Week 1,
Monday, 10/5/15, Weight: 148.8 lbs.
Week 2,
Monday, 10/12/15, Weight: 145.2 lbs. Down
3.6 lbs--probable water weight lost, see last week’s post.
Week 3,
Tuesday, 10/20/15, Weight: 147.0 lbs. Up
1.8 lbs from last week, and down 1.8 lbs overall in 2 weeks.
Why the
weigh-in on Tuesday? I just got back
from a 3-day camping vacation in Door County (which was lovely, thanks for
asking), so my weigh-in couldn’t happen until this morning. Oh boy, I knew it was going to be a little
back in the “wrong” direction. But you
know, I am pretty proud of myself. Even
though I didn’t stick to all my newly minted guidelines, I did better than I
would have done in the past, as far as eating less, making a few better
choices, and at least THINKING about what I was eating in a positive way. And on vacation, that’s pretty good progress
for me.
How I did with
my guidelines this past week:
-I kept up my
food diary pretty well. It IS hard to
see the “should eat less often” food show up on my pages--I was definitely
eating more dessert/sweets than I’d have liked to.
-My husband
was pretty supportive (he ate all my leftovers when I was trying to eat
less—haha!).
-I did my
weigh-in, and I’m sticking with this blog.
Yay!
-I did pretty
well with smaller portions, though this is still up for improvement.
-I jogged only
2 times this week, but I did a hike that was fairly strenuous, so I feel good
about exercise this week. I even made a
mental note of all the trips I made carrying items to our camper while packing
– that was good exercise!
-My biggest
issue was just eating more of the sweets and carbs, and fewer veggies, than I
am shooting for. I did eat salad a
couple of times (I even brought a salad spinner camping!), and cooked spinach
with eggs for breakfast, so I’d say I tried harder than my “normal” camp food. But of course, there’s always room for
improvement.
I had a big-time realization on this trip, and I need to dig into it further. Basically, so much of our exploring and
enjoying vacation centers around food, and sweet treats in particular. There’s the fudge shop that we had to stop
at, and the candy shop I went to as a kid, and the best place for a high-end
pastry, and a particular sweet treat we like to eat while enjoying an idyllic beach
view. And we saved our favorite stop for
last: an orchard/market stand that has everything from cider (check), cider
donuts (check), apples (check), cherry jam (check), dried cherries (check), and
THE BEST cherry strudel (check). Good thing
most of those items store/freeze well. However,
I’ll have to think about other activities to do on vacation for next time that
don’t include buying as many sweet souvenirs!
So, now that
I’m home, I am back on the bandwagon, and not letting my vacation excesses bog
me down. In the past, I have found that
it’s easy to feel defeated and give up after a “naughty” weekend or vacation,
and then go on eating bigger portions and lots of sweets once I’m back. Instead, today, I started off the day with
good intentions, ate a little smaller breakfast, and went for a jog. I do have some sweets lying around from the
weekend (those that I couldn’t freeze), so I plan to eat those in moderation
over the next few days. I realize it
will set me back / take me longer to reach my goals on this journey, but I’m OK
with that. I want a positive attitude
toward food, and I told myself there are no off-limit foods.
Forward
Flavor!
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