Christy

This week I was SO looking forward to finally falling into the 130s, and it didn’t happen. I’ve been on this journey long enough to not let this get me down. I know I’m doing what I need to do, and this past week I may have overindulged in the salty & sweet foods just a little bit too much. Overindulgence wasn’t the only thing on the menu though, because I also exercised like a maniac! The exercise wasn’t quite enough for me to register a loss, though.

So I know where I went wrong: birthday cake, Italian food, apple pie, too much food at my son’s school t-day party, etc. etc.

And I also know where I went right: 6.8 miles logged (25.8 total for the challenge), 3 days of my EA SPORTS Active 6 Week Challenge

The results:
Last week: 141.2
This week: 141.6
Gain: 0.4

It’s really a minor gain, and I know I’ll get it off, I just hope that I don’t add to it over the next few days! I see lots of water, exercise, and portion control in my very near future!

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL of you! Hope it’s wonderful for you

It’s Monday and I have a lot to confess. So much. While I tried, and mostly succeeded, to make good choices over the holiday weekend, it didn’t always work out.

1. We had friends in town, and that meant going out to eat ALOT.
2. I suck at eating healthy when dining out.  SUCK.
3. I ordered 1/2 & 1/2 soup and sandwich on Friday. I really wanted a burger, but I resisted. I had a couple of fried pickles.
4. Instead of the steak I wanted to order on Saturday night, I had a grilled chicken breast. But I did indulge in mashed potatoes! Fair trade off, I think.
5. We made s’mores. I ate alot of them. The end.
6. I really wanted pancakes on Sunday morning, but I ordered a Western omlette instead. Unfortunately, it was drowning in cheese
7. It was all over on Sunday afternoon. I skipped lunch because breakfast was kinda more like lunch, and then I had 2/3 of a cheeseburger, a hot dog (reduced fat at least!), baked beans, artichoke dip, beer, banana pudding (made with FF pudding and reduced fat Nilla wafers, but at this point, did it really matter?), beer, and not much water.
8. I’m pretty much a swollen mess right now. It sucks and I wish I could rewind the entire day yesterday. I would have eaten dry toast and coffee for breakfast and stuck with just hot dogs for dinner. Ugh.
9. What’s done is done. I can only hope that the number on the scale goes down today and tomorrow. If not, then I’ll be reporting a gain on Wednesday, and I really, really, really don’t want to report a gain.
10. That would suck my ass.

I haven’t been around much lately, well, I have, but only behind the scenes, because I feel like a big, fat failure right now. I lost my momentum, had a couple of bad weeks, and then went out of town for a week. It seems like as soon as I quit shredding, it all went straight to hell. And no, I haven’t started on the second Shred challenge because I was out of town last week and I’m being honest when I say there was absolutely NO time.

So I’m here to admit my shortcomings. To tell you that I’ve gained weight, although I’m not really sure how much. I haven’t been drinking near enough water. I’m not counting my points. I’m not exercising. The worst thing is I feel like total and complete CRAP. I know what I need to do, it just seems easier to ignore it right now.

Tomorrow is a brand new day. I won’t be traveling, which means I’ll be home and in control of my menu. I’ll have my trusty water bottle at my side and I’ll drink from it! I’ll also have time to start Shredding again, and I will. I promise.

I’m not looking forward to the final weigh-in for this challenge on Wednesday. Not one bit. When I started this challenge, I was at an all time low of 146 point something. I’m much closer to that dreaded 150. So in 8 weeks, I lost nothing and most likely will register a gain. FAIL.

Have you had a rough time? Do you tend to stick your head in the sand when things are going so well? Tell me how you right the wrongs when you fall off course. I need all the help I can get!