Where the hell have I been? Jeez it's been like five days since I posted. :/
We had a ton of town celebrations this last weeks. Plus the state rivalry college game. And a friend of mine just turned 21. I've been all over. But I need to stay updated. It's the only thing that will keep me on track.
I've done pretty well. I lost two more pounds, finally!! I'm so excited.
Yesterday was one of my days off and listen to how crazy I am: woke up, trimmed back the bushes that completely surround my yard, dragged all of the debris away, watched a movie with the husband, ate breakfast, drove him to work, fed my son, cleaned out my garage, mowed my lawn, weed wacked around my house, washed all the laundry in my house, folded and put away, showered, took my son to the park, went to the grocery store, saw my husband at work, cooked supper, made scotcharoos (which I only had one tiny little bit :D), cleaned up, watched a movie with my son, and cleaned the rest of my house.
I only consumed 1200 calories. I'm not sure how much I burnt off, but felt like 8 million. lol
FINALLY after almost a week of excuses, stuck to under 1500 calories today. Super proud of me. :-) And did very little sitting today considering I really wasn't all the busy at work.
Plus went hung out with a friend of mine/ex-co-worker my old high school waitress-ing job at my old job. (Her mom was the owner and still runs it.) They were super swamped so I helped out a little. A little movement to keep me from eating. Good calorie burning.
Ate my oatmeal, ate some veggies for lunch, had two fried wantons w/just a little sweet and sour sauce, two tiny pancakes with only a little butter and even less syrup and a glass of chocolate milk. Pretty damn good, I'd say.
Walked about a mile too, in flip-flops, so it was less than comfortable; but I feel well worth it.
Forgot to post yesterday. Whoops. It was a weird day. I was off all day. At first I didn't know what day it was, I couldn't remember my client schedule (thankfully I was aware enough that everyone's hair turned out right.) I forgot to make supper, which how does that happen? Just a weird weird day.
But here's the diet recap: My morning oatmeal, a handful of sweet potato fries for lunch (which, by the way, were REALLY disappointing.), chicken salad on low-fat crackers and three glasses of chocolate milk. I'm not completely sure of the calorie count, but I'm pretty sure if I did go over, it really wasn't by much.
I don't know what's wrong with me this week, but I need to focus today. Focus. Foooocuuuuussss. ....I think I'm still more tired and out of it than I think.
I gained a pound. I knew it was coming. It's all my bad. But I'm only having a little for supper. :) I'm in too good of a mood to be upset with myself about my pound. I should be upset with myself, but I can't.
But I will be working out tonight. So not only will I be in a even better mood (1- for being proud that I worked out and 2-because exercise releases endorphins.) but I will have accomplished more today than I thought I would.
I live slightly live in the middle of nowhere. Which means the gas I use for my house comes from a tank that I fill. I was planning that the gas (or lp) that I had in my tank was going to last until November. I found out today that I'm almost out. So instead of my usual, planned out saving the money for lp, I now have to scrounge.
And I came home to my dog having projectiled crap all over the inside of his dog kennel in my living room.
What does that have to do with my diet?
I just want some CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKIKKEE!!!! Sugar of some kind to make me feel a little better. Maybe not a cake, but definitely pie. The world's best cake pales in comparison to the most mediocre pie. Blueberry pie to be exact. Warm blueberry pie with homemade ice cream. That would make me feel better.
Instead I've just drug my dog's kennel outside to hose it out, now I'm waiting for it to dry so I can put it back together; so I can give my dog a bath in, of course it'll have to be in warm/hot water that will use some of my last/precious lp.
And I still have to eat supper.
My staff meeting today was held in a Chinese buffet. I shouldn't have held back.
Just did a small work out while watching the spouse play videogames. I feel slightly better, certainly more accomplished since my last post. :)
I've also washed most of the dishes but my son needed a shower so it took precedent; that's alright. I detest washing dishes. At least I have most of them done.
196 days left until my wedding anniversary. Which equals about 28 weeks, which means I have to loose about .9 pounds per week for the next 28 weeks to reach my goal. Math makes things sound so much more simple than they really are, doesn't it? You take a small number, such as .9 pounds per week and it sounds like nothing. Add in the human psyche, and that's where your math gets all fudged up.
Already gone over my 1500 calories and still have supper to deal with. :( Sad sad face. I hate holidays. It's almost impossible to get through it. Must must must get back on diet tomorrow.
What is it with Americans and holiday? Even the least important ones, such as Labor Day (it's only unimportant because no one really know what it's for) and we eat soooo much more than we normally would.
I didn't get my oatmeal today, which I was looking forward to it's simplicity. Instead I was given an egg, bagel, ham, cheese sandwich with a side of salsa, two slices of bacon and some hash brown. Over five hundred calories. :/
I still have 900+ calories for the day, but I always feel robbed at the end of the day if I eat TOO much at breakfast. Oatmeal is the perfect amount. It ends up being a little less than 300 calories. A salad for lunch is about 150 leaving me well over 1000 for supper and my glass of chocolate milk that serves as dessert.
Ack, I'm whining. I don't want to be whine. I apologize. It's easier to get the whining out of the way than to hold it in and then burst all over the place later on. Whining over. For today, at least. I promise. :)
Time: 8:26 Weight: 171 Days Remaining: 179 Feeling: Fuzzy
For my first free day I went only about 60 calories over my 1500 calorie limit. Not terrible, I suppose, but definitely back on being strict tomorrow. I'm going to eat my morning oatmeal with my half cup of milk and my 1 tbsp of sugar. (I gave up on honey, I still think it's gross.) Then it's food shopping day!! All the new possibilities for my palate are there, only three miles away in my favorite grocery store. I say favorite only because it's way cheaper than the other one in town, which is equal distance from my house.
Try forgetting butter. Or milk. It sucks. And it's too far to walk.
Did some cardio today and definitely worked up a sweat. So glad considering I DID go over my limit. One mistake with me often leads to two. Must be extremely careful. Also did some extra cleaning around the house, that burns a calorie or two. :)
Time: 10:43 Weight: 171 Weight Deadline: 197 Days Feeling: Surprised
I lost another two pounds? I must have merely misplaced them. Strange...oh, well. I'll take it. :)
The spouse has decided that Sunday will be my free day. No oatmeal for me today. I feel a little lost. I've been trying to be strict and now he won't let me into the kitchen. It's all bacon, doughnuts, eggs, greasy hashbrowns...this is going to bite me in the ass. I'm going to try to eat a good moderation of all of it, but it's going to be tough. I love a good breakfast. Give me bacon over a good steak any day.
Counted it out: there are 197 day left before my wedding anniversary (it'll be our 4 years) which means I have 197 days to loose 31 lbs. Sounds easy in theory, but we all know the truth: Thanksgiving and Christmas is coming. All that food. :/
