Weigh-in Wednesday and a GI system recalibration

Today I was postcall, which means I came home filled with hopes of productivity and then napped instead. I took my mom's dog for a walk after I woke up to get some exercise in without going into an intense lactic acidosis with a harder workout since my GI system is slowly coming back to life and I didn't want to push it. I saw a dermatologist this afternoon and had some little vascular lesions on my nose buzzed and then came home and spent some time with the kiddos, had dinner, did bed time, and am now updating you, my adoring fans.

I also did a weigh-in today and am a bit disappointed that my GI distress didn't result in more of a loss.

0.4 pounds down from last weigh-in

Tomorrow I'm in clinic, which means I'm back to the walking pad, which should be good. It's at a 5% incline though (and isn't adjustable) and so I do get really sweaty when doing that workout. I've ordered a desktop fan to help with that. It's supposed to arrive tomorrow, so here's hoping that I'll be less wet at work. < I'm leaving that statement right there because I think it's perfect and you will not tell me otherwise.

Today's eats:

Lunch

Other part of lunch

The oh shit, I'm hungry but I have somewhere to be protein

Same as above

Beef pot pie - it looks yummier not in its ziploc

Dessert - not from 2023, don't worry - this was probably an inappropriate test of my GI system

Let's see if I can keep up the food photos while working! And let's also hope I don't explode from drinking egg nog like an idiot.

Resonation

In my undergrad physiology course, I distinctly remember the professor asking us if we thought folks who were super in shape would sweat more or less than folks who weren't in shape. And we were all like less, duh. And she was like, "Hahaha, losers! You're wrong! It's more." Or, you know, something to that effect. Basically, she was trying to explain that a body that is used to having to cool you by sweating gets you sweating earlier and has a more robust response. So, that's why I was sweating so much during my work out today. Because I'm so in shape! 

Yes. That's definitely it.

It could also be because I upped the ramp on the treadmill from a 3% incline to a 4% incline. It honestly didn't feel that much harder, but I accidentally/semi on-purpose looked at how much time I had done (38 minutes) and I was so sure it'd say at least 45 that I was discouraged because I just wanted to be done. So, I told myself if I still felt like I wanted to be done at 45 minutes, I could start my cool down early. But you know what? I just did the whole hour because I'm not a loser like my physiology professor may or may not have thought. Bam, motherfuckers. 

In other news, while scrolling Instagram, I came upon this post by Erica FitLove which really resonated with me:

For those of you unfamiliar with Erica, she rose to fame when she became a trainer for Biggest Loser. She lost hella weight on her own and became a trainer recruited for how awesome she was. And here she is, in the same boat as me. And you know what? She's right. Starting over is hard. But, here we are doing it anyways.