Well, it’s only day three, but the first case of being lazy has already hit. With this sinus/allergy/cold crap that hit me, I was feeling particularly run down yesterday evening. I went to take a nap as soon as I got to the house since I couldn’t reach my fiancee to see what she wanted to do for dinner.
I was really hungry, and my stomach wouldn’t stop growling so I dind’t really get any rest. She called about an hour later and said she was really feeling badly and would see me tomorrow. With all of that, I just rolled back over in the recliner and tried to sleep a little more, especially since I’m on the tail end of adjusting back to the time here in the States. Up I woke at 9 p.m. and told myself I needed to eat something, but I didn’t want to invest anytime in doing so. The thought of having to prepare anything just didn’t appeal to me let alone needing to get food ready for today.
So, I looked over my seven-day menu and looked at the lite popcorn and lite ice cream entries. My dinner: two and one-half cups of pop corn and one cup of lite yogurt.Impressive, eh? No fruits, protein, vegetables or anything else for that matter. The good thing was that it satisfied me and took the edge off.
From there, I had enough umph to prepare part of the meal for today — the two snacks and part of lunch. So, here goes. I had one cup of oatmeal, eight ounces of two percent milk and one-quarter of a cantaloupe for breakfast. The snack consisted of seven multi-grain crackers with one ounce of reduced-fat cheddar cheese and a small apple.
Lunch was interrupted — went to Subway and ordered a six-inch turkey sandwich on wheat bread with no cheese, all of the vegetables except cucumbers, pickles and jalapenos, and mustard with a sprinkle of oregano to top it off. Then I had one-half cup of watermelon and cantaloupe.
For the afternoon, I’m having three-quarters of a cup of reduced sodium tomato soup (supposed to be for lunch), and another one-half cup of watermelon and cantaloupe plus one-half of an English muffin.
Dinner — who knows? I still need to eat my fish. Those three portions are getting old already so I need to eat them.
Just as I told you yesterday (or was it the day before?), the gas is incredible. I think I’m producing enough to power a small office building. I can’t wait for it to end and am thinking positively that it will.
This is taking lots of commitment and time to carry on with, and I’m just not used to all of the rigamarole that’s required. Call me lazy, which I am, but it’s going to really be a chore to keep up with all of this. I know it’ll be worth it, but it’s a real pain for right now.
To add insult to injury, I’ve not been exercising as was directed to me by the dietician — 30 minutes most nights of the week. I only exercised on Labor Day and not since then. I need to get this rolling as well so my metabolism will get revved up.
Lots to do, so little time and only so much of me to make it happen. It feels daunting, and I feel a little as though I want to give up. However, I know this can’t happen. I need to forge ahead and look forward to what next year will be like. That’s what gives me hope and inspiration. Once I start seeing some results, I’ll be stoked even more and am looking forward to it.
It’s not easy, but is it ever?
Until tomorrow,
Be well and eat healthy!
Robert M.
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