A reliable source told me once it is very common to have depression before/during period so I think that was at play. I did take my caffeine tablet (100 mg) and my antidepressants first thing when I got up. But I slept well and long. Had 2 cats in the bed. Had a bloodbath but did not get it on the sheets. So I felt pretty good getting up.
I was up a pound but I'm not stressing, up and down a couple pounds doesn't faze me. (Up, I mean). Down a couple pounds I would be thrilled. But it will come I am eating on plan. I note I am often below limit on carbs (except on donut day), below protein, but right up there or a little above on fat grams. It is easy for me to eat a lot of fat and I don't miss the carbs. But I need to work on the protein.
Speaking of I need to make my chicken salad for work. The canned chicken was twice as expensive as the tuna but it is a nice change of pace. And I think the lemon pepper will go well with it too. Let me get a hair tie so I don't contaminate my food. I don't want to find anyone's hair in my food, particularly mine, as mine are about 2 feet long. Let me get that going.
That's done. Since it was chicken I let Biscuit lick out the can, which, happily, had a pop top so easier to get open. He was quite happy as there were some nice little meat bits in the can. He can do chicken all day long but I won't give him or Spotty a bite of fish as I am convinced it causes the stones that block them and would likely kill them. In my opinion, fish kills male cats. I would strongly suggest feeding another protein or at least don't make it the primary one. I was quite upset to find a urinary formula for cats with fish as the primary protein. I feel bad for anyone feeding that because I don't think they're going to have a good result.
BUT I have had nothing but joy on the Iams Urinary formula for cats, in the magenta bag. My guys love it, Biscuit hasn't gotten sick, I can afford it, I can buy it at my local store. Lots of good reasons to serve it.
I am kind of glad my budget is lean this week because I won't be getting unnecessary things. I am really happy I don't have to worry about the cats while I am gone. Jack is coming. I will have to tell him he doesn't have to worry about the litter box when I see him tonight. The cats prefer to use my yard, I can see the areas they move stuff around to "cover". Particularly my front garden bed which I think is the urinal - but the plants have never looked better. 😂 So literally all he has to do is come in and feed them, check the water, go, probably take 2 minutes a day. I will pay him I think that is fair. I will also tell him it doesn't matter when he comes. I want to make it easy on him.
I have my clothes in the dryer waiting to finish. When they are done I will be putting them up, one reason I like to get up early every day even though I don't WANT to. I hate running around last minute. The way I packed I can bring one pair of jeans, so I will have a fashion show in my bedroom next week on my day off and figure out which pair of jeans are going to CA. Happily I won't have to worry about my cycle which was a pretty big concern. I feel like I should be done with this by now.
I would really like to get a full length mirror mounted in my bedroom (either one) somehow so I can actually see how I look. So long I was just surviving I didn't care. But now I do I want to look good, not to catch a man but just to look appropriate. I would just get a mirror and prop it against a wall, probable cost about $10, plus $20 to get it home, but I am concerned the cats would bump into it, knock it down, and break it. So I think it would have to be mounted to the door. I will figure it out.
I think I will go through and wear a pair of dark black jeans today. I plan to stay on top of things, I have plenty of supplies, but you never know. Ah, and there's my laundry. I have a nice pair of black jeans with decent pockets (for supplies) that will work for today. I laid them out and Spotty is on them giving them his blessing.
I have about 9 pair of jeans that fit, some are a little big but most fit great. I have a white, lavender, magenta, hot pink, light wash, one medium wash, and 3 black but only one with good pockets. My work vest, however, has good pockets so I always carry some female supplies in there. I also have some smaller jeans I haven't tried yet. If my jeans start fitting looser I will measure, if measurements are down I would try them on. I am at the stage where some 20's are pretty big on me but I am not an 18 by any stretch. And in former weight loss journeys I would often wear smaller sizes even though they were too tight, it wasn't a good look. I want to make sure the new size actually fits before I cram myself into it. I got all the jeans but 1 at the thrift shop. One pair of black jeans I got at work, they are cute but no pockets on them to speak of.
My aunt will get down here eventually. Dad gave me $100 when I got below 200 pounds for a week straight which I thought was fun, I have that earmarked for a trip to the thrift store. I am hoping I lose some weight this week like I usually do and then maybe size down? But I am OK at this size, it is a lot smaller than I was a year or two ago and that is something to celebrate.
It was telling lugging that 10 pound bag home from work the other day and I have lost 16 pounds since June. It was hard work lugging that 10 pounds around and I was doing a lot more than that a few years ago. That is gone, that's a good thing. I don't have to get to goal in a week as long as I keep eating on plan (which includes my weekly donut treat). I did notice some of the water retention was gone this morning which is great, the rest of it will come off in a few days and then we will see if I lost any more.
I don't want to be the person obsessed with scale numbers. I want to be healthy and I feel I am doing that. My joints are a lot happier, I was having some trouble with my hip and my knee (different sides) before I decided to do this and I realized I only had a short window before I had permanent damage.
That's it for now. I will do my God Time after my shower. I am having problems with one of my Kindle Bibles so I got the old paper one out and read that now instead, along with some other devotionals I found. I figure I can't have enough instruction.
Now I'm done.
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