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14 January 2009
I had a rough evening yesterday, and it has been a very long night. It is now a little after 4 in the morning. I have been laying awake since 3, and my alarm will be going off at 5 telling me it is time to get ready for another day of work.
Last night I had to take my dog of 10 years (we rescued her from a puppy mill when she was 4) to the vet and have her put down. She had severe congestive heart failure, and her lungs were so full of fluid that she was bearly taking in any oxygen. I know this was the best thing we could do for her and she is better off, but it doesn't mean that it hurts any less.
I know there are a lot of people who will never understand the emotional attachment one can develop for a beloved pet, and for those people I feel sorry. Dixie was always there for everyone in my family. She showed us all unconditional love, but she was undeniably my dog. She followed me everywhere I went, and she was so protective of me.
I remember one time when we were fishing along the bank of a pond in my parents' backyard, I caught a fish. I hollered for my husband to come take the fish off the hook because the last time I had tried, I just about caught the hook in my thumb. He was on the other side and I was calling to him to hurry up. Well, Dixie must of thought I was being attacked by this monster 6 inch fish because she tried to pounce on it and attack it. (She was a cocker spaniel so that was about as threatening as she got.) Since then, I have not been able to take her fishing with me because everytime I reeled in my line, whether there was anything on it or not, she would try to attack it. At the rate she was going, I was afraid I was going to land an 18 pound Dixie.
I know this entry has nothing to do with food, exercise, or weight loss, but I just needed to share my feelings. Thanks for listening.
(5 comments)
09 January 2009
My first response to this week's results is "WOW!" When I lose weight, I am used to many weeks with a 1 pound to no pound loss. My exercise level is pretty consistent with what I have been doing for the past month, so, although I'm sure it helped, I know that the reason for the three pound drop comes from my change in diet.
I already have some observations and reflections that I have made regarding my diet, but I want to take some time to really look at my food log again before I post my thoughts for this upcoming week's mini-challenge.
For now, I am going to enjoy this new me as I get ready for school. Yea! It's Friday.
(2 comments)
05 January 2009
I am taking a few minutes this morning to make sure I get at least one journal entry this week for the Refocus Bootcamp Challenge. Journalling is one of the areas I don't do alot of. I keep up with my food in the food journal pretty well. Since the start of this challenge, I have made a point of recording everything that I eat.
So far, I have been very pleased with my food choices. I can't say for sure that I am 100% refined sugar free, but I am checking food labels, and am amazed at the number of items that list sugar as an ingredient. I am trying to incorporate fruit into every meal. This seems to help curb my sweet tooth somewhat. I was very tempted Friday (Day One) to eat a sweet treat when one of my coworkers offered me part of her chocolate bar, and another offered me a cookie.
I go back to work today, and the students will be there. Christmas break is officially over. The will power wrestling match starts again today. There are so many temptations at school. I have made a good start today though. I have made my lunch, and I have already recorded it in my food journal. I am taking a large container of water with me to drink during the day. I know that the hardest times of the day for me will be right before lunch when the kids are at their specials and after the kids are dismissed at the end of the day.
I have gotten in an hour of exercise a day for the past two days. I may not get any exercise in today though. This evening I have to go to the funeral home to attend a visitation. One of my friends lost her father. She flew in from Montana (to Georgia) to attend the funeral, and I am going to spend some time with her this evening. I will have to make sure I fit in exercise time tomorrow to stay on track with the challenge.
(4 comments)
26 December 2008
I find I am not as driven to workout when I don't have a week where I earn points for intentional exercise. It helps to have an exercise goal that you are working towards and a team you are trying to support. I will miss this when this challenge ends.
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19 December 2008
Well, I managed to make up the sudden 2 pound weight gain I had last week (I was 2 pounds heavier one day, and back to my starting weight the next day. Go figure?)
I have incorporated extra cardio into my exercise regime this week. That has helped to offset the extra calories I have eaten due to the presence of all of these goodies. It is so hard to say no to sweets when they are all around you. Yesterday, one of my students gave me a container of brownies and fudge, and yes, I had a brownie along with a few other goodies that were available throughout the school. Today is the last day before Christmas break so I will have only one more day of high temptation. I plan to be strong, but I will probably be back at the cardio this afternoon.
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