My office is in the basement, so when I'm not down here for work, I stay away from the computer. This weekend, my parents were in town, too, so I really stayed away, and hence no post yesterday.
I had a pretty good weekend. My Dad and I did some projects on Saturday around my house and on Sunday, I cleaned out the garage. I went to the gym last night -- it was my first trip to the gym on this trip home, so that's not great, but life kind of intervened and the good news is that I stopped the string of no trips to the gym. I had a great ride, going harder than I ever have to date in this program. I have transitioned from the low heart rate "fat burn" workout to the higher heart rate cardio workout, so that's good. Eventually, I will be doing the intervals and so forth, but I'm very happy with how I've improved.
I still have a long ways to go to get to my goal weight. I feel complacency drifting into my life a little and there have been a couple of days recently when I've had the urge to eat certain foods that I did not have a month ago. Part of that I suppose is some weariness over the diet. I say that I can eat the same thing over and over and that it doesn't affect me. That's true, but when my parents were here, we had some sloppy Joe's and potato chips for lunch. I didn't have the sloppy Joe's, but I absolutely had to have the potato chips. That combination of salt and fat... oh God, why can't that be good for me?
But, I didn't go crazy, so that's good. I also noticed that when I ate dinner last night, I was pretty full and satisfied. I ate a lot of broccoli and I really like that. After dinner, I went to the gym, and as I mentioned above, I had a very strong workout. I guess that the process of decided what I need to eat is going to be ongoing. I have learned that eating smart can leave me satisfied and strong. The junk food gives me a temporary good feeling, but that leads me toward the path of 284.5.
Day 104
Weight: 233.0
Total Lost: 51.5
Percent of Goal: 60.95%
I have an interview here in about 20 minutes, and my goal was to get up early and go running before hand, but that didn't happen because I slept like crap again.
There are Bobsled and Skeleton World Cup races in Lake Placid this week. Only problem is they're 6 hours away and during the week, so mc has the car and I can't get there to see them (plus all the expenses-related issues).
I absolutely had to have the potato chips. That combination of salt and fat... oh God, why can't that be good for me?
The junk food gives me a temporary good feeling, but that leads me toward the path of 284.5.
That's the basic problem with giving in to temptation. It makes us feel good for a little while, but doing it once never satisfies us. We want to keep doing it again and again.
I have the best timing - I started toget dressed for the gym and it decides to start sprinkling. I walked home (with groceries, to boot) in a pretty cold shower on Friday too.
Holding steady at 159. Bah.