On Track

Yesterday I only counted calories half the day. The result? Not death and certainly not weight gain. I ate MANY more calories over 1,500 but I am totally at peace with it. Today I am back on track at 650 calories. I haven't eaten dinner yet, and I still have 861 calories leftover for that. I will try to do yoga tonight since my muscles are no longer sore from last week's yoga sesh with Joe.

Overall, I feel REALLY great about the slow but steady results happening in the weight loss department. I have been consuming normal amounts of water rather than letting myself dehydrate in the desert. I also got in a couple very short walks which in total came to 20 minutes. Since I live in a hill-acious (new word...yes! lol) neighborhood, that totaled up to 179 calories burned. Technically I have 1,040 calories left to burn but I'm not counting the exercise to honor the amount of calories I consumed yesterday. It will probably not even out in the end but like I said, I'm still at peace with it.

There are a few fun things coming up that will jump start the holidays. First, Halloween, then my early birthday celebration. Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas, then New Year's Eve and Joe's birthday. Just two weeks later, Valentine's Day. We are gonna be BUSY. And BROKE. Oh wait...I'm already broke. Will someone give me a "real" job? It would be nice to have a nice, full Christmas and have money to buy everyone a gift they actually love rather than a budget gift. Having gifty holidays without a full time paycheck is actually very hard and for me, depressing. I love giving people gifts they love, things they can use and that they want but don't expect.

Here's hoping I have some good luck in the job hunt department ASAP. I don't just want to work full-time so I can have money but so that I can leave the house, have weekend getaways with Maya and Joe, take Maya to Disneyland and spoil her once in a while, buy her things she wants because she gets GREAT grades on all her school work and have mum & daughter days here and there like we used to. I miss being able to just take off one Saturday and go shopping and have dinner at Disneyland and get some quality time on rides and just have fun. Maya totally loves those days as much as I do and we both benefit from a day away from daily life too. Who doesn't?!

In the meantime, I have been reading up on fitness myths and TRYING to motivate myself to get out and RUN. I live in an area that is really dry and full of hills...oh and it's hot most of the year, too. Like, 90+ hot. Tonight it is gloomy and sprinkling and I am SO inspired to run but it's dark out. I'm not afraid of the dark or anything but could I PLEASE have a street light so I don't run into anyone or trip on loose gravel? PLEASE!? I really worry about this stuff... there are huge rocks here and there in the street in my neighborhood. I guess when you live in the desert they don't have street sweepers. Not the best situation. So I will make it a goal of mine to grab my running shoes from the closet and get out and at LEAST walk once this week. In the meantime, although reading won't drop pounds, build muscle or burn calories, it is important to have the knowledge. Since I'm blogging I might just as well read up on some stuff. Until next time... Au revoir!