Planning to Work

I got my wine calories from this page for red table wine:http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/14084.html
I also thought there were more calories in a glass of wine, but I was going by this website. I hope it is right.

I am going to go for another bike ride today, but it doesn't look like I'm going to get alot of bike riding or yoga in the next two weeks. I have to work every night that I can, 12 hour shifts, of this next pay period, which starts tomorrow. That makes me postpone yoga for a couple weeks, and it makes it really hard to get out and ride.

I have to do this because on Feb. 12 Royce will be starting classes for nursing school. He will be going 4 days a week, and my work hours will be limited. So I have to work as much as I can now to make sure we have enough for that time. Maybe I will do the stairs at work - there are 8 floors of them. His classes will be for about a month and then resume in May. So between the end of March and May I will be able to do more.

When I work 12s like that, all in a row, all I do is eat and sleep and work. It tends to make me a little crazy too, like I feel like my kids forget who I am, like Royce is a stranger, and I'm not taking care of the house, but it is in their best interest, all of our best interest, so I have to do it. And I can make ALOT of money. Like I did right before Christmas. I hate the almighty dollar. It holds the mortgage on my life.

I am going to continue my food diary. And I will find a way to exercize some at work, doing the stairs, maybe find a quiet place somewhere and do body squats, stuff like that. I'm sure I will feel better over the long work weeks if I do this, its just a matter of deciding to do it. I know we are busy, but if smokers get their smoke breaks, then I can have a 15 minute break to do the stairs. (Stairs q day X 1, for all you nurses.)

Sometimes when I work alot I actually get more time to study - my herbs and spells, and yoga and meditation, and all my tarot stuff. My "witchy" stuff. I'm starting to study aromatherapy too. Actually, exercize and eating healthy all tie into my interests in spirituality, and tarot, and nature, and all that stuff. Mind and body are connected. The more I study the more this is true.

Weight this morning: 180
Today's Food:
Yogurt (2 containers).............................340 calories
Pasta 6oz...........................................211 calories
My lentil/tomato sauce...........................230 calories
(At work:)
Diet Coke............................................ 0 calories
Mashed potatoes, 2 cups.........................474 calories
Gravy ( estimating here)........................150 calories
Salad - with broccoli, cauliflower,
olives, spinach, tomatoes.......................100 calories
Ranch dsg, lets say 3 tbsp to be safe...........220 calories
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Total...............................................1725 calories

I may have went a little high on some things, but I want to be safe. 1725 isn't bad, but I feel like it is too much if I am not getting alot of cardio in, and I didn't do any today. They didn't have diet dsg, and gave me a HUGE amount of potatoes. And they tasted too good to be exempt of better and milk. So that would make my last meal 900 calories. This is way too much. I didn't realize it would add up to that much. I could have eaten only one cup of potatoes, and had diet dsg. Other than that I did pretty good today. This food is MUCH healthier than I usually eat. And I incorporated some veggies like spinach and broccoli and tomaotes in. I did not eat out of stress or emotions today. I carefully chose what I ate. I feel good about that. And the gravy was heavenly. Sometimes ya just need a little gravy. Yum.

I shouldn't have to eat again until I wake up tomorrow. 1725 isn't bad for my long day, the day I am up for at least 24 hours.

From now on I'll be getting my calories from www.calorieking.com. I like it better. And you were right Tracy, 160 (1/4 bottle) calories in a glass of wine. (642 calories in a 25 oz bottle of wine.)

Nikki, where are you? I am worried about you. No posts, no email, no myspace, no nada. I hope you are ok. I don't like it when you are quiet because I know what it means. Please write to me soon. I never got your box. I hope nothing happened to it. What was it? And your birthday is coming up, the 29th right? Did I finally remember it right? I hope I hear from you by then.

Yogurt, when I got home.............................1895 calories

Still not too bad.

Namaste