That Went Swimmingly

I've been mentally and emotionally exhausted lately...you know that feeling that you could be on the verge of sick if you don't take care of yourself?  That's how I've been feeling.  Not sick but knowing I really need to sleep much more than five or six hours.  My body needs sleep 8 - 9 hours but I don't usually allow myself this much or I'd have to be in bed by 9 PM and that's hard for me to do.

I REALLY craved pizza today.  At work I went to say "hi" to a dept and found out they were having a pizza chat session.  I love pizza a lot - esp on a cold day like today.  The smell wafted of carbs - hot crust, melted cheese...hmm.  I almost asked for a piece.  Almost.  Instead I headed to my office and had an unappealing spinach & cooked veggies lunch along with an apple.  I knew that if I moved pass my initial craving that it might go away.  It didn't but at least I didn't have time tonight to think about it.

I wasn't sure I was going to exercise today but I had literally last night told my friend I wanted to go swimming with her at our local pool, so that afternoon I made plans to meet up with her.  The thing is that I planned to meet up with some students for a Black History Month celebration dinner and an interview - it was really casual, not an event I needed to be at but wanted to support their endeavor.  In my mind I had planned to stay for 1 - 1.5 hrs...but I decided to value my health and make a compromise to myself.

Workout

Lap swim, 60 mins, 40 laps = 1000 yards.  I haven't swam laps since perhaps I was in Japan in 2002 when my swimmer friend & I bought swim caps, a requirement in Japanese pools, and goggles.  I haven't used either of these for 10 years!   The water's bouncy is so nice on my knees and it felt like the elongated strokes were making me lean.  I even got a few stroke lessons from my friend which I desperately needed.  It was a nice switch up to my routine...I just might be doing this a bit more consistently!  

Food

Dinner at Bon Appetit (which I think is an amazing company!  They use local & sustainable methods and I love our manager, he's always encouraging of whatever type of food we want to have prepared.)  Tonight was Southern cooking!  A small piece of fried chicken, roasted chicken, 2 pieces of shrimp w/ 2 tbsps of grits, 1/4 cup of gluten-free macaroni.  It helped that I used 2 mini sampler plates and didn't have time to go back for more.  I am realizing that I can eat a little bit of an indulgence if I keep my portion size small.  I didn't go over my calories or fat for the day although I went over in protein but I'm okay with that b/c I am more careful with the calories and fat.