Silliness

Haha! Just this morning I was thinking to myself that I need to cut back on cheese again. And ice cream. Not that I've been having that much, but enough for me to notice the effects on my sinuses and skin (battling hives and sinus infection as I type). Then I see this in my horoscope:

Aug 9, 2011

Today's Wellness Horoscope for Taurus

Presented by Horoscope.com

When you have found something in your diet you'd like to improve on, give yourself adequate time to adjust mentally as well as physically. For instance, if dairy is very prevalent in your diet, don't eliminate it all together! This kind of enthusiasm is counter-productive. Try backing off of ice cream and cheese, while still relishing your morning latte. The whole self needs to be able to distinguish what is going on. Instead, gradually convince yourself of why and how you will reduce dairy in your diet.

It amused me and I thought I would share. :)

Aside from the occasional cheese (and ice cream), I've been doing pretty well with my eating habits. I've worked fruits back into my diet and have been drinking loads of water (too hot not to). Still could do better with the veggies though. I'm gonna try one of Wendy & Jess's recipes this weekend to make my veggies more appealing.

Still maintaining my 16lb loss. :)

Day 75 - Potty Dance

Lots of veggies today. And I'm back on the oatmeal, so I've been drinking plenty of water. Needless to say, I used the bathroom 5 times before 10am. And I'm still bloated. This should be interesting...

Days 90 & 89 - About to Get More Serious

Got in great workouts both days. Added some extra ab work in yesterday. Today was my tenth day at Level 1. The days really flew by - I thought I had two more days until I calculated a minute ago! My body is definitely ready to move to the next level, so I'm excited to start Level 2 tomorrow morning.

Been eating relatively well. I made fricassee chicken yesterday; E made red herring this morning and curry chicken this evening. Drinking lots of water. I thought I had two more days before I had to put the crack down on my meal plan, but, lo and behold, time to shift into higher gear tomorrow. Researching my meal plan now.

Day 95 - Don't Forget to Eat (or Drink)!

I have literally been running up and down today. Upstairs to one meeting. Cancelled. Downstairs to another meeting. Cancelled. Up to check up on a project. Back to desk. Oope - another meeting...Sheesh it's like a cardio workout unto itself. But I won't complain too much. Thank God I have a job. Plus, being this busy makes the day fly by.

It also makes me forget to eat and drink. Not good. Eating several small, healthy meals throughout the day helps to boost your metabolism so you can burn calories and lose weight. Water has its benefits too.

What I need to do is bring food to work with me, daily. So everything will be planned out. No brain, easy access. And I'll save some cash.

Waking up this morning wasn't any easier. In fact, I jumped out of bed at 3:45am, convinced my alarm was ringing, and I rushed out of the bedroom to turn it off. (I don't set the clock in the room when I have to wake up that early. There have been many times when I've turned off my alarm without even realizing --sleepwalking. If I have to go all the way out to the kitchen there's more chance that I'll wake up along the way, so I set my phone alarm out there.)

When I got to my phone, I was very confused. I could still hear the ringing, but the phone wasn't lit up or alarming at all. That's because the alarm never went off. The ringing was in my head. I was still sleeping! o_O I picked up my phone and, at that point, I woke up, realized what was going on, and headed back to bed for another hour of sleep.

That hour felt like 10 minutes. But, still, I got up. Still exercised. Still made  it through a busy, busy day.

Needless to say, I feel like a zombie now, so I apologize if any part of this post seems incoherent. I'm headed to bed.

Some of you have emailed or called me with suggestions for interesting posts. I promise to start implementing them soon. Feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments section as well.

Thanks for keeping up with me. :)