206.8 this morning. Once again, the Saturday morning woosh down, 1.8 pounds down from yesterday. It's pretty mysterious because in celebration of a Friday off from EMT class, I went out and had 2 beers and brought home an order of calamari for dinner. I didn't work out yesterday either (planned. Part of my 3 days on, 1 day off workout schedule.) I think my weight is pretty random sometimes. I bet everyone a nickel that my weight will be up 2 pounds tomorrow (still a nice loss for the week tho).
It all goes to show how this weight loss thing is the accumulation of tiny actions. Choices made day after day after day. Focus on the small things and the big things take care of themselves.
I know I blog a lot. Being alone, I don't have the support network that many of you have. What I write here is what you guys probably say to family or friends. Writing every day helps me release stuff into the ether. Helps me keep an even keel.
I tend to get down in the winter. What that means is that I sleep a lot. I don't have an excess of energy, so I focus on the minimum that I have to do to get through the days. I drop my clothes on the floor where I take them off and piles build up. Mail piles up on the counter along with everything else. I leave stuff in the car if I don't need to bring it inside. If I have to stop a project mid-way, I'll leave everything out so I can pick it right back up.
That's why, in addition to being upset about my boiler breaking, I had crappy moments realizing what the boiler repairman would see when he saw my house. The ATV battery and tools laying on the garage floor, along with other piles of stuff I did halfway all around the garage and basement. Scarves, jackets and gloves laying on the bench, when the hooks were right there, empty. Etc, etc. It was a mess. The same mess that I see in other houses that I go into for EMS calls. The mess that obscures that the place is basically clean.
In my defense, keeping the place clean is dead last on my list of priorities, after my full-time job, keeping the dog and cat fed and healthy, feeding myself healthy food, exercising, getting enough sleep, going on calls for the firehouse, EMT class, some sort of social life, etc, etc. When I think about all that, I realize that I'm doing basically OK. I'm more OK when I don't let strangers see my house!!
I'm rambling, so it's time to get the rest of my day started. Have a good weekend all!!
Great loss! My scale showed a loss off 1 lb yestersay weighed in today for a maintain hmm o well better than a gain right? And as for what you blog that's what a blogs for to express feelings and to talk and a weight loss blog is for support do you are doing everything right. I try to comment on people for the reasoning of the may not have the support some of us do have. So keep writing I will read and it def doesn't bother me one bit
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