Day 8

It's a landmark day in the nutritional program. One that marks the taking of measurements and weighing in. Well, I never did get those measurements last week, so I cannot say how many inches but I can say that two skirts that were not on the floor are now dragging. Wow! Plus (or is minus more appropriate here?) I have lost 3 lbs with no effort to track my food. I was "bad" one day and missed a shake and ate too much junk, but otherwise I've been following the plan and without much effort I might add.

There are these chocolate things that look like HUGE Sweettarts but are not bitter. They taste more or less like brownie batter compressed. Not at all unpleasant really. They are supposed to cut cravings and hunger. They are magic little chunks of something that go down easily and have made the difference between muscling through the time between shakes and food and sailing. Amazing.

That's not the impressive part. The truly impressive part is that I'm calm. Things are stressful at work. Beyond reason, but I just go with it. Students demand attention in ways that used to bristle me, now, I just respond and move on. I don't over react. I am not stressing.

The pain in my right hip and leg are lessened too. Not perfect, but better. And I just literally ran up the stairs as well. Weird.

Back to the stress thing. Events of the past week would normally have put me in a bad space for days on end. (The shortened version is someone that I've known for 25+ years jettisoned me and my family from their life. It was done poorly - as in on FB publically) All I've been able to feel is sadness for them and their wretched situation (and it is truly horrible) and how sad and lonely they must be. No anger. Some confusion and dismay. In some ways almost amusement as well. I mention it here because that sort of personal drama coupled with work stress is almost always an excuse to eat my weight in junk. All I want is another salad.

And wonton soup. I've had a cold and I always want soup when I feel under the weather. Hey, even with the cold, I've been at work, bright and cheerful. On top of grading and responding and prepping.

I have no idea how these products work, but they do. It's not just about the weight loss for me. It's about lowering all those nasty numbers too. I have to see the doctor next month for a blood check. Then we'll know if it's working on that metric level as well. I have a feeling it is.

Now, to shower, dress, and get to campus. Have a busy class tonight.