Today is the last day that the software trainer is here, so we're busy trying to test everything before he leaves! I'll be glad to be back to "normal" tomorrow. I worked thru lunch today again, but made it to the gym yesterday and I'll go tomorrow too. I've done my 6AM treadmill workout every day this week except Tuesday when I had to leave the house early to go and vote. It just doesn't feel right when I don't do it! Hmmm........is that a habit?
I'm not holding out much hope that I've lost any weight this week. Friday is my official weigh in, but I'm not looking forward to it. We've been eating lunch ordered in every day this week and tonight we're taking the software trainer out for dinner & drinks. Sigh.......life sure gets in the way of this dieting thing! No worries.....I'll make next week a great week to make up for it!
I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I want to do a lot of reading and we'll watch a good bit of football on Saturday. I wouldn't mind going to the mall and hitting Bath & Body Works for some of that yummy "Winter Candy Apple" lotion! I got the hand soap to have here at work, but I'm dying to get the body lotion to keep at home! It smells divine!
Today may be the first "normal" day I've had all week! The software training is still going on, but things have calmed down considerably! I'm actually going to get outta here at lunchtime and hit the gym! They're ordering lunch in again, but its just going to be an assorted cold sub platter and I can have a small piece with turkey & some of my fresh salsa and it'll all be good!
I'm glad the election stuff is over & I'm hoping our country will move forward. President Obama has a daunting task ahead of him, but I'm confident that he will surround himself with people who will guide us in the right direction.
So far, our software conversion is going well. Luckily its not my department, but I'm here to help if needed. I went thru my conversion a year ago.......hope its the last one till I retire!
I did very well with my eating over the weekend. I'm not weighing myself till my new official day of Friday....per orders of my nutrtionist! The only thing that may sidetrack me this week is that they will be ordering lunch in. I'm really going to pay attention to my body and when I'm no longer hungry....stop eating! Whether that means I've eaten 1/2 of what's in front of me, or even less........I have to learn when to say...enough! I will order what I want, but eat only until satisfied. The weigh in on Friday will determine how successful I've been!
Good grief.....this has been a hectic day!! I have nearly 12,000 steps on my pedometer already! Besides being very busy at work, I did 30 min. on my treadmill this morning and another 30 min. at lunch time at the gym! I'm starting to wear down! Hopefully I'll be home in my recliner with my feet up before too long!
I'm really going to try to keep my calories in check this weekend. I know I can do it! My official weigh in day is Friday now and I'm already down a pound since my "weigh in" with the nutritionist on the phone yesterday! Nothing like a bit of a head start! My goal is to be below 210 when I next talk to her at the end of November. She wants me to lose about 4 lbs a month and that will give me a nice start.
Next week is going to be very busy here with a software conversion so if I'm not blogging or commenting, you'll know why! Hope you all have a Happy Halloween & a great weekend!!
Just got off the phone with my nutritionist. She is very nice and very easy to talk to. It was really just a "get to know me" type call and now she is going to send me the diet plan. She recommends 1600 cals for me with an emphasis on more lean protein, as she thinks I'm lacking a bit there. She also recommended that I call my insurance company to see if we have a "nutrition benefit" and it turns out, we do! That means I could actually go see a dietician in person. I can have 6 visits a year with a $10 copay each time. I may look into it. Suzanne wants me to focus on losing 10% of my weight and try to do that in the next 6 months. She's going to call me in a month to see how I'm doing. Here I go.........!!!
Wow.......I was sure in a "state" yesterday! I'm feeling much more positive and hopeful today. I have my "tele-conference" with the nutritionist at 2 so I'm anxious for that.
I had something new for lunch today. It was one of the V-8 soups that come in a little carton. It was the Butternut Squash one. It was really quite tasty and I'm so full! The little carton is 2 servings so I ended up with about a cup for lunch today and I'll finish it tomorrow for lunch. You can imagine how it looks....um......let's just say that one of the guys who works here compared it to what comes out of his newborn daughter! Thankfully, it tastes much better than it looks! Note to self......cover the bowl/cup when you microwave it.....kaboom.....I had a mess to clean up! It tends to splatter!
I've been doing some reading about Intuitive Eating and I'm really trying to be mindful about knowing when I've had enough. I was really too full after lunch since I had the cup of soup, a lite string cheese, a hard-boiled egg & a few baked scoop chips with fresh salsa. Calorie wise I was fine, but it was really more food than I needed at the time. I'm trying to learn......baby steps you know. I'm going to talk to Suzanne(nutritionist) about it when she calls. About slowing down and listening to your body. Not just automatically eating everything in front of you!
Wow.....I've been rambling today! I'll let you know what Suzanne has to say.....I'm going to take notes!!
Okay......that's it. I am totally & thoroughly disgusted with myself. I went out for lunch to a place that has a hot lunch buffet. Big mistake. I ate SO much that I felt sick. What on earth is wrong with me??????? I was 217.5 this morning. Will I not be happy till I hit 220? Sigh........I really feel that today was the straw that broke the camel's back. I will talk with Suzanne(nutritionist) tomorrow and I am determined to follow whatever plan she comes up with. As for today, I will do some damage control on the treadmill tonight and eat a light dinner....if I eat at all. Right now I feel as if I'll never eat again. I have got to get serious with this portion control. This stuffed feeling is horrible. Please bear with me, my friends. I'll get up on the wagon with all of you.......I promise!
So, here it is Tuesday, but it feels like Monday to me! I was off yesterday to go to the Dr with DH. Not sure if I ever told you all about his bout with kidney cancer in 2006? He had a 10cm tumor removed, along with his left kidney(all while we were on vacation!!) Anyway, ever since then, he has had to go every 6 months for a CT scan and then meet with the Dr for results. I always go with him to the Dr........I wouldn't want him to be alone if the report isn't good, you know? Anyway........as of yesterday, everything looks great! They are pushing his scans to a year now, so he doesn't have to go back till next October! Yeah!! After the Doc, we went and did a bit of shopping and went out for a nice lunch. All in all, a great day!
Well, the insurance nutritionist finally called me on Friday......at my home number! I specifically asked them to call me at work! Sigh........I called her back and got her voice mail and told her that I'd be home yesterday morning if she could call.........nope. I called her again in the afternoon...voice mail again. I asked her to please call me at work....its not a problem, as I have a private office. Anyway, haven't heard anything yet. I'm really dying to see what kind of program she'll set up for me. I'm hoping just having to report to her will help me stay on the straight and narrow! I had a run in with Ben & Jerry on Sunday... Plus I did absolutely NO exercise all weekend! I'm back on track today. Started with my 30 min treadmill walk this morning and I'll be heading to the gym on my lunch hour.
Hope you all have a great Tuesday!!
Nova
An edit: Nutritionist finally called me!! We're having a "tele" meeting on Thursday at 2!! I'm excited to talk with her!
First........a rant.....if anyone figures out how to stop the music from playing on blogs.....please, please let me know! Why on earth would we want that forced on us? Sheesh!
Not much new to report here. Same old, same old. This has been a long week for some reason. I have a conference call to get thru this afternoon. If that doesn't put me to sleep, I have a facial after work that is guaranteed to! Ah........can't wait!
Hope you're all having a great week. Tomorrow's Friday(although it seems like today should be Friday!)!!
Just back in the office for a few minutes after spending the day listening to speakers. It was a motivational type day.......it was fun and the speaker(s) were very good. They had a very nice buffet lunch and I ate a small portion of the various things and came away feeling very good about that! They were throwing chocolate out during the motivational speaker's presentation.......at least they were tiny and the one that flew at me was tiny little Kit Kat bars......and yes.....I ate them!
Back to my normal routine tomorrow. The last couple days have been rough to get my steps in. I ended the day yesterday with only 8738, but that's ok. Some days are just like that. I have to get on the treadmill tonight to get a few more steps. I'm only at 5765 right now! Yikes!
Thankfully, it tastes much better than it looks! Note to self......cover the bowl/cup when you microwave it.....kaboom.....I had a mess to clean up! It tends to splatter!
Plus I did absolutely NO exercise all weekend! I'm back on track today. Started with my 30 min treadmill walk this morning and I'll be heading to the gym on my lunch hour.