Its been a long week, but pretty decent. My spirits are great! Gratitude continues to be the rule of the day!
After my weekend of fun, I admit, I've been a little sore - and I have been SO tired - but I don't think that's just because I was out playing.
That might not have helped, but I the season is turning - always na interesting time, when the air swirls in warm and cool zephyrs chasing each other's tails and feels so intense on one's skin. Fall making her appearance, and Summer just... holding ... on... we went from a couple of storms to 90+ degrees in a few days!
I have made many attempts to get to bed earlier. I am such a night person, and getting to be before 1:00 am is so difficult for me, even when I am not in rehearsals or performances. And several nights, I DID get to bed earlier - I was just so tired! and I have been dragin' my behind all week! Last night, I was out with a friend for dinner, and got home around 9:30 - by the time I was settled, it was just too late to get on my exercycle, and certainly to walk.
I haven't been walking all week - very frustrating - due to fatigue... but besides last night, I've been on that bike, half an hour!!
This weight MUST go down.
I need to get my blood pressure well- normalized so I can get off the meds. My doctor is dubious. That just pisses me off and makes me more determined.
I also am dealing with the oddest, most counter-intuitive thing - I don't eat enough calories. like, by a LOT.
I looked and researched thoroughly and carefully, and confirmed it with the weight loss group with my medical plan.
Proper weight loss calories for me - 2,000 calories a day. maintenance, 2,500.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to each 2,00 calories in a day, when you eat properly and don't eat junk or processed foods?
The ONE time in the last six weeks, since I've been monitoring/tallying calories, that I have exceeded 2,000 calories was the wedding day last weekend, when I had a glass of wine at brunch, two classes of sparkling rosé and a good bit of (incredible!) cheese at the cocktail hour. Even the reception food was amazing - and healthy!! Seared Ahi, Brussels Sprout leaves, asparagus, lean roast beef - and the desserts were even amazing, little petite things. I could eat the mini-truffles and a tiny one-bite blood orange parfait (do die for!!)
Even after all of that - I only ate about 2,200 calories.
About twice, I have reached 2,000 calories.
it is crazy. And, again, SO counter-intuitive. But the body needs *healthy* calories to burn to fuel weight loss... good fats (coconut oil, olive oil) are required, and they burn first... good carbs, protein - all in balance. You have to keep the engine firing if you are exercising, as I am. It's about 3 weeks since I weighed in at the Dr.'s office, shocked to have gained weight after 3 1/2 months consistent exercise half an hour 6-7 days a week.
I'll give it a little more time to kick in and see if I can get this weight gear moving... I want to keep these smooth and silky hips joints dancing for a very, very long time.
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