Mile Markers, they come and they go.....

Yesterday was my birthday!  I really didn't want to do anything special for the day, but sit home and enjoy the quiet of my little world.  I really don't like my birthdays much, to tell you the truth, I don't like that I'm getting older.  I don't feel any older, I still feel like I'm in my late 20's or early 30's.  I know I can't stop time and I really don't think I'd want to, but I just don't feel old.  Anyway, I did go out for dinner to Red Lobster with my husband.  With all the changes in our lives the past three months, we really can't afford much and with my JC program, it's hard sometimes to think about eat at a restaurant.  But Ahtesham wanted to do something to make the day special so we went and enjoyed each other's company.  That said, my weigh in to day was not good, my new number is 165.4, that is a 2 ounce gain from last week.  No, my consultant is not worried, I'm not really worried, but I would be happier if it was 2 ounces less instead of 2 ounces more.  Just means next week will be a really good week, right?  So I'm calling this week a push.  I do wonder why though that restaurants feel the need to put a layer of rock salt on the outside of the baked potatoes?  Do they not know we as a country are over weight?  That we have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and that we really don't need any more salt in our diets?  I also have a confession to make......the food didn't taste as good as I thought it would or as I remembered it tasting.  Is that sad?  Does that mean I've learned something?  What does that mean?  I did enjoy the meal, don't get me wrong, but it didn't taste as good as I remembered.  I can only hope that this means I've turned a corner with food and my addiction.  My consultant talked about the fact that over all for the week I hadn't even made my 1200 calorie mark.  On average for the week I was at 1000 a day, what happened this week?  Like I just said, food just wasn't "all that" anymore this week.  I guess we'll have to wait and see if this is just a phase or if I've really changed.  So I'm still four pounds from my next mini goal, my husband's weight and 25 pounds from my JC goal.  I had two people this week tell me that they think I look good now and I don't think I should lose another 25 pounds.  That made me smile.  But you know I will keep going until I reach my goal and if I look awful at 140 then I can always put on a few pounds.   I know I know how to do that!  So this week the plan is to continue with my 1200 daily calories and to try to get them all in.                                    

Workouts this week were tough, I added time and miles to everything this week and I believe I paid for it today.  Yesterday I did 8 miles and for the rest of the day my back hurt.  Yes, I need to work on my core, I've added two core workouts to my week, but now I'm thinking I might have to add one more day.  This morning's run did not go well because of the back pain, I could only force the body to suffer through 30 minutes of running and then I walked the rest of my workout.  So this coming week will be an easy week, to give the body a break.  I also need to change the battery in my foot pod, I can't believe it died today during my run.   Really things need to be replaced????  So that was my week, so looking forward to getting out of the 160 range now and into the 50's!  Until next time, keep moving everyone ~ Darcy