Well, I’m back. SnarkyChic, CraZ, & I have all been going through/dealing with big changes in our various lives. I am trying to find a job in another state. (in my experience, job hunting does little for one’s self-confidence, I am just thankful for having great friends like these guys and the rest of you!)
I still don’t have a job in that other state yet. But I am still working on it and have a few leads. I will let you know when I get one!
In the meantime, I have been not doing very well on my healthy lifestyle efforts; I fell off the C25k wagon. I am going to get back on the wagon though!
Yesterday was the first time in a long time that I stayed within my calorie goals. Right now, I am using sparkpeople.com instead of weightwatchers. But you can use it with WW. I love it. It is similar to WW online but free and I think it might have more content but I’m not sure. I think that both WW online and this system are great because they provide you with so much information and support. Like I said yesterday was Day 1. Today is Day 2. Tomorrow I will be able to report that I stayed within my goals again today. If I can do Day 1 I can Day 100, Day 200, and Day 365.
Sparkpeople tells me that I should reach my goal weight in a year. Of course, I want to reach it this month but that is not reasonable, one year probably is.
It is pretty close to the end of day 2 and it looks like it will be a great day 2! I have had plenty of water, exercised, stretched, and stayed within my calorie guidelines. I am pretty tired though.
This afternoon I found a fun way to both nerd out and get some exercise motivation. On sparkpeople there are different groups one of them is called the Eowyn Challenge. In the movie version of the Lord of the Rings, Eowyn walked with her people from their main city/keep to a fortress refuge. It was a long walk. When the LOR movies where coming out, some women started the Eowyn Challenge – to walk as far as she did. It has become a challege to walk the paths of the various characters of the books. SnarkyChic & I are walking from Bag End in Hobbiton to Rivendell – 458 miles. Tonight I logged my first 1.8. Only 456.2 to go! Woo hoo! I am still hoping to finish the C25K program this summer after the move, in the meantime, I am getting stronger and building endurance.
Filed under: Struggles, goals, self-forgiveness | Tags: running, sabotage, self-forgiveness
I wonder why I keep losing 10 pounds and then sabotage my efforts. I am sure this is something I should try to figure out so as to learn to not do it anymore.
The family wedding was last weekend. It was very nice. I had a great time and even found something to wear. I am trying to get back in focus and make significant progress both with my weight loss and finding a job. I need to get more organized on both fronts and get a plan.
Tonight I started my couch to 5k program. I barely survived my first program! But I can do this! I just noticed found the podcasts that tell you when to run and when to walk with music. I am going to try one next time. It is a 9 week program. That means the soonest race I could do would be the week of May 19. Here is where I will track my progress.
On May 26, 2008, there is the Brian Kraft Memorial 5k. Last year, there were 297 male finishers and 187 female finishers. The fee is $20 ($25 on race day) and I get t-shirt. My brother & his friend are doing a fundraiser that involves hiking the the Appalachian Trail this summer. Maybe if I do a 5k or two, I can learn about organizing one and some day organize a 5k for MLD. I will have to keep my eye out for another 5k that I might want to run in sometime after May 19.
Ok. I have a confession to make….. I haven’t been counting points. There! I said it! I just can’t make myself do it. Some days I’ll make it through breakfast and snack but then lose interest by lunch. Any suggestions?
As you ladies are well aware, I have a discipline problem. I just don’t want to do it. I do think about what I’m eating and I have gotten rid of all of the junk in my house. So if I do snack it’s on carrots, pea pods, etc. Also, the chocolate craving at night has been satisfied by 1 cup coco krispies and 3/4 cup 1% milk (3.5). That is better then the microwaveable brownie I was eating at night.
Ultimately, even if I’m not counting the points online, I am thinking about my food intake. I also need to add the exercise back into my routine. Once the move is completed that will be an easier thing to do.
Well that’s enough soul cleasing for one day. Anymore of that and someone may take away my bar card.
Traveling is going to be my down fall. The last week and a half has been a real challenged. I tried to stick to the points as much as possible but it was hard. First, my mom’s house is insane. There were cookies, chips/dip and various other varieties of tempting food. I tried to stick with carrots butI have to admit I gave into temptation. I really like chips and dip.
I had hope for my trip to DC and WW. I did do OK but the cookies during the breaks were calling my name. Also, I thought it might be rude to the conference organizers if I didn’t partake of their cookies. You know me…I am nothing if not polite. Thankfully I go home tomorrow morning. I have healthy food at my house.
Also, I was unable to weigh in this weekend. I think I might have found the pounds you ladies lost… finders keepers… Anyway, I am hopeful for this weekend and next week.
I hope everyone has a great week.
In my first week, I did lose 4 pounds. This week, I have maintained that loss. I’ll be honest here, I weigh myself nearly every day. I’m not sure why I do that. I know I’m not supposed to but I do. Maybe some day I’ll stop doing that.
Even though I have maintained that loss this week, it has been a rough week. Monday I had to pick K up an hour away from work and get to a meeting by 6 p.m. So I left work early and built in about 40 minutes to allow me to stop at Subway for a sandwich. Naturally, there was an accident which ate up all of my extra time and made me 15 minutes late for the meeting. Then we stayed and chatted after the meeting which meant we had Wendy’s for dinner. Wendy’s for dinner is a 13 point dinner for me. 7 points for my jr. cheeseb and 6 for a small fry. Yumm-0. I heart Wendy’s.
Yesterday, I had a final pre-trial in the a.m. & K’s bus was late. Which meant, you know it, I had a donut for breakfast. Then I had jury selection at 1 p.m. and I had filings to get in before that. I didn’t know before we left how many other cases would be picking. Last time it was 5 and I didn’t get out of there until 6 p.m. So I brought a granola bar with me and ran through a drive through for lunch. Yes, it was Wendy’s. I heart Wendy’s. So it was a 13 point lunch. Dinner was not much better as K announced it was family fun night. This meant she made us blueberry smoothies (with honey, yogurt, b.berries, and milk, yummy, with good things from the berries and yogurt but lots o’ sugar which means more points!) and I made us some cheesy broccoli and chicken breasts. Being family fun night, she talked me into the betty crocker mini-cakes in the cake isle. They are 3 points each and come in 2’s. We picked the chocolate fudge. You add a little bit of water and microwave for 30 seconds. Very chocolatey and very yummy. I now have 9.5 flex points left. 9.5! Last friday was wonderful because it was my last night and I had like 12 points left for dinner plus 14 flex points left! This friday will suck.
To top of my bad eating this week, I exercised on Saturday. That’s it. I need to make exercising a priority every day. I guess I am going to have to start getting up earlier in the morning.
So that’s where I am.
