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Yesterday was super busy spending the day at a water park with a couple hundred 12-14 year olds on a field trip. Whew! It meant being in a swim suit most of the time. It wasn’t a beautiful site, but not horrific either.

I got a lot of moving done:

The food options were not great. Of course, being the under packer that I am, I didn’t have any food with me so I ended up with a Cesar chicken wrap for lunch. Then, we had food vouchers for dinner, and I ended up with a cheeseburger and fries that made me so sick.

I also did my weigh in and was down 2 pounds for a total 10 pound loss since I started Nutrisystem. I’m happy with this. If I can lose another 10 in June, I will have met my goal of 20 in two months.

And, even though I had smokes with me, and could have snuck off, I didn’t even think about smoking yesterday. I call that progress.

I think things are finally getting back to working order at the office, so hopefully my mind can calm down and focus!

I smoked my last cigarette today, and while I feel physically okay, mentally I’m struggling. It’s only been a few hours. I hate this part of quitting. The Chantix makes feel sick to my stomach and I am having dreams that I actually remember. I’d say these are the only side effects. Hopefully I can make it through tomorrow. That’s all I ask.

My second order of Nutrisystem is on it’s way. I can’t believe it’s been a month already! Crazy. Time just flies this time of year. I have to do my measurements this weekend. I think there will be some changes! I guess I will do 3 months of NS because 1) I’m not reaching goal as fast as I hoped, and 2) I ordered two more gift cards from Costco and they didn’t arrive in time to use them for this order. Three months is good, and if I can’t lose 20 pounds in three months with the amount of working out and calorie restrictions I am doing, then there is something seriously wrong with me.

I didn’t realize until today that I ordered another box of the NS protein shakes. At first I was upset, because they’re not cheap, but then I did some reading on protein shakes and I think I am going to make more of an effort to have one after each workout.

According to an article on WebMD

Protein shakes vary in protein content. “If you’re a body builder, you’re going to shift to the drinks that have a bit more protein,” Antonio says.

If you’re an endurance athlete, like a marathoner, you may favor drinks with more carbs, Antonio says. But the most important thing is simply to drink something after your workout.

If your goal is to lose body fat, change to a protein shake that’s mainly protein, has fewer carbohydrates, and only a little bit of fat.

“Make sure the product is more than 50% protein if your goal is body fat loss,” Antonio says.

I’m going to read the ingredients more closely on the shakes, but I am hopeful since NS is a weight loss program that they are of the higher protein variety.

Two days have gone by.

This has been a crazy week. Stupid computer problems at work, coupled with sick people at home, and of course, way too much to do that can’t be done due to the aforementioned issues, has created a situation where I haven’t eaten properly or gotten in all my excercise. Arg!

I can only blame myself for not making health and fitness a priority. Must. Do. Better.

Plus, I’m on the second week of Chantix and today should have been my official quit day, but it wasn’t. This new dose level is really making me sick. This morning I nearly passed out, and tonight, I have raging heart burn. I think the pills have to be taken with food. Tomorrow I will have to do better about that. And, I have to quit smoking. I thought that I would somehow miraculously not want to smoke and that has not been the case at all. I have found myself losing interest half way through and tossing the cigarette, so I guess that is something.

On the weight front, I was so excited because this morning I was down to 154 (!!) but tonight I was up to 159 (??). I’m a smart person. I know it’s just water weight and un-digested food and stuff, but it can be really depressing to see a 4 pound weight gain in the course if one day. I should probably toss the scale and just weigh in at the gym once a week or two.

Measurement day should have been the 26th (I’m just realizing!) but I think I’ll wait until Sunday. This isn’t the best week for it, and I doubt I’ll have time.

In other, more exciting news, more friends are getting bikes and/or tuning up old ones. It is so much fun to continue to see the trickle effect of the fitness bug.

I think there should be more 3 day weekends. You can use that third day to do stuff you didn’t get done the other 2 days, like drive 30 miles away to a bike trail and ride your bike for over an hour. It was awesome! I love my bicycle. Wait, did I say that already? I’m sure I did, but it’s worth repeating.

My local area has tons of gorgeous bike trails. The one we checked out today was so nice. It’s called the Centennial Trail and it’s 30 miles of beautiful scenery through a wide, paved, not hilly course. I wish I’d gotten some pictures…

I also signed up for a woman’s “learn to fix your bicycle” clinic, which includes wine. It’s free (I think). I don’t drink wine, but maybe I will for this. I can’t wait. I’ve already dropped the chain off my bike messing around with the gears and the brakes are squeaking already. Also, I got caught in the rain and I want to make sure my bike doesn’t rust.

I’ve been hopping on the scale because on my official weigh in day I was up 2 pounds and didn’t want to record that. Luckily today, I was back down 2 pounds. I’m hoping that by next week I will have dropped at least 3 pounds.

I’ve kind of given up on p90x3. I might pick it back up or maybe do it when I didn’t get any other exercise for the day. It’s just not as fun for me as going to a class at the gym or getting out and doing something outdoors. I feel guilty for some reason, but I am not sure why.

For as busy as I was yesterday, I have been just a lazy today. I woke up late and have spent the rest of the day literally doing nothing. Sure, I made the bed, cleaned a toilet, put away some laundry, worked on a project I should have finished last week, finished up a book I needed to finish, and cooked dinner, but these small tasks really don’t count.

Maybe I needed a lazy day? Maybe I’m procrastinating because there really are things I should have been doing… Who knows? This got me to thinking about ways to “overcome laziness.” I usually simply force myself to get up and do something. Anything.

When you google “how to overcome laziness” you get a lot of results. Here are a few for those of you, who like me, took a day off and literally did nothing but feel like you should have done something:

1) wiki How – I especially like the pictures on this one.

2) How to Stop Being Lazy in 8 Simple Steps – I really love # 7 (take Sunday off) and # 8 (make someone else do the worst thing on your list). Awesome!

3) How to Overcome Laziness Stop arguing with your mind and get moving. – this PhD basically says to think small i.e. start going to the gym by getting on your shoes

I think what it comes down to is that some days are just going to be lazy and other days you just need to get on your shoes.