Steph 8/18/08
After a LONG hiatus, and many failed attempts at staying on track to eat healthy, Dave and I are going to just do it. No other way. Just jump in. I quit smoking cold turkey. I can’t think of changing my eating habits the same way. It’s not like I can’t ever have a bagel+cream cheese or a slice of pizza or a burrito ever again. Just not for the next two weeks.
Weight this morning: 237 or 234.4, depending on which foot I step on the scale first with. It’s really annoying. I tried four times per foot, and got the same result each time. So which is it? I guess it’s just a sign that I shouldn’t be so focused on the numbers, anyway. I have to remember to ask Dave to try this out tomorrow morning, and see if that happens to him, too.
Today’s food diary, so far:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar, two slices of bacon, cucumber, tomatoes, Teas’ Tea pure green tea.
Morning snack: kraft 2% cheddar stick
Lunch: salad of iceberg lettuce, steak, cucumbers, celery, grape tomatoes, provolone cheese, chimichurri vinaigrette (almost no flavor, won’t do that again)
Afternoon snack: 1.5oz dry roasted almonds
Exciting news: in addition to the green tea this morning, drank 34oz of water, total of 51oz of liquid. not too shabby, for me anyway.
Made a doctor’s appointment for pre-op blood tests. Getting scared now. Surgery is next week.
Have worked out with the trainer 6 times already. Very exciting. But since we got back from London, I haven’t made any trainer appointments, keep making excuses. Need to text trainer, set them up. Can only go after work, which means really late dinner. But it’s either that, or not working with the trainer at all. would have to meet her at 7:30am (leave house at 6am?) if I wanted to go in the morning before work, and she doesn’t train that early.
What am I going to do about exercise while I’m recovering from surgery? Mo (my trainer) says to ask the physical therapist. But I won’t even start seeing the therapist until 6 weeks after the surgery. Will have to be majorly vigilant with the eating/drinking.
Glad to be back on the blog.