Downward trend!

I know, I know. You're not supposed to weigh yourself everyday. Well, I weighed myself this morning anyway. Nekkid weight: 209.5! Down another half a pound. I know that's not much, but it's in the right direction and makes me feel confident that I can hit my goal of 207 before the end of this month, maybe sooner!

Surprises on the Trail

Yesterday, while I was out on the trail, a woman jogged passed me with her dog lagging behind. After I got to my turnaround point and started jogging, I was having a really hard time pushing on. Then, I saw the same lady and her dog running in my direction, only this time the dog was leading and the lady was trailing behind screaming "Oh! Oh! Ew! Oh!" and such. As the dog got closer, I realized it had something in its mouth. Then even closer, I realized that something was an armadillo. As the dog passed, it gave me the stink eye as if to say "You're not taking this from me!". I started laughing. I couldn't help it. As the lady passed, I said to her, "That's not what I expected to see on the trail today." She replied "I know. I'm SORRY!". I just continued to laugh, and then I was propelled onward through the rest of the trail by the power of laughter. It was just the pick-me-up I needed to keep going.

Yesterday, I also started tracking my nekkid weight again in the morning: 212. This morning: 210!

I've recently been switched to a new medication, and the old one is mostly out of my system at this point. With that change, I've noticed a dramatic and sudden shift in my appetite. I'm not hungary all the time. I think this will really help me reach my 5 pound goal for the end of the month. I'd like to have a nekkid weight of 207 by the end of the month, putting me one pound ahead of where I was when I first started this blog.

Wish me luck.

Sparkle!

For all you doubters out there, I've pretty much given up diet soft drinks. I used to drink over 5 caffeine-free diet Cokes a day (sometimes much more than that), but that has changed. My shrink told me that it would be better for me to cut out the artificial sweeteners altogether and have an occasional real Coke instead of sucking down the artificial goodness all the time. So I mostly drink water and munch on ice. When I go home, I have sparkling water! Gotta have that carbonation. Keeps me from feeling deprived (a tip from a trainer at the gym, for which I'm very thankful). I drink La Croix berry and orange sparkling waters. No sweeteners, no calories, no sodium. Occasionally after a workout, I will have a Gatorade. Often, I skip that, though, and come home to my lovely sparkling water. Occasionally, on days when my brain is at least semi-functional, I'll remember to take a can or two with me to work. Mostly, it's an after-work or after-workout treat.

So far, I've held pretty good to that. Once about every other week, I get to have something with sugar as a treat. What's weird is that I've gotten to where I actually prefer the taste of the diet stuff. Limeades, lemonades, and root beer seem to be the easiest drinks to get down if I'm in the mood for something with a little more punch. But I've gotten to where I'm used to my sparkling waters and actually prefer them to sodas or limeades.

La Croix is the main brand that I can find around here that has actual flavors to choose from. They have plain, lime, grapefruit, orange, and berry. Berry is my favorite. I hate to sound like an advertisement, but if you're trying to cut back on soda, give it a try.

Sparkle on, my friends!

On a side note, I am feeling much better today, though I'm still not at 100% of my normal functionality. Going to take it easy today. Tomorrow, I hope to be back in the groove.

Fail!

My body is not cooperating with me. Still sick. Still, I can find the humor in it. As I was "growling" into the toilet this morning, my dog thought I was playing some sort of weird game. When I got up to wash off my face, she was bouncing and twirling all over the place, ready to get in on the game. Poor dog was really disappointed when I just put her outside instead.

At least, while having the stomach flu, I don't particularly feel like binge eating anything. The girl scout cookies in my husband's office are perfecly safe. I want nothing to do with them whatsoever.