Things have been going pretty good since I last wrote. After hurting my back, I haven’t been doing much strenuous activity, including working out, unfortunately. Tomorrow, Wednesday, is when I will resume my workout. I’ll take it slow and pace myself until I get back into it.

In the meantime, I have been walking a lot more. I was out of town last week for a wedding. We had a great time. And, I did a good bit of walking. The downtown area was more walking-friendly than driving-friendly. We also did quite a bit of walking during our visit to the N.C. Arboretum. Good times.

I didn’t really stick to the eating plan, this weekend. I haven’t eaten until I was completely stuffed all year. This weekend, I did once. It was when we went to the Mellow Mushroom. I ate a lot of pizza and was completely full. The first time in six months I’ve done that. It was the one lapse I had all weekend. Fortunately, it was early in the weekend. After that, I did more to pace myself.

I did eat quite a bit — more than I probably should have — at the rehearsal dinner. We had a BBQ buffet, and the food was excellent. But, I stopped before I got to the point that I did at MM because I didn’t want eating that much to become a habit.

Other than Mellow Mushroom and the rehearsal dinner, I didn’t over indulge on anything. I had pretty healthy breakfasts, making sure I got fruit each time. We stopped at the healthiest fast-food-ish places (Subway, Panera) and I avoided getting a lot of ice cream or milkshakes. So, all in all, it was a good weekend for the Y of D.

As far as money goes, I could have done better. I bought a bunch of things that I probably didn’t need this weekend including a camera bag, a tripod, and some swimming shorts. Still, I budgeted money for it and did not go over that amount, though I was close.

So, I’m still on track, I guess. I would feel a little bit better about how much I ate if I had been working out the past few weeks. But, since I haven’t, I really need to get back into it, so I don’t gain any of the 32 lbs. I lost back.

It’s been a little while since I updated mainly because I’ve been recovering from a back injury I sustained about two weeks ago. I was working out and everything seemed normal when I finished up.

After working out, I usually get on the computer and cool down. Then, I take a shower — usually within 15 minutes of finishing my workout. Two Wednesday’s ago, I didn’t jump in the shower. I sat at the computer for an extended period of time… maybe an hour or two without moving.

When I got up to move, my back hurt. It was only slight and I got up and took a shower. After that, I layed down. When I got out of bed, I could barely walk.

The next day, however, it got a little better and I was able to walk, albeit a little slower than usual.

Meanwhile a friend calls me with free tickets to a NASCAR racei n Charlotte. I decide I’m going to try to make the race despite my back. So, I rented a car and tried to drive down from here (about 7 hours.)

Half way into the ride, we stopped to eat and I could barely get out of the car and into Panera. It took me a long time to get inside and then a long time to stand up to leave. We decided it would be best to turn around and head home rather than try for me to maneuver the crowd at the race.

I was really sad/annoyed because I missed a chance to go to the race. But, health is priority one.

The doctor gave ran some tests and gave me some medicine, which helped. It’s been about a week and I feel about 100% better. 

I hope to be back working out next week. I’m trying to take it slow so as not to hurt my back again.

While all of this happened, our refridgerator decided to die. It still stays cold, but not as cold as it needs to be. And, the freezer is not freezing. We get the new fridge on Monday.

Until then, we’ve been eating a patchwork of meals from stuff we have/need to get rid of  and we eat out more than usual. 

These two issues at the same time have made things difficult in the Year of Discipline. Specifically, I can’t work out because of the injury, and I can’t eat healthy because of the fridge problem.

Still, I think I’ve done a pretty good job of maintaining things. I’ve been sticking to the eating plan as much as I can.

While at work, a lot of people said I looked thinner, thinking I lost weight because I was out of work for a few days. Truth is, I’m down 32 lbs because of the Y of D.