I'm here! I'm alive, I promise. Can't believe it's been a month. Oy o Oy time flies!
I've never really used hotel shampoo before. I have always brought my own. I decided on this trip to only bring what I needed that the hotel couldn't provide. So I left the shampoo, conditioner, soap etc. at home. I used the hotel version and I can tell the difference, but it's not the end of the world for a week. I'm in Atlanta by the way. Coming home tomorrow.
It's been an interesting month (a MONTH?1?!?!?!). The second week of May I house sat for friends of mine, which I love doing. I came home from that last Thursday, then left for Atlanta on Sunday morning. Yup, quick turn-around. It's how I roll, yo. :)
When I was house-sitting, I got that taste of "freedom" so to speak, and I started to go crazy, food wise. I bought chocolate, oatmeal cream pies, pringles, etc. I ate about half of it before I realized I was emotional eating. I threw the rest away. Yes, threw perfectly good food away. It was a really good exercise. Here's what I gained from it: most times I catch my emotional eating after it's over, this time I caught it after I ate some of it, next time I will catch it when I bring the food home before I eat any of it, and the next time I will catch it at the store. It's a process.
This week, I have been stressed to the max. I've been having problems with my hands itching the week leading up to my trip. On Sunday morning, I woke up with hands swollen twice the size and my veins were starting to feel bruised. The same thing happened about a year ago, but my hands were much worse torn up, and the bruised veins sensation was all the way up my arms. When I called my doctor, he told me the reason my veins felt bruised was because the infection was spreading in my blood stream and if it reached my heart, I was in BIG trouble. He told me it was a BIG deal, and to go to the Minute clinic immediately. So when I woke up on Sunday morning with an infected spot on my hands, swelling, and bruised veins, I didn't even think about it, I went to minute clinic. I was scheduled to leave to Atlanta at 11. Minute clinic opened at 10, I was there at 20 till, to make sure no one would be in front of me. I'll vouch for CVS and the minute clinic any day of the week. For the exam and Rx, I was in and out in 30 minutes. I also learned that when I had the big breakout before, the date was 5/15/10. The date I was in there this year was 5/20/11. Almost a year to the day. Interesting. I've been taking my Rx and using the cream, but my hands look like someone ran a cheese grater over the tops of my hands. It hasn't progressed to the inside of my hands, but it's still frustrating.
I have to admit I have totally, 100% contributed to this dilemma this week. I've really not been eating well at all, and I've been so stressed. Which leads into what I've been eating this week. I don't even remember what I ate for breakfast this morning, but I know I've eaten out every meal, and I've been so tired and hungry by the time I get to dinner, I don't even think. Just don't think. I know better too. I've probably gained 4-5 pounds this week. I won't be back in time for my weigh in on Saturday, which is almost a good thing, because I need next week to get back on track. Below is my plan:
-I've eaten out (or will eat out) 21 out of the 21 meals this week. I'm burned out. After I return home on Saturday, I will not eat out (AT ALL) for one week.
-I need to work out, my poor heart is starting to forget what a cardio workout is. And I have a friendly sprint race to train for :) so I plan on working out twice this week. I'll bump it up to three times the following week, and four times the week after that.
-I'm not going to beat myself up this week. I'm going to weigh myself when I get home, but after that, I'm not going to beat myself up about it. It happened, and is in the past. Nothing I can do about it now except learn from it and do better next time.
-I'm going to remove sodas from my diet. Again. I've been mainlining caffeine this week, and I've had enough. 5 hour energy will help me step down off caffeine all together eventually, but starting....well now really, the sodas stop. 3 out of the 5 pounds this week is probably water I've retained due to the sodium!
I think I've pretty much recapped the last few weeks. I'm going to bed, as I'm in EST, and it's 10:30 right now. I have to be up at 6AM. That's EST too. Which is 5AM CST. Yes, it's possible for me to be up that early :)
Until next time,
:)
