So every night after dinner (usually after 10pm) I get what I’ve alloted for my late night eating. It’s usually a protein shake, some fruit, and whatever crispy/crunchy thing my daily calories allow. Tonight it was cheese spread and rice crisps. The cheese spread is a nice sharp cheese, that I cut out (and weigh-just to keep myself honest). I bring them downstairs while I finish watching television, or work on the computer. Tonight the cheese became the evening snack for one of the cats. I wasn’t really paying attention (them crawling on the desk isn’t unusual) but suddenly realized that one of them was spending too much time at the back of the desk… and there was this licking sound.

Yep, half the cheese spread was gone. And now that he knows that’s what is in the little glass dish I suspect I’m going to have to cover it or hide it on the bookcase from now on. I’ve added a picture of the two little angels, umm, devils. They rarely both get in the basket anymore, that’s why this picture was unique.

Exercise - 90 mins on the treadmill (1 x 30, 1 x 60 at 2mph)

Water - 12 cups

Food - 1882 calories (30% fat, 42% carbs, 23% protein)

Breakfast - protein shake, 3 clementines (159)

Lunch - beef/mushroom/barley soup, apple, fruit salad (432)

Dinner - beef stew, corn, snow peas, butter, salad, red wine vinegar dressing (713)

Snacks - protein shake (x2), apple, fruit salad, cheese spread with rice crisps (578)

That’s it for the day. Can’t think of much else to say, so I’ll sign off.

mizu - I think I’m worse this year because last year at this time I was in a cargo freighter crossing the Atlantic. There was so much to look forward to, so it was a good winter. This winter I’m not working, becoming very anti-social (I don’t trust myself yet, and to be honest I’m way more social in the warmer months). Staying on plan is actually reasonably easy (well at least the exercising, the food should be harder since I’m home all of the time). For someone born and raised in Canada, I really don’t like the winter.

I had all kinds of plans for today, but ended up doing laundry and some cleaning here in the basement.  The dust bunnies under the couch were not pretty.  I just can’t get into going out during winter weather.  I miss spring - what a whiner I’ve become.  I’ve done my 90 minutes on the treadmill and had a reasonable lunch (no out of control binges just because I was by myself).  Now I’m going to have to put on my outdoor clothing and bring some wood inside.  I think it took a while but I have the winter blahs.  Oh, at the moment I feel great because I just got off the treadmill, but it will change later.  Maybe being unemployed (and basically semi-broke) doesn’t help either.  Next week I have a job interview (for a job I really don’t want, but is short-term, so money would be nice) and I have to get myself in gear about applying for college.  I really should have done this last week (that’s what I mean about the blahs, just kind of dragging myself about).

justdeb - yes, the exercise is addictive.  That’s kind of how I remembered it, being surprised that I really enjoy it as much as I do.  It will be months before we open the pool, but I’m looking forward to that as well.  Because money is going to be tight for a while we’ll probably delay it (damn), but May will come soon enough.