Reinventing Joy

I totally blew it all away last week! Somehow I lost 2 lbs last weigh in last week but I ate those 2lbs back and then some for my birthday weekend. Update on the birthday date to follow. I just worked out for the first time this week! It felt great! I got cast in a musical and we start choreography next week so that should help with the weekly workouts. But this week I am all about the eye of the tiger! I am logging my food and drinking my water as well. I feel like I am never going to get these ten pounds off. I am tempted to do the shake diet but I know it is not long term. And I love food too much! I have gotten further in my exam studies so that I can focus my attention to the new musical. I can't wait! I have wanted to do a musical since I moved to Charleston! So I am typing this and sweating on my keyboard! Gotta go study and take a shower! Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7

If you break a mirror on Friday but learned you gained 2lbs on Thursday? I am trying my best not to make a big deal of the weight gain but I can't help but think my luck took a turn this week. Work wore me out! I haven't heard back from a previous offer for an audition to sing at a posh Downtown steakhouse. I turned down a paying gig because the offer was from the weasel snake dude that brought a date to the 2nd date. If he can't run his personal business well, it doesn't give me much faith that he runs his professional business well. And the kicker of all kickers?! I ate a beef hot dog on the 1st Friday of Lent AND didn't work out! I am going to hell in a hot dog basket!h Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7

8:45am I got my annual call from my mother It was the double dose of guilt call. Every year on Ash Wednesday she calls me to brag about how she got ashes and how she made sure to get extra ashes for me and my sister because we never go to church. I gave the same response I give every year "Oh yeah? That many ashes, Mom? That's great. Thanks for getting extra for me and my sister." She had glee in her voice as gloated cheerfully about her victorious visit to early Mass. She then realized that I was talking lower than usual. She asked if I was at work already. I had informed her that was indeed the case and she wished me Happy Ash Wednesday, told me that she loved me and that she would speak to me later. I wasn't able to tell her that I was planning to out do all other Lenten promises I've kept and made before. I am going to do some type of physical activity for at least 30 minutes a day for the entire Lenten season. I've given up TV, red meat, choc

So I only gained 0.6 pounds this week but I am the eye of the tiger now with working out. I have this horrible knack of losing weight and celebrating with food. This week I have challenged myself with working out at least thirty minutes a day for a week. I have three days under my belt. I am so excited but know that there is a Cosmo, fried food of some sort that haunts and will ultimately taunt me this weekend. I must try to stay strong and try to move every day for at least 30 minutes. Thinner is the winner, right? Why did I have tater tots two times today?! So sad! I think I am turning into a tator tot that loves the elliptical trainer. If you fried a sock, I'd eat it with extra salt! Must stay strong! Must find more tots! I am also going to try to run for at least half a mile this weekend. I have no idea why I am so scared to run. That fall and PT freaked me out. I guess I need to take it one step at a time. Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7