Sunday, September 6, 2009
My first week on this program did not get off to a good start. I had a HELLACIOUS work schedule including a day trip out of town and that never fails to throw me off severely. I am feeling hunger more often which confuses me a bit and I am experiencing some severe carb cravings that I found quite bothersome. I had trouble managing my energy level this week as I ended up running a serious sleep deficit that had me completely wiped out by Thursday. I made it out to the stairs only ONE MORNING last week and I am upset about that!!
I am working to bring everything back under control. I am home today and trying to convince myself it's OK to take the day off from working. I put in a full day at the office yesterday to get one project finished so that I could start a new one. TOMORROW. It's very difficult for me to set it aside. It's a gloomy gray day in Chicago and I think I should just poke around the house and do little, low-energy things, lay around and waste time, play Mafia Wars, go for a bit of a walk, whatever I want to for a break. I have such a hard time letting go of things, even for a day.
I am a bit sore across my chest today which is something new. Yesterday my trainer had me do a lot of "floor presses." Lay on the floor instead of a bench to do presses so that your range of motion is limited. Maybe that's what did it?
I have perfected crockpot steel-cut oatmeal after much trial and error! You know that stuff's hard to make but it's so great! Who has time to cook oatmeal for a half hour in the morning! I have a tiny crockpot from Target. Ten bucks, it's a quart and a half or something I think. Half-cup of McCann's steel cut, 2 cups of water. Crock it for four hours. I put it on a timer to be done and switch off at the time I will be ready for breakfast. It's more than I want to make but smaller quantities did not work well. This is the minimum quantity that's gotten the correct results. I add in a scoop of vanilla protein, a scoop of Benefiber, Sweet n' Low, cinnamon and a splash of milk as the powders thicken it up. Great, freshly made and super low effort! ¶ 12:31 PM
I am working to bring everything back under control. I am home today and trying to convince myself it's OK to take the day off from working. I put in a full day at the office yesterday to get one project finished so that I could start a new one. TOMORROW. It's very difficult for me to set it aside. It's a gloomy gray day in Chicago and I think I should just poke around the house and do little, low-energy things, lay around and waste time, play Mafia Wars, go for a bit of a walk, whatever I want to for a break. I have such a hard time letting go of things, even for a day.
I am a bit sore across my chest today which is something new. Yesterday my trainer had me do a lot of "floor presses." Lay on the floor instead of a bench to do presses so that your range of motion is limited. Maybe that's what did it?
I have perfected crockpot steel-cut oatmeal after much trial and error! You know that stuff's hard to make but it's so great! Who has time to cook oatmeal for a half hour in the morning! I have a tiny crockpot from Target. Ten bucks, it's a quart and a half or something I think. Half-cup of McCann's steel cut, 2 cups of water. Crock it for four hours. I put it on a timer to be done and switch off at the time I will be ready for breakfast. It's more than I want to make but smaller quantities did not work well. This is the minimum quantity that's gotten the correct results. I add in a scoop of vanilla protein, a scoop of Benefiber, Sweet n' Low, cinnamon and a splash of milk as the powders thicken it up. Great, freshly made and super low effort! ¶ 12:31 PM
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