Thursday!

Everyone loves short work weeks. I am no exception! It's particularly nice that it's Thursday because my bedtime last night was much later than normal.

Yesterday, I had errands to run after studying. By the time I returned home, the mini-gym at the apartment was crowded. It stayed that way for quite some time, and since we were expecting friends later that night I just couldn't manage to do it.

I ate well during the day, but then a last minute stop at the grocery store derailed me: I bought ice cream for our friends (2 for 1 deal on Safeway slow-churned, damn them) and then indulged in something that has been obsessing me for over a week: sourdough bread. I looked to see if they had small individual loaves, but all they had were the family-sized ones. Instead of putting it off--or realizing that I could have purchased sourdough English muffins for better portion control--I bought a San Francisco-style loaf. And yes, it did taste as good as I thought it would.

Did I mention that we are trying SmartBalance? I really like it! I try not to forget that it's best used like real butter, i.e. sparingly, but it's nice to know that it might have an effect on my cholesterol.

I weighed myself this morning, but since the scale was on carpet and not the bathroom floor I'm not going to count it. I looked down and it read 150.6 lbs. It was obviously, if delightfully, wrong!

Today:
B: plum and Simple Harvest oatmeal
L: leftover taco turkey quinoa stew
S: chopped pear w/1 Tbsp 0% TJ's greek yogurt, 1 tsp honey
S2: sliced apple in lemon juice
D: probably veggie chili over spaghetti squash

Goals:
1. Drink lots of water!
2. Go to kickboxing
3. Stay away from the ice cream in the fridge.

Happy in February?

Usually, February is the dreariest month. The first few weeks definitely felt "blah" to me. But lately, things are feeling better. I think that's why the fact that yesterday's weigh-in was a bit of a fluke doesn't bother me too much. Today's read 152.0 lbs.

This morning, I was in the mood for something different so I made a pear oatmeal recipe I found in one of the cookbooks I checked out recently. It turned out pretty well! It calls for walnuts but I used almonds on top instead and cut waaay back on the amount of toppings.

Today's planned meals:
B: pear oatmeal
S: sliced apple
L: leftover turkey taco quinoa (YUM)
D: unsure...maybe leftovers

I'm very happy about that turkey quinoa. I still have 8oz of ground turkey waiting in the freezer, and I have to figure out what I'm going to do with it.

Things are looking up!

My body seems to be adjusting to the drugs, yay! Only a little nausea here and there. It is also my fourth day without coffee, and I'm looking forward to going back on it. But this challenge is like running: I always say, Well I've made it this far, why don't I try another day? Last year, I didn't drink coffee for over a month using this method. I don't particularly want to do it again, but I'm sure that it would be good for me in the long run.

I went to kickboxing last night and felt much better. I love endorphins! And now for the weird part...my morning weigh-in. 153.2 lbs. I know!! I am confused as well. I was worried that it could be water weight but I always drink a ton of water after kickboxing. We will see if it sticks or not.

Yesterday, I ate about 24 WW points, and 3 of those were APs (activity points). I'm going to try and do the same thing on Thursday (not swap out all of my APs).

Today's menu:
B: simple harvest oatmeal, Yo-Plus yogurt
S: sliced apple
L: salmon patty, 2 mini wheat pitas, 1 Tbsp mustard, cucumber slices, and red-leaf lettuce
D: not sure yet.
Dessert: decaf tea with one biscotti

Today's goals:
1. Stick with the meal plan :)
2. Remove stress by completing some chores
3. Do at least 30 minutes of cardio tonight.