Christy

Well, it’s time for me to saddle up and get down to business. This past week hasn’t been so pretty, at least in my eyes. Do you ever feel like when you are so focused on one thing, it’s hard to maintain focus on other things? That’s me.

My sites have been so heavily set on Team in Training and stressing about fundraising, that all I want to do is eat. Seriously.

*beep beep beep beep*

That’s the sound of the forklift backing up to my mouth so I can shovel the food in.

It’s got to stop. Fast.

My infractions for the week:

1. Candy.
2. Chocolate covered strawberries.
3. Party treats at my son’s Valentine’s Day party. Way too many treats.
4. The Pioneer Woman’s chicken parmigiana.
5. Chocolate frozen yogurt with peanut butter spooned on top.
6. More candy.
7. Not enough water.

I do *not* normally eat this way. I purposely don’t keep candy and sweet treats in the house because, HELLO, look what happens. No control!

On a good note, I will say that one night I scooped a heapin’ helpin’ of fro yo into a bowl and topped it with an extra large dollup of extra crunchy peanut butter, and after the first bite I was so disappointed in myself that I put the bowl in the sink and ran hot water on it! HA! That took some willpower. I mean who wants to waste chocolate peanut buttery goodness like that?!

Did you know that extra crunchy peanut butter has 200 calories in TWO TABLESPOONS, and that 2 tablespoons is to be measured level, as in NOT heapin’? Yup.

Another positive is that my training for the San Diego 1/2 marathon is going great! My runs have been amazing and so invigorating!!

So that’s it. Hopefully the scales will be nice to me in the morning. Lord knows I’ll be hitting the Last Chance Tworkout with extra intensity tonight!

This week I have been back on my game. Totally tracking every.single.point I consume via Weight Watchers online, exercising 5 out of 7 days, drinking lots of water, etc.

But let’s talk about counting those Points.

My daily allowance of Weight Watchers Points is 22. That averages out to about 1200 calories a day, give or take a hundred here or there for consuming things higher in fiber. After spinning my wheels for the past couple of months and not following the plan, getting back on it has been hard. Like Christie, I feel like I’m starving half the time, and I know it’s all in my head! I’m not really starving, I’m just not used to accounting for everything that goes into my mouth. So I get those blessed extra 35 Flex Points each week, and while I used to save them up for a splurge meal, this past week I was dipping in to them and using 3-5 on a daily basis. Then comes Friday, which was our night to dine out. We went to Fuddruckers. I hadn’t had a real hamburger in ages. Or fries or onion rings. Now I will give myself some credit, because I did order a buffalo burger, which is much lower in fat and calories, and it did come on a wheat bun, BUT I also ordered fries AND onion rings, AND I smothered everything in fake cheese sauce. Have you ever had Fuddruckers fake cheese? It’s DIVINE. Don’t ever eat it, m’kay?!

I pretty much blew through the rest of my daily points AND all of my Flex Points, and even some of the Activity Points I’d earned. All on one stupid meal. Totally, totally not worth it.

Since Saturday, I’ve been desperately trying to stick to my 22 daily Points, and it’s be SUCK CITY.

Last night I gave into temptation. Now let me just tell you, before you roll your eyes so hard they fall right out of your head, that my crazy splurges are not what they used to be. I didn’t eat a whole package of cookies (ye,s I’ve done this), or a king size Snickers (used to be weekly), or a half-dozen cupcakes (don’t judge). I ate TWO Chocolate Brownie Z-bars dipped in Light Cool Whip. Generously dipped, over and over and over. That’s about 6 points, or over 1/4 of my daily Points, when I didn’t have any left.

So, what have I learned from this? I will be very stingy with my Flex Points from now on. I certainly will not blow all of them, plus some, on one meal again. I know there is no reason for me to be hungry as long as I’m using my Points wisely. WISELY. Oh, and next time I decide to give into temptation, I’ll only eat ONE Z-bar. Promise. And there won’t be any Cool Whip involved.

Ahhhh, True Confessions Tuesday. As the little button suggests, there’s no bull allowed around here today! It’s time to get it all off our chests, or rear ends, or muffin tops. Whatever. Anyway, you’ll feel better, I’ll feel better, it will be a veritable better feeling FEST!

Here are mine!

1. I went skiing last week! First time. While there was lots of activity involved, there was also lots of hot chocolate. The kind that comes out of one of those machines. Totally NOT diet.
2. We found a cozy little Chinese restaurant in New Mexico, of all places! The Great Wall of China = SODIUM CITY. We ate there 2x.
3. I totally didn’t drink enough water EVEN after reading that when you’re skiing it’s easy for your body to get dehydrated without you even realizing it. And eating snow will only make it worse. Harumph.
4. When we drove home, we were in the car for hours and hours for 2 days. I ate a lot of snacks. LOTS OF SNACKS. While they weren’t necessarily bad snacks, any snack is bad if you eat 10 servings of it over a 2 hour period. Did you know that?
5. I may have eaten some gargantuan fried shrimp sometime last week. And a creme brulee. I can’t say for sure, though.

Okay, I think that’s it! Not so bad, right?

Lord have mercy. Seriously. The business of busy-ness is really taking a toll on me. Running here and there and everywhere has my routine all fouled up. I need to take some deep breathes and get back on track.

When December first started, I smugly proclaimed that *I* would not let the holiday season get the best of me. Not me. No way in hell. While the month started off pretty well, now that we’ve reached the midway point, I feel myself sliding a little. Maybe it was:

• The out of town wedding this past weekend, where I ate every meal out, and didn’t make the wisest choices. Oh, I also had 2 slices of cake, because it was a WEDDING and there was an amazing wedding cake AND a chocolate grooms cake. Killer.
• While I did my EA SPORTS Active More Workouts every day last week, I didn’t get a chance to run because the rain, which led to lots of mud, and when you live on a dirt road, mud is no fun (unless you’re mud wrestling in a bikini, which means you need to RUN in order to look good in said bikini). I haven’t run in over a week, needless to say I’m not in bikini condition. SUCK.
• My water intake is SUCKING. I completely blame this on the fact that I lost my 32 ounce water bottle. I totally need a new water bottle STAT.
• I haven’t registered for the Sisterhood 1/2 marathon with Team in Training yet. I fully intend to soon, but I just haven’t had time!

Instead of sitting here feeling sorry for myself like a lazy slob on the couch, I’m going to fire up More Workouts to see if I can’t turn this slide around. Seriously. I’m not going down without a fight and I fully intend on finishing out the Shrink-a-Versary Extravaganza Challenge with a loss and not a gain!!

It’s that time of week when we confess all of our transgressions at the sisterhood! I’m sad to say I’ve had more than a couple this past week!

1. On Thursday night I had a steak. I figured an 8 ounce filet mignon was better than 90% of the other crap on the menu. I even had steamed veggies with it. I did have more than my fair share of a shared dessert. OY. I have to say it was SO yummy and I hadn’t had a steak in FOREVER!!!!!! Totally worth it, if that had been my only splurge!
2. Let’s see…..I cooked pretty healthily the rest of the weekend, but my downfall was eating too much of what I cooked.
3. One word: snacking. Too much.
4. Brownies, but they sucked, so I didn’t eat more than one, and tossed/pawned off the rest.
5. My worst offense was not drinking enough water. Seriously. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Normally I have no problem downing 100+ ounces a day, but I’m struggling to get 1/2 of that lately. Maybe because it’s cold and rainy, and coffee tastes so much better. Plus coffee is warm. I know I need more water, I just need to keep refilling that glass and drinking.
6. I’ve been doing decent with my EA SPORTS Active workouts, and even managed to get in 2 short runs despite the craptastic Texas weather.

So those are my confessions.

Considering I’ve had a week of celebrating birthdays (mine and my son’s), I don’t really think I have much to confess, but here goes!

1. I made 3 cakes and only had 2 small pieces.
2. I may or may not have licked one of the beaters, and the icing off the spatula when I was baking.
3. I have not been drinking enough water. I’m not sure what’s up with that, honestly. I should get off my ass and get some right now, huh?
4. I haven’t been keeping up with the EAS 30-Day challenge. As a matter of fact, I haven’t worked out with it since last Thursday. I blame it on family being in town and birthday parties. Well, that and I’ve just been lazy. I will complete the 30 days, just not on time. Boo. Hissssssss.
5. On a positive note, I bought a snazzy pair of running shoes. They aren’t even ugly. Actually, they are quite snazzy.
6. I got new tubes put in my jogging stroller tires. Also something called goo or goop, or something like that. It’s supposed to keep them from going flat if I run over a burr.
7. I also got a cute, red iPod Nano for my birthday, and the Nike + stuffs. So very cool. Now I just need to download some tunes!!
8. I think I’m done. And yes, I’m going to drink some water. RIGHT NOW.

Honestly, I don’t feel like I have much to confess this week. Next week, will be a different story though! My son’s birthday is Thursday and mine is Friday, so let me tell you there will be cake, and parties, and lots of food.

Anyway, here are my confessions:

1. I’d gotten a little behind on the EAS 30-day Challenge, but now I’m just about caught up! I think I’m only 1 day behind now, which isn’t bad!
2. I’ve been eating really well, and obviously working out, even adding in some extra workouts and outdoor activities.
3. I have been very stressed because of party planning and trying to fit everything in to my daily schedule.
4. I’ve also been stressed because I have family coming to visit.
5. Everyday when I step on the scales the number is worse. I just don’t get it. It’s so very frustrating.
6. This past week, I’ve considered giving up more than once. Heck, more than 3 times. I’m just really over this.
7. This is going to turn into a big, fat whinefest. I can feel it.
8. WHY is it that I’m working out, more than I’ve ever worked out, and it seems like I’m running backwards? For real.
9. Okay, I’m done. I’m going to go drink some water, since I just got done working out. TWICE.

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.

Once again, it’s time for some fessing up

1. I am still weighing myself everyday. Sometimes more than once a day.
2. My weight is going up instead of down this week.
3. That really pisses me off because I’m doing so good this week.
4. I’ve even worked out or gone hiking most days.
5. And I never work out.
6. Phooey.
7. For dinner tonight, I’m making the same thing we had last night.
8. It was that good!
9. You can find the recipe here, thanks to our very own Lisa!!
10. If I weigh more tomorrow than I did today, I might cry.