6/14/18

Reading Old Blog Posts To Gain New Perspective


As I was combing through some old blog posts, I found one titled, When The WW Center Is Next To The Liquor Store, that caused me to pause and re-read it.  I remember going into the liquor store that evening and I remember feeling like a huge failure for being so far over my goal.
The blogpost is dated September 22, 2015.  I went back and looked at my weight loss record to see what I was weighing around that time.  It is no surprise that I didn’t actually log any weight for several months since I was avoiding the scale.
The previous weight I have logged is from August 24, 2015 and is 209.4. 
 

You know that saying, “I wish I was as thin as I was when I thought I was fat.”  Yeah, I’d kill to be 209 again.
The next weight I have logged is from December 10, 2015 and is 220.6. 
 

I had been teetering on the cusp of 220s for a few months now, which makes me really happy since I had gotten back up to 253 as logged on June 27, 2016. 
 

Since I life so much of my life in the day-to-day tracking and the week-to-week scale numbers, it is exhausting and feels like so much work.  It can also be really discouraging to feel as if you are moving at the speed of a turtle.
 

Slow losing is still losing.  And as the days dwindle towards the end of my mental break, I find myself getting more excited to attend my next WW meeting and even more excited to stay the course.

6/13/18

An On-Track Day (Minus The Actual Tracking Part)


Here is my new Jamberry manicure called Carnival.  If my nails were just a smidge longer the pink would show better.  It sure is a fun wrap.

 


I had a great day yesterday as far as food and activity was concerned.  It feel really good at the end of the evening to go to bed knowing you were on track and making good decisions.  My meals weren’t exciting but they were at least healthy!

Breakfast: potatoes cooked in olive oil, two eggs, and left over Canadian bacon from our breakfast at Original Pancake House.  I had coffee and watermelon on the side.
Lunch: Chicken breast cooked in olive oil, salad, and light Italian dressing.  I had a little watermelon for dessert.

Dinner: Pork roast, corn on the cob, green beans, and watermelon.

Snack: Greek yogurt, strawberries, iced coffee with chocolate Muscle Milk and coconut creamer and grapes on my drive home from the gym.

Kelsey and I tried a new-to-us class at the gym called Looped In which involved using a looped stretchy band contraption around your thighs and then later around your ankles to increase the resistance.  It was a really good workout and I was worried I’d be super sore today.  Thankfully, I can still walk!  I am working a 12-hour shift today and then we are planning to meet at the gym for the Pound class tonight.

Grapes were $0.98 per pound at Albertson’s and the sale ended yesterday.  My Mom told me about it so I popped in real quick on my way home from the gym.  I bought almost five pounds of a combo of green and red grapes and they are both delicious.  I’m headed out of town early Friday morning so I’ve got lots of grapes to eat in the new couple of days.  Don’t worry, I’m up for the challenge!  The watermelon got finished up last night and I’ve still got a few strawberries too.  I love fresh fruit.  The watermelon I had this week was really tasty.

My meals today aren’t really exciting but again, they are on track.

Breakfast: Overnight oats made with Greek yogurt, almond milk, cinnamon and apple Better Than Oats, and steel cut oats.  I topped it with strawberries, peanut butter, and honey.  (The instant oatmeal packs I found, used to be called Oat Fit but now is Better Than Oats, at Winco have turned into some really delicious overnight oats.  I love that they have great flavor and not much sugar.  Win-Win.)

Lunch: Chicken breast cooked in olive oil, salad, and light Italian dressing.

Dinner: I’ll make a Boca burger after the gym and some cut potato fries in the air fryer.

Snack: String cheese, grapes, Greek yogurt, strawberries, and iced coffee with chocolate Muscle Milk and coconut creamer at work.  I’ve packed extra food today due to my 12-hour shift and my gym meet-up right afterwards.

It is my Double Star day at Starbucks and I’ve been needing to stock up on more coffee pods.  I love when I can do that and earn double the reward stars.

6/12/18

How Is The Mental Break Going? Eh...Pretty Good


I’m still feeling a bit tired from the weekend coupled with not getting to bed at a decent hour so far this week.  I find I’m highly unmotivated!

 


I have not logged a weigh-in since May 14th and I’ve not logged anything in my tracker since May 23rd.  I know I am not crazy off-track but I do think I have gained some weight.  My plan is to pop into a WW meeting and get on the scale next Saturday.  I’ll deal with the “damage” then but in the meantime, I am hoping I have balanced out my food/splurges at least a little bit. 

The mental break has been good.  I do still think to myself, “I need to track that” and then I remember I’m taking a break.  Of course I can still track even if I am on a mental break.  I have not been highly motivated to return to the gym this week but my schedule does allow evening classes.  I schedule a class this evening, tomorrow, and Thursday with Kelsey at the various gym locations.  I’m also trying out a new class.  It is nice to have extra accountability (because I already texted her to cancel and she has her bag packed and is planning to go).

 


As far as food goes, I find that I am on track early in the day and it dwindles as the day progresses.  I’m saying no to sugar again and that makes me feel tons better.  Some days I feel really good and others I feel like I’ve gained a million pounds.  Isn’t the body so interesting?