I have had a good week after a not so successful weekend. My goal last week was to cheat on my plan 1 day or less over the weekend. I completely failed at that goal! I did well during the am on Friday and Saturday and not so well during the pm (as usual). Sunday I didn't track my food or eat well all day. My trigger times of course as I've said before are the weekends, but the afternoons and evenings are also when I tend to go off plan. I have been on track all this week and have walked every morning before work, and have drank alot of water. My totals this week have averaged 24-26 points and 1,300-1,400 calories per day.
I'm nervous about next week though. Its Thanksgiving of course and we are going to my mom's for dinner. That is good and bad. I love momma's cooking so I know I will probably be off track with my eating. On the other hand, its good that we aren't cooking at home because that would lead to several days of leftovers which I don't need around. I need to formulate a plan because right now I have NONE! I'm also anxious because Heather will be home Monday and will be there through the following Sunday. I'm so happy to have her home for so long but I know that when she's home I don't make good food choices.
I'm actually just anxious about the entire Holiday season. We have family gatherings, big meals, my yearly Christmas baking and probably some eating out. I know that I can't allow myself to stay off track the entire 2 months so I need to get a plan. What are you all planning for the holidays? Is anyone else anxious about how to stay on track?
Let me know your thoughts.
In reading over this post for spelling errors, I realized that it sounds so depressing! That is not at all my intention. Just wanted to be honest that I'm filling a bit anxious about the holidays and whether or not I will be able to stay on track. I AM looking forward to the holidays and have actually been in the Christmas spirit lately. I've already started the process of doing my Christmas cards and have been thinking about my baking which I love to do for friends and family. So, I'm in a festive mood. But, as many of you know, when trying to change to a healthy lifestyle, that anxiety comes during certain times and occassions and it is always in the back of your mind that you may fail again.
So, sorry if I sounded depressing. I'm just trying to figure out in my head how to handle the holidays. Any suggestions you all have would be greatly appreciated.
Much love,
Stacy
Friday, November 19, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
My Thursday
Well I made it through Thursday with no pizza..lol. I have a bit of anxiety about the weekend though because that's usually a trigger for me to make bad choices and Heather is coming home and she's usually my partner in crime! I don't have any set plans for the weekend but we might see a movie. We are big movie buffs in my family. We love to go to the movies, rent movies, etc. If Heather is home, we usually end up at the theater at least once a week and there are alot of good movies starting this week. Going to a show USED to be a diet challenge for me because I LOVE LOVE movie popcorn. But, I have gotten used to going without it since I'm on a healthy eating plan so now it doesn't bother me as much. If I make it through the first few minutes before the movie starts of watching everyone else walk in with popcorn, then I'm good. I have started to take a Crystal Light for my bottled water and I enjoy an individual serving package of pretzel M & M's if I want a snack. That's MUCH better calorie/points wise than a buttered popcorn and an Icee. Heather has never been a fan of movie popcorn and rarely ever snacks at the movies so if its just her and I its easy to say no. But if hubby goes, I politely ask him to leave an empty seat in between me and him/the popcorn. Whatever works!
I did well with my points and calories yesterday ending the day with 25 points, 1,266 calories and 101.4 oz. of water. I had lots of fruits and veggies though including a pear for my afternoon snack, blackberries and pineapple with my yogurt before bed and a snap pea/potatoe medley and corn with my chicken for dinner.
I'm still planning on pita pizzas at some point this weekend. And I think I'm going to plan out my meals for next week before going to the grocery store. In balancing my checkbook I have started to realize that I make WAY too many trips to and spend way too much money at the grocery store. Mostly this is because I decide I want to make something for breakfast/lunch/dinner different from what I already have at home. I really need to stop doing this. It winds up that I spend $ 100 per weekend buying groceries than about another $ 60-$80 during the week by stopping multiple times for just a "few things". Honestly, with just 2 people in the house there is NO WAY we should be spending that much! So, I think I will come up with some meal plans this weekend and do my shopping all at once and see if I save some time/money that way.
How do you all handle your meal planning for the week? Do you plan ahead and shop just once a week or do you go by the store several times per week depending on what you're in the mood for that day? Let me know in the comments, if you have any planning suggestions for me.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm going to try to enjoy my weekend even though I'm a bit anxious about being able to stay on track.
Til Monday!
I did well with my points and calories yesterday ending the day with 25 points, 1,266 calories and 101.4 oz. of water. I had lots of fruits and veggies though including a pear for my afternoon snack, blackberries and pineapple with my yogurt before bed and a snap pea/potatoe medley and corn with my chicken for dinner.
I'm still planning on pita pizzas at some point this weekend. And I think I'm going to plan out my meals for next week before going to the grocery store. In balancing my checkbook I have started to realize that I make WAY too many trips to and spend way too much money at the grocery store. Mostly this is because I decide I want to make something for breakfast/lunch/dinner different from what I already have at home. I really need to stop doing this. It winds up that I spend $ 100 per weekend buying groceries than about another $ 60-$80 during the week by stopping multiple times for just a "few things". Honestly, with just 2 people in the house there is NO WAY we should be spending that much! So, I think I will come up with some meal plans this weekend and do my shopping all at once and see if I save some time/money that way.
How do you all handle your meal planning for the week? Do you plan ahead and shop just once a week or do you go by the store several times per week depending on what you're in the mood for that day? Let me know in the comments, if you have any planning suggestions for me.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm going to try to enjoy my weekend even though I'm a bit anxious about being able to stay on track.
Til Monday!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
My Wednesday
Well I have officially made it 3 1/2 days with no cheating! But today is my trigger day. It has been Thursday the past few weeks where I have really wanted to go off track for the entire weekend. Thursday somehow in my mind is pizza day!
I was going to make pita pizza for dinner last night so I dragged myself to the grocery store after work even though I really didn't want to. And wouldn't you know that Lowes Foods was OUT OF Wheat Pita Bread. They had many lovely bags of white pita bread but no wheat. And you know what just dawned on me? Why didn't I just buy the white pitas? I didn't even think of it at the store. I rummaged through them looking for a stray bag of wheat but it never even crossed my mind to just buy the white. I guess that is what Sean means when he writes of small changes that happen over time and how we soon start making better calorie and nutritional choices along the way. There used to be a time when I NEVER ate wheat bread or brown rice. I did and still do love white bread and rice. But years ago, during one of my "diets" I switched to whole grain, wheat, etc. and I have stuck to it all this time, even when I'm not dieting otherwise. It just clicked in my mind while writing this post that, in my head at the store yesterday, white pitas weren't even an option! How's that for a change?
So, I began looking around for some other crust options. They had the premade pizza crusts but no wheat in those either and honestly those would be a last resort for me because the points/calories are kinda high. They also had Naan bread which I have tried once and really like, mostly because it makes a big pizza but one Naan was 340 calories and 7 points! Oh no, no way am I sacrificing that many points on the crust alone! So, I compromised. Instead of pita pizza, I bought the same ingredients and went home and made chicken and mushroom wraps. I'll save the pizza for something to look forward to this weekend.
While I was perusing the deli looking for pita, I stumbled upon the premade deli salads. Now, let me tell you, I LOVE a Greek salad. Well, LF makes some really good salads and I really wanted one of those Greek ones because it looked SO YUMMY. But, of course there was no nutritional information on the container. And I know it was a salad but to me, when I'm on track, I have to have a way to determine the points/calories of an item or I don't feel right eating it. So, I thought for a moment about getting the ingredients and making my own Greek salad so I CONTROL what goes in it. But then I thought that would be a waste because I would make one salad and all the rest of the ingredients would go to waste because NO WAY is hubby eating a salad.
So, I think I'm gonna turn this craving thing around and play tricks on my mind like my mind so often plays tricks on me. Since I have huge cravings and desires to cheat (especially with pizza) on the weekends, I'm gonna plan (key word here everyone, key to this staying on track: PLAN). I'm gonna plan on making pita pizza and Greek salad for a meal this weekend. That gives me something to look forward to and a healthy option to satisfy a craving. And if Heather is home for the weekend, I know the salad won't go to waste because she loves a good salad like her momma.
Anyhow, so I ended the day yesterday with 26 points, 1,425 calories and 101.4 oz. of water. Didn't get in enough veggies as I had a SmartOnes for lunch and only some mushrooms and lettuce on my dinner wraps. But, I did get in 2 fruits as I had some pineapple and fresh blackberries with my Greek yogurt.
Today, I'm doing the fresh lunch since I'm limiting myself to 3 frozen lunches per week. So, today I'm using the leftover chicken from last nights dinner and having a cold chicken wrap with lettuce and lowfat Sweet Vidalia Onion Vinegarette. Yummy!
I have also realized that I am so into Greek yogurt that I plan my whole days points and menu around saving enough points for my Greek yogurt and fruit before bed. What a change that is from craving ice cream and sweets before bed. Don't get me wrong, I still crave those things. But NOW I also crave fruit and yogurt and look forward to it everynight as a treat. Isn't the mind a funny thing?
Okay, I've said alot today so I'm off for now. Til tomorrow.
Have a great day!
I was going to make pita pizza for dinner last night so I dragged myself to the grocery store after work even though I really didn't want to. And wouldn't you know that Lowes Foods was OUT OF Wheat Pita Bread. They had many lovely bags of white pita bread but no wheat. And you know what just dawned on me? Why didn't I just buy the white pitas? I didn't even think of it at the store. I rummaged through them looking for a stray bag of wheat but it never even crossed my mind to just buy the white. I guess that is what Sean means when he writes of small changes that happen over time and how we soon start making better calorie and nutritional choices along the way. There used to be a time when I NEVER ate wheat bread or brown rice. I did and still do love white bread and rice. But years ago, during one of my "diets" I switched to whole grain, wheat, etc. and I have stuck to it all this time, even when I'm not dieting otherwise. It just clicked in my mind while writing this post that, in my head at the store yesterday, white pitas weren't even an option! How's that for a change?
So, I began looking around for some other crust options. They had the premade pizza crusts but no wheat in those either and honestly those would be a last resort for me because the points/calories are kinda high. They also had Naan bread which I have tried once and really like, mostly because it makes a big pizza but one Naan was 340 calories and 7 points! Oh no, no way am I sacrificing that many points on the crust alone! So, I compromised. Instead of pita pizza, I bought the same ingredients and went home and made chicken and mushroom wraps. I'll save the pizza for something to look forward to this weekend.
While I was perusing the deli looking for pita, I stumbled upon the premade deli salads. Now, let me tell you, I LOVE a Greek salad. Well, LF makes some really good salads and I really wanted one of those Greek ones because it looked SO YUMMY. But, of course there was no nutritional information on the container. And I know it was a salad but to me, when I'm on track, I have to have a way to determine the points/calories of an item or I don't feel right eating it. So, I thought for a moment about getting the ingredients and making my own Greek salad so I CONTROL what goes in it. But then I thought that would be a waste because I would make one salad and all the rest of the ingredients would go to waste because NO WAY is hubby eating a salad.
So, I think I'm gonna turn this craving thing around and play tricks on my mind like my mind so often plays tricks on me. Since I have huge cravings and desires to cheat (especially with pizza) on the weekends, I'm gonna plan (key word here everyone, key to this staying on track: PLAN). I'm gonna plan on making pita pizza and Greek salad for a meal this weekend. That gives me something to look forward to and a healthy option to satisfy a craving. And if Heather is home for the weekend, I know the salad won't go to waste because she loves a good salad like her momma.
Anyhow, so I ended the day yesterday with 26 points, 1,425 calories and 101.4 oz. of water. Didn't get in enough veggies as I had a SmartOnes for lunch and only some mushrooms and lettuce on my dinner wraps. But, I did get in 2 fruits as I had some pineapple and fresh blackberries with my Greek yogurt.
Today, I'm doing the fresh lunch since I'm limiting myself to 3 frozen lunches per week. So, today I'm using the leftover chicken from last nights dinner and having a cold chicken wrap with lettuce and lowfat Sweet Vidalia Onion Vinegarette. Yummy!
I have also realized that I am so into Greek yogurt that I plan my whole days points and menu around saving enough points for my Greek yogurt and fruit before bed. What a change that is from craving ice cream and sweets before bed. Don't get me wrong, I still crave those things. But NOW I also crave fruit and yogurt and look forward to it everynight as a treat. Isn't the mind a funny thing?
Okay, I've said alot today so I'm off for now. Til tomorrow.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
My Tuesday
Its amazing how easily I am swayed into cheating these days. The culprit? None other than myself. I sway MYSELF and talk MYSELF into cheating! All it takes is hubby asking me what are you having for dinner? And, my standard reply these days is pizza? Once again he chose not to give into my pleading and refused to go get pizza. Bless him :)
Sometimes we need someone to be strong for us when we aren't feeling strong enough ourselves. My mind just isn't into this diet thing lately and its a struggle to stay on track. But I'm still trying. I ended the day yesterday with totals of 26 points and 1,438 calories and about 100 oz. water. I know I was up using the bathroom at least 3-4 times last night. My goals per day are 26 points and 1,500 or less calories so I was within range. The 1,438 calories are a little higher than what I usually average. I track points as the priority and usually by staying at or under the 26 points per day, that brings me in at between 1,100-1,300 calories per day. Yesterdays calories were a bit higher and in looking over my journal I contribute it to eating a "fresh" lunch which had more calories than the packaged/frozen meals I usually enjoy. I'm cutting back to only 3 of those frozen meals per week so yesterday I had a chicken salad melt on a whole wheat sandwich thin with a slice of 2% cheese melted on it for lunch. The calories for that were 321 when my frozen lunch usually only averages about 260-270. But, considering that it is much more healthy to eat fresh, I'll take the few extra calories since I didn't go over 1,500.
I also realized recently that I have been neglecting to count the calories for gum and Crystal Light. I usually have 2 pieces of sugarfree gum per day (5 calories each) and 1 packet of Crystal Light in the afternoon (10 calories). So, I'll be adding 20 calories to my daily totals to allow for those. I drink plain water all day long but I enjoy my Crystal Light Lemonade with my afternoon snack.
Not sure what I'm having for dinner tonight but since I'm craving pizza I was thinking of making chicken pita pizza. However that would require a trip to the store after work and honestly I'm tired of going to the grocery store every other day! I have discovered that eating healthy causes me to be at the store ALL of the time to replenish fresh fruits and veggies. Not only does that impact my pocketbook but it also causes me to have to run out of the way every other afternoon on the way home. So, I'm craving the pizza thing but it would probably be easier and make better sense to go home and eat what is already there. That would be leftover turkey burgers or chicken. I've already been to the gas station, the vet's for cat food and the dollar store for hubby's shoelaces all on the way to work this morning, so I'm kinda just wanting to head straight home this afternoon. And you KNOW I have to be home by 4:00 to watch Y & R because it is SMOKIN' right now! LOL.
Okay, well hope everyone has a great day! Til tomorrow :)
Sometimes we need someone to be strong for us when we aren't feeling strong enough ourselves. My mind just isn't into this diet thing lately and its a struggle to stay on track. But I'm still trying. I ended the day yesterday with totals of 26 points and 1,438 calories and about 100 oz. water. I know I was up using the bathroom at least 3-4 times last night. My goals per day are 26 points and 1,500 or less calories so I was within range. The 1,438 calories are a little higher than what I usually average. I track points as the priority and usually by staying at or under the 26 points per day, that brings me in at between 1,100-1,300 calories per day. Yesterdays calories were a bit higher and in looking over my journal I contribute it to eating a "fresh" lunch which had more calories than the packaged/frozen meals I usually enjoy. I'm cutting back to only 3 of those frozen meals per week so yesterday I had a chicken salad melt on a whole wheat sandwich thin with a slice of 2% cheese melted on it for lunch. The calories for that were 321 when my frozen lunch usually only averages about 260-270. But, considering that it is much more healthy to eat fresh, I'll take the few extra calories since I didn't go over 1,500.
I also realized recently that I have been neglecting to count the calories for gum and Crystal Light. I usually have 2 pieces of sugarfree gum per day (5 calories each) and 1 packet of Crystal Light in the afternoon (10 calories). So, I'll be adding 20 calories to my daily totals to allow for those. I drink plain water all day long but I enjoy my Crystal Light Lemonade with my afternoon snack.
Not sure what I'm having for dinner tonight but since I'm craving pizza I was thinking of making chicken pita pizza. However that would require a trip to the store after work and honestly I'm tired of going to the grocery store every other day! I have discovered that eating healthy causes me to be at the store ALL of the time to replenish fresh fruits and veggies. Not only does that impact my pocketbook but it also causes me to have to run out of the way every other afternoon on the way home. So, I'm craving the pizza thing but it would probably be easier and make better sense to go home and eat what is already there. That would be leftover turkey burgers or chicken. I've already been to the gas station, the vet's for cat food and the dollar store for hubby's shoelaces all on the way to work this morning, so I'm kinda just wanting to head straight home this afternoon. And you KNOW I have to be home by 4:00 to watch Y & R because it is SMOKIN' right now! LOL.
Okay, well hope everyone has a great day! Til tomorrow :)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
My Monday
Had a good day eating wise yesterday. Drank ALOT of water too! I have also figured out another downside to cheating on the weekends. Not only does it throw me completely off track and either make me gain weight or prevent me from losing that week. But, it also messes with me mentally. I really enjoy that freedom of eating what I want without counting or writing things down. And I really enjoy eating all those yummy things I don't allow myself when I'm "on plan." But then Monday comes and I get back on track and I'm sad. I'm downright depressed because I miss that freedom and all those yummy things. And I'm literally like in a foul mood over it! So, that enjoyment I experienced over the weekend is followed by grumpiness and a downright crappy mood. So, is it really worth it? Are those few yummy things I enjoy when I'm off plan worth the guilt and bad mood they put me in later? Then of course, after eating those "no no" things that I had finally gotten used to not having, I start craving them again! Wouldn't it be much easier to avoid them in the first place? And not let my taste buds remember them?
I really wish that all those well meaning people who do NOT have weight problems or food issues would get some insight into how MENTAL food issues/addictions really are. It is so easy for them to say, Just Don't Eat It. When they really have NO CLUE how much mental and emotional stress is involved and that its not just a PHYSICAL issue! We are faced with food everyday, we need it for our survival. We have to stare it down, confront it and wrestle with it at least 3 or more times EVERYDAY.
Yesterday I did good. I won that match and had a successful day. Today, I'm doing well so far. But who knows about tomorrow. Or the day after that or the day after that. Each day brings a new battle.
Yesterday I got right back into the groove. It was pretty easy but in the back of my mind, I keep reminding myself that it was easy because I was only off track for a few days. And, the longer I stay off track, the harder it is to get back on. This week I'm aiming for 1 or less days off plan.
Mondays food totals were 25 points, 1,310 calories and over 100 oz. of water! I got alot of fruits and veggies in too enjoying asparagus and butternut squash for dinner along with a turkey burger (no bun) smothered in sauteed mushrooms. I also enjoyed a pear and some blackberries with my greek yogurt for an evening snack. I'm really into fresh veggies lately, so if you have any favorites or good ideas, let me know.
Have a great afternoon!
I really wish that all those well meaning people who do NOT have weight problems or food issues would get some insight into how MENTAL food issues/addictions really are. It is so easy for them to say, Just Don't Eat It. When they really have NO CLUE how much mental and emotional stress is involved and that its not just a PHYSICAL issue! We are faced with food everyday, we need it for our survival. We have to stare it down, confront it and wrestle with it at least 3 or more times EVERYDAY.
Yesterday I did good. I won that match and had a successful day. Today, I'm doing well so far. But who knows about tomorrow. Or the day after that or the day after that. Each day brings a new battle.
Yesterday I got right back into the groove. It was pretty easy but in the back of my mind, I keep reminding myself that it was easy because I was only off track for a few days. And, the longer I stay off track, the harder it is to get back on. This week I'm aiming for 1 or less days off plan.
Mondays food totals were 25 points, 1,310 calories and over 100 oz. of water! I got alot of fruits and veggies in too enjoying asparagus and butternut squash for dinner along with a turkey burger (no bun) smothered in sauteed mushrooms. I also enjoyed a pear and some blackberries with my greek yogurt for an evening snack. I'm really into fresh veggies lately, so if you have any favorites or good ideas, let me know.
Have a great afternoon!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Why Is This So Flipping Hard?
Why is this so flipping hard? That is the question I am asking myself these days. Why is it that I can sail along for MONTHS at a time, nearly a year, eating well and staying on plan then suddenly for weeks to a month, it is incredibly hard and boring and I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE? Why do I feel like that?
If I had the answer to that question, if we ALL had the answer to that question, it may explain why we continue to go off track and gain weight back. It is the cycle that hits me EVERYTIME I lose weight. It starts with just a cheat "here and there". Then it goes into a "few days on, a few days off". That's where I'm at now. Then it leads into all out JUST OFF THE PLAN. That is what I'm trying to avoid. I know you have seen me post this description of this cycle several times lately. I haven't forgotten that I've already posted it and discussed it with you all. I just KEEP posting it because I KEEP following this vicious cycle and maybe posting about it will help me understand it. WHO KNOWS?
I started back on plan last week and did well Mon-Thurs, completely within points/calorie range and even fit in a few days of walking. Then the weekend hits and I'm like Points who? Count what calories? Its like the weekend is free time and that free time must be used to eat everything that I'm not supposed to eat during the week before Monday gets here. Help me jump off this train PLEASE!
Then the rationalization begins. Then I tell myself, Oh, its just a few days. You have done so well. You've lost alot of weight. You are smaller than you've been in YEARS. A few days won't hurt you. No, a few days won't. But you know and I know that it won't stop at a few days. Those few days lead to a few more and a few more then to weeks and months and a YEAR off of plan. Which leads to a few more pounds and a few larger pants sizes!
Losing weight brings us freedom. And once we start to feel freedom we think its okay to slack up some and have some freedom in our food choices. But that inevitably, for me at least, leads to too much freedom and too many bad choices. If you feel me and you are struggling as well, or if you have given yourself too much freedom and made some bad choices lately, let me know what YOU are doing to get back on track.
I know we can all only take it one day at a time and one choice or decision at a time. But sometimes it all feels very overwhelming!
I'm going by the store on the way home tonight to stock up on fresh fruits and veggies for this week. I'm really into butternut squash lately. Yummy!
Feeling a bit depressed about many things and hoping that I won't let that lead me into a whole week off track.
Hope everyone has a good start to their week.
If I had the answer to that question, if we ALL had the answer to that question, it may explain why we continue to go off track and gain weight back. It is the cycle that hits me EVERYTIME I lose weight. It starts with just a cheat "here and there". Then it goes into a "few days on, a few days off". That's where I'm at now. Then it leads into all out JUST OFF THE PLAN. That is what I'm trying to avoid. I know you have seen me post this description of this cycle several times lately. I haven't forgotten that I've already posted it and discussed it with you all. I just KEEP posting it because I KEEP following this vicious cycle and maybe posting about it will help me understand it. WHO KNOWS?
I started back on plan last week and did well Mon-Thurs, completely within points/calorie range and even fit in a few days of walking. Then the weekend hits and I'm like Points who? Count what calories? Its like the weekend is free time and that free time must be used to eat everything that I'm not supposed to eat during the week before Monday gets here. Help me jump off this train PLEASE!
Then the rationalization begins. Then I tell myself, Oh, its just a few days. You have done so well. You've lost alot of weight. You are smaller than you've been in YEARS. A few days won't hurt you. No, a few days won't. But you know and I know that it won't stop at a few days. Those few days lead to a few more and a few more then to weeks and months and a YEAR off of plan. Which leads to a few more pounds and a few larger pants sizes!
Losing weight brings us freedom. And once we start to feel freedom we think its okay to slack up some and have some freedom in our food choices. But that inevitably, for me at least, leads to too much freedom and too many bad choices. If you feel me and you are struggling as well, or if you have given yourself too much freedom and made some bad choices lately, let me know what YOU are doing to get back on track.
I know we can all only take it one day at a time and one choice or decision at a time. But sometimes it all feels very overwhelming!
I'm going by the store on the way home tonight to stock up on fresh fruits and veggies for this week. I'm really into butternut squash lately. Yummy!
Feeling a bit depressed about many things and hoping that I won't let that lead me into a whole week off track.
Hope everyone has a good start to their week.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
I'm Still Here
I know that I haven't blogged in a while, but I am still checking in and reading everyone else's posts. I too, like many of us, have been struggling with sticking to plan lately. I have fallen (or thrown myself) into the rut of a "cheat here and there", which led to "on a few days, off a few days", which USUALLY leads right into "completely off for a month." I am TRYING to stop it at this point. This time of year is really hard for me as I'm sure it is for many. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, baking, cold weather, all of those things leading us to want to eat comfort foods and goodies. This healthy lifestyle is a constant struggle and one that I don't always succeed at. I have not been going overboard. I have not purchased ONE PINT of Ben and Jerry's. I have not visited McDonald's for the McRib (whose return I have anxiously been waiting for!). I have not purchased a dozen donoughts. But I have had my slips here and there. I have had my days of eating everything in sight! All that I can do is try again every day.
I'm doing well this week. I have managed to stay within points/calories both Monday and Tuesday and I have also walked the neighborhood for about 30 minutes each of those days. Today it is gloomy and cold and its one of those days where I just want to curl up on the couch and eat something yummy. So, I will struggle and I may succeed and I may fail. But I can do nothing more than continue to try everyday.
I'll also admit that I have been putting off posting because I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to say that I had been failing, so I just didn't say anything at all. BUT that in itself is a failure too. I have to be accountable and letting you all know that I am struggling and have made some bad decisions is a part of that.
Its really easy to make those bad decisions, but its hard as heck to admit to them and write them down and live with them! If that is all so hard, then why don't I remember that BEFORE making the bad decision?
I have a plan for today. I have eaten lightly for breakfast, am planning a low points lunch and a really yummy dinner of Turkey meatloaf and butternut squash. I have planned my points out and am looking forward to dinner. I'll let you know tomorrow if I followed through with my planning and made good decisions.
Have a great day!
I'm doing well this week. I have managed to stay within points/calories both Monday and Tuesday and I have also walked the neighborhood for about 30 minutes each of those days. Today it is gloomy and cold and its one of those days where I just want to curl up on the couch and eat something yummy. So, I will struggle and I may succeed and I may fail. But I can do nothing more than continue to try everyday.
I'll also admit that I have been putting off posting because I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to say that I had been failing, so I just didn't say anything at all. BUT that in itself is a failure too. I have to be accountable and letting you all know that I am struggling and have made some bad decisions is a part of that.
Its really easy to make those bad decisions, but its hard as heck to admit to them and write them down and live with them! If that is all so hard, then why don't I remember that BEFORE making the bad decision?
I have a plan for today. I have eaten lightly for breakfast, am planning a low points lunch and a really yummy dinner of Turkey meatloaf and butternut squash. I have planned my points out and am looking forward to dinner. I'll let you know tomorrow if I followed through with my planning and made good decisions.
Have a great day!
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