(Sorry this one is late, I went straight to bed last night.)
Things haven't been that bad the last couple days. I've started to get used to eating more frequently, although I'm still starving when I get out of work. I'm eating healthier meals. The last two days, I've had Cheerios with fresh strawberries. Sooo good! But I can't live strictly on cereal in the morning. I'm generally missing my protein. I'm going to need to make some eggs the night before if I'm going to do the whole egg whites thing. It's just too hard to do it all first thing in the morning. I'll be late for work and then the yolks on me! Har dee har har! A protein bar after my walk was lunch yesterday, a chicken breast sub from Subway, and another chicken breast for dinner. I've started using my George Foreman grill. Its name is George. The chicken breasts I bought are frozen, so to make cooking them easier, I think I'm going to have to thaw them out. I think I might fire up the gas grill, grill a whole bunch all at once. Some of my salad with tuna for Second Breakfast and the rest for lunch, with a handful of peanuts. And another handful of peanuts to tide me over. And a burger and a baked potato, then a couple chicken patties. Not bad, but I know I could be doing better.
Working out is a bit difficult. Monday was my day off from exercise, but I went for my usual half hour walk. The last lap I tried to speed things up a little. Boy, could I feel it in my legs! Felt like jelly right after, but it wasn't debilitating. This morning, I went to do my usual cardio, but realized that some houseguests were sleeping in the other room, and I was going to make too much noise. I went for a walk during lunch as usual, but I really need a workout. I really want a workout, which I never thought I'd say. I guess that's progress! My walk today was rough. I tried to pick up the pace a little, and my legs ached after only one lap, so I slowed down, and then stopped a couple time to let the burning get to manageable levels. Wound up only doing 4 laps. I believe I was a bit ahead of my typical time, so I might have finished the last lap within the 27 minutes it normally takes me to complete the 5-lap circuit. Oddly enough, my pedometer said I only walked about .86 miles, when a full 5 laps brings me to 1.3 miles. I can only deduce that my strides were longer than normal. Did I think to check the number of steps? Nope. I'm an idiot.
I really think that nutrition should be in a school curriculum. We never learned to eat right as kids or teens, unless our parents were health savvy, which most Americans are not. Yes, there are tons of public service announcements that talk about good nutrition, but have been a kid once, they usually get ignored. I don't think kids have the capacity to fully appreciate the importance of good nutrition until middle or high school. Of course, nutrition isn't the only skills missing from young adults. I think we need a Life 101 class, in which kids learn practical things like eating healthy, basic car maintenance, and personal finance. I know way too many people who can't change a tire or balance their checkbook. I don't balance my checkbook, mostly because I constantly forget to update it, but that doesn't mean I can't. And I don't change my own tires because I have AAA. Not that I need them, except when I break down. Which is all too often. Stupid gremlins.
Tomorrow is Weigh-In Wednesday, and I'm actually a bit nervous, because I didn't eat all that well this weekend. I'm scared that I've taken a step backwards. Well, no sense in despairing over the present setbacks when one has hope for the future. Well, nonetheless, make your estimates and you'll find out tomorrow evening what the results were.
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