Some diet progress, some regression, and a surprising weigh-in.
Tuesday
Oh, salad. I feel like my horse when I eat one. I went to a place for lunch where it was my only viable option. I wanted pasta and onion rings but I am currently eating a chicken Caesar salad. It is something 2 months ago I wouldn't have done. Now that I'm eating it, it's not half bad. The satisfaction of knowing I made the healthy choice outweighs the temporary satisfaction then the guilt that would set in if I had gone for something high carb. Today, health won out over my cravings. It is a small accomplishment and a one time deal, but it gave me just a smidgen of a confidence boost.
Wednesday
It was my first day of classes today. I also am taking chemistry for the first time. I've managed to avoid it for so long but now I can't. First class was...interesting? The teacher is a middle aged man from I believe he said either Sweden or Denmark. He's very nice and really funny. I can tell we are going to get off track a lot in lecture. I'm still kind of confused by the breakdown of the periodic table, which I'll have to go in for tutoring to help me with. I also had my lab for chemistry which was kind of a shitshow. That professor is a bit of a dimwit and didn't explain things too well. My lab partners are nice enough. But we had our first quiz on the first day. It wasn't too great so I went down to the math tutoring center and the woman helped a ton. Algebra is an online class that will also be interesting. I am probably going to go in for my teacher's office hours at least once a week to make sure I truly understand it. My first biology lab is on the 6th, so I at least have a week to read all of my assignments. It's just a lot to take in right now.
Yesterday I had such a good ride on Seamus. But looking at the video, he's lame on his hind end. I didn't feel it when I was on him. This pretty much terrifies me. He's 6 and keeps having little lamenesses, soreness, stiffness, etc. I'm wondering if maybe there is an underlying issue that we haven't discovered yet. The chiropractor will be out again on Saturday and I will probably get my own vet involved. We did go on a pretty rough trail the day before that so I'm hoping it's just that.
After my class I went to Whole Foods since it's on the way home. I got more supplies to make my bread with. But I also got lunch, which was mostly protein but had some light carbs as a treat. I also decided to get some white chocolate morsels which wasn't my brightest move. I ate probably 1/3 of a cup at lunch. Then I looked up the carbs. For 1 cup, it's 101g. That was a serious eye opener. I am just trying to move onward and upward and not worry about the consequences of that one slip. I can't be too hard on myself. Lesson learned.
Thursday (today)
Weigh in day. And, drum roll please. I'm 225.6. Apparently it was period water retention last week. Needless to say, I'm happy about that and hope to continue my decline on the scale at a steady, healthy pace. But I'm hoping to not take this for granted and also not expect to lose 4+ lb weekly. Even though I cognitively know it's unrealistic, it is still so satisfying to see mid 220s after weeks in 230s and it'll be an amazing feeling when I get under 220s. That will be the lightest I've been in over 5 years. Just keep trudging.
I have another saddle to try tonight on Seamus. Fingers crossed that he's moving better and that this saddle fits! It's a smaller seat size than what I need but we just need to determine whether or not the tree fits him so we could order it in the correct seat and tree size for us both. My butt will have a hard time fitting in this saddle as it is but luckily it is just a trial saddle.
It's later on Thursday night. I tried the saddle and did really like it. The problem is that Seamus is definitely still off, so it's hard to see if it fits him. Hopefully Saturday we'll have some answers and it's good news. I have done so much math homework tonight, but I seem to be understanding it, so hopefully that also keeps up.
Oh, salad. I feel like my horse when I eat one. I went to a place for lunch where it was my only viable option. I wanted pasta and onion rings but I am currently eating a chicken Caesar salad. It is something 2 months ago I wouldn't have done. Now that I'm eating it, it's not half bad. The satisfaction of knowing I made the healthy choice outweighs the temporary satisfaction then the guilt that would set in if I had gone for something high carb. Today, health won out over my cravings. It is a small accomplishment and a one time deal, but it gave me just a smidgen of a confidence boost.
Wednesday
It was my first day of classes today. I also am taking chemistry for the first time. I've managed to avoid it for so long but now I can't. First class was...interesting? The teacher is a middle aged man from I believe he said either Sweden or Denmark. He's very nice and really funny. I can tell we are going to get off track a lot in lecture. I'm still kind of confused by the breakdown of the periodic table, which I'll have to go in for tutoring to help me with. I also had my lab for chemistry which was kind of a shitshow. That professor is a bit of a dimwit and didn't explain things too well. My lab partners are nice enough. But we had our first quiz on the first day. It wasn't too great so I went down to the math tutoring center and the woman helped a ton. Algebra is an online class that will also be interesting. I am probably going to go in for my teacher's office hours at least once a week to make sure I truly understand it. My first biology lab is on the 6th, so I at least have a week to read all of my assignments. It's just a lot to take in right now.
Yesterday I had such a good ride on Seamus. But looking at the video, he's lame on his hind end. I didn't feel it when I was on him. This pretty much terrifies me. He's 6 and keeps having little lamenesses, soreness, stiffness, etc. I'm wondering if maybe there is an underlying issue that we haven't discovered yet. The chiropractor will be out again on Saturday and I will probably get my own vet involved. We did go on a pretty rough trail the day before that so I'm hoping it's just that.
After my class I went to Whole Foods since it's on the way home. I got more supplies to make my bread with. But I also got lunch, which was mostly protein but had some light carbs as a treat. I also decided to get some white chocolate morsels which wasn't my brightest move. I ate probably 1/3 of a cup at lunch. Then I looked up the carbs. For 1 cup, it's 101g. That was a serious eye opener. I am just trying to move onward and upward and not worry about the consequences of that one slip. I can't be too hard on myself. Lesson learned.
Thursday (today)
Weigh in day. And, drum roll please. I'm 225.6. Apparently it was period water retention last week. Needless to say, I'm happy about that and hope to continue my decline on the scale at a steady, healthy pace. But I'm hoping to not take this for granted and also not expect to lose 4+ lb weekly. Even though I cognitively know it's unrealistic, it is still so satisfying to see mid 220s after weeks in 230s and it'll be an amazing feeling when I get under 220s. That will be the lightest I've been in over 5 years. Just keep trudging.
I have another saddle to try tonight on Seamus. Fingers crossed that he's moving better and that this saddle fits! It's a smaller seat size than what I need but we just need to determine whether or not the tree fits him so we could order it in the correct seat and tree size for us both. My butt will have a hard time fitting in this saddle as it is but luckily it is just a trial saddle.
It's later on Thursday night. I tried the saddle and did really like it. The problem is that Seamus is definitely still off, so it's hard to see if it fits him. Hopefully Saturday we'll have some answers and it's good news. I have done so much math homework tonight, but I seem to be understanding it, so hopefully that also keeps up.
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