I had a few wonderful non-scale victories this week as well as a scale victory. That thing finally moved! I was stuck at 162 for over a week. It even bumped up a pound one day. But today I am down to 160 and am on track for my Kickstarter game. I am really proud of myself for staying steady with my diet even though it seemed not to matter for a while there. I knew the number would change if I stayed patient.
This week was stressful. I am at the end of a big project and am working so hard to get it done. There have been many long work days and late nights. Exercise has fallen low on the priority list. I have been irritable and have wanted to binge, but I haven't! I have stayed strong and logged all my calories.
I was especially proud of myself at my friend's baby shower this weekend. Breakfast at her in-laws house was either donuts or muffins. The shower was a late brunch so I just waited until then to eat. My black offee held me over. I ate mindfully at the shower, finishing my omelette but only picking at the potatoes. I even left a third of my cupcake on the plate! This wasn't even on purpose. I gave myself full permission to indulge in this, the most delicious chocolate cupcake with chocolate buttercream frosting I think I have ever tasted. But I ate it slowly, listening to my body and it told me to stop 2/3rds of the way through. It said, "that was so delicious and satisfying and that's all I need. The rest will be good, but it won't be as good as those first few bites, so it's not even really worth it to continue." I don't think I've ever left part of a cupcake on my plate before!
How did I do on my goals for the past week?
(1) Continue logging everything on MyFitnessPal. Stay within my calorie range and make sure you're doing it by eating real food.
Logged like a champ. I lowered my calorie limit a bit this week, and I missed two days of staying under it, but I was proud of my eating.
(2) Continue drinking 3 Nalgenes worth of water a day. (This is easy. It's so hot!)
I don't think I actually got this in every day. I was great about this the first week. I need to go back to checking in daily with my goals and adding a little comment with my daily results below this blog post.
(3) Work out 4 days and have at least 2 workouts burn over 500 calories. I think this should be easy with Flex Pass classes starting next week. RU Fit and Spinning should kick my a**.
This did not go well. I was excited to go the first RU Fit class on Tuesday, but the class filled up before I got there! I was so upset because 1) I was early, and 2) I had reserved a spot. This totally threw me off for that day. The other days I was really busy working and/or was visiting with friends I haven't seen in months. I am doing great with food, so next week I need to focus on adding exercise to those good habits.
(4) Come back to blog next Sunday.
Hello.
Goals for next week. Same as last week, but make sure to check in at the end of every day.