Halftime

In order to reach my initial goal weight of 130 lbs., FitClick has given me a daily calorie intake range of 1200-1300. That sounds like a lot, until you start planning meals. It’s going to take some practice to get myself into this range. But at least I’m already making progress. I just had lunch, and usually by this time I’m way beyond the 1300-calorie range. I think I had hit 1300 calories in the middle of my fast-food breakfast yesterday. So to have just finished lunch today and jus...

I am no longer on call. I have gone grocery shopping and filled my kitchen with healthy, delicious food. I took a bubble bath and did all the girly things, giving myself a mani/pedi and shaving my legs. I am now in clean jammies, getting ready for a good night's sleep (my first good night's sleep in days). Tomorrow will involve jogging, relaxing, getting some errands and housecleaning down, and starting my new, healthy lifestyle.

Last night was my last night of being on call, and the phone rang and woke me up at 2am with a technical issue in Mumbai.  I staggered to my computer and struggled for over an hour to fix the problem.  I managed to fall asleep again for a little while after that, and when my alarm woke me u

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Yesterday was my first day on this site.  I planned my food for the day ahead of time, and since I had no groceries in the house, it did involve some fast food choices.  I knew things had been stressful at work for the past two weeks, but I didn’t realize how it was triggering my bad

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This weekend, I was watching a stand-up special on Comedy Central. The comedian was Billy Gardell from Mike and Molly, and the special was called Halftime. He explained the title: He’s in his 40s, so this is officially halftime for him. As he ruefully looked down at his very plus-sized body, he said, “And man, I’ve played a crappy first half!” I laughed, but I felt a bit of hope. I'm 41. It’s only halftime. And this is where everything turns around in the football comedies I love so muc...