Can I get a do-over?
Posted by jennifer on April 6th, 2008
Man, I have been eating just whatever floats my boat these past few days! With my birthday this weekend, I had cake, pizza, steak dinner, etc. etc. etc. It’s just been crazy! But that needs to stop, and it stops RIGHT NOW. 
I had lost a little weight this week with the couple of walks in between the VERY rainy days we’ve had, but I think that’s all a distant memory to my butt and thighs and waist now!
On another fun side note, I have a wedding that I’m in next weekend for my former maid of honor! The bridesmaid dress isn’t my cup of tea, but it was custom made, so it theoretically fits me perfectly (aka after 4 dress fittings and a re-make by my mom this weekend, but that’s another story… haha). I think I’ll take a picture in it next weekend, and then follow my progress photos along wearing it! It’ll be funny, and actually put that dress to use! How’s that for “re-wearing a bridesmaid dress”?! 
My husband is once again out of town (but this is the last time for as long as the horizon stretches), so it’s my chance to do well or to do poorly. It’s up to me! And I choose to do well. Additionally, it’s a brand new start for me. I just finished my rotation on Family Medicine, and I am starting OB-GYN for the next month. That means a new place, new responsibilities, and a new schedule… the new place is great (back home at the big state hospital which I love), the responsibilities will be fun (Delivering babies!!! What could be more fun that being the first person to touch a brand new baby?!), but the schedule… the schedule will be horrendous. My hours will be about 4:30am until 9:00pm from what I’ve heard in addition to overnight call in the hospital (aka: no sleep for 36+ hours) and a week of nights (aka: 6pm til 9am… yuck!). Nevertheless, sometimes all that time in the hospital can do wonders for my waistline I have a strategy that is in the works:
1) A good breakfast with about 6 points rather than my usual 3-4 points.
– Will fuel me for a long day
– Will keep me from overeating at night to use up my “extra points allotment for the day”
– Will mean more fruits/veggies since that’s an easy way to get more points in me in the morning
2) Exercise
– Being back at the main hospital means being on campus which means having access to the student gyms which are REALLY nice. I can either do classes (if I get out in time) or head over for some time on the treadmill.
– I also do not have the excuse of having 3 hours in the car a day like I did last month to cause me to blow of 30 min - 1 hr of exercise time.
– I will be on my feet, running around, ALL DAY LONG… that in and of itself is exercise. I’ll take the long way to and from my locker, patient’s rooms, the OR, the ER, etc. in order to use some extra calories up as long as my pager isn’t calling me!
3) Better planned meals.
– I rediscovered the beauty and the joy of that which is called… THE CROCK POT. This is such a wonderful invention! I don’t have a huge repertoire of recipes for it yet, but there are a few… and I have a Crock Pot cookbook! It’s so nice to pop some food in in the morning and the come home to a delicious meal later in the day
– This will also be very loving toward my husband if I can make meals ahead of time… it’s a way of us connecting when I’m gone so much (which I hate 
)
– If I plan ahead, I can take the meals with me to work for that night or the next day’s lunch.
– No more temptations of drug rep meals since I’ll be in the hospital… yay! No extra calorie treats!
4) Water, water, water
– Now this really is a silly one. I am SO able to drink water at the hospital because there are these FABULOUS ice/water machines at every nurses station with “pellet ice” and cold water. Do you know what pellet ice is? It’s the kind of ice that comes in little pill shapes that is almost soft, and when you crunch it, it turns into water instantly… like the kind you get with a really good fountain drink I love it. It helps me drink water
– However, more water + more responsibility/busy-ness = no time for bathroom breaks. This will be a challenge.
Just a few thoughts on how I will WW-survive this month… of course there are loads of other things that will come up: sleep, Bible study time, time with my husband, time with friends, cleaning the house when so busy, etc. etc. I’m looking forward to strategizing today on what my days should look like for this month (and the two to come after it since I’ll be on my surgery rotations then with much the same horrible hours!)
Anyone else have ideas of how to stay OP when life is so hectic around you? As far as eating or fitting in exercie?
April 6th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Get the crockpot cookbook “Fix it and forget it lightly”. I use that book at least 2-3 times a week. Lots of good recipes in it. It doesn’t list points, but it does list all the nutritional value, so you could easily figure out the points. I love my crockpot!
April 6th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Hey, there! I am tired just reading about your upcoming month! Wow — what an adventure! But, it really sounds like fun. Ohhhh…. to be young again!
Love the new look to your page too. I really like this template. It seems to “fit” more on the page, don’t you think?
I survived the Olive Garden last night and am hopefully headed for a nice loss this week! Tomorrow (Monday) is WI!!!
April 8th, 2008 at 9:36 am
First I thought I was going crazy because I thought I was in the wrong place because of the template, now I see you have changed it. It flows better.
And OF COURSE you get a do over! Have you read Dr. Oz’s and Dr. Roizen’s many books? They say that you are always entitled to make mistakes, just make the nearest u-turn to get back on track. The reason why we fail is because we do not allow ourselves to be human, i.e. make mistakes.
Your plan actually seems realistic being that you will be on your feet all day long and walking around. Do you have a pediometer? You might be surprised at how many steps you take.
Good luck!