A diary I'll actually keep.

The honeybunch goes back to HS--I had an ex who used to call me Honey bunches of oats (like the cereal) to annoy me, which it did, but the nickname stuck enough that I use it for screennames and such. Go figure. And the avatar is, of course, from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (after the post by Douglas Adams, I couldn't resist, and it seemed appropriate)

And you should all try Swing Dancing (part of the job desciption of being an obsessed swing dancer--getting other people to swing dance:p )
 
Okay, last night for dinner I had--
Fried eggplant on warm focaccia with lettuce & tomato, with a spinach artichoke spread. I had dinner at Lost Dog Cafe and it was sooooo good.

I did resist the sweet potato fries (very hard for me) and got a salad with raspberry vinaigrette. And I had a glass of Riesling, semidry.
I did dance for all of 5 minutes (I know, pitiful), but I also walked to & from Lost Dog.

This morning, I woke up, looked out at the foot of snow, poorly plowed roads, and unshoveled sidewalks, with the snow continuing to fall, and crawled back into bed. I'm working from home today.

So, I did my Body Fusion step aerobics (go me). I had a Nature Valley Fruit & Nut Granola bar, and am drinking Raspberry Zinger Tea w/honey.

As soon as I finish this, I think I'm going to have Tuna, made with light mayo & sweet relish on whole wheat. I may even splurge and make it a Tuna melt, since I'm home, and add a glass of cider and probably some wheat thins & yogurt.

The challenge today will be restraint, since I'll be home all day, and I tend to snack. I'll just have to be concious of it.
 
I felt significantly less guilty about my decision not to go to work, since every other school and university in the area was closed, and they did finally close the one I work for around 12:30, so then I can feel smug and smart about my decision not to go to begin with. I'm officially snowed in.

Of course, that means no dancing on campus, no dancing downtown, and no dance practice in my living room with my dance partner, since the roads are seriously unsafe to travel on (and my dance partner told me there's a car stuck in his driveway--not his, though--so he can't get out anyway.)

Which means I feel really inactive today.

I did not make the tuna melt (I decided I didn't need the added fat & cheese),and so I had my tuna on whole wheat with wheat thins and rice pudding.

Then I had my leftover half-slice of deep dish (1/8 of a pie) and a glass of apple cider as a late afternoon snack.

I baked cookies (I allow myself to have them on occasion, as long as I have one, since I'm less likely to build them up in my head and seriously splurge that way). I did make oatmeal chocolate chip, figuring at least they're oatmeal this time.

For dinner I had 1.5 cups of leftover beef stew. And then I had 2 cookies and a glass of milk. Cookies are so much harder to resist when they're warm. I'll have to make sure I stick to only one, though, from now on.

Other than that, I've been lazy with my unexpected day off. And tomorrow, I'm going to further the laziness. Theoretically, since I'm not dancing tonight, I could get up and exercise in the morning, but instead I'm going to sleep. I went to bed early last night and realized I really needed it (and come to think of it, before then I hadn't gotten enough sleep for 5 or 6 nights running). I need to pay my sleep debt, so as to avoid being a sleep deprived zombie (Inspired by James Maas, who was my Psych 101 professor).

Ar, Lur, Naked, Nuns, Sleep Deprivation. (That's all I remember--shocking that I remember that much. I'm not really sure where this random series of words came from, I just remember them from High School. It went on, and I think there was pudding in there somewhere as well, possibly vanilla. And I always thought it was wrong that the nuns were naked)

After typing that, I'm going to take it as further proof that I'm tired, go do some dishes, and go to sleep.
 
First off, I need to rant. Of all the places to shovel snow from the driveway, why does my landlord need to pick my stoop. They delayed opening the University for an hour, which means I had more time, which means I should have been on time to work, but no. Since it never occured to me the landlord would shovel the snow in front of my door (if anything, I thought they would shovel it out), I was unprepared to see that I would have to blaze a path. It didn't help that, since my landlord is responsible for snow removal, I had to blaze that path with a dustpan, not owning a snow shovel. So instead of being on time (or early), I was late. And, to continue with snow problems, people are required to shovel the sidewalks (they can be fined if they don't), but if the plows pile up so much snow you can't get to the sidewalk, it doesn't do much good. It was an interesting walk to the bus stop this morning.

But, to look on the bright side (I'm sure there's one in there somewhere), I did get more exercise.

I did not get up early this morning to exercise, since Thursday is normally my day off. I had my Slimfast on the way to the bus stop, had a half a slice of homemade apple bread that one of my co-workers baked yesterday, and have Progresso Vegetable Classics Hearty Penne soup with wheat thins and yogurt for lunch, and will update later as far as dinner goes. We'll see what I'm in the mood for.

And I will be dancing tonight. I'm going to try to teach my partner a few more moves (West Coast Swing is the one form of swing I lead believably well--and since I taught it to him, better than my dance partner--who will be leading, since as a female with hips, I make a sexier follower), and make sure he looks like a Westie dancer before we demo tomorrow. So that sortof counts as exercise. Then tomorrow morning, we'll see what the scale says. I had alcoholic beverages and ate out 2 nights this week, so I'm not expecting much, but maintenance or down even a little would be nice.
 
Hello :) Sorry I didn't stop by for a couple of days so only just saw your response :eek: Can't believe your landlord shoveled snow in front of your door - that is weird and dumb of him! Hope the scales are kind to you tomorrow. After shaking those hips and swing dancing tonight I don't see why they wouldn't - good luck!!!! :D
 
The scale was kind. I'm down another pound!

I really need to make sure I help it more next week, though. I didn't dance much last night, and this morning, since me and my houseguest were up late last night (me trying to unknot my ball of yarn (success!), and she working on a proposal), I didn't do my aerobics this morning (I would have had to get up, and the step aerobics wakes her up too). This afternoon, though, I'm dancing for an hour, which I don't normally do on Fridays, and depending on whether I go out tonight, I may try to fit in some exercise (not likely, but possible).

And last night me and my dance partner made the perfect demo music. We put together 2 songs, one bluesy & one pop-y. One fades out and the other starts and it sounds great. I'm excited about this demo now.

As far as food,

Breakfast:
Slimfast on the way to the bus stop

Lunch:
Rosemary ham (5 deli slices)
Chipotle cheddar cheese (1-1oz slice)
Mayo (about 1 tbsp)
Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices)
Nonfat Yogurt
Wheat Thins

And thanks, Rachie, for the encouragement. My pants are even loose, so even though I don't feel like I'm seeing it, the hip shaking and food watching are working.
 
woooo another pound! woooo run to the store to buy a belt :) Congrats honeybunch - just don't let your pants fall down when you shake your hips ;)
 
Last night I went to see Sim Redmund at the Lost Dog Lounge. For dinner, I snacked on
Small Homemade pretzel w/sesame seeds (not salt)
Whole wheat bread (1 slice) and
Peanut butter (1Tbsp) w/
Honey (.5 Tbsp)

Then my friend and I had the appetizer platter at Lost Dog:
~3 Tbsp spinach artichoke dip
6 tortillas
4 Tbsp hummus
4 pita pieces
A large piece of Bruschetta
Raspberry Lemonade

And went upstairs for the musical portion of the evening. I did have a beer (Ithaca Apricot Wheat), but just one, and it was a great concert. It's such an intimate setting, so it's great to listen to live music there.

So, today will probably be fairly lazy. I'll try to do my exercise this afternoon. For breakfast/lunch, I feel I have to have the pizza bites I found in my freezer (I forgot I had them) and maybe a pretzel. Dinner I'll update later.

And Rachie, I think I do need to go out and buy a belt. I discovered the pants I wore yesterday I could take off without actually unzipping them. I have mixed feelings (I like my collection of pants, and I can't afford a new wardrobe). I think it will be belts for now, and once I finish losing weight, I'll have to try and have a pants-taking-in event.

Photocrazed (and anyone else interested), you should look and see if there are lessons around you--it's much easier when someone is there in person. You shouldn't need to look for private lessons--a group lesson should get you started, and they tend to be much cheaper. Or, you could look and see if there's a local group that has periodic free lessons (here, before our live-band dances once a month there's a lesson included, plus the student group on campus offers free intro lessons weekly). That might be a good way to see if you like it. And the dancing I do is a partner dance (so hubby can be involved). For the more bluesy & poppy stuff, you'll want to look for West Coast Swing. More traditional swing music, you'll want to look for East Coast/Jitterbug or Lindy Hop (I think Lindy is my favorite, with Westie a close second. But East Coast/Jitterbug makes a good training dance) It's a ton of fun.
 
Friday was fun...and so was Saturday. Unfortunately, the fun on Saturday involved too much food and a lot of wine. I didn't log it as I went, either, so I didn't realize quite how much. Suffices to say it was way way too much (over 3000 calories), and I'm going to spare myself listing it here. I did at least do my 45 minutes aerobics video.

Sunday was better (though still not great) I had 2 waffles (Homemade) with spread & maple syrup, a sandwich (Ham & Cheese on wholewheat bread), a cookie, 1.5 sausages, 1 cup of lipton pasta (broccoli alfredo) a piece of cake, and about 8 ounces of red wine.

I danced almost 3 hours (1 hour--balboa--1.4 hours Lindy class, .6 hours Lindy choreography)

This morning I did my step aerobics, had a Slimfast on the way to the busstop, have Peanut butter & jelly on wholewheat, wheat thins, cottage cheese and peaches, and a cookie for lunch.

It's nice to see my friend who lives on Cape Cod, but it's doing terrible things for my diet. I must say, in a way it's good that she's leaving this week (she's been staying at my apartment).

Also, I really need to figure out how to make things work better on the weekend. It's so hard when you're on the go and out with people to eat well.

This upcoming weekend, unfortunately, will probably also be bad. I'm going to New York City for the Balboa weekend, which means eating out and eating quickly (since meal breaks are usually only about an hour) all weekend long. At least I'll be dancing 8+ hours a day, but I'm don't feel like Balboa burns as much as Lindy Hop would.

I'm not optimistic about my weigh-ins for this week or next week.:(
 
Ohhh I know exactly what you mean about the weekend and keeping up the healthy stuff! This weekend was pretty bad for me! I went out to eat on Friday and ate party food on Saturday plus alcohol was a big part of my intake :( This coming weekend I have a tapas-style buffet dinner on Saturday night but will probably be DD so will be able to limit the alcohol intake better. It makes me mad that I have so much stuff to do where it's really difficult to find healthy things to eat and then I am weak. I should find ways to work around it but I am not quite there yet! Don't get too down about the number on the scales honeybunch, if you are worried about the next week or so just work harder in the week and aim to maintain if nothing else :)
 
I think I'm going to pull out some workout videos while hubby is gone and see what happens..

I'm thinking too about pulling out my jump rope.
 
Last night I got together with some friends and we watched the first installment of Pride & Prejudice (the 6 hour one). I really enjoyed it, but I didn't get home until 1am, which is why I'm now bowing to the coffee gods, and why I did not get up to exercise this morning.

Last night I had the rest of my beef stew for dinner with a homemade pretzel.
Then...I had ice cream (Chris makes his own), a few M&M's, and 4 peanut butter cookies. I have no willpower lately. I think I just have to write this week off as a bust. Between getting together with friends, my other friend leaving (which means there will be alcohol tonight) and the Bal weekend, I'll just have to pray I can maintain, and start fresh next Monday.

This morning I had a Nature Valley Fruit&Nut granola bar (I love those things) and a 20 oz coffee with fat free French Vanilla creamer & 3 packets of splenda.

Lunch is a serving of Wheat Thins with a can of Progresso Chicken Sausage Gumbo.

Thursday night I'm going to have to get my butt in gear and do laundry. I meant to do it last night, and it so didn't happen, but I definitely need clean clothes before I pack for New York.
 
So, talk about feeling like the biggest idiot in the world.

I tend to cycle on and off caffeine. I don't want to be over-dependent on it and all that. So, the last time I went off, I never really got back on. It's been about 6 months or so.

After last night, I thought coffee would be a good idea, since I was tired and such. Not thinking anything of it, I got my coffee and drank it sitting at my desk. I got a large, but I was really tired, and usually a large does very little for me, enough to get me through the morning.

Not so today. Instead, I was light-headed, dizzy, nauseous, and eventually started having an anxiety attack. It was the stupidest thing ever. I tried to tough it out, but after an hour of that, I gave up, took sick time and went home.

It never occurred to me I'd get so messed up on caffeine, especially the amount in a large coffee. Caffeine didn't used to affect me much at all. Instead, it took me out for the whole day. :mad:

Lesson learned.

So instead of my soup, I had my leftover broccoli alfredo noodles (about a cup), a soft pretzel, and a cookie. And I drank a lot of water.

For dinner, I had a chicken salad sandwich, broccoli cheddar soup (98% fat free) made with skim milk, and a glass of cider. I then finished it off with another cookie.

Now, it's about 8:30, and I'm finally going to go to bed (I tried to take a nap after I got home, but was too wired). It seems way to early to go to sleep, but at the same time, I'm totally exhausted, plus I still have a headache.

But I'm going to continue to feel stupid for a while.
 
I feel less stupid now. Apparently, whatever this was/is is more than caffeine. I'm still lightheaded and have the mother of all headaches.

So, no exercise, and no work (good thing I have sick time).

Off to take a tylenol, and pray this is at least gone by tomorrow.
 
this sounded to me like problems with blood pressure. this tends to happen to my mom. she then takes one tea spoon of sugar and little water. that helps a bit. do you usually have problems with high or low blood pressure?
 
Lena, I don't usually have a problem, and this has never happened to me before. I'm really not sure what's going on. If it happens again, I'll try your suggestion. I'm at work today (though still armed with Tylenol for a slight headache). And now, on top of it all, it's my TOM.

Sigh

Being home for 2 days in the middle of the week isn't good for me either. I definitely ate more than I realized (and since I spent most of my time in bed or on the couch, this was even worse than usual).
The cat was happy at least. He had company.

So, I'm going to get through work, do laundry & dishes, and pack up. Tomorrow, I plan to sleep in, then do a little work in the morning from home, then hit the road for NYC. We're leaving around 1 or so, should reach the city in time for dinner, and then hit registration for the Balboa weekend. Tomorrow night should be 1 class, then a dance. Since I'm still not sure I'll be 100% tomorrow, I don't think I'm going to exercise in the morning (again), since I want to be at my best for this weekend and I don't want to push it. I hope there are no late-night events I'll be tempted to go to (since I probably shouldn't be out until 2, 3, 4 in the morning). And I can't even sleep in the car, since my friend who's driving needs a navigator, and the other girl going with us I know, from experience, can't be trusted. Last year we were going to Boston (she went to college there, so you'd think she'd know how to get us there), and I took a nap on the way. I woke up, and we'd missed a turn. Quick reroute, I napped again, woke up and once again we were lost. I'm not in the mood to deal with getting lost, so no napping for me. I'll be up for both the drive down and the drive back home.
 
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