ShadowSilk

So here we are. Challenge is over, and time to take stock. I don't like working out. I just don't like it. Maybe it's me, maybe it's the workouts I was doing. But I don't like it. I need to find something I LIKE to do. WHY IS THAT SO HARD?

Okay, time to fess it up. The only thing I got right this week was watching my calories. Seriously, I did nothing this week. I can blame spring break, I can blame my husband's vacation, I can blame lots of things....but mostly I blame the real culprit; myself. So I did watch my calories all week, but blew off water and exercise. A F F Now for the real recap. I did do pretty well for five weeks out of the six. I tried, at least. Overall I would give myself a B, but for getting to level 2.....I think I did it, but just barely. So I am going to add one point to my Con, and that's going to be it for this one. HOWEVER I am a full Assassin now.

I was looking for something with She-Hulk saying, "See anything green, boys?" But these work.

Oh dolly! Have you got something else lined up?

Thank you my dear! I didn't entirely go overboard over my birthday weekend; no cake, candy, or cookies. I did eat more than I should have of my birthday dinner, but no big deal, really. Back on the wagon today, though. Coffee & half and half 6 oz cottage cheese No real workout today, though there has been a great deal of cleaning. ALL THE SPRING CLEANING, YO. All the windows with screens are open, the ceiling fans are running, and we're airing out the house.

Everything is way copacetic, beautiful. Week...5? Is it really? So I got two workouts in this week, and I stayed on calorie most of the week....but today is my birthday, so I've kind of taken the weekend off. I'm giving myself a B+ this week because of that.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME

It's a superstition that basically says that if you laugh before breakfast, something will happen during the day that will cause you to cry before supper. Basically, it's kind of a warning not to be too facetious/joyful/awesome that was come up with by somebody who was not a morning person.

Today..... We're grilling out (First bbq of the year, yay!) hamburgers and hot dogs. Tomorrow is my birthday. ITS MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND. I AM ALL OF THIS: BECAUSE BIRTHDAY.

Got my water in yesterday, stayed on track if not way under calorie count. The writing I am having serious issues about. While I'm realistically either at or over goal for the challenge, I'm looking at it and really second-guessing the whole Nippon visit. I don't know if I want to keep working on it the way it is, or cut all of that and do something different, or what. Mermaid workout done Went to WalMart and Costco and the Dollar Store and UPS and the far library. Breakfast: banana Lunch: scrambled eggs Dinner: grilled pork chops, broccoli & carrots Water's in

Oh, sweetheart, I am so sorry -- I don't mean to trigger!

Cori, I don't think you're on a plan of any sort like paleo or primal or anything, you're just trying to make good choices, right? I really do recommend MyFitnessPal to help with that. It has really helped me.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww youse guys.....

Yesterday went okay. Stayed on track, got my water & workout in. Need to go shopping today, and I need to get back to work on my friend's leg warmers. Scrambled eggs, coffee No idea yet for lunch and dinner dinner will be grilled chicken w/broccoli & carrots

MEEP! Be sure and stock your purse with fruits and 100 calorie snack packets of nuts, maybe a couple of 100 calorie granola bars.

Okay, come on now Shadow, step the fuck up here. I fell down pretty hard the last couple weeks on being religious with my Primal. That's got to be what's screwed me up. I fell into the "potatoes/white rice are Primal but I have to be careful" trap, and I wasn't as careful as I should have been. Especially since I found out that my understanding of how the rice/water ratio works was so very, very wrong. I always thought (because I swear to God it says this on the back of the package) that one cup rice/two cups water equaled two cups rice. IT DOESN'T. It equals THREE cups rice. So I make myself some rice with half a teaspoon of butter and some spices expecting it to be two cups of rice, which I have plugged into MFP and I have room for, but then find out that it was THREE CUPS. That's an extra 250 calories, you guys, and I scarfed rice like a buffoon two or three times over the last couple of weeks. So that's probably what's screwed my scale. I just need to eat cleaner, and be more careful on my portion sizes. SO WE GOT THE TAXES DONE YESTERDAY YAY. And once again, we're getting back enough from Uncle Sam to pay off Auntie Georgia. Very close to half of the federal this time around, though. MY BIRTHDAY IS SATURDAY. I'm getting a new vape system for it. Right now I use the iTazte MVP, I'm trading up to a bigger box that according to my friend at the vape shop should allow me to drop my nicotine from 10/12 to 6 without much of an issue. I'd like that. I've been off of tobacco cigarettes for four years this coming June, but I'd like to keep downgrading the nic until I can get to 0. YESTERDAY Came in under calories by the skin of my teeth. Got my water in. TODAY: Scrambled eggs w/half a teaspoon butter Dinner will be grilled salmon with carrots & broccoli. No idea for lunch because I am out of cottage cheese (WHAT?) Did one set of Mermaid and one set of the Power 18.

Today will be better for you, doll. I'm sure.

Not as well. I got one straight up Neila Rey workout in, BUT I have been working out a bit with my daughter and yesterday I mowed my lawn with an old timey push mower. You know, the kind without a motor? I'm going to say that technically, I got two workouts, because that is a full body workout. I promise. WORKOUTS: B I don't know exactly what happened calorically. It was weird. I stayed on track except for one day for sure, but I went a little off the reservation with my Primal, allowed myself a couple of bowls of Trix that I measured and everything... but the scale is climbing again. So no idea. CALORIES: A- Water I've kept up with. WATER: A Writing I got a few pages. Probably up to around 40-44. WRITING: A But my scale is climbing upward the last couple of days and I don't know why. Crazypants. Anyway, I feel that this week has been a B at best.

WHAT THE EVER LOVING HELL. I went over one day. I did some form of physical activity almost every day. And the bloody scale is climbing again, what the hell? Trying to calm my jets but damn. On top of that, I have heavy doubts about the writing, my back hurts, my throat hurts, and Shadow is not herself today guys.

Mary mother of Christ. I stayed up for three days straight for no reason. No reason at all. Just didn't go to bed. I've pulled all nighters before, who hasn't, but three days straight is strange. Calorically, I am really sure I went over yesterday. I only did one Neila Rey workout this week, but I've done a couple of mini workouts with my daughter (wall pushups, dancing around, cherry pickers, high knee to elbows) And today I mowed the lawn for about an hour using an old time push mower. The kind without a motor. According to MFP I burned 400+ calories, I'm calling that a workout, people. But the lawn's mowed. Cori, I use MyFitnessPal, it's a free calorie/activity tracker that you can get for your smartphone.

calories today were good water's good

I didn't do Neila Rey today. I did do ten squats, two minutes of walking in place, 20 cross body knee raises, and dumb arm circles that I should have timed but didn't. Water is almost achieved, and I am on track for calories today. So far.

I am really impressed with the way you are dealing with pizza. That's smart, that's a healthy way to make sure you're not denying yourself something you really like and at the same time ensuring you don't fall back into bad trains of thought. ALL THE WIN.

YEAH. Somebody mentioned the sub in one of the threads here, so I flipped over there just to take a look-see..... ....when I looked up, it was 3 A.M. I get up at 5. Screw it, might as well keep going at that point.

OHMIGOD INORITE Guys, the impossible has happened. I was sucked into Reddit of all places. I've been up all night and half the time I was shaking my head saying out loud, "This can't be true." Yesterday was good, A. Today? It's not looking good, grasshoppers.