Di's Daily Diary of Maintaining

I woke up with a sore back and arms today. I spent yesterday afternoon helping my husband and son stain our backyard gazebo...and we aren't done yet! I have a million things to do these last few days before school starts and my husbands throws this project at us! Typical!

I need to hit the treadmill and get a good workout today...I haven't been on it for a week now, which is unusual for me! But, for some reason, just the thought is exhausting me. Guess cause I have so many other things I NEED to be doing! I am just in a BLAH mood!!!!
 
What is it with blah moods lately? Everyone I know ... me included ... has been in one. The dog days of summer are here I guess.

Maybe it's the heat and humidity. If the weather would cool down a little maybe we could all get motivated again.

Hang in there!
 
KaraCooks said:
What is it with blah moods lately? Everyone I know ... me included ... has been in one. The dog days of summer are here I guess.

Maybe it's the heat and humidity. If the weather would cool down a little maybe we could all get motivated again.

Hang in there!
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Thanks! You too...I know you have been struggling also. I am just SO tired of "thinking" about my weight and keeping it off. I just want to live life and enjoy it without focusing SO MUCH on my eating! I dunno...maybe b/c I have to go back to work soon...I am just in such a funk!!!

I guess we just have to take it day by day, huh?!
 
Thursday weigh-in: 119.8
At least I am down a pound...and it just looks better to me to be under 120...a mental thing I know! I guess logging my food again may be helping, I dunno? Could just be normal weight fluctuation. At least it did not go up again this time!

I forced myself to go to school yesterday to unpack boxes and a do a few other things. Spent about 3 hours working there. I am still in a funk just thinking about going back and having to work everyday, but I do feel a little more calm and prepared. I still have many things left to do, however. Will try to go back sometime tomorrow. Today I am vacuuming the house, and then later going back to school shopping with son. He will be a senior in high school this year...he is my baby, so I hate to think of this! He has senior pictures tomorrow...another right of passage, sigh!

Have a good day, everyone...hope we can all work thru our blah moods!
Di
 
Still feelin' blah...for lots of reasons. So much to do, and so little time. Don't want to do any of it! And, I have to return to my work full-time on Monday! I love some of the people I work with at school, but others I couldn't care less about...which sometimes makes it hard to deal with them.

I did not have a good day with my diet yesterday. I was so busy that I did not take the time to make good choices for what I ate. I have got to start taking the time to take better care of ME...it's that simple. It's very hard when no one else around you has to even think about what they are eating. My son can literally eat me under the table (he's 17) and he can't gain weight. He stands 5'8" and his weight hovers around 115! I would love to have that motabolism!

Well, need to hit the treadmill today...no work out yesterday...was too darn busy!!
Have a Super Saturday, everyone!
Di
 
Hey Di. Happy Saturday! :)

Give it 20 years and your son will realize he can't eat that way anymore. My younger brother is 39 this year and has been bemoaning the fact that suddenly he can't go out and eat junk and drink beer and not gain weight.

I have to meet a guy to pick up some eggs this morning, so I'm going to miss the farmer's market, but I think I might hit the specialty store on the other side of town as long as I'm down there. I just need to get out of the house and move today!

Enjoy your weekend! :)
 
I am very lucky...the farmer's market comes to me! My mother-in-law goes three times a week, and always brings us back goodies, such as tomatoes, sweet corn, potatoes, strawberries, and fresh peaches! I love sweet summatime foods!

Enjoy your weekend too, Kara!
 
Sunday weigh-in: 120.0
Basically stayed the same...better than going up, but I was really hoping to see that scale go down a little more.:banghead:

To top things off, back to school tomorrow, so I will need to get very creative about finding the time for my work outs. I know I did it last spring, but I got in this nice habit this summer of getting them done nice and early in the AM, so I would have the rest of my day free! Time to step up on the willpower and dedication!

Hope you all have a peaceful Sunday!
Di
 
Well, I survived my first day back at school...mostly meetings today:(

Tomorrow is an all day workshop to learn a new computer system of checking out my books in the library. So, basically two days of sitting and listening...and no time to actually prepare for school and the students! Also, very little activity levels! I am scared to drink much water...don't want to keep leaving the room for bathroom breaks! I did not drink much water at all today...and my body sure felt the difference. I came home after work to work out on the treadmill and even though I was pushing water at that point, I got very weak! I will need to work on this...getting more fluids while working at school. Unfortunately, there are times when I cannot just run to the bathroom...so that makes it very difficult to drink a lot!
 
The workshop was super stressful...I am still upset and freaking out about it. Plus I have a list a mile long of things I need to do that have been put off due to the workshop! I hope I can accomplish something tomorrow that will make me feel a little more in control of everything concerning work and my job!
I came home and took a 2 mile walk and then worked out a little with weights...worked up a good sweat. Did not help me feel any less stressed:(
 
Thursday weigh-in: 118.0
I have lost 2 pounds since Sunday...it's the "I'm back in school and super stressed out, and don't really have time to eat or feel like it" diet! Not that I am complaining about my weight...this is the lowest I have logged it!

I did not get any exercise yesterday. We had a tornado!!! I was still working at school and the students had left...except for the after-school program kids. The tornado sirens went off in our very small town. We had to take all the kids to small rooms in our basement level of the school. Then the power went off and we were all in the dark, trying to see with our cell phones! The kids handled everything amazingly well! OUr principal actually saw the funnel cloud just south of our school...it did not touch down in town, but hit a couple of houses just south...including one pretty close to mine! Lots of corn in the fields was flattened...luckily none in our fields that we saw! When I finally got home, our power had been out for a couple of hours, and it was very stuff and warm in the house. Luckily, about an hour later, the power was restored...time to fix supper and other chores. So, did not have time for a workout!

Well, here's hoping today is much less eventful...have a good one, everyone!!
Di
 
You know .. those "stress loss" weeks - sometimes you just gotta look at it as something positive coming out of the stress. (Uh huh - that's me trying desperately to channel my inner Pollyanna! :) )

The tornado sounds scary. I remember shooting a wedding years ago and right as the bride and groom were getting ready to leave the reception, the tornado sirens went off. So we all had to troop down to the basement - which was also the employee break room. The bride and groom took it well and stayed in good spirits, but it was hot and uncomfortable and we wound up being down there for 2 hours. :) Craziness!
 
Yes, Kara, that's exactly how I am trying to look at it...even though it has been a crazy stressful week, I have lost 2 pounds without even trying! The silver lining, right!!!????
Today has been a better day, weather wise, and stress wise...starting to get some things accomplished at school. Not feeling quite as urgent about things, so that is a start. Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!!!!!
 
Well, I made it through my first week back to school...barely. It is so hard getting back into this routine and scheduling everything. I missed working out two days this week, and I feel really guilty about that. But, it is what it is, so gotta move on from there!

Gonna go hit the treadmill soon, and then do a little housecleaning. We have a wedding to go to this afternoon and a dinner reception tonight, so it will be a long day.

Enjoy the weekend, everyone!
Di
 
Sunday weigh-in: 118.6
Not bad, considering less workouts...and too much good food at the wedding reception last night! They had a guy there, who was a cousin to the late Johnny Cash...he barbecued the meal...pulled pork and barbecue chicken. It was yummy!!! Plus all the other fixins you would have at a barbecue!

Then the wedding cake...there was white, chocolate, and strawberry! Had to try a little of each, LOL!
Tried to drink water, instead of soda or alcohol...but I limited myself, cause, with it being an outdoor reception, all they had was porta-pottys to use...really fun with a dress and heels! So, I used it once, then when I had to go again, just left and went home...we live like three minutes away!

Well, everyone have a SUPER SUNDAY!
Di
 
It seems to be getting harder to post "daily" in my daily diary, LOL! Between being back at work full time, and having some computer issues at home, I am finding it hard to get to the computer and this wonderful site! I hate that, because this site is a great motivator for me. When I am tempted to cheat, I come on and read all the amazing, inspirational stories until my craving is gone!

I also hate how all the staff at school are looking at me like they are surprised that I kept the weight off all summer...they seem to scrutinize every bite that goes in my mouth! I think they are waiting for me to balloon back up to 156 all of a sudden! Makes for a stressful lunchtime!

Have a great day, everyone!
Di
 
TIRED is the word to describe me the last couple of days. I have just not been getting enough sleep now that school has started. Getting to sleep around midnight and up at 6 AM is just not cutting it. But, I can't seem to get to bed and asleep any earlier. Then I am up several times to the bathroom from all the water I drink. So, really am not even getting 6 good hours. Maybe I can catch up this weekend...but it's doubtful. Weekends are now spent playing catch up on all the stuff I don't get done at home thru the week! I know that getting enough sleep is important in losing and maintaining weight loss, so this is not a good thing!
YAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Thursday weigh-in: 117.2
Not sure how that happened! I have been eating plenty! But, I think part of it is that I am so busy at school that I don't have the time or the impulse to do the snacking that I do when I am at home...a handful of nuts here, crackers, banana...sometimes worse things! If I am not around food, I tend to forget about it these days, due to my schedule!

Today is treadmill workout when I get home from school...

Have a great day!
Di
 
The weekend is finally here! Will have to spend the day catching up around home and running a few errands. Going to take a walk outside first...it has cooled off and the sun is shining. Gonna be a beautiful weekend! I just wish I was caught up on everything in my life so I could really enjoy it:(

HAPPY WEEKEND, EVERYONE!
Di
 
Sunday weigh-in: 117.4

Going shopping in St. Louis today (about an hour and a half away from my home). Going to hit up a couple of the nicer malls. I really need to get a few fall clothes, if I can find any good sales. I refuse to pay full price for anything! Since my weight loss, I have now established a pretty fair spring/summer wardrobe. Got lots of things on clearance late this summer. So, with fall stuff just arriving, I am not real optimistic of getting a good sale. With temps. getting cooler, I am not sure what I will be wearing! Of course, if I am being honest, this is a fun problem to have!
I actually enjoy shopping for clothes now!!!!

Off to take a walk with my labrador...it is 50 degrees F this morning...unbelievable!
 
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