That Evil Crystal

And I'm not talking crystal meth.

I'm talking sugar.

Remember how I wanted to lose weight but couldn't? Well, I've started losing weight finally. You know how I'm doing it? I'm eating well. And do you know what that means? That means avoiding sugar and other over processed items. I'm not dodging carbs; I'm not on some funky fad diet; I'm just eating sensibly: a small breakfast each morning, lots of vegetables, low-fat meats, soups, and whole grains and dried fruits, etc. I've also been drinking tons of water (for me, that is) so that when I got my period this time I was hardly bloated at all (altho I didn't really have much of a period which is kind of worrisome considering how heavily I've been going for the last year; hopefully it's the new pills and not a baby, ugh!).

I've been shopping a lot at Whole Foods (a.k.a. "whole paycheck") at their prepared foods deli section, which is fairly expensive but which enables me to eat really well without having to cook (and I hate to cook). I figure it's worth the extra bucks.

However, I was overdrawn last month for the first time in my life. I'm just not bringing enough in for what I've been paying out. I did spend a lot last month, and I'm doing much better this month, but I'm really going to have to watch it. I've been paying an extra $550 per month on my mortgage in an effort to have my mortgage paid off by the time I'm 55, but I may have to ease off on that for a couple of months if I don't get caught up. After all, Christmas is coming. It's always something, isn't it? There are some overtime opportunities at the firehouse right now, so I'll have to start taking advantage of them once my class is over. Unfortunately, I called in sick today to work on my final presentation, and that means I can't work overtime for another week (or else it's just straight time).

Anyhow, I do have to get to the gym and to my project, so I've got to go.

Weather sure is gloomy lately. Blah.