Day 15 - Week 3!

Well I did lose some weight, although not as much as I'd hoped ;) However, I really didn't expect to, because I hadn't noticed any real difference in size/clothes etc. Still, something is better than nothing ;)

I haven't been so good at keeping the food diary, so I want to try and accomplish that better this week. As well as getting exercise, EPOC etc. done when I should. I still have a backlog of work that I need to get wiped out this week, which should be possible if I keep to a reasonable schedule.

I just have to remember to keep stepping forward, even if the occasional backstep does occur! Three steps forward and one or two steps back is still further forward than taking one step forward and three steps back (and I swear I did a LOT of that last year... I ended up a loooong way back, meaning I have further forward to go than I would have had I not had such a year).

Sooo onward and upward. My weight HAS gone down, and as long as I keep working at it, it should go down more! I REALLY want a substantial loss by May 1st, but as long as I just get into the healthy weight range I think I should be reasonably happy by then. I just don't want to be overweight, let alone obese! Well, another good week or so and I should drop out of the obese category, FOR GOOD. I have no intention of going back to what I am today. It's too challenging, too painful, too too many things!

PHEW! Went for my ride, and I'm pleased to say I rode the entire way back! Sure I stopped for a breather a couple of times (and a drink of water) but I made it back, even up the court! (The very end and one of the steepest sections with nowhere to kinda gather speed before getting up the hill). Well my heart's still pounding harder (about 5 minutes after sitting down) and I'm still dripping with sweat, but I made it okay! I didn't think I'd do much better than last Monday, but I think I did... it was maybe just a touch easier?? I didn't feel quite as much like dying anyway ;)

Well today I got my front hall sorted and finished putting things in the display cabinet (which I just hadn't gotten around to). Did do an article this morning, but was feeling fatigued this afternoon, so didn't do much. This is kind of a BAD thing, because while I have plenty of housework/sorting etc. to do, I also have plenty of OTHER work to do. Partly my reason for losing weight is to gain energy, but if I am lacking in energy, then nothing much gets accomplished.

Well, overall not too bad today, except I missed EPOC as I spent 45 minutes on hold on the phone fruitlessly waiting for Dell customer service. In the end I gave up... *sigh* Last I was told I'd receive my computer on the 12th of February, and it's now the 22nd, and the customer service tickets I raised have been summarily ignored! NOT HAPPY JAN!

Eating, not too bad, although I'm sure the vegan foods I've had today aren't really the right balance of protein:carbohydrate. I just don't feel at all like eating meat anymore! EEP. I still have some meat in the house I should consume probably ;) I just really don't want it at all anymore. How funny!