Rumbly in my Tumbly
I've reached that point that I always reach in a new diet about 10-14 days in: I'M STARVING! Oh, my goodness, I am so freakin' hungry all the time! I've been trying to hold out with snacks every two hours, but the last two days, I've just caved in and eaten dinner in the middle of the afternoon. Of course, when I do that, I want dinner again around 8 p.m. I'm talking serious hunger here, nothing that can be held at bay with a handful of nuts. My body's just having that adjustment period it needs to getting used to the lower daily calories.
Today, we were out strolling Chandler and walking the dogs at a state forest, and we stopped at a general store in the woods to get a drink/snack. I wound up getting a hamburger. I just really needed to eat! Chandler enjoyed running around on the deck listening to the live bluegrass music while Mommy chowed down. For dinner later, I just had some salmon/veggie patties over a salad. Very light and contrite.
I decided against yoga class again until my regular teacher comes back, which will be Monday. I've been having steady problems with that pinched nerve in my right hand, and it's making daily activities, like buckling a car seat and chopping veggies, hard. I burned a lot of calories yesterday, however, by taking Chandler to the zoo. She has this two-wheel stroller that has to be tilted to roll, so I have to support it with my arms any time we're moving. My biceps got a real workout, not to mention that we covered the entire zoo and I lifted her out of her stroller probably 12 times. By the time we got back, I felt like I'd been at the gym running the treadmill and lifting weights. My shoulders are still sore today.
We had a great time. She rode the carousel for the first time, and it was the cutest thing EVER. The only downside the whole day were the glimpses I kept getting of myself in the gift shop windows all over the park. I would literally be stopped in my tracks to see myself. I mean, I know I'm fat, but, "ACK!" You never see all the rolls when you're standing stock-still sucking in your gut in front of the bedroom mirror, you know? It stopped me from eating a hot dog while we were there. I ate a blueberry cereal bar I had packed for Chandler instead. That was when the aforementioned hunger pangs began. If it hadn't been for those shop windows, I would have been all up in Backyard Burger.
I have never had any patience for hunger. If I'm truly hungry, I'm going to eat. The trick to this dieting is to make sure I've got food with me, so I don't get caught out without any good choices.
I was appreciative of my fancy scale this morning. It said I was up a pound from yesterday, but it also said my fat percentage was down, and my muscle mass was up. Phew. No sweat.