A Week After the Sickness

Food:

So, if you noticed yesterday… we bought a tower of pizzas this weekend.

And any of you who read this blog throughout the week, were probably wondering…. How is that supposed to help you lose weight? And you know what! I totally had the same thought process.  Here’s how: Moderation. Our freezer is going to have pizza in it for a while.

Earl and I treated ourselves to breakfast on Saturday and of course, we went to our favorite restaurant: Centurion. Which, I’ll be the first to admit – is not a place to go if you want low fat/low calorie food… but OMG is it worth every single calorie and every ounce of fat. Anywho, I got the Spanish Skillet (Eggs over a bed of potatoes, mancheago cheese, chorizo and caramelized onions) and earl got an Andouille sausage, Mushroom and Aged Cheddar omelet. And they were awesome.



My skillet in the foreground, Earl's omelet in the back ground along with his arms and fork...



Aside from that I’ve been doing my very best to keep to a 1260 calorie diet during the week (and not go too much over that on the weekend – though I can’t guess how many calories my breakfast had) And for the most part, I’m doing well.

Fitness:

I started back with regular workouts on Monday morning… but it was tough, I gotta tell you. However, Monday night I added Tae Bo into my list of exercises to pull from. Luckily, our TV has internet on it, so I hopped on to Youtube and brought up a workout I’ve used a dozen times in the past. This time I didn’t have to worry about my screen saver coming on… or watch it on a 15” widescreen.

Now that the weather is thinking about cooling down – it’s supposed to be back in the nineties for the next week before dropping down again – We’ll take the dog on longer walks again and I’m super excited for November… when we’re going to hike the Peralta trail – it’s a 5 mile hike through Peralta Canyon. We’ve done it once before and I won’t lie – my legs felt like Jelly afterward. But I’m super excited to do it again. And our in the building friends are planning on joining us this time! So yes – they’ll undoubtedly put us to shame.



A picture from the last time we hiked it... This is me, being irrationally afraid of an Agave Cactus.



Hurdles:

Being sick really did a number on me. I’ve still got a tickle of a cough, but everything else seems to be good and gone  - the runny nose, the mild fever, and most importantly, the fatigue. As I said up above, that meant I didn’t work out at all until Monday – and that’s no bueno.

Today’s Weigh-in:154(6.5lbs lost)
So! I didn't manage to work my way up, which is awesome! Have you had any struggles this week?