Day #2

It's 7:33pm and I ought to just go to sleep because, after I eat this orange, I will have used up all my points for the day. Every last one of them. But at least I didn't go over. And I got really good news this morning after I unpacked the Healthometer and stepped on it. Not nearly as bad as I thought, and in fact I've reduced my weight loss goal to 8-10 lbs. Waiting to hear from my two fellow losers to see how they're faring. It snowed here today, so I didn't get out for a nice long walk, as I usually do. Instead I unfurled the Pilates mat and me and Ana Caban worked the "power house." She moves like a graceful, zen-like ballerina against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean. Me, I'm sweating in my living room, straining to hear her gentle instructions over the barrage of gunshots while my son plays "Call of Duty Ghosts" in his bedroom. During the neck roll, my neck snaps and creaks, and one of my toes cramps each time I lift my feet into the Pilates position. But I do it. And then I lift weights, even though doing so lately aggravates a pinched nerve in my left arm. I'm falling apart. But at least I'll be 10lbs lighter when I do! (Total points today: 22)