The economy sucks!!! TYTYTY for the motivation though

didnt wanna go to the gym when I got off from work this morning. pysched myself to drive straight home. Drove past my apt and still thought of turning around. After I got so far, I'm thinking " there's no way I am turning around now and wasting gas with it costing so much. THANK you ECONOMY for sucking ATM. 30minutes on the elliptical half at a normal pace and the other a little faster. I did sprints to get my heartrate up higher. It was a struggle, but I made it to the gym and finished my goal of 30minutes 5-6 days a week this week. YEAH. Now looking forward to Sunday off from exercise, not work. 

Lunch is  gonna be a pork rib with fat trimmed off and some snap peas steamed.  Dinner is going to be a salad with turkey, zucchini, tomato, diced turkey breast (leftovers) and spring mix.  Then high protein snacks.  Since I worked last ngith and slept all day, my day has a late start to it, but it will normalize since I work again over night tonight and sunday night.

Feeling good today though.  Minus the suffiness from the dry heat.  I forgot to turn on my humidifier or atleast forgot to fill it with water.  .

Hey Fran,

Good to see you again, I often wonder how you are doing since we had our surgeries about the same time. Glad to see you are back on track. Its so easy to fall of the wagon. But you have gone through so much you can do this!!

Sam

u look great by the way.  It is so easy to fall off the wagon.  I guess this isnt much different than before, I just have to change my way of thinking.  Its not all or nothing.  If I have a bad day, then I just pick up and have a better day the next day.  Afterall 90+ pounds is nothing to whine about.  Now I will just have to work a tad bit harder for the next 90.  As in many areas of my life, I am sure I will find that I will appreciate the end results the harder I have to work for it.

U keep up the good work.
HUgs
~fran~

Hi Sam,

    You look simply MARVELOUS Darling. So healthy!!!!!  I really need to make the time for BB friends on a more regular basis. I do post on an over fifty forum sometimes, but I miss everyone of us who started out together. Merry Christmas.   Mag

Welcome back Fran.  I find that avoiding the gym is easy, I feel so much better after getting there and having the endorphins flowing.

Working night shift keeps us on a different schedule from the rest of the world.  I work straight night shift, now a 12 hour night shift.  I find that I keep the night schedule on some of my days off too.  I can be up at 0300 and sewing or reading.  Bummer this time of the year, dark out when I go to work, and when I come home too.  Sleep during the few hours of sunshine, and here in MN, the sunshine just doesn't have the same feeling as in the southern states.  I take vit D supplements to make up for my lack of sunshine.  According to lab results, my vit D level is within the normals.  When I can, I spend time in my quilt studio, next to a window.

Your meals sound wonderful.  Keep up the good work for yourself.  Hugs

My vitamin D were low b4 surgery, So I have been on a supplement since.  I joke about being a vampire sometimes to my patients since I can see really good in the night with lil lights on at all.  I too keep the same schedule on my days off.  Up til 2-3a and sleep til 12n-1p.  I find that it makes my life easier.  Will be glad when it is light out longer though.  I enjoyed the sunshine this spring/summer and was out in it alot

Made it to the gym yesteday morning b4 coming home from work.  Had planned to go back, but I ended up sleeping all day.  Wasnt in the greatest of moods.  I was crabby and emotional.  Was missing my mother and really had no one to talk to about it.  I did drink 3 protein shakes yesterday and ate 1 meal, so I wasnt malnourished.  Just a tad bit dehydrated this morning.  So I am shooting for about 84oz of water today.  Better get a move on it then.

Hugs
~fran~

Will try to get here next monday for chat!

Hi Fran,
     So glad to catch up with you. I have not been around mu*****uite a while. Wasting to much time on facebook games. You look A-W-S-O-M-E. Wow. I've missed being around my BB friends so I'm trying to come to OH before I hit facebook. Next month we will be one  year out. I'm glad to report that I just got into ONDERLAND a couple days ago. So thrilled.  Just have to figure how to get before and after pics on my profile.
 Take care my friend.    Mag