  6:39 a.m. Thursday, Day 136. Felt a little groggy when first got up, and my eyes are rather beady, but I feel okay. Had a nightmare about being chased by some sort of monster, woke up at 4:00 a.m. but went back to sleep pretty easily. So whatever, what else is new. 1164 calories yesterday, which is good because I had a lot of compensating to do. 2027 Monday, 1886 Tuesday, and those are supposed to be my low calorie days. I'm not exactly Doing a Wendie, but I don't want to eat the same amount and type of food every day, I want to shake it up a little.
Generally at the beginning of the week it's easier for me to stay on the low cal end, but my plans went all awry this week. Thus the low cal days to compensate. Tried the mShorts yesterday and they seem a smidgen looser. Hard to say. Bucko is ALL into going to Capper's, whether I fit in the shorts or not, because of that half-off coupon. I don't think I can reasonably deny him the chance to go, if I don't happen to fit into the Shorts by the end of the month, which I don't think I will.
However, I will continue to work toward that goal as if the reward were still pending. I'm still frustrated with myself for being 95% on goal. If I'm going to not diet/exercise enough that I don't lose weight, it would be more fun if I ate some pizza or something like that, instead of apparently eating just a smidge too much salad.
Actually, what got me on Tuesday is that I was trying to compensate so hard for Monday, that I was STARVING by dinner time, and ate two pieces of salmon instead of one, thus adding 350 calories, which is pretty much the amount that would have kept me exactly on plan (if I hadn't eaten it. ) Follow me? I must recommend that you do not, even in the metaphorical sense. Here's what I am going to do today: 1. Fix all the hundreds of thumbtack holes in the walls of the office. They are just big enough that paint alone will not plug them; I have to spackle, sand, and blot with paint, which hopefully will blend in when dry. 2. Finally paint the foyer thing upstairs. 3. Clean the so-called utility room (half as big as a closet, but it does hold the washer/dryer and vacuum cleaner. It is remarkably filthy for a room that is used to clean other things. 4. Clean and paint the door that is supposed to close off the utility room from the hallway, so it can be reinstalled.
5. Call the powerwash guy recommended by the carpenter who was out here to look at our deck yesterday. If I can manage all those things, then I'll see about adding on to the list. 2:08 p.m. Here is what I have accomplished: 1. Done. I think the touch-ups are reasonably blended in. I can see them if I really look, but I don't think anyone else is going 2. Done.
It took me an hour and a half to get one coat up, and it needed two coats. That Duron paint is like WATER. Then I took a break for a little snackie: one fat-free Ball Park hot dog and several slices of Pompeian Fire Roasted Red Peppers (for some reason this is the Brand Name Paragraph).
Here's what I love about those peppers: one 4 oz. serving is 30 calories. 0 fat. One serving has 100 percent of your daily vitamin C requirements and 42 percent of your Vitamin A. There is no added sugar. I love you, Pompeian Fire Roasted Red Peppers. In a special way. Um, back to the list: 3. Done, including re-grouted along the edge of the floor. Item 4 might have to wait for another day. And 5 I think I can do after lunch. Having a good food day so far. I'm planning on salmon for lunch, probably yellow squash and chicken for dinner. 
