The Sea and Me

We're making plans tonight for what we are going to do tomorrow. We've decided to go to the Zoo to combine our walking with something fun. We don't have a backpack so we'll probably stop at Walmart to get a cheap one so we can carry water with us. I can't believe we don't have a backpack here. With all the stuff we have in the garage, there's no backpack. lol

I had a piece of a banana tonight since I missed breakfast and snack this morning. I'm at that dangerous time when I've lost a little weight. I start to feel too confident and start eating again. I can't do that this time. This will be a long process and I need to just do the best I can each day. If I can keep up with the walking and staying away from junk food I can do this.

I think it's important for me to eat regular, small meals and snacks throughout the day so that I don't go too long without eating. If I deprive myself then I get into the "I deserve to eat junk" place. My doctor suggested that I eat a little something every few hours to get back on track. I've been 'starving' myself during the day and pigging out at night on junk food. It's so much healthier for me to eat more often but less food. I feel like I'm constantly eating. It's weird because I would think that not eating most of the day would make me lose weight. Instead, eating small, healthier meals throughout the day is helping me to lose weight. Go figure.

I'm going to try to walk two times a week with Lisa and try to find some different places to walk to make my walks interesting. Just walking to the mailbox will get boring fast. I'd like to try some trail walks but I can't go very far right now. But even if it's a short walk, making it interesting will keep me walking.

My mid back is quite cramped up tonight. I'm sure it will feel better in the morning. I wish I could sleep more than 3 or 4 hours at a time though. Getting 8 hours of sleep would be awesome. I'd even settle for 6 hours. At least I'll get enough sleep to settle down this cramping in my back.

Marianne brought me a gift from the New Jersey shore. It's a metal sign with a little girl playing in the waves, with sea shells around her. The verse on the sign is this:

"If you've come in search of me,
I can be found down by the sea.
Feet in the sand, wind in my hair,
the Sea and Me, an inseparable pair."

It makes me think of all the time I've spent at the beach in Florida, Maine and New Hampshire. I looked pretty good back then. I was generally much happier then too.