Wed 7 Nov

Hope you're finding some time to take care of yourself - I worry when Yourmometer looks like exhaustion. Remember you can be more productive in less time if you get rest and have fun occasionally.

Yesterday was a less stressful day for me at work though it's still busy. I've got some things to accomplish soon I don't dare lose sight of.

I was excited that the scale was down just over a pound yesterday, though admittedly it's done that before and bounced back. Maybe this time it will go in the right direction more than once?!!

I didn't want to bug you yesterday because with a midterm and other work, I figured you were stressed and exhausted. You should probably get some string cheese to keep on hand to keep the healthy protein up. It's easy and a better choice than corn chips or cookies (though sometimes those things feed the soul!) Just make sure you're getting enough of the good stuff to balance the occasional junk. Love ya!

Felt almost hypoglycemic before lunch today (which was late). An hour later, the dizziness hadn't completely abated, so I ate a piece of string cheese but it still didn't really resolve. Talked to one of the nurses at work and told her I had eaten just under 1200 calories the last couple of days. She said she had done that when she started her recent weight loss efforts and had similar problems with dizziness. She upped her calories to about 1500 for a few days, then reduced a little gradually but kept near that level. She had better success losing weight with a more gradual decrease and didn't have the dizziness/fatigue. I went out and bought some 90 cal granola bars to keep in the office for afternoon pick-me-ups.

Food:

7:00 am Maple/BS Mini-Spooners w/skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
12:20 pm Chocolate soy shake, sliced banana w/skim milk and 1 tsp sugar
1:30 pm 1 pc string cheese
3:30 pm 90-calorie granola bar
6:30 pm Sandwich w/2 slices multi-grain bread, 1 Tbl margarine, 2 oz light braunschweiger, 1 c carrot/cashew/ginger
soup, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:

5:00 pm 45 minutes Power Shaping video - hand weights plus cardio