Day 10: A Lazy Day’s Conundrum

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5 Thoughts I’ve been looking forward to sleeping in ALL WEEK since I woke up at 7:30 for no apparent reason last Sunday. But the problem with sleeping in is that you have less time in a day to eat, and therefore interfering with my schedule. For instance, I woke up at 10 today and that’s about 30 minutes after my usual time for Second Breakfast. If I have to choose between sleeping in and failing my challenge, I think I’m choosing sleeping in. Does that make me a bad Hobbit? Saturday morning fridge is usually pretty empty and that’s...
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Day 9: Wolverine Doesn’t Care About Calorie Counting

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5 Thoughts ….well, screw the five thoughts for today. I have ONE major rant. Whoever said that keeping a food journal and tracking your calorie intake is good for your diet must really and truly hate food, and therefore hate life. I mean, look at me. I have NEVER felt guilty about my food choices or what I eat. For the past few days, I have been anxious and upset over the fact that I’ve exceeded the 1,550 calories per day limit MyFitnessPal had given me. Sure, I gave myself room to be able to go up to 1,773 as...
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Day 8: Still Not Jabba the Hutt

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5 Thoughts The hardest part about logging my food is not knowing the exact portion of anything. For all I know, that piece of beef jerky could be only half ounce. But what do I know? Let’s put in a full ounce. How do people usually do this? Is there a portable scale they carry around that I don’t know about? Anyways, I think I might have over/under-calculated some items. But I know for a fact that… …eating out could really wreck your diet. There are healthy options, sure. I looked at it and I was like, seriously? I’m DINING...
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Day 7: Girls Night Out

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5 Thoughts I’m absolutely and positively in love with riding my bike despite cars trying to kill me. The weather these days could be windy at times but it is perfect. I’m also listening to The Fault In Our Stars on Audible and I’m super hooked. I really must try an audio book when I get back to running. It might be the key to cure my boredom! I love my girl friends. They are THE BEST! However, logging what I ate at dinner into MyFitnessPal is soul crushing. Why did I schedule a weigh-in the day after Girls Night...
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Day 6: Facepalm Kind of Day

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5 Thoughts My work calendar is full of “Eat!” appointments. It’s kind of hilarious when I have to maneuver around those to actually find meeting times. 2 stone ground wheat crackers and a wedge of Laughing Cow original might just be one of my most favorite things to eat these days. You’ll see a trend. I did reach for my beef jerky stash but I did remember today is Meatless Tuesday. Eating a BIG bowl of salad is hard work. Sure, I was working while I was eating my lunch but it did take me the whole hour to eat...
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Day 5: Rice: the Asian Lembas Bread

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5 Thoughts Remember how I thought ramen is like Lembas bread? I had forgotten the REAL Asian Lembas Bread: rice.  Fried rice makes a hefty breakfast and Mexican rice a solid lunch. But when you’re trying to eat seven meals a day, those two portions of rice might’ve been a bit too hefty. It’s AWESOME to get out of the office and have a meal with friends once a in a while. I really should stop eating at my desk. Sometimes all you REALLY, really want is a piece of fruit…which you did not have. And now that you’re home...
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