Day 159: The Sun Returns
Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet.
I'm going to try taking it one day at a time. That means not rehashing what I did or didn't do yesterday, last week, last month, etc. I have to focus on the here and now. So far, today has been a good day. It's 12:54 and I'm going to put on my shoes and hit the treadmill. I feel good today physically and mentally. I was up around 7:30 thanks to Minnie. She seems to wake me up so that she can take over my bed ! Mama cat was waiting to eat so I fed her and then had my own breakfast. I took a shower around 9:30 and around 11:30 I realized my financial advisor had called. I called him back and we talked about my current status (retired!) and plans for the future. He asked for estimates of my pension based on age 65, 66 and 67 so I pulled those online and sent them over. We talked a few minutes about getting together to plan my next steps to ensure a steady income. We'll do that once he has time to analyze the pension data with my IRA and SS data. I mentioned my $65k in savings and he indicated I shouldn't really draw that down in full. He'd like to see me keep 20-25k on hand, which was my thought as well. Nice that we're on the same page ! Once that was done I had lunch and then stopped in here to update my blog.
Breakfast today was a 160 calorie cherry cheese roll. Really delicious and I missed this Nutrisystem delicacy ! Later I had an 80 calorie strawberry cheesecake yogurt. A fruity day ! Lunch was a 240 calorie southwest fiesta melt with a little low fat sour cream and salsa.
From a food perspective, I made tuna salad on Sunday. I was disappointed when I opened the can as there was a lot of water and the tuna wasn't in chunks. However, it also didn't smell like a sewer ! Tuna that reeks is just not good quality and this can of Bumblebee was clearly good quality despite all the water and the fact that it was shredded. I finished the tuna yesterday. If I buy tuna again I will try another brand. I remember buying Empress tuna years ago and it was the tuna filets you expect. Of course, that is going to be more expensive but is it really when I just paid for half a can of water ? I think I have 6 more sausages left in the open package, along with another package of 12. When those are gone I won't be buying them again. I've also eaten the 2 pints of Haagen Das ice cream. Right this minute I have nothing else "bad" in the house, other than another giant bag of frozen corn.
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