Good morning! So glad to be home! Ha ha ha - no, seriously, I really am glad to be home. Beats being at work.
It is sunny but chilly here this morning. It will warm up later this afternoon when the rain starts coming through. The weather here just doesn't want to cooperate I guess. But that's OK, because I'm happy to be home.
I was successful last night, with no eating after dinner. I *did* have a piece of dark chocolate, but then just settled down with some decaf and then water. However, I will confess that it was DIFFICULT not to start diving into nuts, cookies, peanut butter. Oh the temptation was there.... I wonder what that's all about?
I rode my bike and did my push-ups. Thursday and Friday (yesterday) were rest days from weights, and I plan to do some kind of upper body today.
Tomorrow (Easter Sunday) is my daughter's birthday. She took the day off from work and is making her own cake. I'm pretty sure she bought some cartons of ice cream too. So moderation, especially with the leftovers, will be another challenge. Well, I guess that's part of life, isn't it?
I am a silent member of an online bodybuilding/fitness group. Someone asked how to get that really "cut" look, where the muscles just pop out. The unanimous response was a calorie deficit. As I understand it, a person eats more while building muscle, eating lots of protein. Then after some time, they cut out the calories, especially the carbs, and that process brings out the muscle definition. Ugh, I don't know if I would want to do that, even if meant having awesome looking arms or lean legs.
Kind of along the same lines, I was tempted to weigh in this morning but not gonna do that until May 1st. There's still a lot of work to do on my April shelter-down challenge.
It will be interesting to see if I get any contracts at work, on Monday. With this being a holy weekend (for Christians) and the shelter-down -- WHICH PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING -- you'd think that I won't get any. But I bet we do, and I just think that is so socially irresponsible of people.
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
I did it again!!! No eating after dinner! Actually I felt so full from dinner that I wasn't tempted to eat more. I think it was more bloat that full. The body is out of sorts - hormones. I just need to relax and ride it out (and take Tylenol or Aleve).
I had a marvelous time at both yoga classes! I can do this! The Zoom program is so easy. I'm so glad I didn't let my fear of technology keep me away longer.
I really enjoyed the morning class, Slow Yoga. It's moving through poses at a slower pace, but not held as long as Yin yoga (where you hold poses for a couple of minutes) and not as fast as Fast (Flow) yoga where we are transitioning quickly, like dancing almost.
My evening class had a lot of the same poses as the morning class but that's ok because it was still a very good stretch. Then we (the teacher and I) moved on to more challenging sequences for a little bit. Then we slowed way down to the end.
It just felt so good to be connected with people again! Even online!
I forgot to do my push-ups. By the time I remembered, I was already in bed. So I'll just do the sets tonight. A rest day probably would serve me well anyway.
Mistakes Girl has run out of work to do. Male Co-Worker is pretty much caught up on what he has to do, so she cannot help him. I will have stuff to do as long as I have emails coming in. I'm going to bring my yoga book to work, because every time I do, thinking I'll have time to read, we're incredibly busy and I can't read it.
I should also email my mom at work, time permitting, and check in with my brother. He's a pilot, and people aren't flying much any more, so I'm not sure how he's doing.
My #1 goal today is not to eat after dinner. I'm so glad the weekend is coming!!!
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
I left some "feedback" - actually, it was just a "thank you" - on the Studio's webpage, thanking them for having evening classes for those of us who still have to work. So hopefully, they'll have at least one evening class I can still attend. (And NOT at 5pm because that doesn't help me much.)
Omg this time around my own hormones caused me enough pain to need Tylenol a couple nights in order to sleep that’s for sure !
Were you the only one taking the time evening class ?
Good idea to contact your family - harder to do while still working so it’s good you will attempt to do it when you can
The morning class had a regular attendee, Ellen. I've heard the instructor talk about Ellen before, so when I saw that she was taking the online class too, I made the connection, even though we've never met before!
That's why I wanted to explain to the teacher that I can't really take morning classes. I'll comment on this a little more in my own entry today.
I did it!!! I didn't even have my bite of dark chocolate after dinner. I just took my cup of decaf and went downstairs to ride my bike and watch Survivor with my daughter and Baby Kitty (the one who was so sick with the fungal infection).
My goal right now is to break the pattern of these outrageous food fits in the evening. I'm taking this one day at a time.
So today, my only goal is not to eat after dinner.
I signed up for 2 online live yoga classes today, one in the morning and one in the evening. This is through the Yoga Studio. I decided that because things are slowing down at work, now would be a good time to try out the Slow Yoga class. (This is usually offered after Fast-Slow when the studio was open. )
Then, tonight, I am doing the Fast-Slow yoga with my usual teacher. However, I must lower my expectations on this session, as I depend on a live teacher to show me the actual pose. I don't do as well with just verbal cues. I also need form correction from time to time. So my goal is to just move, try, enjoy, laugh.
My boss is still meeting with clients. Tuesday night he stayed with clients for over 2 hours. Yesterday he went to a closing and stayed for over 2 hours. He doesn't get that even though he knows these people for a long time and they don't LOOK sick, that their germs are not familiar to ours.
I tried to explain that it's bad that we're all at risk when he does that. We're used to each other germs at work, but not with these other new people. He didn't think that was so, because they are "good people". WHAT?!?!
This was AFTER Male Co-Worker and Mistakes Girl tried to talk to him.
Oh and to top it all off, Nice Lady was threatening - AGAIN - to take her stuff and work from home. THIS time, I didn't feed into her drama. Good grief!
I think I need more than just a couple of hours away from that place...
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
Proud of you for knocking out some habits of eating more than you want to at night and yes you can certainly do this !
Nice lady is nuts and your boss sounds like my friends older dad who is still working and also meeting clients - they are too old I guess to realize the chance they are taking ?! Too set in their ways.
My only goal today is to stop eating after dinner. No more food fits. Seriously, this is not ok. Last night was not good at all.
If I am to make progress in my April 30-day challenge, I have to DO the work and stick to the plan.
I'm proud of myself that I did my evening bike ride and chest weights. Not to proud of the cookies that came after that.
Keep trying!
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
You are doing a good job despite the stress and we are alllll rooting for you !!!!!!
Very good working sticking to a workout ! You’ll look and feel better for it :)
I did not write yesterday, but I am ok. Struggling, but ok.
Last night, I did my bike ride, but was not inspired to do weights. So I did 2 sets of back exercises and then quit. Unfortunately, I then went on to eat pecans and chocolates. The chocolates are gone now. I was not stuffed but satisfied. Still, it was waaaaay too much chocolate for normal consumption. My eating remains unbalanced.
I went to Walmart yesterday to pick up essential supplies. I wore a homemade face mask. There were a lot of people wearing masks but then again there were a lot who weren't. I hope not to go shopping any more this week. And I hope that husband won't have to go either.
Today will be very warm. 70+ forecasted. I hope to take a nice walk at lunch.
Work was just unreal yesterday. My boss is so bored. Thank goodness Male Co-Worker came in. I told him how bad it was last week without him. Not the work, but managing the boss. The boss is so bored without anything to do on the weekends. Then he comes to work, and since there's nothing to do, all he does is talk bullsh** to Nice Lady (who is equally bored and lonely) and Associate Attorney. I would not mind this so much except that this all happens around my desk, since I sit right outside the boss's office! UGH!!!
All I can do is to try to do better today. As always, my weakness is what goes into and out of my mouth.
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
My boss just can't wrap his head around this to take it seriously. He changed his lunch plans because he didn't want to wear a mask to go into the grocery store.
I did alright today. I slept in a little, did my morning bike ride, cleaned all four bathrooms, mopped the basement floors and the floors on the main level. Husband and I worked on our newest puzzle today. Yesterday, he and I worked on getting the edge pieces together. Today, we started working on the inside part of the puzzle. I also worked on knitting my prayer shawl, which is made of 3 skeins of yarn. Today, I finished the 2nd skein and joined the ends to start the third.
While sunny outside, I did not feel very motivated to step outdoors, other than to hang out laundry. (My daughter's bathroom floor was covered in dirty laundry, so I did her a favor. As long as I don't have to fold it, I'm good with it.) Oops, just realized I have my own laundry to fold and put away... yuck.
Mortgage Guy is also a real estate agent, and he texted me today that he will have a new contract for our office on Monday. Grr... Especially, since he's been out of the office the past 2 weeks with a virus that turned into a massive ear infection that left him with a misshapened face due to Bell's Palsy. Oh sure, let me handle that contract right away. Thank goodness I have latex gloves at work! FOOL!
I have a library book checked out that was supposed to be due today! I checked online, and since our library is closed, they want us to hold on to any checked out materials we have. There is an announcement that says they are tentatively planning to open May 2nd, and my book isn't due until June 1st, now -- so no reason why I can't finish reading the book. It is a "textbook" for yoga teacher training. That is to say, most of the yoga teacher training programs have this book as "required". The chapters are short, the reading is light, but I don't know why I can't just get my head into it.
Maybe the best approach is to just treat it as a "light read" and not anything too profound or "required". Yes, I think that is the best approach for now.
Did my evening cardio and leg weight training. Tomorrow is chest and back. I also have to do my push-ups tonight.
Let me tell you, friends, eating is a real struggle here.
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
lol, i don't fold almost any laundry. all shirts that i wear outside are hung up in the closets LOL. i only fold pajamas / jeans.
mortage guy has some serious health issues whoa, sorry!
i agree with your approach to that book. i am also finding it hard to approach my own textbook i have to read for Project Management. But, as i said before, i bet i can read it for 20-30 minutes today. thanks for the reminder!
eating has been OK by me but i did go a little high for a couple days. i think as long as we do what we typically do...and eat as we typically eat, we will be OK. just no crazy eating sessions.....! (talking to myself and you...more myself! ;)
Happy Saturday!!! I'm so happy to be home!
And while I'm glad not to be at work today, I am grateful that I have a job. I will be productive at work as long as my purchase files (buyers) can keep their jobs. We don't have many sales coming in, so Male Co-Worker won't be very busy. As long as we keep getting phone calls and new contracts, Mistakes Girl will be busy enough. Nice Lady went home early yesterday, because if she had stayed, then she wouldn't have work to do on Monday.
Male Co-Worker will be back at work on Monday. They are trying to see if he can heal without surgery; he'll be re-evaluated in May, unless he takes a turn for the worse. He has inspired me to increase my fiber intake. In the meantime, his wife just found out yesterday (Friday) that she lost her customer service job. She is one of those people that, although she CAN retire, she's intent on working until she's dead. Well, maybe this is the universe's way of telling her to retire now.
I rode my bike last night and did my push-ups, but could not motivate myself to do any weight-training. My rationalization was that I can do weights today, while I watch my Saturday afternoon shows, so that I'm not wasting 2 hours of TV, just sitting there. Today will be biceps and triceps.
The Yoga Studio is offering classes that I can take this coming up week, including my usual fast-slow class, so I think I will sign up. Yay!
The outdoor weather today is kind of gloomy. There was rain overnight, so the ground is still rather wet. If the sun comes out, I may be inclined to take a walk outside. Otherwise, I'll probably stay indoors, although... I've been thinking about taking a chair out to the backyard and just sit with a cup of coffee and enjoy the fresh air.
I may walk on the treadmill this evening, as I have no other plans tonight as I have an exciting night of British season premier TV shows to watch!
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
will write more later, but, attached you'll find the crusts. and calories and nutrition. i think when i bought them they used a different recipe that had like 5 ingredients? now online it says it has only 3 ingredients. it was rather new when i bought them, this product, so i'm sure they have made changes. i also tried their lighter version of the crusts, but i do like the regular ones better. mine in my freezer aren't even labeled so i'm not even sure what i'm eating anymore. when i ordered them in bulk, they were packaged in clear wrap and not labeled...i had ordered a bunch of different types...! nice to have these with all the fiber and stuff as an alternative in my fridge now.
Nice nice nice on all the exercise last night and also being able to sign up for yoga this week !!!!
I def support sitting outside and enjoying the spring air !!!!
Not much new to post here but I wanted to stay accountable.
Last night was a rest day for weights, so I did an extended bike ride. Also did my push-ups. Eating was in check. Not stellar but in check.
Work is still busy enough for me because we have a lot of purchase files whose buyers are still employed. However, Mistakes Girl and Male Co-Worker will soon run out of work to do because the sales are drying up quickly. So it's a good time for Male Co-Worker to be out for his surgery, if that happens. We find out today. Mistakes Girl will always have a job because she speaks Spanish. Some day, she may replace me.
I've been thinking about reaching out to the yoga studio to ask them if there is another way I can help support their business, since their class schedule doesn't work for me (since I still work). What do you think?
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
I had written a post yesterday but could not submit it because the site was down... pretty much the whole day!
Keeping in the spirit of my 30-day challenge, I weighed in yesterday. I was surprised that the number wasn't higher with all the stress eating I was doing. It is what it is, now moving forward.
I could not help hearing my doctor's voice (in my head), quite like my appointment in February: "You've gained some weight. Why do you think that happened?" Ha ha ha...
Male Co-Worker is going to be out of the office, we think, presuming he gets the essential surgery on his large intestine. We'll know for sure tomorrow, after his appointment with the surgeon.
So no time off for Donkey this month. NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. On the other hand, work is rather light, and will probably get lighter before it gets busier.
Back and chest weights last night. 3 sets of 20 push-ups. No yoga. Did better with eating.
I'd better submit this before the site crashes!
Progress as of today: 46.5 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
Keep up the good work and remember to try to take it easy if you can throughout the month and if you do feel run down, take a day off. Well that’s my opinion :)
Only 2 contracts yesterday, and both clients are awful people, so of course they'd be out and about, buying and selling.
I managed to keep busy all day at work. However, Male Co-Worker is out for the rest of the week. He's been dealing with a GI issue, trying to avoid surgery and stay out of the hospital, so he's at home to rest and heal, hopefully. He has lost 15+ pounds, because he's unable to eat much.
I, on the other hand, have been eating way too much. I do ok until the evenings. Last night, ate 5 chocolates, done brownies, and 3 chocolate chip cookies. This must STOP!
Oddly enough, Sunday evening, I felt very motivated by the 30 day shelter down extension. It made me think, Wow, what could I achieve within 30 days?
I found a yoga YT I want to do. Should have done it last night instead of eating all that sugar junk!
I did yoga Sunday night. It was ok, but again, realized house far behind I've fallen. Last night, after eating all that sugar, I did weights (biceps, triceps, shoulders). I'm seeing progress in my arms!
Trying to do my best. Things are not ok, but trying to find the "ok" in this stressful time.
Progress as of today: 48 lbs lost so far, only 11.5 lbs to go!
P.S. I think your boss is an a$$
Yep, my boss has some redeeming qualities, which makes everything more bearable, but I feel like this situation has revealed his true character.
When i was having the MOST trouble with my eating, and when i had rejoined a gym/starting working out again, it helped to binge/overeat but then STILL go out to gym.,,it was a time when i was struggling with ALL good habits, and it helped me to keep the gym habit going.
If you like and enjoy yoga, that's all that matters. i do admit i find it VERY hard to balance fitness activities like balancing weight training with then cardio and even balancing upper body with continuing lower body weights :( even out of work, i didn't really have the habits in place for how much i did cardio / lower body so i'm just trying my best to keep the habits in place :) which i am doing!
lol now that my sf gummies were delivered, i've really delved into them today :) not a total calorie blow.
back to you, keep on! i'm totally impressed by you!
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Happy Birthday to your daughter tomorrow...enjoy the cake....because after all...it's CAKE!!!! Getting the cut muscles by calorie deficit...also has another name...it's starvation.......I agree....not worth it. Ejoy your weekend.....
Oh yes, the cake is ready to go!
Horn_of_plenty on 04/11/2020:
I know what you mean by loving being home :-) for the most part I am enjoying the time home too. Even though so many people aren’t..
You got yourself into a habit of the nighttime snacking and I totally understand having to start fighting yourself so you don’t continue it! Are you eating too far from bedtime and getting hungry?
For me, if I’m eating over 3 hours from bedtime, there’s a chance I’ll get hungry.
Good luck with work!
Question, do you celebrate Jesus’ last supper - the Passover ? I think it was Thursday eve ? A Christian / catholic not sure which friend of mine said she celebrates it every year!
Have a nice weekend and also celebrations as you will do even at home :)
This problem I've had with evening eating is NOT hunger related. It's craving/emotional eating all the way.
I think you're thinking of Maundy Thursday - some call it Holy Thursday. We've always referred to it as The Washing of the Feet in my little family. It is a beautiful service, and I like to see who gets chosen to have their feet washed, by the main priest.