WAY TO GO on the douple dipping treadmill!
I, too, had a good day yesterday....spent 40 minutes on the treadmill...and 30 of those 40 I was running! (insert vomiting smiley here) I think I would have a much easier time if there were freakin' mirrors everywhere! Ugh---I can just see those rolls bouncing and jiggling....and sheeesh...not a pretty sight.
My real challenge last night came when one of dearest friends )who moved away a few years ago) called and said she was driving through and did I want to meet her in town for dinner and drinks.Of course, I dearly wanted to see my friend, but I was terrified of what I might do!
So....I DID IT! I went out (which was FABULOUS! We talked and had a great time like only real girlfriends can) and I did not succumb to my favorite drink (black & tan....talk about carbs and calories!) and I ordered a totally yummy salad (my second of the day...at this rate, I'll be ready to work at Universal as Bugs!) and water to drink! It was such a victory for me.
You see, this is the EXACT type of thing that usually derails me. I talk myself right into it..."I've been really good, and I haven't seen my friend in so long and I just have to go out and have fun with her..." (Because, as we all know, fat grams and calories always listen to reason....!) And then after I cheat, it is just a long, downhill slide from there.Well, NOT THIS TIME! I am not going down that path again!
So...I went out for both lunch and dinner yesterday and survived BOTH!
Um, ok, it is totally unfair of my scale-phobic self to ask this...but...wasn't it weigh in day? Hmmmm? How'd everyone do? Yes, I absolutely realize that I am a complete and total hypocrite!
Demanding to know all of your numbers when I myself hide cowering in the corner in the fetal position because I believe that scale is possessed and will steal my soul...
Congrats!!!!! Its awesome when you can have such a big accomplishment!
Hey gang,
I have to apologize for my lack of voice on the board.... I have been swamped at work dealing with a whole bunch of issues and stubborness with some of the contractors and designers I am working with... someday I'll figure out why people get so stuck on an issue that they no longer can see the pig picture.... WHY!!!!
Oh well - at least all of this stress hasn't sent me completely over the edge with my eating plan yet. I will confess to eating some chocolate over the last few days that I probably shouldn't have, but yeah me for keeping the quanities to one or two kisses a day as opposed to one of two bags... That should get me something right???
Anyways - TGIF is the way I feel right now. I could use a few days away from work and maybe then cooler heads will prevail. Until then, I'll just be sitting here trying to finish all of the work that should have been done in the last two days but didn't because I was trying to get the stubborn folks I work with to come together....
OK - my venting is over - thanks for listening...
angry and frustrated Goof....
somebody please tell a funny story so that when I check in later I can get a good laugh....
Unfortunately I don't have much of a funny story except I was so tired from the gym last my DH and I were coming in from the garage and I grabbed 2 bottles of water for us.... then i dropped them... then I tripped over the box... luckily i didn't fall but he thought it was funny... lol... Happy Friday!!!
I wish I could say the same. I went to an Irish restaurant on Wednesday and you would think that I would be forced into the salad since normally there would not be a vegetarian option at an Irish place.
I started having health issues when I was about 18, including female hormone imbalance problems, fibromyalgia (which became severe in my late 30's), type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and neck and back problems. I was diagnosed last year with celiac disease (which took a heck of a long time to figure out), and this is the root cause of almost all my health problems. In particular, the hormone problems, diabetes and severe fibromyalgia are all caused by the celiac. My daughter was also found to have celiac, so she and I have been eating a gluten free diet for several months now. I also stopped eating dairy foods at the first of the year (no more chocolate for me - and yes, I was in mourning for days) because I have been found to have issues with it, also. And I am feeling better in the last couple of weeks than I have felt in years. It is a wonderful gift! Last year at this time, I was so exhausted and in so much pain that I had to take a shower in two parts. I would shower, dry off, lay down to rest, then get up, get dressed and try to go on with my day. Everything I did was a major effort, even things that I love. All I wanted to do was lay in bed and eat! I made myself not do that all the time, but it was terrible to constantly be forcing yourself to do the things that you need (or even really want) to do. Today I am training for a 5K race in Disney. I get up at 5:00 a.m., exercise, work all day and still manage to prepare dinner. I am pretty tired by about 8:00 p.m., but that is a MAJOR victory for me! I am looking forward to continuing to feel better and have more energy as the damage from the celiac reverses itself and I stay with my gluten free, dairy free diet. I am finally able to address the weight issue with a clear head and enough energy to make the exercise stick, so here's hoping this time I win the battle!
...Can you PM me to let me know if you want your weight listed or kept private???
I've discovered vegetable chips, and I haven't been good at portioning the things. BUT I promise to keep moving while I watch t.v. this weekend. And I will not eat any of the chocolate! Tomorrow we have a birthday party for my former BIL's step-child. His new wife is a good cook, but I will try to make good choices. I can skip the cake, since cake doesn't usually tempt me. I think that I will make sure that I have had my water before I go, too.
We've had this sinus *thing* going 'round and 'round in our house. I just want to sleep - and eat comfort foods. OH...now I have another question. 
Feel like crap (see previous post) 
