To Err is Human...to Schedule is Divine

Pretty ordinary day yesterday, not great, not bad. I finally hard-boiled some eggs, which I've been meaning to do since I started the program. They'll be handy to have around for snacks and to dice for salads. I did both my walks, but I still didn't get my arm workouts done. Nothing new or exciting about my food intake, either.

Breakfast: 1 egg, scrambled, 3 pieces bacon - 1.55g
Lunch: 4 oz deli ham, string cheese - 3.38g
Snack: 1 oz almonds - 2g
Dinner: 6 oz ham steak, 1 1/3 cups frozen green beans - 12g
Dessert: 1/2 cup sugar-free Jell-O, 2 tbsp cream, whipped - .8g
Total: 19.73g

As to my little reference to a well-known quote in the title of today's post, I'd like to talk a little bit about scheduling. You guys may have noticed that I've been doing quite a bit better lately as far as getting all of my meals eaten and doing my exercising. I certainly haven't been perfect, but I've been better than I was. Part of that is due to the Great Breakfast Experiment, part of it is due simply to becoming more used to the program...but most of it is due to the fact that I've scheduled specific times for each of these items, and I've set alarms for them on my phone. At 8:30, I'm reminded to start cooking breakfast, at 11:00 to do my first walk, at noon to eat lunch, and so on. I lose track of the time very easily...hell, a lot of the time I don't know what day it is! Most of the time, that little nudge is all it takes to get me to stay on track and do what I need to do when I need to do it.

I'm sure that this method wouldn't work for everybody, but most of you know that I love and thrive on scheduling, organization, and pattern. Spontaneity is a dirty word for me. Unfortunately, I've been so constantly exhausted for the last few years that it's been difficult or impossible for me to keep my own schedules...which of course adds to my stress and depression and makes me more exhausted and discouraged. It's a nasty spiral, and one that I'm hoping this program is going to help me to break out of. Breaking out of it should, in turn, help me in succeeding with my weight loss and adding to my motivation and energy levels, putting me on an upward spiral, rather than a downward one. And all because I set an alarm to remind me to make breakfast...