Day Fifty-Two

Last night, after the party, I agreed to watch a movie with my two youngest boys, lying on my bed, which pretty much guaranteed my surrender to the night.  I didn't sleep, but I couldn't get up.  At one point, I realized it was already ten o'clock, so I sent the boys to bed even though there was a half hour of show left.  I did some clean up and got ready for bed, and I know I wasn't asleep before eleven-thirty.

So my workout this morning was compromised, but in the workout/life balance scheme of things, that's okay sometimes.  Plus, I was still somewhat weakened by my fasting.  I did go to the gym, and did abs and weight-lifting, and a half hour on the elliptical, which burned over 250 calories.  Some is better than none.

I ate my modest lunch, and then a coworker brought in a pizza.  Nothing wrong with a slice of pizza, but, true confessions, I ended up having two.  I also snacked on more than one handful of seeds today.  I'm going to count all of that as my dinner, though.  I'll just have a small peach, or maybe some Brussels sprouts.  I've been full, but not overly full, since then.

I am doing my night-time abs alternately with going to bed activities.  It seems like going to bed becomes more and more of a process the more I age.  Speaking of aging, I have a doctor appointment tomorrow.  THE doctor appointment.  I was hoping to show her that I was slim, but that is not going to happen.  I can at least tell her what I am doing and all about my efforts.  I hope we have some time to talk.

Until bedtime tonight, I am alone in the house with the leftover cake.  Also two blond brownies.  I think if I can get through this unscathed, that will be enough of a win for today.

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