Why is it that we feel the need to gorge ourselves on Thanksgiving? Is it just expected? Do we follow the lead of those around us? Darn you peer pressure!!!
I thought I did pretty well over Thanksgiving. I didn't eat until I was sick, I could still button my pants after dinner, and I only had one (ok, two) pieces of cheesecake for dessert.
Now, however, I feel like I've entered the "it's the holiday season" mentality - soooo dangerous!
We've already gone through several bags of seasonal candy - I see it in the store and think about how festive it would look in a red bowl on my counter, rather than how unattractive I'll look when it joins the rest of the fat on my ass!
I've gotten out of my exercise routine...again...and am struggling to find my way back.
I feel myself fighting - I don't want to give in and figure that I'll start fresh with healthy eating in January.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I will be strong! I will eat salads! I will avoid the candy aisle at the store. I will not give in to cravings.
I...WILL...NOT...EAT...JUNK...FOOD!!!!!!!!
Ok, you and I both know that's a lie. I want peppermint bark. I want Christmas cookies. I want hot chocolate with marshmallows.
BUT...I will do my best to not overdo it.
I will focus on how good it will feel when I don't have to buy new pants in January because my regular jeans suddenly look like skinny jeans on me!
While I don't expect to lose weight over the holidays (haha...not so much unlikely, but damn near impossible), I'll do my best not to gain!!!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Pre-Holiday Plan
(Oops...I posted this to my "Making Lemonade" blog by accideent - that's what I get for working on these at 11:30 at night!)
I'm boycotting my weigh-in this week (again). In fact, I'll probably be boycotting my scale through January!
I've decided that evil little elves live in the scale and mess with the numbers just to see my reaction each week.
I'm sure I put on a pretty good show - stripping down to my underwear, carefully stepping onto the scale silently praying that I've lost weight, my eyes slowly bugging out of my head as I focus my eyes on the number shining up at me, doing rapid mental calculations about what I've eaten since my last weigh in (I'm sure I look something like a monkey attempting math).
I've had enough...the show is over! You're cut off, you little bastards!
I refuse to give up!
I'm still working out...I'm still trying to make good choices...I'm still drinking a ton of water every day...
While my clothes still fit the same, I have noticed that my knee-high boots are fitting a little looser. I used to work a little harder to get them zipped...whereas now I zip them and then deal with them slouching down a bit during the day.
Progress? Sure...I'll pretend that my legs are a teeny bit skinnier (rather than the more likely scenario that my boots have just stretched out a bit).
I realize that heading into the holidays is the worst time to attempt to lose weight. Figure if I struggle so much during the rest of the year, I don't have a prayer.
However...I'm going to maintain. I'm not going to try to maintain...I'm just going to do it! I'll keep working out...keep drinking water...and keep (sort of) making good food choices.
Fingers crossed that I can do this!!!!
I'm boycotting my weigh-in this week (again). In fact, I'll probably be boycotting my scale through January!
I've decided that evil little elves live in the scale and mess with the numbers just to see my reaction each week.
I'm sure I put on a pretty good show - stripping down to my underwear, carefully stepping onto the scale silently praying that I've lost weight, my eyes slowly bugging out of my head as I focus my eyes on the number shining up at me, doing rapid mental calculations about what I've eaten since my last weigh in (I'm sure I look something like a monkey attempting math).
I've had enough...the show is over! You're cut off, you little bastards!
I refuse to give up!
I'm still working out...I'm still trying to make good choices...I'm still drinking a ton of water every day...
While my clothes still fit the same, I have noticed that my knee-high boots are fitting a little looser. I used to work a little harder to get them zipped...whereas now I zip them and then deal with them slouching down a bit during the day.
Progress? Sure...I'll pretend that my legs are a teeny bit skinnier (rather than the more likely scenario that my boots have just stretched out a bit).
I realize that heading into the holidays is the worst time to attempt to lose weight. Figure if I struggle so much during the rest of the year, I don't have a prayer.
However...I'm going to maintain. I'm not going to try to maintain...I'm just going to do it! I'll keep working out...keep drinking water...and keep (sort of) making good food choices.
Fingers crossed that I can do this!!!!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Keeping Track
Wouldn't it be great if there were a place to go to log in all the food that I eat during the day?
And wouldn't it be a wonderful if that same place would let me track my weight?
And is it too much to ask to have that magical place give me some feedback about what I need to eat more of or less of?
And...dare I dream...could it also maybe tell me how I'm doing and how much weight I'll lose if I keep eating a certain way???
Would you believe such a magical place exists??? My darling friend Tricia introduced me to www.myfitnesspal.com last week...and I think I'm in love.
It tells me how many calories, carbs, fats, and proteins I should have each day. It updates how much of everything I'm allowed to have when I exercise. The tool that logs in my food has actually heard of restaurants like Panera, Breuggers, and East of Chicago Pizza, so I don't have to guess the nutritional value of my meals.
I finally feel like I'm holding myself accountable without struggling to eat a certain number of points each day (no offense Weight Watchers). I'm making conscious choices to have more protein, fewer carbs, and love the feeling of plugging in my exercise for the day!
I said it before...and I'll say it again...I think I'm in love!!!
*Maybe this will give me the edge that I need to finally kick the junk in my trunk to the curb!
**Thank you, Tricia!!!!
And wouldn't it be a wonderful if that same place would let me track my weight?
And is it too much to ask to have that magical place give me some feedback about what I need to eat more of or less of?
And...dare I dream...could it also maybe tell me how I'm doing and how much weight I'll lose if I keep eating a certain way???
Would you believe such a magical place exists??? My darling friend Tricia introduced me to www.myfitnesspal.com last week...and I think I'm in love.
It tells me how many calories, carbs, fats, and proteins I should have each day. It updates how much of everything I'm allowed to have when I exercise. The tool that logs in my food has actually heard of restaurants like Panera, Breuggers, and East of Chicago Pizza, so I don't have to guess the nutritional value of my meals.
I finally feel like I'm holding myself accountable without struggling to eat a certain number of points each day (no offense Weight Watchers). I'm making conscious choices to have more protein, fewer carbs, and love the feeling of plugging in my exercise for the day!
I said it before...and I'll say it again...I think I'm in love!!!
*Maybe this will give me the edge that I need to finally kick the junk in my trunk to the curb!
**Thank you, Tricia!!!!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Feeling Lighter
I think I lost about 10 pounds today!
No, I didn't lose a limb, and no I didn't have some insane stomach bug.
I did, however, chop off a little more than 10 inches of my hair.
For those who don't know - I have heavy hair. It may not look like much, but it weighs a TON!!!!
So, tonight, without dieting, without psychotic amounts of exercise - I'm certain that I've lost some weight!
P.S. I'm giving myself a break from the weekly weigh ins. I'm tired of stressing myself out about what the evil scale will say this week, I'm tired of not seeing changes week to week, and I've decided that for the next few weeks I'm going to gauge my weight loss based on how my clothes fit and how I feel, rather than a number on a scale (an evil scale).
No, I didn't lose a limb, and no I didn't have some insane stomach bug.
I did, however, chop off a little more than 10 inches of my hair.
For those who don't know - I have heavy hair. It may not look like much, but it weighs a TON!!!!
So, tonight, without dieting, without psychotic amounts of exercise - I'm certain that I've lost some weight!
P.S. I'm giving myself a break from the weekly weigh ins. I'm tired of stressing myself out about what the evil scale will say this week, I'm tired of not seeing changes week to week, and I've decided that for the next few weeks I'm going to gauge my weight loss based on how my clothes fit and how I feel, rather than a number on a scale (an evil scale).
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