Day Seventy-Seven

I spent sixty-six minutes working out at the gym.  I had excused myself from doing abs last night, because I just felt drained.  I gave myself a "holiday."  But, this morning, I was determined to do all I could in the time I had.  Again, I did two songs on the elliptical to one song weight-lifting, and I included abs in with the weight-lifting.  i did all three sets of six different kinds of abs, and I did at least two sets of each of nine weight-lifting machines.  I did more than ten reps per set, because I knew I wouldn't get to three.  Sometimes I did twelve or fifteen, sometimes twenty.  I ended up with forty-three minutes burning calories on the elliptical.  I guess that leaves twenty-three doing abs and weights. 

I find it hard to wait half the day to eat once I get to work.  Someone who does intermittent fasting told me that some people believe that tasting anything sweet gets the body started making insulin, so I only had the fruit tea to hold me together once.  I can have water.  Someone brought a banana-type snack cake to work again.  I ignored it, of course.

Finally, I could have my eggs,  quickly followed by my one chipotle taco.  I snacked on dried pear slices and fresh cherries, and a handful of peanuts.  

I hurried home and made a salmon salad for dinner, but I had forgotten that it has to chill for three or four hours, so we will have that tomorrow.  I heated up a bag of dried soup--clam chowder.  It had a good taste, but it's one of my husband's favorites, so I only had one small bowl.

I put on a shaper garment before the shower.  I was wearing soft clothes, and my soft parts were on display.  I tried to disguise them a bit.  I've worn the shaper before, and it was more comfortable this time.  I suppose it's because I am a few pounds lighter.  I didn't mind it at all while wearing it, but it is a nuisance when you have to partially undress and dress throughout the day.  I look forward to a time when I will, once again, not have to worry about how I look in my clothes.

At the shower, I could have most of the foods served.  I had some chips with a spinach dip, a watermelon-blueberry skewer, and a tomato-soft cheese skewer.  I really wasn't hungry.  Some very "crunchy" looking cookies were served, and brownies that were cut in cubic centimeters.  I assumed those would both have sugar and barely gave them a glance. Here's the thing I wonder about--once the hundred days are over, will it still be this easy to say no to desserts?  I generally like to have some.  We shall see.

I forced myself to do my abs tonight, even though it was very late and I was very tired.  And I didn't want to.  I did three sets, then went to sort laundry or do something toward getting ready for bed, then did the next three sets, like that.  

I had my cocoa so late, I should fast until two, but I don't know if I will, because my monthly religious, twenty-four fast starts tomorrow evening.  I don't want to be too extreme.