Pedomotating
Pedomotating is a word I just made up meaning, "motating while wearing a pedometer." I think "motating" is also a fake word, but I've been using it for so many years to mean "going somewhere" that I think of it as a real word. I refuse to look it up in the dictionary and destroy my dream. Delusion. Dream.

Yesterday I took almost 4,900 steps, which is less than half of what one is supposed to shoot for. All of my steps were taken to and from work; we are doing a big pitch and I didn't leave the office for lunch. So that kind of sucks. Today is going to be more because my commute was already 600 steps longer this morning. But I still don't know if I'm going to hit 10,000. That's a lot of steps.

I know the tips and tricks, such as "when you get up to go to the bathroom, do a circuit of your office first" and stuff like that. So maybe I'll try to sneak in some extra steps that way! It feels kind of "article in Cosmo" cheesy, but it doesn't mean it's a bad idea.

Also, I weighed myself this morning and weighed in at 216.0 pounds. This means I lost 2.5 pounds this week--which included Thanksgiving and a visit from Tim. Tim expressed a desire to try eating healthier and "be more supportive of my diet," and as a result, I stayed conscious of my food choices and managed to lose weight in spite of all the wine, and also wine, and some wine that we had. That is awesome, and Tim is awesome.
- posted by mo @ 9:20 AM

 
Checking In
The first day of work after a holiday is always crazy, but I wanted to say I am still here! I even remembered to wear my pedometer today, which is very exciting and only two weeks late. Eating over the holiday was pretty good; Tim was in town and we went out a lot but I had a lot of salads, fish, and stuff like that. Plus we only ate like twice a day. A quick weigh-in revealed a weight of 216.5, which would suggest that my weight is trending down again. But today, Flappy is a-flapping and I feel less-than-svelte. I think that briefly covers just about everything, but I will try to update later on today!
- posted by mo @ 11:14 AM

 
Core For The Holidays
Well as promised, I am back with a report. My weight, once again, is 218.5 pounds. It's unfortunate to reach the upper end of my comfort zone right before Thanksgiving, but so be it. Not that I'm going to stress about Thanksgiving, or the holiday party, or an individual meal here or there. But in general, overall, I'm going to go back to Core. And I feel good about that.

Core is simple, it's straightforward, and I don't have to think about it too much. And the holidays are stressful enough without my stressing over food. So instead, I will just go back to eating Core food as much as possible. I am sure I'll have more to say about this soon, but in the meantime, I am going to go have a salad or something. Yay for lunch.
- posted by mo @ 1:34 PM

 
A Post For Mary
A sweet e-mail from someone named Mary reminded me that I've been neglecting Ointy. And apparently people care! At least Mary does.

I planned to write, I swear. I was going to write about the dinner I cooked and the things I ate or didn't eat. But I am a little bit tired of listening to myself talk, so to speak, if you will, about weight loss. I have weighed basically the same for basically a year. Which is not a bad thing, but it does not feel very inspiring either. Follow me, everyone! And you probably won't gain or lose a lot of weight this year! Woo!

I haven't made any progress on the goals I posted. I did send away for some information about the classes at our local community center, but the classes are all at 3:30 in the afternoon. I guess Ladies Who Lunch are their target audience. Or me two years ago when I had a more non-traditional work schedule. It is hard to walk out of work when it's dark and then think about exercising. Man, I just want to go to bed.

On the micro-cosmic scale, today has been a good day. I had a salad for lunch, oatmeal for breakfast, a small peppermint patty as my only indulgence today. (I've been drinking my cafe au laits with gingerbread syrup in them-- it's like the poor man's gingerbread latte. But I can't do that every day, I've decided. It sets a bad precedent.) I walked up a couple of hills today. I walked up some stairs. I am sure I'll have something relatively sensible for dinner.

The holidays are such a tricky time. I haven't exactly formulated a strategy yet for getting through them. When I do, you'll be the first to know. In the meantime, I think I am going to set some goals for the week. I will do a weigh-in on Saturday and then post my goals on Monday. And we'll take it from there.
- posted by mo @ 2:17 PM

 
Same Old, Same Old
Well, it's that time again: time to confront the fact that I have not been on track this week. And with the holidays coming up, having regained a few pounds, there is a distinct fork in the road. One is getting back on track and committed, the other is blaming it on George Bush, letting it slide through the holidays, and emerging in January with ten or fifteen extra pounds.

I was thinking about various things I could do to re-focus. One problem is that I do not feel cute right now. This is half-hormonal and half needing a haircut. It's so true: a new haircut can work absolute wonders. Because I was trying to grow my hair out, but I am totally over it. Sorry, boyfriend who likes long hair.

1. Get a haircut.

Another thing that I think would be great for me would be to take an exercise class. Getting to the gym is a logistical nightmare at the moment; and really I would love to take a dance class, but haven't yet been able to find anything that's nearby and works with my schedule. A weekend class would be ideal. (I just did a little research and there should be something at the community center near my house.)

2. Sign up for a dance or exercise class.

Of course both of those things are future things, and I need to work on something I can do right now, today. Or tomorrow:

3. Wear my pedometer every day.
4. Go grocery shopping for healthy foods, and stock my kitchen with same.
5. Cook healthy meals now that I have a kitchen.
6. Bring lunch to work?

And today, right now, this very minute:

7. Stop eating candy.
8. Have a salad for lunch.
9. Don't give up. Again.

- posted by mo @ 11:19 AM

 
Grazing the World
Well, as expected, I went to Florida and walked a lot and had a fantastic time and ate everything in the world! I haven't yet weighed myself. The election has depressed me so much that I'm afraid if I weigh too much I might have to go on antidepressants. I am working on getting back on track mentally. More soon!
- posted by mo @ 9:42 AM