I did pretty well last week, until about Thursday. Then I tripped and fell into a bout of ennui that I could not seem to shake off until about Saturday. Those things happen sometimes. And despite my little trip-up, I still managed to lose a pound this week. Yay!
So in light of the fact that I have created all these good habits, exercise and eating and such, I believe it is time to get down to the nitty-gritty and start hacking these pounds off me. My goal this week is to lose a half of a pound. If I do everything thing I should, that should not be impossible. It may be tricky, but I'd like to find the right balance of diet and exercise that really lets me lose the weight. I've laid the foundations, now it's time to raise the roof.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Fear Itself
So I've been challenging myself for a bit over a month now, and I've seen some good things from it. If nothing else, it has kept me dedicated to my cause and it's shown me that I cannot fall off. If I do, I pay for it. I had lost almost five pounds, until I got sick, then I gained 1.2. I thought it was 2 lbs, according to bathroom scale, but my meeting scale says 1.2. Apparently it pitied me.
There's something I notice about myself though. I've made all these behavior changes, which are awesome and definitely better habits to have. But I notice that when I fall off the wagon a bit, I tend to avoid the scale. Usually I weigh myself at least once during the week, before my meeting, mostly cause I hate surprises. But when I go amok, it's as if I don't want to know. Which is the equivalent of putting your hands over your eyes and thinking the monsters don't see you. I almost didn't go to my meeting this week, because I was scared of how much I had gained and what it would do to my progress. But you know, it really wasn't that bad once I did it. And it was good to go to the meeting and enjoy the support of folks who are like me. Who know that weight loss isn't a straight line path. You have good weeks and bad weeks, the important thing is to know that whatever that scale says, it's nowhere near as bad as what's in your head.
In Challenge news, I was victorious last week, but decided to forsake the tshirt, since I had bought two books for my Kindle that were the price equivalent of it. So I'll do the shirt this week instead. My Challenge is to eat 3-4 servings of fruit or veggies daily.
"The only thing to fear, is fear, itself."
There's something I notice about myself though. I've made all these behavior changes, which are awesome and definitely better habits to have. But I notice that when I fall off the wagon a bit, I tend to avoid the scale. Usually I weigh myself at least once during the week, before my meeting, mostly cause I hate surprises. But when I go amok, it's as if I don't want to know. Which is the equivalent of putting your hands over your eyes and thinking the monsters don't see you. I almost didn't go to my meeting this week, because I was scared of how much I had gained and what it would do to my progress. But you know, it really wasn't that bad once I did it. And it was good to go to the meeting and enjoy the support of folks who are like me. Who know that weight loss isn't a straight line path. You have good weeks and bad weeks, the important thing is to know that whatever that scale says, it's nowhere near as bad as what's in your head.
In Challenge news, I was victorious last week, but decided to forsake the tshirt, since I had bought two books for my Kindle that were the price equivalent of it. So I'll do the shirt this week instead. My Challenge is to eat 3-4 servings of fruit or veggies daily.
"The only thing to fear, is fear, itself."
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Fell Down
Further proof that sometimes life does not do what you want it to. Hubby came home Wednesday after Memorial Day and I was pretty good. Ate what I was supposed to eat, even in the face of the cookie he brought me. Which was pretty damn mean, even for him. Yeah, bring the fat girl a cookie. Who does that?!
But I went to the gym and did my thing and it was good. Until my sinuses attacked me. I'm all itchy-eyed, sniffly and headachy, which does not lend itself to good decisions. So I fell down last week and I have to beg forgiveness. No prizes for me this time. But I'm not going to dwell on my fall, I'm going to get back up. I'm still headachy and sniffly and stuff, but I'm going to get some better drugs.
So this week's challenge will be a double, since I screwed up last week. And it will be triply challenging by the fact that I am going out of town next week. Going off the home turf has never been a good thing for me, but I've got my tracker and my yoga mat and I think I can do it.
Challenges are: 20 squats daily, and taking my vitamins every day. My prize: A new Life is Good Tshirt. Woot!
"True victory lies not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall."
But I went to the gym and did my thing and it was good. Until my sinuses attacked me. I'm all itchy-eyed, sniffly and headachy, which does not lend itself to good decisions. So I fell down last week and I have to beg forgiveness. No prizes for me this time. But I'm not going to dwell on my fall, I'm going to get back up. I'm still headachy and sniffly and stuff, but I'm going to get some better drugs.
So this week's challenge will be a double, since I screwed up last week. And it will be triply challenging by the fact that I am going out of town next week. Going off the home turf has never been a good thing for me, but I've got my tracker and my yoga mat and I think I can do it.
Challenges are: 20 squats daily, and taking my vitamins every day. My prize: A new Life is Good Tshirt. Woot!
"True victory lies not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall."
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