sodium overload

I have had cravings for the oddest processed foods for about two weeks. I don't know why. If I didn't know better I'd swear I was pregnant.

Monday when I had off, I just had to have La Choy Chicken Chow Mein. I haven't had that in 40 years. I was shocked that they still made it.

I walked down to Ahart's to get it, and there was, to my surprise, a small LaChoy section. I found it immediately, even with the modern packaging. Then I flipped it over to look at the calories. Only 100 per serving, so the whole can was 300. Then I glanced at the sodium. I nearly fell on the floor. 63%! My craving went away.

heaven help me, it zumba night!

But I shall go. I haven't really done much serious walking in weeks except for 5Ks and special events. It has been just too damn hot. Funny, when I was training for the three day I went out come hell or high water. I was "training". But now I'm not and I've lost motivation. But I've gained 6 pounds. That trend needs to stop.

The weather has broken and I have no excuses. So tonight I shall go to Zumba and do 1/2 of what everyone else does and try to do more.

And I can't back out. I wrote it here, and I put it in my Presidential Challenge log. So I am going.

We did not resign-up for torture class. There was nothing beginner about it. Starting next week, we will go back to climbing stairs and taking hour long hilly walks on College hill.

One day next week we will also walk down to Connexions gallery for the "We" exhibit. I participated so I'd like to see the finished projects. It's collaborative art. So on one I did the first layer, the next the second, and the final the third. I know what the third one looks like. So-so. The first one is now beautiful. The second I haven't seen.

Finally I've discovered standing most of the day, three days a week burns a couple calories. On the livestrong.com it says that a person in my weight category can burn " 726 calories while standing quietly for eight hours and 1,670 calories performing eight hours of office work while standing."

The pop up says that an "average person must stand for 61 hours to burn the amount of calories in one pound of body fat.

This was on ABC news the other night. I don't think I'll ever get the desk with the built in treadmill!

didn't eat breakfast

I didn’t eat breakfast this morning. Driving to work the light bulb went on. About 9 my belly was yelling at me.

I surveyed my choices on college hill. The only campus restaurant open is Gilbert’s, and they only have bagels and the like. Really didn’t want to start my day with a carb high. Another choice would be the Cosmic Cup. A off-campus coffee shot. Same problem. Most of the restaurants don’t open till 11. That left the Wawa.

I should have went with my gut and just bought yogurt. But I rarely listen to my gut, especially when it’s hungry.

They have breakfast bowls—scrambled eggs with or without meat. None of the choices had veggies. I’m under no illusion that they are cracking eggs in the back. It comes out of a carton.

I got back to the office and opened the bag. It was enormous. It was in a 6 inch bowl and full.  I have enough for at least one more day. I ate less than half. I looked up the calories, ect on line. It weighed 179 grams and the egg version was 330 calories, and sausage was 500. The sodium was thru the roof.

Scarier than the calories and the sodium was the ingredient list—long and scary. Oh, and Bonnie. Don’t eat this. It lists modified cornstarch—who knew a bowl of eggs would not be gluten free!

Moral of the story. Eat breakfast before you leave the house!

(I also forgot my water bottle. So I got extra exercise walking up and down three flights to the cooler.)

fat girl, shoveling

We had 15-16 inches of snow today by my calculations. I went out several times to shovel. In front of the garage the drifts were 24 to 32 inches. It was deep.

I won't be walking anytime soon. Many of the properties don't shovel. It will be hazardous until March!

So today I shoveled. And shoveled. And shoveled. I joked that I burnt 100 calories. Might be closer to the truth than I think. I looked online. Some sites said 20 calories a minute. Some asked my age and weight and they ranged from 300-650 an hour. One asked if it was light or heavy snow. Light was 12.5 calories, heavy 20, but it only went up to 200 pounds.

I went out and was out at a minimum of half hour each time. For a total of five times, I think. One time, when I did the garage drifts it took an hour.

Don't you find it shocking that nobody can agree. Shouldn't it be as simple as activity x minutes worked = total. Simple, right?

Maybe I need one of the electronic things you wear on your arm. Not. That would be so stressful. I'd be checking it constantly.