This week went by so fast and I just knew it was going to be bad when I went into my meeting. I met my goal of not going over by more than 5 with my points this week (at least I’m pretty sure I did…I was not very good with tracking) – except for one day when Chris and I just wanted to be “bad” so we ordered pizza. BUT we did order a medium instead of a large (if we're going to eat half a pizza why not make the pizza smaller). I just didn’t have time to track my points like I wanted to, so I tried to make sure that I just didn’t eat as much. I’m not feeling as positive about this week as I did last week, BUT, another one bites the dust – 1 pound down. I’m at 198! Whoot-whoot!
I did well on my “exercise” goal: I walked Vinson 5 times this past week! Unfortunately that won’t happen with this upcoming week with Chris being gone. I have a stroller to push Katelynn in and a snugli to wear for Denver, but the snugli is hard to put on with just one person (there’s a weird strap that needs snapped right below my shoulder blades), so I can’t take the kiddo’s which means no walking for me this week. I go in for my 6 week check-up on the 10th so I should be cleared for “exercise” and will be able to do things other than walk. I talked to my sister today and she said all the exercise she was doing last week made her feel better and eat better – I remember days like that!
What is it about exercising that just makes you want to eat better? Especially when you start seeing the results of your efforts; it’s hard to find the motivation at first, but once you start seeing results all those “hunger” feelings start to disappear and the “right” choice becomes so much simpler.
In my excitement to start hitting the gym again, I’ve been hunting for my workout logs from when I had a trainer last year. I took pretty detailed notes so I plan on starting from my day 1 with the trainer and working forward. I’ll start running again too (I plan on doing the C25K – Couch to 5K program)…but I’ll get into those type exercise goals and plans as time goes on. Right now my focus is on walking.
I’m not sure that I want to join a gym this time around. I think I’ll buy a set of weights for the house (3, 5, and 8 pound dumbbells). I think I’ll need an exercise ball too. We just purchased a set of exercise bands (funny thing about that is the exercise type at WW this week is to incorporate bands into your walking routine!!). I’ll have to go over all my training notes and find out the type of equipment we were using. Until I stop WW I won’t have the extra money for a gym. I heard that you can get workout videos through Netflix, and maybe the library? I’ll have to check that out.
Exercising - a family affair in my household! They're trying out the new bands and video.
This week the goal for WW is to “Shake it Up!” They want you to try 10 new foods and do something new in the exercise department. Well, can’t do anything new with exercising, but I can try new foods! Our leader said to just pick up a new (even weird looking) piece of fruit or veggie and just try it. The worst that will happen – you won’t like it. Okay! I can do that, easy enough. Not sure I’ll get 10 new foods in, but I’ll try some new fruit and veggies.
Last week I talked about writing point values on the boxes in the cupboard and my sister sent me this photo (she thinks she’s so funny!), but in reality it’s a good idea…she told me to mark my Nutella jar with a stinky face – LOL!
Okay, it won't let me post the photo - that's weird. Anyway, it was a refrigerator full of food with smiley faces on them. Very cute! I'll see if I can get it uploaded later.
Goals for the week:
Food – track every day! I was REALLY bad about this one last week. No matter what type of diet/life change you are doing it’s important to keep track of what you eat – you’ll never be able to lose weight unless you know what’s going in. Here's a thought - if I can't get on the computer I should write it down! I should've thought about that last week, oh well, I'll do it this week!
Exercise – to get at least 2 days of walking in before Tuesday (Chris comes home sometime Saturday, so I should be out there walking Sunday and Monday).
Health – REMEMBER to take my multivitamin every day!
**Took off the weight goal and went with Health goal like my sister – I don’t want to stress about the number...that's not the point of what we're trying to do.
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