Munchin on the Mind

Yeah! I got this to work! I was trying to write on here and it kept translating it into Hindi! It took me a bit to get it all fixed, but you can't put anything past me ;o) It has been a good week. Last Sunday was my "free day" and it was kind of interesting. I ate whatever I wanted, but I honestly did not go overboard. Nonetheless, it made me feel sick. I had 2 servings of Roast Beef at lunch and my stomach was upset the rest of the day. I had a couple of (small!) banana bars that I had frozen (to save for a day I could eat them) and they were good, but tasted sooo sweet. I did enjoy a Jimmy John's sub sandwich for supper (with Mayo!) It was almost depressing, though. I look forward to my free days and they aren't nearly as fun when they make me feel sick! I know it is a good thing and it means my body is starting to rid itself of all the garbage and request good foods. I am happy for that and I do hope it can become somewhat of a lifestyle change. Yesterday, I had my longer workout in the morning and I tried to make a new recipe for chicken salad for lunch. It turned out totally nasty and I was hungry and just wanting regular food! So I deemed yesterday my free day instead of today and ordered Papa Johns. Never fear! Papa Johns did not make me sick and I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. I will say that I didn't tackle nearly as much of it as I once would have, but was sufficiently full (and happy!) I even ordered soda with it, which was a nice treat. The only problem has been that today has been a disappointment going back to my new regular diet. This weekend has really been the first that I've just wanted to munch. I don't know why, but a cookie dough blizzard from Dairy Queen would make me a very happy woman...for the moment. But I know that moment will pass, so I am being good. Dan is bringing me another diet soda when he comes home this afternoon and that will be my treat. (Diet soda is allowed, I just have chosen not to keep it in the house anymore!) I have found a couple of good recipes that fit into my nutrition plan that I will soon post if anyone is interested (thanks Tabitha! - don't try the Chicken Salad though!!)



I was a little concerned last Sunday because for no apparent reason my Achilles tendon was REALLY hurting me. I took some Alieve and it didn't touch it for most of the day. It made me nervous because I looked up on the web what to do for it and it didn't sound like a good problem to have. So I went out and bought an ankle brace to wear while working out to try not to exacerbate it. But on Monday, I woke up and it was totally fine (Praise God!) I've used my brace twice, but feel silly. I've never been an athlete, so to have any sort of athletic type "injury" or problem seems like I'm making it up. Isn't that funny? So, the debate is on - do I wear the brace in attempt to prevent my tendon from hurting in the future or do I forgo the brace assuming it was just a fluke last week and I am fine? Such decisions!



And to follow up from my last entry...Zycam rocks! I totally give it 2 thumbs up for anyone just starting to get a cold. I had a very minor cold for a few days, but it never amounted to much and I have been very pleased. (I have now endorsed Papa Johns, Dairy Queen, and Zycam - I should get paid for this entry!)



OK - for this weeks "weird" story, I have been having one problem with my workouts. It is with crunches. We do lots of them every day and different types of tummy exercises to get the different muscles in that group. Well, see, I have big ribs. There it is - it's out there now. Dan and I used to joke that I have the best ribs in the county. Many of you probably haven't noticed them because they have been sufficiently covered for awhile, but as I've started to lose weight, my abs (and my....sniffle....chest) have been the first places to lose (it's NEVER the bootie! What's up with that?!?) Anyway, my ribs, in all their protruding glory, are beginning to make their glorious appearance again and it is causing me a lot of grief during my crunches and other ab exercises. I don't even get half way through before my ribs start to feel like they are on fire and are bruising! Now, who has that problem, Really?! My instructor has checked before and I appear to be doing the exercised properly, I just have lovely ribs. If I lose a little more weight, I can start having my hip bones wear holes in my jeans, too! Hee hee! Now this is always something that makes people say "See! Her bones are sticking out! She's too thin!" And at times I have been. Let me assure you all that is NOT the case here. I just have big bones! (my ankles are huge too! I always have sock indentations in my feet because socks are too tight around my ankles - it made my doctor question whether I was retaining water when I was pregnant or not, but I wasn't; my ankles were naturally fat. But I digress...) Anyway, if anyone has suggestions for my Crunches dilemma, I'm all ears. I may just need to find other ways to do the exercises. The lower ab ones are fine, of course, since my ribs don't reach down that far. And I think I can do different exercises for my obliques. It's just the plain old crunches that I have to work on. As I'm sure this has just riveted all who reads this, I will keep you updated!



Next Friday is our half way mark. We will do our testing and get weighed and measured. I am a little anxious because I have loved doing this and I truly anticipate good final results. Reaching the half way point makes me feel like it is almost over and I don't want it to be over! Isn't that funny - especially since it isn't even half over yet? What has happened to me? However, I found out this week that I will get to go on vacation to Jamaica the week after I finish UBC! What an awesome way to finish! I am so excited and so incredibly blessed to have this opportunity and hopefully I will be bathing suit ready at that point!