3 days in a row!! WOO HOO! 2 weeks ago I strung 3 days in a row of exercising, but I still hadn't gotten my eating under control. This week I have had 3 days of not only exercise but healthy eating as well. I am feeling good. I feel like my mood is lifting and I slept better last night than I've slept in quite a while. BUT, it's only been 3 days. It needs to keep going.
I weighed myself Monday (obviously) to see where I was at and use that to figure out my goals from here. You all know the battle I have with the scale and figuring out how to best use it. I think it comes down to using it the way that works in the moment. Back in September it was working to only weigh myself a few times a month; and in 2011 when I lost 40lbs it worked to weigh myself every day. What it comes down to is that the scale isn't what sabotages me - it's me. Like I've said before; I will sabotage myself if I want to. The scale can say I'm up and I'll eat if I want to. The scale can say I'm WAY down and I'll eat if I want to. So, I'm back to weighing myself every day. I think it'll be interesting to see the trends.
In September I set out to lose 5lbs a month until I hit my goal weight range. I still like the idea of this as a goal because I think it takes some pressure off of me. However, I did make my first goal a lofty one to help get myself back on track. Basically my first goal is to lose 10.8lbs in 5 weeks. Doable, but definitely more lofty than 5lbs in a month. But, it'll help to get me back on track with my goals.
Since I'm weighing myself every day, I was quite happy to see the number on the scale this morning! In just 2 days I am down 3.4lbs!! Now, I have done this enough to know that you lose water weight in the beginning and I am totally fine with that! The fact of the matter is I weigh 3.4lbs less today than I did Monday. Better yet, I weigh less (by only a half pound, but still) than I did on January 2nd - my first weigh in of 2016. This is a step in the right direction.
I was proud of myself today because I went out to lunch and hadn't planned it ahead of time. I knew that even if I ate 1000 calories at lunch I could still have a calorie deficit on the day, but not like I had Monday and Tuesday. I really wasn't sure what choice I was going to make. We ended up at Applebee's and I ended up getting an item from their "Pub Diet" menu. The meal was 640 calories (my normal lunch is around 500 so this really wasn't much more). It was quite good and I didn't feel like I was depriving myself or anything. I consciously made this choice. I gave myself permission to make a less healthy choice, but I chose healthy (or healthier). These are all steps in the right direction. IF I can actually stay on track this time this will be the first time in a while that it took me just over a month to get back on track.
I like this blog because I am the type of person who goes back and reads my previous posts. It reminds me of how I felt at certain points. I am reminded of how much fun I had in 2011 and 2012 when I was active and training and completely races. It helps re-kindle that motivation. I can also go back and see that I say things like, I feel better when I'm eating like this. Exercising regularly makes me feel better than any pill ever can.
And with that I will leave you.....until next time!
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