Blogivation

Okay so I ate 1450 calories yesterday. I WANTED to eat 1300 but ... on the flip side I wanted to eat 14,000 calories like freakin' Michael Phelps only without all the swimming and exertion. So I am gonna decide to be okay with 1450 for the day.

On the positive track, I ate every 2.5 hours and I worked out on the treadmill for an hour and then ... after watching Oprah ... my sweet, beloved Oprah ... I worked out again. I DID! She makes my life better but that's a different blog for a different day.

So I got out the yoga mat that was under the tree on Christmas morning and I did a few core exercises and a couple of balance exercises. Then I got out my exercise bands and did some arm and back exercises. I STARTED THOSE MUSCLE BUILDING EXERCISES I HAVE BEEN PROMISING YOU FOR MONTHS. Whew. So glad I got that started. I mean I only did those exercises for mere moments, but I DID them! I lay odds that I am sore tomorrow even from just a few minutes so ... don't bust my balls. I did okay for day one of this month of getting back on track. Oh and speaking of that month ... I didn't drink any booze. In case you don't know how strong I am for not drinking the booze ... I am.

Now, if I were a normal person I wouldn't step on the scale for the first week. But ... I'm not a normal person. I'm an obsessed person. I am a person with some difficult and uncomfortable to watch body issues. I am a person who probably needs meds but doesn't want to go down that road. I stepped on the scale FULLY expecting to have already lost 10 pounds. Seriously. I expected that. Ten pounds in a day is not an unreasonable expectation. Right? Instead the scale budged only two pounds. But ... two pounds in a day does NOT suck. So now I have 10 pounds to lose. Hopefully I can do that by tomorrow. I am feeling GOOD about this!

Today I really am gonna work hard to eat 1300 calories. I make no promises other than I promise to try. Promises only hurt all of us if they get broken and I don't ... want to be hurt. I have a busier day today so it may not happen. But ... I am motivated. I really am. MOTIVATED, I TELL YOU! Sometimes I need an obstacle to get over before I can push myself hard. Why do I do that to myself? Again ... another blog for another day.