Trying not to be disappointed

I did my official Monday morning weigh - I went up from 273 to 273.2. Drats! I'm obviously going to have to change my eating. I'm getting way too many carbs in my current diet. I need to knock off the cereal and have protein shakes in the morning. And I'm eating way too much bread (sandwiches). That'll have to stop too. I'm not eating a very balanced diet so I need to switch things up. I'm not completely disappointed because I was at 276.4 when I started this. So I'm still down a few pounds. I'm not going to fixate on the numbers though. I'm feeling better and able to walk more so I am making progress. And I'm staying away from Coke and junk food too. That's a very big deal.

This morning I drove over to Palmer Park and took a short walk around the playground. I didn't enjoy the walk very much since it was on pavement. After the walk I drove up on the Mesa and tried to find the loop trail but couldn't find it. It was beautiful up there though.



I'll have to get Lisa to go over there with me so she can show me where the trails are. I'd much rather walk trails than pavement. But I did get out there. That's a good sign. I'm home now and don't feel like doing anything and I do have stuff to do (store, CU, post office, fax, Marianne) so I'm going to have to get myself going even though I don't feel like doing anything. I know that's the depression effecting me. I want to go take a nap but I'm not going to do that. I'm going to stay up and get things done.

I'm going to have to do a better job of planning out meals. I'm not walking enough yet to burn up the calories that I'm eating. Getting rid of the carbs is the hardest thing for me (cereal, break, potatoes, corn). I'm going to do my best though to change my eating. I don't have much food here at the house so I'll have to plan and make a list so I can pick up some things at the grocery store. My eating habits have to change.

I may try to go out for another walk this afternoon, that is if it's not raining. With the short walks that I'm doing I could easily do 2 walks a day. I'll have to see how that goes. I think I'm a little sore from all the walking at the Zoo yesterday.


Walking around for 2 1/2 hours is a lot for me. We did rest quite a bit but there still was lots of walking.

Well, I better get started on things before I end up in bed. The desire to nap is strong but the force is stronger. ;)