snow shovel workouts

Well, I'm plugging along.  Working out consistently, though this morning's workout (and again this evening) was a snow shovel.  The cardio is not as powerful but there is movement and muscle work, and since it's only an occasional substitute, I'm willing to live with it.


Last night's surprise visitors meant Sicilian pizza for supper.  MmmmMMMMmmmmm.  Definitely not on a good diet plan.  Gonna need to rein it in and behave better than that.  


Still too busy-every-minute to track diet well.  I'm thinking after my move into town is completed, that might change.

confidence and not foolishness?

Yesterday my mom treated at the new BBQ place here in town.  I had a smoked pork chop sandwich and the kind of fries that are potato wedges.  Not an optimal choice, I reckon.  But it sure was good.


Last night, I made up a bunch of "pudding cups" for the fridge, cuz at night I'm tending to crave sweet after dinner.  Sugar free and whatnot.  Maybe it'll do the trick.


I must be feeling very optimistic about losing weight; yesterday I checked out the new resale shop here in town and bought a lot of stuff, most of which is a bit too small for me.  My thought:  it is great stuff and it was dirt cheap...and I WILL be getting to that size.  I'm choosing to see that as confidence and not foolishness. 

ungathered thoughts

Still not managing to track my food...I started to type the whole big explanation but it doesn't matter.  Not managing it.  I'm doing great on breakfast because I do the same thing daily.  Lunch I'm doing fine because I eat in the Bistro most days at work...amazing meals.  Like, today was talapia with wild rice and lightly steamed vegetables...it was delicious, properly portioned...just perfect.  Supper, I'm having variable results. I get home late, wiped out, and then there's not much in the house.  So sometimes I make good choices and sometimes not so much.  No time for snacking these days...good on one hand (less calories), bad on the other (a good diet is 5 or so "small meals" a day and I'm not doing it that way.)  


I'm so tired right now I can't remember if I blogged about this yet:  a few days ago, I shoveled snow instead of going to the Y to work out.  It was exercise, but not to the usual extent.  I felt less energetic all day.  No lie!  The stairs at work kicked my butt...and they haven't been bothering me at all most days!  Strong testimony for the power of a good cardio workout.  


Unfortunately there may be 4 inches of snow when I wake up in the morning.  If so, I'll have another date with a snow shovel.


Oh well. 

disorganized progress

Still not tracking food very well, but I've been pretty good.  Except for last night, when I was blue about some things that are very much not in my control...all I can choose to do is react well or badly.  So I treated myself to a big pile of cold shrimp and greasy fries (reacted badly) and then let it go as best I could (reacted well).  


Today is a new day.


I noticed when I put my sweats on this morning that I could SEE the weight loss.  Hey, that's fun!  So that gave me the courage to get on the scale again.  Only down by 5 pounds, but that's okay...it's visible.


Here's to Monday.

tired happy confident

Umm.  Life is a bit of a marathon just now, as I'm finishing the one job and beginning the other at the same time.  Work and sleep,without very big intervals between.


I did work out this morning.  Treadmill again.  I'm liking it more than I did.  Also: the new job requires me to walk around the building fairly frequently.  That is MUCH better for my back (and general health) than stuck in the chair all day.  I'm lovin' it.


Last night during the State of the Union speech, I cozied up to the tape measure.  A few numbers were exactly the same, and quite a few of them were smaller (some by only less than a centimeter, some by almost 2 inches.)  One was bigger, which only goes to prove I lack skills at measuring my bust by myself.  Oh well.  


My calories should have come out okay today, I think.  Usual pre-workout and breakfast foods.  Amazing lunch at work included swordfish with lemon juice, wild rice, and lightly steamed broccoli (all in very appropriately sized proportions) with a glass of water.  I stuck to one reasonable plate of supper at my sister's house.  The only indulgence was a decent-sized rice krispy bar with some kind of butterscotch on/in it.  I am way too tired to figure out calories; I shoulda been in bed already. 

Last note:  yesterday (or was it the day before that?) I got a killer deal on a clearanced jacket (originally $89; I paid just under $14).  I am feeling so good about my progress that I bought the jacket in 3 sizes.  After all, with this job I will ALWAYS need a good black jacket, and I definitely intend to shrink 2 or more sizes before I am done.

retracking tracking & future snacking

The bad news:  it's Wednesday night and I haven't blogged any diet or exercise this week.


The good news:  I have done serious workouts every day this week.  AND I have been careful about my food, too, though I haven't written it down.


Starting a new job makes tracking everything hard.  Unlike my previous jobs, I can't get online and do a "quick entry" at this one - I am away from the internet (other than work emails) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.   And for the hour before and after.  


Pondering what to do about that.


Maybe I'll need to carry a little notebook and track it by hand.  


Hmmm.  

I am training right now, which means I follow the my predecessor around all day and do what she does.  She is not a snacker.  So I'm not able to grab a couple of light snacks a day, which is really optimal for weight control.  I get awfully hungry by lunch!  But the training is only a couple of weeks; after that I'll load my office up with healthy quick snacks and solve that problem.

not stopping. not stopping. NOT STOPPING!!!

Okay I just realized I haven't been to this page since mid-Wednesday.  This is Sunday night.  NOT GOOD!!!


Better news:  I've been pretty consistent with the workouts.  My eating has been variable but overall reasonable...I THINK. 


I had a physical for my new job on Friday; if that scale matches the one at the YMCA, I've lost 6 pounds.  I need to check.  Maybe I'll get cozy with the tape measure tonight, too.


Lots in the works in my life.  New job.  New place (when I find one) in a new town.  Lots to process.  I need to not let the getting-in-shape resolution get smashed under the wheels of the change bus.