Day 7 & 8 - This is a two-fer!

(January 10, 2011 - Had some computer issues yesterday and it wouldn't post)

Today is the first day of classes. But the stress really hit two days ago. My schedule isn't ideal, but that's what you get for being a first semester senior supporting herself through college, I suppose. Re-realizing I only have one *real* day off a week is such a drag, but this semester it's just hitting me so hard. I work 9-10 hours a day, 4 days a week then spend 8 hours a day, 2 days a week on campus. I need more time than that! But I'll adjust. I'm just proud I'm not looking for solace in the bottom of a bag of Reese's... or some other delicious treat. Because ordinarily, that's exactly what I'd be doing.

Besides my horrible schedule, life isn't all that bad.

I nixed the food log page. It wasn't exactly what I wanted, and honestly I find food logging exhausting. If I think I'm having trouble keeping to my daily calorie limit I'll go back to it, but if I can avoid it, I'm definitely going to!

I just deleted half my post because I was being a rambling idiot...

To paraphrase: I do not drink pop, ever. I love water, coffee, hot tea, and occasionally juices when I'm feeling crazy. I need to learn how to not eat things that are fried, ever. And to somehow end my constant desire for chocolate or ice cream. I'm not a salty lover as much as I am a sweet lover. And finding healthy replacements for those things is so hard.

I've been eating sugar free dark chocolate pudding when I want something sweet, but honesty... it's not the same. I've been good though. Only one square of dark chocolate a few days ago and a single pack of FunDip I got in my Christmas stocking from M. All the Christmas candy laying around has been torture. Especially the Chocolate Orange with my name all over it. But, I know if I break it and open it, I will likely not stop. And it's just not worth the temporary satisfaction.

Time for me to start focusing on something school related. It's also that wonderful *time of the month* and I just feel icky. I'm not going to weigh this week. Honestly, I'm afraid I'm bloated and I'll be super disappointed by the number. January 17 will be my first weigh-in since I've started. Then on every Tuesday, anytime between 7-8am, I will weigh myself.

We are also having people over to the apartment tonight for a game night. Everyone will be drinking, so I will naturally have to drink a little. I'm planning to go light on lunch and dinner and then have a couple glasses of wine, which is fine with me because I'm a card-carrying wino anyway. Dry, red wine seems to be the alcohol with the lowest calories per oz. If anyone knows anything different, please feel free to let me know!

Here’s to hard work and determination,

-E

(January 11, 2011)

This will be a short post. Yesterday didn't pan out quite as well as it could have, but you only start a horrible semester you are dreading twice a year, and that's a reason for celebration. Right? Right.

We ended up going to the casino and sitting at the bar for a few hours, then coming home for more drinks and drunk board games. So my alcohol consumption was outrageous. But, it was a lot of fun and I ate really healthily, otherwise. And I've been doing really well for a whole week. Annnnd I'm on track today, so it didn't derail me. We all need breaks. And mine was most definitely yesterday.

And that's all. I'm basically 100% immune to hangovers, but I'm old and tired and I'm going to be lazy (but healthy) for the rest of the day.