Made it home without killing someone - August 21, 2008 -

Today was the worst day of traffic since I’ve started my new job in Downtown Little Rock. School is in and it was raining… not a good combination. The road was no longer 2 lanes used to drive a car from spot A to spot B. Nope, it became moving from parking place to parking place over a 1 hour period. Of course, the ride home was even worse because even though the rain had stopped, the morons driving noticed the pavement was wet and tried to kill themselves by having a wreck. I stayed at work late because I felt in my gut that there would be a problem so at 5:47, I began my trek… I got home at 7.  But the night is all good because the hubby is grilling a steak for dinner. A very nice treat for my rainy-traffic ridden Wednesday.

I have figured out that unless I like the exercise class, my mind easily talks my body out of getting up at 4:30 to go to the gym. I thought last Tuesday was a fluke but it happened again yesterday morning. You see, the Tuesday workout class is a cardio circuit. I’ve only been to 3 and out of those only liked 1. It was setup for stations like jumping rope, jumping jacks, mountain climbers…and jogging. Not my favorite. Last Tuesday I don’t remember my excuse but it sounded good at 4:30 a.m. so I didn’t go. Yesterday, I had a meeting and even though I had plenty of time to shower and get ready as I normally do at the gym, I talked myself into needing to wash my hair and fix it a little more since I was going to this meeting with new people. The Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 5 a.m. spin class is somehow doable. Not sure how but I am glad that I am keeping up with it. I’m going to try to do the eliptical or treadmill on Tuesdays and Thursdays to make up the difference.

The steak is ready so I’m off…  

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I’m still here - August 19, 2008 -

Just busy…changes in schedule are always difficult to adjust to. Even though I have more time at night now, it hasn’t really seemed like it. I’m pretty beat once I get home…hungry and beat! I’m enjoying it though. It is more difficult right now because I’m still learning. When you spend half your time trying to figure everything out, the other half finding someone to ask, then spending even more time trying to decipher their answer with the limited resources that you have…whew, time is gone!

I have gotten back into the habit of fixing the hubby and my own lunch again. We are having roast beef & provolone or turkey and cheddar sandwiches this week. The hubby has mustard pretzels and I’m enjoying baked cheetos. Fruit and yogurt finish things off…cheap and nutritious! It is the one thing that I have managed to do 2 nights in a row before crashing on the couch. I used to last until 10 but now I don’t even know…I’m asleep~ deep slep~ before I even know it. At one point, I’m watching the Olympics and the next, the hubby is leading me to bed.

Exercising at 5 a.m. is still working out pretty well. I’m not sure if the boost in metabolism  from the early workout or the lack of snacking through the day are individually or working together to make me a hungry hippo when I arrive home. I’m trying to keep a handle on it and so far since joining the gym, I’m down 4 pounds! Can’t complain about that!

I’m gonna try to keep updating the blog in between getting home/eating and reaching the couch…there is a precious time period prior to nighty-nite that I can accomplish the necessities: preparing lunch, collecting change of clothes for post workout tomorrow, and hopefully blogging will be the triple threat of pre-couch activity!

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Savor Vs. Save - August 11, 2008 -

I used to work with a woman that could eat a brownie for two days. No, not eat brownies for two days…eat ONE brownie. She was thin and ate some sort of chocolate cookie, candy bar, cake or brownie daily. The difference between her and I is that my cookie, candy bar, cake or brownie would be a new one each day.

I tried to teach myself how to savor sweets when I had them because they are not an everyday indulgence. Once I’ve had some, I quickly remember how good it tastes and the more I want. So I try to avoid the temptation in the first place. I often wondered how she could control her eating like that because the minute I had the first bite, I would eat the whole thing. I can savor things but not save it. If I knew that a half portion of candy bar was sitting in a drawer inches away, it would eat me up inside trying to keep from eating it.

People have different relationships with food. I have managed to remain the boss over food for the most part but in a situation of temptation I’m the kind of gal that is going to dig in, enjoy it in one setting, and do my best to work it off!

I’m not saying it’s healthy or not healthy for her to be able to eat this way…it’s just foreign to me. At first, I was jealous at her ability to enjoy all the treats that I restricted from my diet…seemingly enjoy them all day long but after a while, I got over it. I suppose it is like a smoker wanting to be able to smoke casually in social settings but not develop a habit. I’m the smoker who has an addiction and although I would never restrict myself from ever having a sweet treat, I just can’t do it socially anytime treats are around just because. It’s detrimental to my overall self-discipline so only every now and then for me…I will savor but not save.

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