01/05/2010 05:51
The night before weigh in
I got a call from my JC counselor today saying that she was concerned that I didn't have an appointment on the books and she wanted to make sure I got the New Year off to a good start. I explained to her that I had an over abundance of JC food right now and was trying to eat what I had and she told me I should come anyways to get weighed to make sure I stay on track. I had hoped to wait a few days but the only time I was available in the AM was tomorrow. On top of that, it was my friend's birthday and I told her I would take her wherever she wanted for dinner. She chose Chinese. Arrgh. I called JC because I was at work and didn't have my book and they told me what I could eat. I had chicken and veggies in a light sauce with a cup of white rice. I spit it in half and put the second half in a to go box. Interestingly enough, I found it really hard not to eat more since the others were still eating even though my body was satisfied. I might still be up tomorrow. As a general rule, I a not sensitive to sodium, but the sodium in chinese food always kicks my butt.
When I got home I watched the Bachelor and decided to do the Valerie Bertinelli workout. The part I did wasn't cardio, so I am still hopeful I will still sleep tonight. I really have a diffuclt time with squats and lunges. Not only do they hurt, but my knees "snap crackle and pop" That seems to screw me up with every workout DVD or game that I have. I do as many as I can comfortably then skip the rest. It kind of feels like cheating but I haven't found a decent subsitute for as many as there are in that DVD. I also can't do any pushups... not because of pain, but because I am weak. I am curious what others struggle with? Oh, and I had to put the Biggest Loser Game back down a level on the difficulty because just doing jumping jacks not only hurt my knees but was too much impact. I felt embarrassed and ashamed even though no one else knew. I hope once I lose some weight, doing things like jumping jacks won't be so hard of an impact on my joints. I think I am feelling discouraged today. I wish I had the body strength to do this exercises someone my age should be able to do.
Anyways, it was a good eating day, none the less. Hopefully I am starting to recover calorically from NYE.
Today I ate:
Breakfast- 4 ritz crackers, a banana, coffee with milk. (I woke up late.)
Lunch: JC enchilada meal
Snacks: One cookie, one anytime bar
Dinner: 1/2 chinese chicken and veggies meal (about 2 cups) with rice (1 cup) and my fortune cookies, tea.
I am contemplating buying a body bugg and am interested if others who have it think it is a helpful tool and is worth the money. Maybe after I get my mileage check for work on the 15th, I will look into it. That is my fun money.I need to hit the shower and go to bed. Goodnight, all.