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SJ's February is about the Food
| Wed, 02-01-2012 - 11:46pm |
This is the shortest month, so it seems a good time to tackle food...food...food.
I can tell from my January postings that working out is not my issue, it's the amount and type of food I eat. I love all the C foods - cookies, crackers, candy, chocolate, ice cream...my Monday toFriday eating until the sun goes down is great. Weekends are pretty similar. but between 8:00 and midnight, I am snack snack snacking. I used to just not buy this stuff. But I have every single thing I listed in my house...and if I could manage moderation, that would be OK. But I don't seem able to do that. This monty, I need to find better eating strategies, or not eating strategies.
Of course, the workout stuff stays...gym five days a week. Walk to work, gym, home. The only taxi rides should be home from the grocery store. Four flights of stairs, three days a week. Run twice, swim once, lift three times. Abs every gym day, one non gym day.
For food, fruit every day, including weekends. Two nights a week, i will try to not eat between dinner and bed. These can be nights I go to the Celtics which should make it easier.
I also will write one affirmation called 'I do not need to eat crap because...'
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| Wed, 02-01-2012 - 11:50pm |
Feb 1
Weight 177.2
No gym today. Walked to/from work, to/from Celtics. Four flights of stairs at work, four at the Celtics.
Ate fruit - Clementine.
Also had a bunch of cookies and a bunch of crackers...
I do not need to eat crap because the hole I am trying to fill is not hunger, it is boredom and loneliness, and food doesn't fill that hole.
| Thu, 02-02-2012 - 9:10pm |
Feb 2
Weight 177.8
Walk to/from work, to/from the gym. 15 minute bike warmup. Lifting for shoulders, bis, tris. AB circuit.
This is the first 'don't eat at night night'. I turned off the kitchen light and mentally put that room off limits. In another hour, I am going to bed. This is not going to be easy, but I can do it.
I do not need to eat crap because I know that it takes ten minutes on the stair stepper to burn 100 calories, and only five minutes of crappy eating to ingest 500 calories. The math isn't good..
| Sat, 02-04-2012 - 12:22am |
Feb 3
Weight 176.4
Walked to,/from work. 2 flights of stairs at work, 4 at the Celtics.
No gym today. I went to the Celtics with my brother, and we went to first. There wasn't time between work and that to o. I should run tomorrow but I am still having foot issues. The pain started in the arch, then moved to the heel, then near to wear it was broken, and is now in the ankle an't top of the foot. This is very odd - the pain feels the same as far as intensity and what it is like..but it moves around. Maybe I will just do Pilates from exercise tv.
I succeeded in not eating between dinner and bedtime, and I am on track for today. I need to o to bed soon.
I do not need to eat crap because a lot of what I eat, I don't think I even really like it...I eat it because it is there.
| Sat, 02-04-2012 - 8:50pm |
Feb 4
Weight 175.6
Some errand walking but no gym. My ankle is really hurting, and I couldn't imagine using it for running or swimming or Zumba. I have iced it, but it isn't making much difference. If it is not better Monday in will call the doctor who put the pin in my foot and make an appointment. I wonder if a bone chip could be floating around somehow from place to place - that seems bizarre, but all ncan think of.
On the other hand, I managed two non snacking nights last week, which is my goal, and my weight dropped. Today I had 2 pieces of raisin bread toast and a protein bar, then met my family for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. . We always have tons of appetizers, and I had some of everything, but not too much. I ordered shrimp with angel hair pasta and I ate all the shrimp and only a little pasta, plus 1/2 a piece of cheesecake.
I probably will have a snack, but in will try to do abs first.
I don't need to eat crap because I know that food is fuel and crap is not fuel.
| Sun, 02-05-2012 - 11:23pm |
Feb 5
Weight 177.6
Walked to and from the Celtics. Our flights of stairs there, and 8 more here between trash snd lsundry.
No gym because my foot really hurts. I just couldn't imagine even swimming.
I hadva good timecat the game and I did walk all around the balcony during the half...not much, but something. I had a piece of cranberry bread before I went, and iwas really hungry. I avoided every bad choice, snd came home and made blueberry pancakes and sausage..and then threw them up...it was like what happened a couple weeks ago, my stomach hurt, I got sick, and then felt fine...no idea what that is about.
I did a lot of paperwork while the super bowl was on(so sad) I just could hardly bear to watch until the end...and I ate some junk, but I planned to. All that went down fine..
I do not need to ear crap because there will always be crap around to eat....I don't have to feel like it will vanish if I don't eat it right now.
| Tue, 02-07-2012 - 10:45pm |
Feb 7
Weight 178
Posting for two days
Walked to work, home, gm, home yesterday, 6 flights of stairs. 2 minute bike warmup, lifting for chest/back, AB circuit
Walked to work, from the gym, to, from the Celtics. 4 flights of stairs at the game. 14 minute bikecwarmup. Lifting for legs, AB circuit.
My foot really hurts. Mi need to make a doctors appointment. This is my first of two 'no eat after dinner' nights. I am gong to bed soon.
Something happened yesterday that disappointed me. I feel like I was lied to. Maybe I wasn't, but I think I was. If I am wrong, then I would feel like a fool confronting the person. If I am right, I am p**sed because hate for someone to think they could fool me. When I feel this way, doubt myself so much. There is no way for me to confirm the truth. But I am mad about it. And it might be all in my head....
I do not need to eat crap because if I am sad and then I eat crap I will just be sad and full of crap. It won't change anything for the good.
| Fri, 02-10-2012 - 12:26am |
Feb 9
Weight 177.2
Posting for two days. Walked to work, gym, home both days. To, from celtics tonight. Pilates yesterday, floor abs, bike for 8 minutes, lifting for shoulders, bis, tris today, 3 flights of stairs atvwork, four at the game.
This is the second don't eat at night day this week and so far so good.
My foot, actually my ankle really hurts. I called the doctor who put the pin in my foot today. My insurance no longer covers him, and his firstbappointmentvis a month from today...I took it but tomorrow I am going to see what sports medicine foot guy myninsurance covers and when they could see me. I cannot run like this. I don't think I can even swim...
And today was just crappy. I hate liars. I especially hate people who tell me things that are clearly lies and then act shocked that i don't believe them. I hate people who are stupid but have jobs that require intelligence. Especially when they lie, because sometimes I wonder if they know they are losing. I hate people who after you have explained over and over for four months why whst they want you to do will not work think you should do it anyway. Or want you to think of a way it will work...when it won't. I especially hate when my boss thinks this person is amazingly brilliant...and I am obstructive...and I hate that I will do it snyway and when it doesn't work in the exact way I said it won't work, they will call me and act surprised that it doesn't and will lie that I never told them...and they will want me to fix it...and I still won't know how...
I don't need to eat crap because there are plenty of othervways crap s coming into my life without me putting it into my mouth...
And did I mention that I hate liars?
| Sun, 02-19-2012 - 10:33pm |
Feb 19
One year ago today, my mother died. She has been on my mind a lot since the beginning of the year. I really miss her, and this past week I have been thinking 'a year ago today'. In my head, I know I was a good daughter, and I know she loved me. I hope she knew how much I loved her. I hope I told her enough and showed her enough. I was not always patient with her - I prayed more for patience than anything else - but I hope it was enough. I had three nice times with my brother in the past week, a phone call, time with him alone, and time today with his family. We did not talk a lot about this, but enough that I know she is on his mind too. She would be so happy that we were spending time together, I sm sure of that.
My foot is still hurting, and I did no cardio except bike last week. But it doesn't make any difference, so this weekend I both went to Zumba and swam. I am icing it now. DT semi lectured me about ibuprofen. He thinks I should be taking it more frequently. I was trying to tough out the pain but he says that it will help with the inflammation. I am a little concerned because I am anemic and I somewhat suspect ibu is the cause...but iam going with DT's theory and will take more ibu this week.
My beating stinks. There is no other way to describe it. I haven't weighed this weekend, but I wil tomorrow. I am anging around 178 but that isn't going to last ifi don't stop the crap eating.
I have done well at MT four flights of stairs three days a week goal, and I ad one 'don't eat at night day' last week -of course, dinner was pizza and a bee but still...I met the goal n'e night. The firstbtwo weeks I managed twice. This week I will try for twice.
| Mon, 02-20-2012 - 9:56pm |
Feb 20
Didn't weigh today. I went to the gym. 20 minute bike warmup, lifting for chest and back, AB circuit, then ran 1.5 miles in 21:16, walked it out for24 minutes. My foot feels better..go figure. I swam yesterday, and walked quite a bit.
Food still stinks. The scale will not be kind tomorrow.
| Wed, 02-29-2012 - 8:48pm |
Feb 29 Leap Day
The smartest, funniest guy in my high school class was born on Feb 29. Like me, he left the town we grew up in in his rear view mirror, and I have no idea where he is today...but I have been thinking of him all day. He used to work in the kitchen at a local five and ten. My mother and I used to go there for lunch on Saturdays before grocery shopping, and he would always send out maraschino cherries to me...I have no idea why, but in my high school year book, he wrote 'you will always get cherries from me'. I didn't have a great time in high school, but he was a bright spot. I hope he had a happy 14th birthday today...
I haven't posted much this Month, but I weighed 177.4 today - which is up .2 for the month. I will take it.
No gym today - Pilates was canceled and I decided to just come home. I am not motivated lately. I am not in s good place in my mind but not doing anything about it...but like everything, this too shall pass. Doing laundry. Maybe I will do abs...maybe I won't.
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