Intentions: Great! Implementation: Not So Much...

I'm sorry I was MIA in Bloggersville this week. It's been really busy and a little crazy.

We threw a surprise birthday party for one of our troupe mates on Monday (Big Number birthday) and so I didn't get home until pretty late. There wasn't much there in the way of snacks, which was good, and I had saved room for cake. :)




(No, this isn't the cake we had on Monday, but doesn't it look good?)

So then Tuesday was a dance class (I was able to dance barefoot again - my blisters are MUCH better!) and Thursday was the two dance classes I teach. I had been planning on getting out for a good walk on Wednesday, but Something Came Up. Or Went Down, depending on how you look at it: Our refrigerator commited seppuku.

The hubster was sitting in the family room Wednesday morning, and he heard some popping and crackling from the kitchen. Then he started smelling melting plastic. He quickly ran and flipped the breaker (and opened all the windows) and unplugged the fridge. So we need a new fridge. Wednesday we spent moving food in to coolers and figuring out what we wanted to do about getting a new one. (The hubster takes buying big ticket items Very Seriously, and does tons of research to be sure he's happy with the purchase.) He finally found one, and we ordered it yesterdayr - it should be delivered at the end of next week. Such fun... In the mean time, we're going to dig through the garage to find the 2 little (dorm-sized) fridges buried in there somewhere, and get them going.

And on top of that fun, I've been dealing with Aunt Flo this week, and she's visiting with a vengeance. Much harder and heavier than usual. (TMI alert) I'm one of the "lucky" ones that gets diarrhea during my heavy days. Whee. Started on Monday and didn't start easing up until Thursday night, really. And it's still going. And yet I still managed to lose 1.25 pounds this week!

I didn't do this go-to-bed-early-get-up-early thing I was planning on this week - I'm going to renew that goal for next week.

Have a good weekend, all!

-als

So Far So Good...

As of Friday I'd lost 1.75 pounds, and as of this morning, I'm at the same weight. Which is really good for me, considering I was at a buffet (Sweet Tomatoes, so lots of healthy options) on Friday night, and celebrated my Dad's birthday last night. Weekends are always the hardest for me, in terms of staying on track, so while I could've done better (there was exercise planned that didn't happen) I could've done a lot worse, too. So. I haven't derailed yet. On to week two! :)

I need to focus on getting to bed earlier so I can get more sleep, first of all, and so I can get up earlier and see about exercising in the mornings before work. That's going to be another goal for week two, along with staying on track. Have a good week, all!

I CAN'T DANCE IN SOCKS!

At least not on a good hardwood dance floor, that is! It's great with dance shoes, or how I usually dance: in bare feet, but it's waaaaaay too slippery with the socks. I got most of the way through the first class with them on before I just couldn't stand it any more and tore them off. The tape I put on the blisters (which are doing better) held up pretty well, with me being careful. I felt bad that I couldn't give my students my best effort, but the classes went well in spite of my foot, and my students were forgiving, thank goodness!

So today was okay. Obviously I couldn't dance as hard as I usually do on Thursdays, but I did dance harder on Tuesday than I usually do, so I guess it balanced out. Intake-wise, I did pretty well, too. I was a bit low - 1276 calories before factoring in the dancing, but that will help to balance out my intake from yesterday. I didn't get as much fluid as I'd like, though: only 64 oz., including my G2. (FYI: I never count my 16 oz. daily coffee in my fluid count since I drink it with a bunch of creamer. I do count it in my calorie count, though!)

G'night, all - we'll see what tomorrow brings!

RELIEF!!!

I just found this stuff this afternoon:




It's basically just a roll of cushiony tape - a band-aid without the pad. Wrapped my blistered toe in it, and it's helping TREMENDOUSLY!!! Tried it on my other blisters, and the only one it's not really helping is the one on my heel. Otherwise -- OH the relief!!!

Another Good Day Yesterday! For The Most Part...

Yesterday was another good day, although it wouldn't have been if I hadn't gone for an hour-long walk last night. My net calories came to 1851 after the exercise, which is very close to but still under my calorie limit for the day. And I had 96 oz. of fluid, including my G2.

The walk was good and I'm not too sore today. Yay, me! I almost didn't go out since it was kind of late, and if I do that again, I'll be sure to bring a flashlight with me! And what did I get for my effort, besides a sense of accomplishment? Blisters on the bottom of my foot. Yeah - joy. The one on my heel isn't as annoying as the one right where my toes meet the ball of my foot. And another one on the side of my middle toe. And they're all on the same foot. Whee. :P

I'm just worried about how the blisters are going to affect me at my dance classes tonight. It's not like I can skip them, seeing as I'm the teacher and all... I don't usually dance in socks, but I might have to tonight, after I slather my feet in vaseline to prevent more rubbing. Should be ...interesting. Wish me luck!

Inspiration

ETA: Found this picture here.

Another Good Day Yesterday!

Although I was reminded of the drawback of drinking a lot of water... :}

I drank about 96 oz. of liquid if I count my G2 Gatorade, had my Dance Classes last night where I danced pretty hard, and took in 1927 calories, which according to My Plate put me at 1221 net calories for the day with the exercise.

(edit: corrected calorie numbers)

Hopefully today will go as well! :)