CWCEBMEY's CalorieKing blog
Thursday, Dec 18 2008 - Snow Storm
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It has been snowing off and on all this week. This weatherman has used the word "frigid" for this week. Saturday, we are supposed to have a high of 17 degrees. Saturday is when I am planning on doing my Christmas shopping. The only thing I've purchased is a white elephant gift for my department's Christmas lunch. I have another Christmas party on Friday and I need a gift for that one too. Looks like I'll be out tonight looking for something in the $20 range.
My weight loss is going well. Although, I'm not as motivated as I was before my appendectomy. I've lost 16 pounds in 7 weeks, which is really good. But I can't seem to get that energy high after my morning workouts. In fact, I've missed 2 days for exercising this week. People are beginning to notice my weight loss and I see it in the clothes I wear. But for some reason, I feel blah about the whole thing.
Maybe my blah-ness is the result of other things. I'm totally over whelmed at work. I came back to work on December 8th with 400+ unopened email. I'm just now down to 270+ unopened emails and I'm only upto opening the emails from December 4th. To make matters worse, I will be taking all of next week off and the following Monday.
Another reason for being not so happy is my son will be leaving for Afghanistan in January. He comes home today and will be with us until January 1st. I'm going to focus on his time with us and try not to think about what the future holds. I'm going to try to be more in the present.
Then, there are the numerous holiday treats and celebrations with food. Every where I go in the hospital, there are treats. Today, we have caramels, 2 different kinds of cookies, fudge, and spinach dip with stuff to dip in the dip. Yesterday, we had cinnamon rolls, muffins, fudge, and something else. For the most part, I'm able to resist or only have a nibble (like the size of a small pearl onion or pea). All of these delights are homemade. But I'm staying away because all that sugar will make me feel sick. Before I became a diabetes, sugar wasn't a problem. Now it is.
My husband and I have eaten out more than we should. Again, more depriving myself and making wise choices, but instead of feeling good about myself, I just feel like "so what??!??"
I just can't seem to find my happy place. I'm not sad, but I'm not happy. I'm going to try some music therapy today. I'm going to listen to some upbeat favorites of mine. Maybe that will help.
Exercise is key to losing weight.
Exercise is key to managing my diabetes.
Exercise is key to managing stress in my life.
Exercise is key to my well being.
My weight loss is going well. Although, I'm not as motivated as I was before my appendectomy. I've lost 16 pounds in 7 weeks, which is really good. But I can't seem to get that energy high after my morning workouts. In fact, I've missed 2 days for exercising this week. People are beginning to notice my weight loss and I see it in the clothes I wear. But for some reason, I feel blah about the whole thing.
Maybe my blah-ness is the result of other things. I'm totally over whelmed at work. I came back to work on December 8th with 400+ unopened email. I'm just now down to 270+ unopened emails and I'm only upto opening the emails from December 4th. To make matters worse, I will be taking all of next week off and the following Monday.
Another reason for being not so happy is my son will be leaving for Afghanistan in January. He comes home today and will be with us until January 1st. I'm going to focus on his time with us and try not to think about what the future holds. I'm going to try to be more in the present.
Then, there are the numerous holiday treats and celebrations with food. Every where I go in the hospital, there are treats. Today, we have caramels, 2 different kinds of cookies, fudge, and spinach dip with stuff to dip in the dip. Yesterday, we had cinnamon rolls, muffins, fudge, and something else. For the most part, I'm able to resist or only have a nibble (like the size of a small pearl onion or pea). All of these delights are homemade. But I'm staying away because all that sugar will make me feel sick. Before I became a diabetes, sugar wasn't a problem. Now it is.
My husband and I have eaten out more than we should. Again, more depriving myself and making wise choices, but instead of feeling good about myself, I just feel like "so what??!??"
I just can't seem to find my happy place. I'm not sad, but I'm not happy. I'm going to try some music therapy today. I'm going to listen to some upbeat favorites of mine. Maybe that will help.
Exercise is key to losing weight.
Exercise is key to managing my diabetes.
Exercise is key to managing stress in my life.
Exercise is key to my well being.
1 comments so far.
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a decade ago
Hi Cynthia. This SL weather has been something of late. I slid down the street today on my way to meet some friends for lunch. It was a "white knuckle" drive, for sure. I'm getting new tires on my car tomorrow - as I think the factory tires just aren't that great for winter driving. I imagine that your son going to Afghanistan after the holidays is weighing a bit heavy in your mind -- that would certainly be good reason for not feeling the "joy of the season" to its fullest. I hope you have a wonderful time with him before he goes - as I'm sure you will. And I'm with you -- I hate all these sweet temptations all over the place! The grocery stores, department stores are loaded with them, too! Ugh! We will get through this...we need to just keep our eyes on the goal!
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