Say what?

So, I got up this morning at 5:45 to go to the gym…no, seriously. Steven went with me, and we did weights for about 20 minutes. I know, that’s not much, but we had to be back home by 6:45 to start getting ready for work. It technically opens at 6:00, but someone this morning had signed in at 5:35, so obviously, someone comes in earlier. I think we’ll do water aerobics tomorrow.  Have to get there earlier than we did today, though.

Why am I doing this, you may ask. I had an awesome group therapy session last night. From what I told them, others recognized that I stress eat (I didn’t think I did that) and that when I can’t express my feelings and emotions, I express myself by eating. It was very clear to me after that. They asked how the gym thing had been going, and I said we were trying to make a plan go to Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and stick to it, no matter what. Dr. Dave suggested that I go in the mornings and do it every day to get into the habit. We think what we’re going to do is Monday through Friday mornings and take the weekends off. Honestly, it wasn’t bad. I was more awake and alert this morning than I usually am at 6:45. I think I sleep too much, and ultimately, that makes me feel bad.

I’ve done pretty well today. I had cereal for breakfast, a PB&J sandwich for a snack, and for lunch, I had some Laughing Cow and Triscuits, a small stack of ham, turkey, cheese and crackers and some one 90-calorie pack of rice cakes. For my snack this afternoon, I’ve had my other PB&J sandwich. Keep in mind, this is on whole wheat bread, and it’s not smothered with PB&J. I still have my Sun Chips, and I may or may not eat them. I know it sounds like I’ve eaten a lot, but I really think starting my day with exercise boosted my metabolism. :)