Since the weekend had already been ruined by my Saturday indulgences, I didn’t bother with healthy eating on Sunday. I did manage to avoid eating most of the day (with the exception of snacking on some raw almonds) but then went to P. Terry’s to pick up my usual cheeseburger and fries for dinner. I tried to leave my misbehavior at that, but for some reason, my brain was stuck on ice cream—probably because I’d had some the night before with my friend. So, despite knowing better, I drove to HEB and picked up a pint of chocolate ice cream with chunks of brownies in it. Still, this morning, I’m slightly lighter than I was yesterday, so there’s some relief in that.

It’s really hard for me to get off sugar if I indulge in it even just a bit. The floodgates of temptation simply open if I make one misstep. I’m going to try to abstain from sugar and flour this week because I’ve gotten really sloppy in terms of watching my consumption of both, and I’m also going to try to fast at least two days this week. I think I’ve succumbed to Slippery Slope Syndrome recently, and I need to put a stop to it.

I’m also going to try to get back on track in terms of exercise. I’ve only been to the gym twice in the last two weeks, and that’s bad for both my physical and mental health. Although diet is the biggest factor contributing to weight loss, exercising does burn more calories than not exercising. The problem is that my body has just felt especially broken lately. That’s not a new thing; I suffer from aches and pains regularly. But, there are specific issues that sometimes make it hard to justify subjecting myself to the gym. Right now, my arthritic shoulders are causing me some constant, irritating pain, and my arthritic right big toe is doing the same. The pain and irritation don’t seem to be getting better with inactivity, though, so I’m going to try to at least get on the elliptical every day of this workweek.

I don’t really have anything more to say today, and I’ve got to put in some “work outside of work.” Hopefully, I’ll be able to write something a bit longer tomorrow.