July Journey Friday

Where's your journey taking you in July?

I didn't stick as strictly to my plan or "map" yesterday as I should have.  I had a few too many spicy crackers, but other than that did fine.  I HAVE to start exercising!

Plan for today:
lots of liquids
at least 2 protein drinks
leftover meatloaf for lunch
Chicken taco for dinner

What's your plan for today?

Karla

Good Morning Karla,

Thanks for the well wishes.  I stuck to my plan yesterday and even being bloated with fluids from yesterday's surgery I am down another pound.  I can not exercise for at least 5 days. My plan for today is:

B-Coffee
L-Bacon/Eggs (this is questionable)
D-Salad with bacon crumbles
Lots of water

Now tomorrow's plan especially the afternoon/evening is going to be a different story. 

I've started the month off pretty well. I've going diving today so I'll be burning up a lot of calories. Got a nice lunch and snacks packed, lots of water. Now if I can just keep from getting sunburned I'll be a happy camper!

So far so good...I'm down 2 lbs and so I'm back in the middle of my range.  Yesterday I started with a ham/cheese omelet, had spaghetti for lunch, dinner was steak, 4 bites of roasted new potatoes and one ear of corn.  Snack was SF Strawberry shortcake.

I have NO plans for today, so I guess I better make some huh? 

Urg.......... gained 3lbs in 2 days!!!!  I know it is water retention... I just stopped taking my blood pressure meds the other day and they have a diuretic in them.  Hopefully it will level off soon.  My blood pressure has been really good the past few days which makes me sooooooooooo happy!!!!!  My PCP told me to keep a daily record of it so I can take it to her when we get back home. 

Plan for the day....
Breakfast: Protein shake
Lunch: leftover grilled chicken
Dinner: shrimp/scallops

My blood sugar has gone up due to my "getting off the pills" experiment, but it's not so high I am ready to give up and get back on the pills.  Still hoping that works out.

Had a personal best on the bike this morning -- Woo hoo!  Rode 7.8 miles in 30 minutes and burned 199 calories.  By my flabby/lazy standards for exercise, this was EPIC.  I find that the better I do, the more effort I want to expend.  My natural competitiveness kicks in.  It seems to be irrelevant that the one I'm competing with is me.

Plan for today:

B-fast = protein shake
Lunch = Greek yogurt with sliced plums
Dinner = blackeyed peas at my mom's house, a helping of angst, and God knows what else.  Dinner at Mom's is not a predictable phenomenon in any sense of the word.