Do-Over

Okay, I'm heading down a slippery slope and before I get too far down that path, I'm putting on the brakes. Over the last couple of months, I quit measuring my food and logging it on Fitday... Okay, that's all fine and good, but in my mind, it's allowing me to eat more than I should, I think. My blood sugar gets wacky, so I eat every 2-3 hours but I'm not convinced I'm making good choices. Over the last week, I've screwed up my vitamins - not taking them, taking only some of them, etc. I've been traveling and off work and my schedule is all screwed up. I did get a serious amount of walking in but my food/vits have been a mess. Not to mention, I haven't done a protein supplement in the past week - no idea how much protein I'm getting in... I've also been drinking a bit more than I like. My surgeon allows alcohol in moderation, but thinking back over the last week, I've realized that I've had an alcoholic beverage every single night over the past week. Actually, several alcoholic beverages. Not only is this not good for me, it's dangerous from the standpoint that I come from a long line of alcoholics and the calories are astronomical. No weight gain from all of this poor behavior, but I'm not going to wait for that to happen. So, as of this morning, I took all of my vitamins, I'm eating a decent breakfast (oatmeal and a small banana), I'm logging all of my food and making sure I get my protein and water in. I'm also going to knock out the beer for now... No sense in asking for trouble... I'm just putting this in black and white to strengthen my resolve and document my committment to NOT SCREW THIS UP!!!

Way to go !!! I find that putting down my thoughts like this helps me to stay accountable . I love fitday. It has helped me so much in seeing where I am in all of this . I am sure you will jump start just fine ... and while we do falter at times .. it is good to know that you can get a do-over .. Just always be careful with your vitamins .. Not flaming you here .. just a gentle reminder how important they really .. truly are to us .. Best wishes to you sweety ! Tink

Look at that sexy new pic! "HELLLLLOOOOOO NURSE!" I know, I know, I know about the vitamins! In fact, I was just thinking about a woman in our local support group meeting who passed away a year or so ago because she failed to take her vitamins for the first year. She felt great, bloodwork was originally coming back fine. When it finally started showing up in her labs, it was too late... Very scary! Luckily, it was only a momentary lapse and I'm back on the straight and narrow...

Hey Beck. You were away from your routine. Now that you are home, buckle down and get back to it. Look forward - but don't forget where you came from. As for the alcohol, I understand. I went out Friday and - lets just say I don't remember much. Sigh. I have done this a few times, it really is a bad move on my part. Hugs

Thanks for the encouragement. So far, today's going well... I've had my oatmeal and banana for breakfast, and one of those little chicken salad/cracker routines for lunch. Lots of water and decaf/sf/peach iced tea. I can tell I've let carbs rule my life lately, I have the munchies like crazy but I'm not going to give into them... As for the alcohol - if it had only been one night, I wouldn't have been concerned, but it's been every night this week, starting with last Saturday. When I was in DC, it rained every single day, and the neighborhood around my hotel wasn't very good so at night, the only thing I had to do was hang out in the pub at the hotel. That accounts for Saturday through Tuesday night. Wednesday night, when I got home, Aaron and I went to our regular hang out for dinner and a couple of beers. Thursday, I just went out for a little bit since I didn't have to work Friday. Friday night is the weekly drawing at "the hangout", last night was a cookout/bonfire at a friend's house... Every night it was anywhere from two to too-many beers... I don't even want to know how many calories that is... Not to mention my poor liver and kidneys... It's so hard to not replace one addiction for another. I have to really watch my spending, and now my drinking... Oh, and did I mention just how many Starbucks employees I've kept employed this week?

Becky- I emailed you.