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I know, I know, it sounds nuts, doesn’t it?  I’m sure some folks will wonder if I have really lost it this time by saying that “I miss my workouts.”  But…it’s true.  Something has just been off kilter with me lately, more than just being sick or the occasional blues I go through every once in a while.  I’m unable to focus, my mind is going a million miles a minute, I’ve been suffering on and off with insomnia, and I’m just, well, “off.”  I couldn’t really put my finger on it until tonight.

While I was sitting on the couch a while ago, eating a late night snack and relaxing, it hit me, what exactly is “off.”  I haven’t really put in a good work out in over a month!  WHAT?  It’s true.  I’ve been keeping track of my steps with my handy dandy pedometer, but to be honest, I need more.  Another mom and I had been walking together, which I guess satiated my desire for some type of workout, but she quit on me a couple of weeks ago when the weather started to get a little cooler (not cold, just cool).  So basically I’ve been getting my steps in by doing housework, which is great because I get a lot done (hey, it takes a lot of walking to get in 10,000 steps in a day!).  But it’s not enough.  Crazy thought, isn’t it?

You have to understand that I was a hardcore and faithful exerciser (is that even a word?).  I worked out 6 days a week, sometimes 7, putting in a grueling workout with P90X or some sort of cardio/weight training program that I put together on my own.  Every single day without fail (unless too sick).  So it’s no wonder my mind has been fuzzy, I’ve been unable to stay focused, and I feel like I’m missing something.  I am missing something - my beloved workouts!!

Since my surgery is less than a month away and I know I won’t be able to workout for a bit after, and definitely no weight training for a while either, I am going to just do 6 days of cardio for now and stretch on the 7th day.  I’ve decided to just do Slim in 6 because it’s an awesome cardio workout with some resistance training and it makes me sweat and I really like it.

I’m downright giddy with the thought of actually getting up early in the a.m. and getting in a kickbutt workout.  I really think this will do the trick.

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My husband and I were talking the other day about my recent, and really unintended, weight loss.  I stated again how surprised I was since I didn’t have the “best” eating habits last month and actually ate/drank some things I normally stay completely away from (i.e., soda).  He jokingly says, “See there, you could create the Junk Food Diet.”  Hmmm…

Coincidentally, I ran into a post at Diet Blog about a man who has lost 40 lbs. over the past 3 months eating a Chipolte burrito every day.  There’s a little more to his story, but basically, the Chipolte burrito (which I have never heard of, btw) has approximately 1300 calories.  This man has not yet added exercise to his “program,” but did cut out soda, and while he does eat a burrito every day, he eats well the rest of the day by eating salads and fruit.  He’s also drinking more water and taking a multivitamin.  I have to say that I am impressed.  I mean 40 lbs. is nothing to sneeze at AND he’s eating something he obviously loves to eat. 

So this brings up some questions for me.  One question would be isn’t this junk food he’s eating?  Would these burritos fall under what the experts deem to be “bad for you” food?  More than likely since foods high in calories and fat normally fall under what is considered to be junk.  But this man’s story goes against most of what I have read about food and weight loss, which is basically that you can’t lose weight eating junk.

My other question is would it be possible for someone to eat nothing but ”junk” food but also add exercise into the mix and still lose weight?  I’ll be on the lookout for more stories along those lines and post about them here if I find any.  

I guess at this point I am just happy to know that there is someone else out there that can eat junk and still lose weight.  Now I don’t feel quite so much like a “freak of nature.”

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Several folks have emailed me to check on me, so I thought I would post a little update to let everyone know I am still alive!

I do have to have surgery, which is the pits.  I’m scheduled to have my sinus surgery on November 21st.  Yes, the day before Thanksgiving!  My mother is going to cook for me, and since I am sure I won’t feel like eating, she can just freeze it for me and I’ll celebrate Thanksgiving a little later on. 

I am scared, of course.  There are risks to the surgery, but the risks of me not having it are greater (brain abscess and/or meningitis being the two most concerning).  I have been sick and on antibiotics since June.  I just came off two rounds of antibiotics on the 14th of this month, one was for 10 days and the last was for 14 days with a 4 day break in between, and I am sick once again.  I have not went back to the doctor to get more antibiotics this time and am trying to take alternative measures such as taking mega doses of garlic supplements since garlic has antibiotic properties.  I honestly am at my wit’s end, but I am hoping that the surgery will allow me to get back to normal.  The worst part of this whole thing has been the fatigue.  I cannot stand not having any energy and can’t believe how much I miss being an “energizer bunny.”

I have not restarted P90X yet.  I was going to go ahead and restart it for the third time, but I decided that since it will be awhile post-surgery before I can do exercise of any sort, let alone weight training, I will hold off and start then.  I ended up losing 11 lbs. in total last month when my body went on this weight loss kick without any extra help from me (except for the walking) and I have maintained that loss.  I am a bit surprised by that since I haven’t been eating all that great.  One thing with me and fatigue is that when I am super tired, I eat all the time!  I guess to say awake, I don’t know.  All I know is I am thankful to have kept these 11 lbs. off.  The only thing I will need to do post-surgery is tone up and I have to be grateful for that.

Thanks to those who have checked up on me and I will try to keep posting to the blog regularly until my surgery.

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I’ll admit I’ve never been a fan of the Atkins Diet.  Yes, I read the book, and no, I didn’t try it.  At the time that I read the Atkins book, I wasn’t looking to lose weight.  I was just interested in finding out more since I had heard so much about it (both good and bad).  If I keep reading success stories like the one I read this morning, I may change my mind at some point.

I found a story about an Iowa man who lost 200 lbs. on the Atkins plan and has maintained his lost since 2005.  I just wanted to give a ^5 to this young man for having the courage to overcome his weight problems and also for having the strength and discipline to follow the Atkins plan.

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