Stayed home Monday Night

[fuzzygruf]

Since I was home yesterday, we went to the Cove for lunch, then to Starbucks for a bit. I was still a bit weak from being sick, but it was good to get out. Steve was starting to feel rundown as well. I was just sick a couple weeks ago. I think we might have a "sick" house. An air purifier might be in order.

Knowing that I wouldn't be out much, I didn't bother wearing my pedometer. It's been the only day that I haven't gone past 10,000 steps since starting. My typical day has me going much further. On Saturday with the treadmill and walking to/from the BearHug, I was at over 20,000 steps. I enjoy walking. Keeps my legs in good shape, but usually only the brisker pace of the treadmill helps my belly/weight.

Since Steve was rundown, he stayed home from his normal Monday night activities. I took the advice of all you who nagged (I love you guys), and I stayed home from WSD. We played some Scrabble. On his very last play of one game, Steve bingoed and went out with the word "QUIVERED" and beat me by about 20 points. Best last move of a Scrabble game I've ever seen.

I slept okay. Got up and was still feeling a bit drained, but with my fever and headache gone for nearly a day, it was time to get back to work. I even did my 5-minute video exercises this morning.

The commute to work left me a bit clammy. Still need to recover a bit. I brought in my gym clothes, but I probably should wait one more day before hitting the treadmill.

Doing fine on my diet so far. Being sick helped curb the appetite as well. I have no real diet plan, though. For the most part, I'm avoiding alchohol, refined sugar, pasta, rice, potatoes, and bread. My main problem has always been having things in excess. I've developed a knack for quickly reading a nutrition label and multiplying the "number of servings" by the various categories, since I've probably eaten the entire package of whatever in one sitting or afternoon. Anyone know a good book on developing moderation?

Comments

Eating

[orange-groves.livejournal.com]

I cannot throw stones. I eat Ritz Crackers compulsively (ok, I'll just have 1 more).

Re: Eating

[dacubsf.livejournal.com]

I LOVE ritz crackers.

[orange-groves.livejournal.com]

We love you too, Gary..

Drainage

[ricksf.livejournal.com]

"Got up and was still feeling a bit drained...". Hmm, could Steve be syphoning off pints of blood for a little extra income? Or could he be draining you in some other way?

[dacubsf.livejournal.com]

Which diet are you doing? are you back on Atkins or did you go on South Beach?

[excessor.livejournal.com]

There is an excellent article in the February 2004 issue of Men's Health about how diet and exercise plans really work. (The cover features the gorgeous Gregg Avedon, who can be seen at his website (http://www.greggavedon.com/).) The article provides a great overview of the same topics that are used in the book cited by dr_scott in his article on the subject, and gives a strategy for putting those ideas into action. As a novice at this, I found it helpful.

And just so you know, I only read that magazine for the articles.

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

Since your antibodies are working overtime [I think of them as scrubbing bubbles], you want to be sure you don't starve yourself for a few days.

Too Much of anything is a bad idea. With the tendencies of many restaurants to pile on the starch [often 4 or more USDA-standard servings of potatoes or rice], it takes willpower to resist if you eat out a lot -- I try to leave half of any starch on the plate. Makes a big difference for longterm eating. If I was trying for fast loss, I wouldn't eat any.