August 1, 2025: Starting Over

 

Since 2025 has been a horrible year so far (from a diet and exercise perspective), I've decided to restart the year today. Going forward I'm just going to title my blog's with the date, because I tend not to write every day and it gets hard to keep track of the days. I will still try to capture everything I've been up to.

I last wrote on Tuesday July 22 and it was a good day. I managed to get 2 workouts in that day ... and then nothing. Wednesday was the usual rock & roll bingo outing. It was fun as usual ! Thursday was unremarkable but Friday was the Mets game with Rich, Barb, Michelle and Mike. It was fun as usual and it helped that we won and there were fireworks after the game ! It was their "Christmas in July" promotion so we got santa jerseys for free. Largest size was XL so I need to lose some weight if I ever want to wear it ! Saturday I did nothing but Sunday I managed to wash the car. It was so overdue. I was about 80% done when the heat got the best of me and I had to go inside and rest and rehydrate. I managed to go back out and finish the job but I wasn't 100% the rest of the day and spent it on the couch ! Monday I did nothing but Tuesday I went to gas up the car, stop at Walmart and get the mail. I scared myself at Walmart as I was busily packing my items into my bag but didn't scan anything !!!! I don't know what I was thinking but now I'm worried I may have the beginning stages of dementia or Alzheimer's. I did catch myself and scanned everything, but wow - I still can't believe I did that ! I don't know .. maybe I was just hurrying and not paying attention because I had so much stuff. I spent nearly $300 !! I'm not going to worry about it too much unless it keeps happening. It probably won't, because I tend to laser focus on stupid things I've done, in order to ensure I don't repeat them ! I also managed to put the trash out Tuesday, so I was glad to have that caught up. I only had one bag of actual trash - the rest was 2 bags of used cat litter. Wednesday was rock & roll bingo again. It was just me, Joe and Kim. We had fun but no wins ! Yesterday I vacuumed the downstairs, showered, washed my hair, washed the dishes and loaded the dishwasher. So that brings me to today.

It's been hot this July but we're in the midst of a brief cool spell, which is great. Today was a good day to get some more done around the house but I spent much of the day watching YouTube and playing my slot games. I did clear most of the junk off the kitchen and dining room tables. My goal for tomorrow is to clean both bathrooms and the laundry room. I managed to get on the treadmill late this afternoon. It took a few tries as iFit didn't want to cooperate, but I got the job done ! It was "only" 12m23s, but that is better than nothing ! It was a good way to start off my birthday month !

I'm still struggling with diet and exercise, but I feel more positive about it today. I took some M&M's to bed last night (peanut M&M's were an impulse buy on my last Walmart run) but I can't really say I enjoyed them ! I ate them, that is true, but I can't say they brought me any pleasure. I was awake early today and was up and dressed before 9. Breakfast was a cherry cheese roll. I didn't eat again until early afternoon and I had 2 hotdogs on 40 calorie bread. I had a 155 calorie protein shake during my workout. Dinner was a spinach & artichoke chicken breast with garlic & butter rice and buttered corn. I also had a few vanilla sandwich cookies today. Yep, another impulse buy. Dessert will likely be a 120 calorie cup of chocolate pudding with whipped cream. Not a super bad day from a calorie perspective.

I'm seriously considering canceling my Nutrisystem subscription. I think it's time to start eating "real" food, especially considering I no longer work and have all kinds of time to cook for myself. I'm spending a ton of money on "extra" foods that I eat instead of eating the Nutrisystem stuff. I do like the cherry cheese roll and the cinnamon roll for breakfast, but I can live without them. I still like the pepperoni pizza melt for lunch, but the quality is not consistent and I've been eating it for lunch for years ! Same goes for the dinner items I buy. I'm limited to only a few choices because I don't care for the non-frozen entrees. Evening snacks were good until the lemon zest cake and chocolate cupcake went away. Those were my 2 favorites ! For now I've moved my next shipment out to September 18, so I have some time to decide. Fall will be here soon and I can see myself making soups or chili in the crock put ! A pot of veggie soup would last for days and I could add shredded chicken for a protein burst. I'm also interested in trying to make some new things, so I could try some of the recipes I've saved over the past few years. My only worry is portion control ! For now I have a freezer full of food to eat over the next 6 weeks or so.

I feel better physically, although my weight is making life a lot more difficult ! I really, really need to buckle down and make this happen. I wrote in a previous blog about stopped at Byrne Dairy and buying 2 half gallons of ice cream, with the hope of limiting myself to one scoop. Well, that didn't happen for the 5,283,698th time. I just can't control the portion myself so I am not buying any more ice cream. I was tempted to buy chip & dip at Walmart the other day but I'm happy to say I resisted the urge. I was also tempted to go to McDonald's and didn't do that either. Some days I can do well and others I can't. There is just no rhyme or reason.

Well, it's after 10 and I'll be heading to bed soon so I'm going to wrap up this blog. Here's to a successful day tomorrow !