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Dodged self sabotage today! A stressful emotional event this morning almost defeated me. But instead of turning inward and/or toward food, I talked to my brother as he always knows the right thing to say when it comes to our family stuff. And this time we have the video cams hooked up and I really like being able to see each other (even if I have to slam on a hat for a bad hair day!) That talk with my bro helped alot. It gave me the boost I needed to refocus toward the workout I needed to do.
I have to say...Exercising with a bit of a heavy heart (even though I got the support I needed) is HARD. But I still did it. I grunted, groaned and swore again through the whole thing. I had the window open to blow in cool air, and anyone walking by I'm sure would have thought there was some crazy insane lady in our house with all of the bitching I was doing. But so what...I worked out...it may not have been pretty or nice, but I did it anyway. So I can never use the excuse again of "I don't feel like it today" because really... I don't ever feel like it, but ESPECIALLY today, I did not want to do it, and I still did. Now I know I can do it and I can't fool myself about it.
And thank goodness I did workout, because it boosted my mood afterward and I could get on with the rest of the day. Then after work, DH and I when on a bike ride. The exercise thing shows 10 mph for a leisurely ride. That's not leisurely! 6mph is leisurely. Anyway, we rode for hour and a 1/2, but for calories, since the exercise counter doesn't allow a slower bike ride, I just took off time.
Today ended up being a good day overall. Which taught me another lesson- One bad thing in a day, does not a bad day make. And don't coil inward -- Working out/exercising helps prevent that from happening even while in the middle of an inward "coil", it can uncoil the funk.
Diet Calendar Entries for 04 August 2010:
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2204 kcal
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Fat: 53.40g | Prot: 114.21g | Carb: 322.79g.
Breakfast: Grape Nuts, Fat Free Strawberry Yogurt, Cream Cheese, Sesame Bagel, Bananas. Lunch: Sourdough Bread, Peaches. Dinner: Beef Chuck (Blade Roast, Trimmed to 1/8" Fat), Egg Noodles. Snacks/Other: Dreyer's Light Cookie N Cream. more...
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3530 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Desk Work - 8 hours, Housework - 2 hours, Bicycling (leisurely) - <10/mph - 1 hour, Circuit Training - 20 minutes, Resting - 4 hours and 40 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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