Back down to 197

I recently got out of my 'funk' and started going to the gym--- on the elyptical machine burning off 600 calories an hour.

I think I may have gotten up to 202 or 203 lbs last week or the week before--- and it really through me off mentally and emotionally-- because I felt like a failure.

Now that I am seeing that going to the gym actually does show results and so does eating properly I am going to go more often... Infact today is saturday and I have not gone to the gym since wednesday and I am craving it.

I also researched that I can burn off carbs (since they are calories anyway) but anyhoo-- every 4 calories is a carb. So if I go over my carbs (from only trying to consume 20 carbs a day) lets say I eat 40 - 60, I go to the gym and burn off those calories that would make those carbs...

I don't know how well that will work but that is what I am trying to do.

Going to the gym now is like a release for me. I can release stress--- so instead of eating-- I go to the gym. I talked this over with my health and wellness coach from work--- she also said that I should be going to the gym to release stress instead of eating and I finally listened to her... and so far it is working.

The only thing that is a bummer about my gym schedule that I want to follow is that :
1. I can only park at the gym (on campus) after 4:30pm or else I will get a ticket...

2. If I walk to the gym I have to walk more than a half mile there, and back, but by the time I get there... alll of the machine I like to use are taken and I end up walking the track... which makes me feel like not going in the first place...

3. Wednesdays I do not go to the gym because I have to leave right away from classes to my actual house because I teach at a school by there for my early field class every thursday.
- my sister recently bought an elyptical machine-- I guess I could use that.

4. Thursday I come back to campus--- but then I go out for a drink with my friends... but I should really be going to the gymm...

5. Friday I just have classes and I would have to walk to the gym-- but by that time I just want to drive home for the weekend.

I guess I just have to figure out my proirities.



Well it was fun bloggin'!