Black Oak's Daughter

I haven’t been around much.  I’m going through kind of a writing hiatus as much by choice as out of necessity.  Don’t worry though, there are good things going on.

I’ve been working hard at losing weight, and also working at trying not to get discouraged at the lack of speed that I’m used to for the weight coming off.  I have a bodybugg that’s giving me the pieces of the story that I never had before. My metabolism has slowed tremendously from what I think it was even a few years ago. I’m working with that. I’m re-learning how to eat better again, dealing with the inevitable hunger and trying to keep a good attitude about it. I’m beginning with the exercise now, two weeks into eating better, working more opportunity even to just walk around the building that I work in.  I’m doing this by choice, I keep reminding myself of that. I feel so much better, I am losing weight, 11 pounds so far, and if I’ve learned nothing in the past few years except how to be patient, I’ve gotten very good at that. I will stick with it, making decisions every day about what I put into my mouth, and being more active.  I wouldn’t call what I’m doing a diet. It’s more of a conscious eating plan. I can have anything I want, but everything comes with a price, and right now I’m not spending much on the high calorie, unhealthy food that I’ve gotten way to used to.

As an example, I was invited out to dinner with a higher up at my company yesterday. It was an honor to be invited but the worst possible restaurant for anyone that’s trying to be healthy was the destination.  I went to Cheesecake Factory, ate balsamic chicken and a pile of veggies, and 4 bites of cheesecake. It helped that there were 5 of us that shared those 2 pieces. More than half was left on the table too. It was enough to taste the cheesecake. That’s a foreign concept to me. I’m kind of proud of myself for minimizing the damage that could have been caused at that place.

I’m also working at giving up caffeine again.  Old bad habits die hard.

Between that and dealing with cats and vets, work, home, and reviving an old website, I haven’t had much energy to spend here.

I’ll be back soon. Please be patient.

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