The poor eating habits continued for the weekend:
--Breakfast - Normal
--Saturday lunch @ Cheesecake Factory: Bread (was starving), Sangria, helped my daughter finish her ridiculously huge Oreo milkshake, Summer Rolls, Appetizer size chopped salad - still huge. Because of the milkshake, we didn't have room for dessert - it was our dessert!
--Saturday dinner - spaghetti, salad, ice cream (with homemade chocolate fudge) and cupcake
--Sunday breakfast - normal
--Sunday lunch at the beach - 8 oz coke, water, PB&J, carrots, grapes, potato chips, cupcake
--Sunday snake - ice cream and chocolate fudge - serious fail here
--Sunday @ Melting Pot - 4 courses (cheese, salad, meat, chocolate, plus wine) --I felt so uncomfortable when I got home and still do - I am used to finishing eating at least 4-5 hours before going to bed - not 90 minutes. I slept sitting up, but still feel so gross.
I want to eat well today/this week, but I am seriously dragging - I slept very little and ate poorly = more food choices. I may not do well today, but hoping the whole week isn't shot!
Monday, August 8, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2016
Friday fails....
I was okay until about 11:30 and then bad eating got to me - chips and homemade salsa, these most amazing garlic croutons that we all love but haven't been at the store for months (yes, we eat them like chips, they are that good). Nothing really out of control but not what I had planned and felt like crap because of it.
Dinner was Chocolate Shakeology, and I didn't go crazy at the grocery store (except to buy things for this weekend).
Tomorrow is another day.....
Dinner was Chocolate Shakeology, and I didn't go crazy at the grocery store (except to buy things for this weekend).
Tomorrow is another day.....
Bring on a weekend of celebrating....
Today the scale was 220.2, same as yesterday.
Yesterday at work was crazy - I barely moved from my chair, which also meant not getting as much water as I would have liked. But I did eat my normal foods, even though I was stressed around 1:00 and was tempted to buy my lunch instead.
I brought my dinner to my mom's but had asked my husband to get my a sub at Subway instead, which I was fine with.
I am working from home today, but the scale tomorrow is really motivating me to eat like normal, plus we are going to be celebrating a lot this weekend
1) Saturday lunch at Cheesecake Factory
2) Saturday dinner at home, but with ice cream and cake
3) Lunch at the beach - we only go once a year, so always bring treats
4) Dinner at the Melting Pot
I am a little sad I am not doing my 10K in Maine tomorrow. This is the last of the races that I am signed up for that I bagged out on. This isn't a "in shape" thing - I really thought I would want to celebrate a decade of being a parent by taking a day to myself. But I realize I want to spend as much of the time with her (her birthday is Sunday), plus I really want to watch the Open Ceremonies of the Olympics (and with my family) instead of having to go to bed early to run a race. I may run tomorrow - I will see.
Yesterday at work was crazy - I barely moved from my chair, which also meant not getting as much water as I would have liked. But I did eat my normal foods, even though I was stressed around 1:00 and was tempted to buy my lunch instead.
I brought my dinner to my mom's but had asked my husband to get my a sub at Subway instead, which I was fine with.
I am working from home today, but the scale tomorrow is really motivating me to eat like normal, plus we are going to be celebrating a lot this weekend
1) Saturday lunch at Cheesecake Factory
2) Saturday dinner at home, but with ice cream and cake
3) Lunch at the beach - we only go once a year, so always bring treats
4) Dinner at the Melting Pot
I am a little sad I am not doing my 10K in Maine tomorrow. This is the last of the races that I am signed up for that I bagged out on. This isn't a "in shape" thing - I really thought I would want to celebrate a decade of being a parent by taking a day to myself. But I realize I want to spend as much of the time with her (her birthday is Sunday), plus I really want to watch the Open Ceremonies of the Olympics (and with my family) instead of having to go to bed early to run a race. I may run tomorrow - I will see.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Over the hump of the week.....
The last couple of days have gone fairly well - 220.2 this morning. So close - definite motivation to keep me doing.
Eating during the day has been spot on.
Tuesday night I went to my mom's for dinner and brought my dinner - 2 hard boiled eggs, flax tortilla, carrots and an apple. I used fat-free mayonnaise from her house (we have Light at our house) - my "treat" was Skippy peanut butter to eat with my apple
Wednesday night's dinner was again a little much - not a full 2nd helping, but some extra of pasta and chicken sausage. But I did skip the ice cream treat the rest of my family was having. I am saving myself for our full weekend of celebrating my daughter's 10th birthday.
Tonight I am going back to my mom's and bringing the same dinner.
Eating during the day has been spot on.
Tuesday night I went to my mom's for dinner and brought my dinner - 2 hard boiled eggs, flax tortilla, carrots and an apple. I used fat-free mayonnaise from her house (we have Light at our house) - my "treat" was Skippy peanut butter to eat with my apple
Wednesday night's dinner was again a little much - not a full 2nd helping, but some extra of pasta and chicken sausage. But I did skip the ice cream treat the rest of my family was having. I am saving myself for our full weekend of celebrating my daughter's 10th birthday.
Tonight I am going back to my mom's and bringing the same dinner.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
August 1 was fairly successful
Scale was 222.6 this morning. Hoping that isn't just a pre-TOM dip (I've always thought it was weird that the day TOM arrives, the scale is low. Very weird)
I ate my lunch I brought, including my 8 oz coke. Another thing I do is not drink the coke while I am eating my lunch - I have it as a treat afterwards.
I didn't move enough during the day - I barely got 6,000 steps.
I didn't really track my water - I don't think I was too good.
I had a little bit too much dinner - but nothing out of control.
It may not sound like a successful day, but it was in my book and I felt good getting on the scale this morning.
Tonight I am going to my mom's house to help her get the house ready to sell. I bring my own dinner when I go, so I packed all my good for the day this morning - dinner will be 2 hard boiled eggs, a flax tortilla, carrots and an apple.
Today I plan on doing the same as yesterday, but less dinner and hopefully more steps.
I ate my lunch I brought, including my 8 oz coke. Another thing I do is not drink the coke while I am eating my lunch - I have it as a treat afterwards.
I didn't move enough during the day - I barely got 6,000 steps.
I didn't really track my water - I don't think I was too good.
I had a little bit too much dinner - but nothing out of control.
It may not sound like a successful day, but it was in my book and I felt good getting on the scale this morning.
Tonight I am going to my mom's house to help her get the house ready to sell. I bring my own dinner when I go, so I packed all my good for the day this morning - dinner will be 2 hard boiled eggs, a flax tortilla, carrots and an apple.
Today I plan on doing the same as yesterday, but less dinner and hopefully more steps.
Monday, August 1, 2016
August is here.....
After being pretty out of control the last few weeks, I decided I needed to step on the scale this morning (TOM is almost here, so I figure that is a good time as any to have a "1st weigh in") - 223.8. Awful. How did I gain 7 lbs this summer?! I know I did - my clothes are really, really uncomfortable lately, which is a lot of what is prompting me to finally make a change. I am less than 10 lbs from my starting point, which means I have regained more than 40 lbs in less than 2 years. God awful!!
August will be a challenging month since I very busy and away a lot, but there are a lot of "normal" days in there. So my goals for August are:
1) Not to buy lunch at work at all - I've been buying pretty much every day and I realize I've been buying because I've been back on a Coke kick. And 12 oz regular cokes. So, as much as it pained me, I bought an 8-pack of the 8 oz cokes at the store - So I still have my Coke fix, but not all the extra calories of buying my lunch, and it is 4 oz less. And I plan on weaning myself off of it at some point.
2) More sleep - hopefully by 10:00 each night. I've been up late (11-12) binge watching shows and ready trashy books for months it seems. I need more sleep!
3) Try to get more steps in - at least wear my tracker. I wore it today - I've been in meetings all day so I really haven't gotten many steps in, but wearing it is a small step.
4) Back to daily weigh-ins, no matter how bad I think it may be
5) More water
I know there is a big thing missing here. Running. I don't know what I will do in this area. I know I should get up 2 days a week, but I also know it is easier to kick-start the weight loss if I get more sleep. I shall see.
I NEED TO DO THIS!!!!!!
August will be a challenging month since I very busy and away a lot, but there are a lot of "normal" days in there. So my goals for August are:
1) Not to buy lunch at work at all - I've been buying pretty much every day and I realize I've been buying because I've been back on a Coke kick. And 12 oz regular cokes. So, as much as it pained me, I bought an 8-pack of the 8 oz cokes at the store - So I still have my Coke fix, but not all the extra calories of buying my lunch, and it is 4 oz less. And I plan on weaning myself off of it at some point.
2) More sleep - hopefully by 10:00 each night. I've been up late (11-12) binge watching shows and ready trashy books for months it seems. I need more sleep!
3) Try to get more steps in - at least wear my tracker. I wore it today - I've been in meetings all day so I really haven't gotten many steps in, but wearing it is a small step.
4) Back to daily weigh-ins, no matter how bad I think it may be
5) More water
I know there is a big thing missing here. Running. I don't know what I will do in this area. I know I should get up 2 days a week, but I also know it is easier to kick-start the weight loss if I get more sleep. I shall see.
I NEED TO DO THIS!!!!!!
Friday, July 15, 2016
Races that haven't been
I have had to cancel, or have bailed, on many, many races since getting back.
Since May 1st I have run only 8 times, for a total of 54 miles. None of which were mid-week, 5 am runs, until this morning.
In May, I did run 3 long runs: 8, 10 and 12.2 - The 12.2 was split though - I ran 6.1 miles to my daughter's soccer game and then ran 6.1 back to my car. And all of those runs did have some walking involved. I never used to walk, ever. But my endurance is shot. And after doing the run/walk 10K with a friend in March, I've allowed myself to walk, maybe too easily.
Memorial Day weekend I was supposed to do a 5 mile race in Boston. I had been out in the sun all day before in 100 degree weather watching a soccer tournament. I drank water like crazy and ate smart, but when my alarm went off at 5:00 am, I felt so dizzy and naucious - I went back to bed until 10:30 am.
The last weekend in June I was supposed to do a 10K - My family was away and I had been unpacking our finished basement and had so much work to do before they got home - I laid out all my stuff, but instead, when my alarm went off at 5:30, I got up and did work around the house like crazy (I contemplated running before working, but chose not to)
My whole family was supposed to do Finish at the 50 on July 3 - It is at Gillette Stadium where the New England Patriots play. We went down the day before and got our bibs because we had an annual party to go to the day of the race (the race started at 6:00 pm) and we wanted to stay at the party as long as possible. The party was fun and the wine was plentiful. If we hadn't left by 4:15 we wouldn't have made it to the race. Since the party didn't start until 1:00 and I would have had to get the kids out of the pool by 3:30 to change, I chose for us to stay at the party instead.
Tomorrow I was supposed to do Runner's World 5&10 - 5K at 7 am and 10K at 8:30 am. But my daughter announced in June that she would like to try overnight camp next summer and tomorrow they have a day where they can go visit the camp for the day. I couldn't deny her that, so off we go.
I am signed up for Beach to Beacon in Maine on August 6. I was going to take the 5th off and go to Maine on my own, but the other day I cancelled the hotel reservation. I could drive up the day-of like other people, but since it has ended up being the only weekend day I have free for the rest of the summer, I am thinking it may not happen.
I said I would start running in the mornings after the 4th, but until today that didn't happen. But I did 4 miles today with some girls, in 100% humidity. Holy humid and hot!!
Yes the mornings are already getting darker and before I know it we'll need reflectors and headlamps, but I am going to try to get out more. But that means going to bed at 9:30 am and I've really enjoyed staying up until 11:00 these last few months.
Since May 1st I have run only 8 times, for a total of 54 miles. None of which were mid-week, 5 am runs, until this morning.
In May, I did run 3 long runs: 8, 10 and 12.2 - The 12.2 was split though - I ran 6.1 miles to my daughter's soccer game and then ran 6.1 back to my car. And all of those runs did have some walking involved. I never used to walk, ever. But my endurance is shot. And after doing the run/walk 10K with a friend in March, I've allowed myself to walk, maybe too easily.
Memorial Day weekend I was supposed to do a 5 mile race in Boston. I had been out in the sun all day before in 100 degree weather watching a soccer tournament. I drank water like crazy and ate smart, but when my alarm went off at 5:00 am, I felt so dizzy and naucious - I went back to bed until 10:30 am.
The last weekend in June I was supposed to do a 10K - My family was away and I had been unpacking our finished basement and had so much work to do before they got home - I laid out all my stuff, but instead, when my alarm went off at 5:30, I got up and did work around the house like crazy (I contemplated running before working, but chose not to)
My whole family was supposed to do Finish at the 50 on July 3 - It is at Gillette Stadium where the New England Patriots play. We went down the day before and got our bibs because we had an annual party to go to the day of the race (the race started at 6:00 pm) and we wanted to stay at the party as long as possible. The party was fun and the wine was plentiful. If we hadn't left by 4:15 we wouldn't have made it to the race. Since the party didn't start until 1:00 and I would have had to get the kids out of the pool by 3:30 to change, I chose for us to stay at the party instead.
Tomorrow I was supposed to do Runner's World 5&10 - 5K at 7 am and 10K at 8:30 am. But my daughter announced in June that she would like to try overnight camp next summer and tomorrow they have a day where they can go visit the camp for the day. I couldn't deny her that, so off we go.
I am signed up for Beach to Beacon in Maine on August 6. I was going to take the 5th off and go to Maine on my own, but the other day I cancelled the hotel reservation. I could drive up the day-of like other people, but since it has ended up being the only weekend day I have free for the rest of the summer, I am thinking it may not happen.
I said I would start running in the mornings after the 4th, but until today that didn't happen. But I did 4 miles today with some girls, in 100% humidity. Holy humid and hot!!
Yes the mornings are already getting darker and before I know it we'll need reflectors and headlamps, but I am going to try to get out more. But that means going to bed at 9:30 am and I've really enjoyed staying up until 11:00 these last few months.
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