Wednesday, February 27, 2019

No Bueno

I'm sick.  So sick that I went to the doctor on Monday for a strep test.  I rarely do stuff like that.

The nurse did a rapid strep and it was negative, which is good.  BUT DAMN!  I've never ever in my life had such a miserably painful sore throat.  The symptoms started Friday and it's now Wednesday and it's still very sore.  I thought it was a little better when I woke up this morning, but as the day went on, the pain came back with a vengeance.

Also, the internet says rapid strep tests are less accurate than the real ones.  I don't know the difference other than I had my results within 10 minutes of having my throat swabbed.

Speaking of swabbing, I woke up in the middle of one night thinking that all I wanted was to swab my throat with a piece of ice. It was burning so badly. Anyway, when my husband came home with a box of popsicles, I started deep throating those things.  Judge me.  I don't care.

Yes, I'm sneezing, coughing, really congested and have such watery eyes that my husband asked if I was crying.  God, I wish this was just a good cry instead of the hell on earth I'm experiencing.

Needless to say, this is not a very good diet and exercise week, but I'm not too mad at myself.  I just want to get back to breathing normally and swallowing without bracing for pain each time. Also, who wants to count calories when it's been 10 popsicles and 20 Ricola?  I haven't really been eating much so I should probably weigh myself sometime soon. 

Anyway, are y'all sick of me bitching by now?  It's actually nice to complain sometimes.  LOL

Sunday, February 24, 2019

I hate laziness

I read the words "I hate laziness" on a personal finance blog this morning.  Although the author was specifically talking about people who refuse to live within their means, the words struck me hard. 

I felt attacked.  I'm the lazy person.

After work (where I have a desk job) I come straight home to my recliner and mostly just stay there until I get up to go to bed.

Like the blog author who can't believe people would rather finance a $50K sports car than contribute to a 401K, I can't believe I'm going to be 40 this year and won't take care of my health.

The laziness must stop now.

Goals: 150 minutes of exercise and 4 days of staying under 1660 calories.

Last week: 75 minutes of exercise and NO DAYS of staying under 1660 calories.

I solemnly swear this week will be better.

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Fail

Last week's goal: 4 days of staying under 1660 calories and 150 minutes of exercise.

Actual: 2 days under 1660 cals and 30 minutes of exercise.

Oops.

Let's try this again.

Sunday, February 10, 2019

By the hair on my chinny chin chin

I can't believe I actually set goals last week and MET THEM!!!!  My goals were 4 days of counting calories and staying under 1800, and 150 minutes of exercise.  I just barely met those goals, but they were met!

Sunday - Tuesday I tried counting calories every day then just sort of...didn't...

So on Wednesday I was like "it's now or never" and so I chose NOW!  AND I STUCK IT OUT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK! Sorry for all of the caps and exclamations, but it's been a long time since I set a goal then followed through. It's freaking exciting!

The 150 minutes of exercise was also just barely met.  It only happened because I took a 60-minute walk on Saturday and that pushed me up to 150.  Whew.

Now it's Sunday evening and I'm setting another round of goals for the week.  This time I want to stay under 1660 for 4 days.  That's the limit that MyFitnessPal wants me eat.  Let's also stay with the 150 minutes of exercise. 

Monday, February 4, 2019

Things I shouldn't admit

I'm really about to embarrass myself here....

1) I was happy that husband was asleep when I came home from grocery shopping so that I could hide a bag of cream filled pastries in my closet so I don't have to share.

2) I've had this habit for years where I look up menus for fancy restaurants and read every single word.  Like really, I spend a stupid amount of time reading ingredient lists and descriptions of dishes.

There's an obvious food obsession going on. How does this stop?  And please, don't just say "stop doing that" because if that worked, I would be rich, skinny, and have very oganized cabinets.

Anyway, I'm ready to start making some goals.  This week: at least 150 minutes of exercise and 4 days of counting calories and staying under 1800.