Crickets

I HATE CRICKETS!!!!  Bugs, spiders, snakes…whatever; they don’t bother me.  But crickets and grasshoppers gross me out.  Why am I writing about icky bugs, you ask?  Last night I slept in our guest room in the basement b/c I had to get up earlier than my hubby and I was awakened at 4:00 by a damn cricket.  It’s a good thing we don’t have cameras in our house b/c the sight of me chasing after a cricket w/my iron (the only thing I could find to smash it with) had to be a sight.  I never got back to bed.  I have been fighting a horrible headache all day, I would guess b/c of the lack of sleep.

Fortunately, though, the weather finally broke.  Yesterday it was 90 and muggy and today it may not have reached 70.  Thank God, I cannot imagine how bad my headache would have been if it had been as hot as yesterday.

Food was decent today and I had time to lift weights after school and put in an hour on the treadclimber.  From what I could calculate, I burned over 1300 calories!!  I ate more than I normally would for supper but felt ok about it b/c I had been so active.  Basically, I was craving a cheeseburger and we had leftover grilled burgers in the fridge so I had one.  But the key is, I had 1.  That’s a huge step for me.

Progress toward workout goal:  40/250

4 Comments so far

  1. tiny2b on September 3rd, 2008

    Playing blog catch up here. Sorry to hear about your friend/SIL conflicts. Stress sucks. Sounds like you are back on track, which is where I hope to be AS OF NOW! We can do this, right?

  2. patty on September 3rd, 2008

    1,300 calories burned! Wow! I’m impressed! And don’t forget…that’s after working all day! Way to go, Brandie!

  3. eryn76 on September 4th, 2008

    Crickets I don’t really mind… it’s cockroaches. *shudder*

    Great workout!!!

  4. tylerdurden on September 4th, 2008

    I’m with eryn about the cockroaches, I have a totally extreme and illogical response to them. Freak me right out. 1300 calories? Wow, that seems extreme, you must really work that treadclimber, awesome!

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