I
have lost 10 pounds since I started counting calories, 7 weeks ago. I
downloaded the MyPlate app from livestrong.com. Why yes, I AM tired of entering all my food
and exercise every day, thanks for asking. But hey – it works so I am forcing myself to continue. I must confess there have been a couple of days where
I overate and refused to go in and finish posting for the day because I did not
want to face the music (or in this case, the numbers). I always started up again the next day, though. So far, so good. However, today is Thanksgiving
and I am terrified. I think I will
take the day off from counting. There is no way I am going to behave today. Especially now that my friend JE sent me her sweet potato recipe and I have discovered how much butter is in it. No wonder it tastes so good.
As long as I exercise I stay motivated. A couple days this week it rained like crazy, so I could not go for my beloved bike ride. I was in a panic. I have exercised every day so far on this diet and not just because I love to ride my bike, even though I do. I ride to eat!!! There is no *%#@! way I can stay within their assigned calorie count without earning extra calories by exercising. Usually when it rains in Florida it is only for part of a day. It is very rare that you get a whole day of bad weather with steady rain. The other day it poured all day. We got so much rain (6 inches) that we had to drain the pool by a couple of inches so it did not overflow. It was torrential. It was bleak. I was very afraid for my diet. I do not know about you, but when I am stuck in the house for an entire overcast, cold, and rainy day all I think about it food. I ended up dancing like a crazy woman, alone in the living room, for as long as I could and then did some hand weights. That is how weird I have become. T shut himself up in his office and did not come out until I turned the music off and he figured it was safe to emerge. I appreciated the privacy. It is hard to get privacy when you and your spouse retire at the same time. Luckily we have 3 bedrooms and we both took rooms for an office. I am so thankful to whoever invented doors.
I experienced a real blow on my recent birthday. The damn app automatically reduced my daily calorie total by about 50 calories based on going from age 62 to 63. Sheesh, as if it wasn’t bad enough aging and dieting, now I am being punished for it. Cruel and unusual punishment! I may go in and lie about my age. Or keep changing the date of my birthday further and further into the future. Whatever it takes. It is not that I mind getting older, it is the calories that count.
As long as I exercise I stay motivated. A couple days this week it rained like crazy, so I could not go for my beloved bike ride. I was in a panic. I have exercised every day so far on this diet and not just because I love to ride my bike, even though I do. I ride to eat!!! There is no *%#@! way I can stay within their assigned calorie count without earning extra calories by exercising. Usually when it rains in Florida it is only for part of a day. It is very rare that you get a whole day of bad weather with steady rain. The other day it poured all day. We got so much rain (6 inches) that we had to drain the pool by a couple of inches so it did not overflow. It was torrential. It was bleak. I was very afraid for my diet. I do not know about you, but when I am stuck in the house for an entire overcast, cold, and rainy day all I think about it food. I ended up dancing like a crazy woman, alone in the living room, for as long as I could and then did some hand weights. That is how weird I have become. T shut himself up in his office and did not come out until I turned the music off and he figured it was safe to emerge. I appreciated the privacy. It is hard to get privacy when you and your spouse retire at the same time. Luckily we have 3 bedrooms and we both took rooms for an office. I am so thankful to whoever invented doors.
I experienced a real blow on my recent birthday. The damn app automatically reduced my daily calorie total by about 50 calories based on going from age 62 to 63. Sheesh, as if it wasn’t bad enough aging and dieting, now I am being punished for it. Cruel and unusual punishment! I may go in and lie about my age. Or keep changing the date of my birthday further and further into the future. Whatever it takes. It is not that I mind getting older, it is the calories that count.
I have a couple boards in Pinterest with easy workouts! Feel free to check them out (Daily Grind and Power to the Core are the titles)!
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