Nutrition update: Day 3 that I've stayed within my calorie allotment. Being able to add for exercise surely helps, but I didn't manage my eating plan very well today. I ate less often, which left me very light headed working out in the late afternoon. I need to spread it out and get some snacks in there. I get plenty of calories (over 2000 even without the extras for working out), so I'm not short. I'm slightly under that to lose my pound per week, but it's enough.
I'm working my way through certain cravings. The French Fry addiction hasn't been an issue today, but every fiber of my being wanted to order pizza the last two nights. I resisted, not because pizza is bad (it really isn't), but because I don't have the discipline yet to stick to 2-3 slices vs. 5-6. I'll get there, but I ain't there yet...
I have to weigh in early tomorrow, hoping to see some results from 72 hours of discipline, but I won't panic if I don't. This project (or maybe change is a better word, since projects end) will take a long obedience in the same direction and 3 days isn't that long...
Fitness update: I went back on the elliptical today for 37 minutes. I used 25 minutes of dog walking to hit 60 minutes of "working out".I know walking the dog isn't really a workout, but I'm not up for 60 straight minutes yet. Seeing as a triathlon might take 2 hours, I have some work to do...
The elliptical was nice, since I find my knees don't always appreciate running. I suspect I have a partially torn meniscus in both, but it's mostly tolerable,so I'm not doing anything about it yet. let's see how they feel in 20 pounds. I am anxious for bike weather, as riding is my favorite and is easy on the knees. I can see myself in retirement (or after winning the lottery), doing a lot of bike touring. My Dad used to talk about when I was grown up, he and I would bike to Montana. We never did, but maybe I can with my kids. I can stay in shape for another 10-15 years when they would be ready to do that.
Random musings (or what my therapist calls the hamster wheel that is my mind): I'm off to Madison with a bunch of 4th graders for the spring field trip tomorrow. I love that my daughter still wants me to go, but it is a stark reminder that even if I'd continued teaching elementary school, I'd have had to moved on by now. I just don't handle the chaos like I once did. I'll take my moody, slightly dangerous at-risk teenagers any day, they make a lot less noise generally:) We are lucky that my kids have had mostly wonderful teachers all the way through and I do appreciate them.
For anyone who is interested in my employment planning roller coaster, I continue to vacillate. About 5:30 today I was certain that the doctorate could go on hold and I would enjoy my current work and take some classes to broaden my background and increase my options. By 9:00 tonight, I'm less sure of that. Story of the last several years of my life. To paraphrase my brother though, I recognize these are "middle class problems", so I can't feel too bad about having to choose between lots of good options.
At the end of the day, what I think I like to do is help people beat the odds if they can. I'm very interested in the people our mainstream leaves behind. Now I just need to figure out how best to work for them, while leaving me the time I want for me.
I'm sure I'll blog about it endlessly...
p.s. The picture isn't me, it's just an indicator of how hungry I'm feeling:)
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