Happy Holiday Monday!!

We've been having a very low-key weekend so far. Partly because I wasn't feeling that great for the first part of it and partly because we've been really busy lately and chilling out is something we both needed to do.

We went out for breakfast this morning and had nice time. We went to a neighbourhood diner that I'd not been to before. I had nice scrambled eggs and dry toast and a bit of bacon. They had lovely coffee and it was really tasty.

I'm not planning much for the rest of the day. After I'm done in front of the computer I plan to exercise and then do some laundry. Other than that, I'm not going too far or doing too much. Hope you're all having a lazy Simcoe Day too!!

The food hangover is over. My stomach does not feel hard and distended anymore. I ate really well yesterday and feel better for it. We had our big meal at lunchtime instead of dinner time and then just had a snack at dinner time. That seemed to work really well for us. We had a delicious stir fry with ground chicken and tofu. The local broccoli is really good right now, although we have noticed that it is a bit chewier than the stuff that was coming from the states over the winter.

Exercise wise, I didn't actually officially workout but I did walk around a bit and feel good about it. Today is a holiday here so I'm not working and shall ride my bike and do some weight work today.

Other than that, the weekend has been quiet and relaxing. I was really tired yesterday after being up half the night so I ended up having a nap in the afternoon. I must have needed it badly or I wouldn't have slept 90 minutes yesterday. I had no trouble at all falling asleep last night either. I was worn out I guess. Today though, I'm feeling good again, back on track and ready to burn some fat!

I feel so much better this morning, groggy but good. I went back to bed at around 4:30 a.m. or so. I'd been up for almost 2 hours I think. I slept in until around 10:15 a.m. or so and feel pretty good right now.

I plan to workout today and I have planned out my meals for the next few days. I find that if I don't do that, after a slip-up like this, it's just too easy for me to fall back into the muck again. Fortunately, as I mentioned earlier, I bought a huge pile of really healthy food yesterday. I am certain that by tonight I'll be back to my old self. I even weighed myself this morning. Luckily, I maintained this week. I was fearful of a huge gain but it didn't happen. Next week will show a loss! I'm not going to let this happen again. I mean, a break is a break but what happened to me over the past few days is way more than a normal break day. I've paid for it though and now I'll put it behind me.

The eating like shit has made me feel ill. I've been up for an hour now and will hopefully be able to get back to sleep soon. I woke up about an hour ago with an upset stomach. Food hangovers are the worst! Why do we do this to ourselves? I guess to remind us that we can't do it anymore, our bodies don't want it and it's so not good for us. Yuck!

Ya gotta love those Yahoo Tips:

Weight Loss Appetizer. Eat any filling, low-calorie food as an appetizer or first course, and you'll be less likely to overload on calories at that meal. For example, eat an apple on the way to lunch, or order melon as a first course. More tips: Start with a salad with just a little low-cal dressing; when you go to the salad bar, fill up your plate with "big" foods like greens and colorful vegetables before you consider any calorically dense choices. It's a kind of preemptive eating strategy. Find the filling, low-calorie foods you like, ones that you'll turn to easily.

I had a slight relapse with my back this morning. Last night I was feeling really good but I think that I slept in too late (whoo-hoo, until 7:30!) this morning and I was really stiff and sore when I woke up. Eventually it loosened up and now I think I'm mended.

I spent the day running errands and stuff and basically, the past couple of days my eating has gone to shit. It happens when I'm not able to exercise and I don't feel good. Tomorrow I'm working out, first thing in the morning. This should get the food thing back on track. It usually does. I'm not really pissed off at myself but I do have a weigh-in with my doctor on Wednesday and I doubt very much that it'll be good. On the other hand, I can probably undo the past couple of days by then. I did get groceries today and I got a tonne of really good stuff. All healthy stuff, much of it snacky stuff as we're in the midst of a long weekend at the moment. Removing all temptation from the house and focusing exercise tomorrow will definitely straighten me out. I know it. Once that happens, I'll be a happy kid and will totally enjoy the rest of the weekend. Hope you're all having a good weekend so far!

The back thing is still giving me some trouble. Not crawl-around-on-the-floor trouble but it's tender enough to keep me off my bike again this morning. I'm a little ticked off about this, I really wanted to get back at it this morning but, at this point, I don't feel that I want to risk it.

Eating was good yesterday so I feel alright about that despite the not working out. I can't wait until I'm feeling back to normal. Being sore and tired is not fun!!