Saturday, 08/06/11

Celebrate the small successes. I'm still not doing great, but I am doing better - and that's a start. I just had to share that my weight this morning is back down to 192.2 and this makes me very happy - especially since my new obsession is iced coffee (homemade, of course!).

Friday, 08/05/11

So I'm still apparently lacking the motivation to get moving and do what I need to do to get myself healthier. I'm frustrated with myself, but again, apparently not frustrated enough to do something about it. I have cut back on my junk food/snack intake. I also have been avoiding soda for the most part. I've had one once in a while, but I haven't bought any soda to keep on hand which has definitely helped. I haven't been drinking enough fluids daily, but I'm working on that slowly. My main problem with this is the more I drink the more I have to use the restroom. And I don't know about you, but running errands with a toddler and having to go to the restroom contantly sucks.

My weight as of this morning is 193.8, so at least I'm going back down to where I was before I fell off the wagon completely and was subsequently run over by it. Lol.

Next Friday afternoon we're leaving to go on a long roadtrip to see two friends. We'll be gone for twelve days total including travel days. Five of those days will be travelling there and back. I'm hoping that this doesn't put my weight way back up, so I'm going to consciously try to make better choices while away from home. Wish me strength on this one, because I'm going to need it!

Tuesday: August 2, 2011

No news is bad news. At least for me and my healthy journey. UGH!!! Why do I keep doing this to myself! I feel like I can't get anything done, much less exercise and eat healthy. There has been a lot going on lately, and I guess I'm letting it all get the better of me.

My weight as of this morning was 197.2. Yuck! And I haven't eaten healthy today either. Protein shake for breakfast. Chips. Two sandwiches and more chips. Lemonade. Yup, that's so not good for me at all. When will I ever learn? Apparently not today.

I did go to the gym on Sunday and worked out with the trainer. He kicked my butt big time. My arms are sore, but at least it's not like how sore I was the last time.

So life's been getting in the way. The hubs is working like mad. He works with the military Monday through Friday during the day. Then he's working part time in the evening, and for the past while he's been scheduled both weekend days and four weeknights. Eventually that schedule is going to get better (hopefully at least one weekend day off and 1-2 evenings off each week), but until it does, it sucks. My son still wakes up just about every night. Oh how I miss the days when my first born was sleeping through the night really early on. My son's almost two and still not consistently sleeping through the night. :( I go to bed way too late (around midnight most nights). My husband's grandmother lost her battle with breast cancer and passed away recently (and unfortunatley she lived out of state). We've gone out of town to help out my husband's mom. We had one of our nephews for a week, and the other nephew during the day for four of those days. My daughter had a really bad case of bronchittis that wouldn't go away. Life's just crazy. And next week we're going on a long roadtrip to visit an old friend. Like I said, crazy.

I'm hoping I can get my head in it soon, because this is my health I'm tossing to the side. I'm going to shoot for the water goal again. I was doing well until we went out of town to help out my mother-in-law. And when we got home, I didn't even try. I need to stop this mentality of all or nothing because it DOESN'T WORK!!!

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

So far so good. I drank my minimum 64 ounces of water yesterday, didn't have any soda and ate three meals (and a couple of not-so-good-for-you snacks).

Today I've been better in some areas, and slacked off in another. I had a soda. I blame the husband. He brought it home from job #1 to take with him to job #2 and forgot it in the freezer. So since I knew it was there in the kitchen taunting me, I grabbed it and drank it - all the while cursing the husband. Lol. It's not his fault I have crappy will power right now. I've had three meals - mostly good choices too, and only one bad snack. I've also had LOTS of water today. Yay for baby steps!

Monday, July 25th, 2011

So I'm doing really bad right now. My weight's back up to 196.8 as of this morning. I'm frustrated, but obviously not enough to do what needs to be done. I've watched my weight creep up and I did nothing to stop it. Well, I'm going to get back to changing my habits, one thing at a time. Baby steps. This weeks baby step is to drink a minimum of 64 ounces of water every day. I'm also shooting for eating less junk food and soda, and to eat 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), each day.

So far today, I'm already on track for my baby step goals, but then again it's only 10am. I am optimistic that I can and will stay on track.

Monday, 07/11/11

I'm having a hard time finding motivation lately. It's a daily struggle to get the day to day things done, and summer activities for the kids, much less exercise or eat right. I want to be motivated, but I'm just not. I know what I should do, but I can't bring myself to do it. I'm really struggling with myself lately and I'm not sure how to overcome it. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to share them with me!

Tuesday, 07/05/11

I've been bad. Really bad.

I've been eating horribly - my sweet tooth has been ruling the roost. And I've been indulging in way too much soda too. It's so bad that I just had an ice cream sandwich, and am drinking a soda (and not even a diet soda) while I write this.

I'm really going to try to eat/drink better tomorrow. Most of the junk food is out of the house now, and while there are still plenty of sodas around, I'm really going to fight to limit myself to one a day or none at all. I'm hoping I have the strength to do that. Soda is my weakness, or as I put it, it's my addiction. Seriously, I crave soda the way (I'm pretty sure) a smoker craves a ciggarette (something I know nothing about since I don't smoke).

So I didn't take my measurements this week, so if I remember, I'll try to take them tomorrow to see where I'm essentially restarting at. My weight's still in the same range, thankfully. This morning it was 192.0, which works for me. Not gaining is a good thing since I've been so bad lately.

I did try out another tasty and reasonably lower calorie dish yesterday. It was Hungry Girl's Pulled Chicken (aka barbeque chicken sandwiches).