I was extra good on Friday. I made sure I followed my set food plan, drank LOTS of water and worked out at the gym. Hopefully I can continue this through the remainder of the weekend and post a loss on Monday. If I don't post a loss, I know the reason and have no one to blame but....hmmm...Chet.
Lots of people have been asking me if I bought my new gym bag yet and the answer is no, I have not. But, I did find one that I like online. I need to take a few measurements at the gym to make sure it will fit in the lockers. Once I know for sure that it is going to work, I will be ordering it. I think I can afford it at the end of the month, if all goes well. I will keep you all in the loop.
Today should be a good one because our new super-charged computer arrives. We decided to finally upgrade because the old dinosaur is getting so frustrating to use that we thought we could add years to our life by getting rid of that stress. I am REALLY looking forward to being able to navigate through the ethernet quickly and the new magic box should make blogging much quicker. I only hope that I can figure Windows 7 out and all the other new technology.
Personally, I find any change difficult. Be it a new computer, a new car, eating healthy, working out or whatever. So when I consider something that requires change, my first impulse is to either say no or hell no. Then I will procrastinate on it. Finally, when I convince myself that I can't put something off any longer, I go do it.
Do you know what? In almost every case, all of the pain and suffering that I imagined the change would bring does not happen. Then I kick myself in my mushy butt and ask Chet what he was thinking. It's like that old saying, "the bark is worse than the bite". I think on stuff so much that I either get exhausted just debating with myself or I exaggerate what it will take to complete it and I never get started.
Here is my favorite example; we had lived in this house for over 10 years and I still hadn't finished installing the trim in the master bath. I'd look at it everyday and think I should do it but then I would look at the toilet and think, how am I going to trim behind there? As an old trim guy, you usually want to put that piece in before the toilet is installed because afterwards it is too difficult to get it in. So there I sat, literally, for 10 years scratching my head. One day Mrs. B broke the pocket door (AGAIN) and I had to fix that. I hauled in all my tools annd compressor and trim. I fixed the door with only a moderate amount of swearing. So I thought to myself, this is a good time to do that trim. I am embarrassed to say that it probably took me all of 30 minutes to finish and I did so with no problems whatsoever. I was extremely pissed at myself for fussing and procrastinating for all that time. That's the way I am.
My dream is that when I grow up, I can see what needs to be done and do it, without having needless days, months and years go by as I am trying to reason it out.
Inspiration of the Day
Life is an adventure, dare it. - Mother Theresa, Humanitarian and Advocate for the poor and helpless, 1910-1997
Recipe of the Day
Wow, once again another delicious looking and sounding recipe that just begs to be tried. I will make it as written and then I might try it again with some additions like mushrooms, bell pepper and bean sprouts. Yum!! http://www.recipezaar.com/cashew-chicken-lettuce-wraps-363601
Link of the Day
Thirteen Things You Never Knew About Your Weight
Take the time today to set some goals for the next week or month. This always helps me gauge how well I am doing. My small step for today is to get a workout in. I hope we all have a great weekend. Thanks for supporting me One Step at a Time.
Happy Trails!
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