Saturday

[abka]

It was kind of a rough week getting back into classes after two weeks off (and realizing I have a ton of work to do for papers). Just yesterday I started gathering sources for my long-neglected museum's paper on the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Phoenix Art Museum (what do I know about Phoenix?).

Even with significantly less sleep and flaking out for two days I did manage to complete my week two exercise requirements. Today I hope to start out week 3 with a short run. I went on Thursday and it was nice, I have to run on the rare days it's not raining or freezing cold. I'm not loosing any weight, but then I'm not dieting and I'm focusing now on getting into the exercise habit. I'm not gaining weight so that's good.

Denis is working today, he had a 7am meeting at Best Buy and then picked up an extra shift for the afternoon. He also took a Sunday shift (time and a half) so he won't have any days off this week. He's going to be exhausted. (This means he's working M-F 9am-10pm as well as most of Sat. and Sun.). I know we desperately need the money but this is extreme. His back's been bothering him and I miss my husband. We were invited to dinner at my boss's house Sunday night but she had to cancel because she just realized her husband will be on call (he's a doctor), so much for our plans to go out like a normal couple.

Ok, I need to run, shower, edit my sister's paper on engineering in cold regions (just for style, not content), go to the bank, mail some biils, and cook some food. Denis will be starved when he comes home and in no mood to cook. Oh yeah, and then schoolwork. Maybe I should have gotten up earlier this morning, but it feels so good to sleep in. I have no insomnia problems, I can sleep anytime.

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The only thing about the weight is that when I had my annual checkup in December the doctor told me I needed to lose 20 pounds. It seems reasonable if you look at my sister who is within a half-inch of my height, has a similar build (she refers to me as a larger version of her body) and weighs 40 pounds less than I do. If I lost 20 pounds I would weight what I did in highschool before I quit dance class (and started gaining weight, which continued in college). Regular exercise plus a reasonable diet should let me take the weight off gradually. I can deal with it taking months, (I've lost 13 pounds since college graduation with only sporadic exercise) it would just be nice to loose at least a pound in the first few weeks.

I am exercising to feel better, it's not just about the number on the scale, but I know that it takes something like 6 weeks before my body will visibly show any changes, so the number on the scale changing would be motivational. Having the doctor tell me I need to loose weight is pretty motivational, it becomes about my health, not just looks.