Thrilled that it's Thursday

Because the weekend is almost here! :)

I got up this morning, exhausted as normal, sat in the bathroom nursing a splitting headache, and decided I had a decision to make: I could continue to mourn my pitiful state and be miserable on top of not feeling good or I could choose to have a good day in spite of my circumstances! I CHOOSE to have a good day!

Per the usual that dirty Devil didn't approve my choice of attitude and he set out to trip me up. See my post on how not to start your day here. Actually I'm not sure I can really blame that one on him since it was my own foolishness that created my calamity (that's pretty normal too) but I do know that he doesn't approve good choices and will try to stand in the path preventing them!

But back to where I left off yesterday ...

I finished up all of my work at about 3:15 so I chose to leave the office at 4:00 in order to beat the crowds to WalMart Neighborhood Market. (I still didn't get my allergy shots. I have a doctor's appointment on Friday anyway so I will just leave extra early so I can go by the clinic to get my shots en route to the other doctor.) The thought of walking all through Wal Mart was a bit overwhelming but there were some things that we really needed and I prefer to make just one trip. (Of course I now have a list going of things that I realized we needed AFTER I got home!)

Spent about 45 minutes in WMNM getting my groceries and I was exhausted and achy when I got out. Got things loaded into the back of my little truck and realized that there was no way on earth that I was going to be able to carry everything into the house by myself. Called Josiah to ask when he would be home thinking it was cold enough to leave stuff back there for a bit if necessary. He had a study group at 6:00 and then another meeting right after and wouldn't be home until 10:00 or later. Called Bert and he was in Sapulpa. I burst into tears just thinking about trying to make that many trips carrying things on a day when it hurt to carry my purse! Bert said I shouldn't have bought groceries which I agreed with but wasn't terribly helpful at that point. I apologized for being so weepy (again ... these hormones are killing me) and told him I would manage. Then, realizing that it was only 5:15, I called Josiah and asked if he would PLEASE drive home to unload groceries for me before study group. Being the wonderful kid he is ... he agreed! Yay!

Got groceries put away and collapsed into the recliner for the better part of the evening. I'm really finding that I don't have much appetite right now (that part of this hormonal dance is welcome to stay) and I frequently don't really think that food is worth the effort that it takes to prepare. I forget to eat until my poor tummy growls in revolt! Yesterday I had only had 2 protein shakes (and a couple of cookies ... I really need to learn to just say no) and couldn't figure out something easy to fix for dinner in spite of the fully stocked kitchen. It was just me so I finally just threw some cheese on some chips and ate "nachos." Not a great choice but I'm not kicking myself (even if I had that much energy) either.

This morning I was determined to do better! I was thinking about the groceries that I wanted to bring to work (Coke Zero, Special K Protein Shakes, cheese sticks, apples, etc.) and wondering how on earth I was going to manage to carry all that. Decided to pack it, along with my lunch, into a small rolling suitcase. Worked great!

I mixed a small can of tuna with a chopped hard boiled egg and a tbsp of mayo for my lunch. (Planning ahead and preparing ahead helps ensure better choices later.) Then I made a smoothie to go for breakfast. Frozen banana, strawberry, pineapple, peach, and mango with skim milk and strawberry whey protein powder. YUMMY! Even with little bits of plastic in it. LOL! So the day is off to a good start. And I ate an apple when my tummy commenced growling at 10:30. I had bought some snack packs (100 calories) of cream cheese fruit dip but I really like the apple better au naturel! I usually eat a cheese stick or something like that when I have a piece of fruit as one of the things I have learned is that it is good to balance healthy carbs with some healthy fat and protein. Thought the cream cheese would work well for that but I really prefer my cheddar or colby jack. And I buy the cheese prepackaged in 3/4 oz sticks because I LOVE cheese and half been known to eat it by the block! (Not such a healthy choice.)

Purposeful exercise isn't happening yet. I say purposeful because as much as it wears me out to walk down the hall to the bathroom ... I think that ought to count! I have a number of errands that NEED to be run in the next couple of days so I'm not going to push it by going to the pool too BUT I am still planning on doing that (no matter what) on Monday! And I will continue to work on improving my outlook and attitude in the meantime.

Forgot to put my Body Bugg on last night but I did grab it this morning. So it is back to doing it's job of tracking calorie burn. Not sure exactly how that's going to work with the pool since it's not waterproof. I would be tempted to risk it for the water walking since it should be above water but I can't afford to replace it ($250) if the water messes it up so I doubt that I'll take that risk. There is an option within the program for manually entering activity while the monitor is not on your body. I'll just use that and hope that it's reasonably accurate.

Okay ... I am off to update my BodyBugg Online Program. May be back later ...