So, went to bed a little earlier and woke up a little earlier today. Trying to get back into school mode - even though my classes are both scheduled for late afternoon, I can't be getting up at 2 pm every day. My goal is to get back to being awake by 10 am most days, unless I had a particularly late night or am not feeling well. We'll see how that goes. I'm feeling better today than yesterday. Haven't been drinking as much pop, which probably explains the day-long headache. Feeling a little evened-out today, and I'm thinking I might just wait to buy more pop as long as it keeps up. Of course I haven't started to eat healthy, because we don't have the money to grocery shop at the moment. Running through McDonalds for $5 worth of food is easier and more affordable than going to Meijer and buying enough groceries for a meal or two. I hate having to do that, but it is probably going to be the norm for a few more days until student loan money shows up. I figure since my goal is to lose 50 lbs this year, that is 1 lb per week with two weeks of wiggle room...so I should still be good to start, once I actually have enough money to restock our pantry and freezer with healthier options. My goal is to get everything stocked up and make some freezer meals and snack bags in advance before the school year starts, because I know I'll be less motivated to do home-stuff once school-stuff is back on my radar.
I did make up a to-do list that I need to get sorted out before break ends. Matt and I have already tackled some big stuff. We got my sewing table put together and the bedroom switched around to accommodate it. We still need to take down Christmas decorations and put them away, which will also probably require rearranging and cleaning up the storage unit. I'd also like to thoroughly clean the apartment before the semester starts...we cleaned a few weeks ago when we thought my mom was going to stay the night, but we need to clean again. I'd feel better starting the semester knowing the apartment is clean and organized, and grocery shopping is done, and all my other errands have been taken care of. I also want to do something nice for myself...so I may get my hair cut, or at least I'll re-dye it before the semester starts. I still haven't quite figured out the trick to getting Manic Panic to last in my hair for longer than a few weeks...as of right now I plan on dying it pink one more time before school starts. Then, when that starts to fade, I'm going to re-lighten it and go blue. After that, I'm not sure. I may let the color fade then dye over it brown and stick with natural colors. I love pink hair, but I don't love the upkeep, or staining my bathroom counter, sink, tub, clothes, and bedding. I've been careful about rinsing out the dye and doing the vinegar rinse thing, and all that crap, and it still gets on everything. I either need shorter, more manageable hair, or to use colors that won't make it look like a unicorn murder occurred in my bathroom. I was thinking about buying myself something nice from Modcloth when I get student loan money, but I know how that goes - I'll end up wanting all of the things, then buying more than I need, then keeping stuff I won't ever wear because I convince myself that *this* semester I will branch out more, and then I'll feel even LESS compelled to lose weight, because it will be expensive to have my clothes tailored or buy new, smaller sizes.
That is actually one of my goals, too....teaching myself to take in dresses and tops, so I'm able to do it myself when I lose weight. I don't want to have to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe. I don't have the money for it, for one, and secondly, I like a lot of my dresses and would be very sad if I couldn't find appropriately sized replacements. I have plenty of jeans and t-shirts in smaller sizes, but I don't have much in the way of dressier clothes smaller than a 1X. Learning to tailor will be part of my weight loss strategy. And who knows, it is a skill that I could even make money with at some point, if need be.
Matt is only working a lunch shift today, so he should be home within an hour or two. Hopefully between the two of us we'll get some stuff accomplished today. I didn't get much done yesterday at all, because my headache just wouldn't go away and I was just feeling sulky and depressed in general. Feeling more upbeat today, so maybe that will translate into accomplishing more,
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