The past couple days I’ve let myself eat everything in sight. I’m not sure why. I stayed home from work today because I wasn’t feeling well. So today has been OP, but only because I feel yucky. Maybe this will help squelch my cravings. Hope everyone’s having a better day than me!
I did it! I hit my WW goal tonight! I was up +0.5 from my unofficial at-home WI last week, but WHO CARES?! I’m at “goal.” (My personal goal is still 13 lbs away.) The 6 week count down now begins, and then I’ll be lifetime and not have to pay! WOO-HOO!!
I need to hang this over my scale… ”Put your big girl panties on and deal with it.”
So yesterday was an attempt to get back on track, which I did for the most part. I had 14 points between breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. But then WH and I were out we hit up the local Marble Slab Creamery for some ice cream and mixins. Yum. I can’t say I’m sorry I ate it. It was delicious, and I wanted it. I’m not going to fret over it. WI is tonight (my first meeting in about 3 weeks due to holidays and functions). Honestly, I’ll be happy if I didn’t gain more than 3 pounds. Anything less will be a pleasant surprise. I know I went over my weekly points this week, and I’m okay with it. There’s always next week. This is a journey and it doesn’t end tonight if I gain. I’m a little disappointed that I probably won’t make my WW goal tonight, but there’s always next week. Good luck to everyone at your post-Thanksgiving weigh-ins! May it not be as bad as you expect it to be!
I totally binged last night and I’m paying for it this morning. The scale read 164 but what’s worse, I feel horrible. I still fill full and I’m sluggish. (Read next sentence with sarcastic tone…) This morning was loads of fun. Nothin’ like washing and fixing long curly hair with 2 bum hands. I found another injury on my shoulder. Last night I woke up a few times to my shoulder hurting when I moved around in bed. Turns out I must have landed on it, too. It’s got a bit of road rash and it’s swollen. Urgh… I’m in the worst of moods today, but I need to get to the gym tonight and not let this keep me from my goals. Like my wonderful husband said as he watched me binge, “Don’t let your fall turn into the fall of your journey.” I can’t let this get me down and make me fearful. I keep trying to tell myself if you fall off the horse, get back on! WH did make me promise that I won’t jog in the ‘hood unless he’s at the house and I can call him if something happened. I always carry my cell and had to call him yesterday to pick me up. If he’s not home, I promised to work out at the gym. This way if Kim the Klutz arrives again, I’ll have others around to help me. I’ve got my lunch, snacks, and dinner planned out and will be back on track today. I sure hope that at tomorrow’s weigh in I’ll reach my WW goal. We’ll have to wait to see how much damage I’ve done for the week. If I don’t make it this week, there’s always next week.
This morning on my run I tripped and hit the pavement. No major injuries, but my hands are cut up and are very tender. I caught most of my weight there and on my left thigh and right knee. Of course now WH is worried about me running in the neighborhood. I’m not concerned. I’m not going to let this ruin my running efforts. The 8K is in about 2 weeks. I can’t stop now. However, for tonight, I’m bummed. I really wanted to put up the Christmas tree and start taking decorations out. My hands hurt too much to start that process. It’ll have to wait a couple days. Plus I just don’t feel very well this evening. I’m not sure what is it. Maybe I’m just beat from being out of town. I ate 2 large servings of chili and some candy. Not a good night on the eating front. I think I’m trying to pacify myself. Of course as we all know, the emotional eating is only making me feel worse. Tomorrow will be a better day.
I did pretty well on our trip to Orlando for Thanksgiving. I didn’t count points but tried to be reasonable with servings and choices. There ended up being only 4 of us for dinner and the meal was only semi-homemade. Therefore there wasn’t any real need to stuff my face…nothing was really worth splurging on. That totally worked in my favor. I did enjoy a few treats but within moderation. I was pretty lucky this holiday. I did miss dressing, though. In my family, there’s always this competition between my mother and aunt about who makes the best dressing between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I missed out on it this year since we were with my husband’s family. They don’t do dressing. I’m going to have to break down and make the boxed kind this week just to get it out of my system. I still want it!
I got to see my best friend this weekend. I miss her so much. Hopefully she dropped by and is reading this! Hi, Laura!
Hopefully not too much damage this week…the scale will let us know in the next couple of days… Now to gear up for the Christmas season. *cringe* This is usually the month of shame for me. I ALWAYS gain weight at this time of year, and this year I’ll be trying to lose weight. I can do it! I CAN DO IT!
Woo Hoo! Another November goal to scratch off! Over the past 2 weeks I’ve lost 3.5 pounds (I didn’t weigh in last week), and I’m under 160 before Thanksgiving! Thanks to all my cheerleaders out there. Wow… This feels great! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
If you recall, last week I didn’t weigh in because WH and I had a dinner function to attend during my meeting time. I’m only 3 pounds from my WW goal and I’m dying to hop on the scale. It was one of my Nov. goals to hit 160 by Thanksgiving, but our WW meeting got canceled for tomorrow. I’m going to have an unofficial WI on my bathroom scale because I can’t wait until next week. I know it won’t count if I meet goal this week, but I just need to make it public for myself. I think I’ve made my goal. I sure hope so because that will be a great motivator for the Thanksgiving holiday!
I could probably run 10 miles straight on a treadmill. Put me in my hilly neighborhood and I’m lucky to run 3 miles. I’ve got about 4 weeks until the 8K race, and I don’t know if I’ve ever run further than 3 miles. I’ve worked out doing varying exercises for that distance, but not running. Today I tried a 5 mile route in my neighborhood and surprised myself. Again, just like last week with the 10 minute mile, I pushed my body to see what the leaner, healthier me could do. I ran almost the entire 5 miles and walked about a 1/2 mile total. Hoo-Wee! At least I know I’ll most likely be able to finish the race in 4 weeks. Now I’d like to work on running the whole thing without walking…or at least reduce my time. I also need to focus on running the hills. They’re killer in the ‘hood. That’s where I struggle as compared to the treadmill. I need to add an incline program to my runs at the Y. It felt like a pretty stellar accomplishment for a chubby girl. I guess running the full 5 miles once a week should be adequate with other cardio and running hill and speed drills during the rest of the week. I’m not following any regime here other than what I make up as I go along. I’m just trying to push myself hard, but also listen to my body to ensure I don’t get hurt or overworked. This is exciting and the race is at a great time- after turkey day and before Christmas. I think I’ll keep the training up even up until after Christmas to help ward off unwanted pounds that I’m so capable of adding on during the holidays.
If you don’t have fitness goals that go beyond how frequently you visit the gym, I highly recommend making some. Make a goal to work on a machine at a higher intensity or try something new until you can stay with it 15 minutes. Pushing the body and seeing a goal reached is so invigorating! Every time a meet a goal, I want to through my hands up in the air like kids do when they cross the finish line. I guess I could, but the lady on the treadmill next to me might look at me a little weird. Make a new goal…You can do it!
I’ve GOT to get to the grocery store tonight and get what? FRUITS AND VEGGIES! Snack away, Kim…. you just better make sure it grows on a tree, bush, or vine!
This sounds kinda crazy and may just be a coincidence, but the weeks that I’ve bought a lot of fruits, like pears, and had to eat one everyday so they wouldn’t go bad and thus, feel guilty for wasting produce, I had my biggest losses. I know I’m not the only person this has happened to. So, to counteract going out of town for 4 days for Thanksgiving, I’ve started a new mantra! Fruits and veggies…fruits and veggies…fruits and veggies…
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