Day 36: HA!

Yeah, okay. I haven't been to the gym since Wednesday. Galen came in last weekend, so I didn't work out.

I haven't written anything. This is a blog of failure. I can't make my deadlines. No way.

But, it's Monday and I promised a recommendation. Because honestly, why else would anyone be reading this piece of shit blog. I'm a failure. This is crap. I can't lose this weight. I don't know how. This is ridiculous.

But my recommendation for this week is the Moosewood Cookbook. I made this really amazing Greek Lasagna for dinner with my aunt and uncle. It was amazing. I completely recommend it if you have a couple of hours to make a kick ass lasagna. It's not easy, but damn, I was proud of myself.

That's my recommendation. Let's see if I can scrape myself off the floor and get my fat ass to a gym. Probably not because I can't seem to get the motivation to lose this extra weight.

Day 16: Fail

Yesterday, I rocked. I went first thing in the morning to the gym and rocked out for an hour. And then, you know what? I went to kickboxing for the first time in weeks.


David (voted in the top 10 most fit in Austin) totally kicked my ass. But I didn't go today. I woke up, got dressed and even got half way down the first flight of stairs of my apartment when I realized not only did my knee hurt like a bitch. But my right ankle is so sore. I was also so tired, I knew I would fall off the machine when I got there.

So, I came back in and slept for another hour.

And instead of going this evening, I've decided to help a friend. That was more important than burning calories.

But tomorrow, I will be there crack of dawn to work out like a fiend. I will not be able to go tomorrow evening.

Day 6: Fail

Last night, my wonderful boyfriend came in from College Station to spend the weekend with me. So, I cooked, which made my calorie mark a little high. But not overly crazy. We then went to bed around 10p. Both extremely exhausted.

This morning, I distinctly remember waking up just before 8a and saying, "Let's go to the gym." He then draped his arm across me and said, "Okay." We then went back to sleep for a couple hours. So, the gym was out. We made a healthy breakfast--well, I did. And then he went off to play Magic. I love it when he comes in town for just a few hours to play a large fraction of it at a store across town.

Anyway, we had, and by we, I mean me, a healthy lunch, and I spent the majority of the day catching up on my Netflix movies. All the while munching, snaking, and shopping. Oh, but I did buy a George Foreman grill. This will help with healthy cooking. So, it's like I'm preparing for health today. See below.

I did go to the gym today. Despite everything, I got a massage. And honestly, while I did not burn and cardio calories, I had my muscles repaired by the wonderful masseuse, Stephany. But there are many diets and work outs that call for a day off. Galen did say after lunch that he would make both of us go to the gym tomorrow morning before his appointment and subsequent exit from Austin. So my fraction of time with my boyfriend, who I love, will be spent apart or sweating profusely. And not in a good, or pleasurable way unfortunately.

This did turn into more of a rant than a blog, but I wanted to relay that I did nothing today. But I will feel good in knowing I burned 3600 calories this week (a pound), and the damage I saw on the scale was not as bad as it was on Monday. I would put the number on this, but I'm honestly too ashamed to admit the number. It is much less than what it was in high school, but it is more than what it was a year ago.

Tomorrow, the gym. Monday, the gym. Hopefully, tomorrow writing. I feel like the first step to writing is an outline. I don't have an outline. I will map something out tomorrow and get to it. I have up to chapter three, and the first act break is coming up.