Nutrition update: My food diary says I have eaten just under 2300 calories today which leaves me 93 calories under my daily goal and almost 500 short of what it would take to maintain my current weight. The reason for the high number available is that I've been getting off my butt and exercising, which buys me a few more calories.
Tracking my food intake is always informational, and the fact that exercise allows me to eat more, definitely creates greater incentive to exercise. The trick is to not allow the exercise to become an excuse to eat lousy food as long as it is under the calorie count. I've done that before and it's not a long term solution. I want to change the way I eat, because I love to eat. I'm most proud today that I went to visit my Mom for Mother's Day and didn't over-indulge. For some reason, trips to Mom's, are always associated with food for me. Maybe it's new found discipline, or the fact that Mom is staying in great shape, or the fact that I'm being very public about the changes I'm trying to make, but today was one of my best diet days at Mom's house ever.
Exercise update: My main activity today was running 35 minutes on the treadmill. When I combine that with a dog walk and some chores around the house, I'm pretty confident I hit my minimum of 60 minutes today. I'm going to try to keep sneaking in chances to burn a few calories as the weather improves, particularly by trying to bike to work and back whenever I can. Besides being good for me,it also limits my lunch options and keeps me from my nemesis, McDeath.
I thought a lot today about all my friends and family who are running the half marathon next weekend in Green Bay. I had hoped to be part of that and was on my way until a hamstring injury in March. While I'm feeling a bit envious, I'm hoping my future is bright. rather than finding a way for a fat guy to run a 1/2 marathon, I'm trying to set up a lifetime of doing those sort of things at a healthy weight and faster speed. Good luck to all of you, I hope it's a great day next Sunday.
Random musings: I'm anxious for the weigh in day on Tuesday. I'll have had three days of tracking food by then and I'm hoping to see alight at the end of the tunnel that isn't a train. it's hard to believe it's been 9 months since I hired a trainer and tried to start getting back to health. On one hand, it feels like I haven't accomplished much, but on the other hand it feels like I've finally turned the corner in the last few days. I know 3 days won't show up big on the scale, but it would be nice to get a boost emotionally.
Lots of other personal excitement happening at work and with school that I'm just trying to take as it comes. Health is my number one priority right now. I want to have a great summer playing with the kids and as I've said several times, feeling less self-conscious at the pool. it's been slow going, so maybe I'm not drawing stares for good reason this summer, but at least I'm not drawing them for bad reasons either...I hope.
Should be a fun week, we hit graduation season at school and that is always a big emotional lift at the end of a tough academic year. even those of us who work year round need to feel beginnings and endings. My Dad told me once that once of the reasons he liked teaching was that it started over every fall. I don't get the time off that he had,but I do appreciate the rhythm of a school calendar.
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