I don't have a photo today of the scale. But it looks exactly like last week! So no change. I didn't count my calories. I just tried to be good. But then the weekend came and I did whatever I wanted. I think my period is coming because I am craving absolutely everything! I also didn't drink my water over the weekend. The only thing that probably saved me from gaining was that I worked out. I did my C25K workouts and I also did a workout with one of my neighbors. She is way into fitness and eating healthy. She is also a trainer. We did intervals in her basement. One person would be on the elliptical and the other would do squats/weights/etc. We would go for 2 minutes and then switch. We did this for 40 minutes. I was so exhausted afterwards. I thought I was going to pass out. And my body was ridiculously sore afterwards. I'm still sore but not enough to wince in pain like I was over the weekend!
Tomorrow I am back to counting my calories. I haven't done in in weeks and obviously it isn't working for me. I have breakfast, lunch and snacks all packed up for tomorrow and everything is written down in my new food journal. This is the only way I'm going to be able to consistently lose weight. It's a pain, especially when I am trying to cook a dinner that involves multiple ingredients, but it must be done.
I heard from J today. We were able to Skype. He couldn't talk because he was in a room with a bunch of sleeping people, but I was able to see him. I talked and he typed on instant messenger. He wanted to see the outside so I took the laptop out and gave him a little tour of the yard. :) I'm sure I looked funny walking around with the laptop. Oh well. He was happy to see green grass and houses.
I have tried to make myself stick to a schedule as far as laundry and paying bills. Jason always paid the bills because I never did it on time. I hate paying bills. It's depressing and takes too much time. I was always late and ruined my credit so Jason started doing it years ago. But now that he is gone, it's my turn. I am trying to sit down every Monday and pay whatever bills came in the mail the week prior. If I do a little each week it's just a little bit of my time each week. So far I have stuck to my schedule for the last 2 Mondays. I also made a spreadsheet with all the bills that have to be paid as well as the date they are due. That way I can make sure I don't forget anything. It's a pain because some come in the mail, some go to my email, some go to J's email, and some just appear on our bank website. They are too many places to keep everything straight. The other thing I am trying to do is laundry on Tuesday. I didn't do it last week so I did some today. I will finish it up tomorrow. Normally I do laundry like once every 2 weeks. I end up spending all day doing it and then never get it put away so I just live out of laundry baskets or piles on the floor. Like the bills, I'm hoping a couple loads once a week won't be so overwhelming.
Once I master the bills and laundry, I am going to try to get on a schedule for cleaning the house. Right now I have maids come to do the dusting, vacuuming, mopping, bathrooms, etc. With J gone, I have extra time on my hands & the house doesn't get nearly as messy without him here. Plus I'll be saving $2400 a year!
Alright, time to write J his nightly email and head to bed. I was off work today because I worked the weekend. Back to work tomorrow. :(
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