I've been kinda bad this week, and yesterday was the first time I ended under 1900 calories.
But it's pre-Hut week, and I've had a lot of stress at work...so who knows? I'm not beating myself up about it, and the scale isn't either. Funny, but I haven't even gained the water weight this week....so unless I'm really down 5 lbs, it's been a funny week altogether.
This morning I woke up in major pain -- first flare up I've had since off of the arthritis meds. I'm hoping I can make it through the day on ibuprofen. Of course, I have no choice. The meds I used to take build up in your system over a 2 week period and thus there is no "safety net" prescription alternative for me. Hopefully if I can make it through today I will be better tomorrow.
As for the aha's, most of which I discovered about 2.5 years ago during my stint of losing 55 lbs:
* Your health really is worth working hard for -- and it's like another job. You gotta put in the time in order to get positive feedback. No shortcuts.
* I -- little mis un-athletic -- LIKE the endorphin rush from going to the gym...and my reflexes and balance have been MUCH better since going to the gym. Some people even call me graceful now.
* Prescription meds are a choice, not a necessity for me....at least not right now.
* Stop living to eat. Next week you won't be able to remember what you ate today...so quit being so fixated on eating the "perfect" food.
And my biggest revelation:
* Damn I'm sexy! And I look good too.
You laugh, but it's nice getting the wolf whistles on the street I hadn't gotten since college.
