Weekly Weigh-In

Tuesdays are my weekly weigh in day and today I was excited for it. I've been working really hard to eat healthy over the last week and it worked! I'm down 5lbs this week! Sure, last week was my TOM, so I'm sure I was retaining some water, but I'm proud of this loss. I celebrated by taking a short walk before work (I was 10 minutes early, so I walked a couple of blocks) and eating a healthy breakfast. Here's to another healthy week!

NSV

I've been avoiding all the post-holidays treats in our breakroom by having a peppermint whenever I'm craving something sweet. I really wanted a cookie after lunch, but I told myself that I'd have a peppermint then, and if at 3pm I wanted the cookie instead of my healthier snack, I could. Turns out, it's almost 3pm and the sweet craving is gone and now I can have my healthy snack guilt-free! It's the little things.

Not exactly what I was planning...

Starting 2015 off with severe lower back pain is not exactly what I had planned! Hopefully this IcyHot will work wonders and I'll get back to feeling fine tomorrow! I had to reschedule my gym session today for this weekend (I can still make 5x for the week). Guess my body just needed a day off. BUT, my eating has been on point the last couple days, so I'm not too worried about it!

Post-Race Blues

It's been just over two weeks since the half-marathon. I'm finally getting back into the workout swing... I took 2 zumba classes last week, had a short 15-minute weight lifting session (pre-zumba class), and went for a 2.43 mile run. Tonight I'm headed back to zumba and I have 2 runs scheduled this week (Christmas/gym not having classes/traveling have prevented much more than this) -- but overall, I'm OK with my exercising. I'll knock it up to 4-5 days a week after the new year/things settle down.

What I've been struggling bigtime with is my eating. I've been eating EVERYTHING in sight lately. And things not in sight. I've gotten into a really crappy habit of stopping somewhere on my way to work and getting a soda and a snack or two or three. I'm probably eating 1000 calories before 9am. It's out of control and I'm not really sure what's happening. All I know is that I need to STOP. Every day that passes I know it's getting harder and harder to get to my 30th birthday goal. If I get things in gear now, I can still make it, but I'm sabotaging myself. And I don't know why. My life is in a really good place right now. My depression is sneaking back in, but I think that's because I'm eating like crap which means I'm not getting good sleep, which brings down my defense mechanisms. It's an awful cycle.

For now, I'm going to go to the library and pick up a book about weightlifting and then head to the gym. And have a reasonable dinner when I get home (thanks to TheBoy). And hope for a better day tomorrow.

Week WhoKnows Weigh-In

A little MIA lately due to traveling and just an overall hectic schedule -- but I'm happy to report that I've kept the weight off during that time! Haven't lost (much) but maintaining the loss I had is good!


Starting Weight: 247.8 lbs
Last Weigh In: 246.6 lbs
Current Weight: 246.0
Difference: -0.6 lbs
Net Total: -1.8 lbs

Week 11 Weigh In -- a REAL loss

Well it only took 3 months, but I actually have a REAL loss to report. One that gets me to net negative! Hopefully this is the first of many to come.


Starting Weight: 247.8 lbs
Last Week's Weight: 252.6 lbs
Current Weight: 246.6
Difference: -6.0 lbs
Net Total: -1.2 lbs

 I started logging my food again (and being truthful about it) -- and I've been walking a lot more. I got a fitbit a couple weeks ago and I've been pushing to get more and more steps. On days I don't run, I try to make it to 10,000 steps. With a couple of exceptions, I've been really good at it! I'm leaving for work early today so I can get an extra mile in! 

Week 10

Blah blah blah.

I'm still in the same place I have been for months.

252.6 on the scale this morning. I am chalking SOME of that up to TOM, but I'm owning the rest. I've really been slacking.

BUT, I did run 10 miles without stopping this weekend. What the what?