Goodbye

Monday went really well. I went to the gym and did the elliptical for about 25minutes and then the treadmill for 25minutes - where I ran for 10minutes. It was killing me the last couple minutes, but I'm glad I pushed myself. I really want to get back to running at least a mile, I would love to someday be able to run a 5km run. I did arm weights on the machines. Initially I was planning on doing free weights, but there were so many over-muscled men hogging the mirror, so I was scared away.

Eating has been pretty decent. I have still not given in to bread, although chocolate was a problem yesterday especially because I was making my fibre cereal/dark chocolate snack yesterday and I couldn't let the chocolatey spoon go to waste (or the bowl), and also I went to my dad's. I only had a small sliver of pie with like one heaping tablespoon of ice cream (and to note: no bun on my TURKEY burger and a salad). I didn't eat again until I got home and got bored at 11:30pm. Really it was a miracle not to overeat at my dad's, I mean he had pecan tarts just sitting on the counter, all individually wrapped, ready for consumption. I just smelled one and then put it back down and drank some water. Now that is progress.
Oddly enough on Monday night I had dinner at my mom's, but she had made a meal from weight watchers so really that meal wasn't a problem.

The weight went down to 215lbs yesterday, but then today seems to be right back to 217.2. Who knows... it could be the chocolate from yesterday (although, I did not overeat THAT many calories, not even close), the water I didn't drink, my muscles retaining water, or my 'friend' that is coming to town today or tomorrow. So who knows... I am not going to fret over it because I know somewhere under this fat is going to be a smoking hot body of muscle soon.

My dad and my trip afar has become something quite different than what I initially was aiming for. Somewhere in Europe would have been lovely. But we are a family of procrastinators and when we finally starting looking into things (like a riverboat cruise down the rhine) things were already sold out. So a city tour like Vienna? hmm.. nope, then Switzerland (I spent a whole day researching where to stay)... nope. So now we are likely just going to travel in Canada. It's totally fine by me. I love Canada, I love British Columbia (with the clean air, mountains and water all in one, it's like you are in Switzerland), it was merely a huge annoyance to waste time having to look all that shit up. I wish my dad would make up my mind.

At the very least, I am staying up north (Ottawa and Montreal) a little longer than Sunday. I am sending my roadtrip friend back on a train to Toronto and I will stay another week. This will totally make my mom happy because she isn't going to Montreal until next Saturday, so this way we'll actually see each other there (not that that notion is particularly exciting for me, but it's fine).

I am going to try my hardest to get to the gym, but there is sooo much to do to get ready for my roadtrip tonight, especially now that I am staying an extra week. My place is a stye and I would like to have it all clean for my return, so many clothes to wash... ekk..

Okay, au revoir! And have a good week. I am going to keep up the weight training routine and hope to god I can find a good trail to run for next week.