. Today, I stepped on it again and figured, "I'm sore, so I'll probably be back at 135 like I always am," but STILL saw 131 instead. I'm actually kind of happy about it, because I'm pretty sure that I'm not losing muscle.
I'm sore as **** from my workout yesterday and I just got back from the grocery store. I saw a skinny mini in front of me buying all kinds of crap food (Doritos, full-fat frozen dinners, ready-to-eat burritos, regular soda, Haagan Dazs) and for a moment, a feeling of envy swept over me. "WHAT? she's eating all that junk and still gets to be THIN?
" until I came to my senses and thought, "Well, she may be thin, but that doesn't make her healthy, and her body is probably suffering on the inside from being treated like crap." Then, I felt a little better, knowing that even if I have to be cautious about my food choices to stay slim, I'm still treating my body the way it wants to be treated.
I slept most of the day today. My girlfriend has a black shade installed in our room because light is bad for her migranes, so since today was my day off, after I initially woke up, I went back to sleep and stayed there for awhile.
Meg, Kim, and Allison, I can't say I miss snow at all - especially not digging out my car! I DO miss knowing that despite being a pain, it's probably a great full body workout.
And Kim, you've been VERY determined thus far - I know you can continue to maintain
and remember... you're the super 8 pack woman.
Carolyn - Spamalot is awesome. I, too, am a big fan of broadway plays... another one you should watch out for is "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" - if it comes anywhere NEAR your area, you MUST see it. It's hilarious - the GF and I saw it on the 4th of July in 2006... what a quintessentially American way to spend the 4th, right?
I, too, have a very active dream life. I have tons of interesting/weird dreams and can remember most of them. I've actually heard that people who have vivid dreams and remember them are more creative than the ones who don't.
Lisa - cold weather makes you hungrier. I've also heard that you can eat more when it's cold, but I'm not sure about the reasoning behind that (or if it's even true - it could just be another diet/weight loss myth). It MAY hold SOME truth, though.
Jessica - I hope your thyroid is to blame for your tendon problems and that it will be fixed after you get it regulated. ALSO, you know, I've heard losing weight with hypothyroid is extra difficult, so more kudos to you for losing and maintaining, even IF you had to shift your ticker a little
Megan - it's cool right now in my part of NoFlo, so I know it'll be super cold (by Florida standards
) at night. I have a feeling that tomorrow on my way to work, I'm going to do my usual "cold" weather bundling up (you know, hoodie, jacket, gloves, hoodie sleeves over my gloves, beanie hat under my hoodie, two layers of socks... yeeeeeah). I think living in Florida thins out your blood or something...