Ah, the weekly weigh in. I wasn't dreading the scales this week, but I sure wasn't expecting the surprise I got either! Today I had a 7.4 pound loss! I really expected to be at or near the 190 mark, I really did. I think next week will be a struggle because of this number, but I'm okay with that. Let me explain. Yesterday was not a good day at all. Work was hectic and I skipped lunch. When I got home last night I was hungry and upset. I ate way too fast and didn't keep any of the food down. My husband tried to get me to eat or at least drink water, but nothing was appealing at that point and I just showered and went to bed. So I think the loss is a bit misleading, but I can work with it. I am totally happy to be under my lowest point for last year though. Last September the lowest I got was 187 before I started yo-yoing up and down. And eventually ended up with a gain of about 20 pounds. So like I told my counselor today, this to me is my beginning point.
So this week we talked again about sleep, I'm still not doing very well in this department. I still average about 4-5 hours of sleep. One night I even went as low as 3 hours! Yikes! So she gave some suggestions on how to unwind and things that I should probably stay away from, like t.v while in bed. So I will still fight the sleep monster this week. I'll try a little harder this week. We also talked about ways to reward myself for reaching a goal. I'm planning on buying a new pair of running shoes this coming week and last week I bought the "Weight Ball Kit" to start working out my arms. She wants me to come up with a reward that is not centered around exercise or weight loss. Any suggestions???
Last week we had talked about lowering my daily calories, but after my loss this week, my counselor had serious doubts about lowering them at all. Well, we talked and we agreed that I would try one week at 1200 calories and see how I did. I have to go in early next week because of my work schedule next week so I will go in on Wednesday evening. She will weigh me three days early and I had to promise to honest about how I was feeling physically when I go in. If I'm losing too much too fast we will add some extra fruits and yogurt to the rest of next week. So that's this week. I've had a total of a 21.4 pound weight loss since starting JC a little over a month ago. This is definitely not typical and not something that they shoot for in a month. But I'm happy with it. Come on summer "Skinny Clothes"! Doing the "Happy Dance"!
As for my running this week, so far I've put in a total of 23 miles. Not unhappy with this either. Today's long run was a little rough, but I'm sure that was because I didn't get enough calories in my body on Friday. I still pushed myself and finished my long run with 5.2 miles. Now the last mile I walked a little more than normal. I'm totally sure I was wore out because I didn't have enough fuel in my body. So I'm getting closer to that 6 mile mark. Next week I will push a little more and see if I can reach out and touch it just a little with my finger tips. I still have well over a month and a half to until the race. That's it for this week. Til next week, keep moving!
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