I just received a message from my best friend, Robin, asking "What's up with the blog? You are missing your entries and you said that's a must for you!" See, that is why she is my best friend.
Why did I not post my week 2 results? Was it because they were not as dramatic as week 1? Probably. And you know what? That is ridiculous! I have to learn to appreciate whatever movement comes on that scale, especially when it is in the right direction. Moreover, my NOT posting had a negative effect: I was not as strict during week 3.
So here are my results:
Week 1: -9.1 pounds
Week 2: -1.6 pounds
Week 3: +1.5 pounds
Total: -9.2 pounds
This blog is all about me being accountable with the good, the bad and the ugly...and the pretty. I am among friends and have no reason to be ashamed.
I am still having to come to terms with the fact that I can run my little touche off (18 miles between this past Tuesday-Thursday alone, with another 18 miles to be done tomorrow) but will NOT have the results I want if I binge on frosted mini wheats with milk! I mean, dang...I'm not even eating ice cream and brownies as a cheat meal but cereal and whole milk everyday at 4 p.m.! Perhaps I will allow myself one treat a week, but I cannot have huge bowls of cereal each day. And this is the thing: I am actually writing those bowls of cereal down in my Weight Watchers tracker saying "It's okay, I ran a lot of miles this week." But I really don't want to run just to be able to eat junk on a regular basis. That is not what this is about. It is about me making healthy choices the vast majority of the time. It's about me choosing whole foods like honeybells and pomegranates and baked yams when I want something sweet on a daily basis. I don't want to say I will never have ice cream (although it will have been a month this coming Sunday since I had that creamy coldstone concoction after running the Rock 'n' Roll half marathon...but who's counting? :-)). I just cannot choose those types of foods everyday. Period. (Note to self: The Costco-sized box of cereal, like the Sam's Club-sized jar of cashews just cannot come into my house.)
So thank you for the kick in the butt Robin. I really do appreciate it and am stating now to all of you: I will lose weight this week!
Well, thank you, it is about time!! :-)) Glad to see you are staying on program. We have to record the good and the bad, that will help us to make conscious decisions going forward. I have had a lot on my plate lately so I have been so off program...but no excuses, life is full of events and unexpected issues, we have to learn how to control our health as they come. Reading your blog inspires me...so keep them coming:-)
ReplyDeleteAnyone who's ever tried to lose weight knows that it's often a two steps forward, one step back process. You're doing awesome, keep posting!
ReplyDeleteYou can make it! You know what your short-comings are and admit to them. So that's a good thing. Don't beat yourself up! Just get back on track and keep running. Some loss is better than none. Whatever size or weight; I'm cheering for you and love you all the more! And you still looking good, Queen!
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