August 18th check in

Yesterday (Aug 18) was a very busy day full of shopping - both for groceries and last minute back to school extra's.  Lots of walking... lots of decisions... but overall, a good day.

We ate lunch at Cici's... not the best option, but I know I made better choices than I would have a month ago.  A large salad, unsweetened tea, and only three and a half pieces of pizza.  (Which is equivalent to what? 2 pieces of pizza anywhere else?)  I wasn't stuffed but satisfied when we left.

Sonic.  Ugh.  My ultimate favorite drink stop. Especially at happy hour.  This stop was successful - only a an unsweetened raspberry tea!  I'm actually quite proud of this NSV!

Dinner last night was off plan too - but I still cut way back.  A large salad and 1 1/2 burrito's.  I had to do something quick after we got home from shopping.  Homemade frozen burrito's filled fit the bill...

I didn't use a work out video... and I forgot my activity tracker... but after hitting the mall, and 5 other stores, I'm fairly confident I would have tracked 8K plus steps.

Again - I refuse to beat myself up for the bad choices... instead, I'm simply thankful for the presence of mind and motivation to make good choices. A month ago, I didn't care one way or other.  I was simply miserable.  It feels so good to feel like I'm back in control!

My goals for today:

1. Eat at least two on plan meals

2. Drink 72 oz of water

3. Exercise at least 10 minutes

Aug 17 check in

1. Eat at least two on plan meals - ❌ actually none of my meals were 100% on plan. 

2. Drink 72 oz of water ✅ by the skin of my teeth! 😉

3. Exercise at least 10 minutes ✅ I actually exercised for 20 minutes. Logged over 9K steps and right at 4 miles for the day. 

Looking forward to tomorrow!

New day - new week!

This weekend was a guilt free weekend. As in... I'm not beating myself up for the bad choices I made because I found myself making good choices too:  

- Like eating a large salad at Pizza Hit before I ate pizza - and stopping before I was stuffed and miserable. And nearly all my pizza was thin crust with lots of veggies. 

- Stopping with one small plate of snacks at out church fellowship.

- Drinking a lot more water than normal on Sunday (a big challenge for me)

- Drinking a protein shake on the way to church - instead of my normal coffee and granola bar routine 

- Making good choices at Mucho Mexico Friday evening 

- Eating totally on plan Saturday night (even though Saturday's meals were a bust)

Yes, there were plenty of bad choices too. But I know these good choices will pay off in the long run. 

My goals for today:

1. Eat at least two on plan meals

2. Drink 72 oz of water

3. Exercise at least 10 minutes

August 13 check in

1. Ask God for strength and post visible reminders that I need His help to do this ✅
2. Clean out the junk food✅
3. Get my THM supplies out and to the front and center of the cabinets✅
4. Walk 15 minutes✅ (actually 20 min!) 
5. Eat at least one healthy meal today ✅ (2 meals plus snacks!!)
6. Drink 64 oz of water ✅

All in all - a great day!

At rock bottom... but looking up

I weighed this morning for the first time in a while... a very long while.  I knew it would be bad - but that bad was a real wake up call to me.  I've got a whole list of excuses for letting myself ago...

1. Depression (I hate that word and all it implies and yes, I know, by God's grace, I've beat it)
2. Health issues (minor, but still there)
3. No motivation (seriously NO motivation or desire to lose weight - probably a side affect of #1)
4. No time (that is a really lame excuse)
5. Too busy (again. Lame. It's all about priorities)
6. No joy in cooking (when you have three picky men in your family, it does steal the joy)

I could go on, but putting them in writing is a wake up as to just how lame it sounds. I've got to do something.  Starting today.

Looking back on my last post (over a year ago) is troubling.  I looked so much better than I do right now.  And nearly 30 lbs lighter in the last picture.  30 pounds.  What have I done to myself?  I thought I could control this.  I thought I could keep myself in better shape than this.  Where did I go wrong?  And the fact that put on most of this weight since the first of the year is even more frustrating.  Less than 8 months and I've just let go.

I've got to make a change.  One meal at a time.  One decision at a time.  Here is a small list of goals for today:

1. Ask God for strength and post visible reminders that I need His help to do this
2. Clean out the junk food
3. Get my THM supplies out and to the front and center of the cabinets
4. Walk 15 minutes
5. Eat at least one healthy meal today
6. Drink 64 oz of water

I've been down this road so many times.  I know it can be done.  I know what it takes to get this right.  I have the know how and I can do this.  Yes, it's hard.  But there are thousands of others who've been down this road before me.  If they can do it, so can I.  By God's grace and strength, so can I.