Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Weigh In Wednesday

I did not want to weigh in this week, I did not want to step on the scale this morning, honestly I did not want to even get out of bed today, but I did. It wasn't nearly as bad as I expected.
I maintained this week. Which is totally awesome because I was thinking I was going to have another gain. I had a pretty tough week. Our niece got married this weekend and with that came lots of food, family, friends, drinks and of course cake. I love wedding cake. I actually did pretty well with it, only eating a half a piece, but they were kinda big pieces. So I don't think it was the food as much as the drinks. I am not much of a drinker usually, but something about my husband's family always puts me in a festive mood and the drinks flow freely. I had a great time and even without a loss it was so worth it.
I don't want to put my life on hold to lose weight, I want to be able to do the things I always do, just maybe make better decisions along the way. Summer is always hard with graduations and weddings and vacations and everything else that comes along, so this challenge is great because it is keeping me more in check.
I have gotten back on track with the work outs. I was trying on dresses to wear to the wedding and nothing fit right, that hit me like a ton of bricks! That was motivation. I had 7 dresses to choose from and nothing to wear. I didn't like the way any of them fit. I picked the best of the worst and went with it, but first I ran down to my basement gym and did 30 minutes of cardio. I have been doing it everyday since. My goal is to get in at least 30 minutes of cardio a day for the next two weeks, then I am on vacation. I want to see what two solid weeks of working really hard will do for my strength and endurance.
Oh and I have a friend that wants to train with me for the 5k I want to run. So even though I didn't lose this week, it was still a good week. I have a lot to work on in the next two weeks and I know that next Wednesday I will be typing a loss.
Check out the other sisters and see how they all did.

11 comments:

  1. Sounds like you are enjoying life and maintaining is great. Good luck with the training for the 5K.

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  2. You are absolutely right that you shouldn't put your life on hold to lose weight! Changing the way you eat and adding exercise should be a lifetime commitment, and learning to enjoy the things you love it just part of it. My experience is if I deny myself I end up wanting to give up. Learn to enjoy all those parties and weddings and graduations, and make up for your indulgences the rest of the week by cutting back here and there and hitting the cardio a little harder! You can do this!

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  3. Great attitude! You are right, you shouldn't put your life on hold to lose weight but making better choices along the way is what it is all about. Balance is a very good thing!

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  4. It's great that you had a bad week and maintained. That's something we could all strive for. I feel like it's a good journey if we lose some weeks and maintain the others. And, like you said, next week will be a loss week!

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  5. Hey, maintaining is awesome! Especially if there is wedding cake involved!!

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  6. you are right, you need to be able to work your plan around your life events, they don't happen all the time, so you have a good plan to adjust after them. Good luck with the 5k training, I just started C25K again!

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  7. Thanks for the support everyone. It really helps keep me motivated.

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  8. There are always going to be special occasions where food is a focal point. Weddings are definitely one of those time. WTG for maintaining while still enjoying life, friends, and family. That's a major accomplishment. Good luck with your 5k training!

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  9. Good for you that you were able to maintain! It is so important to incorporate "real life" into our routines - moderation, moderation - It is still difficult, but I am getting better to savor things in smaller portions while being content that I am having any at all. So glad you have a training partner for your 5K - it makes a HUGE difference to do it together with someone!

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  10. You are right you shouldn't put your life on hold to lose weight, and with that attitude you will be fine in the moderation department. Looking forward to following you!

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  11. Hooray for non-scale victories!! That's great!

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