My husband is a doctor by profession, and a musician by avocation. Last night he played his first-ever real gig in town, at a local pizza joint. Of course, I was there and so were lots of friends and family. He did great and there was a decent crowd. It was a really fun night. The "making it work" part comes when you're trying to reduce carbs at a place that basically serves nothing but. The menu included all kinds of pizza, several big meaty-cheesy sandwiches (with ranch dressing on the side!), and a couple of desultory salads. My table ordered a veggie pizza and a salad -- the salad was fresh enough, but basically a pile of iceberg lettuce. Blech. The pizza was delicious, and I had just one piece. I think once our "real" diet starts, that's not even going to work, but for now I'm happy that I made a better choice than I might have a week ago.
Making it work, Part 2:
I normally work out at 6 am, before anyone else in my house is up. I like having the quiet time to myself, and I like making my workout a priority. By 7 am, I'm finished and ready to jump in the shower. Last night, I didn't get to bed until midnight, so getting up at 6 to work out was not in the cards. I normally use the morning hours while my daughter is at preschool to take care of work and household things, but this morning I got the workout done too during that time. Not my favorite way to do things, but it had to be done. It's a good reminders that I really do have time to fit these things in, I just have to do it.
In other news: tired today. My body is aching a little bit more than it has been. I haven't been completely sedentary for the past 5 months (far from it) but I haven't been working out every single day. I think my body is feeling the effects of 5 days in a row of activity, much of it new to me. It's no big deal, but I'm going to be ready for that "rest" day on Friday.
How's everybody else doing?
Tara - sorry not to have been commenting. How did we get to day 5? I thought we started on Sunday. I am so dim about time.
ReplyDeleteSo we're well you anyway are off and running.
I can see that this trip is going to be slightly more elevated than pcp. I think we're over the basics and will be focusing more on the higher things like how our bodies are made of stars and how watching television is a waste of starlight.
As always, I will look forward to your excellent writing.
Carry on, dear dedicated one. Carry on.
Way to stay focused while running the 'carb-gauntlet'. It's easy to slide once you start down the slippery, greasy slope--kudos for stopping. Chipotle beckoned to me tonight--I kept walking...
ReplyDeleteYes, I relate to your fatigue; less than 7 hours of sleep has caught up to me quickly. Though mine is not child-related, but due to my underestimation of the time involved in cooking, washing dishes, and blogging a lot more than I did just a few days ago.
I feel like fatigue is our body reminding us that today is enough for today; after a certain point, the only thing we gain are dimished returns on tomorrow.
Now I'm getting philosophical--definitely time for sleep.
Time sure is flying by. I definitely need to get into the habit of being a better blogger. Going to enjoy what could potential be the last day of food freedom for a while! But that's what I signed up for :)
ReplyDeleteTara! Great to hear how you are doing. Gotta say, I'm jealous of the cool new things you guys are learning with your bodies - enjoy that! But deciding to hold off on KFB for now has been a good choice. Will keep checking in to cheer you on, live vicariously, etc.
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