Well, for part of that time I was kidnapped & held hostage by the weather, knocking out communication with the outside world. But during the other time I guess I just allowed bad habits to grab hold again (I've always struggled with consistently doing things)
Anyway, quick review of the past...16 days...:
I started out trying very hard to do well. Prior to the Weather of Feb 2010, I made a delish turkey chili & stocked up on good-for-you yummies. (veggies, low fat yogurts, etc)
However, just before the storm I'd purchased all the makings for a cake to take to work. That meant icing was in my house...dun dun DUN!
Yes, while in some regards I was 'good' while trapped inside, I also was bad. The icing was gone at the end of the week, I overdid in after No-Cheese January, & was tempted to break No-Chocolate February. Plus I snacked...oh boy did I. String cheese is a down fall of mine (like pb...did I mention I like pb?) & I went through 2 packs in 10 days. Ugh. BIG TIME Ugh.
Then, after the 1st storm I went out to replenish my cake-making supplies to prep for work starting again...& Storm Two hit! Icing gone a second time...
And, my sneaking prowess was put to the test during all of this. Both my roomie & boyfriend were there for much of the time. Parts of the week felt like Mission Impossible. Oh, but I was Kim Possible, complete with ringtone & very own personal Wade.
I did exert a lot of energy in shoveling, but that's about it. Video games & work took over other than that (and reading, I have a not-at-all-secret affair with reading consistently)
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Now to explain my No-____ Month comments. As my New Years Resolution I decided to give up something instead of adding something. Plus, as I've mentioned I'm rarely consistent with things like this, so I'm working in short increments rather than a full year. Each month I am giving up food. Not just any food, it has to be something that will be challenging for me. (no No-Steak September!...that would be a piece of cake)
So, for January I gave up cheese. That was hard. I've always been a cheesy person (haha), in particular mozzarella & more recently cheese in a can. (gross sounding I know, but surprisingly yum)
Other than 2 inadvertent flubs I kept to it (I didn't read ingredients closely enough) Yay!
One side affect that this month had on my body (other than me learning to read ingredients much more closely), is that my nails started to split. Now I've always had very good nails...to the point where the one time I tried to get fake nails they refused because they didn't want to ruin them... However, I think I didn't get enough calcium or something during Jan, because my nails became a hot mess. Fortunately that is getting better as this month goes on.
Now February is No-Chocolate. This is not the hardest thing in the world for me, as I truly am not a huge chocolate fan, but around V-day...it's difficult. So, to combat any weakness, I've taken this on. Now, it is challenging when there are boxes (yes, plural) of chocolate in the kitchen, some of it Godiva... But I'm holding out.
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Final thing for now. my goal for this week is to join a gym. I've been wanting to do this for awhile, but wasn't sure which one to join. There are typical gyms all over the place near me, but my experience with them has been svelt guys attempting to benchpress whole buildings, & models trying to attract the attention of their counterparts...all while I'm getting to be a hot sweaty mess & waiting an hour for an elliptical to open up. Oh, yeah, and experiencing extreme redfacedness from all the looks & not-so-whispered comments when people saw me.
So, I'm looking for something better than the 'typical' gym. I heard both good & bad things about Curves, so that's an option. But there is another option as well that I'm going to try. It's this place that uses equipment you'd never find in Snooty-Skinnies Only clubs. Things like ropes, kettle drums, etc. This is intriguing to me & I want to try to find time to get over there this week...and hopefully not get laughed out of there.
Alrighty, I'll post later. Promise.
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