Day 63: I Can and I Will

 





Day 63 of Nutrisystem 2.0 got off to a chilly start. It was 20 degrees when I got up and the wind started blowing not long after, so the wind chill made it feel a whole lot colder ! When I took my trash out I wore mittens but when I went to retrieve my bin I didn't, and in just those few minutes my hands were frozen !


Breakfast was a 270 calorie Jimmy Dean Delights breakfast sandwich. Morning snack was a 120 calorie chocolate shake. Lunch was a chef salad and 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. I totally forgot to have my afternoon snack ! Dinner was broccoli and 260 calorie roasted turkey medallions. Evening snack was a 130 calorie strawberry shortcake cupcake. Total calories for the day are 1000.


First workout of the day was 35m16s in Namibia. This was another endurance walk at a pace of 2.8 mph for most of the workout. I worked until 7 pm and thought about skipping my evening workout. I had a 35 minute workout scheduled and that was just too long. I ended up moving that to tomorrow and did a 15m42s workout in Spain. I went with a steadily increasing speed from 2.5 to 3 mph. I'm proud of myself for not using my overtime as an excuse not to exercise. I got 63 minutes in and that's great !


Today I was super productive at work. I completed the last steps on 5 projects and followed up on a bunch more to make sure they were on track. I spent 2 hours of the day on the phone with my boss or I'd have gotten a bit more done. You might call that unproductive time but it's a good way to keep her abreast of what is going on. There's some therapy in there too .. lol ! If all goes according to plan I expect to push a whole bunch of work out the door. I have a lot of things that are ready for the finishing touches and I'm itching to get them done ! My plan for tomorrow is not to look at my email right away. It's so easy to get caught up in that and the next thing you know 2 hours has gone by ! So I'm going to use the first hour to get some things teed up and then I'll do a quick email check for anything urgent.


Several times today I stopped to realize that I suddenly feel different. I don't know what it is, but I feel more hopeful about the journey I'm on. I have more energy and I feel "lighter" in body and mind ! I swear that my Friday night chocolate binge had a lot to do with it. I'm also taking my vitamins, magnesium and Metamucil, so that may have something to do with it as well. I'm settling into my exercise routine and my endurance is definitely improving, so that makes me happy too. I may not be anywhere near where I was back in summer 2021, but I am making progress. I know that as the weight comes off I'll be able to walk faster on the treadmill, but right now the focus is fat burning, so I am actually better off at the slower speeds. 


I've said before that this journey is physical and mental and I've never believed it more than I do now. It's hard to know why my mind works the way it does, but before I got all this chocolate in the house I was really suffering from a lot of anxiety. It wasn't so much that I needed to gobble it all up, I just needed to have it here in case I "needed" it. That Friday night binge released all that pent up anxiety and until that happened, I didn't realize just how bad it was effecting me. It's kind of scary but I guess it's my comfort, my security blanket. I still haven't touched the Hershey Kisses or the other package of caramels, so I'm practicing moderation. Once the Reese's eggs are gone I will open the package of caramels, since I have a bunch of caramels coming soon !


I weighed myself this morning and I'm holding steady at 235. I was hoping to see 234 but I'm cautiously optimistic that I'll see it very soon. I'm looking forward to putting the 70 pound bear back on the shelf and focusing on the 80 pound bear ! Nutrisystem doesn't give out the bears anymore, so I'm grateful to have the complete set. I think you can buy them for $10 each if you really want them.


On that note, I'm heading for bed. I sat on the couch too long and let it get too late and now I'm cold and tired and skipping a shower. I'm going to try and get up early and take a shower in the morning. We'll see how that goes !

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