Exercise update: Back at the YMCA today. I spent 42 minutes on the elliptical machine. That felt pretty good. It will be interesting to see how I feel tomorrow. The last time I used the elliptical, I was surprisingly tired the next day. I'm hoping tomorrow will be an indicator of better fitness because I'll be less fatigued. To get my hour in today, I walked the dog for 20+ minutes when I got home. Eventually my real workout will need to be 60 minutes, but one thing at a time.
Tomorrow is Tuesday weigh-in day, so I use that as an off day for workouts as well. I'm traveling most of the day, so I'll try to get a walk with the dog when I return. I don't have big expectations for the weigh in, but I do hope to at least maintain where I'm at.
Nutrition update: Yesterday and today have been solid according to myfooddiary.com. I've stayed within the prescribed levels for losing a pound a week. I actually took a departing co-worker out for lunch today and managed not to gorge. I started the Pizza Doctor's buffet with a small salad. This seemed to take the edge off and I think I did a good job at lunch. Didn't go nuts on the pizza, but I did eat plenty.
My no french fry project seems to be a success. The added benefit is that I haven't even been in a fast food joint (meaning the burger kind) for three weeks. In fact, I've been in one once all month. It feels like this change could stick and be the first big win in this whole project. Whether or not I'm shrinking my body, it has to be a good thing to get french fries out of the food rotation, right?
My new food goal is to eliminate soda by the end of May. This one will be hard. I have a serious caffeine addiction and I have lots of rituals surrounding buying soda at work and having it with me as a security blanket at meetings (yes I'm a psychotic but any regular reader knows that by now). I imagine a bottle of water could serve the same function, but I am a creature of habit and habits are hard to change. I am a diet soda drinker, so theoretically it doesn't make me heavier, but the evidence seems to be mounting that it doesn't help. It is associated with increased risk of stroke and I just read an article about those who consume as little as 3 a week (I do that in a day), having a 40% greater incidence of obesity. So bye bye soda, hello headaches, temporarily.
Random Musings: I have to be in Madison for an 8:30 a.m.meeting tomorrow. That means leaving home before 6:00. I could have gone tonight, but I prefer to have the night at home with Anne and the kids. My son said that was dumb:). Weighing in at 5:00 a.m. will be interesting, but a good incentive to skip ice cream tonight. The last week has been a roller-coaster diet wise, so I don't expect anything dramatic. Frankly, if I can stay at last week's weight, I'll be satisfied.
I don't think I'm trying to lower expectations there, but it can be hard to sort out what you really think from what you want people to think you think. And if you needed more evidence that I'm a tad neurotic, that last sentence should prove it.
I thought I had some meaningful musing for today, but it has escaped me. So please just think light.
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