The late night weather coverage last night resulted in me oversleeping this morning. At least it was for a good cause, right? For some unexplained reason, I was full of energy right up until about 1:30pm when I started crashing.
I couldn't take a nap because I had things to get done before my emcee duties at a local elementary school carnival. The station I work for is a partner in education with this school--and two times a year I contribute my time to emcee an event. It's always a decent turnout. Tonight marks the 5th or 6th year in a row I've emceed this particular event. It went well. I didn't prepare very well, though. I should have packed some food. I didn't. I declined the offers of popcorn, hot dogs and chips tonight--opting instead to meet my daughter Amber and her fiance for dinner at my favorite little Mexican restaurant, immediately after the event. Once again, Fajita Crispy Tacos was the dinner of choice!
I had the calories coming, so I indulged in some chips and salsa with a little sour cream mixed into it, making a nice creamy dip. I counted my chips, declined the cheese, rice and beans--ordered corn taco shells instead of the typical flour tortillas and got out of there within my budget. Still, I have a feeling I'm eating out way too much lately. Will it show up on weigh day, Wednesday the 15th? Maybe. We'll see.
I fell short on my water consumption today and although my rest day was Monday, I decided to take another rest day today, skipping the workout tonight. My FitBit still is giving me a calorie adjustment of over 230 calories based on my activity.
I'm exhausted and simply need to sleep as long as I can to really soak up some good rest. I'm taking some melatonin here in a few minutes and I hope it keeps me from waking up early, instinctively.
I'm not beating myself up for any of this today. I'm still taking extraordinary care and sometimes that means allowing an extra helping of self-compassion. Negative self-talk does an incredible amount of damage--far greater than the physical damage of not getting enough water or exercise, or eating out too often.
I'm winning, so why try to convince myself otherwise?
My Tweets today:
Good morning! It's Friday! Yay!! I'm drinking coffee to celebrate! Hey- any reason is good for me! 30CX2=60cal. pic.twitter.com/yeXWGmbsob
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 10, 2014
Homemade guac on lettuce, blue corn tortilla chips, 1/2 Honeycrisp apple, Joseph's Pita w/turkey & muenster. 588 cal. pic.twitter.com/pXGWpAJbQC
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 10, 2014
Not sure why breakfast didn't post. This was from the 6am hour. 3 whole eggs-over-hard and an Anjou pear. 310 cal. pic.twitter.com/LcX9RVNoY0
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 10, 2014
In the drafts folder! Okay, that explains it. Along with 7 other tweets that never made it "live." ;)
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 10, 2014
Dinner with my daughter. Appetizer: Chips and salsa w/sour cream. I'm eating wayyyy too many of these lately! 199 cal pic.twitter.com/QGHED5CRcl
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 11, 2014
Fajita crispy tacos with steak, chicken and three tiny shrimp. No cheese. 1/2 serv. sr crm, lettuce. 471 cal. pic.twitter.com/OI2QmzO5al
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 11, 2014
Slightly smaller than a medium pear. #lastfoodofday 80 cal. pic.twitter.com/z33B9vVluT
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 11, 2014
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Strength,
Sean
