Sugar cookies. Coffee-less Frappuccinos. Late night grilled panini. Yup, yesterday must have been Friday. I didn’t realize until many weeks of writing Health Group that Friday’s seem to be a bit of a party day for me. Statistically, it’s been my worst workout day, and I seem to eat yummier things on Fridays than the rest of the week. Considering that, I think that Saturday is probably a really bad day to officially monitor my weight. However, I am stubborn, and will continue to do so.

This morning, I am still denied. 1/2 pound from being able to officially declare 20 pounds lost. Still, considering all things, I’m pretty stoked I’m 225.5. I would deserve a couple extra pounds this week, so I’ll take what I can get.

Monday, I did physical therapy and weights.
Tuesday, likewise.
Wednesday, the same, once again.
Thursday, I did nothing, justifying it by telling myself I’d make sure to do Friday and Saturday.
Friday, I did nothing, which blows my Thursday’s justification out the window.
Today, I hope to do both upper and lower weights, and manage to get aerobics in somehow. I’m not sure if any of that is going to happen. I am not feeling well. I’ve had headaches for a week and a half, and I’m having some serious discomfort in the left side of my low back. This is what kept me from working out yesterday, and it might affect today as well.

On a more positive note, I may have a lead on a treadmill. My sister-in-law has been wanting to get rid of hers because she, like me, wants an elliptical. It would be sooooo nice to have an aerobic machine here at the house so I could get aerobics in while the husband is at work and I’m here with the girls.

And now a bit about food- I’m still not eating very much because I’m still not that hungry. (You can just be quiet about yesterday. I don’t want to hear it.) There are a few schools of thought that I am aware of.
One, is that you should be constantly consuming healthy calories to keep your blood sugar steady.
Another, is that you need a lot of calories to enable your body to burn fat instead of storing it.
And then there’s the theory that the fewer calories you consume, the more your body will burn from fat stores. That last one, I know for sure, isn’t fail-safe. There are many other factors that contribute. I don’t know what to do. I’ve been hanging here at around 226 for awhile. I’m tired of it. I don’t know whether to eat more or less, or to continue to listen to my body and eat based on that.

Want to know what I am happy about? My cheekbones are more prominent and my neck looks taller and thinner. This is good.

So, how’s it going out there? The floor is now yours.