Archive for June 7th, 2010
So I was going to start this post with something like “it hasn’t really been that long since I’ve blogged”, but then I forgot my password to log on to the blog, which kind of goes against what I’m preaching.
So, yeah. It’s been a while. I successfully parasailed (though all photos have been destroyed, especially the ones of us coming back to the boat), finished up another school year (the kids were great this year) and officially started my first day of summer vacation today. How, you ask?
By dieting. Actually, not really dieting. I have to quit using the word diet because it implies that at some point I will stop and magically be able to keep off weight I’ve lost with minimal effort due to my new, wonderful lifestyle. This has to be a whole-brain transformation kind of thingie: more exercise, healthier food, more activity, smarter portions…it’s enough to make me want to give up and bury my face in what remains of my son’s stale leftover graduation cake (and if it had been buttercream icing and not whipped, I’d already be there. Again.).
But I’m not. I’m forging forward. Armed with my newly installed Weight Watchers Points app on my iTouch and a serious revulsion to all the photos of me over the last few frenzied graduation weeks, I am planning to live a little differently this summer.
And today actually went well. The dogger and I started the day with a two mile walk (intended to be a one-miler but due to my horrible math deficiency, it was actually 2.17), a healthy breakfast and lunch, carrots for a snack. No candy, no junk (despite the remnants of the kid’s graduation party, including everything from Coke to buttermints to Doritos and the afore-mentioned stale cake). Only one hour of TV (I’m not giving up the Y&R. Just not going to do it), no nap…
The only place I faltered was dinner. I had been insistent all day that I was NOT going to eat leftovers from yesterday’s shin dig (wings, shredded chicken sandwiches, meatballs…doritos)….but when the hub got a reffing gig at the last minute and came home famished and I had nothing ready–it seemed a waste to make something. So we did have leftovers, but I did so with a mind on portion control. I only slipped up when the kid brought the bag of Doritos outside and we munched mindlessly and chatted. But I didn’t go hog-wild and I added the points on my tracker.
I’m done eating for the night, and am going to take the dogger for one more mile walk before sunset. Let’s hope that today’s success replicates itself tomorrow…and tomorrow…and tomorrow….