Sweet Dilemma and A Goal

OK I am totally flummoxed (I love that word) about what to do with my coffee. I always used Splenda so I wouldn't add calories. Then I started trying to stay away from chemicals and switched to sugar. But I keep reading about the horrible effects of eating too much sugar. So I switched back to Splenda. And then I read about the high incidence of weight gain for people who use sugar substitutes. Aaaagh I don't know what to do anymore. I am leaning towards using sugar because at least it's natural. But I just have to learn to use less. I think before I was using a tablespoon total (for three cups). I'll work on that.

As for the goal, I would like to track what I eat (good or bad) on The Daily Plate for at least five days this week.

I would also like to make this big goal to jump into my training program (to be detailed later) but I would be happy to limp into the program this week following my extremely unpleasant recent illness.

Will Post Again...

when I can breathe in without coughing up a portion of lung. TMI?

In Need of a Coach

Please send me your coaches free of charge. Or just start telling me to get up and do it already. Actually, being yelled at doesn't work for me. Say it nicely. I know I need to start training for the April triathlon. But it seems so far away and I'm just so sleepy. I woke up early this morning to take the dog for a walk because I had to leave right after dropping the kids off at school. And you know what? I went back to sleep because 6:30 is unbelievably cold and dark. I'm starting to think I prefer the summer temps even though your internal organs roast. I cannot get with the cold. And it provides another convenient excuse! OK for reals. I just need a training plan. So if you can't provide a coach, could you at least give me a plan? I actually have three or four plans to follow but maybe I'm just so overwhelmed with plans I can't get started. Yeah, I like that one. I did buy a Bosu Ball. Have yet to take it out of the box. I feel a little protective of it because I see the way my children have been looking at it. Waiting for all that Vitamin D energy to kick in. Any day now.

It's the Vitamin D

So apparently I am low on that most important of vitamins, and not the "vitamins" your mother hides in the back of the medicine chest, I mean Vitamin D. I'm pretty sure I get enough sun. I live in the desert. I drink at least a cup of milk with my coffee. So not sure why I'm low on the D. The doctor prescribed a supplement for the next 12 weeks. I think I'm taking roughly one million units of vitamin D now. The rare side effects include weight loss and loss of appetite. They suggest you call your doctor. How about I call my girlfriends and we go out for dessert (in the desert) to celebrate?!

The New Year

I did not make any foolish weight resolutions this year. Though I do think it would be awesome to wake up January 1st and not have "goal weight" in the back of my mind. Just imagine how many other things I could concentrate on. As you can see by my weight, the holidays were not kind. As a result, I am almost back up to my weight of 192 from three years ago. So not cool. But I'm not going to panic and vow to eat 1,000 calories a day while exercising 7 days a week. I just can't take that pressure. I would like to start training for the triathlon. Kind of a necessity. And I would like to enter my food daily on The Daily Plate. Beyond that I am still open. And waiting on those blood test results to let me off the hook!