Blah

Yesterday was a very blah day. I woke up exhausted, depressed, and irritable and it didn't improve much through the rest of the day. I actually fell asleep on the sofa for a couple of hours in the morning and missed my morning walk, which didn't make me very happy. I did do my afternoon session though, so I got my one required daily exercise period in. I also somehow miscounted my carbs at dinnertime and ended up going over my allowance. It was by less than one gram, so it's probably not the end of the world, but it was still rather irritating. Then again, everything was rather irritating yesterday, and seems to be shaping up for the same today.

Breakfast: 1 egg, scrambled, 2 pieces bacon - 1.48g
Lunch: 4 oz deli ham, cheese stick - 3.38g
Snack: 1 oz almonds - 2g
Dinner: Chicken w/Red Wine Sauce, 1 1/3 cups frozen green beans - 12.97g
Dessert: 1/2 cup Sugar-free Jell-O, 2 tbsp cream, whipped - .8g
Total: 20.63g

Since my motivation has been low and my frustration level has been high lately, I thought today I'd share another tool that I've been using to keep myself focused and ride out the bad times. Several years ago, when I was on one of my many unsuccessful diets, I made a list entitled "Reasons I Hate Being Fat" as an attempt at motivating myself. Although that particular attempt wasn't successful, I still think the idea is a good one. Since that time, I've learned that, unnatural as it is for me, stating things in a positive manner works much better, so I went through the list, tightened it up, and restated each item as a positive. The result is a new list entitled "Top 20 Reasons to Lose Weight," and as you've no doubt noticed already, I've posted it at the side of the page so that I'll see it every day and learn to take it to heart. See you tomorrow!