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iesika ([personal profile] iesika) wrote2010-02-21 02:32 pm
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Getting my (fat) butt into gear

After a recent dip into a mood slump that I was terrified was going to turn into another depressive episode (and in true depressive fashion I had convinced myself *was* another major depressive episode) I made up my mind that I needed to get healthier.

A few days ago, I spent too much money on things like *gasp* a scale and *gasp* a food scale, and a few cooking gadgets to make cooking more easy/pleasant/fun (grating carrots and zucchini is more fun when you have a BRAND NEW GRATER, etc, and now OMG I HAVE A MANDOLIN SO EXCITED). I weighed myself for the first time in like a year and set myself some realistic long and short term goals and started keeping track of everything I ate in private journal posts (private because while I'll probably post a few recipes as I go, I doubt anyone *really* wants to hear how many dates went into my salad).

I'd like to say I'm focused more on health and mood improvement than weight, but the first thing I've got to do to improve my health and mood *is* lose some of this weight.

Other than an upset stomach this morning (whether from the diet change or the fact I had milk yesterday I'm not sure) and a distressing tendency to stare over my laptop at the kitchen, come about ten o'clock at night, everything is going very well so far.

Four pounds down, yo. *airpunch* This is rather unscientific, considering it's been only a few days, but whatever, I'm taking what I can get.

[identity profile] greyandgold.livejournal.com 2010-02-21 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
GOOD FOR YOU! I'm so happy for you, and I totally agree - nothing works quite as well than a little shopping for a new life. I am so jealous of your mandolin, I've wanted one for years but always seems to be out of the budget at the time.

[identity profile] iesika.livejournal.com 2010-02-21 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
It was 17.95 at target.

The food slicing kind, not the musical instrument kind. Just to be sure we're on the same page.

Though target apparently sells those, too.

[identity profile] greyandgold.livejournal.com 2010-03-02 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I unfortunatly am without Target. A fact which I lament often, we don't have Target in Canada. But you have us Walmart - boo!


I would rather Target with all their awesome toys.