difficult day

So today I was way under on points, but not entirely by choice. We went to Z-ville to hang out with Liz's parents who were in town for the weekend, which usually is a bad sign for over-eating. But today I had a very healthy breakfast before leaving the house (Kashi crunch cereal with yogurt instead of milk, and a banana) at 8:30... which is very good for me, as I skip breakfast far too often. But then I didn't have anything else to eat until about 5 pm, which is very bad. So while I didn't go over on calories for the day, I did a lousy job of balancing out my day, which is vital to my being able to stick it out for the long run.

But now I'm home again, so tomorrow I have power over what I choose to do. I am going to choose to have breakfast (maybe another bowl of Kashi... that was very good this morning), and a healthy lunch, and a healthy dinner.

All in all I'd say a A for intentions today but a B- in execution.

Sometimes I think it'd be easier if we could just have do-overs ;)

day two

Ok, so really can't think of anything to say today, just want to get into the habit of posting again :)

Day one take 2

Ok, so i've lost track of what week i'm on. And i've lost track of how many times I've though I was going to be back on track and end up fizzling out after a day of good effort.

So I'm not getting back on track.

I'm starting over.


Today has been a good day and a bad day. The good - I've kept my food journal, I've written in the blog, and I used the treadmill. The bad - my food journal is not the shining example of virtue that I need it to be.


Using the treadmill was something of an accomplishment. I mean, I think i've mentioned several times that my wife and I are stripping all the wallpaper from the house in order to repaint in preperation for the baby in June. So that means that furniture is everywhere, and not at all where it should be. And the treadmill kind of got burried in all the moving around. Now its not.

Tomorrow morning - I am getting up and using the treadmill before work. And I am keeping my food journal.

I was in some ways overly harsh with myself in the past couple of months, but in other ways overly easy. I felt sorry for myself and that I would never get back on plan. But I kept thinking of my down time as just that - down time. Well, it wasn't. I wasn't taking a break, I had completely given up. That attempt is over. Now a new one begins.

Day 1.

getting my whole life in shape

Usually if your computer won't boot up properly, its a problem with the hardware or the operating system. Occasionally though, its the keyboard cable. I've spent a lot of time asking myself why I'm failing at this diet thing. Why i'm breaking all the rules.

I've had a good week this week. And a lot of time to think. And I got to thinking that perhaps the problem wasn't so obvious. Maybe all the other stuff that was wrong with my life lately was a cause, not just a symptom.

So i've focused some time an attention to getting things under control at work... And after a lot of effort and some very long days, i'm more on top of my paperwork and organization than I have been in at least a year. This week was also an annual review for me, and it was more positive than I expected. So I'm more happy and less stressed out at work.

More importantly, though less in my control, we had a positive ultrasound on Tuesday. I can admit to myself now that I was extremely worried about that. But everything is good on that front as well.


So now I have more headspace to refocus my efforts on my diet/exercise. I had a workout at the gym this evening (my first in longer than I want to think about), and while I'm feeling extra beat, I'm proud of myself for just getting out there. I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm feeling optimistic, but perhaps just a bit hopeful and excited to get back on the horse at long last.

I think my keyboard is plugged in properly now. Let's try rebooting.