off the gravy train

i have officially fallen off the dieting bandwagon yet again. i did so well, for about a week and a half. but then i got sent yet again across the state and all bets were off. the three pounds i had lost have mysteriously and ever so quickly returned. my energy has returned to nil and i don't believe i've made an entry into my food diary in about five days.

so tomorrow again starts the diet. my sandwich is already made. a salad is in the works. i'm exploring options for cold-weather fruits and veggies.

but first, i'm going to bed really, really early and sleeping for a long time.

whole grains/fresh fruit/soup/workout plan

i stepped on the scale last night after i got home from knoxville and discovered that i've gained three pounds in my month of travels, which is contrary to the nature of my get-un-overweight plan. gah.

naturally i haven't been as good at keeping up with my food journal as i should have been, so that's changing right now. (it's sitting right next to me right now so that i can finish filling it out as soon as i'm done bloggeraging.

my new plan for the week is to moderate: bring simple sandwiches and fruit cups and whole grain wheat thins and kashi cookies to work for lunch. veggie soups at night possibly with a salad. i'm also taking advantage of the fact that i'm at home this week and have roommates who work completely different hours than me and can therefore let the lucydog out before i could ever be home from work by going to workout directly after workin.' i may also have to take up jogging again, even though it's still pretty damn hot for late september.

i'm going to stick to my whole grains/fresh fruit/soup/workout plan for a week and then evaluate. i am allowing myself two splurges in the weekly wednesday night dinner outing with my friends (though whereever we go, i'm ordering as healthy as possible) and sushi with kg (but we're walking from the house to sushi o sushi, kg).

i expect you, my loyal readers, to hold me accountable here. i'll report back on sunday.

observations, oo la la

_ any establishment whose soul business purpose is to sell bagels should not be allowed to exist if it chooses not to be open on sunday mornings.
_ 1/2 normal amount of sleep = 2x annoyance by bratty teenyboppers.
_ IT'S RAINING!!!!!!! (halelujah, rejoice)
_ this is spin lizzy's 200th posting