Wednesday, October 16th, Cardio & Cafe

Uh oh....what day is it?  What daaaaay is it?  

Happy Hump Day!  : )

So glad you are feeling better Tess!

It's been feeling so good to walk during my lunch breaks at work.  I need this engraved in my brain because sometimes I get into ruts where I am not doing it...and when that happens, it is so hard to get started moving again.  It kills me because time and time again, I always relish in the feeling of the "afterglow" of having exercised and having done something really good for myself.  And it's great for my depression and stress.  It's a win win, so when I get out of including it in my routine, it shouldn't throw me for a loop and be so difficult to just get moving again.  I guess it's a mystery like head hunger.  Oh the head games my mind can play on my body!  Head games are nothing but destruction for me when I fail to address them as what they really are.    I just realized I must sound like a mental case, maybe it's because I forgot to take my lexapro yesterday! 

ANYWAY......

Breakfast:  protein shake

Snack:  protein bar

Lunch:  small chili from Wendy's

Snack:  protein shake

Dinner:  fish and veggies

Snack:  persimmon

Have a great day, all.

Gaby

You are braver than me.  I have gone back home for my Lexapro.  I understand about the walking.  I love it when it is habit but once I miss a day or two, it is like pulling teeth to get me started again.  What is up with that?

Tess believe me, I would have taken it immediately had I known yesterday that I didn't take it once I got to work as I had planned!!!  I always take them just as I am leaving my house for work in the mornings I took my wellburtrin but my new bottle of Lexapro was still in my purse because I'd just picked it up from the pharmacy the day before.  I told myself that I'd take it as soon as i got into work.  Never thought of it again until I went to take both meds this morning and then BAM! I realized that yesterday, I'd never even touched the bottle that was in my purse.  EEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK!!!!!!  Thankfully yesterday was not too stressful and I didn't notice any different feelings but having realized what I'd done, it kind of made me a bit punchy just at the thought.  Several years ago there was a mix up with the pharmacy and I was supposed to receive my meds in the mail just as always and there'd never been a problem.  Well, the weekend rolled around and before I knew it I was 4 days without my med (then I was taking Celexa).  That Saturday and Sunday were living hell for me....depression hit rock bottom and I was a mess.  Monday morning came and I was on the phone with my dr to call the pharmacy so they would have my celexa ready for me within the hour.  I raced over there and took my medicine in the parking lot.  It's such a crazy desperate feeling.  I have not missed a single day since then, never wanted to experience that again. 

I made it for my 3rd day in a row walking at work.  haha...gotta (re)start somewhere. 

Have a great afternoon.

Gaby

It's sounding like a motivated group of folks on here today!!! I can't imagine the chaos that a transit strike could cause in any city, let alone the Bay area. I got a glimpse of this huge glowing orb int he sky this afternoon. YES!!!! The sun is still capable of shining on Northeastern North Carolina----it's a great day my friends.

It's also National Boss' Day. We've done what our office is best at....EAT. Breakfast was brought in. Lunch was brought in. Fruit & Dip have been out all day. Pumpkin Cheesecake and coffee are scheduled to make an appearance anytime this afternoon. I've practiced moderation and control so far today so I think I just might make it through.

Commute: Coffee

Breakfast:  1/2 Ham biscuit

snack:   1/2 apple & 6 grapes with 2 TBSP fruit dip***

Lunch:  Taco layer dip with 8 tortilla chips

snack:  Pumpkin Spice Coffee & 2 bites of cheese cake

dinner:  Shepherds pie (minus the potatoes)

*** I made the fruit dip. We always make the same one here - cream cheese, brown sugar & vanilla. Today's dip is skinnier and healthier.  1 lg. container of Greek Yogurt, 1/2 pkg of sf vanilla pudding, 1 pkg. sf cheesecake pudding & 1 tsp vanilla. It's not quite the same flavor as the other but the texture is spot on. I may add a little sf butterscotch next time to try and replace the missing brown sugar flavor or maybe one of the SF torrani syrups that are out there.

I've taken a walk at lunch time (partly for the exercise & partly to stay away from the snack foods). For the cheesecake temptation this afternoon, I've cut a small slice in half and put it in the freezer. The taste will be there. The freezing forces me to eat it slower and not gobble it down. Plus I'd really rather have the coffee.

I'm going to do some more walking afterwork this evening. I've got some thinking to do.

- Iris

If you make it through today with that small of a consumption of good foods then you can make it anywhere.  You sound serious about that thinking you got to do.  Hope everything is okay.

It's all good. I really want to finish my counseling degree and I need to quit putting it off. A friend challenged my thinking about my when, why & where over the weekend (of course she's a PhD in NeuroPsych so makig people think is what she's really good at).

Nice job on the dip revision!!!!!!!  Sounds delish.

So great that you are planning ahead to avoid a calorie mishap!

Kudos Iris!

Gaby

Good evening, BOTT friends,

Another short one tonight.  Recumbent bike workout done, 64 minutes covering 9.2 miles.  Today I ate:

B:  1 link turkey Italian sausage, 1/2 c eggbeaters + 1 egg white, sandwich thin, 1 tbsp whipped butter

L:  None

S:  coffee with 5 tbsps SF pumpkin pie spice creamer, 6 large muscardine grapes

D:  5 oz lean beef burger on sandwich thin, 1 slice RF cheddar, mustard, 1 tbsp each ketchup and relish, 1 1/2 c romaine with 1/4 c feta and 2 tbsps yogurt based dressing

Hope everyone had a great day.  Have a good night, friends :)

Good work out today!  Why did you skip lunch?  Were you not feeling well?  Have a great Thursday!

Thanks, Tess!  I didn't eat breakfast until 11:30 yesterday, and dinner until 9:30 pm.  I was running all day to my own appts, and my mom's.  It doesn't happen often, but I didn't feel hungry at all yesterday.  I was kinda happy about that, but with my recent health problems, it also worries me a little bit.