That was an unscheduled break. I felt like I was really on a roll with the whole plan, and I got lazy about writing stuff down. Then, as it happens, it started to get harder to roll with the plan. Writing stuff down works. Just write it down. God.
So, results-wise. Last week was good. I did lower my points to get rid of the nursing points, and it was a little tough at first because I have to eat way less food. But it's definitely making a difference. And the cleaner eating went well until Saturday when we had pizza or something. I am pretty consistently showing a 2.5 pound loss by Friday of each week, and then gaining 1.5 pounds on Saturday and weighing in with a small loss on Sunday. But it's still a loss every week. I'll take it.
This past week, I didn't stick to my points for the first time since starting this endeavor in January. I went nuts on Sunday and Monday and just ate too much and drank too much and then I was at a deficit all week. I could have made it work, but I didn't, because I wasn't willing to eat so sparingly and not have a glass of wine. I probably should start saying no to the wine. And then I made a chicken pot pie, and surprise, that is not low points. And then I had pizza and lemon tart and... blah.
So I am trying to start this week off right. I ate well today (leftover pizza but I made it work), and prepped a bunch of good and healthy breakfast foods for this week so I can start eating a larger breakfast and maybe a smaller lunch. I think having the energy in the morning is important for work and more energy means I'm more likely to exercise.
I've still been doing at least my 10 minute yoga workout almost every morning, and I'm trying to get out and walk more. And we've decided that March is when we will start the C25K again. I want to be running.
Other stuff: My jeans are fitting much more loosely. I'm not feeling packed into my clothes as much, and I caught a glimpse of myself in a window when I was out walking the other day and I wasn't horrified. So I'm making progress.
Overall results: down 12 (almost 13) pounds in 6 weeks, and have been getting an average of 2 hours of exercise a week. Which is not much, but it's more than I was doing 6 weeks ago. And a 2 pound weight loss per week is just what I was hoping for. I just have to stick to it.
Goals for this week: Get at least three 1/2-hour vigorous walking workouts. Try to run and see how it feels. Keep doing my yoga every day. Stick to my points.
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