It’s been a week since my last post. The past week has been probably the most stressful that I’ve had in a long time for several reasons. Between working with a dear friend to get their website online to house/pet sitting for my friends while they were out of town. Work was especially crazy, as it seemed every time I had a few moments to myself, another fire would show up, and I’d be pulled in 12 directions at once! In the end, everything in life was more important than my blog, so it had to be cut. So, the question of the hour, is what happened? Did I stick to it? Will I post the last week!? The answer to both is unequivocally, yes. The last week, I’ve found some of the first major challenges to the diet. I also varied things up a little more and went a little heavier on the calories and fat for some meals than I have done previously. The biggest issue was not being home and being well outside of my comfort zone. Frying up chicken breasts on the Foreman grill wasn’t an option, and my cereals were all left behind. In their place, I resorted to frozen food, breakfast bars, and watermelon from QuickTrip. On Friday, I had a pretty heavy free-day… culimating in an awesome dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings with a friend. The other issue was being in that situation with lots of different restaurant choices glaring at me constantly. Each and every day, I wanted to go to WingStop or any of my old favorites that I used to visit regularly when I lived in St. Charles.. this was by far the most difficult of all trials. In the end, I survived and am happy to report the official weigh-in for this week comes in at 302.5!! It’s not a great drop.. but it’s still coming off!
So, what did I learn from this week:
- The blog is everything! One of the things from this past week was to see how well I did without tracking everything I ate. I know for a fact I probably didn’t do as well as I normally do. I’ve got all the photos of everything I ate, and they will be posted, though it will take some time to backfill the posts. In the meantime, I’m going to post from today forward, and it will be done ON TIME! If I don’t post, I’m not holding myself accountable. I’m not allowing you, the reader, to hold me accountable. That’s the entire purpose. To look back over the day and see exactly what it is I’ve eaten. Seeing it, right there in living color, is one of the greatest deterrants that I’ve got to prevent overeating. Eating a huge plate of pasta and then having it haunt me through the blog for weeks after keeps me from eating out of my range.
- Stress needs to be managed: Stress this past week really pushed me to consider going back to my old ways. I was extremely overworked and overtasked and I wanted nothing more than a Big Mac to make it all go away. In the end, I kept the Big Mac away and was able to manage my eating pretty well. WingStop is still calling me, even as I write this! Overall, I need to prevent my life from taking control and ruining everything I’ve worked towards.
- I need to have options: When I packed for my stay at my friend’s house, I grabbed a few items and picked up others at the grocery. I blew through those supplies quickly, and some I found I didn’t even want. That left me looking for other alternatives that just didn’t exist. I find that I need to have alternatives, or I’m just going to turn to the dark side and have everything I’m not supposed to be having. This will not end well!
- My scale is my best friend: Not having that daily or semi daily check of my progress kept me in the dark about how I was doing. Usually by mid-week I can see where I’m going and make adjustments. This week, I had no such system and was flying completely blind. When I take my trip to New Orleans for labor day, I’ll be sure to bring my scale along. This will keep everything nice and consistent. I’ll also be sure to bring it with me next time I’m staying away from the house for more than a day or two.
Overall, progress was made, though it was a difficult journey. I just have to make sure to stay on top of the posts… I can’t get more than a meal or two behind. I definately can’t leave everything for the next day, or I’ll never get done! I’ll catch the last week up, but it might take all of this week to do so. Just keep an eye out and it’ll show up soon! Thank you for sticking with me during this journey!
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