No computer

Today was such a great productive day. Still no job applications done and I weighed exactly the same today as yesterday, but I got a ton done around the apartment by just not turning on the computer when I woke up. That is usually the first thing I do is boot up the computer which leads to me spending hours on it before dragging myself to work. So, this morning I told myself, just don't do it as soon as you get up. Not that I wasn't going to allow myself at all, but that's how it turned out.

Got up and made breakfast - note to self: warm grape nuts are not a good substitute for oatmeal - which I did eat in front of the tv (Supernatural season 3), but stopped it when I had finished eating. Then cleaned out the nasty old stuff from my fridge and took out the trash. Did two loads of laundry, did most of the sinkful of dishes (what would fit in the drying rack), swept the floor and tidied up my bedroom, went for a 2 mile run, did 10 more minutes of abs (again in front of Supernatural), showered, ate a healthy lunch - soup and salad in front of Supernatural - dressed for work (and got a compliment). Before I went for my run I weighed myself and I was exactly the same as before breakfast so I have high hopes for tomorrow.

Technically the only resolutions I need to work on this month are exercising every day and not eating any chips (recently expanded that to include fries which is my go-to bar food). Which is why I am still sucking down my diet soda, and eating red vines and cookies. I didn't want to over do anything right away and then crash and blow up like before. But at this rate I will not make my goal weight in time to get my hair cut.  Which leads me back to the old numbers game - calories in & calories out.

I've set up a new food journal. I used to keep a small notebook that I would write in one page per day. But I think I did best when I was zig zagging calories with a weekly goal in mind. So I am using an old Composition note book I have left over from when I was teaching I tore out the first few pages that had writing. And started a weekly food diary. By goal is to net no more than 7000 calories a week. That according to my BMR plus normal daily activity (not working out) should be the -500 a day to lose a pound a week.  At least for now.  I figure as I lose weight my BMR will go down and I'll have to net less calories. Hopefully at that point I'll be in a good exercise routine where I'll be burning enough and back into a healthy eating routine where fewer calories go a long way. And hopefully I'll lose quicker than I think because this plan has me at 121 for my haircut, which will not do for a pixie cut.

I did OK yesterday, I gave in to some cookies in the break room, and went over my 1000 net. Today I was nearly seduced by a cinnamon roll at the coffee counter, but thankfully I crunched the numbers and realized that I am over my goals already by 150 (provided my workout guesstimates are close). I need to keep the weekdays lower so that I can eat out with the BF on the weekends.

Hopefully tomorrow will be even better.