Day Twenty-One

I am now one-fifth of the way through this project.  

 I was awake for a while in the night with a child who has come down with pneumonia.  I was honestly frightened for him--he didn't seem to be himself at all--and wondered if I should run him to the hospital, so I was unable to get up early and get as much exercise as I had wanted to.  At the gym, I did some abs and some weight-lifting, and only forty minutes on the elliptical.

 My weight showed I have, so far, lost seven pounds.  Seven times five--if I keep up at the same rate--would get me within ten pounds of my goal.  One day, I was down nine pounds.  If I count that, and stay at that rate, I would more than finish my course.  So, I am doing all right.

 Lessons learned, and things to improve: I could eat less flour.  I could get more exercise.  I don't think I have been in the pool at all this week.  I missed two days of going to the gym at all, and all of my workouts were shorter than they were supposed to be.  I haven't been overeating, but I could refrain from taking "just a little bit more" after I finish my meals.  I have missed doing my abs at night more than I have done them.  So, there are improvements I could make that might speed things up.

 I had a pretty bad day at work.  I had plenty to eat, though, and didn't think about cheating.  In fact, two people had left me small treats--a little cake and a candy bar--and I disgustedly put them in a drawer, out of sight.  Maybe they won't be stale by the end of July.  Maybe I'll give them away.

 I wasn't hungry at the end of the day.  We had plenty of leftovers, and I needed to take my son to urgent care.  I further discovered that I did not have the green peppers I needed for the meal I had started cooking.  Two of my children were not going to be home, I thought, and the sick one was feeling nauseated.  I decided to stop cooking and heat the leftovers.  I'll finish making Spanish rice after I go shopping tomorrow.  Tomorrow will be a big day.

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