So much for that! I think I set myself up for failure. Friday was my 2nd perfect day in a row. We went out for dinner that night to an Italian restaurant and my food choices were less than stellar. They weren't bad, I did the best with what I had to work with on the menu, but I knew it wasn't 'perfect' which set me up for not perfect days for the last 3 in a row. I even ate Annie's chocolate bunny crackers with my toddler today for goodness sake!
I'll be lucky if I make it out of July with any weight loss at all. I'm bummed about it, but know August is a new beginning. I'm prepping for that new beginning with some new plans for eating and actually scheduling my workouts. I've lost 15 lbs since the middle of May so I've gotten a taste of it. I'm just dying to really get the ball rolling again and wish I could understand why I sabotage myself so well. Gotta figure it out.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
One Perfect Day!
I started thinking about how there aren't too many days left in this month and planning what I was going to do to make them count. Yeah, that never works for me. So, rather than look into the future, I'm only looking at right now.
Yesterday morning I woke up and told myself that today I would eat perfectly, drink 128 oz of water and workout. Every time I was tempted by something I shouldn't have, I'd repeat 'one perfect day' and it worked. I went to bed a total success. Today was perfect day #2. I think I might be on to something....:)
Yesterday morning I woke up and told myself that today I would eat perfectly, drink 128 oz of water and workout. Every time I was tempted by something I shouldn't have, I'd repeat 'one perfect day' and it worked. I went to bed a total success. Today was perfect day #2. I think I might be on to something....:)
Monday, July 18, 2011
Gotta give myself a break sometimes
Back to the positive mental attitude! Had a revelation this morning. I haven't been weighing myself for the last week because I was disgusted with the scale. I just kept thinking it'd say more than I wanted to see. I have been eating well and exercising so don't know why I was beating myself up so much.
This morning I decided to step on the scale after drinking 32 oz of water and eating breakfast. Guess what? It was only a lb more than what I had gotten down to a week ago. Hello! 32 oz of water is 2 lbs and I had a bowl of cereal to boot. So, I need to just lay off myself. I'm not sure what the answer is. Weighing myself every day means I'm tied to that damn number for the day but when I don't do it, I assume the worst. I know that your attitude and outlook can impact your outcome so I just need to give myself credit for what I've been doing. I'm working out more and eating better than I have for a long time. Go me! Like I said on Wendy's blog, I am going to look at what I've done and even if I don't win a dollar in this competition, consider it the best $50 spent. Don't take that to mean I don't want to win. I'm coming for the money! :)
This morning I decided to step on the scale after drinking 32 oz of water and eating breakfast. Guess what? It was only a lb more than what I had gotten down to a week ago. Hello! 32 oz of water is 2 lbs and I had a bowl of cereal to boot. So, I need to just lay off myself. I'm not sure what the answer is. Weighing myself every day means I'm tied to that damn number for the day but when I don't do it, I assume the worst. I know that your attitude and outlook can impact your outcome so I just need to give myself credit for what I've been doing. I'm working out more and eating better than I have for a long time. Go me! Like I said on Wendy's blog, I am going to look at what I've done and even if I don't win a dollar in this competition, consider it the best $50 spent. Don't take that to mean I don't want to win. I'm coming for the money! :)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Not feeling it this week
Not to be a downer, but I'm kind of blah this week. I've managed to lose what I gained on vacation (grr) and now feel annoyed that half the month is gone and I've made absolutely no progress because of it.
I'm re-examining my diet and see some areas that need to be tweaked but don't feel like I have too much that I can still change. I was talking to a friend tonight who happens to be a Weight Watchers leader and she said to focus on drinking water, making sure I'm getting 2-3 servings of dairy products and healthy oils as well as 8 servings of fruits/vegetables daily. So, that's what I'm going to do.
My knee has been hurting and I decided to take today off from working out to give it a rest. It freaks me out a little bit because I've never had an injury from exercising. It makes me feel like I'm getting old! Oh wait....I am! I'm starting to think it's my pride that wants me to be a runner and maybe I'm just better off sticking to power walking and running when I feel like it, rather than focus on building some running plan until I lose more weight. Ah, we'll see.
I'm re-examining my diet and see some areas that need to be tweaked but don't feel like I have too much that I can still change. I was talking to a friend tonight who happens to be a Weight Watchers leader and she said to focus on drinking water, making sure I'm getting 2-3 servings of dairy products and healthy oils as well as 8 servings of fruits/vegetables daily. So, that's what I'm going to do.
My knee has been hurting and I decided to take today off from working out to give it a rest. It freaks me out a little bit because I've never had an injury from exercising. It makes me feel like I'm getting old! Oh wait....I am! I'm starting to think it's my pride that wants me to be a runner and maybe I'm just better off sticking to power walking and running when I feel like it, rather than focus on building some running plan until I lose more weight. Ah, we'll see.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Physical discomfort
I went for a run/walk tonight and was thinking a lot about physical discomfort. I started thinking about it because my left knee felt really tight and sore when I ran on it. My first thought was to stop running and just walk the whole time but I didn't let myself do that. I thought of my friend Kacee who is a running freak. She said one time that if you want to run you just have to run through pain sometimes. It doesn't always feel perfect.
I started thinking about how my entire life has been about avoiding physical discomfort in the 'now'. What I mean by that is if I'm hungry at all, I eat. If something hurts, I stop what I'm doing. If I'm too cold, I must get warm and vice versa. I'm sure a lot of us are like that, right? You'd think that not liking physical discomfort would mean I wouldn't let myself get overweight. It is definitely not comfortable! The problem is that getting rid of the physical discomfort caused by extra weight involves subjecting myself to a little physical discomfort. How's that for a predicament?
My goal for this month is to let myself experience a little discomfort. Be a little hungry, a little sore, a little too hot and learn to be ok with it....and by the way, I've been drinking over 100oz of water a day. Hello! It's been a great challenge.
I started thinking about how my entire life has been about avoiding physical discomfort in the 'now'. What I mean by that is if I'm hungry at all, I eat. If something hurts, I stop what I'm doing. If I'm too cold, I must get warm and vice versa. I'm sure a lot of us are like that, right? You'd think that not liking physical discomfort would mean I wouldn't let myself get overweight. It is definitely not comfortable! The problem is that getting rid of the physical discomfort caused by extra weight involves subjecting myself to a little physical discomfort. How's that for a predicament?
My goal for this month is to let myself experience a little discomfort. Be a little hungry, a little sore, a little too hot and learn to be ok with it....and by the way, I've been drinking over 100oz of water a day. Hello! It's been a great challenge.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Fingers crossed....
that I didn't undo all the good I did last month!
I just got back from our vacation in Oregon. We went back for my sister's wedding and it was pure chaos. I'm tired, bloated, and feeling a bit hopeless because I did nothing to control what I put in my mouth.
I will also say I'm a bit disappointed I didn't do well enough to place in the top 3 last month. But, then I remember this is for me and I did a great job exercising and eating well. I just have to stick with it and remember why I'm here.
Tomorrow's a new day...back on the horse!
I just got back from our vacation in Oregon. We went back for my sister's wedding and it was pure chaos. I'm tired, bloated, and feeling a bit hopeless because I did nothing to control what I put in my mouth.
I will also say I'm a bit disappointed I didn't do well enough to place in the top 3 last month. But, then I remember this is for me and I did a great job exercising and eating well. I just have to stick with it and remember why I'm here.
Tomorrow's a new day...back on the horse!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Damn scale
I need to put my scale away. I'm finding that my amount of determination is directly correlated to what the scale is telling me. Granted, it hasn't moved that much this month, but it has been just enough to keep me feeling good.
I started running last week. Yep, running! Since that is more physical exertion than I had been putting out, I expected a loss. What have I got? Nothing. Not even a half a pound this week. What are you guys doing to keep yourself motivated? Staying away from the scale? It hasn't gotten to the point where I'm weighing myself before and after going to the bathroom to see if it changed (oh, don't judge me - like you've never done that!) but I do feel myself getting a little too attached to that damn thing.
I started running last week. Yep, running! Since that is more physical exertion than I had been putting out, I expected a loss. What have I got? Nothing. Not even a half a pound this week. What are you guys doing to keep yourself motivated? Staying away from the scale? It hasn't gotten to the point where I'm weighing myself before and after going to the bathroom to see if it changed (oh, don't judge me - like you've never done that!) but I do feel myself getting a little too attached to that damn thing.
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