Thanksgiving week, a very dangerous holiday indeed. Why do we have a holiday that gives us permission to over eat? I think this is the year that I will take away that permission and tell myself that it is not okay and you've worked too hard to get where you are. Today was weigh in day, I did post a loss this week of 2.4 pounds. I do have to confess that it was not an "earned" loss. Yesterday was a work day. I slept in and did not eat breakfast, I skipped lunch, had an awful day at work emotionally. So I came home decided to skip dinner and went for a 30 minute run. Basically I "punished" myself for being bad all week and did not eat or drink anything on Friday except one cup of coffee with a tablespoon of creamer. That means on Friday my total calorie intake was 37. Not good, I know, but I just could not face another day of weighing in and posting a push or gain. So I cheated. And yes that's what it was cheating. I spent the session talking about my job and how I think the stresses of work have now effected my weight loss efforts. I felt like I am wasting money by just going back and forth the past few months. We discussed the challenges of next week. Not to deprive myself of anything, but not to overindulge either. I again resolve to try harder and be better this week. I also need to make the decision to get off the wall, quit hoping that things will get better and look for something new. It's not my fault that things did not work out and I can't change them or wait for it to get better.
Exercise this week was basically a bust as well, I did get in three crappy runs and my two abs, core and arms, but just barely. Only because I came home Friday and beat myself up. So this week I want four days of running or walking for 30 minutes with my two days of core, abs and arms. Plus I want to not beat myself up because I hate my job right now. So that's a short post on how the week went. I'm still struggling, but at least now I have admitted that I'm struggling to others. Now to work on a plan to change and move on. Here's to hoping that your plate is full, but not too full. Remember that Thanksgiving dinner with out the family being around is just "empty" calories. Throw in an extra few minutes of exercise if you already know you will over eat on Thursday. Till next time, keep moving everyone. ~ Darcy
Thanksgiving week, a very dangerous holiday indeed. Why do we have a holiday that gives us permission to over eat? I think this is the year that I will take away that permission and tell myself that it is not okay and you've worked too hard to get where you are. Today was weigh in day, I did post a loss this week of 2.4 pounds. I do have to confess that it was not an "earned" loss. Yesterday was a work day. I slept in and did not eat breakfast, I skipped lunch, had an awful day at work emotionally. So I came home decided to skip dinner and went for a 30 minute run. Basically I "punished" myself for being bad all week and did not eat or drink anything on Friday except one cup of coffee with a tablespoon of creamer. That means on Friday my total calorie intake was 37. Not good, I know, but I just could not face another day of weighing in and posting a push or gain. So I cheated. And yes that's what it was cheating. I spent the session talking about my job and how I think the stresses of work have now effected my weight loss efforts. I felt like I am wasting money by just going back and forth the past few months. We discussed the challenges of next week. Not to deprive myself of anything, but not to overindulge either. I again resolve to try harder and be better this week. I also need to make the decision to get off the wall, quit hoping that things will get better and look for something new. It's not my fault that things did not work out and I can't change them or wait for it to get better. 
Exercise this week was basically a bust as well, I did get in three crappy runs and my two abs, core and arms, but just barely. Only because I came home Friday and beat myself up. So this week I want four days of running or walking for 30 minutes with my two days of core, abs and arms. Plus I want to not beat myself up because I hate my job right now. So that's a short post on how the week went. I'm still struggling, but at least now I have admitted that I'm struggling to others. Now to work on a plan to change and move on. Here's to hoping that your plate is full, but not too full. Remember that Thanksgiving dinner with out the family being around is just "empty" calories. Throw in an extra few minutes of exercise if you already know you will over eat on Thursday. Till next time, keep moving everyone. ~ Darcy
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