Monday, July 29, 2013

Binge eating sucks.

That's all I got.  So I finally weighed myself.  Now I'm really depressed and disgusted.  I weigh 108kg. No one should weigh 108kg.  Dammit.  I wish I could control my eating.  And not feel sick or crappy.

However, it has been 16 days without a cigarette!

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Day 12: Chicken Cordon Blue

Today is Thursday, July 25th.  My last cigarette was on Saturday, July 13th at 5:15pm.  Whew!  Been thinking about smoking every day, which sucks, I thought by now it would be out of my mind.  Actually, I wish it could be out of my mind but I know that I could spend every day for the rest of my life thinking about smoking.  So, WOO HOO!  I haven't worked since last Wednesday (took a much needed stay-cation to clean/purge my storage room & basement).  Back to work tomorrow and Saturday.  I can do it.  I can do it.  I think I can.

Exercise, eating healthy.  Not really much of a winner in those categories in the last 12 days.  During my purging of material things, I went through 3 suitcases full of clothes I have been hanging on to since college.  A few items were actually from highschool!  Well, I donated most of it.  I did keep my blue Express pants and blue sweater, size 8 & Medium respectively.  This outfit was part of my most memorable, favorite Halloween costume: Chicken Cordon Blue.  I wore all blue with a rubber chicken tied to a bungee cord around my waist as a belt.  That is the kind of person I am.  Hopefully I can relive my glory days on a Halloween in the near future!

Now I realistically know Halloween 2013 is not an option.  Unless I was kidnapped and forced into a boot camp weight loss liposuction starvation clinic.  Do those exist???  Could I voluntarily enlist for an 8 week program?  So craziness aside, let us think positively.  Tomorrow I work 8 to 6pm.  I can have a whole grain waffle for breakfast, a yogurt mid-morning at work, a frozen meal for lunch, and whatever my husband makes for supper.  Drink water all day long.  If needed, consume a handful of almonds and fresh fruit in the afternoon.  Maybe fit in a 20 minute high intensity interval training (HIIT) workout  after work.  If only I could do this for 90 days in a row...I think I would start doing it out of routine.  Add in my tobacco sobriety, and I'm bound to be a sexy mama with long,wavy blonde hair in no time!

Bah Humbug.

Thus ends day 12.  Day 13 will hopefully be Day 1 for turning my health around.  Hey, if I ever fit back into my blue outfit AND look good wearing it, I'll post a picture!

Sue, too negative to weigh.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Saturday night

Walked/jogged 2+ miles and lifted weights the last 2 days!  Even ate pretty healthy today.  Whole grain blueberry waffle for breakfast, 1 cup of International Delight iced light mocha, Subway club for lunch, yogurt, Brussels sprouts & 1/2 cup cheesy rice for supper.  Now having some homegrown popcorn for a snack.

I bought a pack of cigarettes 6 days ago.  I smoked the last one tonight.  I bought the cheapest they had; my husband says they probably give you cancer faster.  So here is to being smoke-free again!  It's been 3 hours.

I haven't stepped on the scale since I started blogging again for 2 reasons.  I know I don't weigh any less than the number I have in my head.  I also feel like a morbidly obese person.  Why the hell would I step on the scale?

Why couldn't I have been genetically slender?  Why do I eat and eat?  Why do I enjoy eating chocolate and sweets so much?  Why don't I get physically ill if I eat too much (so then I would be hindered from binge eating)?  Why can't I just be a long-endurance runner?  Why doesn't my body have super awesome fast metabolism?  Why do I have cellulite and varicose veins?

I'm sure there are some relevant and true answers to these questions.  But I just felt a little whyny.

Alright.  Back to life.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

I Found my Blog!

So, it has been 2 years!  But holy moly, I am back.  With the same issues.  My baby girl is now 2 years old, I am still fat and trying to quit smoking.

It has been 48 hours since my last cigarette.  I was smoking approximately 2 packs/week, sometimes a pack every 3 days.  My triggers are everything.  Driving long distances, working, doing chores, dealing with crabby kids, waking up in the morning.  I try to hide my habit from everyone; except my husband and a couple of friends/coworkers.  I am ASHAMED I smoke for the most part.  I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma 8 years ago (unrelated to smoking) and have smoked on and off since I was 13.  Quit countless times, always smoking socially while drinking alcohol.  So being a cancer survivor and a healthcare professional, yes, I am ashamed of myself.  But I find myself confused - I want to quit, but I still want a cigarette.  I don't want to smell like smoke, but I still want that 7 minute break.

I'm fat. It's true!  I'm 5'8" at 230 equals a BMI of 35.  Holy shit.  I'm obese.  I think I have always been overweight, actually, I remember thinking to myself that I would never let myself get over 200 pounds. But I've been there for at least 4 years.  I have failed myself.  Although, looking at my posts 2 years ago, I have lost 12 pounds!  I know I was down to 220 not too long ago, but now this last 3 months I've really been a piece of shit.  Binge eating, being lazy, eating fast food, not eating vegetables.  I have cut down on diet pop; stopped buying it for home and work.  I was drinking a 20oz bottle of diet Dew a day, plus a couple cans of diet cola.  Now I opt for my water bottle; refilling it 2 or 3 times day while at work, plus once or twice at home in the evening.  I haven't stepped on the scale in a couple weeks, but I know I haven't been eating well or exercising so what's the point??

Well, that is about it.  I'm going to come back here for my support.  To quit smoking.  Maybe opine on a few peeves now and then.  Report on my ability to exercise or if I feel better.  Adios!

Probably 235.