i’m not normally into niceties like “how are you?” and “good morning!” because a lot of the time people say them just for the sake of asking. but it really has been a good morning for me and, this being my blog and all, i’d like to have a good share about how i am. especially because last night i went to bed pretty grumpy. i even tried to blog before i went to sleep (which, as we all know, rarely happens) but wordpress wasn’t uploading my photos so each time i tried to put one in i ended up losing the whole post! that was frustrating enough but it just made an annoying situation worse. i had logged on to post about my potato failure and how my hunger seemed just insatiable all day, including right before i went to bed. long story short, i had some baked zucchini slices for dinner because the sweet potatoes burned in the oven and then deflated in the microwave for my second attempt. i was really craving starchy veggies, too.
i can start my good news there, actually, because awhile back i posted that i had read about the health and weight loss benefits of starchy vegetables and i found the article! prevention hasn’t steered me wrong yet so i’m inclined to trust their research.
another motivating factor from this morning:
Created by MyFitnessPal – Free Calorie Counter
i’m down two more pounds! i was pleasantly shocked when i stepped on the scale, i had to step on and step off multiple times just to believe the number it was flashing me. this is a milestone because it’s the lowest i’ve ever checked in at! i’m practically ebullient!
i’m also getting better at reading my body. this morning my alarm went off at 505 so i could wake up and get ready to go swimming but, unlike every other morning, i felt like i would benefit more from the extra two hours of sleep. normally i can’t wait to swim in the morning so i knew i must have really needed the rest. i still get to go to spin tonight 
then i get a girl’s night out because SARA is in town! we’re going to lunch after she lands and then she’s got some other people to see while i finish up my workday and workout. then we’re meeting up after she goes to dinner with another friend (that leaves me free to make something for myself and skip eating out twice in one day) at my apartment to be girly and get all dolled up for a glamorous wednesday night… you know, if we can actually swing that 
i’m happy just to be able to spend time with her. i’ll take pictures!
