naked weigh-in: week 2

1/24: 188.4
1/25: 188.2
1/26: 187.2
1/27: 188.0
1/28: 187.2
1/29: 186.2
1/30: 187.4
1/31: 188.4

i'm hoping it's water retention. 'cause it's a mean, mean trick for me to lose 2 pounds then gain it back in 2 days. a mean, mean trick, indeed.

though at the end of the day i guess i should be glad i didn't gain?

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in other news, pattycakes and i each got a pair of skechers shape-up shoes. i took them for a spin last night and today at lunch. i definitely feel something, though nothing dramatic. i do find that the more i think i about the heel to toe motion the more i feel my muscles engage, but it's kind of hard to be that focused on something as simple as walking. especially on my lunch hour when i kind of want to tune out. and when i wear them to and from the bus i'm more concentrating on speed so i don't miss it! either way, i can't see what harm they'll do. (famous last words)

today i felt generally tired. actually, more like i really didn't feel like being at work. not that i wanted to sleep or anything, i just would have much rather been at home in comfy pants and a sweatshirt doing work than at the office. there are days that i feel like maintaning a 'professional appearance' makes it distracting to work. especially when i'm not having meetings or anything like that. if my day is heavy on sketching or brainstorming or drawing up initial ideas, i would much rather just shut out the world and be in a sweatshirt and trackpants churning out work. kind of in the way i'd rather be wearing comfy clothes to do physical work.

i'm hoping the lethargy doesn't last all week. food wise, i have to be on my toes - i want a loss this week and i have two days where my schedule is gonna be out of whack. i've skipped frozen meals this week and am trying different things i got a trader joes. one being their curry chicken breast tenders. i got a 1.5lb bag and have already made a batch with some lentils. but here's the thing. ever since i started limiting my calories, i've been eating much less. this 1.5lb of chicken would probably normally be 2-3 servings? but now it's more like 6! so i have to either freeze half of it or eat curry chicken almost all day long for a few days! and i didn't realize the bag of lentils i bought needed to be eaten within 2 days! 5 servings of lentils over 2 days. oof! and if you're asking why i don't share this stuff with pattycakes, it's because he wouldn't eat this stuff if it was the last stuff on earth. it would definitely make life a lot easier if we ate the same things!