It's Been Rough

I have a had a few days of not feeling so hot. Even though I am exercising and eating healthy (probably not enough food though) and I have not lost any more weight. I bought a digital body fat scale and it was heartbreaking. I went to the Dr today and had the blood tests done for thyroid dysfunction. We will see. The treadmill should arrive tomorrow and maybe with a way to exercise in the house watching whatever I want, I will be able to beat some of this lard off myself. I had to buy new pants the other day as the other ones were just too uncomfortable. We had another big snow today...I think that should be it for this season. Please.

Treadmill

I bought a treadmill. It has not arrived yet but it has been purchased and I expect its delivery in a few days. I have been using a Gazelle which really is not great for cardio workouts. It is fun and non-impact but it is really hard to get your heart rate up. Sorry Tony! I also have a very good recumbent cycle but my arse gets numb when I am on it for more than 15 minutes. I am going to try to find padded bike shorts and see if that helps. In the winter it is difficult to walk in Toronto because it seems like my husband is the only guy in the city who regularly clears and salts the sidewalk. I hope the treadmill works for me. I guess it will if I am committed to it.

Good Intentions

I awoke with a headache at around 3:00 a.m. This is, I am sure, due to the fact that I had a diet coke on the weekend after giving it up (other than the odd swig) in December. I had gone to bed with good intentions but the headache has caused me to divert. I have everything I need at work for a diet breakfast and lunch, but as soon as I got off the elevator in the mall, which very conveniently or very cunningly, lets you out right in front of McDonalds, I decided I was getting a McMuffin. All is not lost, I can get back on the wagon for the rest of the day. I am also having a very small coffee to try to alleviate the caffeine headache.

Hey I bought a netbook. I love gadgets and gizmos and I thought it would be handy for travel. It hasn't arrived yet and I am kinda anxious for it.

Snow day

We had a medium dump of snow overnight. Enough to make it crazy to go out if you do not have to and I don't have to. I am still working on my purge of stuff in my house so this is a good thing as long as I can get my husband to make himself scarce! No diet yesterday or today, but no crap either.

This also means I am free to watch the Obama concert. I really only want to see a few of the performers but it is such an amazing time in America. I am Canadian and live in Canada but I am still inspired. I hope it rubs off north of the 49th parallel. It is odd, Canadians are generally liberal and accepting and yet, the US now has a liberal leader and we have a guy from the stone ages. Go figure. In a poll, Canadians would have voted in Obama by 75% and yet they also voted in an ultra conservative. I can't understand it.

Thyroid

I feel like I might have a thyroid problem. It is hard to lose weight and yes I exercise and yes I eat less and still I am not seeing much movement on the scale. I have had the test in my regular yearly blood work but it has always come back within normal ranges. I have heard that the only way to determine for certain is a number of tests at various times in a month. In any case, I am frustrated. I find myself needing to recommit and restart a diet almost every day hence the name of this blog. Wish me luck.

'Flu

I have a bit of a flu which makes me want to hibernate. I am home from work rather than spreading it around to my colleagues. The good thing is that I haven't much of an appetite. I am making a slow cooker full of chicken soup which will be good as well as low fat and I don't have to worry about making dinner later.

I am reading "Half-Assed" a book by Jenette Fulder. She has a blog called PastaQueen and the book is about her courageous battle and victory in losing weight. She is funny, honest and engaging. In reading her blog, I found that she is, in many ways, like me although she is much younger. I am enjoying the book and hope to get some inspiration from it.

The Big Freeze

My city is on cold alert which means it is so cold outside that your skin will freeze if exposed for too long. I dressed warmly in layers for my hike to the bus. My bus was a bit early, which was good for me as I am always there early, but not so good for those who were waiting to time it just right, to minimize time outside, to get to the stop.

Diet wise, yesterday I did very well until I got home and ate too much. It could have been worse. There was no movement on the scale which was disappointing. Sometimes I think my scale settles into a groove and won't budge out of that groove without a drop of several pounds. Reality tells me that it is my body that is in a groove and not in a good way.