Day 6/96

GOALS

• Goal date:                      April 30, 2011
• Weight goal:                  204.5 pounds
• Total Inches goal:         116.5 inches

  Today's Weight:        209.2 

  Yesterday's Weight:    208.2 

  +Gain/-Loss:           + 1.0 

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My scale is crazy. I refuse to let it make me crazy, though. Only got about 5 hours sleep after a very long day yesterday, and although at this writing my day really isn't over yet, since I'm performing with my band tonight, it is going to be a very late night. My ass is seriously dragging, even though there's so much less of it to drag.

Only lack of sleep can account for these weird results. I have been 100% on-plan and super-hydrating (by which I mean, I am drinking 40% more than the recommended level of 1 ounce for every 2 pounds of body weight).

I didn't exercise yesterday, but exercise really isn't part of the plan. I didn't exercise today, either, because, well, I'm tired and I had a long way to go today.

Normally, I have plenty of energy. But I don't respond well to big changes in my habits (like yesterday's 4:30am wakeup time). It takes longer to recover, too, and that's when I am taking the proper steps to recover (like getting extra, or at least a normal amount, of sleep time after missing some hours of zzz's).

I was very edgy today. Partly due to tiredness, partly due to the threat of government shutdown. I work for the VA, but I'm paid by the Office of Information and Technology. The former is exempt from all the shutdown noise, but the latter isn't. Not knowing if I was going to have a payday next week was nerve-wracking.

And, of course, someone brought in a few boxes of donuts to ease the pain. Very tempting.

I was good. I will be okay, I'm sure.

Tonight I do a show with my band 'i am FOOL' and that will make it all all right.

Today's chart:

Here are the pics and descriptions of today's food:

 Breakfast  

Yes, I didn't even bother to change the pic from yesterday. It is the same breakfast: Spinach, black beans and eggs, made with 3 egg whites and 2 whole eggs, fried in coconut oil and topped with chunky salsa





Lunch

No new lunch pic, because lunch was exactly the same, too: Spring Mix greens topped with black beans, turkey off-the-bone, and balsamic vinaigrette.

Dinner

Chipotle Mexican Grill burrito bowl, plated. Chicken, black beans, tomatoes, salsa, guacamole, lettuce. Not shown: a hard-boiled egg.

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