Today's calories in: 1534
Calories burned: 286
Net: 1248
That's progress! Unusual day today; went in to work at 3AM until 1130AM, so got 3 hrs' sleep. Did fine though; then went food shopping to fill my house with healthy choices. This project requires preparation; buying large amts of lean meats and seafood then getting it all home and separating it into smaller portions in freezer bags. The whole process took a few hours, but felt positive and I'm already feeling more in control.
Then afternoon came and fatigue set in. Took a 2 hr nap, made dinner, cleaned up, and before I know it it's 8PM and I haven't fulfilled my goal of walking on non-spin days. One benefit of the blog; I had declared the goal in print, so I had to follow through. I tied on the snow sneakers and headed out for a brisk 30-minute walk with a good hill near the end for good measure. Had the ipod cranked up, the air was crisp, the stars were beautiful and it felt very good to honor a promise to myself. As an added bonus, except for passing under streetlights, I could jive to the music; do my best George Jefferson without notice!
Point being, if I can do it, so can you! When you lose yourself and revert to self-destructive behaviors, it is easy to forget how good taking care of yourself can feel. And this is only two days into it! The good habits can be reclaimed. The challenge? Maintaining them for life...
Until tomorrow friends.
Calories burned: 286
Net: 1248
That's progress! Unusual day today; went in to work at 3AM until 1130AM, so got 3 hrs' sleep. Did fine though; then went food shopping to fill my house with healthy choices. This project requires preparation; buying large amts of lean meats and seafood then getting it all home and separating it into smaller portions in freezer bags. The whole process took a few hours, but felt positive and I'm already feeling more in control.
Then afternoon came and fatigue set in. Took a 2 hr nap, made dinner, cleaned up, and before I know it it's 8PM and I haven't fulfilled my goal of walking on non-spin days. One benefit of the blog; I had declared the goal in print, so I had to follow through. I tied on the snow sneakers and headed out for a brisk 30-minute walk with a good hill near the end for good measure. Had the ipod cranked up, the air was crisp, the stars were beautiful and it felt very good to honor a promise to myself. As an added bonus, except for passing under streetlights, I could jive to the music; do my best George Jefferson without notice!
Point being, if I can do it, so can you! When you lose yourself and revert to self-destructive behaviors, it is easy to forget how good taking care of yourself can feel. And this is only two days into it! The good habits can be reclaimed. The challenge? Maintaining them for life...
Until tomorrow friends.
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