Nov 29
food & derm
went to dermatologist this morning for what they call “full body scan”. just checking to make sure nothing looks suspicious…i’m probably a prime candidate for skin cancer - light skin, freckles…and other attributes that say “burn, skin, burn!!!” anyhow - they said that everything looks a-ok! which is what i expected!!! not that i ever worshipped the sun (oh, ok…maybe there was that summer after high school)…and even for someone w/my coloring, i can get a decent tan (again, for my coloring - thanks dad!) with time and sunscreen. anyhow…i’m just rambling…
so, i told myself to start tracking food. i think knowing i have to write it down will prevent me from eating too many kissables at work! 
no fancy chart - as nice as they are, i got lazy about trying to fill it out. oh, and i’m trying to do core.
oh…and i may not be consistent until next week, as i go out of town this weekend for a couple of days…and as of now, my parents only have dial-up! hello, 1995!
B - 1/2 banana (the other 1/2 was bruised and i don’t like eating bruised fruit! 
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B - fiber one bar — 2 pts
B - some nibbles of “roasted” hominy (still working on this one)
S - coffee w/splenda & skim milk
so far, so good…
L - tack soup w/ff sour cream & soy cheese
L - flan - guessing 2 pts
Exercise - 30 minutes of running on treadmill = 3 AP pts.
more later…
 the rest of the day
S - 100 cal popcorn (w/some splenda on it - yum, my own kettle corn!)
S - 2 hershey’s dark chocolate kisses - 1 point
D - sauteed peppers, onion, garlic, & tomato over shiritaki noodles - 0 points for noodles
D - apple
work out with trainer - has to be good for 1 AP
and i’m still hungry!!! :( and i don’t know what i want to eat!!! i know i should be good and find something that is core, but nothing sounds good…or rather, i don’t necessarily have the energy to prepare it.
summary…
4 points earned through exercise
5 points eaten
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Reading this made me laugh. I feel your pain. I have natural red hair, freckles, the palest skin next to being an albino. I grew up in a “lake town” and ended up with probably 5 major sunburns every summer so skin cancer is a worry for me. Good for you getting a scan. I am glad it turned out good.
Just saw your comment asking about tris. I’ll be the first to tell you to jump on the bandwagon! If you feel the bug a little bit, start with the sprints. If you don’t want to join a group (I recommend it– there’s nothing like doing it in company), then check out beginnertriathlete.com or tridivas.com for their 6-12 week beginner sprint triathlon training programs. I did sprints all this year, and in April, will do my first Olympic distance. I’m debating what to do in August– either Half Ironman, or I’ll do the full Ironman Aquabike (just the bike and swim part…no run!).
The beauty of the sprint distance is that if you already have an exercise regime, you don’t need to add any more time into your schedule. It’s an easy adjustment, and even if you miss a training session or two, you’ll still show up to a race perfectly capable of finishing. I think the triathlon environment is such a supportive, friendly one– you will definitely be hooked!
What part of the country are you in?