Day 9: Death and Taxes

Day 9: Weigh-in 176.4

This was one of those days where I woke up stumped. I didn't exactly stay sedentary all day yesterday, and I didn't go over my calorie limit, so the climb in weight always gets to me on days like these. I spent most of the last evening moving furniture around, including my king size bed. Lets just say the dogs made quite a mess and I had to clean it up. But if that didn't burn calories then I may be out of luck with this whole thing. I guess this is why some people argue against weighing yourself everyday.

Today I managed to get a Special K shake down before heading off to the Y. I started off my workout with the treadmill as usual but was feeling winded for some reason, so I only ended up doing a mile and half before I had to get off. Not one to just accept a slow start, I threw myself into the machines. Luckily there weren't many people there today and I was free to move from station to station without a problem. I really pushed myself today, upping the weight on almost all the exercises I normally do. Even though my run was cut short, I came away today feeling like I accomplished something. I'm sure I'll feel that way tomorrow too.

When I was leaving to pick up the kiddo, I saw a notice board featuring all the Y's personal trainers so I stopped by the service desk to get some information. The prices were a little steep, but I decided if I was going to make any progress I wanted to make sure I was getting the most out of my workout. I also figured that they would be able to help me work in free weights. I only got one session, figuring I can decide from there if I need more.

On the way home I stopped at Wendy's to get the kiddo some chicken nuggets and I got a small chili. I read in one of those "Eat this not that" articles that one of those chilis was actually a pretty decent post-workout food because it's loaded with protien and isn't high in calories. It tasted pretty good too.

I had to go do my taxes tonight and found myself nearly falling asleep in the middle of it. I'm not sure if I was dehydrated or if was just the intense workout or both. I had dropped my kiddo off at my sister in-law's house and ended up eating dinner there after I got done...Tacos! When we got home, I put the little one to bed, laid down on the couch for some tv, and promptly fell asleep. I just felt dead to the world.