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November 14, 2005

164 - for the Nth time

I’m headed back down again. I’m not sure how all this works because I didn’t eat very well last week and could only fit in two workouts.

My office had yet another baby shower where I indulged in a veggie burger with cheese AND FRIED onion rings ON TOP of it (actually on the burger). That doesn’t include the french fries I had on the side!! Of course I had the cake too. It was crazy and I actually felt sick for the rest of that day. My body doesn’t handle large amounts of grease and dairy very well.

Despite not feeling well I still went to a birthday party that very evening where I proceeded to drink no less than three beers and eat MORE CAKE. Because we had to get home we didn’t stay for the cake ceremony. Our friends pressured us to bring some cake home. Of course I caved to that pressure but have no excuse for what happened after that. I actually ate the cake in the car (when I could have thrown it out). There was no pressure to scarf down the cake with my fingers and eat it so savagely that I choked on the cellophane. I’m paying for that whole drama with a hand that seems to be permanently died blue from the icing. What do they use in that stuff? I look like I’ve had an incident with an airplane toilet. Maybe that would be a less embarrassing version of the story.

The good news, besides being down two pounds, is that I’m starting to come to grips with my crazy busy schedule. I’m accepting that I have to go with the flow for a while and just do the best I can. I know I will get into a groove and really get the hang of it. Then ultimately down the road start scaling stuff back. So my stress level is starting to go down.

In fact, if I start losing again, then I bet the stress is a primary factor in my weight plateau. Besides eating a little more when I’m stressed, I think the stress alone would prevent me from losing. I wonder if it has anything to do with our body’s defense mechanism. In the face of big changes in our life, which contribute to an increasing stress level, our bodies don’t want to make additional changes. It does seem like my body can only deal with one thing at a time. It can’t handle the stress of losing weight on top of general stress.

Oh that reminds me. My body is stressed by losing weight even though I’ve been doing it slowly. I have to write about my doctor’s visit last week. More on that later, I have to get back to work :-).

Posted by hopeful @ November 14, 2005 11:12 AM