New Day, New Week

Let us not discuss my eating habits during my business trip. Suffice it to say; things did not go well.

On the bright side, today starts a new week for me. I have all of my weekly Points back and I am ready to buckle back down.

My schedule for the next week is busy but open enough to allow for exercise during the evenings, I am going shopping tomorrow for healthy foods, and, I have no doubt that I will get back on track.

Back in Good Grace

Yesterday, I did 20 minutes on the elliptical, which earned me enough activity points to pull my weekly balance out of negative numbers.

Today, I leave on a business trip that will be a challenge to accomplish without going over my daily allotted Points, but; I am determined to do it.

We shall see how that goes.

Not Gonna Lie

Yesterday sucked. Or, more specifically, I sucked, yesterday.

And, it’s a shame because I was doing so well! I stayed on Points all day! I ate whole foods! Fruits! Vegetables! I exercised on the elliptical (ok, for 15 minutes, but, still!)! I drank water! I had less than one Diet Pepsi!

And, then…I blew it all on four fun-sized Baby Ruths.

I am now -1 Point FOR THE WEEK! I blew through 49 discretionary Points in like two seconds! And, I am traveling for work tomorrow so I won’t have those Points to fall back on.

This is really, really bad.

On the other hand, I tracked every one of those Points. I didn’t lie to myself by trying to say that; if I didn’t track them, they didn’t happen,  because, they did. I did it. I ate crap on an otherwise pretty awesome day.

I guess all I can do is learn from this. And, I will do better today. And, I will be super-diligent on my trip because, I have no choice. I have no Points to play with.

I hope, one day, I can look back at this and see it as a turning point; the day that I sucked it up and accepted responsibility and made some changes.

That’s the new goal.

Off and Running

Hugh finally put together my new elliptical machine last night. At three o’clock  this morning, he woke up with the stomach flu; he thinks the two are connected but I think he’s crazy. Oh, and he thinks I put something in his food to make him sick. Yeah, because I love to be woken up by the sounds of vomit splashing into the toilet bowl at three o’clock in the morning.

 

Or not.

 

Anyway, the machine is ready to go. Now, all I have to do is find some time to get started. I’m hoping for later this evening, once I am home from the hardware store. Unfortunately, since that will happen at almost 7:00, actually finding the energy to get on the machine may prove challenging.

 

Happily, I am up for the challenge.

 

Assuming I don’t get sick. Pleaseohpleaseohplease, don’t let me get sick.

***Edited to add: I managed fifteen minutes on the elliptical! And I haven't thrown up! Things are looking up.

Blowing the Dust Off

156

Well it's been forever since I updated this, and, by forever, I mean twenty pounds ago. Twenty pounds gained, I should clarify.

I could get angry and beat myself up about it, or, I could buckle down and do something about it, which; is exactly what I am doing. This won't be easy, and here's why:

Several things have changed in my life. I have a new day job. This isn't to say that I quit my old day job; I merely added the hours that I spent at that job to the end of my day. So, I am working a lot.

I also have the added stress of an economy that is trying to kill me. Or, to kill the business that accounts for half of the hours that I work. The stress has contributed to the weight gain, as well to a general feeling of unhappiness and dissatisfaction with my life; hence the second job.

Second job may be my saving grace, however, because; Second (really first since it's nine-to-five) Job, gives me a sense of financial security and I actually enjoy it, and, the people with whom I work. The workplace also has a firm wellness philosophy, which is helping me with my plan to lose the weight.

And, what is that plan? Weight Watchers Online. Counting every point. Making better food choices and drinking water.

I also just purchased an elliptical, and, assuming my husband ever gets off his ass and assembles it; I plan on using it for the majority of my cardio throughout the winter.

Anyway, I'm back at it, is what I mean to say. My goal weight is 125, long-range. In the short-term, I will take whatever weight loss I can get, hoping for one to two pounds a week.

Fingers crossed.

Second Verse, Same as the First

Day two and I'm hanging in there. Actually, I'm doing better than hanging in; I'm swingin'. I haven't given in to the cravings for chocolate and fatty chips and I've managed to count every point, the good, the bad and the ugly. Surprisingly, it hasn't been as ugly as I thought it would be; I went over Points both days but, not by more than three or four Points and, really, doing so used my Discretionary Points which I have tried not to use in the past but; I figure I'm not eating crap so, I deserve to use a few of those Points.

Of course, once I get myself back in balance (for me); I'll try not to use those Points unless we are eating out or for other special occasions.

On the exercise front; there hasn't been any. I do plan to re-new my membership at the local gym later today, however. I hear they have a new stairclimber/treadmill device that is the Bomb and, back in the day, I utilized a Stairmaster into dust, such was my dedication to using it every day.

For strength, flexibility and core work, I will go back to DVDs at home, hopefully next week. I realize that I am taking baby steps here but, I figure baby steps are better than nothing.

Ultimate goal: Not to be the fat sister at Christmas. Really, is that asking so much of myself? I think not.

And Here We Go. AGAIN

Today is the first of November. I have lost so much ground over the past two months, it isn't even funny. In a mere 27 days, I will turn 43 and I am determined to feel good when I do. I might not look good but; I will definitely feel good, godamnit.

So, Day One of no processed sugar which, as we all know, is my nemesis; the biggest roadblock to my good health and decent eating habits.

I also intend to journal on the WW site daily (30 days, I can do that) and we'll see how I feel by the 28th.

So, yeah; back on the wagon. AGAIN.