The Terror of Twelve Hour Days

I was at YBGR all day yesterday, cognitive-behavior-modifying young minds. It was all in all a good day, until a family therapy that ended with the kid running out of the office and hiding followed by a group session during which I was largely ignored.

Sweet little SOBs huh?

Anyway, I had a lunch packed, but had to scrounge in the kitchen at Leuthold for a snack - chose Ritz Bits Cheese crackers and they were five frickin points! Wasn't too big of a deal since Id had nine total previously.

I didn't get back to town until about 520, and class started at 6. I decided to swing through Wendy's, and thought chicken nuggets with a small fry would be doable. Unfortunately, they were OUT of chicken nuggets so I acquiesed to a chicken fillet sandwich. I knew it wasn't a good choice, and I still loved every hot, salty fry and the crunch of fried chicken.

Oops.

After the longest three hours of my life- well, that is until tonight's class - I came home. I moved laundry from one machine to another, checked email and CRASHED. There was absolutely no way that I was going to get a work out in, even to balance out the fast food.

I used to have a lot of 12hr days, and they weren't so bad - it was the 14hr days that killed me. However, being older and out of practice, I am certainly not the trooper I once was.

I have not worked out to my ZUMBA tapes that I got in the mail yet, but I have the feeling that our new condo - which we hope to close on Monday - will be the perfect pseudo-gym. Small, yes, but having no walls can certainly trick the mind into thinking you're at the Y!

If anything, yesterday and days like it teach me that making one less-than-stellar choice is not the end of the world, as long as you only allow yourself one at a time. If I'd left class and indulged further, I'd be pretty disappointed in myself. I also think that having NOT continued with the bad choices is progress for me, and I'll take the pat on the back (as long as I can reach).

Making another batch of lasagna stew today or tomoro. Wish us portion-controlled luck :)