Day 175: Halfway to the Weekend and Vacation !

 

Today is day 175 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and I was wide awake at 5 am. I tried to go back to sleep but gave up shortly after 5:30. I ended up sleeping with the air conditioning on as it was 82 in my bedroom and I knew the fan alone was not going to cut it. Air quality seemed to be fine and according to the forecast this morning the smoke was supposed to be worse in the afternoon and evening today. I didn't notice any difference in the air, so the showers we had today might have helped.

Breakfast was pancakes with sugar free syrup and a yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie chocolate shake. Lunch was a chef salad & pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was cottage cheese & peaches. Dinner was chicken fettuccine over riced cauliflower. Evening snack was a chocolate cupcake.

I managed to get my fat ass on the treadmill during lunch today ! It might have only been 21m58s but it's a start ! There was no evening workout as I worked until 7 pm. Even though I haven't been on the treadmill in a while, I haven't been sitting around. I'm sure I burned plenty of calories working out in the garage !

My blog has gotten a little stale lately and I guess that's a good thing .. because I don't have a lot of emotional angst to work through. Sure, I'm still worried about my job prospects but that is something I can't control, so I've worked through most of the fear. It may take a while but I'll find another job. I do still hope that my leadership has taken steps to obtain an exception that will allow our team to continue to function as is and maybe report to the Rochester office once a month. I'd be willing to do that but I still plan to look for another job, because I suspect any delay in moving us into an office will be temporary. I feel like they will force my boss to add new members to the team and then lay us off once they are trained. It's all about doing things cheaper, not better ! No matter what, I feel like whatever happens will be meant to be. If we get a temporary reprieve it will at least make the quest to find a new job less urgent ! We're supposed to find out where we stand this week, so we'll see what happens !

I'm coming up on the 6 month mark of Nutrisystem 2.0 and I am severely disappointed in my progress. I haven't taken this seriously and I've continued to make poor choices when it comes to food. I'm also slacking on exercise right now. I've reined in my eating (for the moment!) and need to tackle exercise next. The problem with food is that I often get the urge for more right after I eat, maybe because things taste so good ! For example, I had pancakes this morning and as I finished them up I thought "I could eat 2 more". Well, that is obviously not an option when you're trying to lose weight ! I made it through Monday and Tuesday without feeling excessively hungry. I would say yesterday was better than today and that might be because I had my Metamucil at bedtime. It definitely fills your stomach !

Since I was up early I threw in a load of laundry but resisted the urge to go out in the garage. I opted to sit down with a 2nd cup of coffee and enjoy the quiet before work. The weather forecast for today indicated no rain but around 7 am some showers rolled in. If nothing else, this helps cut down any particulates in the air from the Canadian wild fires.

Last time I mowed the lawn I decided I needed to address the weeds that have grown in the cracks in the sidewalk and in my patio. I couldn't find a tool in Home Depot or Walmart, so I ordered one from Amazon. It came today and I gave it a try on the patio. It worked pretty good but I'm thinking I'd have been better off with the tool that looks like a barbecue fork. It might work better on the sidewalk since those are straight lines, so we'll see ! 

When I had Chinese takeout last week I saved the 2 fortunes from my fortune cookies. One said "A pleasant surprise is in store for you" and the other said "Accept the next proposition you hear". I'd like to believe that means good things will happen with my job ! 

One thing I want to work on is the amount of news I read. I am so sick of hearing about Harry & Meghan, the Kardashians, celebrities in general and politics. I'm going to resist the urge to click on these stories and hopefully my news feeds will stop serving up this nonsense. I'm also sick of hearing about people killing their families. What the heck is wrong with people ? I really need to stop reading all of these horrible stories.

Work was busy today and I managed to address some of the items I've been avoiding. I also picked up some new work items so I'll have enough to do for the next 2 days. I pretty much worked as far as I could on what I already have. I'll put in another 2 hours of OT tomorrow and that will be it for the OT this week. We're limited to 6 hours for some reason. 

Today was another good day. I'm keeping busy and trying harder to work on my weight. On that note, I'm heading for bed !