I couldn’t go to my regular meeting again this week, because I had a work conflict, but according to my scale at home, I was exactly the same as I was last week! I always think that is so weird when that happens, especially when you eat different things, and do different exercises, that at the end of the week it could be exactly the same amount. Anyway, I’m glad it is not up, since my area was without power for 2 1/2 days because of a bad storm and I had a slight melt down and had a Big Mac attack! (but we won’t talk about that). The one thing I don’t want to do, is since I haven’t really progressed that much the last couple of weeks, I need to shake things up again. I have been making good choices (except for the Big Mac) and I don’t want to get complacent and fall back into old habits and the next thing you know, I will have gained the 17 pounds I have lost so far! My goal for the next week, is to write stuff down in my food journal. I think I have been eating too little during the day, and subsequently eating more at night because in my head I am thinking “I hardly ate anything today!” The other goal I am going to work on is make a specific work out schedule with my husband so I know for sure when I am going, and I will make it more of a priority. I have read before that people who make working out like an appointment, carving out time for that, are more likely to stick to an exercise regime. I have no excuse either, I just have to make a schedule and stick to it!
This leads me to another thing I was thinking about today. When you are losing weight there are so many choices that come at you during the day that may hamper your weight loss efforts. Someone at work brings in donuts or cookies, you get asked out to lunch, someone has candy at their desk, you get invited somewhere for dinner, or you have to go out to dinner for convenience. Whatever it is, I am trying my hardest to make the best choices just for today. I’m not going to worry about tomorrow, but for today, I am going to do the best I can. Since my power has been out, I had to go to 7-11 this morning to get breakfast for work. I know they have those tiny cups of cereal, and I thought I could get skim milk and a banana. When I first walked in, of course my eyes darted to the huge muffins, and donuts that were laying out. My first thought, was “it probably won’t be that big of a deal if I get a muffin. I’ll just get a salad for lunch.” But, just for the heck of it, I passed by to look at the cereal choices. Fruit Loops. Honey Nut Cheerios. Lucky Charms. Then next to that, I saw Kashi brand Heart to Heart apples and cinnamon oatmeal. All I would have to do is add hot water when I got to work. I glanced at the nutritional value: 200 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, and 6 grams of fiber. That sounded like a good choice to me. So, I grabbed that, a banana and I was set. I never even looked at the muffins/donuts again! So, I set my day up for success instead of feeling guilty that I started out the day on the wrong foot.
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