it's almost friday and i have been back on track with a vengeance all week. i'm really happy with myself this week as far as eating goes. exercise i could do with a bit more of, but all-in-all i can't complain. i wonder why it took me so long to go back to what I know works for me... namely, having a plan for my meals. i think i didn't want to accept the fact that i wasn't doing well on my own or just winging it. too often i wouldn't eat very much throughout the day and then binge at night, feel gross in the AM, eat very little throughout the day, repeat.
even if i haven't planned exactly down to the letter what i can eat, it helps [me] to have little things absolutely set in stone, like: - i will have a glass of milk with breakfast every day (too often i try to save the 100 calories, which is totally dumb. that milk is what carries me through to lunch without hunger) - when hungry and wanting a snack mid-day, i will eat my yogurt. i will not instead eat the peanut m&m's or oreo cookies (we have a crazy stash of snacks available at work...) - i am only allowed to have one dessert after dinner (this not only allows me to satisfy my sweet tooth, but if I know i'm only going to have ONE, then i'm forced to savor it)
here's to keeping the streak going! happy almost Friday!
Hi out there in EP-land! I'm getting ready to go to work but wanted to let you all know that things out here are going well. The weather is definitely cooling off though and it's almost time for me to winterize my swamp cooler. Yesterday, I played DDR for about 5 minutes (but still fun!) and then went to a yoga class. It's just so relaxing and it's an hour for just myself. Highly recommend you guys try sometime. It's not a cardiovascular workout really at all, but definitely a stress-reliever and good for the health in other ways.
On the boy front, no reply yet. Have a happy thursday! Almost Friday!
another update from the peanut gallery... you know all the drama that i was creating about the guy i met on my business trip? today i decided to do something about it. i asked my co-worker for his contact info... and i got it. even though i was really embarrassed & nervous about asking for the info. my co-worker was surprisingly sweet/chill about it considering he usually takes any opportunity to make fun of me.
anyway, the reason i was going to email K was because I have another work trip out his way in the beginning of november and was going to see if he'd be up for meeting up while i was there. however, while talking to my co-worker, i found out that K will actually be visiting my workplace next week! so instead i asked him if he would want to get dinner with me next week. we shall see. good thing I finally got up the nerve to ask my coworker - the timing seems really good. of course, this means i will probably be checking my email every 5 seconds now.
haha... the drama. it makes me laugh! ...but it's fun to be excited about someone. still, i laugh, because in the Grand Scheme of Things, I really know very little about K. ...other than, he's hott!
Unfortunately, I didn't do too well on my travel week (last week). However, I'm back on track again. I decided I need to go back to planning weekly menus. Why? Because it worked for me the first time 'round - just knowing what and when to eat. I went back into the JC center today and bought some food too (although I did not look at the scale when they insisted on taking an "initial" weigh in).
Last night I had a big win on the food front though. I went to a yoga class after work and then over to my friend's house to watch Heroes. He grilled salmon and I had a moderate portion of rice and made some veggies at his place. It was a good meal and very healthy to boot! Then I had a scoop of Dreyer's Loaded for dessert. When I got back home, I felt the urge to eat more sweets. However. I did not. I asked myself if I was really hungry, and the truth is, I wasn't. In fact, I was a little thirsty, so I told myself to drink some water and then reevaluate. Too bad I can't make this choice everytime!
My first mini goal is to be consistent with eating through my birthday, which is in a bit over a month. I think it's a very doable goal (despite two more work travel trips between now and then, plus Thanksgiving). I have this week planned out. Tonight I'm going to the dollar theater to watch Ratatouille with some friends. I've already seen it, but I loved it so it's worth seeing again. Happy Tuesday everyone - keep smiling =)
I had a bad one yesterday. My parents left in the morning and I felt lonely afterward. I'm not proud to say this but I turned to food for comfort. And I overate and overate. One positive thing: I did also go to the gym and did a step aerobics class. I'm determined to make today better on the eating front. My pledge for today is if I feel depressed or lonely, I will call someone instead of eating.
Today after work (yep, have to work), I'm going to CA for a recruiting trip... which will be fun! Have a happy Columbus Day, blogland.
As of this AM, back to 128.8. I've lost a lot of weight since parents have been here! Gotta keep going strong... Happy Friday all and hope you have a great weekend ahead.
For those of you who commented about K (the crush), thanks for your feedback! Here's some more information. First of all, I haven't done anything about the situation since I last posted because like Jenny*in*London suggested, I really don't want to scare him by being creepy. Or stalkerish. We don't really work together, per se. He works for a customer of mine. Even worse, huh? But we don't work on any of the same projects. IrishGal asked if I'll see him again and the answer is I'll be going back out there in the beginning of November, so I could see him, but I won't unless I contact him directly and ask to do something. Last thought: I don't have a way to contact him currently. I know his name, but not his email address or phone no or anything. So I would have to ask my coworker who knows him for all that stuff and it would involve another conversation where I have to be more direct about why I want it. Which to me still seems slightly stalkerish and somewhat weird. But I might do it. I just have to figure out when would be appropriate.
...not too much to report over here. I had a few too many granola bars today at work (uh.. yeah, that would be a Luna Bar, a PB Fiber one bar, and a 100-cal rice krispy bar. oh yeah and there was also the Halloween-size hershey's special dark morsel as well...hm...) but anyway, until writing it out, I wasn't feeling particularly badly about it. Actually, still am not. Hah! Take that!
Not too much exercise as of late (since getting back from grand canyon) because parents have been in town. I have, however, been doing the biking into and from work which I am counting as daily exercise, since it is at least 40 mins of biking.
Hope everyone else is doing well. Friday is almost upon us!
Ah! I'm excited for a dumb-dumb reason. Feel like I'm back in high school with this stupid crush I have on this guy who - HELLO - lives on the other side of the country and whom I really don't know very much about. Could it be that he reminds me of my ex (physically) and that's enough to set me off? Anyway, got into work and got to talking to the guy here who would know if this guy is single. Spent 15 minutes just shooting the breeze until I got up the nerve to ask if K was single... and he is! It was really funny b/c the conversation went something like this.
me: [trying to appear casual] "So is K single?" B: "K? Yeah." [pause] "He's not gay, though." me: [flustered] "Oh, no, I didn't think he was!" B: "Well, you know, anyone in their early thirties who's still single, you start thinking they might be gay." me: [now alternately indignant] "Hey now...!" B: "Oh, well girls don't count, girls don't count."
Haha! Of course, I have no plans to do anything whatsoever about this because I don't know what I could possibly do. But I want to do something! Something crazy. Any ideas?
from my trip to the grand canyon, that is. it was totally amazing! i will post pictures when i eventually download them to my computer. if you haven't been, i do recommend it, though it was a bit touristy. i got in at least 8 miles of walking/hiking one day and at least half that the other day. the hiking is excellent! (we stayed at the south rim, which is the more visited area, but I'd be up for going again sometime to explore more... so much left to do!)
right now, i have to get to work... i can imagine the loads of email and things to-do that have accumulated while I was gone... and it's a little scary. meanwhile, my parents are still in town through the weekend, which is actually kinda nice! i'm going to bike to work so i can leave them the car... it's been a while since i've biked in so i hope that it's not totally killer.
good scale news: stepped on this morning for the first time since leaving, and it had me down 4 lbs. official wi will be on friday though. haha, that will put be back down to my "starting" weight, if it sticks through friday. butttt.... i'm still feeling good about it, because i've been eating really well and celebrating my no-binging streak!
I've had a spectacular last day and a half of eating while my parents have been in town. It's actually really nice to have them around because they just naturally have a very healthy diet without trying. Last night for dinner we had rice, broiled salmon, vegetable soup, and fruit. This morning we kick-started it with some steamed sweet potato and steamed (winter) squash, plus boiled eggs and fruit. In a few mins I'm taking off to road-trip it to the Grand Canyon. Hope you all have a great next couple of days and I'll see you when I get back!
Remember to think positively and treat yourselves well. =)
