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Congrats on losing so much already, Mo! Me? I've sort of been really bad this week -- like, not even bother counting bad. It's just been so difficult this week to find motivation to work out and eat well. I did so well earlier in the summer, so I"m not sure why I've hit the roadblock. I'm gonna make an attempt to get back on track.

Wed
1 low-cal low-fat bagel = 1 pt.
1 PBJ sandwich = 4 pts.
10 tortilla chips = 3 pts.
Chicken breast = 5 pts.
Corn on the cob = 2 pts.
1 Sprite = 2 pts.
2 servings Doritos = 6 pts.

TOTAL: 23 points.

Okay, so within (barely!) the limit for today. Did go for an hour "run," which actually had me really exhausted by the end. Not so used to running outside. And the Doritos and Sprite were a weird splurge... I felt really light-headed and like I could faint this evening, so I HAD to have something before dinner...something sugary (okay, doesn't explain the Doritos). It was really weird. Like I felt I couldn't prepare the corn-on-the-cob standing if I didn't get something in me. Probably low blood pressure from really doing nothing besides going for a run today. So I don't feel too guilty because I was listening to what my body needed... and it was saying, "Eat! Drink something sugary!"

Comments

MaureenRitter said…
that sounds like maybe you had low blood sugar. my dad gets that way when his gets all out of whack, so better to drink the sprite than pass out into a pot of corn. i try to abide by that exact statement in my daily life.

it sounds like our bursts of inspiration are flip-flopped...i was awful at the beginning of the summer, also totally not even bothering to count. let's do something motivational. we could cook for each other. you could make that shrimp thing that scares me (uncooked shrimp looks like funny shaped poop) and i could make something i've tried...dunno what. let's do this together...it's no fun counting points without you :(
July 23, 2008 at 8:57 PM
Katie Wood said…
Ooooh, that cooking for each other sounds like a good idea! When do you want to do this??
July 24, 2008 at 8:29 AM
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