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Enjoying the little victories

So things are moving right along. I get on the scale friday. I don't feel any lighter, but my body seems alot happier. Some of the issues was huffing and puffing up a small hill I have to work to work in the subway station, my ankles and feet swelling, back hurting, no energy. All of that has changed. Ankles have gone down, feet are good. Its even easier to put on sandals because they aren't so swollen. I can see the difference walking up steps. I mean I running, but I am not sitting wondering if my heart is ok or not.

Me eating for the most part has been pretty ok. My eating plan is eat like I have some damn sense.

So breakfast at home, which mean I'm not eating the really high calorie and expensive breakfasts I was. Right now there isn't anything I want to bring for lunch and I'm tired of frozen meals. So I have given myself 10 bucks a day to eat lunch, and preferably no fast food. So I think alot more about what I'm eating. I think I'll end up at the wholefoods buffet which had been the bane of my existence. I would always spend $20+. Can you say over eating...Anyway. With only $10 to spend I make better choices and it gives me to have a little more variety. I think one of my downfalls before was I stuck to eating the same things over and over again and got bored and then didn't know what to eat.

So when I get to work I guess I have it ingrained in my head that I'm supposed to eat, so I buy fruit and south beach bars to work that out. After 2 plums and a bar I'm usually satisfied enough till lunch.

There have been some bumps to the wagon. I went to the movies last night. I had a hagendaz ice cream bar and a hot dog. Also when I went to whole foods and hit $15. but since thats 10-15 less than usual AND I had chicken, and HEAL of broccolini and some macaroni.

Exercise is ok, I'm not pushing myself to goal here is to make sure I stick to a regular schedule DO something.

35 min excercise, WATP and weghts

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